I’m inaugurating a wine blog today on Bay Area Bites. It’s a labor of love for me. I worked for a decade in the wine trade in the seventies and eighties, in New York City, San Francisco, and the Napa Valley. I’ve kept a toehold…

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A life without wine is a life not worth living, but by making the right choices you can keep the calories down. Regular so-called Brut champagnes can have up to 15 grams of sugar per litre, whereas the bone-dry Brut Nature ones…

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As the economy bottoms out, Long Islanders are still turning bottoms up. The region’s liquor store owners say that business was as brisk as usual this holiday season, with sales about the same as they were in 2007. The…

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BEPPI CROSARIOL From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail For thirsty Canadians, the big question for 2009 will go something like this: What pairs with meat loaf? But they spend less, trading down to cheaper stuff no matter what sipping…

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Everyone made it through the Christmas party, even though there was the slight mishap with the punch bowl, which seemed to jump off the table on its own. Among the reds were a Montevina Barbera and a…

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