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Sipping news: Slow Food Nation libations (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cocktails, beer and wine, oh my. For those of you who already have tickets to Slow Food Nation's Taste Pavilions this weekend at San Francisco's Fort Mason (word is they're going fast), we suggest checking out the wine, beer and cocktail sections. Wine...
FAT bastard Wine Wears Pink Ribbon in Support of Breast Cancer for Sixth Consecutive Year (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
October is National Breast Cancer awareness month and for the sixth consecutive year consumers can purchase FAT bastard wines to help conquer this devastating disease.
The Chronicle Wine Selections: Washington state Syrah (San Francisco Chronicle)
Some familiar names were missing from this year's lineup, but Washington state again showed its potential. Vintners have been aided by two stable vintages, 2005 and 2006, both of which offered a cool spring and hot, dry summer, relief after 2004's devastating...
Oregon ? that enchanting (and sometimes forgotten) land (The Nassau Guardian)
If California is king of the wine kingdom, Oregon then, must surely be the handsome prince! Oregon seems to be a Shangri La ... or a land of the lost to most. Display an unmarked map and ask someone to point out California ? no problem.
Napa Valley Syrah (San Francisco Chronicle)
Syrah is gaining more of a foothold in Cabernet Sauvignon-focused Napa Valley, though wineries making Syrah often have low production amounts that are available only to wine club members or difficult to find. Though good Syrah is coming out of Napa Valley,...
Riesling wines are putting our area on the map (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Riesling is an underappreciated variety ? and it's also one of the reasons the Finger Lakes region is on the map.
The Grapes Come In, the Blogs Go Out (Santa Barbara Independent)
Ever wonder what it?s like to be out in the vineyards just as those yummy grapes reach the right brix and are ready for harvest?
The Good Life: Don't fear supermarket wine aisles (The Sacramento Bee)
It is a place of mystery, of confusion, of hope. Sometimes it's a place of soul-shuddering, ego-crushing fear. I give you ? cue the scary organ music ? the supermarket wine aisle.
Wente begins historic 125th harvest (East Bay Business Times)
Wente Vineyards has begun its 125th harvest by picking a 13-acre block of Sauvignon Blanc vines in its Ruby Hills vineyard.
Wine-Buying At Groceries Needn't Be Daunting (The Lakeland Ledger)
There are real reasons some wines cost $40 and some cost $4, but that's for another column. Today, we're talking everyday, mid-pack wines, $7 to $15, which are a major chunk of supermarket sales.
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