Fine Wine Blog

Wine is being discovered by, marketed to the under-30 crowd
Glenwood Post Online - Vail In recent years, even for those under 30, it has become cool to be a wine geek. Or at least act like one. Wine tastings and wine bars are sprouting up all over, making wanna-be wine savants out of regular Joes. Words like bouquet and

Celebs turn a postmortem profit
Myrtle Beach Online - More than 40 years after her death, Marilyn Monroe's photos are used to hawk everything from T-shirts and posters to coffee mugs and key chains. Now, the late actress is at the center of a bitter legal dispute over who controls the rights to her

New York porn star hits it big as wine-maker
The Sun - NEW YORK: It seemed like the perfect gimmick: a celebrity porn star would launch her own wine, with her alluring picture on the label. Savanna Samson did just that, but when it received a score of 90 to 91 out of 100 by wine guru Robert Parker, the

March 21 Datebook
Vacaville Reporter - MIDDLE EARTH FESTIVAL - The second annual Middle Earth Festival, celebrating author J.R.R. Tolkien and his "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, comes to life 7- 8:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday in downtown Vacaville

WINE EVENTS
All telephone numbers are in the 503 area code unless otherwise noted. Locals' Night: Three-course menu of regional cuisine and wines; Dundee Bistro, 100 S.W. Seventh St., Suite A, Dundee; call for reservations, 554-1650; $25.

Georgian President Says Russian Wine Ban Will Strengthen Agriculture
TBILISI, Georgia: Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Monday that a continuing ban by Russia on Georgia wines would make his Caucasus Mountain nation's agriculture industry stronger.

Food and wine events
"A Life Uncorked" -- April 23, 11:30 a.m., Wente Vineyards Event Center, 5050 Arroyo Road, Livermore. A reception, luncheon and book signing with world-renowned wine writer Hugh Johnson. $45. 925-456-2400 for reservations or online at ticketmaster.com.

The wine business: Starting a vineyard
Gwinnett Daily Post, GA - Apr 8, 2006... ideal. If you have a plot of land, large or small, and the notion of becoming a vintner appeals to you, you aren t alone. There ...

Anchored to the Central Coast
New Times SLO, CA - Apr 13, 2006... t manage the morning show hours with Katie. So she opted for a related job closer to home, that of public relations director for vintner David Weyrich. ...

Public exposure
Toronto Sun, Canada - Apr 9, 2006... her own wine -- Sogno Uno, an Italian red wine created under the auspices of one of Italy's respected winemakers, Robert Cipresso who is also a vintner to the ...

Master calendar
Monterey County Herald, CA - Apr 7, 2006... Pavona vintner Richard Kanakaris will serve a selection of Pavona wines. There will also be an egg hunt for children, raffles and other surprises. ...