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In vino veritas: Promiscuous yeast hook up in wine-making vats, Stanford study shows
February, 26, 2012
(Eurekalert) - Humans aren't the only species that like to get busy with a glass of bubbly, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Turns out, the common baker's yeast has indulged in a frenzy of amorous frolicking in the fermentation vats of winemakers for hundreds, ...
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Smoothly does it: Antonio Banderas unveils his own brand of fine wine
February, 26, 2012
(Dailymail) - He has made many a woman swoon with his velvet voice, smooth acting and Spanish accent. Now, Antonio Banderas has added another string to his bow by releasing his own brand of wine. The 51-year-old actor introduced his Anta Banderas wines at the annual South Beach Wine and Food Festi...
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Oscar-Winning Wines
February, 26, 2012
(Examiner) - Oscar night, for me, is less about who’s wearing Oscar de la Renta on the Red Carpet as it is about who’s drinking red wine watching a DVD of one of the nine Best Picture nominees. And that would be me, last night, getting “Midnight in Paris” in under the wire of the Academy Aw...
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UK: Medical bosses back booze ads
February, 26, 2012
(Derbyshiretimes) - Medical chiefs have backed new adverts warning of the serious health implications of drinking slightly over recommended limits. The Department of Health adverts reiterate the stark message that drinking too much booze leads to a greater risk of developing serious illnesses inc...
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US: Record $3.1 million in wine sold at Premiere Napa Valley event
February, 26, 2012
About two-thirds of the way through the bidding at the Premier Napa Valley trade auction Saturday, auctioneer Fritz Hatton announced that the event’s total wine sales had already surpassed the previous year’s record proceeds. When the last of the 200 special lots of Napa Valley’s finest was so...
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US: Virginia Wine Expo toasts growth
February, 25, 2012
(Timesdispatch) - Greg Pugh poured a taste of Sweet Cherry into the cluster of outstretched wine glasses. "The first taste is tart," he cautioned. "On the second taste, the sugar comes to the surface." Then it was on to Dragon's Blood, a bright red pomegranate melomel from Hill Top Berry Farm ...
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Canada: Niagara winery executive pleads guilty to tax evasion
February, 25, 2012
(Nationalpost) - The chief executive of a Niagara-on-the-Lake winery renowned for its ice wine has pleaded guilty to evading more than $100,000 in income taxes. Charles Pillitteri, who heads up the family-owned Pillitteri Estates Winery, entered the plea in a St. Catharines courthouse this week, ...
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U.S. and Europe Have Different Definitions of Organic Wine
February, 25, 2012
(WineSpectator) - A fight over labeling leaves American producers at odds over the meaning of organic, even as the European Union allows added sulfites.What is the difference between certified “organic” wine and wine “made with organic grapes” in the United States? As far as the contents, ad...
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In vino veritas: Promiscuous yeast hook up in wine-making vats, Stanford study shows

Smoothly does it: Antonio Banderas unveils his own brand of fine wine

Oscar-Winning Wines

UK: Medical bosses back booze ads

US: Record $3.1 million in wine sold at Premiere Napa Valley event

US: Virginia Wine Expo toasts growth

Canada: Niagara winery executive pleads guilty to tax evasion

U.S. and Europe Have Different Definitions of Organic Wine

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