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Mom may be a commoner, but she can at least drink like a princess for Mother's Day without it costing Dad and family a king's ransom. The night before her wedding to Prince William, Kate Middleton (now the Duchess of Cambridge) dined with close friends and family at the Goring Hotel in London’s Belgravia district. According to
US Weekly, she chose the rather unpretentious Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (costs about $50) to pair with her salmon blini starter, and entrée of steak Chateaubriand.
Kate Middleton's Sauvignon Blanc Cont'd
TagsChile wine, chilean wine, food and wine pairings, France, kate middleton, king edward vii, liqueurs, loire valley france, marnier lapostolle, orange liqueur, prince of wales, prince william, sauvignon blanc, terroir, Wine, winemaking
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Modern Wine Cellar has a new
Wine Refrigerator Reviews section. There will be indepth wine cooler reviews of individual models organized by brand, size, price and type. Wine refrigerators will be rated on things like "price per bottle", "wine protection", and "reliability." The first review is on the
Haier HVW18BSS, check it out.
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There's a book too, but apps for your iPhone are cooler, assuming you have an iPhone. Apps like Wine 101 by FuzzyBeta claim to educate the uninitiated and remove the stress of wine selection. At the cost of $3, (of course not including the cost of the iPhone and service) Wine 101 provides a list of names for red wine when you launch it. Tapping on a varietal opens a window detailing where the grape comes from, how the wine smells and tastes, and foods it might pair with.
A similar service is provided by Hello Vino, a free app, available through iTunes, iPhone Wine Apps Continued
Tagsfood and wine pairings, Fuzzy Beta, Hello Vino, iphone apps, iTunes, sommelier, Wine 101, wine for dummies, wine software
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According to an obituary published yesterday by the Corriere Fiorentino, Bettino Ricasoli, 87, the great-great-grandson of “Iron Baron” Bettino Ricasoli and steward of one of the leading families of Chianti Classico, has died.
Although he never published a “formula” or “recipe” for Chianti (as many erroneously claim), Bettino Ricasoli (1809-1880) reshaped the history of Chianti and Tuscan winemaking in the 19th century when he famously declared that Sangiovese (or Sangioveto, as the Tuscan clone of Sangiovese was known then) was the ideal grape for the production of fine wine there. In an often cited but rarely revisited 1872 letter to Professor Cesare Studiati of Pisa, Ricasoli described the process of study that led to the replanting of his Castello di Brolio estate in Gaiole in Chianti (one of the core townships of Chianti Classico).
TagsBettino Ricasoli, chianti classico, chianti wine, Sangiovese, winemaking
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Who woulda thunk it? That a small organic wine from Chile would cause such an uproar. Palin Syrah, now in its second release, and named for the ball used to play Chilean field hockey is losing sales, at least in San Francisco. The reason? The similarity of its name to Sarah Palin, the now famous hockey mom and Vice-Presidential candidate. Before politics played a role, Palin Syrah was described as a good organic, affordable wine, now it's likened to moosemeat and gunpowder, and it doesn't help that it's red. Perhaps a white wine would do better. Obama Sparkling Wine, made by Larry Mawby in Suttons Bay, Michigan might fit the bill. However, unlike Palin Syrah, this wine has political purpose. For every bottle of Obama sold one dollar is donated to the Obama campaign. I wonder if San Franciscans are also boycotting Budweiser. Given Cindy McCain's family business, there's no doubt Sen. John McCain's a Busch man.
TagsChile wine, Larry Mawby, Obama Sparkling Wine, organic wine, Palin Syrah, presidential election, Sarah Palin
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Well, actually it's Prosecco, an Italian sparkling wine. Last year, Paris helped launch Rich Prosecco at a "mega-party" in the Austrian Alps, and now she's featured in its advertising campaign wearing nothing but a coat of gold paint (no golden shower jokes please people). Italian winemakers certainly are not amused, much like France and Champagne, Italians claim the right to the name Prosecco. To add insult to injury, Rich Prosecco will be packaged in a can and mixed with fruit juice. What about the young, hip crowd the company is marketing to? A poll conducted at popsugar.com shows that out of almost 3,000 people, 77 percent think Prosecco in a can is about as tacky as Paris herself.
Tagschampagne in a can, Paris Hilton, Prosecco, Rich Prosecco, sparkling wine
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Wine is known to protect against strokes, diabetes and dementia. So Roger Corder, professor of experimental therapeutics in London and author of "
The Red Wine Diet: Drink Wine Every Day and Live a Long and Healthy Life," performed tests to learn why. He found that procyanidins (protective anti-oxidants that improve blood-vessel function and prevent heart disease) are what make red wine so healthy. Made of Tannat grapes from the southwest of France, Madiran wine has been shown to have the highest procyanidin levels. Other beneficial grape varieties are Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Barolo.
Tagsanti-oxidants, dementia, diabetes, heart disease, Madiran wine, procyanidins, red wine diet, red wine health benefits, Roger Corder, strokes, Tannat grapes
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