Gourmets of Wine > California Wine Series, Monterey and the South Central Coast

Philadelphia Wine Tasting and Dinners from localwineevents.com[Philadelphia Wine Tasting and Dinners from localwineevents.com] We continue our California tour with one of the most exciting “new” wine regions – the cooler Central Coast area. Specializing in early ripening grape varietals such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah, this region offers innovative wines with supple textures, bright fruit and great balance.

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California DUI Lawyer Center Blog[California DUI Lawyer Center Blog] History of MADD: Since MADD’s founding in 1980, alcohol-related traffic deaths in the United States have decreased from an estimated 30,000 to 16,694 in 2004, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This article examines the growth of MADD since its founding and attempts to gauge its contribution to the public’s understanding of the impaired-driving problem and to the reductions in alcohol-related highway deaths and injuries that have occurred in the first 25 years of its existence.

Greater Boston Wine Tasting and Dinners from localwineevents.com[Greater Boston Wine Tasting and Dinners from localwineevents.com] California Central Coast: Terry Fitzgerald, Wine Educator and Broker for Classic Wines, has just returned from this legendary American wine growing region in California. He’ll be sharing pictures of the wineries, people and locations that made his trip so memorable, as well as introducing us to some fantastic wines.

What's On Tap - The California Craft Beer Newsletter[What's On Tap - The California Craft Beer Newsletter] Argument for the ages: Beer vs. Wine: An English view: Elitism is part of wine’s character, so it’s going to be much easier to build in snobbery, mystique, and a sense of specialness. The frustrating part of this is that people can order a bottle of cheap, industrially produced pinot grigio, drink it super-chilled, and while they’re drinking the wine equivalent of Carling Extra Cold, believe they’re actally superior to someone drinking, say, cask ale.

Atlanta Wine Tasting and Dinners from localwineevents.comhttp://feeds.localwineevents.com/~r/Atlanta-Wine/~3/238159659/event-168653.html [Atlanta Wine Tasting and Dinners from localwineevents.com] Wines of the World - Central Coast California: Mar 18, 2008 (Tue): Come learn more about the world of wine in a comfortable setting around our community table. Each week we will focus on of the best wine making regions around the world and you will get a chance to sample 4-6 'off .

Philip Greenspun's Webloghttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2008/03/02/bahamas-to-boston-in-a-cirrus-sr20-boring-diary-part-ii/ [Philip Greenspun's Weblog] Bahamas to Boston in a Cirrus SR20 (boring diary, part II): Augustine and hung out with Andres until 7 pm, then departed in the dark for Charleston, S.C.  We finally got a bit of a tailwind, our first since the trip began two weeks earlier, and landed by 8:30 pm.  We checked into the Francis Marion hotel downtown (good location, tiny room, complex expensive in-room Internet that they try to charge you for separately, shuttle to the airport that turns out to cost more than a taxi) and had dinner at the restaurant downstairs.  An after-dinner stroll down King Street went past so many chain clothing stores that it was just like being in an outdoor shopping mall (e.g., the Stanford Mall in Palo Alto, California).

Ray Johnson's Wine Bloghttp://rjwine.com/blog/2008/02/23/california-tour/ [Ray Johnson's Wine Blog] California Tour: This flight features 4 wines to showcase the breadth of flavors found in California wine. Guenoc Lake County Sauvignon Blanc 2006 Clean, light-bodied and straightforward value in Sauvignon from the home front.

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