WineDiva on February 26th, 2010

3 Wine Price Points – One Great Winemaker
While searching out the next “diamond in the rough” of good, affordable wine, it’s best to take in two considerations: the land the grapes are grown on and the style of the winemaker. One of the top winemakers in the world is 71 year old Aubert de Villaine.
Monsieur [...]

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WineDiva on January 20th, 2010

Bev Mo’s Wilfred Wong
When you walk down the wine isles of Beverages and More, you can’t help but notice the majority of wines are rated by Wilfred Wong. On my first visit to the local store, I wondered: Is this a real guy? What does he know about wine, anyway?
Wilfred is a real person who [...]

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WineDiva on September 23rd, 2009

Crème de La Crema
By Virginia Boone – Press Democrat
Back when Melissa Stackhouse was studying winemaking at UC Davis in the 1990s, she figured any serious California winemaker would go to the Napa Valley and make cabernet sauvignon. Making high-minded hearty reds, she thought, would be the path to glory.
And for a time, so she did. [...]

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WineDiva on August 15th, 2009

Australian Winery Sues Franzia Cos Over New Australian Wine
Chad Bray – Dow Jones Newswires
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–The Australian winery that produces [yellow tail] wine has sued two companies affiliated with Fred T. Franzia, the vintner that produces an ultralow-priced wine nicknamed “Two Buck Chuck,” over the introduction of a low-cost Australian wine.
The lawsuit, filed in [...]

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WineDiva on July 13th, 2009

The Big Daddy of Wine
Some call him a genius, some call him names we cannot print, but no one can deny that Fred Franzia is the biggest winemaker in the country. With 42,000 acres of vineyards, Franzia’s  Bronco Wine Company’s top seller is none other than Charles Shaw – better known as Two Buck Chuck.
The [...]

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WineDiva on July 6th, 2009

Louis Latour Pouilly-Vinzelles en Paradis 2006
A great summer wine made of Chardonnay grapes from the same limestone hills in Burgundy as it’s pricier cousin, Pouilly Fuisse. Aromas of pear and spice. Full flavors of apple compote and poached pear. Medium body and balanced with a slight mineral finish. Perfect with seared scallops or roast chicken. [...]

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WineDiva on June 23rd, 2009

Drink wine, fight cavities?
While most research has focused on the health benefits of red wine, a new study found drinking chardonnay may cut the risk of tooth decay and sore throats.
Italian researchers who tested supermarket-bought red and white wines report both were effective in controlling the growth of bacteria that cause tooth decay and sore [...]

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WineDiva on April 25th, 2009

Canadian Wines
The latest celebrity wine to be introduced comes from hockey’s Great One, Wayne Gretzky. In partnership with Niagara’s Creekside Estate Winery in Jordan Station, the first three wines to be released in the US this year are a 2005 Meritage – $22, a 2006 Chardonnay – $18 and a 2005 Vidal Ice Wine – [...]

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WineDiva on April 23rd, 2009

What Affects The Enjoyment of Wine?
Music? Location? Smell? Think about some of the best wine tasting experiences you’ve had – from sipping wine outdoors on a spring day to relaxing over a glass of Cabernet by a winter’s fire. Maybe soft music was playing in the background and the smell of a wine-braised short ribs [...]

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WineDiva on April 13th, 2009

New California wine varietals quench America’s thirst for diversity
Although California Chardonnay, Cabernet and Merlot are still by far the most popular varietal wines in the U.S., comprising more than half of all California table wine sold in the U.S last year,* recent data shows that the state’s winegrowers and vintners are increasingly catering to wine [...]

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