Wacky wines including ‘Hello Kitty’

A new marketing ploy gives cheap wines ‘fun’ labels

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Hawks View Cellars 2008 Riesling

Solid, sturdy fruit flavors of white peach, pineapple, nectarine and lemon combine with notes of gardenia, petro, wet stone and ginger. Moderate acids make this a very versatile and food-friendly wine. This wine can be purchased for $21.99 at Fred Meyer.

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Pair pot stickers with white wine to celebrate Chinese new year

Pot sticker dumplings are a traditional food for the Chinese or lunar new year because their shape looks like ancient Chinese gold ingots, a symbol of wealth.

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Buffy rides her bike on the Riesling Trail in Clare South Australia

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Dinner For Two: Chicagoist’s Big Honkin’ Valentine’s Dinner Roundup

Anthony wrote eloquently a couple weeks back about how he doesn’t like to dine out for Valentine’s Day . We agree with his sentiments, but we also recognize why most folks do scramble for reservations every February. This post is for you. We’ve compiled all the calendar listings for dinner specials this weekend clogging our inbox and put together a BIG HONKIN’ guide to dining out on Valentine’s …

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Liquid Assets: Wines for spicy Asian foods

Chinese cuisine (check out the accompanying story on master chef Martin Yan) is just one of many flavors of Asia gracing the region’s tables. Here are three rieslings to try with spicy Asian food.

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Biodynamic wines have the flavor of devotion

Whether you believe in spiritual agriculture or think it’s just hoodoo, it’s the winemaker’s passion that matters

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Hugel Wines: Some of the best Alsace has to offer

Some of the best French white wines come from the Alsace A.O.C. region, and nothing is bigger in name and stature than the 1639 founded Hugel & Fil, which is still proudly under the able hands of the Hugel family, 12 generations running.

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Tasting wine with Jamie Goode of www.wineanorak.com. This time it's the turn of two Rieslings, one from Germany and one from Australia. Delicious but different

First Scottish wine to be produced

The first commercially-produced wine from grapes ripened in Scotland is to be launched, if there is enough sunshine.

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