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Scheduled for Saturday, November 15th, 1pm – 5pm at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The Grand Festival will showcase 50 producers of Pinot Noir – the largest single gathering of Pinot producers outside of California, as well as its most varied. Attendees will be able to sample up to 100 Pinots from every important region in California, [...]
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“The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine magazine is the only festival in New York to bring together both legendary culinary icons from around the globe and America’s most beloved television chefs. Mirroring the charitable component of the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival, the [...]
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Available exclusively at Park Slope, Brooklyn’s Red White & Bubbly, Feliz Red is a delightful little table wine that scored big points with our friends last week at an impromptu dinner party. This 2005 blend of Zinfandel, Barbera and Syrah was exactly what we were seeking for a weeknight dinner of steak and panzanella salad [...]
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According to Reuters, “Bottle Shock,” a film based on a real wine tasting in Paris in 1976 where Californian wines beat French rivals, has left some of those involved in the original event with a sour taste. The “Judgement of Paris”, the now-famous wine tasting of 1976, is considered one of the most important tastings [...]
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The word is buzzing on the food & wine blogs this week…it would appear that Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence (y’know…those purple stickers you sometimes see proudly emblazoned on a restaurant window?) are nothing but a $250 sham. Writer Robin Goldstein wanted to prove the theory that had long been suspected by those in the [...]
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Poached salmon makes for a great light supper (especially when topped with a creamy mustard or dill sauce), and chilled overnight it makes a great simple lunch or salad topping. Here’s our favorite method for perfectly cooked poached salmon fillets. Perfectly Poached Salmon 2 salmon fillets, skin removed (ask fishmonger to do this for you!) [...]
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The annual Discover Virginia Music and Wine Festival is scheduled for August 30 & 31, 2008 from 11am to 6pm. Discover Virginia is the first festival in the area to showcase the many award-winning wineries of the nearby region. Located in beautiful Greene County, in close proximity to Charlottesville and the Washington, DC metropolitan area, [...]
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The Garden State Growers Association will host the second annual Cape May Wine Festival, in Cape May, NJ on October 11th, 12th & 13th of 2008, Noon – 5pm. In addition to award winning wines, the festival offers live music, crafters, seminars, gourmets foods, and a special "Kids Zone" for young attendees. Held at the Cape [...]
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Big plans for the Holiday weekend? We will be headed to a BBQ, and just may have a container of this party-friendly, warm weather treat in tow… White Wine Fruit Cocktail 1 1/4 cups dry white wine 1/3 cup white sugar 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint 1/2 cantaloupe, cut into bite-size pieces 1 cup seedless [...]
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