Wine Word of the Week: Crushing

This week?s Wine Word of the Week is crushing. Official definition from Jancis Robinson?s The Oxford Companion to Wine: Crushing is the wine-making operation of breaking open the grape berry so that the juice is more readily available to the yeast for fermentation. Modern winery equipment that permits sufficiently thorough crushing has effectively speeded up [...]

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Rex Pickett?s ?Life on Spec?

I have written quite a bit here about Sideways, a rare film that somehow combines wine, humor and middle age crisis into an Academy Award winning package. But until recently I had no idea how close Sideways came from never being made. In a series of posts by author Rex Pickett over at the Stage [...]

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Rockin? at Wine & Cars

Everyone had a great time at Wine & Cars Under the Stars last weekend. Don’t believe me? Check out the video: The evening was a great success, netting nearly $50,000 for the foundations at Fairplex and their programs. If you missed Wine & Cars, you can taste the award-winning wines of the Los Angeles International [...]

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Win Tickets to ZAP?s 2011 Grand Zinfandel Tasting at Fort Mason!

You heard correctly. Beyond Napa Valley is giving away 4 tickets to ZAP’s Grand Zinfandel Tasting at Fort Mason. All you have to do is write a Zinfandel-inspired Haiku. Click the link below for all of the details. We hope … Continue reading

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The Current State of Alcohol Marketing: Case #43

MARKETING BOY #1: Dude, turn the fucking TV off, we have to get this new ad comped and up on Facebook. MARKETING BOY #2: I know, I know. Chill. (clicks remote)....Hey, pass me the bottle of Goose Juice. MARKETING BOY...

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Romantic environment for only Two to taste Italian preparations ? only at Solo Per Du

Romance, romance and romance! This is what Italy is made of. So undoubtedly, the restaurants in this country must also reflect a similar interior atmosphere. In this land of romance nestles the world?s smallest restaurant, Solo Per Due, which is located in a small town, Vacone near Rome. This eating house offers a dining area [...]

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Mía Maestro Michael Michele Michelle Behennah Michelle Branch