Friday, December 09, 2005 

Fine Wine - Homegrown bubbly with a French accent


Homegrown bubbly with a French accent
Seattle Times - This week we turn our attention to sparkling wines made right here in the U.S.A 10 different sparkling wines and five still wines: three pinot noirs, a

Top 100 Wines
San Francisco Chronicle - While running the Franscioni ranch, the couple in 1996 planted Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah vines on their Santa Lucia Highlands property west of Gonzales. to match the complexities of our 10 favorite wines Compiled by Chronicle Wine EditorLinda Murphy It was love On The Chronicle's Top 100 Wines of 2005 list, Rosella has her

Wednesday, December 07, 2005 

Fine Wine - Ferrari-Carano wines sold in China


Ferrari-Carano wines sold in China
Reno Gazette-Journal - From Reno to Asia -- Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery, owned by Don and Rhonda Carano of the Eldorado Hotel Casino family, recently began distributing its wines in Shanghai and Beijing, China. reserve chardonnay, merlot, cabernet sauvignon and Trsor, the winery's Bordeaux-style blend

A year in the vineyards
Star Ledger - Down at the winery, meanwhile, things have been heating up Even if you've never set foot in a winery, you know how this is done, thanks to centuries of European

Napa Valley winery has movie 'engagement'
Napa News - They were here only one day, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., shooting the exterior of the winery,' said Martin. ' I've done programs before for the History Channel, involving three or four people, so I didn't think too much about it. movie 'The Engagement Ring,' filmed at his historic Martin Estate winery.The movie is set in Napa

For patriotic palates, try zinfandel
Star Ledger - Wine shopping for Thanksgiving, America's only holiday devoted to dinner, should include an all-American wine like zinfandel. And you can get a lot for your money from Renwood Winery's, 2002, 'Sierra Series' zinfandel. in 1993 by Robert Smerling, Renwood winery specializes in single-vineyard zinfandels; but

Monday, December 05, 2005 

Fine Wine - Creating Wine


Creating Wine
BisMan Online - Now you can, thanks to a new store called Vintner's Cellar in Bismarck He got the idea to open a Vintner's Cellar at an unlikely place