FRANCE: UK retailers accused of abuse of power 06 Feb 2004 Source: Chris Brook-Carter The UK's major supermarket chains were accused of "consistently committing abuses of retail power"
WHITES, REDS WHITES: 88/100 Cline Oakley White 2001California, United StatesThere so much good wine coming out of Cline Cellars at the moment it's possible to grab most any label and get something tasty. Certainly that's the case with the Oakley white
Wine prices are going up Sunday in British Columbia when the already obscene ad valorem liquor tax jumps from 110 per cent to an astounding 117 per cent as it is applied to the landed value of any wine. It's been suggested that the new tax will raise
Grapevine, Texas, --- Inspired by the anniversary of the Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk, John and Gina Puente Brancato, owners of La Bodega Winery at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, are introducing "Aero Port," their first port wine.
Historic Spring Mountain Vineyard is now open to the public for tours and tastings by appointment following a decade behind iron gates. The reopening of the 845-acre Napa Valley estate promises to offer visitors a comprehensive overview of its handcrafted
Two wineries, three wines, two countries and two hemispheres are the mix for today's tasting that brings together unrelated producers -- Delas Freres from the Rhone Valley, France and Fairview Wines from the Paarl region of South Africa -- both of which
After three decades of unprecedented growth and development, it is safe to say California wine producers, big and small, are reeling from the financial after-effects of the collapse of the dot-com market, the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the Two-Buck
The Oxford Companion to Wine describes merlot as an "extremely popular black grape variety associated with the great wines of St. Émilion and Pomerol by traditionalists and with fighting varietals by followers of fashion. Merlot is Bordeaux's most planted
Down Under wines will be the fare of the day Jan. 22 at the Australia Day Wine Fair at the Westin Bayshore. The public event runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and will include Australian wine, food, music and people. Interestingly, this year's focus will be on
It's no coincidence we begin the New Year with a look at one of the leading inexpensive wine brands in the world today -- Casillero del Diablo by Chilean wine giant Concha y Toro. With vineyards overflowing world wide you can expect to see a lot more
Cold, harsh winter weather has always benefited wine growers in Canada. Not only does it act as the perfect natural pesticide, but the freezing temperatures that blanket our vineyards most winters yield a much richer reward in the form of a super-sweet
Gismondi on Wine Our 2003 Top 100 by Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe We taste thousands of wines a year including a large number of wines that are no longer available through traditional retail channels. This list is our top 100 picks that for the
Forget Provence. With its cool climate wines and high quality local ingredients, British Columbia's Okanagan Valley is becoming a popular culinary destination. Many vintners are hiring winery chefs to promote their brands. This breed of chef
Despite the advent of "two-buck Chuck" and its many imitators in the U.S., quality wine that sells for less than $10 Canadian dollars is almost extinct. In fact in the case of authentic grown in Canada wine it is nearly impossible to find anything under
The last time I checked, Canadians were drinking French champagne at the rate of about three million bottles annually or roughly one bottle a year between 10 of us. It's a pathetic number when you consider the 59.1 million citizens of the United Kingdom
Of all the grape varieties grown on this planet few rival well-made, fully ripe pinot noir for its sheer drinking pleasure. Locating such an example, a task usually referred to as searching for the perfect pinot, is no easy undertaking. Often
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