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06-21-08

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Food & Wine Classic in Aspen – Aspen Times
For 26 years and counting, the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen has been the premier culinary and wine event of its kind. Last weekend, 5,000 consumers, members of the restaurant industry, retailers and press convened in Aspen for cooking demon-s

Obese? Go on a diet of red wine – Hindustan Times
Resveratrol, a miracle compound present in grapes and red wine and known to protect the heart, has also been found to reduce fat cells, according to a study. Past research has found that resveratrol protected mice fed a high-calorie diet from the

Bringing it to the table – Boston Globe
Selena Cuffe was miserable in her job marketing Pringles chips in Latin America and Mexico for Procter & Gamble. “Here you are in focus groups with kids, trying to figure out how to get them to consume more Pringles,” she says. “I felt I was aiding

Bob Sowards – CBS Sportsline
May 8 – 11 Fort Smith Classic Course: Hardscrabble Country Club Club: Hardscrabble Country Club 35(T) 68-70-67-74– 279 (-1) $3,135 May 1 – 4 South Georgia Classic Course: Kinderlou Forest GC Club: Kinderlou Forest Golf Club Missed Cut 75-77– 152

Analyzing the Global Wine Industry Profiles 56 of the Leading Wine – Forbes
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bd96dd/analyzing_the_glob) has announced the addition of the “Analyzing the Global Wine Industry” report to their offering. Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of

CoolDrawer: Fridge in a drawer – San Francisco Gate
The dishwasher-in-a-drawer went over so well for Fisher & Paykel that the company now has come up with the fridge-in-a-drawer. That would be the CoolDrawer, available through major retailers in October for about $2,000 per 36-inch drawer. The mix of

Now there’s a heart-healthy weight loss program that lets you enjoy the benefits of your cherished Chardonnay

For some time the media has been abuzz with news of the health benefits of wine, but until now there has been no authoritative source for those interested in making wine part of a healthy diet. Coauthored by a noted cardiologist and an award-winning chef, The Wine Lover’s Healthy Weight Loss Plan shows how you can easily shed unwanted pounds, while maximizing the health benefits of your favorite wines.

Sample recipes include:

  • Scampi with Chipotle-Orange Sauce, paired with a 2004 Marquis-Philips “Holly’s Blend,” Verdelho, McLaren Vale, Australia
  • Roast Duck with Lavender-Lemon Honey Sauce, paired with a Bergstrom Winery 2004 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Customer Review: Not just for wine lovers
In my business, I receive a lot of requests for endorsements, but accept only those I deem the best….
Customer Review: Informational and realistic
Being an active and health conscious individual, I was looking for a realistic weight loss plan that…..taste it, follow the link

06-7-08

Fine Wine

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The man who made seasons – Saudi Gazette
DURING a career that ran from 1957 to 2002 Yves Saint Laurent was largely responsible for changing the way modern women dress, putting them into pants both day and night, into peacoats and safari jackets, into “le smoking” (as the French call a

Vintage meddling – Chicago Tribune
A couple of years ago, the Illinois General Assembly had a good idea. Some people like to have a bottle of wine with a meal. But they don’t always finish it. Rather than waste the remaining contents, they could always take the bottle with them

International Eastern Wine Competition offers the inside track on wine – Detroit News
Everybody loves insider information, and if you peruse the results of large, international wine competitions to find out what the judges in their white lab coats liked best, you always feel kind of smug that you know more than the next guy. The

Wine: grenache – bringing out the best in others – Daily Telegraph
Grenache is the Paris Hilton of grape varieties. Everybody’s heard of it but nobody seems to quite know why. ‘Grenache is relatively low in tannins and this lets its pure fruit flavours shine through’ There the comparison should end, though, because

A brilliant young chef battles tongue cancer – Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — The dining room at Alinea is a rare and special place where waiters in dark designer suits glide past tables, carrying trays laden with fantastical creations: Steelhead roe in coconut suspended from vanilla pods. Granola encrusted

Brangelina’s Provence Home Makes Its Name With Pink Floyd Rose – Bloomberg
It turns out we’re *like*this* when it comes to wine, because we’re all fans of Chateau Miraval . That’s the extraordinarily beautiful and secluded wine estate in Provence that they have just rented for three years. Lucky them — and I can vouch for

Rose Prince: the new English cook – Daily Telegraph
Maybe it’s the impending solstice but I feel a feast coming on. I want a fire – a deep pile of embers, powder white and hot – and a piece of meat draped in oiled woody herbs slowly cooking over it. Rose Prince and her son make the most of the

Now there’s a heart-healthy weight loss program that lets you enjoy the benefits of your cherished Chardonnay

For some time the media has been abuzz with news of the health benefits of wine, but until now there has been no authoritative source for those interested in making wine part of a healthy diet. Coauthored by a noted cardiologist and an award-winning chef, The Wine Lover’s Healthy Weight Loss Plan shows how you can easily shed unwanted pounds, while maximizing the health benefits of your favorite wines.

Sample recipes include:

  • Scampi with Chipotle-Orange Sauce, paired with a 2004 Marquis-Philips “Holly’s Blend,” Verdelho, McLaren Vale, Australia
  • Roast Duck with Lavender-Lemon Honey Sauce, paired with a Bergstrom Winery 2004 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Customer Review: Not just for wine lovers
In my business, I receive a lot of requests for endorsements, but accept only those I deem the best….
Customer Review: Informational and realistic
Being an active and health conscious individual, I was looking for a realistic weight loss plan that…..taste it, follow the link

06-1-08

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Baby girl fights for life as police arrest her parents for stabbing to – Daily Mail
This is the baby girl who was fighting for her life last night after her two siblings were stabbed to death in their bedroom at home. Their parents, who are both from Sri Lanka, were arrested on suspicion of stabbing all three children. While their

Hong Kong Wine Lovers Learn to Say `Mourvedre’ as Demand Soars – Bloomberg
May 30 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong banker Sophie Chow and 19 other young professionals sat in a cramped third-floor classroom in Hong Kong one recent evening, eating cheese and trying to figure how to pronounce the word on the screen: Mourvedre. Chow

Vine & dandy: Wollersheim expansion is more proof that the state of – Wisconsin State Journal
TOWN OF ROXBURY — The French-born wine maker was dressed in blaze orange and perched on Round Top Hill in northwestern Dane County looking for deer when he made the discovery. It was Thanksgiving morning and Philippe Coquard was taken back by the

Costco comes through with decent wines for less than $10 – AZCentral.com
Every time I visit a Costco, the urge to grab overwhelms me. Although I went into the store in my continuing search for recession-busting wine values, I was shocked that I didn’t leave with a heaping pile of batteries, vacuum cleaners, soap and ribs

Parents held over stabbing deaths of son, 5, and daughter, 4 – Times Online
A six-month-old baby was being treated in hospital last night as her parents were questioned by police over the stabbing to death of her young brother and sister at their suburban home. The baby was said to be in a serious but not life-threatening

Now there’s a heart-healthy weight loss program that lets you enjoy the benefits of your cherished Chardonnay

For some time the media has been abuzz with news of the health benefits of wine, but until now there has been no authoritative source for those interested in making wine part of a healthy diet. Coauthored by a noted cardiologist and an award-winning chef, The Wine Lover’s Healthy Weight Loss Plan shows how you can easily shed unwanted pounds, while maximizing the health benefits of your favorite wines.

Sample recipes include:

  • Scampi with Chipotle-Orange Sauce, paired with a 2004 Marquis-Philips “Holly’s Blend,” Verdelho, McLaren Vale, Australia
  • Roast Duck with Lavender-Lemon Honey Sauce, paired with a Bergstrom Winery 2004 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Customer Review: Not just for wine lovers
In my business, I receive a lot of requests for endorsements, but accept only those I deem the best….
Customer Review: Informational and realistic
Being an active and health conscious individual, I was looking for a realistic weight loss plan that…..taste it, follow the link

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