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Monday, February 12, 2007
Valentine's Day and Wine
Bloggers
Select Favorite Wines
There's plenty of debate in the blogosphere about wine. "When thinking
about wine for Valentine's Day, I'm always thinking about what my wife
will like.
Picking
the Perfect Wine for Valentines Day
It seems like a Valentine's Day match made in heaven: a bottle of
vintage cabernet sauvignon and a box of dark Belgian chocolate. But
combine those two tastes on John Scharffenberger's tongue, and "it's a
train wreck," he complains of the puckering collision of the red wine's
oaky tannins and the similarly bitter overtones in dark chocolate.
Dear
Trifon, I love you - Your Valentine
Dear Trifon, I love you - Your Valentine - Features news In honour of
St Trifon, it is the holiday of vine growers, winemakers and wine
drinkers.
Think
outside the chocolate box for Valentine’s Day gifts
Every Valentine’s Day, billions of dollars are spent on boxes of
chocolate, bouquets of flowers and bottles of wine to give to that
significant other. Take your beloved to Chateau Elan for a wine tasting
and tour.
Great
Wine Buys for Valentine's Day
It can be hard to find just the right occasion to enjoy one of these
sweet treasures from France's Bordeaux region, but Valentine's Day
seems just right.
Valentine
Dilemma: What's the Right Wine to Go With Chocolate?
Valentine Dilemma: Whats the Right Wine to Go With Chocolate? The urge
to pair it with a bottle of wine is a recent phenomenon.
Give.
Get. Do.
Your wine-loving Valentine a membership in a personalized wine club.
The baby ready for Valentine's Day with "Conversation Hearts" onesies
and T-shirts.
Romance
is on the menu
Six days before Valentine's Day without a game plan is the relationship
equivalent of forgetting to reserve your boss's important overseas
flight. Wine flights are available for $50, or choose a bottle from
Maws's Frenchy-French wine list.
Got
Plans? - washingtonpost.com
If you're celebrating Valentine's Day this weekend, we've got some
ideas, and if you're not, we've also got some ideas. Alexandria, Va.:
Are there any Valentine-themed wine tastings going on next week?
Liquid
bouquets
This pre-made bouquet comes with Sofia wine, created by director
Francis Ford Coppola for his daughter’s wedding. Cheryl Reist, who
co-owns the shop with Lisa Koch, suggests sparkling wine for your big
Valentine's Day date.
Choose
your Valentine Show
What’s the most romantic Valentine’s Day you’ve ever experienced? We
used a web cam and had wine during our online date!
Valentines
... and wine
Choosing the right wine to accompany a Valentines Day box of chocolates
or a romantic dinner for two doesnt have to be rocket science, a
speciality wine buyer for Pennsylvanias Wine and Spirits Stores said.
The traditional Valentines chocolate confections are sweet and the wine
should be as sweet or sweeter, Hazr said.
Be sweet
to your sweetie
A box of cream-filled chocolates is a lovely Valentine gift, but do
your sweetheart a favor and give him or her a heart-healthy treat
instead. Red wine: A glass of red wine with the Valentine dinner can do
more for the heart than add romance.
What's
Cooking, Valentine? - washingtonpost.com
Join us for a Valentine's edition of What's Cooking, our live online
culinary hour with Kim O'Donnel. Kim O'Donnel: A kick-in-the-pants
bottle of wine, Raleigh, be it still or sparkling.
Valentine
mix
Local winery owners have done the work of pairing the right chocolate
with the ideal wine. Mallow Run's wine-chocolate tasting includes a
Johnson County blackberry wine and a dark chocolate truffle from South
Bend Chocolate Company.
WINE:
A Valentine's bouquet of rosés
Only wine (in moderation) can properly accommodate the ethereal (and
corporeal) imperatives of Valentine's Day. To elucidate, here, just in
time for the holiday, is a historical and literary appreciation of the
seductive powers of wine. Clearly, wine is the proper medium for
Valentine's Day sentiments.
Ten
romantic Valentine's Day dates
Whether it's your first date or you've been married 50 years,
Valentine's Day celebrations shouldn't include the same old dinner and
a movie. The party also includes beer, wine and live music, and a
Valentine's Day theme.
Gothamist
Really, you if you're considering going out for dinner on Valentine's
Day, you probably should have made your reservations by now. If you
haven't, here's a roundup of Valentine's Day roundups -- you should be
able to find a place to woo your sweetheart over a prix fixe dinner.
Notable News on Wine
Study says LPGA fans drink most wineFans of women's golf are the biggest wine drinkers among sports fans in the United States, according to figures released on Thursday.
Wal-Mart Wine
Wal-Mart announced... it will begin offering customers a new discount item - Wal-Mart's own brand of wine. Customer surveys were conducted to determine the most attractive name for the Wal-Mart wine brand. The top surveyed names in order of popularity were:
Wine without the headache?
Scientists have developed a new way to preserve grapes and wine which could lessen the effects of the morning-after hangover.
Couple wine with your mood
...why I always fight for the cause of marrying wine to your mood even before to your food.
Set the mood with wine, chocolate
The rule of thumb for pairing the two is simple: The wine should be at least as sweet as the chocolate... The wine also should be assertive, because chocolate is so rich and flavorful.
Wine offers ultimate comfort when in a time of crisis
One of the things I decided early on was that I was still going to drink wine, power or no power. That may seem rather trivial and even laughable to some, ...
A Wine Worth Blogging About
A new wine has crossed my vine, and I have added it to my list of the best "everyday wines." This Dona Paula Cabernet Sauvignon from Mendoza, Argentina is fantastic. This wine blogger says it's under $15, but heck, I found it on the web as cheap as $7.99 and $9.98.
Q: Plastic Corks and Screw Caps?
Question from Jennifer: I heard a bad rumor that wineries were going to the plastic or screw tops on wine bottles. It would really cheapen the experience of a moment. Opening the wine to the pleasure of a cork is a historic and romantic...
What was wrong with my wine?
The notes on the bottle read: Clean, crisp and vibrant, this wine was made ... Nicely balanced, this wine displays an intense floral aroma with hints of citrus
Wine industry weathers a tough year
The wine grape total -- a key industry indicator -- was 3.1 million vs. 3.7 million in 2005, down nearly 17 percent. "This crush helped," said John Ciatti
Sour times ahead as crop failures in Australia hit wine prices
WINE drinkers in Britain have been warned that Australian brands are expected to soar in price after crop failures caused severe shortages of popular grape
SA wine farmers throw in towel
The huge oversupply of wine worldwide has turned into a nightmare and an "economic disaster" for South Africa's wine farmers.
NZ wine exports to Australia up almost 50%
New Zealand Winegrowers says a huge growth in wine sales to Australia is one of the most satisfying aspects of record exports in the past year.