Restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila contemplates the $1,000 kitchen chandelier

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2011/05/kitchen-chandelier-how-appropriate-is-this.html

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EaterWire : Revamp at Vitello's, Fishing with LA Chefs, LA Creamery Launches 3rd Scoopery, More!

Source: http://la.eater.com/archives/2011/05/25/revamp_at_vitellos_fishing_with_la_chefs_la_creamery_launches_3rd_scoopery_more.php

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City Paper reviews the Corner and Cafe Einstein

Source: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/blog/2011/05/city_paper_reviews_the_corner.html

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Top 5 Underdog Wine Varieties

There are a lot of wine grapes that don’t get their due but there are five that I think should get some more respect. And I’m going to do something about it by not just pointing them out here but also reviewing wines made from these grapes on the blog and podcast. The wine world [...]

Top 5 Underdog Wine Varieties originally appeared on Winecast. Licensed under Creative Commons.

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How To Rid The World of Sonoma Coast Wines

A new association of vintners has sprouted up and I think it is an important one because it has the opportunity to right a wrong. The West Sonoma Coast Vintners are comprised of those wineries that profit form the remarkable...

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Nightlife : The Beverly Rocks Out with Industrial Glamour in WeHo

Source: http://la.eater.com/archives/2011/05/20/the_beverly_rocks_out_with_industrial_glamour_in_weho.php

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A first look at the 2010 reds: Wow.

Source: http://tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2011/05/a-first-look-at-the-2010-reds-wow.html

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Source: http://thecaveman.blogspot.com/2009/03/growing-pains-chablis-1er-cru-2005.html

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Eater Tracking : Flying Pig Cafe Pretties Its Walls In Prep For June Debut

Source: http://la.eater.com/archives/2011/05/20/flying_pig_cafe_pretties_its_walls_in_prep_for_june_debut.php

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Thank You From the Bottom of My Heart

I’m sitting here in my new home office with a fresh perspective and a touch of the misties, as in misty-eyes.� Rich and I have been moved into the place for just over a month and it has made a huge difference in how we feel about things.� I now recognize that we were both [...]

Source: http://familylovewine.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/thank-you-from-the-bottom-of-my-heart/

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Random Reds and Whites for the Friday Night Regulars

I host a weekly Friday night wine tasting at the retail outlet at which I am gainfully employed, and last week, I decided to abandon a more structured theme in favor of just sampling whatever odds and ends I thought our guests might enjoy. I also took the opportunity to pull the corks of a [...]

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Dave Potter Tx’s photostream on Flickr. Some Photos of March 6 2011 bottling of CrossRoads Winery’s CSM 2010. Wonderful day for bottling. Great wine and great friends.

Source: http://thegrapesaroundtexas.com/2011/05/04/crossroads-winery-frisco-texas/

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Source: http://thecaveman.blogspot.com/2009/05/birthday-meal-marsannay-2002-saint.html

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Win a $1,000 gift card to Wegmans

Source: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/blog/2011/05/win_a_1000_gift_card_to_wegman.html

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Wine Word of the Week: Spitting

This week?s Wine Word of the Week is spitting. Official definition from Jancis Robinson?s The Oxford Companion to Wine: Spitting is an essential practice at professional tastings where several dozen, often more than 100, wines are regularly offered at the same time. Members of the wine trade, and wine writers, rapidly lose any inhibitions about [...]

Wine Word of the Week: Spitting was originally posted on Wine Peeps. Wine Peeps - Your link to great QPR wines from Washington State and beyond.

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Fermentation: Honeymoon Edition-Recreation

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Restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila has her summer projects lined up

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2011/05/summer-cooking-projects.html

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Which Wine Goes Best With Sidearms?

I've been thinking about this for a few days now: "French Riot Police Furious Over Ban on Wine During Lunch". I'm trying to imagine a scenario in which the response to any members of law enforcement anywhere in this country...

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Weekend Boston-area Wine Tastings

Lots of notable tastings in the Boston area this weekend (March 19th and 20th, 2011):

1. Plumpjack/Cade tasting at Newton Lower Falls
   From noon - 4 pm Saturday they'll be pouring wines from Plumpjack along with their newer label Cade. I had an '06 Cade Howell Mountain recently and thought it was an incredible wine. I stopped in their yesterday and noticed they had some well-priced bottles of Seghesio (Sangiovese, Barbera) kicking around after their tasting earlier this week.
2. Spanish Festival
   Wine ConneXtion in North Andover on Saturday from noon - 5 pm.
3. Shawsheen Village Liquors Spring Tasting
   From 3 pm - 6pm on Saturday they're holding their Spring Grand Tasting.
4. Spring Tasting Extravaganza at Fifth Ave. Liquors in Framingham
   From 2 pm - 5 pm on Sunday they're pouring 50+ wines at special event pricing. Visit their site to see a listing of the wines. Thanks to reader KC for the tip on this one.

For more events in your area check out LocalWineEvents.com

Any other wine related stuff going on in the Boston area you'd like to mention? Leave a comment to share a tip.

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