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Then do some online bidding tomorrow and grab yourself a rare bottle of Burgundy. The auction, held by San Francisco based Bonhams & Butterfields, is expected to rake in 1.3 Million thanks to a remarkable collection that includes the best names and vintages of Burgundy. Actually, snooping around on the site I found the entire [...]

Planning a trip to wine country soon and want to get a good view of where to stay? Since google released it’s API for it’s popular map service, company’s are incorporating it into their products. Yahoo released their map application as well and there was a Sideways wine tour made by use of it. This [...]

Phonograph, meet Wine Cellar. This interesting design comes to us from the good folks over at Cucumber Lab. The side of the cellar employs what the company calls an “automated transitional glass sensor linked for direct visual surveillance”. Throw a little Frank on the top, peer in to locate your 1982 Mouton Rothschild, and enjoy [...]

Just when you think the SF Chronicle has run out of lead stories for it’s weekly Wine section, another stellar article emerges. If you have never tried old vine Zinfindel, you have missed out. This varietal is expressive of the land where it is grown, is extremely affordable, and receives higher ratings than many other [...]

The New York Times has an article today showcasing 5 white wines and 5 reds that exceed preconceived notions of mediocre-ism. You should be able to find these recommendations at your local mega mart, so print them out and give one a try.
Who Knew a $10 Bill Had Such a Nice Bouquet? – NYTimes

A declaration was signed Tuesday by several wine organization representatives from Napa, Washington, Oregon, France, Portugal, and Spain. This declaration serves as a promise to protect the name of the products coming from the respective area. Champagne, Port, Sherry, and Napa are regionally specific names, and the group wants to keep it that way.
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Jane Seymour, bond girl, TV Actress, Star, is planning to produce her own wine. This venture is fitting, being that her mother was a Sommelier, and the property she owns in Bath, England used to have a small vineyard. Seymour is close to Jess Jackson, founder of Kendall Jackson. Her art has been made specifically [...]

Horse Heaven Hills will become Washington states Seventh recognized American Viticultural Area (AVA) on August 1, 2005. The area is bordered by the Yakima Valley and Columbia Valley AVA’s and consists of 570,000 acres of land, of which only 6,000 acres are currently under production. This area has 4 wineries in the region, Champoux Vineyard, [...]

A fabulous article in the Chronicle’s Wine section today about Richard Peterson, father of Heidi Peterson Barrett. This man was influential, not just because of his progeny, but also because of the things he did for the wine industry, things like inventing the equipment for stacking barrels securely on top of one another, and making [...]

Who’s next? Tuesday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge George Smith allows residents of Ohio to receive out of state shipments by any winery, not just wineries whose product was sold in local stores. No limit was put on the amount of wine that can be purchased, just as long as all state taxes are [...]