Bordeaux’s 2005 `Vintage of the Decade’ Is Ready for Dinner - Bloomberg
June 23 (Bloomberg) — Wine critics are overly fond of pronouncing the latest Bordeaux release to be a “vintage of the century” — 1982, 1989, 1990, 1995. Yet since we are in the eighth year of the 21st century, I’m confident that the 2005 Bordeaux

LEBANON: Wine Flows Under Hezbollah’s Shadow - Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Jun 23 (IPS) - Pine trees adorn majestic mountain flanks separating south Lebanon from the Chouf region in the village of Jezzine. Amid the shrubbery, lush vines, their crisp leaves tinted emerald green, bear the promise of a future harvest

Wine Library TV’s Gary Vee Tells All, Launches New Revision 3 Show - Podcasting News
A (very young) midlife crisis at 30 inspired Gary Vaynerchuk to start his video podcast, Wine Library TV , which is primarily about wine, but also about action figures, the New York Jets , thunder, and of course Vaynerchuk himself and his quirky

Firefighters battle wildfires in California, N.M. - Boston Globe
SAN FRANCISCO— Cooler weather helped firefighters gain ground on hundreds of wildfires that charred bone-dry terrain across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California. One fire had spread across nearly 6 square miles in

Va. producing more grapes to keep up with demand for wine - Inrich.com
A rising demand for Virginia wine has helped spur grape production by about a third since 2001, numbers from the National Agricultural Statistics Service show. Grape production increased from 4,200 tons in 2001 to 5,600 tons in 2007, a 33 percent

Earnhardt didn’t leave his heart in San Francisco - CBS Sportsline
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) -Dale Earnhardt Jr. is most definitely not on the list of drivers who love NASCAR’s annual visit to wine country. Earnhardt couldn’t think of a worse track than Infineon Raceway to visit a week after winning his first race. “Never

California wine country goes up in flames - Chicago Sun-Times
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state. One had spread across nearly 6

Lightning sparks wildfires in Calif. - Boston Globe
SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared yesterday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state. One had spread across nearly 6

Look out, Napa - Chicago Tribune
As a Midwesterner prejudiced toward things Midwestern, I was intrigued when a friend reported recently that she’d spent a weekend touring Illinois wineries with wondrous results. Not only is wine being made in an ever-growing number of Illinois

When in Rome - Chicago Tribune
From LAX to Rome, connecting service (change of plane) is available on KLM, Lufthansa, Delta, British Airways, Air France, Swiss, US Airways and Continental. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $568. Leonardo da Vinci International Airport

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