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Canadians should see red over feds' inaction on archaic liquor lawA quick glance around the parliamentary dining room suggests a lunch-hour crowd of enthusiastic wine-lovers fortifying themselves for the intoxicating experience of a question period set to erupt in the House of Commons five floors below.
Topix.net Sunday, October 04, 2009West Coast Riesling under $15Vintners have discovered that this aromatic white is suited to Northern California's Monterey County and to Washington state's Columbia Valley. The wines we tasted for the most part are slightly off-dry, balanced and affordable. Good domestic Riesling is...
SF Gate Sunday, October 04, 2009Love of Pinot drives winemaker MacPhailBut for a finger, James MacPhail might be a professional bagpipe player today instead of the maker of an increasingly prominent collection of Pinot Noir. If it's Pinot that drives the Healdsburg winemaker's passions these days, about 20 years ago it was...
SF Gate Sunday, October 04, 20092009 harvest is shaping up to be memorableBecause grape growers tend to be an anxious lot, let's get the doom scenarios out of the way first. A storm system could arrive in the next week or so. Another heat spike could start shriveling grapes. Hail. Locusts. Otherwise, though, after a brutal year for...
SF Gate Sunday, October 04, 2009Shopper behavior affected by empty shelfAn empty store shelf spurs shoppers to buy the closest substitute for the product that isn't there, Canadian researchers say.
Topix.net Sunday, October 04, 2009Top Ten Best Restaurant Deals Right NowOver the last year, restaurants across the city have been offering special deals to appeal to customers in these lean times, and while everyone loves a great prix fixe, special happy hour, or drink and entree combo, some bargains are better than others.
Topix.net Sunday, October 04, 2009Land, Brand or Label? - Good Grape: A Wine Blog ManifestoThese days, winery success stories happen about as frequently as a DRC tasting at Safeway.t, there are success stories to be found in the far-reaching corners of the wine business. For example, private-label wines are hot and according to one insider, business is "booming."
Topix.net Sunday, October 04, 2009Prosser wineries bringing in people from all over WashingtonWorkers at the Port of Benton say Prosser could soon be in the center of the
wine industry.
Topix.net Sunday, October 04, 2009Trouble ahead for Oregon wineries?PORTLAND, Ore. - Unsold inventory and a public reluctance to continue purchasing premium wines could lead to problems for Oregon vintners.
Topix.net Sunday, October 04, 2009Peter Lehmann winemaker wins yearly awardPeter Lehmann Wines chief winemaker Andrew Wigan has been named winemaker of the year at the Gourmet Traveller WINE and Wine Australia 2009 winemaker of the year award.
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