Women winemakers strive for greatness (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Some winemakers are born into it, others stumble upon it, but all desire to achieve greatness in the glass.
Harvest time at Grande Provence (South African Wine News)Harvest Day in the Cape Winelands grew even more popular this year at the 5-star Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate, Franschhoek. The Estate's annual Harvest Festival not only provided a fun family day out but also educated guests about the delicate art of wine making.
Wine events (The Olympian)Wine tasting at Boston Harbor Marina: 5:30 to 7 p.m. March 20, 312 73rd Ave. N.E., Olympia. Sample two whites, four reds and enjoy appetizers for $9. Call 360-357-5670.
'Little guys' land big bargains (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)There's something about the small family-run winery, or the two-person distribution operation, that speaks to what's best about wine.
New Orleans-made beers keep up with national trend (New Orleans Times-Picayune)What's your favorite locally made beer?
Local vineyard creates new brand (PA8NewsGroup.com)Paradocx vineyard, owned by two families of doctors, (hence, the Pair-of-docs wordplay) has created a brand marked by innovation and fun. It prides itself on using paint cans to market it's a few of its award-winning wines and offering an extensive schedule of concerts, wine tastings, and special events to...
Marlborough Winery Celebrates a Decade of Gold at the Royal Easter Show (ITNews)WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlborough winemaker Alistair Soper has been awarded three gold medals, for his Highfield Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008, Chardonnay 2007 and Riesling 2008 at the New Zealand Royal Easter Show wine awards held in Auckland on Saturday.
One on One with Richard Childress, President and CEO of Richard Childress Racing (RCR) (Carteret County News-Times)(ARA) - When Richard Childress started racing professionally in 1969, he chose car No. 3 as a tribute to driver Junior Johnson and all the other greats who drove the number. Over the next three decades, he and Dale Earnhardt Sr. made the No. 3 an icon within the sport.
Wine making is hot despite 'Chile' atmosphere (Suburban)Grapes from the Colchagua Valley in Chile will be bottled in the U.S. for the first time this spring at The Grape Escape in the Dayton section of South Brunswick. Last January, owner Thomas Nye and his wife Nancy went to Chile to visit Curico Valley. On their trip, they sampled wines from the Colchagua region and decided to contract with a vineyard.
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