Category Archives: Wine

New Study Highlights Problem of ‘Second Hand Drinking’

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Second-hand smoke, breathed in by someone other than the smoker, has been shown to cause health issues.  So now anti-alcohol advocates are seizing on that concept to demonize bev/al.

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Moet Hennessy USA to Move Corporate HQ to 7 World Trade Center

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Moët Hennessy USA has signed a 15-year, 82,000-square-foot lease on the 35th and 36th floors of 7 World Trade Center. Moët

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Charlie Barra, Mendocino Vintner, Dies at 92

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

We interviewed him several years ago.  Here’s our story: The year was 1942.  Pearl Harbor had been attacked just a few

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Scotto Cellars Intros USA Cabernet

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

According to the label, the wine “starts with aromas of blackberry and black currant, followed by rich fruit flavors, and ends on the

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Duckhorn Wines Featured at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Guests are invited to sip through as many of the six distinguished wines as they’d like from the Duckhorn Portfolio as part of its new

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Florida Is the Oldest Winegrowing State, and No. 7 in Production

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Spanish missionaries planted winegrapes in the 16th Century, making Florida the oldest winegrowing state, Jim Trezise,

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