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Kosher wines offer new possibilities - Lincoln Journal Star If these are unavailable, ask for a wine similar in flavor, style and price. Prices may vary. Full Story: Kosher wines offer new possibilities - Lincoln Journal Star Sex Club Scandal: Will Steele Survive “Bondage-Gate”? - AlterNet (blog) The RNC has fired Allison Meyers, director of the group’s “Young Eagles” program, for approving the expenses at Voyeur, A West Hollywood hot spot where potential RNC donors enjoyed drinking 20 glasses Chenin Blanc while watching simulated lesbian sex acts with women who look as if the just sauntered off the set of Eyes Wide Shut. At least we know there are some same sex unions these regressives are willing to support. Thanks to the audacity of reimbursing this two thousand dollars tab at bondage to themed sex club and the stupidity of including said expenses on a FEC filling report, RNC chairman Michael Steel is on the ropes, no longer able to hide behind the hypocrisy of the old boys club version of don’t ask don’t tell. Yes, it might be fun to gloat that the party of family values is once again revealed as a group if rich, elite, deviant, circle jerking, patriarch espousing regressives. Fun as that might be, it misses the point. Full Story: Sex Club Scandal: Will Steele Survive “Bondage-Gate”? - AlterNet (blog) Interesting White Blends - Wine of the Week - Slashfood (blog) In anticipation of spring, we've been tasting more whites and have stumbled upon a few interesting blends. If you're looking for something more complex than a straight varietal, try to the following. We've hand-picked six of our recent favorites. With citrus fruits on the nose, a sweet – but not overwhelming -- mid-palate, and a sweeping floral finish, this is a delightful and elegant wine made of Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc grapes. A honeysuckle nose is followed by a palate with very nice, approachable mineralities and a very balanced structure. Grape composition is as follows: Roussanne (68%), Grenache Blanc (22%) and Picpoul Blanc (10%). Find four more interesting white blends after the jump... Full Story: Interesting White Blends - Wine of the Week - Slashfood (blog) Wine Appreciation Classes, in English, in Ensenada - Mexidata.info Dr. Alejandro Cabello Pasini will be offering a Wine Appreciation Course to English speaking community members of northern Baja California. Classes will be held at the UABC (Universidad Autónoma de Baja California) campus in Ensenada beginning April 20th, and limited to a handful of lucky wine lovers. Dr. Cabello Pasini received his doctorate in Coastal Oceanography from the University of New York at Stony Brook, and recently finished a degree in winemaking from the University of California at Davis. If you want to expand your wine-consciousness, this is the time and the program offering a rare opportunity to explore and discover Mexico’s wine culture. He continued, “grape growing in Mexico started at the beginning of the 16th century. Immediately after the conquest of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), the establishment of vineyards began either from native vines or from vines brought from Europe. Full Story: Wine Appreciation Classes, in English, in Ensenada - Mexidata.info A perfect dozen of spring white wines - San Francisco Chronicle Spring is filled with the flavors of green. With so many favas and asparagus spears on the table, wines must play along. Which makes it perhaps my favorite time of year for wines, because after thinking hard about the deep, rich wines of winter, we can lighten up and air out the cellar. Last year I looked for a handful of whites and reds (and a spring red is a trickier creature than you might imagine); this year I'm sticking with whites. A spring white? That notion is a fuzzy one. So I'll give a few broader parameters. If you can follow these guidelines, choosing a wine for your spring table should be a cinch. 1. No wood, or at least none you can taste. Some barrel-enhanced richness can tame what could be an aggressively edgy wine, but these wines should be fresh and crisp; it's not a time for opulent Chardonnay. They should wake you up. In spring, embrace the steel tank. Full Story: A perfect dozen of spring white wines - San Francisco Chronicle 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63
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