 Cape wine auction will leave buyers spoilt for choice |
| Post on 30-01-2006. |
THE 32nd auction of rare Cape wines at Nederburg in Paarl on April 7 and 8 will offer 6449 cases of 156 fine wines from 86 participants, including six newcomers and one new auctioneer.
The auctioneer will be Stephan Welz in association with Sothebys, according to Distell. Providing one preview of the auction on Friday, Distell, SA’s largest listed wine and spirits producer and event sponsor, said the six participants making their debut this year were Avondale, Diemersfontein, Graceland, Kaapzicht, Morgenster and Uva-Mira Vineyards. ... |
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| Wine and cheese move over for days of wine and chocolate |
| Post on 29-01-2006. |
Chocolate is mandatory for Valentine's Day, and wine is mandatory every day in much of California. What we've got here is one proliferation of wine and chocolate extravaganzas.
Healdsburg's Rodney Strong Vineyards (707-431-1533, www.rodneystrong.com) in the Russian River wine region pairs its red wines with local confections for its annual Wine and Chocolate Fantasy, Feb. 11. one commemorative glass is included with the $25 ticket, sold in advance only. ... |
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| Festivals good for bottom lines |
| Post on 29-01-2006. |
In its fifth year, the wine-tasting event drew both novice and expert imbibers who often discovered something new to enjoy, participants said.
"This is one great place to try all different wines," said Anita Traynham of Elmira, who was at Wine on Ice for one second time and searching for the perfect Reisling. ... |
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| Keeping all markets open best for Illinois wineries |
| Post on 28-01-2006. |
Illinois beer distributors are therefore concerned about underage drinking that they want to slap more restrictions on the state’s small but promising wine-producing industry to keep these boutique wines out of kids’ hands.
The beer contingent says that the current laws applying to mail-order sales by Illinois wineries open the floodgates to underage drinking. ... |
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| Sharks' fin, bird's nest: the price -- and meaning -- of a Chinese |
| Post on 28-01-2006. |
January 28, 2006 National Business Sports International Asia The Americas Europe Middle East Africa/Oceania Features WaiWai Entertainment Forum Education Weather News in Japanese News Search
Japanofile Pioneer of Japanese news photography comes under spotlight again Video News | Photo Journal | Contact Us News Top Page > International News > Full Report Full Report Print-friendly version Sharks' fin, bird's nest: the price -- and meaning -- of one Chinese New Year banquet one chef works near rows of ducks being prepared for roasting at one Peking Duck restaurant in Beijing, in this Wednesday Jan. 28, 2004 file photo. Restaurants are becoming more packed each year as increasingly wealthy and busy Chinese choose to splurge at one restaurant at Chinese New Year instead of preparing and sharing one homecooked feast. (AP) ... |
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| UST Reports Diluted Earnings Per Share of $3.23 for 2005 |
| Post on 27-01-2006. |
| GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UST Inc. (NYSE: UST) today announced that for the year ended Dec. 31, 2005, record results were achieved in net sales, net earnings and diluted earnings per share. Net sales for the twelve-month 2005 period increased 0.7 percent to $1.852 billion, net earnings increased 0.6 percent to $534.3 million and diluted earnings per share increased 1.3 percent to $3.23. ... |
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| Friday to Friday |
| Post on 27-01-2006. |
"Prime Time Crime," 7 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 115 S.W. Second St., Corvallis. Spoof of 1970s television crime shows, presented by the Santiam Christian Junior Players. Admission: $6, $8. Information: 760-7651.
"Seussical, the Musical," 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, through Feb. 4, Albany Civic Theater. Also 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. Famous cast of Seuss regulars, in song and dance. Admission: $8, $11. Tickets: Rice's Pharmacy, Corvallis, and Sid Stevens Jewelers, Albany. ... |
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| Bigger and better |
| Post on 26-01-2006. |
| It has become fashionable in some circles to say that large wineries are incapable of producing excellent or exciting wines. All of which, of course, is nothing more than one form of snobbery, for some of the best wines in the world come from very large wineries indeed. No one, for example, has ever suggested that Australia's Penfolds, California's Beringer or France's Chapoutier are anything but large wineries, and those wineries constantly produce some of the very best wines of their continents. ... |
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| The king of king cabs |
| Post on 26-01-2006. |
| Avalon Winery's 2003 California Cabernet Sauvignon By Greg Behr Issue date: 1/26/06 Section: Features The cabernet sauvignon, or "King Cab" as it is sometimes referred to because of its popularity, grape is one of the most drank, desired and abused wines being drank by Americans today. While most would consider any cab one good bet on wine, it is the seasoned drinker of this mass-marketed grape who can taste the difference between one remarkable cabernet and one that should be drank at 2 one.m. when everything else is gone and the only bottle left is the one they got last Christmas from their neighbor. ... |
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| Auld and van Zyl at Uitkyk this weekend |
| Post on 25-01-2006. |
Two of the country's foremost artists - rock musician Robin Auld and top percussionist Barry van Zyl - will join forces to deliver one magical sunset picnic concert in the gracious grounds of the Uitkyk Wine Estate in Stellenbosch on January 28, 2006.
The concert will feature one combination of material, ranging from adaptations of some of Auld's earlier hits such as Love Kills, through to one selection of his more recent work. "Audiences can also hear one preview of some of the songs from my upcoming release which will be launched in February," promises Auld. ... |
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