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 Rising Star: Washington Syrah 

Syrah hailed the new American ZInfandel

Jan 19, 09 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Heavy-handed treatment of Zinfandel has left American palates lusting for big wines that don't blow you away, Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher write in the Wall Street Journal. Syrahs from Washington state—which has more than 550 wineries—have replaced Zins as "the most exciting red wines being made... More »

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wine • Washington state • wine industry • syrah • zinfandel

OPINION

 US Buys Wine (Lots), 
 But Misses Wine Culture 

Americans just don't see the fruit of the vine as integral to eating ... and to life itself

Jan 9, 09 5:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Lamenting that the US has become the world’s largest wine market despite Americans who are “stubbornly, doggedly, foot-draggingly unwilling to get with the program,” Laura Shapiro outlines a laundry list of vino's benefits in Gourmet: “slowing down for a meal, tasting what we eat and drink,... More »

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wine • Robert Mondavi

Glossies

 World's Strangest Liquors 

From Pizza Beer to Lizard wine, gimmicks and folklore attract the curious

Jan 7, 09 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Necessity may have been the mother of invention for these traditional brewers, but a good marketing scheme has never hurt sales, either. (Remember the worm in the mescal trick?) Travel and Leisure gives us the world's most bizarre liquors:
  • Pizza Beer (Illinois): A chef couple wanted a beer to
... More »

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China • wine • beer • Peru • vodka • liquor

A Tipple a Day Keeps Dementia at Bay: Study

Daily glass of wine improves female
brain, delays decline

Dec 28, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - A little wine with dinner can make women smarter and even help them stave off dementia, the Daily Telegraph reports. Scottish scientists served up vino for thousands of subjects aged 70 to 84, and found women who drank up to a glass a day performed better on mental tests. Men... More »

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dementia • wine • cognitive decline • scientific study

 Budget Bubbles for New Year's 

Quality rivals mean champagne prices shouldn't take the bubbles out of festive drinking

Dec 27, 08 1:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Champagne may feel like a vestige of a world without a credit crisis, but there's no need to go without bubbly on New Year's Eve. Slate offers some moderately priced options:
  • Cava is Spain's answer to champagne, made by the same method. A thrifty seeker of festive spirits can
... More »

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alcohol • wine • champagne • wineries • New Year's Eve • sparkling wine

BOOK REVIEW

 How-to Guides 
 for New Tipplers 

Five new guides to seasonal cheer

Dec 17, 08 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The holiday season tends to produce a glut of books on wine, and while all primers leave out the most important part—actual bottles—five new reads get a once-over by Eric Asimov in the New York Times.
  • Andrew Jefford’s Wine Course, by Andrew Jefford: a "
... More »

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wine • book reviews • wine industry • pinot noir • Eric Asimov

WINE REVIEW

 Why You Should Drink 
 From the Bottom of the List 



Expensive wines can break the bank and cheaper ones may give off the impression of mediocrity, but they can save money without losing their taste

Dec 10, 08 4:17 PM CST
(Newser) - While most people prefer choosing from the top of any wine list, it’s not where you get the best bang for your buck, writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. He suggests starting at the bottom. While expensive wines are a must-have for any respectable restaurant, “the... More »

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cost cutting • wine • restaurant • cheap • eating • Food & Wine • NYC

(Newser) - Today is the third Thursday of November, which makes it a holiday of sorts for wine merchants: Beaujolais Day. It's the first day of the year (as dictated by French law) that the first wine of the season—Beaujolais Nouveau, made from Gamay grapes—can be sold worldwide. Wine purists... More »

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France • wine • wine industry

(AP) - Georgia, Handsome Dan, Curly and other pit bulls rescued from Michael Vick’s dogfighting operation are getting a shot at fame as stars of a line of boutique red wines. The Vicktory Dogs Wine Collection features colorful portraits of 22 dogs confiscated from Vick’s kennels that now live at... More »

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Michael Vick • wine • dogfighting • rescue dogs • pit bull

WINE REVIEW

 How to Wine as 
 You Dine on Turkey 

A panel of the Times' best and brightest drinks a bunch so you don't have to

Nov 12, 08 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - With all the potential stress implicit in the Thanksgiving family feast, wine is one arena that shouldn't leave the host sweating bullets, writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. The rules "couldn't be simpler": Like the food, Thanksgiving wine selection is all about "versatility and plentitude,"... More »

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New York Times • alcohol • wine • red wine • holiday • Thanksgiving • Eric Asimov

OPINION

 Forget Politics—Let's Eat! 

What Obama's preferences say about him

Nov 9, 08 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Only time will tell what kind of president Barack Obama turns out to be. But looking at what he likes to eat might give us some clues, food journalist Todd Kliman writes for NPR's Monkey See blog. So what do we know so far? Obama took heat for talking up... More »

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food • Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • wine • restaurant • President Obama

Comic Becomes Bible of Asia's Wine Culture

Wannabe oenophiles takes cues from The Drops of the Gods

Oct 23, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - What do Freddie Mercury and a Jean-François Millet painting have in common? Both have been used to describe wine in The Drops of the Gods, a Japanese comic series that’s quickly becoming the go-to wine literature in Asia, reports the New York Times. Customers tend to ask for... More »

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Asia • wine • pop culture • comics • wine industry • trend

OPINION

 Ignore Hype of 'Wine Clones' 

Americans wine drinkers are bowled over by smuggled vines

Oct 22, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you believe the hype of many American wineries, you don’t have to travel to Burgundy to sample grand cru pinot noir—thanks to "suitcase clones": American wines that supposedly had their start as smuggled cuttings from the mother country. Though “such stories may excite gullible consumers,... More »

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wine • pinot noir • trend • vineyard • Burgundy

opinion

 Preggo? It's OK 
 to Have a Little Vino 

Gourmet foods are safer than most assume

Oct 18, 08 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pregnant gourmands can stop panicking about sipping on the occasional—heck, daily—glass of wine, writes Lesley Porcelli in Gourmet. “The health people have not been talking to the food people,” and many warned-against drinks and dishes are fine in moderation. Porcelli’s research freed her to enjoy... More »

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pregnancy • coffee • wine • diet • caffeine • cheese • healthy eating • sushi

GLOSSIES

 Wine for Breakfast? 
 A Fan Makes His Case  

Perhaps a glass of Merlot should replace your cup of coffee in the morning

Oct 16, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The eggs are scrambling, the bacon is sizzling, the toast is, well, toasting. So kick back and pour yourself a glass of red zinfandel, writes Ryan D'Agostino in Esquire. This isn't some sophomore-year-of-college attempt to undo the excesses of the night before, but rather an innovative approach to the... More »

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wine • red wine • breakfast • Esquire

GLOSSIES

 'Oentrepreneurs' Hit Napa 

Rich execs ditch fast-paced careers, look to winemaking

Oct 9, 08 1:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new breed of winemakers is flowing into Napa Valley, writes Jeffrey O'Brien in a colorful look at the trend in Fortune. Investment bankers, tech entrepreneurs, and other wealthy refugees of the white-collar rat race are buying up vineyards at $400,000 per acre to pursue second careers that let... More »

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wine • Napa Valley • wine industry • second career

 In Mix-Up, Wine Flows  
 From Italian Taps 

Wine meant to flow from town fountain in yearly festival

Oct 8, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The highlight of an annual Italian wine festival is the flow of wine through a city fountain—but this year, a mix-up diverted the drink to faucets in nearby homes, the BBC reports. Tourists come for miles to see the festival, but this year, all they saw shooting from the... More »

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Italy • wine • tap water

WINE REVIEW

 Alsatian Wine 
 Takes Sweet Turn 

The French wines have gotten sweeter, and its hard to tell what's in the bottle, writes Asimov

Oct 8, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fifteen years ago, a few Alsatian wines were sweet, and the rest were dry. But "dry Alsace wines have taken a turn to the sweet side, usually without warning to consumers," Eric Asimov writes in the New York Times. The change occurred at both ends of the... More »

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France • wine • riesling • Alsace • sweetness • Eric Asimov

WINE REVIEW

 Bail Out Your Wine Budget 


Sep 24, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to wine, "the less spent, the better"—in both rich and lean times, writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. Figuring the government "has bigger things to bail out than our wine bills," Asimov set out to find the French values in... More »

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France • wine • red wine • Loire Valley

 Drinkers Sour on Sarah Syrah 

Alaskan's entrance gives SF drinkers second thoughts on Palin Syrah

Sep 24, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A San Francisco wine bar says customers have soured on its star vintage since John McCain picked his running mate, Amy Monroe writes on Serious Eats. Palin Syrah, an organically grown red from Chile “was our best-selling wine before” Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrived, laments Chris Tavelli, owner of... More »

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San Francisco • wine • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • syrah • Chilean wine • wine bars • Palin Syrah

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