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VinoVisit, Inc., today announced that it has joined the Wine Industry Network, making its game-changing reservation and visitor management tools available to all U.S. wineries.
The Kent Island Federation of Arts is hosting a holiday open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 12 at its location. This event features local crafters, artists and artisans paintings, holiday crafts and jewelry.
Idaho features 30 scenic byways and its newest, the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway south of Nampa, is worth checking out. This drive runs 53 miles along the Snake River and takes visitors past 11 wineries, fruit orchards, irrigated farms and historical sites.
Elgin, Ariz. » Grapes aren t supposed to grow in the desert. But here in this southern Arizona town, surrounded by endless, rolling green and amber hills, the Callaghan family is de-stemming gigantic bins of grapes that will eventually produce a nice Petit Verdot.
While many Bay Area residents bemoan this week's cold temperatures, grape growers in the wine country are heralding the cold snap as good news for spring crops.
This week's cold snap has put Eastern Washington into below zero at times. The low temps can be risky for wine grape growers but some have been waiting for just this kind of cold.
The 1788 Clos du Griffier was among the 18,000 vintages whose sale over the past two days raised 1.54 million euros. It was the first auction in the 427-year history of La Tour d’Argent, whose 27-room cellar holds close to 450,000 bottles.
Attend any of four free chef demonstrations at Whole Foods Market, 6701 Red Rd., Coral Gables, and be entered in a drawing for two Tasting Village passes for the Feb. 25-28 South Beach Wine & Food Festival. First up: Sean Brasel (Meat Market) at 7 p.m. Thursday and Marco Ferraro (Wish) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Reservations are required; 305-421-9421.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong may overtake London this year as the second-biggest wine-auction market, behind New York, with sales of HK$496 million ($64 million), the Asian city’s Commerce and Economic Development Secretary Rita Lau said.
Do you believe in Global Warming? A train has derailed in Northeast Township. Several cars are off the tracks behind the Arrowhead Wine Cellars on Est Main Road. No reports of any damage to the building at the winery. No injuries have been reported. An Action News 24 crew is enroute to the scene.
PARIS | A bottle of Vieux cognac dating back to 1788 -- the year before the French Revolution -- sold at a Paris auction of wine and spirits for $36,935. Paris' landmark Tour d'Argent restaurant has cleaned out its cellar -- considered one of the best and biggest in the world -- putting 18,000 bottles up for auction. The two-day sale, which ended Tuesday, had been expected to bring in $1.47 ...
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