The 2009 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine kicks off its eighth year with exciting new announcements from two top sponsors.
Cavallo Point - the Lodge at the Golden Gate invites epicurean enthusiasts to immerse into the world of food and wine and take a cooking school vacation at the lodge's new culinary arts program.
? The Bijou Café offers First Friday Wine Tasting events 5-7 p.m. the first Friday of each month. The walk-about tastings feature wines from the Bijou's extensive cellar with hors d'oeuvres. Cost: $25 per person. Reservations/information: 366-8111.
Chefs plate their creations at last year's Beaver Creek Wine and Spirits Festival. This year's festival is set for Aug. 7 through 9. BEAVER CREEK ? Beaver Creek hosts the Beaver Creek Wine & Spirits Festival Aug. 7-9.
So many modern Zinfandels are ramped up with high-octane, almost liquorish intensity that they've come to seem more like a cocktail than an accompaniment with dinner for me. With a few glorious exceptions.
With few exceptions, as the metal screwcap gained traction in the fine-wine world, they were associated with less expensive wines. But that's changing.
I was irritated at first when a wine shop sold me a potentially stale bottle, but the sturdy screwcap offered an opportunity for an interesting experiment.
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