http://winoblog.com International Wine Club Cabernet - Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syra :: International wine lovers Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:32:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 2007 vintage of Mollydooker wines will be one of the highlights at The Wellness Community- The Diney Goldsmith Center (http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org/jerseyshore) fundraiser to be held on Sat... [WebWire - Wednesday,... http://winoblog.com/winenews/2007-the-boxer-shiraz-is-a-knockout-at-the-wellness-community-fundraiser/ AUGUSTA (Aug 20): A veto of taxes on beer, wine, soda and health insurance passed at the end of the legislative session to fund the state’s subsidized insurance plan known as DirigoChoice will appear on the November ballot... http://winoblog.com/winenews/signatures-certified-beverage-tax-repeal-headed-for-ballot/ By KRIS HALL - The Dominion Post | Thursday, 21 August 2008 Growth in Kiwi wine exports continued unabated in the past year, driven by a 37 per cent jump in Australian sales. Drinkers across the Tasman quaffed more than $246.7... http://winoblog.com/winenews/aussies-raise-a-glass-with-nz-wine/ Noted Mixologist Jim Meehan Presents Two Festive Cocktails NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Tradition and trend collide in two new seasonal cocktails created by Jim Meehan of PDT in New York City. Inspired by Dubonnet Rouge's... http://winoblog.com/winenews/flavor-the-holiday-spirit-with-dubonnet-rouge/ Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays-Saturdays, noon to 10 p.m. Sundays AMERICAN-STATESMAN RESTAURANT CRITIC Thursday, August 21, 2008 Taste is the new Austin. They were a lovely accompaniment... http://winoblog.com/winenews/taste/ I just found Juliet Chung's fascinating article on wine pricing at restaurants, which appeared in the WSJ on Friday. Here's a couple of datapoints for you. A bottle of 2004 Opus One will cost you $195 at Houston's in San... http://winoblog.com/winenews/wine-price-datapoints-of-the-day/ The sports hysteria is now in full bloom. The Olympic Games have just started… and what has that to do with wine, you may ask? Not much, but it serves as an excuse to talk about China and that it is becoming one of the world’s... http://winoblog.com/winenews/welcome-to-the-bkwine-brief-nr-61-august-2008/ In his long blue lab coat, a shirt and bow tie, a pair of wool, chalk-striped blue suit pants that probably belong to his father, Gabriel Clary strikes a slightly improbable figure in the wine department at Corti Brothers in... http://winoblog.com/winenews/newest-generation-sees-no-reason-to-be-intimidated-by-wine/ LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting this Saturday, August 23, 2008 the table is set for a feast of insights, ideas, and opportunities at the 2008 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo. The thousands of industry... http://winoblog.com/winenews/the-2008-western-foodservice-hospitality-expo-opens-this-weekend/ When the Italian Ministry of Agriculture announced in early August that it would bestow the government’s quality assurance label on a selection of boxed wines, reactions were mixed. Many feel that the quality of wine, or at the... http://winoblog.com/winenews/wine-in-a-box-finally-gets-respect/