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Liquor store customers toast Sunday salesSunday shoppers from Danbury to Greenwich, from Bridgeport to Milford, Shelton and everywhere in between quickly adapted to the new law Sunday, embracing bottles of beer, wine and booze that they were previously prevented from buying in retail outlets.
topix.net | 21-May-2012 09:02
Vintage $350 Madeira Beating Expensive Burgundy, Champagne: John Mariani
Madeira wines from the producer Barbeitosit, made from single casks or a single harvest.
topix.net | 21-May-2012 04:52
US billionaire launches Wine Company bid
An American billionaire has signalled his intention to buy an NZX-listed wine company as part of a huge expansion in New Zealand.
topix.net | 21-May-2012 00:33
Wine: Young rascal variety likes to play up
As Kath and Kim would say, arneis "is noice, it's deeferent, it's un-yew-sual ...". I'm totally enamoured with arneis right now and I'm hoping that soon you will be, too.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 20:18
Wine fest draws crowd to Front Royal
View larger image Timmy Cline, a volunteer for Mattaponi Winery of Thornburgh, Pa., offers sangria to Bryanna Carr of Baltimore during Saturday's Wine and Craft Festival in Front Royal.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 20:18
Wine: Hold the sugar please, champagne is having a dry spell
O ne in four of us apparently likes our champagne completely dry with "nil dosage". If you have ever bought a bottle labelled Extra Brut, Brut Nature, Brut Sauvage, Brut Zero or Sans Sucre - rather than the standard Brut - you will have experienced this zero dosage style: champagne in its most naked state.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 17:03
Touring Horse Heaven Hills wine area, tasting rooms of Prosser, Wash.
The hills above the Columbia River's Washington shore, 150 miles east of Portland, show glimmers of green only a few weeks each spring.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 12:59
Grape escape: Paso wine fest draws thirsty guests
Matt Palmer, center, from Bakersfield is poured a glass of wine from Clayhouse Vineyards at the 30th annual Paso Robles Wine Festival.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 08:54
Vines and Wines: Philip Carter Winery celebration
Friday: A Colonial Feast at Philip Carter Winery of Virginia, Hume - a wine and food pairing and excursion through five centuries of Virginia wine.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 07:54
Drumlanrig: Vintage nickname for Joan McAlpine
THAT the ex-journalist and now SNP MSP Joan McAlpine should enjoy a lavish lunch with Alex Salmond came as little surprise to her former newspaper colleagues who have long associated her with fine wine.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 03:55
Wines & spirits: South Africa wines are in the spotlight
Many of that country's varied and eminently affordable bottles are on display at the ends of aisles in stores.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 23:45
Avennia Winery is Born From Harmonious Pairing
Chris Peterson worships the music of The Grateful Dead. Marty Taucher is a Dave Matthews Band fan.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 19:40
Eighth Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival Saturday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Organizers excited, ready
TRIBUNE/Archives - There will be 28 vineyards/wineries at this year's annual wine festival.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 15:41
'Barrels of Fun' part of upcoming Balloon & Wine Fest
As part of the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival's 2012 theme of "Barrels of Fun," 20 teams will take part in a Barrel Race planned for 11 a.m. onA May 26 at the Promenade Temecula.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 11:31
Temecula wineries to host popular summer series Shakespeare in the Vines
Perched on a fragrant hillside, Mount Palomar Winery set the stage for romance with Shakespeare in the Vines' summer series premiere of "As You Like It" July 30, 2011.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 07:12
Food is the new rock? We wine people are smirking
So this week, the notion of food being the new rock became a thing . Maybe it was a good thing , maybe it was a bad thing .
topix.net | 19-May-2012 03:02
M&S in Eastern-Med wine push
Supermarket chain Marks & Spencer is championing wines from the Eastern Mediterranean in an attempt to tap into the growing call for flavours from this part of the world.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 22:48
Faces of a Wine Fest
What does a five-day wine festival look like? With the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, or NOWFE, which begins next week, the answer depends a lot on the day.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 18:28
New Orleans Wine and Food experience highlights
The 20th New Orleans Wine and Food Experience is a five-day celebration of drinking and eating, with proceeds going to the Second Harvest Food Bank, as well as four educational culinary programs.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 18:28
Is the fog of fraud dampening fine wine prices?
Even though Kurniawan-whose guilt or innocence on wine counterfeiting charges remains to be tried in federal court-was apprehended, wine fraud remains an easy crime: combine sky-high prices with an old collectible whose authenticity may be difficult to verify and willing buyers who may have more capital than wine know-how or may have little ... (more)
topix.net | 18-May-2012 18:28
Norwich-based Naked Wines' investment in 'talent behind big names'
Norwich-based online company Naked Wines is investing 5.5m in 2012 to help winemakers from the USA and Australia to set up their own businesses.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 14:24
Wappo Indians want to reclaim recognition, land
Scott Gabaldon is an American Indian tribal leader without any land or, for that matter, an officially recognized tribe.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 10:09
Wine from a vintage vine
A chance to taste wine made from 147-year-old vines is just one of the things on offer at a gourmet event being held in South Australia this weekend.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 05:59
Wines from Chile
There's been plenty of press praising the quality and overall value coming out of South America and the wines from Chile are at the top of the stack. Check out Carmenere, perhaps Chile's most famous red wine, with an intriguing storyline of its own, or sip some Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, a hometown hero throughout the country.
...about.com | 18-May-2012 03:27
Greek winemakers see crisis as glass half-full
The winemakers, visiting New York as part of an international promotional tour, doubted Athens would leave the euro-zone even after Fitch Ratings Agency downgraded Greece's sovereign debt on Thursday, calling the country's exit from the monetary union "probable." "No, no, no.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 01:55
Steak 954 Throws Down the Gauntlet With Monthly Wine Wars
While other restaurants hold monthly wine tastings, Stephen Starr's Steak 954 offers something a bit different: a wine battle, where you'll be the judge.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 22:55
First Glassboro Vintage South Jersey Wine Festival set
Taste wines from 14 different South Jersey vinyards and wineries at the first-ever Glassboro Vintage South Jersey Wine Festival, this weekend.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:45
England and China noted in rules of wine
The article, entitled "The new rules of wine", lists a number of emerging trends in the wine industry, insisting the "first new rule of wine is that there shouldn't be any rules". Predicting the development of English wine, it was noted: "By the end of this century, on expert projections, southern England will have the ideal climate for wine ... (more)
topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:45
Wine Talk: Young Turks
With the death last year of Daniel Rogov, once the food and wine writer for The Jerusalem Post, I am constantly asked where it is possible to find information about Israeli wine.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 17:40
Wine and Vine Festival set for this weekend
As in years past, the event will feature a Kentucky Wine Country Bus Tour on Friday, May 18.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 16:40
Adam Corbally tastes success in wine task on The Apprentice
The Glossop greengrocer - and one of the top sellers on the BBC show - also seemed to have a lot of fun as he familiarised himself with his latest project.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 15:36
Wine of the Week: Primus "The Blend" 2009 (Chile) 2009 $16
A Bordeaux blend consisting of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Carmenère, Veramonte's 2009 Primus shows the synergy that can be crafted by merging complementary grape varieties into an enticing everyday wine.
...about.com | 17-May-2012 13:39
Raphael's Star Chef, New Small Plate Menu, Happy Hour and Regional Wine Series
Amidst the stretch of sushi restaurants, pizzerias, taverns and automotive facilities on Ventura Blvd in Studio City, sits A Raphael A - a sleek, sophisticated, fine dining establishment without pretention, but with that certain "city" vibe.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 12:26
Time to reserve hot air balloons for Balloon & Wine Fest is now
Hot air balloons dot the early-morning skies with color on any good weather day in Southern California Wine Country.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 10:21
Schrader: 10 worthy wines under $12
Just when us wine lovers found the silver lining of the recession with relatively lower wine prices, we can expect to pay 7 percent to 11 percent more per bottle of our favorite vino in 2012, especially wines produced in California.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 07:11
Port of Leonardtown entering third year with 17 wines on its list
It wasn't that long ago when Southern Maryland Wine Grower's Cooperative President Carolina Baldwin was filling a wine glass big enough to fit a schooner to celebrate the opening of Port of Leonardtown Winery in St.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 06:06
The Apprentice 2012: Jenna Whittingham bids her dream goodbye after disastrous wine advert
Beauty salon owner Jenna Whittingham bid her dreams of a 250,000 investment prize farewell on tonight's episode of The Apprentice.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 03:57
Lifting the Wine-List Veil at Citizen Public House
Welcome to Vine Geeks , where Brian Reeder and Pavle Milic of AZ Wine Merchants take the drinking game quite seriously.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 00:52
Off-premise Wine Sales Increase 3 Percent Through April
Off-premise wine sales data increased 3 percent from the same period of the previous year in the 4 weeks ending April 28, 2012, according to The Nielsen Company-tracked data.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 00:52
The Serious Eats Budget White Wine Hall of Fame
It's nearly summer. What's in your fridge? High time you stocked up on affordable white wine, a stash of bottles that you can open when a friend stops by or someone at your party doesn't want to drink punch.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 22:48
Penns Woods Jazz & Wine Festival, May 19
Music, great wine and great food and fabulous shopping are just some of the reasons to mark May 19 on your calendar as the date of the date of the second annual Penns Woods Winery Wine & Jazz Festival.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 22:47
Heather Yargus joins Charles Smith Wines as Sales Director Great Lakes
Charles Smith announced today that Heather Yargus will join the company as Sales Director for the Great Lakes region, representing the family of brands, which includes K Vintners, Charles Smith Wines, Secco Italian Bubbles, and Charles & Charles.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 20:47
Wine in Mind: Choose from Spanish varieties to beat summer heat
With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, unofficially kicking off the summer, it's an ideal time to check out wines that offer great flavor, but can cool us off a bit too.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 16:38
Wine from Napa Valley, Winemaker in Darien
A lot of wine lovers visiting California's Napa Valley have daydreamed about starting their own winery, imagining that using their own good taste they could come up with an award-winning vintage.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 12:28
English wine beats Moet in blind tasting
A sparkling wine from Bolney Wine Estate in Sussex came out top in a blind tasting of over 40 wines from across the UK, A to secure a A 50,000 order with wine retailer Naked Wines.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 12:28
Wine-Producing Property In Exceptional Location On Land Of 48 - ID: 5649536
This wine-producing property is situated in an exceptional location. It is in a secluded, private and tranquil position with extensive views of the surrounding countryside and vines.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 11:23