Top movies for wine loversArticle from Fox News: If you’re a lover of wine, chances are you’ll be drawn to, or at least intrigued by, movies that prominently feature wines. Fortunately, there are a large number of films which revolve around wine and wine tasting. It is perhaps understandable that wine has become such an [...]
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12 Livermore Valley Wines You Need to Drink NowArticle from Huffington Post: In Northern California wine country, Napa Valley and Sonoma County get all the attention. Another wine region I love is Livermore Valley, an easy drive from San Jose and Silicon Valley, and 35 miles east of San Francisco. Livermore boasts 50 plus wineries and [...]
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Food & Wine Events: East Bay & Beyond, May 19-26Article from San Jose Mercury News: Cooking demonstration series. Watch as Eric-James Horton-Brande of Conscious Nosh Chef Services demonstrates his raw fusion culinary style, including kale salad with roasted vegetables, sesame and avocado brown rice, and a seasonal salad. Free tastes and recipes. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. [...]
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Q&A with Mike Veseth, professor of wine-economicsArticle from The Seattle Times: Lit Life | Everybody should be so lucky as Mike Veseth — his lifelong intellectual passion is also his job. Veseth, an economics professor at the University of Puget Sound, specializes in international economics; subspecialty, wine economics. An award-winning teacher (he won the 2010 [...]
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New wine glasses aim to balance “water and fire”Article from Reuters: 1 of 2. A collection of Chateau Baccarat crystal ware is displayed on a table in this undated handout photo. Credit: Reuters/Chateau Baccarat/Handout By Cathy Yang HONG KONG | Tue May 15, 2012 5:44am EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) – Could a wine glass shaped [...]
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A Woman in Wine: Inspira Features Entrepreneur Amelia CejaArticle from Huffington Post: Role models are a vital need in life, especially for children trying to find their own identity. As Latinos we tend to seek role models with a similar background. We believe, “If they can do it, we can too.” That’s why I believe [...]
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Get Mom some wineArticle from The Star-Ledger – NJ.com: Get Mom some wine Forget flowers, dinner out or a bunch of DVDs she’ll never watch. What Mom would really enjoy this weekend is a glass or two of wine — and a road trip. The Garden State Wine Growers Association is holding its annual Mother’s [...]
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A Selection of Wines From AustriaArticle from New York Times: Gauging the power Under the official Wachau classification, wines are graded into three categories, according to their alcohol levels. The lightest wines, with a maximum of 11.5 percent, are called Steinfeder, after a wispy grass that grows in the vineyards. Wines of 11.5 percent to [...]
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Wine pairings to toast the legacy of Julia ChildArticle from Shreveport Times: Maybe it’s in the way one cook browns meat, or another views dessert. Or it may be in the moments when a harried chef seeks perspective in the well-worn pages of “The Way to Cook.” One thing’s for certain, the late, great Julia [...]
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On Wine: A splash of out-of-state in your glass?Article from San Jose Mercury News: Arizona Stronghold Nachise Red (contributed) Life is good for oenophiles in California, the epicenter of the U.S. wine industry. When selecting a bottle for dinner, we hardly need to look beyond our borders. But wine is produced in all 50 states. [...]
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