Monthly Archives: December 2007

Wines for Christmas Dinner Christmas dinners are a great time

Wines for Christmas Dinner Christmas dinners are a great time to try new wines with favorite recipes of old. Will it be ham, turkey, goose or prime rib? If you are looking for new…

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Wine chief forced to smash Grange (Herald Sun) A MELBOURNE

Wine chief forced to smash Grange (Herald Sun) A MELBOURNE brewery executive was on the verge of tears when he had to smash two bottles of Australia’s best-known wine at Melbourne Airport.

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Wine Weekend, at The Old Rectory Hotel – Norwich’s only

Wine Weekend, at The Old Rectory Hotel – Norwich’s only AA Red Star hotel. Feb 4th-Feb 6th 2005, NorwichA series of tastings, a welcome supper and Saturday evening formal dinner with wines.

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Champagne pairs well with seafood Although its range of styles

Champagne pairs well with seafood Although its range of styles makes champagne a versatile match for a variety of foods, it pairs effortlessly with seafood. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

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Cooking with Friends – Singles Cooking Event – Chef Eric’s

Cooking with Friends – Singles Cooking Event – Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom Wed Feb 23rd, 2005, Los AngelesCooking 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.

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Sparkling wine and Champagne trivia and history (Canada.com) – Strictly

Sparkling wine and Champagne trivia and history (Canada.com) – Strictly speaking, sparkling wine is only a wine with a gas problem (i.e., it’s carbonated wine, hooch infused with carbon dioxide gas). Some of these sparkling wines are carbonated naturally. For … Continue reading

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Cos d’Estournel with Jean-Guillaume Prats Fri Apr 29th, 2005, New

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

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Wine of the Week: Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz 2004

Wine of the Week: Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz 2004 (Aus) $25 Penfold’s Bin 389 Cab/Shiraz is a beautiful South Australian blend that boasts rich, ripe fruit coupled with a sassy spice (mostly pepper) and smokiness that adds pizazz to … Continue reading

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Souper Soups – Hands On Cooking Class Fri Mar 4th,

Souper Soups – Hands On Cooking Class Fri Mar 4th, 2005, Los AngelesSouper Soups--Fri–-3/4/05--7:00pm-10:00pm--$75.00 Any chef will tell you that the key to a great dish is a great stock.

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Washington’s Birthday party at Veramar Vineyard Sun Feb 27th, 2005,

Washington’s Birthday party at Veramar Vineyard Sun Feb 27th, 2005, BerryvilleWashington's Birthday party at Veramar Vineyard. Celebrate George's birth and enjoy samples of cherry pie paired with Veramar wines.

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