Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesSpain’s Top Chefs Clash Over Ingredients and Culinary Innovations - New York Times
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
MADRID — With inventions like parmesan snow, chilled sauces that “boil” with dry ice and green olives made of “spherified” juice, Spain’s avant-garde chefs have created an international buzz for a national cuisine that was long considered …
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SCV Wine Classic tonight - Signal
Saturday, May 31st, 2008The 20th annual SCV Wine Classic will get under way tonight from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Main Gallery at California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway in Valencia. The event features a large collection of current and vintage wines for …
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David Beckham Buys Vineyard For Victoria To Make Wine - Post Chronicle
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Soccer star David Beckham has treated his wife Victoria to a vineyard - so she can make her own fine wine. The L.A. Galaxy star reportedly paid a seven-figure sum for the Californian yard as a birthday present for former Spice Girl, who turned 34 …
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Vanya Cullen puts Margaret River on the map - News.com.au
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Vanya Cullen is the first Australian to win the prestigious Woman of the Year award by Drinks Business, Britain’s leading industry magazine. The honour was announced in London this week at the International Wine Fair. The high-profile maker of Cullen …
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Wine: art of craft? - The Times
Saturday, May 31st, 2008The Times
Wine: art of craft?The Times, South Africa - 6 hours agoAs Paul Draper, philosopher and winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California puts it “what is fine wine all about? Let’s start from the point that making a …
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Make mine a pint: the summer’s best beers and ciders - Times Online
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Times Online
Make mine a pint: the summer’s best beers and cidersTimes Online, UK - 8 hours agoCompared with the stratospheric prices now being asked for fine wine, great British beer, at around 300 times cheaper than top-notch vintage claret, …
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Wine: Best of Bordeaux - Independent
Friday, May 30th, 2008Wine: Best of BordeauxIndependent, UK - 17 hours ago… depending on your allegiance, sees to it that vintage variation is still a demonstrable feature of the world’s biggest fine-wine region. …
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Hundreds of California Winemakers Lose Lucrative Access to Illinois - Forbes
Friday, May 30th, 2008Hundreds of California winemakers are set to lose their right to ship wine into one of the nation’s most lucrative wine markets on June 1 when an anti-shipping law goes into effect in Illinois. The loss of market access results from many California …
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VICTORIA DRINKS TO BECKHAM BREW - Daily Express
Friday, May 30th, 2008Victoria Beckham may eat like a bird but she is a big fan of fine wine – and is now poised to create her own Beckham brand. Victoria and husband David are planning to buy a Californian vineyard for their ninth wedding anniversary in July. And they …
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A bicycle built for Paris sightseeing - Newsday
Friday, May 30th, 2008My first encounter with the self-service rental bikes in Paris was like my first day in college French class: I was in over my head. It was 8 a.m. one Sunday last November, an hour when no one is out in Paris except street cleaners, cafe waiters and …
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