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Coachella Wine Festival February 23-26 Tickets Now On Sale

Coachella Wine Festival's 4-day event at Embassy Suites La Quinta Hotel & Spa featuring boutique wineries, celebrity winemakers, culinary delights from the hottest restaurants and chefs, and cool music February 23-26, 2012. Fest [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

A quirky take on liquid assets

An unusual request that crossed my desk recently raised questions about wine investments and a quirky take on liquid assets. There are wines changing hands for thousands of pounds, but they are rare both in numbers and vintages. It has [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Let the wine flow

MPs have reached all-party support on an issue – a rare political feat in Ottawa. This is to be applauded, particularly as it will yield better access to good Canadian wine. Though hard to believe, Canada has a Prohibition-era [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Sparkling wines from Italy, Spain offer bubbles at a bargain

Choose these sparkling wines for Saturday night’s festivities, and you’ll be cheering for your wallet as well as the New Year. Mumm Napa Brut Prestige non-vintage sparkling wine brings Napa Valley’s ripe fruit flavors [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine sales robust in 2011, may drop more in 2012

It was a good year for fine wine in 2011 with auction houses reporting solid sales but the bubble has burst in the Bordeaux market and prices are expected to fall further in 2012. Wine sales at auction house Acker Merrall & Condit topp [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Lady Gaga Dress, Chinese Penis Potion Mark Wine World in 201...

No aspect of popular culture achieves real acceptance until it’s been incorporated into one of Lady Gaga’s outfits, so I was gratified to see her decked out as a wine bottle with cork hat and wineglass gloves on Saturday Night [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Dine and wine amid mediaeval English charm

WHEN George & Dragon Cafe opened in Johor Baru in 2002, the English-themed cafe attracted a loyal clientele who appreciated a taste of traditional English and Irish tavern food. Guests are thrilled with the charming old-world [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine Country Gift Baskets - Guaranteed Christmas Delivery

With the Holidays just around the corner, consumers are rushing to get their last minute shopping finished. Let Wine Country Gift Baskets help with their wide variety of handmade gift baskets, each guaranteed to arrive by Christmas. Order [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

More Options To Buy Wine, Beer In PA House Bill

A plan pushed by Gov. Tom Corbett and the state House majority leader to shut down state-owned wine and liquor stores and auction off retail liquor-store licenses to supermarkets and other private operators collapsed Tuesday in a House co [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

China wines beat Bordeaux in blind tasting

A group of wine experts - five French and five Chinese - ranked the bottles from the remote and sparsely populated Ningxia region above those from Bordeaux at the tasting, held recently in Beijing. The jury sampled five wines from each [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Virginia Revamps Wine Competition To Raise Profile

Virginia has revamped its annual wine competition to raise the profile of the industry and winery tourism. Changes announced Monday by Gov. Bob McDonnell include more stringent judging standards and regional forums for winemakers with th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine soars as beer goes flat

When glasses clink over a meal this Christmas, they're more than likely to contain a drop of sauvignon blanc. But if drinkers are catching up with friends at a bar, they will probably knock back a cider or a craft beer. And if you hap [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Not wine seller's fault kids sent brochures

Cellarmasters has stressed that it was not responsible for an error that resulted in the wine seller's brochure being sent to children. Subscribers to K-Zone magazine, boys aged from six to 13, reportedly received the Cellarmasters wi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Milk and wine is good news for dairy lovers and the planet

Milk and wine sounds a pretty disgusting mixture, but a by product of the wine making process is helping make healthier, greener milk. The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) in the Australian province of Victoria have been feeding cow [...]