Wine Bazar

FESTIVALS LA BELLE AMIE VINEYARD, at S.C. 90 and St. Joseph Road, North Myrtle Beach, will have its Dog Days Blues & Jazz Fest, noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Music by The Bernie Kenerson Group, and Painted Man. Vineyard tour 2:30 p.m. $8 for ages 18-79, otherwise free. Bring blankets and lawn chairs, but no coolers, food, beverages or pets. 399-WINE (9463) or www.labelleamie.com . TOBACCO HERITAGE …

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Fine wine and thoroughbred horses are such a great mix that Mudgee’s Gooree Park Wines have decided to use the Horses’ Birthday to launch the latest additions to their cellar door range.

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Plant pathologist, Professor Gary Grove from Washington State University was in Mudgee this week talking to about 50 local wine growers about methods of best practice in vineyard management.

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Renowned local winery, Abercorn has defied the odds and been crowned the winery with the best fortified wine in the entire country.

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Villiera has become known as one of South Africa’s top producers of Méthode Cap Classique sparkling wines, which currently make up 35% of Villiera’s wine production and has received widespread acclaim both locally and internationally.

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Beer has regained its momentum as the drink of choice among Americans, and its surge in popularity has come in part at the expense of wine, according to Gallup’s annual Consumption Habits poll.

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If Mayor Dolan, and presumably the Board of Aldermen, all have their way, Melrose residents will face more than just a decision about the next U.S. President in the voting booths this November. Two ballot questions involving the sale of beer and wine will be presented to Melrose voters, and both could bring much-needed revenue — not to mention an enjoyable activity for responsible adults — to …

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Carmenere, one of the six noble Bordeaux grape varieties, is undergoing a resurgence in Chile. (See related story, Page F1.) We hadn’t seen many Chilean Carmeneres in stores or on wine lists, so we decided to give them a try. The last time we tasted Chilean…

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Opening Wednesday is the movie “Bottle Shock.” Shot in Napa and Sonoma counties, the indie production loosely follows the story of wine merchant Steven Spurrier’s famous Paris wine tasting, which also was written about in George Taber’s book “The Judgment of…

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Its groan-inducing title excepted, Sergio Esposito’s “Passion on the Vine” (Broadway; $25) is making a good case for itself as the wine read of the summer. Esposito, who founded the New York wine shop Italian Wine Merchants - with help from Mario Batali and…

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