life style - "wine"

Palate Food + wine Rating: *** Location: 933 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale; 662-9463; www.palate . Ambience: Smart, casual California restaurant with a terrific menu from Octavio Becerra; a fun, lively vibe and a ...

Designed for quality control in the field, the device is made up of six sensors which detect substances characteristic of a certain wine variety.

It is the seminal wine blogging event wine Blogging Wednesday's fourth birthday. This momentous occasion being hosted by the creator Lenn Thompson at Lenndeavours, with the theme 'back to your roots'. Being of an age when the memory is not quite what it was, that mystical 'first bottle' is pure conjecture. I assume the setting was sometime in the '70's - the decade I thought we had power cuts to give the coal men time off at Christmas. The time, so I am told, of prawn cocktails and Black Forest Gateau and the heights of vinos sophistication being bottles of Blue Nun, Liebfraumilch and, holy of holies, Mateaus Rosé.And there was me, several years later, drinking the damn stuff overlooking Macau harbour and thinking how cool I was! It wasn't cool. It was naff, even then. It was also damn expensive for a destitute traveller. But actually the evening was made by that bottle of wine - the colour of the sunset mirroring the rose-tinted liquid in the glass, the light shimmering across the

While many say they enjoy the variety of wines their town has to offer, they fear its become an 'Adult Disneyland of alcohol consumption.' At the meeting Monday night some said there are simply too many tasting ...

The Fachverband Unabhängiger Weinreferenten e.V. (FUW - association of independent wine lecturers in Germany) has elected a new board, and is set to promote the Private wine Enthusiast diploma it issues.

There was a huge amount of hype surrounding the 2005 vintage , and the very high prices reflected that fact, but this elegant wine is an excellent buy.

Leading Spanish producer Miguel Torres has launched the country's first ever wine that is almost totally alcohol free.

A vertical tasting is conducted by tasting one wine varietal from the same producer from several vintages.For example, you may set up a tasting to feature Clos Du Val?s Napa...

This is a delicious Malbec with intensity and kick, fruit and firm tannins. Malbec continues to be Argentina's signature grape and for good reason - it is rugged enough...

The Dish Bistro and wine Bar is back after a longer-than-usual summer break with a new chef and updated menu.The Dish, 3131 E. First St., officially reopened last Friday after being closed since July 1, said Tom Smith, who owns The Dish and the adjoining RumRunner wine and Cheese Co. with Jennifer Elchuck.