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Editor stands up for scoring system Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:08PMA few weeks ago, I wrote about wine rating systems. My aim was to suggest that wine buyers should learn to trust their instincts, rather than buy wines "by the numbers."
Napa wineries fall under foreclosure crush Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:30AMIn Napa Valley, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the wine industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands. As many as 10 wineries and vineyards in Napa, where the most expensive U.S. wines are produced, will... Napa - Wine - United States - Winery - Napa Valley
Napa wineries fall under foreclosure crush Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:09AMIn Napa Valley, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the wine industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands. As many as 10 wineries and vineyards in Napa, where the most expensive U.S. wines are produced, will...
Vineyard Defaults Surge as Bargain Wines Hurt Napa (Update2) Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:01PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- In California’s Napa Valley, producer of the most expensive U.S. wines, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands.
School Notes, March 9 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:52PMSWING CHOIR/JAZZ ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL MARCH 9 AT PARKHIGH
Napa wines losing ground as loan defaults rise Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:34AMThis could be a vintage year for repossessions as the wine industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands.
Research and Markets: Estonia Food and Drink Report 2010 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:27AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Estonia Food and Drink Report 2010" report to their offering.
What's on: Sat's picks Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:25PMEvents listing for Sat, Mar 6th
Beer Here: Belgian Barleywine from the Great Dane and Capital Brewery Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:07PMThe Great Dane Pub and Brewery just released the highest-alcohol beer it has ever made. The downtown Madison brewpub has finally put its Belgian Barleywine on tap after more than a year of fermenting and conditioning.
Restaurant review: Rare The Steak House in Little Falls Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:09AMAdding an Italian menu helps steakhouse to improve
Eckl's: Beef up, or pick the pike Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:35AMNostalgia on a plate -- that's Eckl's. There's real history here. This comforting down-home building itself is almost 200 years old and is mostly of solid plank construction. It operated as a tavern since 1934 at least. But it was moved when South Buffalo Road was widened. The busy bar and two dining rooms with their lively holiday decorations have been open in this location since 1964.
Symphony orchestra to open season Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:49AMSpecial to the Times-News The Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra will perform its first concert of 2010, "Music in Nature," on Saturday evening in the Blue Ridge Conference Hall at Blue Ridge Community College.
FEATURE Making the most of restaurant week 2010 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:55AMBy Tracy Kambara STAFF WRITER Restaurant Week is actually a two-week event that happens twice a year, once in March and once in August. Hundreds of Boston’s best (and priciest) restaurants prepare special menus at discounted prices. From March 14–19th and 21–26th, these restaurants will be offering 2-course lunches for $15.10, 3-course lunches for $20.10 and 3-course dinners for $33.10. See ...
The Farmhouse is a new breed of local restaurant Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:04PMOpening the Farmhouse the same summer that first lady Michelle Obama sowed the political seeds of an organic garden at the White House would seem like brilliant, or at least fortuitous timing.
A-Rod Takes His Magical Centaur Legs for Granted (Or: "Cunts Are Still Running The World") [Gossip Roundup] Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:09PM# gossiproundup A-Rod "crashed" his ride. Simon Cowell : engaged. Barry Bonds: divorced. Jim Carrey: grandfather. Where Tiger Woods loses $100M, I see opportunity. The world changes and turns. Let this final weekend shit begin. Presenting your Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup : More »
Great find turns up at auction Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:11AMIn larger cities, like Chicago, you can go to wine auctions all the time. In Fort Wayne, however, they're not so common.
DRIVE TIME: A Charlotte McNally Novel Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 9:54PMThe three D’s of writing popular fiction --- deadlines, desire and deception --- have catapulted Hank Phillippi Ryan to headline news for her Charlotte McNally series of mysteries. In July 2009, her debut, PRIME TIME, was a prestigious Agatha Winner for Best First Novel.
Find fine fish and more at J. Alexander's Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:01PMOn a recent Wednesday night we finally gave J. Alexander's a try. Located on Landerbrook Circle in Lyndhurst, the restaurant can be seen when you're driving South on Interstate 271, and we had decided we'd check it out someday.
Two local men prepare to conquer the wine world Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:04PMMichael Wigley and Brian Jackson turned a hobby into a business at a most unlikely time.
Coeur d'Alene Press Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:40PMWhile we don’t rate wines on a number scale, there are clear winners from the past year based on customer purchases. As I’ve said so many times, big ratings and high praise from me won’t change a wine you don’t like into one you do. While clearly this rating system is unscientific, it is based on a far better indicator — your purchases and repeat purchases, many times by the case. The wines are ...
As credits roll, drama roils gala Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 12:31AM&$ &$ Few TV shows attract so much attention. The annual CCTV Spring Festival gala never fails to draw eyeballs and spark controversy. Despite all kinds of so-called exposure of the content of the annual extravagant entertaining feat in advance, there are always spits and sometimes curses ensue. The grand show, alleged to be aired live at prime time, is undoubtedly the juggernaut of CCTV ...
TV Review: Ausiello: 'Greek' coming back for season 4 Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 3:32AMThis just in: Phew. ABC Family has renewed Greek for a 10-episode fourth season, sources confirm. Have a good weekend! 22 episodes isn’t normal for cable series. It’s usually about 13 episodes, give or take, for a cable series.
Ausiello: 'Greek' coming back for season 4 Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 3:13AMBy Michael Ausiello Michael Ausiello gets the word from sources: ABC Family has signed off on another 10-episode cycle for fan fave
You don't need a garden or an allotment to grow your own veg - just get potting Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 6:32PMIs it possible to grow food if you don't have a proper veg garden? Yes, of course it is and for many people this will not only be the best, but the sole option. You could even argue that there are advantages to this approach. Rather than being daunted as a new gardener on a new allotment, facing a large piece of ground which is daring you to be its master, you can inch your way into the growing ...
Energized conservatives pound on Democrats at CPAC Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:59AMA newly muscular "tea party" movement dominated an old-line conservative conclave Thursday, depicting Democrats as destroying America's freedoms and warning Republicans not to take their support for granted.
Dining Out: Fleming's a cut above — and you'll pay for it Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:14AMFleming Prime Steakhouse at the Eton Collection in Woodmere is known for wonderful meats and wines as well as gracious service. That's why it's a favorite for special-occasion dining. With that in mind, my husband and I went there for our recent wedding anniversary.
Energized conservatives pound on Dems Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:08AMA newly muscular "Tea Party" movement dominated an old-line conservative conclave, depicting Democrats as destroying America's freedoms.
Cork’d and VinoVisit Announce Partnership -- Wine Lovers to Book Real-Time Tasting Reservations, Share Peer Reviews ... Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:00AMwww.VinoVisit.com the first site where consumers can book real-time wine tasting and winery tour reservations, has signed a strategic alliance with Gary Vaynerchuk’s social media wine site, Corkd.com.
Hungary Food And Drink Report Q1 2010 - New Market Report Published Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 10:35AMIn the Food and Drink Business Environment Ratings (BER) for Q110, Hungary remains in second place out of the 15 major CEE markets surveyed in the matrix, having lost pole position to Russia.
Oscar-nominee luncheon has a school-days vibe Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 9:19AMLOS ANGELES -- With "Avatar" continuing to break global box-office records, James Cameron has the Hollywood clout to get just about any actor interested in his next film.
Measuring lifestyle changes by the dozen Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 2:41AMI'm having a hard-as-a-day-old-doughnut time dropping 'gloze' into conversation.
Oscar nominees luncheon, listen up! Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 11:15PMThis year's Academy Awards telecast producers tell attendees to plan to keep acceptance speeches short.
It’s Arroyo, stupid Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 3:47PMThe question is: Are we better off today than we were at the start of the new millennium under Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo? Was her stewardship the best of times, or was it the worst of times? Are we all going to heaven, or are we all going the other way?
Big Sky heaven: Montana's Triple Creek Ranch offers back-to-nature getaway Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 6:01PMWild West shows were all the TV rage when I was growing up in the 1950s and '60s. Now that I think of it, they occupied a good portion of the limited air-time that the three networks offered back then and oh, the impact they had on me.
Restaurant review: Fontana di Trevi in Leonia Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 11:03AMOld World Italian proves a big draw. A newcomer to Bergen County dining has 50-year-old roots
Dysfunction Junction: Hostile Washington Climate Drives Retirements Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 8:53AMIn a single week in Obama's second February in office, everything basically broke down, or froze in place. Washington - United States - Barack Obama - Politics - Candidates and Campaigns
Shango Bistro & Wine Bar: Cuisine comes with a touch of Big Easy flavor Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 8:08AMIt's a good time for the Big Easy. What with the Super Bowl victory and Mardi Gras coming up on Tuesday, I kept having Cajun/Creole cuisine longings . . . and there was only a slight problem with that. Not so long ago at the peak of the Blackened Redfish craze, there would have been many Western New York restaurants only too happy to oblige, but time moves quickly in the culinary world and there ...
Dining Out: Everybody must get Stoned — at least once Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:13AMThe stone cooking concept itself, a quick Internet search will tell you, has been around for centuries. Heat up a stone, drop a piece of meat on it and wait for it to cook. Man has been doing it for ages.
Bold, fresh flavor served at Tao Too Asian Eatery Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:00AMWhen I start raving about edamame and tofu, chances are roughly 100 percent that the chef in charge has done something extraordinary. Sure, I'll eat either, but I've raved exactly once, and that was last week at Tao Too Asian Eatery in Germantown.Lime juice, in addition to the standard sprinkling of salt, is all it takes to elevate edamame to heights previously unknown to the addictive green ...
Going vegan: The wine you love may not be vegan Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 7:12PMSome wines are made using small amounts of animal products like egg whites and gelatin, and it's getting easier to sort out vegan-friendly wines. But what should be done with cases of prime vintages that have amassed over the years?
Fitch Affirms Lodi, California's COPs at A+'; Outlook Remains Negative Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 5:00PMSAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Lodi, California's certificates of participation as part of its continuous surveillance effort:
CNN - Why France Is Rated Best Place To Live Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 12:14PMBindi Dupouy, An Australian Living In Paris, And Her French Husband, Just Had Their First Child, A Son Born In The Country.
CNN Un-Dobbed! Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 9:54AMThe Nation -- After the State of the Union speech last month, Jon Stewart chided the three cable news nets for fitting their respective caricatures all too well: "So the haters have Fox, the lovers who are afraid to be hurt again have MSNBC, but what about all the people who watched the speech and found it too straightforward and understandable? Well, there's always CNN."
Research and Markets: Spain Food and Drink Report - the Updated Q1 2010 Edition Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 6:53AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Spain Food and Drink Report Q1 2010" report to their offering.
Parish Foods & Goods Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 8:11AMSome things have changed for Parish Foods & Goods since it opened nearly two years ago.
The 10 must-have features in today's new homes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 8:51AMAmericans want smaller houses and they are willing to strip some of yesterday's most popular rooms - such as home theaters - from them in order to accommodate changing lifestyles, consumer experts told audiences at the International Builders Show.
Whining about the competition Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 5:34AMBling sells wine, as attested by the shiny plethora of competition medals on bottles. And when producers start looking extra hard for ways of winning them, it leads a few down paths where the scrupulous don't go.
Column: Howard Stern should give up Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 11:11PMHoward, Howard, Howard: How we long for the days when you were actually funny. I was one of the first people to sign on to XM satellite radio. For years, my father had wondered why we couldn’t get radio in the format of cable TV, especially since...
A V Foundation SPORE Clinical Trial Supplement Grant Awarded To The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 4:44PM(Cary , N.C. )--- The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research fundraising organizations, announced that a Supplement to the Lung Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant to support innovative clinical trials was recently awarded to Dr. Jill M. Siegfried at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.
European Central Bank in a Squeeze Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 11:20AMJACK EWING As alarm about Greek debt increases, a weakness of the European monetary union has been exposed: its lack of a strong political arm.