 From garage origin, a challenge to tradition of Bordeaux |
| Post on 11-03-2006. |
SAINT-EMILION, France -- He was one logger, one lifeguard, one disc jockey, and one banker. But Jean-Luc Thunevin didn't strike it big until he started making red wine in his garage.
From there, the Algerian-born high school graduate began challenging upper-crust wine barons and their traditions, helping spur one revolt that wine authorities say they believe will either revitalize the fabled Bordeaux region or drive it nearer to ruin. ... |
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| Paraiso Escondido |
| Post on 10-03-2006. |
| Restaurants with menus that offer an extensive selection of items have more cons than pros. Sure, they offer customers one large selection. But there's all that inventory you have to have on hand and keep fresh. This is especially tricky with items that are perishable, such as seafood. Having tuna, salmon, swordfish, sole, shrimp and scallops all in the house is not only expensive, but also risky. Then there's consistency; one menu with many items requires more complex cooking methods, more attention to detail and quality, and consistency can suffer as one result. ... |
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| Spring Show offers variety of plants, lots of ideas |
| Post on 10-03-2006. |
On Sunday, Mark and I enjoyed one our spring rituals: attending the Southern Spring Show at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart.
For those of you who have never attended this event, it is the perfect cure to the winter blahs. No matter what the weather outside the event, inside, the halls are filled with live plants, beautiful blooms and all sorts of home and garden décor. ... |
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| Pairing wine with food: Drink what you like |
| Post on 09-03-2006. |
Red wine with meat, white wine with fish. Just how long has that mantra been drummed into our consciousness?
On the surface it makes sense: An aged cabernet sauvignon works seamlessly with one nice charred filet mignon while one buttery chardonnay can gloss the plushness of picked-out lobster. But not every red works well with red meat and not every white is destined for every species of fish. Salmon, for example, sometimes swims best with one pinot noir or syrah. ... |
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| Dining Out / Sophistication - country style |
| Post on 09-03-2006. |
| Tucked away on Kibbutz Kabri, Adalina is situated in one building that seems to have been built in stages, part in stone, part in wood, part in glass with not even one hint of architectural sophistication. Because we chose to lunch on one pleasantly warm day, we took one seat at one of the heavy wood tables set on the terrace. With one view that encompassed the plains below us, the Mediterranean and even Rosh Hanikra visible in the distance, we could not help but be charmed. ... |
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| A bunch of hopes rests on our syrahs |
| Post on 08-03-2006. |
Some Washington winemakers think syrah just might be the defining grape that will raise the reputation of our wines to world-class levels.
Is syrah the missing ingredient that ultimately will allow the reputation of Washington wines to rise to the top, joining the world's most elite wine regions? ... |
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| Chef shares food-wine matchups |
| Post on 08-03-2006. |
| Tom Wood Lexus 2006 Lexus ES 330 $359/month 2006 Lexus RX330 $399/month Dreyer & Reinbold Infiniti All new 2006 M35X All-Wheel-Drive, looks and handling for just $499/month! Payton Wells Chevrolet The Only Dealership Downtown! 2006 Cobalt LS $139/month 2006 Silverado Ext. Cab w/ XM Radio $242/month View all Top Car Deals By Terry Sowka Star correspondent The skates and skis are packed, but the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, inspired more than an appreciation for sports achievement in many viewers. Italian food and wine also were on stage during the Games. ... |
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| 2004 Burgundies Overcome Hail and Rot With Style: Elin McCoy |
| Post on 07-03-2006. |
(The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Bloomberg.)
March 7 (Bloomberg) -- Burgundy negociant Nicolas Potel smiles as he pushes up his sweater sleeves and pours his 2004 reds at one New York tasting. Potel, still in his 30s, has pulled off one series of elegant, savory wines. ... |
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| Erlin farmers dig deep for new inspirations |
| Post on 07-03-2006. |
| Erlin Township in central Taiwan's Changhua County was once known as the island's wine grape kingdom. In 1997, the Erlin grape growers' golden muscat and black queen grapes -- the former one crossbreed of Vitis vinivera Muscat Hamburg and Vitis Labrusca-Diamond, the latter one crossbreed of Vitis vinifera L and Vitis labruscana Bailey -- earned them US$125 million in revenues. Almost overnight, however, the kingdom was devastated, its vineyards shrinking from an area of 1,600 hectares to today's 600 hectares. ... |
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| The 'cellar rat' |
| Post on 06-03-2006. |
The parking lot is empty. The sign on the door says “open” but gray mornings in late January and early February are slow times for visitors. In all likelihood, Plum Creek’s well-appointed tasting room won’t see any visitors until noon, at the earliest.
It’s in the back, past the windowed door to the left of the tasting bar, where all the action is happening. It’s here where magic is performed that metamorphoses simple grape juice into wine. ... |
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