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  • August 2008

    • Subtle Cabernets Recall Napa's Heyday

      New York Times  |  Aug 20, 08 6:33 PM CDT

      Subtle Cabernets Recall Napa's Heyday

      (Newser) - Forget "jammy fruit bombs" that crush the palate—subtle cabernets are making a comeback in Napa Valley. "You don’t hear much about these sorts of wines today," writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times . While critics swoon over rich, oaky cabernets, a few wineries still rely on elegant floral and herbal flourishes that made the region famous years ago. More »

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      wine  • dining  • Napa Valley  • vineyard  • cabernet sauvignon

    • Wash. Vineyards Flush With Pot Crop

      Associated Press  |  Aug 10, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      Wash. Vineyards Flush With Pot Crop

      (Newser) - Washington state is cracking down on drug dealers' latest innovation: Using vineyards to secretly grow marijuana crops, the AP reports. Police have made 22 arrests this year and confiscated 110,000 pot plants from the Yakima Valley alone, worth more than $100 million. But tracking dealers isn't easy: Some are in Mexico and others buy farms with fake names in quick cash deals. More »

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      marijuana  • wine  • Washington  • wine industry  • Drug Enforcement Administration  • drug trade  • vineyard

  • June 2008

    • Seaver Trades Curve Balls for Cabernets

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 5, 08 8:40 PM CDT

      Seaver Trades Curve Balls for Cabernets

      (Newser) - You might think baseball Hall of Famers might be content to rest on their laurels, but not so Tom Seaver, Bloomberg reports. The three-time Cy Young winner spent some time as an announcer after his retirement in 1987, but his interest in wine led to the founding GTS Vineyards in California's Napa Valley in 2001. Now, his labor is starting to bear fruit. More »

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      California  • New York Mets  • wine  • Baseball Hall of Fame  • Napa Valley  • vineyard

  • May 2008

    • Wine Whiz Mondavi Dead at 94

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 16, 08 7:54 PM CDT

      Wine Whiz Mondavi Dead at 94

      (Newser) - California wine master Robert Mondavi died peacefully today in his Napa Valley home at age 94, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Disciples and critics alike have praised the vintner for elevating West Coast wine from jug juice to world-class vino. "His legacy and his vision for what California could do remains with us as guidepost and a source of aspiration," one winemaker said. More »

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      California  • obituary  • wine  • wine industry  • innovation  • Napa Valley  • vineyard  • Robert Mondavi

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