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'Little guys' land big bargains
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN Two years ago, he and his son Justin started Wayzata-based Transend International to import and Belmont Select to distribute Montmirail's delicious unoaked Vacqueyras ($24), a tasty Argentine malbec from Vina Famatina ($12) and a dandy little … |
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'Little guys' land big bargains – Minneapolis Star Tribune
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The Ambassador of Abyssinia – San Diego Reader
The Ambassador of Abyssinia
San Diego Reader, CA
Back home, the much larger Ethiopian community in Oakland made Ethiopian food a delicious multiple-choice quiz, with numerous restaurants to choose from, all at prices from low to…well, medium. At the best of the lot, the aptly named Sheba, … -
Muscat Love – East Bay Express
Muscat Love
East Bay Express, CA
This week, we happily returned to an old bargain-Zin favorite: Ravenswood Vintners Blend California Zinfandel ($7.99; widely available at convenience and grocery stores). Blind-tasting the 2006 vintage against a Zinfandel blend, we actually pegged the … -
DRINKS: SPRING BREAKS – Newsday
DRINKS: SPRING BREAKS
Newsday, NY
The 2007 Bedell Cellars Gallery ($48) is the second vintage of this excellent white blend. It's full of fine fruit, with apricot and apple notes, slightly floral and full-bodied. The wine is mostly chardonnay, finished with viognier and sauvignon blanc … -
Dream Farm offers 'quality' comfort food – Marin Independent-Journal
Dream Farm offers 'quality' comfort food
Marin Independent-Journal, CA
It's a bargain. The attention to quality hasn't slipped a bit. The revamping even seems to have injected new life into this San Anselmo favorite. Dream Farm's unassuming storefront belies a soothing two-room interior with a sophisticated and …