Dinner began with lobster-scallion “shooters” in a red chile-coconut sake. Just as the name implies, the scrumptious little morsel comes in a sake cup and you consume it as you would a shot of whiskey with a tender lobster bite at the end. Paired with it was a Banyan Gewürztraminer from Monterey County.
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New On-Line Wine Magazine Hits the Web
Taking a traditional print media wine column on-line doesn’t necessarily make it a wine blog, but does putting a bunch of wine bloggers together create a legitimate on-line magazine? We shall see.
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The Napa Valley Wine Country isn’t really known for kid-friendly venues, since the emphasis there is primarily on adult beverages. Nonetheless, for Labor Day weekend, my friend Glennia decided to do a day-trip to Napa Valley with her family, which is about a two-hour drive from their house. Here’s an account of their adventures exploring fun activities for kids in Napa Valley.
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Tonight: TasteLive! Blogging with Wines of Argentina
Labor Day and the Work of the Vineyard
To depart from the multiple posts you’ll find on which wines to pair with your Labor Day celebration (Burgers and Syrah, chicken and Chardonnay, grilled seafood and Torrontés, and if you haven’t been hit by the recession: steak and Cabernet Sauvignon or grilled lamb and Bordeaux) I thought we’d talk about “the true meaning of Labor Day.”
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At the time, Joe lived in Ohio. And Texas has nothing Ohio when it comes to football fans, rivalries and tailgating. In fact, before I met Joe I had only been to “catered” tailgate parties. But for Joe — tailgating for the University of Toledo Rockets Football games was a religion, and we became master tailgaters! It seemed that our tailgate spreads became something of a legend, because it seemed every week it had to be bigger and better.
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A research study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Wine Economics found an interesting aspect of wine competitions that might be disturbing to our the aforementioned winemaker as well as to consumers who choose their purchases based on medals and ribbons: A gold medal in one competition does not mean a gold medal in another. In fact is may not even mean it’s good!
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hey came. They saw. They conquered. The ladies of Project-Yine have taken on Texas, and lived to tell about it. We thought we’d let them tell it in their own words. So, without further ado, here Shana and Ashley give us their take on Texas, and the Texas Beer Scene …
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