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[Travelwires.com] The Stables Wine Estate making waves in KwaZulu-Natal ...: The wines being produced from the grapes of these vines are winning recognition already, proving that quality wines can be produced in KZN. In 2007 the Sauvignon Blanc and Pinotage won bronze and silver respectively, proudly proving that wines made in KwaZulu-natal can hold their own against the best in the country, and indeed the world.

[Dallas Food and Wine Blog, Restaurant News, Foodie News, Dallas Chefs, Wine and Spirits SideDish Blog D Magazine] Results Of The 2009 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition Announced: Internationally, Australia brought the most medals home totaling 80, New Zealand was next with 36, Italy and France brought in 29 each and 28 went to Spain. Other international winners include Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, and South Korea.

[grapeinabottle] Seduced By Pinot Noir? Indulge Your Passion!: The Pinot Noir Shootout explores the reactions and preferences of women versus men. Descriptors and scores by gender will be denoted in an attempt to discover whether women and men prefer different wine styles.

[Cepage Noir] HWI Does the Underbelly of Houston’s Wine Scene: Returning to the aisle from which these two bottles resting next to me came from, I’m now back in Pinot Noir land.  Forget the Loire Valley section.  If you blink, you’ll miss it.  And one more item I’d like to add before I discuss these wines is this overwhelming amount of wine on these shelves from an importer called Stacole.  You fine folks probably have never done as much homework as I, but that’s my job.  I know Stacole’s reputation, and I would never personally feel comfortable buying a wine from that outfit without quite a bit of due diligence.  This is not an article about Stacole, so I’ll only say that one Google search containing “stacole and reefers” will result in pages and pages of interesting reading (reefers is the pet name for the refrigerated containers so vital to a wine’s safe voyage).  And most of the wine shelved here at Spec’s, bearing the Stacole back label is actually registered to other importers –

[Landmark Australia] Tutorial: Stephen grew up in the wine industry as a member of the family which founded Moss Wood in 1967.  Stephen’s extensive knowledge and experience has been garnered over the years from his work with many of Australia’s best wineries.  Stephen’s Australian credentials include Seppelts Great Western, Wirra Wirra, Hardy’s Tintara and BRL Hardy Wine Company where he was the chief red winemaker from 1999 to 2003. During this time he won ”˜Winemaker of the Year’ at the International Wine Challenge in London, the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show, and the Max Schubert Trophy twice at the Adelaide Wine Show.  Stephen was also listed as one of the 50 most influential contributors to the world of wine by Decanter Magazine.  In addition to establishing his own label, Stephen has a wine consulting business with clients in Australia, Argentina, UK and Spain.

[BlindWine - Wine Tasting Game] Napa Valley - June Events: Market, Food Education: The fifteenth annual Thursday night Napa Chef’s Market summer season kicks-off on Thursday, May 21, from 5 to 9 PM on First Street in Downtown Napa. Free and open to the public, this outdoor food, wine and entertainment extravaganza is like no other - it features food and wine tastings from Napa Valley restaurants and wineries, cooking demonstrations by Napa’s acclaimed chefs, dozens of food vendors, produce from 25 of the region’s top farmers, three musical stages, and a block of children’s entertainment.

[Wine Tasting San Diego] Eagles Nest Winery & Cottage’s Wine Movie DVD Library: Miles wants merely to drink wine, while Jack wants to meet women before he says, “I do.” When they meet Maya and Stephanie, a waitress and a winery employee, their hopes of finding wine leads them to find something greater.

[A Sommelier's Scribbler Wine Blog] Ontario Wine - Yours to Discover « A Sommelier's Scribbler Wine Blog: Wine has been made in Ontario for quite some time.  It may be a surprise for you to hear that the first winery in Ontario was started in Cooksville by a German immigrant, Johann Schiller.  Although his was not a commercial endeavour, he did make enough wine to supply his family and friends.  In 1866, the first commercial vineyard and winery was established on Pelee Island and was called Vin Villa.  Vin Villa’s first vintage release was 1871.  In 1873 and 1874, the Barnes and Brights wineries were founded in the Niagara Peninsula.  Then, in 1916 Prohibition was brought into law.  However, instead of crippling the Ontario wine industry, Prohibition actually promoted it. Wine was the only beverage alcohol legal in Ontario as long as it was sold in bulk and from the winery.  At the beginning of Prohibition, there were 10 wineries in Ontario, but by its long overdue demise in 1927, the number had jumped to 47 wineries.  Still, the Temperance movement was concerned that the drink would erode society’s moral well-being so the LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) was instituted to regulate the production and private consumption of beverage alcohol, including wine.  No new retail wine licences were issued.  Large companies, such as Brights and Jordan, began buying up smaller wineries in order to take over their existing licences.  During this time, the number of Ontario wineries was reduced to just eight.  The quality of wine was poor as most wines were made using the inferior quality labrusca grapes.  The Concord grape was king.

[Total Beverage Blog] Total Beverage Blog >> Home: Susan's winemaking is an exercise in finesse, and she is guiding the wines of MacMurray Ranch to achieve both depth and the finely nuanced range of flavors that expresses the nature of the place where they were born. With her university studies in both winegrowing and winemaking, Susan makes wines that reflect the old Burgundian sense of terroir, the special qualities of weather, land, and the hand of man that give her wines their individual distinction.

[Wise Bread] Simple Summer Menus that Will Save You Money: Make a simple vinaigrette and serve with an affordable pinot noir. For dessert, go with a low fat vanilla ice cream drizzled with the flavored liquor of your choice.

[NEWSLETTER] APRIL 2009: My workshops are held in our Cosmic Cowgirls Studio in Healdsburg, California. One of my favorite workshops is Heart of the Visionary, which is for women entrepreneurs who want to create a vision plan - which is somewhat like a business plan from a feminine perspective which includes painting your own full color vision book. 

[WINEormous] WINEormous » A Real Life Fairy Tale - Briar Rose Winery: Carl Keys of Keyways Wineries told Les he was growing good fruit and should start making his own wine. Les heeded his advice and he and Dorian went to the County of Riverside in June, 2002 to begin the process of applying for a license to operate a winery.

[The Intoxicologist] Little Black Dress: Slip into Style: During award season (Golden Globe and Academy Award time) several stars including, “Sharon Stone, Julianne Moore, Jaime Pressly, Angie Harmon, Giuliana Rancic, Nancy O’Dell, Ana Ortiz and Angela Kinsey dug deep in their closets to donate their favorite “LBDs” in support of the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation.

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