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Wine road leads to hidden treasures in Southern IllinoisThe 280,000 acres of the Shawnee National Forest is not a solid expanse of trees.
Topix.net Wednesday, September 02, 2009Pouring red wine.Mixed messages ... Is red wine good for you or bad for you? I am a cocktail of healthy antioxidants that may help prevent heart disease - " but I contain a toxin with the potential to cause cancer.
Topix.net Wednesday, September 02, 2009Chile triumphs at Decanter World Wine AwardsChile has proven itself a producer of some of the finest Sauvignon, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Cabernet blends in the world.
Decanter.com Wednesday, September 02, 2009South Africa to punt upmarket wine sales to HollandAlthough South African wines have a successful record in the Netherlands, Wines of SA says it will embark on a new marketing strategy to improve sales of upmarket branded wines.
Topix.net Wednesday, September 02, 2009SurePure technology approved in South AfricaSouth Africa has become the first country to approve a new hi-tech process which uses light energy to purify wine ? and claims to dramatically reduce the need to add sulphur.
Decanter.com Wednesday, September 02, 2009St Henri prices surge at auctionPrices up to ten times those predicted were paid for early vintages of one of Australia's greatest labels, St Henri, in a major online auction of Penfolds wines yesterday.
Decanter.com Wednesday, September 02, 2009Tailgating whites that won't break the bankFootballs are in the air, and soon the smells of tailgating picnics will fill the air as well.
Topix.net Wednesday, September 02, 2009Director of Domaine de la Passion Haut Brion diesLouis Fournier, director of Domaine de la Passion Haut Brion, died last month leaving a question mark over the future of the property.
Decanter.com Wednesday, September 02, 2009Bedales Wine Bar, Borough MarketNot entirely convinced that the first two wines offered were really the showcasing 'wow' bottles that Bedales should have opened. A crisp Vernaccia was perfectly chilled and a good accompaniment to the marvellous platter of food but the red was, well, surprising. And odd. The foodie and tourist heaven of Borough Market is a great place - lively, ram-shackled, and bustling. As least it is on the true market days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). On a Wednesday morning the vacuous stares of the camera-clutchers show either realisation they have come on the wrong day or bewilderment over the lack of much happening in this 'must see' destination. Bedales was one of a handful of places open (a couple of fruit and veg people, Monmouth coffee, Brindisa...). I couldn't decide if Bedales shabbiness was by design or accidental; it certainly fits in with the general air of the market, perhaps more so given the general lack of much happening. One good thing about going on an off-market day is th
Spittoonbiz Wednesday, September 02, 200910 ways in 10 minutes to a classier glassNAPA, Calif. - Is life too short to drink cheap wine? Perhaps. But since that's kind of an academic question for a nation living on a beer budget, here are 10 ways to make what you're pouring better in 10 minutes or less.
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