Wine

Let Them Drink Beer

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

There was a news item today about a group of college presidents who have signed on to an effort to "rethink" the drinking age in America. While not e...

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"Winespeak" and Other Obscenities

Marlene Rossman | Posted 08.15.2008 | Style

Read More: German, Wine, French, Critics, Flavors, Barnyard, Food, Rhone, Style News
Marlene Rossman

Why do we need experts (and I am one of those) to teach, tell and advise us on what wine tastes like? So we won't dribble it down our lips and bibs and never have a clue as to what we are tasting?

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Sustainable Lessons from the Vineyard

Isabel Cowles | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Wine, Sustainable Farming, Green Living, Sustainable Food, Global Warming, Going Green, Green News
Isabel Cowles

With global temperatures steadily climbing, everything you thought you knew about viticulture might change.

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Notes from a Sommeliere -- Pet Peeves

Marlene Rossman | Posted 08.06.2008 | Style

Read More: White Zinfandel, Wine Pairings, Restaurants, Sommelier, Pinot Noir, White Wine, Food, Wine, Sideways, Wine Service, Style News
Marlene Rossman

Lately here has been a great deal of bitching and moaning about restaurant waitstaff and wine service. Having been on both ends of the wine bottle, I can tell you that the feeling is often mutual.

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Greenest Wineries In The World

Treehugger | Jessica Root | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Stratus Winery, Eco-Wine, Green Winery, Food, Sustainable Winery, Wine, Green Living, Organic Wine, Organic, Sustainable Wine, Green Wine, Green News

There's a Latin saying that goes, "It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend; one's present or future t...

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You Have The Wine List, Now What?

Marlene Rossman | Posted 08.01.2008 | Style

Read More: Food, Wine Selection, Wine, Style News
Marlene Rossman

You don't have to be a novice to have problems ordering wine. Many people who know a good deal about wine have had bad experiences with restaurant wine lists. So, the next time you're handed the wine list keep these things in mind.

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Green Wine Guideline: Go West (Or East)

mental_floss | Diana Wolf | Posted 07.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Dining, Sustainable Drinking, Food, Wine, Green Living, Green Wine, Sustainable Wine, Green News

Torn between wines from Napa and Bordeaux? Well, if Dr. Tyler Colman had his way, you wouldn't be selecting your alcohol solely based on your palette ...

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Green Edge 2: Organic Wine-Making

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Environment, Food, Organic Farming, Levizzano Rangone, Agriculture, John Tepper Marlin, Organic World Congress, Wine, Organic Wine, Living News
John Tepper Marlin

Wine-making organic standards are more complex than standards for vegetables -- organic vegetable production is earth-friendly, health-friendly and tastes better. For organic wine the case needs more elaboration.

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The Best Organic Wines

Grist | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Products, Cheap Wines, Organic Food, Eating Organic, Red Wine, Wine, Organic, Green News

About 15 years ago, a friend brought an organic wine to a dinner party I was giving. He explained to me that in addition to being made from grapes tha...

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Green Wine: Bag-In-Box Has Smaller Carbon Footprint

Ecopreneurist | MC Milker | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Wine, Box Wine, Green Living, Green News

Vineyards are perhaps one of the most entrepreneurial of ventures. Long the dream of many a corporate worker and the fulfillment of one by celebrities...

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Brut Forces

Jacqueline Leo | Posted 05.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Wine, Australia, Peel-Off Wine Labels, Wine Labels, Living News
Jacqueline Leo

Finally, someone in grape valley climbed out of the wine cellar to figure out what wine drinkers really want aside from great taste: peel-off wine labels.

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The Little Black Apron: Mobile Boozing and Virtual Wine Enlightenment

Melissa Gibson, Jodi Citrin, and Katie Nuanes | Posted 03.17.2008 | Living

Read More: How to Choose Wine, Best Priced Wine, Top Ten Wines, Wine Pairings, Wine, Best Wine, Cheap Wines, Cheap Wine, Wine Ratings, Living News
Melissa Gibson, Jodi Citrin, and Katie Nuanes

If your relationship with wine and its selection process is anything like ours, then you're going to love Nirvino - the wine website that recently elevated us from wine-neophytes to virtual sommeliers.

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Amazon.com To Start Selling Wine Online

Financial Times | Jonathan Birchall | Posted 03.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Tom Szkutak, Wine Sales, Wineshopper.com, Amazon Wine, Amazon, Wine, Business News

Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, is to start selling wine in the US, entering a business fraught with regulatory complexities and littered...

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The Best Books On Wine (As Chosen By An Expert)

moreintelligentlife.com | Bruce Palling | Posted 02.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Books on Wine, Wine, Bruce Palling, Wines, The Best Wine Books, Sommelier, Living News

Most wine lists are content to bamboozle customers, writes Bruce Palling. A crisp glass of Chablis in hand ("the most compelling white wine of all"), ...

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The Red and the White

Molly Laas | Posted 01.07.2008 | Living

Read More: White Wine, Red Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Calvin Trillin, Alcohol, Living News
Molly Laas

Would you consider me a total moron if I couldn't tell the difference between red and white wine?

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Ladies Who Launch: Wine in Cheaps Clothing

Amy Swift | Posted 12.26.2007 | Living

Read More: Wine, Holiday Season, How to Buy Wine, Ladies Who Launch, Living News
Amy Swift

Is it really better to show up with something undrinkable than to show up empty handed?

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Traditionalists Gag At EU's New Wine Production Rules

AP | Raf Casert | Posted 12.19.2007 | Business

Read More: European Union, EU Wine Reforms, Vineyards, Bordeaux, Eu, Wine, Business News

Feeling sustained heat from New World upstarts, Old Europe revamped its wine industry Wednesday with a groundbreaking agreement certain to cause tradi...

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The Harvesters

Adam Davie | Posted 12.11.2007 | Living

Read More: Wine Vineyards, Great Wine Vinyards, Wine, Vineyard, Harvesting, Living News
Adam Davie

Wine is certainly a beautiful drink. One would be remiss, though, to associate any of its beauty with its production.

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Thanksgiving Traditions, Uncorked

Molly Laas | Posted 11.13.2007 | Living

Read More: Thanksgiving Wine, Great Wine Vinyards, Holiday Wines, Cheap Wines, American Wines, Wine Vinyards, Thanksgiving, Affordable Wines, Wine Selections, Wine-Buying, Thanksgiving Wine Reccomendations, Great Wines, Wine Reccomendations, Wine, Good Wines, Wine Reviews, Living News
Molly Laas

A rule I don't intend to break this Thanksgiving is to only drink wine from American producers. Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday where New World foods take center-stage. Why shouldn't what's in the wineglasses follow suit?

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Smells Like Tannin Spirit

Marquita Levy | Posted 10.29.2007 | Living

Read More: Fine Wines, Vino Volo, Wine Tasting, Wine, Living News
Marquita Levy

Trying to identify a wine's characteristics by the smells wine evokes, is a fun activity not only for those working on their blind tasting skills, but for anyone trying to increase their wine acumen.

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One Shot Too Many

Molly Laas | Posted 09.21.2007 | Living

Read More: Liquor, Wine, Books, Drinking, Alcoholism, Barbara Holland the Joy of Drinking, Alcohol, Living News
Molly Laas

Despite her acuity, Barbara Holland's polemic, The Joy of Drinking, made me eye my liquor cabinet warily and pour myself another ginger ale.

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Martha Stewart To Debut Line Of Wines

Wall Street Journal | VANESSA O'CONNELL | Posted 09.14.2007 | Business

Read More: Martha Stewart Vintage, Martha Stewart, Wine, Business News

America's diva of domesticity, Martha Stewart, is uncorking a plan to sell her first line of wine, starting early next year, according to people famil...

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