Wine News

Sushi Class - Hands On Cooking Class
Sat Apr 8th, 2006, Los Angeles Sushi Class Sat, 4/8/06 3:00pm-6:00pm Sat, 5/13/06 3:00pm-6:00pm You will learn how to buy the freshest, most delicious fish, and how to cut and prepare it properly for all of the dishes we will be making.

Asia powers global wine trade: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Asian tipplers are drinking more and better quality wine, a new study has found, highlighting the region’s growing importance to the booming global wine trade.

Bistro, Los Angeles Cooking Class
Tue Apr 4th, 2006, Los Angeles One of my favorite ways to cook is ?bistro-style,? country French cuisine that?s long on flavor.

Wine of the Week: The Crossings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2004 (NZ) $17
The Crossings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is a medium-bodied, straw-colored, Sauvignon Blanc with a zip that includes the flavors of lime, grapefruit, and an underlying minerality that gives it added spunk and acidic appeal. A terrific wine for meals or appetizers…

Isenhour Early Leader in Wine Country (TheGolfChannel.com)
Tripp Isenhour, winner of the season-opening Panama Championship, carded a 5-under-par 67 Thursday and shares the lead with the first round of the inaugural Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship suspended due to darkness.

What is Chardonnay?
Thu Apr 6th, 2006, Long Island Gilles Martin, Martha Clara Vineyards Chardonnay is known as the world?s favorite white wine grape.

Champagne Masterclass
Thu Apr 20th, 2006, Glasgow An indulgent evening comparing ten different styles of Champagne - from grower Champagne, non vintage brands to top Prestige Cuvee labels.

Free wine tasting in Yachats (Newport News-Times)
The Wine Place features a complimentary tasting of the wines of Dimmick Cellars from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday. Meet Darren Dimmick, a software consultant-turned-winemaker. Using fruit from both sides of the Columbia River, Dimmick creates rich wines earning steady recognition.

Wine Calendar (The Charlotte Observer)
ARTHUR’S WINE SHOP, 4400 Sharon Road, in Belk at SouthPark. 6:30 p.m.; $20. Tuesday: Austrian Wines. Also free wine tastings daily. Class reservations: (704) 366-8610.PEWTER ROSE, 1820 South Blvd. 6 p.m.; $20. Monday: Wines and Food from Spain. April 10: Wines and Food from Italy; April 17: Wines and Food from Argentina. April 24: Wines and Foods from France. Reservations: (704) 332-8149.

Forget cheese, France allows wood chips with wine (Times Leader)
PARIS France s government said Wednesday it will soon allow vintners to flavor their wine with wood shavings a moneysaving shortcut to help face tough international competition.