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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 Down Eugene: Sparkling Wine Special

Whether you’re going to ring in 2012 with a French Champagne, a Spanish Cava, an Austrian Sekt, an Italian Prosecco or an American Sparkling Wine, it’s all bubbly, and the sound of a popping cork from a sparkling wine bottle i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 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

White Wine Types - What Goes Best With Certain Foods?

Pairing the perfect white wine types with a multicourse meal adds an elegant touch. Or relaxing with a cool glass of wine and a simple snack is an enjoyment for any occasion. Wine Producing Regions Many countries produce wine for loca [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Sip wine, the ol’ fashioned way

Sipping a toasty glass of mulled wine in winters is one of life’s little pleasures one should not miss out on. This Christmas, replace your chilled cocktails with this traditional holiday drink that can be prepared at home in a jiff [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine Food Pairing

If you will be hosting a dinner party for friends, family or colleagues, it is always a good idea to put some thought into correctly pairing the wine to the food. Certain wines go better with certain foods. This is usually true when dinni [...]

Posted On : Dec, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine lovers to profit from falling prices

Think of wine critic Robert Parker as the EF Hutton of fermented grapes. When he talks, oenophiles listen. So when Parker, publisher of the Wine Advocate, said recently that the world is entering the 'Age of the Buyer' - a prolong [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 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 [...]