Archive for October, 2005

Wine’s high country

Sunday, October 30th, 2005

quote [ Los Gatos — Dave Moulton got into wine because his wife got tired of him brewing beer in the kitchen. ]
- from: www.sfgate.com
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Wine and cheese: serious science

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

quote [ Twenty-seven food and wine experts recently met in Summerland, Canada, to determine ideal cheese-wine parings using scientific sensory methodology. ]
- from: www.upi.com
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One in four buyers ‘overwhelmed’ by wine

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

quote [ A quarter of premium wine consumers in the US find shopping for wine ‘complex’ and ‘worry about making a mistake,’ researchers for Constellation Wines US have found. ]
- from: www.decanter.com
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King Tut Drank Red Wine, Researcher Says

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

quote [ King Tutankhamen was a red wine drinker, according to a researcher who analyzed traces of the vintage found in his tomb. Maria Rosa Guasch-Jane told reporters Wednesday at the British Museum that she made her discovery after inventing a process that gave archaeologists a tool to discover the color of ancient wine. ]
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Wine and cheese experts provide recommendations for ideal parings using sensory scale

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

quote [ Twenty-seven food and wine professionals evaluated selected wines and cheeses to determine ideal parings based on a scientific sensory methodology. This novel work is published in the Journal of Food Quality. ]
- from: www.eurekalert.org
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Good wine doesn’t have to break the bank

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

quote [ A good bottle of wine can be expensive, yes, but what’s a good bottle? Must the piggy squeal? Must the bottle be a confident, understated label that speaks of a historic, costly wine from one of the world’s great regions? ]
- from: toledoblade.com
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Goal at WineStyles: an approachable wine experience

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

quote [ About the business: Hallie Sale owns a highly specialized store. She sells wine and wine-related giftware. This business is for both seasoned wine enthusiasts and first-time tasters. ]
- from: www.news-leader.com
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Wine-in-a-Can technology paves way for NZ RTD Wine

Monday, October 24th, 2005

quote [ Traditional wine consumption enters a new era in New Zealand with the introduction of Barokes innovative and patented Wine-in-a-Can (Vinsafe®) wine packaging technology. ]
- from: www.scoop.co.nz
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U.S. Wine Trade Agreement Sours On European Lawmakers

Monday, October 24th, 2005

quote [ NAPA, Calif. — Some European Union lawmakers are fuming over a new U.S. wine trade agreement. ]
-from: www.nbc4.tv
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Wine & vine: Italy is facing a quality revolution

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

quote [ LIKE France, Germany and Spain, Italy faces the major problem of dropping export sales in the face of energetic New World competition. ]
- from: www.sundaylife.co.uk
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