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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

A vine opportunity for some wine tasting

WILKES-BARRE -- The fruit of the vine was flowing in colors of red, tawny and white at the Pennsylvania International Wine & Food Festival being held through today at Genetti’s. The event was scheduled to coincide with the first tas [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine Tasting Kits and Caboodles

Wine tasting may seem like something that is on special reserve, geared only for those who are expert wine drinkers. Intent on discovering fruits of a winery's labor, these connoisseurs set out to serve as judges and juries of the bot [...]

Posted On : Jul, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine Tasting - What You Should Know About Wine Tasting

As wine tasting is considered to be a very sophisticated practice there is a specific etiquette you have to follow. This etiquette should remain the same whether you are at a vineyard, a wine tasting private party, or in a restaurant. [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine Tasting to Help Animals

People were tasting some fine wine and delicious food for a good cause at Lanny's Fireside in Conover today. Pam Ragan of the Humane Society says, "Today is our fifth annual wine tasting event to benefit the Vilas County Humane [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine Tasting Event Toasts New Canaan Library

A wine tasting to benefit a local institution is always worth toasting, and this Friday, April 8, the New Canaan library hosts a special event featuring wines from Davis Family Vineyards, as well as a selection of cheeses and other bite- [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

BORED TO DEATH Wine Tasting Event

Who is Jonathan Ames? Well, he’s an alcoholic, a writer, and self proclaimed private detective. I’m speaking of course of the character played by Jason Schwartzman in the HBO series BORED TO DEATH. Not to be confused with the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

It's not too late to take part in NOWFE, get your glass read...

A series of eight one-hour seminars address trends and traditions in wine and food. Here are three especially promising ones:At the Royal Street Stroll in the French Quarter, a Barefoot Wine representative pours a glass of wine for a gue [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Chilean wine beats two Bordeaux Premier crus in NY blind tas...

In an experiment similar to the famed "Judgment of Paris" in which California wines were blind tasted against the best of France - and won - the Chileans had a similar result. The New York tasting was actually a repeat of [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Wine-tasting education - a balancing act

In his lively and instructive book, “Essential Winetasting,’’ Michael Schuster, a British educator, offers an exercise designed to show how fruit, acid, and alcohol combine in wine to deliver a complex taste experience. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Wine classes at Deering Estate, tasting at Sra. Martinez

Wine consultant Barry Alberts, well known for his weekly Coconut Grove tastings, is offering a six-class series, The Grapes, beginning next week at the Deering Estate at Cutler Bay, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Miami. Meeting every other Wednesda [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Host a BYOB malbec tasting

Malbec from Argentina is arguably the best value in wine today. While other countries produce plenty of good-value wines, Argentina's malbecs offer unusual complexity at prices that don't break the bank. Even a $10 bottle can [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Wine tasting, pies and blueberries

Back in November, Tidbits reported that Bangor Wine & Cheese Company was under new ownership. Eric and Christine Mihan purchased the Hammond Street business, revamped a few things, and have been open since mid-November. After a few mo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Wine-tasting club for high schoolers aims to curb binge drin...

In an attempt to curb teenage binge drinking, one high school is trying a refreshing new approach: a wine club. An elite all-girls school in the U.K. has introduced a wine tasting club for its oldest students in effort to discourage binge [...]