Archive for July, 2007

Different grapes good for wine biz FROM THE CELLAR (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

wine column

Original post by Stephen Robinson

Wine label makes stray dog a celebrity (Orange County Register)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Wine club makes celebrity of stray rescued in O.C.

Original post by Stephen Robinson

Red wine pepper compound identified (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Researchers say after eight years of trying, they have identified an aromatic compound which produces the popular black pepper smell in red wine.

Original post by Stephen Robinson

Red wine pepper compound identified (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Researchers say after eight years of trying, they have identified an aromatic compound which produces the popular black pepper smell in red wine.

Original post by Stephen Robinson

NZ Wine Co latest to blame high NZ dollar (The New Zealand Herald)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

The New Zealand Wine Company is blaming the strength of this country’s currency for a fall in profit despite rising revenues. The Marlborough-based company said today its audited net tax paid surplus for the June year was $961,000, 6.3 per cent down from the $1.03 million the year before.

Original post by Stephen Robinson

NZ Wine Company’s profits hit by high dollar (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

The New Zealand Wine Company is blaming the strength of this country’s currency for a fall in profit despite rising revenues.

Original post by Stephen Robinson

Food Calendar: Seafood and Wine of Spain, Trust the Taste, Best Brute Bubbles (San Antonio Express-News)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

6:30-9 p.m. Friday. Central Market, 4821 Broadway. $50. Call (210) 368-8617 for registration.

Original post by Stephen Robinson

NZ Wine Co attributes profit fall to high dollar (Stuff)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

The New Zealand Wine Company is blaming the strength of this country’s currency for a fall in profit despite rising revenues.

Original post by Stephen Robinson

CILU ‘Baykeeper Eco-Tour’ Aug. 5 (Independent)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU), Holmdel, will sponsor a “Baykeeper Eco-Tour” Aug. 5 at 4 p.m. Attendees will board The Captain John out of Keyport. The tour will feature historic buildings and lighthouses, a boat graveyard, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the Statue of Liberty.

Original post by Stephen Robinson

The Wine whose Weakness is its Strength (South African Wine News)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Supermarkets are resisting Britain’s taste for ever-stronger wine by introducing lower alcohol ranges, heralding a return to the weaker tipples that satisfied drinkers in years gone by.

Original post by Stephen Robinson