Memorial Day Weekend

It’s Saturday about noon,� I just got home from picking up some South African Sauvignon Blanc from an importer here in the bay area.� Took the family with me on this errand and added a stop at a park in a community a little south of where we live.� The park was relaxing as the [...]

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Resolved Question: Why not consider St. Louis as your next travel desination???... here is all the info you need :o)?

... actually the first official wine district in the country. http://www... that carry everything from gifts and souvenirs to ...Microbreweries, Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dinner Theatres and Live...

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Resolved Question: what wineries ship directly to texas consumers?

I'd like to give a wine club gift but can't find a winery that ships...

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Resolved Question: drank illegally at a wedding?

...budweiser, and a thing called havana club...and i read before drinking it...home, our house usually has wine that people gave to us as gifts and drank that too along with...

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Resolved Question: Where do I find a monthly wine club for a gift?

I want to purchase a gift of a monthly wine club for my mom. I need one that ships...

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Resolved Question: Gift for reenactment 'wedding'?

...white dress, church vows and country club reception.) I do not want to bring cash since... that for the couples "no gift only money" shower (OMG does the...as my being against HER. Any gift of wine or wine-related items...

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Resolved Question: When should one bring a hostess gift?

...' teas at country club venues, and intimate dinner ...). I generally bring small hostess gifts or flowers to the ...personal events, and a bottle of wine to the dinners, but I wonder...

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Resolved Question: GUYS: Would you like this gift from a girl you just started dating for your birthday? :)?

...get him one of those fancy wine bottle openers from Pottery Barn or something where... that would be a useful/funny/memorable gift to get him; Also I wanted... out to dinner and then to a comedy club?is that good considering...

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Blood is thicker than water (or wine)

I will get back to writing about my Mammoth vacation in a few days, but there is something more immediate that I feel compelled to write about.� My grandmother passed away this past Sunday July 4th.� While her passing was not unexpected, the news was no less saddening. I am fortunate to have known my [...]

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8 delicious Kosher wines to celebrate each night of Hanukkah

This year, Hanukkah begins early, marked by sunset on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Hanukkah is known as the "Festival of Lights", commemorating Israel's freedom from the oppressive Syrian-Greek rule and the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem...It?s customary to eat deep-fried foods to celebrate the miracle of Hanukkah, in which a cruse of oil lasted for eight days instead of one. I can?t swear to this, but I'd guess a lot of American Jews, myself included, love the fact that while goyim only have one day of presents, we get ?8 crazy nights?, as Adam Sandler says in his first Hanukkah song.

Pairing wine with anything fried can be difficult. Fried foods need acidic wines to cut the fat. Here are 8 of my Hanukkah menu specific and ?fried food friendly? kosher wines, one for each night...

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The Promiscuous Pinot Noir: the family tree of Austria?s red grapes

Rumor has is that one day, a long, long time ago, the ancient grapes Traminer and Pinot Meunier got together for some fun. Well, one thing led to another and they ended up crossing. Not long after, Pinot Noir showed up.

Pinot Noir had a good enough relationship with one of its parents, Pinot Meunier, spending a great deal in Champagne together, but something was missing. Pinot Noir feeling rejected and ignored by Traminer, the parent it rarely, if ever, saw, the spicy Pinot Noir took off in its see-through red dress to ensure its own lineage.

Well, Pinot Noir traveled far and wide, finding grapes to cross with wherever it went ? sometimes it didn?t even know the other grape?s name. Ultimately, its travels spawned all sorts of offspring, though none could ever be as fickle as the neurotic Pinot Noir...

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What?s your ?electric chair? food and wine pairing?

When hanging out with fellow food obsessed friends and wine nerds, I often throw the following question out to the crowd to see the responses it will elicit:

If forced to choose, what would be your "electric chair" food and wine pairing?

In other words, what would you eat and drink for your very last meal on God's little green earth. Inevitably, names like DRC, Lafite, d'Yquem and Krug weave their way into the conversation, matched with foods like duck breast, Wagyu, Foie Gras, and Sturgeon Caviar...

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