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Gardening Tip: Wine Box Planters – Rockford Register Star (blog)

Category : Wine

Gardening Tip: Wine Box Planters
Rockford Register Star (blog)
Whether you're a gardener in San Francisco who has access to lots and lots of empty crates from the plentiful local wineries, or just an everyday DIYer, the humble wooden wine box has a number of uses around the home. For outdoor use, you're pretty

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Napa Valley chefs team up for Oscars fundraising gala – Napa Valley Register

Category : Red Wine


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Napa Valley chefs team up for Oscars fundraising gala
Napa Valley Register
Winery chef Jeff Mosher will be taking part as well, pairing dishes with both white and red Mondavi wines. Some of the valley's best-known chefs have promised to take part and will be on hand to serve savory bites and desserts, including La Toque's Ken
California winemakers work to crack Chinese marketVentura County Star

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Muscat pushing sauvignon off third place – Napa Valley Register

Category : Sauvignon Blanc

Muscat pushing sauvignon off third place
Napa Valley Register
Recently pinot grigio displaced sauvignon blanc as the second most popular white wine variety in the United States, and now fast-growing muscat wines has overtaken it, too. Chardonnay remains by far the best-selling wine, red or white.

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Council to consider wine regulations – Napa Valley Register

Category : Wineries

Council to consider wine regulations
Napa Valley Register
Calistoga City Council will consider a set of long-debated regulation of wineries and tasting rooms at a public hearing at 7 pm Tuesday, Feb. 21. Council will take public comment on a proposal to require that at least 75 percent of grapes used in

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Romance in the Valley – Napa Valley Register

Category : Wineries

Romance in the Valley
Napa Valley Register
If you have big bucks, it's easy to do romantic things in Napa Valley: Dine at the French Laundry or get a spa treatment at Auberge du Soleil; have a portrait painted or buy a boutique vineyard and winery. If you're not so flush, you can still have a

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Column : Under $25 Wines – Napa Valley Register

Category : Winery

Column : Under $25 Wines
Napa Valley Register
It can be good fun to recount stories of tasting the most sought-after and expensive wines from Napa Valley when we are lucky enough to have had the experience. However, it can be even more fun to find a great Napa Valley wine that does not clear out

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Some chocolates, wine can be good for you – New Haven Register

Category : Red Wine


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Some chocolates, wine can be good for you
New Haven Register
Chocolate and red wine in moderation actually qualify as “healthy,” studies have shown. Red wine's polyphenols are antioxidants, which protect the body from damaging effects caused by “free radicals.” “Some of the benefit really is from the ethanol per
Wine and chocolate: Just what the doctor orderedNECN
Indulge in Chocolate Wine Decadence this Valentine's DayThe Dagger
Perryman Nutrition Column: Go Ahead, Chocoholics, a Little Chocolate is Good Colorado State University News (press release)

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Norfolk Lion’s Club to benefit from Tim’s Auctions sale on Feb. 17 – Torrington Register Citizen

Category : Wine Club

Norfolk Lion's Club to benefit from Tim's Auctions sale on Feb. 17
Torrington Register Citizen
Admittance to the auction (and preview) will be a $10 donation to benefit the Norfolk Lion's Club. Refreshments will be served, to include wine, cheese, crackers, finger sandwiches, soft drinks and water A 15 percent buyer's premium will be applied to

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Crop worth lowest since 2008 – Napa Valley Register

Category : Cabernet Sauvignon

Crop worth lowest since 2008
Napa Valley Register
50580 — Tons of Napa County cabernet sauvignon in 2011. 2010 figure: 55792. • $4683 — Price per ton of Napa County cabernet sauvignon. 2010 figure: $4454. • $2275 — Price per ton of Napa County chardonnay. 2010 figure: $2211. An across-the-board

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New winemaker at Atalon – Napa Valley Register

Category : Cabernet Sauvignon

New winemaker at Atalon
Napa Valley Register
A master blender known for crafting age-worthy wines, Kosi has worked extensively with cabernet sauvignon from regions including Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder, Oakville and Rutherford. He brings 11 years of experience to Atalon.

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