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Auction of Vintage Posters Celebrates Wine and Spirits (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Jan 9, 2012
On Feb. 12, Poster Auctions International, the New York auctioneer of original graphic posters, will hold its first auction dedicated entirely to food- and wine-related vintage posters, offering more than 400 unique and diverse lots celebrating the many facets of… Full Story »
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Yao Ming's Full-Court Press (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Jan 6, 2012
Retired NBA star and Chinese sports sensation Yao Ming is one of a rapidly growing number of enophiles in his home country, where French wines are in vogue. But Yao developed his taste for wine in the United States, so his drinking habits have tended to favor Napa Cabernets instead. Now, after two years of working with winemaker Tom Hinde (formerly of Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates), the… Full Story »
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2012 Predictions (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Jan 5, 2012
With the advent of 2012 upon us, it's time for Unfiltered's annual attempt to predict the events that we'll all be discussing around the office wine barrel during the next 12 months. But before we dust off our magic Riedel crystal ball, let's look back and see how accurate our 2011 predictions were. A year ago, on the heels of Mariah Carey's Angel Champagne launch, we predicted that sparkly pop singer Ke$ha would loan her name to a pricey $uper Tuscan. Not only did $a$$icaia fail to materialize, Ke$ha seems to have disappeared as well. We did, however,… Full Story »
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Wine Spectator Auction Index Slips in Fourth Quarter of 2011 (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Jan 5, 2012
The Wine Spectator Auction Index, which tracks sales at fine wine auctions in the United States, fell from 341.27 points in the third quarter of 2011 to 333.50 in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 2.28 percent. This was the index's third quarterly decline for the year, indicating that auction fever has been subsiding somewhat. The index now stands at the same level as… Full Story »
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Charlie Trotter to Close His Restaurant (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Jan 4, 2012
Just after midnight on New Year's Day, Charlie Trotter walked to the counter near the wine cellar in his eponymous Chicago restaurant and asked for guests' attention. With his wife, Rochelle, by his side, Trotter announced that he will be closing Charlie Trotter's in August, just as it celebrates 25 years as one of America's greatest restaurants.… Full Story »
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Red Wine Does Not Appear to Raise Breast Cancer Risk (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Jan 3, 2012
For several years now, scientists have warned that there is a link between alcohol and breast cancer. What's less clear, however, is whether the type of alcohol matters. Now researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University of Southern California… Full Story »
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An Open Letter to Those Who Don't (Yet) Love Wine (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Jan 3, 2012
I don't know how this letter will reach you. After all, it's published in a hangout for wine lovers. Clearly, most people who read Wine Spectator, either online or in print, already have more than a passing interest in the subject. Yet I'm addressing this open letter to those of you who do not have such an interest. So how will you receive this letter? I'm hoping that readers of Wine Spectator will send it to you-maybe an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, friend or parent who loves wine and would like to see you love it too. Now, before I… Full Story »
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HOT LOT 1964 Thomas Bassot Griotes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Palate Press &bull Jan 1, 2012HOT on January 1 WHO: Thomas Bassot WHAT: Pinot Noir WHERE: France, Burgundy, Cotes de Nuits, Griotes-Chambertin WHEN: 1964 SIZE: 750 ml RESERVE: $250 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $25 Decanter rates 1964 in Burgundy as a "good old-fashioned year of wines… Full Story »
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Best of Unfiltered 2011 (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 29, 2011
Five years of intensive research at the Unfiltered Institute for Concluding the Obvious has yielded some titillating patterns among the page-viewing habits of our readership: They're as predictable as Unfiltered's cheeky puns. With rare exception, you've all been furiously clicking on the items featuring the most beautiful women to cross paths with the wine world, going back as far as we've been secretly watching you surf the Web. In 2006, Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton and Savanna Samson popped bottles (and eyes); in 2008, Dom Perignon's tribute to Claudia Schiffer's breasts had hearts pounding (cheers to Dom for knowing our audience);… Full Story »
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Top Wine Videos of 2011 (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 28, 2011
Every year, Wine Spectator's video department brings top winemakers from around the world (and sometimes rock stars!) into the studio for tastings and conversation, heads out into the vineyards and cellars to teach you about key regions and their wines, and taps chefs to provide recipe demos and tips… Full Story »
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Donum Estate Sold to Danish Investors (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 27, 2011
One of California's Pinot Noir stars has been sold to a partnership of Danish investors. Winside Inc. has acquired Donum Estate and its sister brand Robert Stemmler from Racke, a German wine and spirits group, for an undisclosed amount. As part of the… Full Story »
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8 & $20 Recipe: Spinach Quiche with a Pinot Gris (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 27, 2011
An Alsatian white brings out the baking spices in this easy warming dish Full Story »
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Foppiano Siblings Settle (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 23, 2011
Louis M. Foppiano and his sister Susan Valera have agreed to disagree. After two days of testimony in a Sonoma courtroom where Valera was suing to remove her brother from the family trust that controls Foppiano Vineyards, the two parties… Full Story »
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Sparkling Wine and Candied Bacon for New Year's Eve (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 23, 2011
Ring in 2012 with salty-sweet snacks on a stick and 15 recommended sparklers Full Story »
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Sliders Meet Cabernet at White Castle (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 22, 2011
Overheard recently at the Lafayette, Ind., White Castle drive-thru window: "Quatre Chateau Blanc Sliders avec un verre de Cabernet, s'il vous plait." OK, maybe not. But Unfiltered's late-night slider binges could be getting more sophisticated soon. The 90-year-old fast-food chain has begun toying with the idea of offering wine and beer along with sliders and frites, er, French fries. And you thought we'd finally gotten past the "Sideways Effect." The great experiment is taking place at a conjoined White Castle and Blaze Modern BBQ, a new restaurant concept in… Full Story »
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Americans Are Bubbly about Sparkling Wine (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 22, 2011
Americans are drinking more bubbly these days. Total consumption of sparkling wine in the United States will approach 15 million cases by the end of this year, almost eclipsing the 20-year high recorded in 1999, when sparkling sales surged in anticipation of millennial celebrations. This year's… Full Story »
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New Jersey Tries Direct Wine Shipping Again (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 22, 2011
New Jersey residents could be ordering wine direct from in- and out-of-state wineries in 2012 if a bill passed by the state Senate Dec. 15 makes its way through the state Assembly and is signed by Gov. Chris Christie, as expected. After more than two years of false starts and a court ruling that could have crippled the Garden… Full Story »
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Two New California Wine Appellations (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 21, 2011
It has been a busy few months for the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which has approved a series of changes to grapegrowing appellations in both California and Washington. The latest is the approval of two new… Full Story »
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Foppiano Vineyards Caught in Sibling Legal Battle (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Dec 20, 2011
Sonoma's oldest family-run winery, Foppiano Vineyards, is facing the twin threats of plummeting sales and a lawsuit between family members over its management. Louis M. Foppiano, chairman of the 115-year-old winery in Healdsburg, is being sued by his sister, Susan Valera. She claims Foppiano threatened the health of the family trust that controls… Full Story »
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Wine Spectator is hiring; is this my big chance?
The Wine Curmudgeon &bull Dec 20, 2011
The Wine Spectator is hiring. One of the most important publications in the Winestream Media needs "a highly motivated wine lover for an entry-level position in its New York tasting department." I can't say I'm not tempted. I would be... Full Story »
