Latest wine bargains: Red, white, rosé
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Wines of the week
Montreal Gazette It is rare that a wine's quality does not reflect its price. However, there are exceptions. The wines of the week are reserved for those wines that show exceptional quality and outstanding value. Under $16: Everyday drinking A pure fruit taste that … |
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Wines & Spirits: Raventos offers terrific value in a bubbly
Guelph Mercury The wine is dry and full-bodied yet crisp thanks to lively lemon acidity. The fruit brings to mind peach cobbler and hints of honey in the fruit. A terrific value. Jackson-Triggs 2006 Entourage Silver Series Brut Methode Classique ($22.95, code 234161) … |
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Wine producers campaign for truth in labeling
USA TODAY (Meanwhile, Bronco would go on to introduce the hugely successful “super value” wine known as Two Buck Chuck.) The trade association continues to stay on the defensive, monitoring labels filed with the name “Napa” on them and taking steps where … Wine-makers take their label fight to Thailand |
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Chinese wine investors worry as rare vintages drop in value
China Daily By Tang Zhihao (China Daily) SHANGHAI – Tipsy Chinese investors drunk on the legend of Lafite wine have been rudely shocked by the cold economic fact that what goes up can come down. A bottle of Chateau Lafite 1969. The Liv-ex Fine Wine 50, … Merchants debate value of Italian wine investment January ends on a high on Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index Fine Wine Market Recovers In January After Falls Of 2011 |
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The great wine cellar reorganization
Napa Valley Register Submitted photo Wine cellars, like wine drinkers, come in all shapes and sizes. There's the “Top Ramen” (five cardboard cases of mixed varietals in the hall closet), the “Graduate” (a stand-alone, refrigerator-style cellar), the “Bogeyman” (a mildewy … |
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Wine production gives blueberry producers a market for extra berries
Western Farm Press Wine production offers blueberry producers a market for extra berries they might not be able to sell due to slight imperfections or late ripening. Blueberry wine can provide more potentially healthy compounds than white wines and many red wines. Blueberry wine has more antioxidants than many grape-based wines: study |
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Argentina's Bottled Wine Exports Decline By Volume But Still Show Strong …
Shanken News Daily Global bottled wine exports from Argentina last year declined in volume for the first time since 2002, but still enjoyed a double-digit increase in value. Total bottled wine export volume (excluding bulk) fell 3.1% to 20.8 million nine-liter cases, … Argentina wine toasts strong year for exports |
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Eastern European wines follow recent food trends
StarNewsOnline.com “Twenty years ago, many of these wines were simply unknown or regarded as of poor value,” says Urpecz, author of The Hungarian Girl blog (TheHungarianGirl.com), a guide to central and Eastern European travel, food, wine and culture. |
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With each gritty performance Anderson Varejao's value to the Cavaliers — as …
Plain Dealer That value might keep the franchise's brass sleepless between now and the March 15 trade deadline. Would you move a 29-year-old forward who has given himself so completely to a team? Before you answer know his stock will never be higher than this … |
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WJ Deutsch & Sons Introduces a New California Red Wine – Flirt
MarketWatch (press release) “Red blend brands are among the fast growing segments in the wine category today,” said Tom Steffanci, President, WJ Deutsch & Sons. “The timing of our introduction of Flirt is ideal as precious few brands have been able to combine wine style, value … |
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Guessing games of unclear value
Ottawa Citizen 13.8-per-cent alcohol; $16.95 (218867) I was recently watching a panel of wine writers and sommeliers go through the humbling experience of identifying a wine blind. You can watch the contestants, all — like myself — feature critics for the website … Wine, Etc.: 3 wines from New Zealand we think you should try Weighing fine new wines from light to heavy duty |
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A Madera Wine Company: Twin Pomegranates Wine Expands NorCal Distribution
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) “After a little over two years of selling our wines, our products have grown to be distributed in more grocery store chains throughout Northern California. The value and integrity of the pomegranate fruit makes our wines unique with flavor that make … |
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Bargain Bottles
Washington Post Bargain Bottles ★★★Exceptional ★★Excellent ★Very Good Prices are approximate. Check Winesearcher.com to verify availability, or ask a favorite wine store to order through a distributor. Here are my monthly recommendations of over-performing wines … |
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Wines of South West France get their due
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review He can be heard daily on KQV Radio with the Wine Cellar reports. He can be reached via e-mail. Indicates a well-made table wine ready for immediate enjoyment with everyday meals and offering good value. Indicates a well-made table wine ready for … |
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UF research: Blueberry wine has more antioxidants than many grape-based wines
University of Florida Blueberry wine can provide more potentially healthy compounds than white wines and many red wines, according to a new University of Florida study. Researchers with UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences measured antioxidant content in a … |
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Football and wine go hand in hand
Gilroy Dispatch A great, value-priced Chardonnay is the Calina Chardonnay from Chile. The wine manager from Westside Market in Gilroy said they regularly sell out and customers anxiously inquire about the next shipment. The oaky, buttery flavors compare with much … |
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2009 Pessac Leognan Bordeaux Wine In Bottle Tasting Notes
The Wine Cellar Insider At their best, the wines combine opulent textures, smokey aromatics, ripe fruit and soft tannins. From top to bottom, it's easy to find quality throughout the appellation. In fact, some of the better Bordeaux value wines come from Pessac Leognan in … |
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Win Your Own Wine Brand in the Crushpad Club Challenge
MarketWatch (press release) The total value of the prize is worth between $8000 and $12000. Says Crushpad CEO Peter Ekman, “Since 2004, we have offered wine enthusiasts the opportunity to make their own handmade, high-end wine from some of the world's most exclusive vineyards. |
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Wildman Enters the Sweet Red Wine Craze
MarketWatch (press release) The Cavicchioli 1928 Lambrusco Emilia Dolce IGT will join the 'sweet red wine' craze and ride the wave of success that has taken the US by storm in a very short time. As value brands continue to appear by leaps and bounds in retail stores and … |
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CNN Ray Isle (@islewine on Twitter) is Food & Wine's executive wine editor. We trust his every cork pop and decant – and the man can sniff out a bargain to boot. Take it away, Ray. Yes, it is once again upon us, the gladiatorial apex of American sports, … |
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Montgomery named chief value chain officer for OSI
Tampa Bay Business Journal Dirk Montgomery, senior vice president and chief financial officer for OSI Restaurant Partners LLC , has been named chief value chain officer for the restaurant company. In the new role, Montgomery will be responsible for OSI's productivity team, … OSI Restaurant Partners Announces Appointment of Dirk Montgomery to Chief … |
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Wines to try for week of Jan. 29
Santa Rosa Press Democrat By PEG MELNIK Press Democrat wine writer Peg Melnik scopes out restaurant wine lists around the North Bay, looking for good value and the occasional splurge. This week's picks (prices are retail; restaurant markup varies): 13.6 percent alcohol, $20. |
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Snohomish County Councilmembers defend the value of planned travel
HeraldNet By Noah Haglund, Herald Writer EVERETT — A visit to Chile's Casablanca Valley wine region, then a late-afternoon siesta. A tour of the late Nobel Prize- winning poet Pablo Neruda's home. Quality time in the port city of Valparaiso and the metropolis … |
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Accolade Wines renews Come Dine With Me deal
Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade Review Accolade Wines' Hardys and Echo Falls brands have renewed their TV sponsorship of Come Dine With Me. The new deal, which runs until the end of 2012, estimated to have a media value of £10 million, continues the partnership which started in 2009. |
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Laura Ness: Carmel oozes charm, canines and wine
The Salinas Californian Called the Carmel Wine Walk By-the-Sea, it ranges from Caraccioli Cellars to Wrath. You can obtain a $30 Wine Tasting Passport from the Carmel Chamber of Commerce (an $80 value) that includes a $10 tasting flight at each of the participating tasting … |
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Keeping a 'fish eye' out for great finds
Baltimore Sun The wine is soft and mellow and easy drinking. A real crowd pleaser, and at this price, it's so easy to please a crowd. It even comes in magnums (1.5L). Who else can fish for quality and value? Banfi. Their Centine Bianco 2011, a delicious blend of … |
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Wines & spirits: Strong dollar means good values from California
Waterloo Record With the loonie roughly equal to, and sometimes ahead of, the greenback for a considerable time now, and with the economy still deeply troubled in the United States, those wines have become quite attractive for the value they represent. |
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CLASS STARTS: Defining Value in Wine
Mission Local Given the current state of the economy, value is at a premium for most wine drinkers. The series taught by wine expert Pamela Busch aims to give students tips and tools to find and identify high quality, reasonably priced wines in wine shops and at … |
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Olive oil a lot like fine wine
Vancouver Sun Again, you see there is a strong relationship to the wine business. Speaking of wine, today's picks are all value-based because, well, we need a deal. I would love to report that the BC Liquor Distribution Branch and local distributors are rushing to … |
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Local wine business and group receive federal grants
Mail Tribune Wild Wines of Jacksonville and Southern Oregon Winery Association were among 23 Oregon recipients selected to receive federal business development assistance through the US Department of Agriculture's Value-Added Producer Grant program. |
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Stimmell: Gord gets sniffy about wine descriptors
Toronto Star By Gord Stimmell Wine Critic The world of wine descriptors is an inexact science. Especially since every person seems to have a slightly different sense of taste. All the wine critic can do is to faithfully describe what is personally detected in the … |
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Win Your Own Wine Brand in the Crushpad Club Challenge
PR Web (press release) The total value of the prize is worth between $8000 and $12000. Says Crushpad CEO Peter Ekman, “Since 2004, we have offered wine enthusiasts the opportunity to make their own handmade, high-end wine from some of the world's most exclusive vineyards. |
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Australia's Strong Dollar Puts a Cork in Its Wine Sales
BusinessWeek Australia, the world's largest wine exporter by volume outside of Europe, saw the value of its exports decline to the lowest level in a decade in 2011, falling 10 percent from a year earlier, to A$1.89 billion, according to government export agency … |
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Anelare winery moving tasting room to Benton City
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald By Loretto J. Hulse If you're looking for quality wine at a bargain price drop by Anelare's Kennewick Tasting Studio at, 3617 Plaza Way, Suite B, in Kennewick. The owners and staff are preparing to move the winery's tasting room to Benton City and … |
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Wine of the week: Chablis
Telegraph.co.uk “About 40 per cent of the production goes to the UK,” according to the Burgundy Wine Board. “Or 28 per cent if you go by value, not volume.” This lean towards the cheaper stuff might help to explain why of all the wines in the world I think chablis … |
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Fine Wine, Nifty Profit
CNBC.com “The 2008 vintage of Chateau Lafite increased by 400 percent in value from summer 2009 to summer 2011, although it has fallen away by 40 percent in the last six months. In Burgundy, the wines of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti are very highly sought … Australia's Strong Dollar Puts a Cork in Its Wine Sales New Asian buyers thirst for fresh wine tastes |
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California Wine Consumption Up 3.3% In 2011 As Industry Seeks To Restore Value
Shanken News Daily Consumption of California wine in the US rose 3.3% to 212.3 million nine-liter cases in 2011, according to Impact Databank. The growth rate, bolstered by surging categories such as Moscato and sweet red blends, is the highest since 2007, … |
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2011 a vintage year for sales of California wine
San Jose Mercury News Fredrikson called sweet red wines and red blends the “wave of the future,” and said the wine industry has brought in new consumers with “gateway” wines like moscato, sangria and chocolate-infused wines. New labels that offer sweet red blends at a value … Short California 2011 winegrape crop spurs grower prices |
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Wines of the Week: Jan. 28, 2012
Montreal Gazette It is rare that a wine's quality does not reflect its price. However, there are exceptions. The wines of the week are reserved for those wines that show exceptional quality and outstanding value. Under $16: Everyday drinking Playful wine keeps it … |
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Grants given to help wine industry
Mail Tribune Wild Wines of Jacksonville and Southern Oregon Winery Association were among 23 Oregon recipients selected to receive federal business development assistance through the Agriculture Department's Value-Added Producer Grant program. Wild Wines is in line … |
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Research and Markets: Wine In Australia – Forecasts to 2016 – Foster's on Top …
SunHerald.com The movement away from a volume-orientated approach to wine sales in Australia will be achieved by innovation and a greater emphasis on regionality. Implementing a new approach focused on greater value for money is difficult in the current environment … |
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Christie's Experiment Pairing Its Old Masters Sale With Wine Uncorked $45.6 …
ARTINFO The wine portion, in which 96 percent of lots sold, showed that buyers aren't willing to pay the top prices they once were for the best Bordeaux. The sell-through rate by value was 91 percent. The painting expected to bring the highest price of the day … |
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Bacchus Capital Management Congratulates Wine by Joe as #1 Hot Small Brand 2011
MarketWatch (press release) While an industry leader in custom winemaking and bulk wine production, Dobbes' focus is on crafting traditional Burgundian style wine under his three different brands: Dobbes Family Estate, the luxury Pinot Noir label; Wine by Joe, a value-priced … |
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Wines that bring out sausages' flavors
Nation’s Restaurant News Each month members of the Court of Master Sommeliers, an international association of wine experts, suggest wine pairings for popular menu items. Here they offer us both premium and bargain wines to enjoy with sandwiches of their own invention. |
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Wine, Etc.: Some great wines that are easy on the wallet
Annapolis Capital A blend of 80 percent clairette and 20 percent rousanne, this was a delightfully fruity white wine that did very well with chicken. It has a floral nose and pit fruit flavors. Very tasty and a great value from France. Banfi Centine Toscana Rosso IGT … |
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Bargain hunters bid big at California Mastro bankruptcy auction
Puget Sound Business Journal … group of eight pairs of Christian Louboutin shoes sold for $2100); 22 furs including Fendi and Valentino coats that sold for as much as $1150; and 283 bottles of wine including Bordeaux wines from Chateau Lafite Rothschild (one that sold for $700). |
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Syrah: The Rodney Dangerfield of Wine
Huffington Post Frankly, consumers would get a lot more value — wines of more interest and complexity — if they plunked down $25 or $35 for a Syrah than the average Cabernet. The wines tend to go with the same kinds of foods — grilled meats, game, beef stews, … |
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New Asian buyers thirst for fresh wine tastes
Reuters “There were really few brands that made an impact in the Asian wine market in recent years,” Sleigh said. “That led to the top names increasing in value enormously and the second growths really got left behind, and they were undervalued. |
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Lincoln Uncorked: Malbecs hot in the wine market and work spicy food magic
Lincoln Journal Star Argentinean malbecs have become a hot item for local wine merchants. The grape, originally imported to South America from France decades ago, has reached new heights of popularity in recent years, delivering quality and value from many well-respected … |
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Hard-to-find wines real gems
Chicago Daily Herald Santa Rita “120” Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Chile): Wine pros pride ourselves on finding the best bottle for the buck, especially when the buck is our own. While surveying my local chain grocer, I spied this long-respected value collecting dust on the … |