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[Shopetc.com] Shop Etc. - Shop Talk: Thinking it would be fun to impress my wine expertpals, I was ecstatic when I came across the Winesceptre($139). Just stash it in the freezer, insert in yourfavorite bottle, and enjoy chilled wine without a messy ice bucket orrunning to the fridge every time you need a refill! Order on-lineor call 214-559-6808.

[Vinography.com] Vinography: a wine blog: Wine Activities Archives: The auction works much like you would expect if you've ever been to a live auction people are seated and standing, and prospective bidders have paddles with numbers on them which they raise to make a bid, while spotters rented from Bonhams & Butterfields make sure the auctioneer catches every bid. The bidding can be fast and furious at times, though unlike several serious wine auctions I've been to, this one seems injected with a casual humor that resulted in bursts of laughter many times, as eager bidders short circuited the bidding process by yelling out "ten thousand!" or when one of the auctioneers lost her concentration and yelled out the wrong price.

[Seattlebonvivant.typepad.com] Seattle Bon Vivant: Announcing Is My Blog Burning No. 16: Eggs!: Think of something like a sandwich of tomato, egg and ham, or bacon egg and cheese, of how it can really hit the spot like nothing else. Le Pichet’s Oeufs Plats Jambon Fromage or Café Campagne’s Oeufs en Meurette, a dish I often wax poetic about and have mention ad nauseum on this blog always makes me happy and I’d take it over even the fanciest of meals.

[Info.detnews.com] Frank Sutherland on Wine -- For a few dollars more, rosé takes a ...: 2000 Museum Real Reserva at $24. This dry red Spanish wine was lush and intense from the deep cherry color, to the aroma of red berries and clove and the long, silky finish. Pair it with duck, venison and grilled red meats.

[Winescene.com] WineScene Web Blog: That was the famed 1985 which had a flavor that never seemed to end. My appreciation for Trevallon only grew more in 1996 on my first and only visit to the winery, a rustic, non-descript place on the side of the road, where the sign pointing you left is so small you may miss it for that's when the winemaker, the diminutive Elio Durbach replied to my question of how long his wines will age, he just shrugged, and replied, "none has been around long enough to know." But he did tell me that he thought to that point 1992 of the vintages in the 90's to that point was easily the most forward he had made, and the candidate to drink the soonest. So, over the past seven or so years, I have faithfully followed that approach (that and tasting others and only finding he was indeed correct) and enjoyed this wine with only the closest of friends who know and appreciate wine.

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