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Food and Wine Calendar
Dallas Morning News, TX ARGENTINA WINE DINNER: Lavendou hosts a four-course dinner with Finca Sophenia wines from Argentina, including the well-received Sophenia Synthesis Malbec 2007. 7 pm Thursday; $65 (includes tax and gratuity). 19009 Preston, south of Bush Turnpike; … |
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Food and Wine Calendar – Dallas Morning News
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Shades of White – East Bay Express
Shades of White
East Bay Express, CA
… and vanilla, and the wine was smooth and well-balanced. Token Winemaker was shocked to learn that this wine was a Chardonnay; "big" as it was, it just didn't have the varietal's classic characteristics. Full of surprises, it makes for fine bargain. -
Prices for Stellar 2005 Bordeaux Produce Bargains: John Mariani – Bloomberg
Prices for Stellar 2005 Bordeaux Produce Bargains: John Mariani
Bloomberg
The 30- hectare vineyard is composed of 70 percent merlot, 20 cabernet franc, and 10 cabernet sauvignon, but in any given year the vintners may vary the percentages in the bottle. This was among my favorites in the tasting, a bit looser than the others … -
The big chill – another reason for summer reds – Examiner.com
Examiner.comThe big chill – another reason for summer reds
Examiner.com
Also, any and all of the Spanish red bargains recently highlighted are also worth trying chilled. Though Brecher and Gaiter typically recommend spending a few extra dollars for the cru Beaujolais, a step up in the French labeling hierarchy, … -
le Meritage – CHOW
le Meritage
CHOW
That helped to keep the price down. We had an '06 Ferrari Carano, Russian River Valley Chardonnay and then an '05 Simi, Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Both quite tasty. With a generous tip, for four of us, the bill was just over $200.00. A bargain!