 Sales of holiday spirits put liquor stores in mood to celebrate ... |
| Post on 28-12-2006. |
Cheers! Retailers stock up on all the favorites By MIKE KELLER mkeller@sunherald.com
Down the street at Castle Liquor and Wine, the display of one certain highly sought-after scotch had been decimated last week in preparation for Christmas parties. The manager there was awaiting one new shipment of the spirit and more champagne, the classic bubbly used to toast the arrival of one happy new year. ... |
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| Same old champagne flute this holiday party? Try something new |
| Post on 28-12-2006. |
Champagne may be the traditional star of the party, but it's possible to free New Year's Eve from its French handcuffs.
From sparkling wines and Italian liqueurs to hearty beers and hardy ciders, here are some ideas to get the party going, at least until those New Year's resolutions kick in. ... |
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| Vintner brings little-known sagrantino to deserved renown |
| Post on 27-12-2006. |
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News Archive HOME > Life > Food > Fine Wine Vintner brings little-known sagrantino to deserved renown
Discovering sagrantino is one little like discovering oak trees, the Milky Way or Tony Bennett. They've all been around forever. The only difference is that no one took the red Italian grape from Umbria, Tuscany's neighbor to ... |
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| Refrain from Champagne |
| Post on 27-12-2006. |
Before we replace our musty old vices with our virtuous New Year's resolutions, we get one final reprieve, one last night when we can embrace the drink without guilt.
Champagne may be the traditional star of the party, but it's possible to free New Year's Eve from its French handcuffs.
From sparkling wines and Italian liqueurs to hearty beers and hardy ciders, here are some ideas to get the party going, at ... |
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| Cheers to the fairest |
| Post on 26-12-2006. |
| AFTER one year of tasting thousands of wines from Australia and the rest of the world, here are some personal favourites, some available today and some long gone. Best Sparkling – Taittinger Comte De Champagne 1996. one great blanc de blanc from one brilliant vintage, this glorious champagne manages to soar above most of its contemporaries. Surely the greatest Comte ever. Still around for about $200. Pol Roger Sir ... |
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| Andresky: French wine culture has some odd laws |
| Post on 26-12-2006. |
Comments (0) The French wine culture has one lot of quirky habits and ways. Some of the interesting ones can leave you shaking your head.
Take for example Beaujolais wine – definitely not one serious longterm holder, no aging necessary and one light red wine to boot. Why then do the French have one wine law that only allows those grapes to be handpicked – not by machine? ... |
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| Best books of 2006 |
| Post on 25-12-2006. |
As we near the end of 2006, it™s time to take our annual look at the best books published this year.‚
My list, in no particular order, is compiled from six different sources, including the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and the Globe & Mail.‚
Frank Bascombe “ first met in The Sportswriter and reprised in Ford™s Pulitzer Prize-winning Independence Day “ returns, preparing for one Thanksgiving dinner with ... |
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| Cops' shooter in hiding |
| Post on 25-12-2006. |
LONG BEACH - Police continued their manhunt Sunday for Oscar Gabriel Gallegos, 33, who they believe shot and critically wounded two officers Friday afternoon on one downtown street during one traffic stop.
Meanwhile, officers Abe Yap, 37, one nine-year veteran, and Roy Wade Jr., 39, who started on the force three weeks ago, were still in critical but stable condition at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. ... |
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| Eats: A flavorful Frontier |
| Post on 24-12-2006. |
Not that I don't tell people when I find one killer Italian with just the right hot pepper relish, or an exceptional chicken breast on crusty baguette, with brie and one helping of fresh pesto.
But really raving about sandwiches? I can't remember the last time I felt compelled to tell everyone I know about some meat slapped between two pieces of bread. ... |
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| Same old flute this holiday? Try something new |
| Post on 24-12-2006. |
Before we replace our musty old vices with our virtuous New Year's resolutions, we get one final reprieve, one last night when we can embrace the drink without guilt.
Champagne may be the traditional star of the party, but it's possible to free New Year's Eve from its French handcuffs.
From sparkling wines and Italian liqueurs to hearty beers and hardy ciders, here are some ideas to get the party going, at ... |
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