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Water with Your Wine?
Posted by perle0 on 2005-10-03 18:20:59
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[The Pedestrian Wine Drinker]
[USA] |
 Adding water to your wine is almost as old as wine itself. The Romans and Greeks would have never considered drinking wine without adding water first; in fact, they considered it guache behavior on a par today with chugging Night Train out of a paper bag. Even in mediterranean countries today, wine mixed with water is considered a proper beverage for the family's children, with less water being added as the child grows older. Few of us in the U.S. want water in our wine, though. What we don't know is that much of the time, we're getting it anyway. And yet we should probably be thankful that we're getting our wine watered down for us. |
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Welcome to your source for Wine Information and Tasting Notes!
Posted by Admin on 2005-07-21 16:53:23
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[News]
[Louisiana] |
 Welcome to the LaWineClub.com web site!
This system is being built from the ground up to provide the online community with a comprehensive, searchable, flexible database of wine tasting notes, and will also serve as a local portal for wine enthusiasts. We want to embrace and work with all the other popular wine sites online and serve as a "central database" of tasting notes. Also be sure to visit our new Messageboards.
While this is a local wine portal, we happily encourage users from all around the world to register for free and add your Tasting Notes to the database!
Be sure to sign up and get on the weekly mailing list to be notified of news, wine tastings and other special events going on. |
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Build Your Own Wine Bottle Tree!
Posted by perle0 on 2007-08-29 01:20:04
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[Editorial]
[USA] |
 You like to drink wine. You drink a lot of wine. Of course you do; it tastes good! But what do you do with all those empty bottles? You could always recycle them...that's good for the Earth. Or you could make them into gorgeous wine bottle lamps. Or you could make a house out of them.
But if you want to do something wacky and decorative, with absolutely no practical value at all (but pretty), and simple enough for anyone with brute strength and zero crafts ability...try a wine bottle tree! |
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What to Do with Old Wine Bottles
Posted by perle0 on 2005-08-12 01:34:55
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[Editorial]
[USA] |
 So you say you've been pursuing your interest in wine for some time now, and you're beginning to build up quite a store of empty bottles from very special wine experiences. You really hate to throw away these sole remaining mementos of glorious wines gone by, but what to do with all of those empty bottles? |
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NOWFE 2006: The Post-Katrina Experience
Posted by perle0 on 2006-06-05 00:58:12
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[Editorial]
[New Orleans] |
I've attended the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience two times before this year's event. Like so many who are familiar with the long weekend's wine-soaked festivities, I wondered: how would this year be different? A mere 8 months after Katrina and some less-than-effective levees wiped out 80% of the city--and with most of the damaged areas still far from recovery--would the Crescent City's wine and food experience be changed beyond recognition? |
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Study: Climate Change Will Threaten Wine Production
Posted by Mike P. on 2013-04-09 12:19:37
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[News] |
| Vino connoisseurs, take note: Your next fine wine might come from Yellowstone or Canada. Climate change is quickly making it harder for some of the most famous wine-making regions in the Mediterranean to produce grapes, according to a new study published Monday. |
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Upcoming WineTasting Events At Martin's Wine Cellar
Posted by Mike P. on 2012-09-17 09:10:43
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[Events] |
| Martin's Wine Cellar has an array of upcoming tasting events: "We are pleased to offer tasting events that appeal to both wine novices and seasoned wine collectors. Come enjoy any of our dinners, seated tastings with lecture or our casual reception-style tastings. Tasting events are hosted by a Martin Wine Cellar Wine and Spirits Consultant, unless otherwise noted. All Wine and Spirit lovers are invited to swirl, sniff and sip at Martin Wine Cellar on the following dates." |
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Posted by miles on 2004-09-16 21:36:48
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[The Pedestrian Wine Drinker] |
| One of the first things to consider when tasting a wine is its appearance. It's rare nowadays to find a wine whose looks tell you much. At one time, a dull, cloudy wine might reveal a badly-made wine; now most winemakers use modern techniques that prevent visible problems. But it could happen, so we keep considering it as a factor. Besides, it's fun. Wine is pretty, so it's pleasant to look at, especially if the color is one of your favorites. And you can get clues about the grapes and the wine from the color, although those clues tend to be read mainly by people with more wine experience than your humble narrator. |
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Martin's Inventory Reduction
Posted by Admin on 2004-08-05 18:03:03
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[New Orleans-area] |
| From David Kenney at Martin's Wine Cellar: "I wanted to let you know about many wines we have on sale this month. There are some higher priced items as well as some lower priced items. Germans, Italians, and others are all on sale. We also have plenty of Burgundy, especially Lucien Lemoine wines. The L.L. 2000's have been reduced to clear-out prices, and the 2001's have been cut to cost almost." Click read more for complete listings. |
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Deeper Dimples, Pricier Wine
Posted by perle0 on 2005-02-28 00:15:45
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[News]
[England] |
| A scientist in the UK has proved it...the deeper the dimple at the bottom of the wine bottle, the more expensive the wine. There's even a mathematical formula to represent the correlation.... |
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Does Red Wine Have to Equal Stained Teeth?
Posted by GraysOnline on 2012-06-30 18:03:31
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[Editorial]
[Australia] |
| Whether you're attending a wine-tasting event, or enjoying a glass of wine with friends, you don't want to spoil your fun worrying about wine stains on your teeth. If you're planning to partake of red wine over the course of the day or evening, there are some simple precautions you can take to avoid embarrassing stains to your teeth. Here are some tricks to make sure your smile stays brilliant: |
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2012 NOWFE Review - Better Than Ever!
Posted by Mike P. on 2012-06-30 18:03:38
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[Events] |
 In a city where parties and festivals are on a seemingly endless breakneck pace, NOWFE week is perfectly placed as a late spring finale where the hedonistic celebration of food, wine, and spirits is taken to an epic level.
Listen to LAW's latest writer, Michael Dominici share his first experience with one of New Orleans' premier culinary events... |
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Orson Welles and a Little Too Much Paul Masson
Posted by perle0 on 2006-10-19 01:29:15
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[Editorial]
[California] |
 If you're of a certain age, you probably remember the commercials that an aging Orson Welles did for Paul Masson wines. They featured the memorable tag line: "We will sell no wine before its time." In my house, this led to frequent shouting of "It's time to sell some wine!" often accompanied by pantomimes of turning empty pockets inside-out. (Yes, we may have been lame, but we did have fun--and a tasty beverage--on occasion.)
As it turns out, Welles may have gotten some of the inspiration from a source other than his theatrical muse--namely, the wine bottle, as this video shows. |
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If you're thinking about attending this year's 
Juban's will host an Alexander Valley Vineyard Wine Dinner on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, with special guest Hank Wetzel, the Proprietor of AVV.