Tag: champagne
group name: grapevine
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December 23, 2007 01:48 PM EST --
Nothing says "celebration" like the poof! of a bottle of champagne followed by its gently rising mist. Whether it's to ring in the New Year or simply to make an every . . . more
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December 31, 2006 09:24 AM EST --
Still need to pick up a bottle of sparkling wine to ring in the New Year? One of my favorites is from right here in Massachusetts, Wesport Rivers sparkling wines, such as the one I reviewed here. . . . more
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December 30, 2007 08:45 AM EST --
I posted my sparkling wine recommendations early enough for people that might serve bubbly for Christmas or those who wanted an early start on their New Year's Eve planning. But if . . . more
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December 27, 2006 03:15 PM EST --
Table Wine
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Drinking Stars
Chaque fois qu’un bouchon de Champagne saute, une femme se met rir.
The French proverb says, “Every pop of a Champagne cork sets a woman . . . more
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November 16, 2006 02:44 PM EST --
Table Wine
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Holiday Table Part III
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I've told you many times in this space that Champagne and other sparkling wines are not just for . . . more
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December 30, 2007 02:22 PM EST --
And there's a hand my trusty fiere,
And gie's a hand o thine,
And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne
There are many more verses to the classic New Year's . . . more
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November 08, 2006 05:10 PM EST --
Table Wine
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Prosecco
In response to my recent rants about alternate uses for bubbly wine, many of you wrote in asking why I hadn't discussed Prosecco. Mia maxima culpa. . . . more
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December 27, 2006 04:11 PM EST --
Table Wine
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Something Besides Champagne
The New Year is upon us, and it is tradition to ring it in with a toast of Champagne and a kiss for/from the one you love. I would . . . more
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December 27, 2006 02:59 PM EST --
Table Wine
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
All That Sparkles is Not Champagne
The northern-most wine growing region of France, due east of Paris, is the home of the most famous sparkling wine in the world. . . . more
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April 12, 2008 09:52 AM EDT --
When Kim and I visited the Torres winery several years ago, nestled in the foothills of the rugged Pyrenees Mountains west of Barcelona, Don Miguel Torres clicked his heels and bowed to kiss her hand. . . . more
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December 27, 2006 03:41 PM EST --
Table Wine
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Jaume Serra Winery
In 1647, about 30 miles south of Barcelona on a hilltop in the Garraf region of the Penedés, a castle was built. It came complete . . . more
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January 30, 2007 12:04 PM EST --
There's really no mystery to serving wine as most of us can manage to get the wine out of the bottle and into our glass without too much trouble, but here are a couple of things that may help the wine . . . more
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February 12, 2007 10:23 AM EST --
In the Spring of 2006, the California Senate voted to make Zinfandel the state's "historic wine." Senator Carole Midgen had wanted to name it the "official" state wine, but . . . more
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February 26, 2007 02:58 PM EST --
Cabernet is a cooperative grape. It's not too picky about where it grows, as long as it's not too cool. It can make a well-balanced wine all by itself, but it also plays well with others as a blending . . . more
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