Archive for January, 2006

Ancient oak felled for wine barrels

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

quote [ Some of the world’s leading wine estates are preparing to receive oak barrels made from a 340-year old oak tree, felled on Friday in the Tronçais forest in central France. ]
- from: www.wineint.com
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Red wine may help flu from mutating

Saturday, January 21st, 2006

quote [ Italian researchers have found that they could reduce the seasonal flu mortality rate in mice by 60 percent with resveratrol, found in red wine. ]
- from: www.upi.com
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Wine Advisory Software Launches

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

quote [ The kiosk-based package offers help for different types of wine drinkers–from the completely clueless to the connoisseur. ]
- from: www.informationweek.com
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Wine and Cheese incompatible, says research

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

quote [ To some, it will be like saying Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were out of step. But new research has revealed that cheese and wine do not make the perfect pair. ]
- from: www.decanter.com
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Your wine: Don’t put a cork in it

Sunday, January 15th, 2006

quote [ Let’s talk about corks and screwcaps. I’m sure you have noticed that a lot more fine wine is on the shelves these days with screwcaps instead of cork. ]
- from: www.nashvillecitypaper.com
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When floral goes funky

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

quote [ Don’t let a flawed wine ruin dinner. Here’s how to sniff out a bad example. ]
- from: www.latimes.com
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California’s Wine Producers Brace for More Rain After Floods

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

quote [ California’s Napa and Sonoma counties, where most of the state’s wine producers are located, braced for more rain today after four days of downpours and flooding that caused at least $30 million in damages. ]
- from: www.bloomberg.com
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Judgment of Paris

Sunday, January 1st, 2006

California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine