How Wine Became Modern: Design Wine 1976 to Now; an SF MOMA Exhibit

The wine world can basically be compartmentalized into two worlds: The New World & The Old World. The Old World is France, and basically any other country within a trebuchet’s throw of France. Wines have been ratified by treaties, classified by region and not varietal, and are poured in chateaûs beckoning you with long dusty [...]

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The Access Zone ? the London Wine Fair?s best Roller Coaster

Why do you go to a wine fair? I think we?ll all agree the answer is ?to do business?. Simple. People don?t want to waste their time walking around for 3 days, with sore feet and bad food, unless there is a something to be gained from it. Whether you’re a winemaker selling your wines, [...]

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New Napa Valley Welcome Center ? Action Packed

The Napa Valley Welcome Center just opened up shop in the Riverfront Properties in downtown Napa. Somebody did it right at the Legendary Napa Valley, the organization that sponsors this center. It truly is a welcoming center and once you take a peek inside you just want to explore. Continue reading

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A spot of wine relief

If you live in the UK I’m sure you’ve heard of Comic Relief. If you don’t, please forgive the eccentricities of this peculiar little country, but there are times when you just have to do something a little out of the ordinary. Comic Relief is a charity event, based around “Red Nose Day” on March [...]

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Challenging Wine Pairing: Thai Red Curry Beef

Thai food is so popular that I wanted to do another Thai dish for a challenging wine pairing. Since our family especially enjoys spicy dishes, I decided to try a red curry dish using strips of sirloin steak in this recipe. Delicious! The menu for this pairing consisted of the Thai red curry beef dish, [...]

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?Palace within palace? ? Palace Suite at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi

If you want nothing less than a perfectly luxurious palace for your luxurious stay, then go for the Emirates Palace at Abu Dhabi. The Palace Suite at Emirates Palace is really a ?private palace within the Palace.? This suite takes luxury to its finest level. The entrance hall of the suite is done in soft [...]

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Wine Word of the Week: Tastevin

This week?s Wine Word of the Week is tastevin. Official definition from Jancis Robinson?s The Oxford Companion to Wine: Tastevins, or wine tasters, as they are known by collectors are wine antiques, are shallow, often dimpled, saucers used for tasting by professionals (and occasionally self-conscious amateurs). Because they were usually used in a cellar, or [...]

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The Presidential Suite at Hazelton Hotel is one of a kind!

Named after its designer Brian Gluckstein, who has designed some of the most well known hotels of the world like Four Seasons hotels and homes in Bridle Path, Rosedale and Forest Hill, this suite is really one of a kind. The Presidential suite at the Hazelton Hotel is one of the prime and exclusive suites [...]

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