Fine Wine Blog

Save The Date: Annual Wine Tasting in Sierra Madre
Pasadena Independent, CA - Feb 16, 2006... Each guest will receive a Friends souvenir commemorative wine glass and a convenient food tray provided by Katie Orth, Webb-Martin Realty.The program cover ...

Gold, metals shares cap Canada gains
Investors Business Daily - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks managed slight gains in Friday afternoon trading but the weight of slumping mining and metals shares capped the market's growth. The S&P/TSX Composite Index ( SPTSX ) was last up 0.06% to 11,936.28. The

A double-blind look at Yakima Valley wines
Seattle Times - Last spring, the Yakima Valley vintners put on a tasting for the trade here in Seattle, and I was pleased to discover an interesting assortment of new wines and wineries. With another round of new releases now appearing, I began looking at syrah and

Today in Orange County
Orange County Register - News you can use Wednesday, Feb. 8. Washington: President Bush will meet with King Abdullah of Jordan. Washington: Mark McClellan, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee

Four easy ways to make your wine waiter's day
The Observer - Feb 11 4:19 PM
One of my favourite wine cartoons shows an obsequious sommelier serving at a table. 'An excellent choice, sir' he purrs, above the caption 'What wine waiters say'. Next to the first picture is another with a rather different caption, namely: 'What they think.'Save to My Web

Crusade to crown zinfandel California's official wine
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 9:28 AM
With barely a nod to the cabernets that reign supreme in California's renowned Wine Country, zinfandel is poised to take the throne as the state's official wine.Save to My Web

Friday briefs
Belleville News-Democrat - Feb 11 3:19 AM
Blum House has tea party A Valentine Tea Party will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Blum House, 410 W. Main St., Collinsville. The cost is $15 and benefits the Friends of the Collinsville Historical Museum.Save to My Web