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Wines - Bordeaux Business School Wine MBA

Tristan Andrews — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:42:13 +0000

Vitisphere - The global wine industry is in the midst of an unprecedented and far-reaching period of change. This environment requires leaders to be flexible, adaptable and constantly self-questioning, to understand such things as growing international

Association for Corporate Growth Orange County to Showcase Private

Forbes - The event will showcase deal flow and feature wine tasting for the group's membership of more than 300 local business professionals. According to Brian Ruttencutter, ACG OC president, the 52 year-old organization is expecting more than 350 attendees

Wines - Three suburbs lose million-dollar status amid housing slowdown

Tristan Andrews — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 03:01:28 +0000

Three suburbs lose million-dollar status amid housing slowdown
The downturn in the Massachusetts housing market has pushed three Boston suburbs out of the "million-dollar club." Brookline, Dover and Lincoln no longer have median home prices above the one-million dollar mark.

Vintners vision to ferment in cave Vintners hope to cave in to success
Doug Bakker is starting with a vineyard but plans to turn his 30-acre parcel in Madison County into an entertainment complex.

Wines - Wines that save lives

Tristan Andrews — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:01:57 +0000

Wines that save lives
iAfrica.com, South Africa - Oct 31, 2006Bonnievale Cellar supports the courageous efforts of global sea rescue institutions with the release of two new wines, the Southern Lights Sauvignon Blanc 2006 ...

Camp Whitley to benefit from wine, cheese party
The Post & Mail, IN - 9 hours ago... Guests will have the unique opportunity to sample an assortment of wines, delicious food, listen to live jazz music and enjoy the cameraderie of friends. ...

Wines - Madonna's fashions may be duds

Tristan Andrews — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:00:36 +0000

Madonna's fashions may be duds
Detroit Free Press - If you ask Sonoma Valley comedian and vintner Tom Smothers, the competition was killed because organizers knew 2007 was his year to win. Osment gets probation TMZ.com reports that actor Haley Joel Osment, now 18, has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Book Signing of Santa Cruz Mountains' Vintner Martin Ray Biography Barbara Marinacci, step-daughter of legendary Santa Cruz Mountains vintner Martin Ray, will be signing copies of Vineyards in the Sky from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 17, 2004 at

Just reds left for the picking
Santa Maria Times - Jim Fiolek, Santa Barbara County Vintner's Association executive director, said harvest results have varied by vineyard. It's like bottles of wine. Every vineyard turned out differently, he said. Mark Cargasacchi, enologist for Rideau Vineyard

Wines - Q&A with PG&E s CEO

Tristan Andrews — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:00:53 +0000

Q&A with PG&E s CEO
San Luis Obispo Tribune - Take a look at Fetzer winery as an example. Ninety-five percent of their waste they can keep on-premise and reuse, 5 percent they ship off, and that is a dramatic reduction. When I went there, their whole building was constructed with energy

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Addison Independent - The Granstroms have grown grapes on at least part of their roughly 11 acres for five years, but until now they have been selling the grapes to a winery elsewhere. However, they would like to change that, and the $22,250 planning grant they received

Wines - Finding Your Perfect Honeymoon Destination

Tristan Andrews — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:00:16 +0000

Finding Your Perfect Honeymoon Destination
WAFF - the city's architecture and landscape, discover local artists, check out the latest fashion trends with some upscale shopping, scout out intimate boutiques, and linger over a renowned chef's cuisine accompanied by wine from a nearby vineyard

Cultivating loyalty
San Luis Obispo Tribune - Barbara Norlin of Seattle, left, stomps syrah grapes with her sister, Joanne Norlin of San Jose, during Opolo Vineyard s grape stomp during the 2003 Paso Robles Harvest Wine Tour weekend. With the wine-grape picking going on at vineyards throughout

Wines - Search over 38,000 businesses for sale

Tristan Andrews — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:00:27 +0000

Search over 38,000 businesses for sale
KATC 3 - Hoping to rally entrepreneurs before Election Day -- Nov. 7 -- the National Federation of Independent Business's Web site recently posted a voter resource guide, chock-full of information about how this year's candidates and elections will influence

Harvesting the fruit of the vine
Globe Gazette - What was the catalyst that turned this recently retired Iowa State Patrol trooper into a vintner on his 25-acre Winnebago County plot of land? We grow everything else in Iowa, why not grapes and wine? Ludwig said. But it was really his idea

Oakley's growth a challenge for vintners
Contra Costa Times - Longtime vintner Stan Planchon keeps his neighbors happy by occasionally giving them a bottle of wine. He also sells zinfandel grapes from his six-acre Empire Avenue property to Rosenblum. Planchon was one of the first harvests in Oakley last week. In

Wines - Samples Flow At Wine Festival

Tristan Andrews — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:00:13 +0000

Samples Flow At Wine Festival
The Virginia Wine Festival drew thousands of people to Morven Park this weekend to taste wines from across the state. More than 100 wineries brought their bottles to the festival, doling out samples during the two-day festival.

Movers & Shakers
Kirk Stroda of Stroda Bros. Farms in Monroe has been elected Oregon vice president of the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association. Cardwell Hill Winery of Philomath won two wine awards by the 2006 Northwest Wine Summit, the largest wine competition in the Pacific Northwest.

Hill Country Cultivating Wines, Vineyards
One county in the Hill Country is putting itself on the map as one of the top wine-touring destinations in the country. It's quickly becoming the taste of the town.

Wine thief knifes superstore guard
A SUPERMARKET security guard was left lying in a pool of blood after being stabbed by a knife-wielding shoplifter who then hauled a customer from their car and drove away.

Wines - Artist to discuss technique in Temecula

Tristan Andrews — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:01:39 +0000

Artist to discuss technique in Temecula
Valley News Network, CA - 8 hours ago... While working as a wine tasting manager at the Artiste Winery in the Santa Ynez Valley, LoCascio found herself at a loss for topic ideas for an upcoming art ...

ARG: Vi a Do a Paula to open second winery
just-drinks.com (subscription), UK - Sep 15, 2006Vi a Do a Paula is due to treble its wine grape production with the opening of a second winery, according to local reports. The ...

Wines - Research and Markets: Demand For New Zealand's Wine, Kiwi Sauvignon

Tristan Andrews — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:00:13 +0000

Research and Markets: Demand For New Zealand's Wine, Kiwi Sauvignon
Forbes - With many of wines new superpowers operating and farming in the Southern Hemisphere or, to be more accurate, in Australia in particular, our has published its first study of Southern Hemisphere grape supply and wine production. Use this report to

Dining's so fine at rustic hideaway
Arizona Daily Star - Poets' Corner has cocktails, wines and a variety of appetizers. It is open daily: 3:30-9 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, and until 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

La Bonne Vie receives Award of Excellence
Weirton Daily Times - recognized by Wine Spectator is great, said Werme. It conveys a message, especially to patrons from areas such as Cleveland or Pittsburgh, that when you come to Mountaineer you can experience the very best in fine dining and outstanding wines

Wines - Fall Arts Preview: Hollywood's Big Hitters

Tristan Andrews — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:00:21 +0000

Fall Arts Preview: Hollywood's Big Hitters
In the preview for "The Departed," Jack Nicholson asks a man sitting at the bar how his mother is. "She's on her way out" is the answer. Nicholson grins slightly, straightens his tie and says, "We all are. Act accordingly."

Artist, activists featured in Romano exhibit
BLAIRSTOWN -- Art by Annie Shaver-Crandell is on display in a show entitled, "Immersed in the Light: Landscapes Real and Imagined," in Blair Academy's Romano Gallery, 2 Park St., here. The exhibit will run through Saturday, Oct. 7.

Hot days, cool nights yield ideal wine grape
Just after sunrise, workers at Andrews Horse Heaven Ranch Vineyards begin picking merlot grapes. Walking briskly through the vineyard, their...

Live Music Calendar
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Wines - Fare hikes loom in SSA draft budget

Tristan Andrews — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:29:51 +0000

Fare hikes loom in SSA draft budget
Martha's Vineyard Times, MA - 22 hours ago... in the Hyannis terminal. No vote on the budget is expected until the board meets in October on the Vineyard. Mr. Lamson said he ...

AUS: Cheviot's vineyard trust posts FY figures
just-drinks.com (subscription), UK - Sep 13, 2006Cheviot Kirribilly Vineyard Property Group (CKP) has posted its full-year results for the year ending 30 June. The Australian vineyard ...

Md. vineyard nears bearing commercial wine
The News Journal, DE - Aug 30, 2006Tom Shelton's request for an exception to market bottled wine from vineyard grapes at his farm got approved. The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times/JACK WATSON. ...

Wines - Vineyards and Wineries

Tristan Andrews — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:02:02 +0000

Vineyards and Wineries
Afton Mountain Vineyards - Located on a beautiful spread in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, this mom and pop vineyard makes Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, a "Sweet Afton" dessert wine and, (yes, Sideways fans) one of the area's only Pinot Noirs.

McGuigan Simeon full year profits fall on wine glut
Wine group McGuigan Simeon has reported a 40% decline in earnings to A$34.4 million for the full year, as the Australian wine glut continues to pressurize margins.

East Bay
- Annual Grand Wine Tasting fund raiser for student scholarships is from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Saint Mary's College. Enjoy wines from around the world.

Wines - WINE EVENTS: OUR PICKS OF THE WEEK

Tristan Andrews — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:00:16 +0000

WINE EVENTS: OUR PICKS OF THE WEEK
OregonLive.com - For expanded listings of wine events visit www.oregonlive.com and type in keywords Wine Events. All telephone numbers are in the 503 area code unless otherwise noted. Wednesday night dinner: 5:30-7 p.m.; The Carlton Winemakers Studio, 801 N. Scott St

Local artist designs 'Bella Rouge' label for Indian Springs
Union - Images vary from whole lines of scented products, wine, posters and event/art logos to salad dressings with many of the products marketed worldwide. Though her work is far from limited to labels she also has illustrated baby books, memory books

Wines - twin red wines deliver delicious maturity

Tristan Andrews — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:01:20 +0000

twin red wines deliver delicious maturity
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Aug 22, 2006On the beautiful rolling hillsides of northern Italy's Piemonte region, the majestic reigning twins of Barolo and Barbaresco are red wines made from the noble ...

Some wines really can kick up a bit of a stink
Wood & Vale, UK - Aug 25, 2006... again. My nose was certainly in good form at Sainsbury's 2006 summer tasting, among the on-line only wines especially. "Fermenting ...

A selection of wines
Montreal Gazette (subscription), Canada - 18 hours agoTomis, Chardonnay, 2005 (white) Romania (Mufatlar) 00475822: Grassy-lemon nose; on the palate, the same flavours with an attractive herbal touch. ...

Winning Wines
San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - Sep 1, 2006... Chumeia Vineyards Wine and Food Yacht Cruise upon the Papagallo II. Sip wines and view Morro Bay s surrounding wildlife. $70 per person, club members $63. ...