Saturday, 23 July 2011

Meet your teddy at the eco-resort Southern Ocean Lodge

The third largest island of Australia, the Kangaroo Island nestles the Southern Ocean Lodge in the pristine natural bush land on the cliff of Hanson bay that offers the scenic beauty of the coastline of the wild Southern Ocean while pampering the guests with its organic luxury blended with sophistication. It is a fabulous eco-resort [...]

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Far Niente Field Stone Firestone Fisher Foxen

Age old forests secure the privacy at the Rebak Island Resort

Blessed with a tranquil ambience, Rebak Island Resort-A Taj Hotel, located on the private secluded beach of the Rebak Island in Malaysia, is the pride of the country because this is the only fully equipped first class Marina in the country. The island is graced with spectacular rocky formations in the lush of some million [...]

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Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Riesling Chenin Blanc Pinot Grigio

Friday, 22 July 2011

Creating a Real Voice For American Wine Consumers

Why is it that when states and Congress consider laws and regulations concerning consumer access to wine, the actual consumers are never consulted? Producers are consulted. Restaurants are consulted. Regulators are consulted. And wholesalers are consulted. But never consumers of...

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Sangiovese Gamay Nebbiolo Barbera Tempranillo

Animal Style: The Wall Street Journal profiles Jon...

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Tablas Creek Talley Whitehall Lane Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc

Alan Kerr?s Vintage?s May 28 Release ? Tasting Notes

As another barrage of Californian wines prepares to hit the shelves, the good news is some of them are very good and a couple are exceptional. However, the bad news is they are not cheap. As always, there are several wines to be found that won?t make the wallet wince so please read on. WINES [...]

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Mondavi Pine Ridge Phelps Pastiche Ritchie Creek Rochioli

Inside The Stoves: An Excerpt From The Upcoming Book: The Lesser-Known Festivals of Los Angeles 2011

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Mondavi Pine Ridge Phelps Pastiche Ritchie Creek Rochioli

Thursday, 21 July 2011

Wine Word of the Week: Mesoclimate

This week?s Wine Word of the Week is mesoclimate. Official definition from Jancis Robinson?s The Oxford Companion to Wine: Mesoclimate, a term of climatic scale, is intermediate between regional climate or macroclimate, and the very small scale microclimate. It encompasses the more specific terms topoclimate and site climate, and has largely been replaced both in [...]

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Smith Madrone Tablas Creek Talley Whitehall Lane Chardonnay