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Wine 2.0: East meets West with reasonable Rieslings
By Edward Deitch
Wine columnist
TODAY
updated 2:56 p.m. PT, Wed., Feb. 20, 2008
It says something about the wine world in 2008 when that bottle you’re pouring tonight is based on the following: the owner of the winery is a California wine icon; the company is based in Portland, Oregon; most of the grapes are grown in southeastern […]
Wine shipping bill gets House hearing
Article from: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.br.wine19feb19,0,3916076.story
Lawmakers considered yesterday a bill that would allow for direct shipments of wine to state residents, an issue that has pitted wine aficionados against liquor store owners for several years in the General Assembly.
Wineries and wine lovers say the current prohibition on direct-to-consumer shipments is outmoded and prevents residents from joining “wine of […]
Cork vs screw cap debate
Posted on: http://www.stormhoek.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/31/cork-vs-screw-cap-debate/
One of the questions I seem to be asked all the time is “Why use screw caps instead of corkâ€. Most people seem to associate cork with expensive wine and screw caps with cheap wine, this may have been true 20 or so years ago in the States, but now a days some […]
Read More..>>New Zealand Winegrowers Expand as Europe Uproots Vines: Review
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a2YtNBb7eft8&refer=muse
Review by Guy Collins
 Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand winegrowers are planting vineyards to meet rising demand for their Sauvignon Blancs and Pinot Noirs. In Europe, the world’s biggest wine market, the European Union is paying farmers to yank their vines to end a glut.
Vineyards in New Zealand more than tripled to 24,660 hectares (60,860 […]
The Chronicle Wine Selections: Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc, like Chardonnay, is relatively trouble-free to grow. Compared to finicky grape varieties like Pinot Noir, it’s less expensive to cultivate and it can thrive in many climates. Unlike Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc is generally made with less overt oak influence, though many also incorporate into their winemaking some time on the lees, malolactic fermentation […]
Read More..>>No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home
Why Stores That Sell
Locally Produced Wines
Are a National Trend
February 15, 2008; Page W5
 Article URL: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120302207155669373.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
One of the great joys of visiting Italy is spending time in its regional enotecas, which are kind of living museums of the local wines. You can stay for hours, chatting with knowledgeable pourers and sampling wines from […]
Article: Wine ‘allows guilt-free gluttony’
A chemical found in red wine could make guilt-free gluttony a reality, an international study suggests.
When given to mice, it countered some effects of a high-calorie diet, improving their health and increasing their life-span, the team reported.
However, the chemical could not reverse all consequences of overeating - the mice did not lose any weight.
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