Wine News

Sunday Brunch at Montinore Estate
Sun Feb 20th, 2005, Forest Grove
Sunday Brunch served at The Vineyard House, the renovated historic mansion at Montinore Estate, featuring seasonal menu paired with Montinore wines.

Cos d’Estournel with Jean-Guillaume Prats
Fri Apr 29th, 2005, New York City
Exclusive Dinner at a private home in NYC with Jean-Guillaume Prats, CEO of Cos d'Estournel.

Rain, Hail Test French Wine Producers; Late Sun Saves Vintage (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) — Fine weather during the harvest rescued the 2007 vintage for many French wine producers, who had to contend with summer rain in Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Loire, hail in part of Alsace and abnormally dry conditions in Provence.

Burghound.com Selection of the Week
In this free sample from Allen “Burghound” Meadows’s fully searchable database of Burgundy tasting notes, this feature on WineLoversPage.com will display a new report on a “top value” Burgundy every week.

Cooking with Friends - Singles Cooking Event - Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom
Wed Feb 23rd, 2005, Los Angeles
Cooking With Friends - SINGLE MEN NEEDED TO COOK Contact Robyn at http://www.dinnerwithfriends.la Wednesday–2/23/05 7:00pm-10:00pm $80.00 Cooking With Friends is back by popular demand and limited to just 12 lucky participants.

Wine of the Week: Vina Robles Petite Sirah 2005 (CA) $26
Vina Robles has produced a beautiful Petite Sirah. This is a full-bodied, full-flavored, full-colored red wine that can certainly hold its own. The flavor profile speaks of dark…

Rain, Hail Test French Wine Producers; Late Sun Saves Vintage (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) — Fine weather during the harvest rescued the 2007 vintage for many French wine producers, who had to contend with summer rain in Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Loire, hail in part of Alsace and abnormally dry conditions in Provence.

Mangiar Divino - The Wines of Bava Dinner
Sat Feb 5th, 2005, London
Mangiar Divino - The Wines of Bava Dinner at Great Fosters Hotel Special Guest: Roberto Bava, Owner Hosted by Lance Jefferson, London Sales Director Code TAS436 Carriages 11.00pm Jacket & Tie We advise booking early as places are limited to 30 The Bava winery, run by the three Bava brothers, Roberto, Giulio and Piero, is one of the most innovative and impressive in Piedmont today.

La Rochelle Cooking Class
Tue Mar 1st, 2005, San Jose
La Rochelle Winery – 3000 Aborn Road, San Jose, CA 95135 Cooking Class Tuesday Evening - 7:00 p.m.

Drink, er, Swallow Up: Red Wine Benefits in a Pill? (Fox News)
A drug company founded by a Harvard professor says its found a way to pack the health-boosting benefits of red wine into a pill, Reuters reports.