wine
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Red Wine Deals: Oregon Pinot Noir
The Seattle Times brings great news to us here in Chicago!! Oregon Pinot Noir red wines have come down in price, finally.
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Wine Pairings for Valentine's Day
With Valentine's Day one week out, you might be planning a special meal, whether it's for your family, a new sweetheart or your favorite group of single gals. Even when you want your entree to take center stage, nothing complements a fine meal like a fine wine. I spoke with...
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Stay Skinny with Wine not Beer on Superbowl Sunday
Don't blow you diet on Superbowl Sunday...try a nice wine like Chardonnay instead of beer this year.
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Italian Wine Masters hold Chicago Wine Tasting
The Italian Winemakers of four spectacular regions gathered at the Chicago Hilton this week to show their wares-- Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, Nobile di Montepulciano, Prosecco....stunning red wines, white wine and champagne (Prosecco sparkling wine!)
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Planning Grammy Night Food & Wine
Planning a great Grammy night dinner event? Tips on food and wine pairing, red wine or white wine, with Jordan wines.
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New West Town wine shop
Looking for a quick BYOB pick-up on your way to Butterfly, Gaudi, or May Street Market's no-corkage weeknight dinners? One-month-old Grand Noble Wine Shop stays away from anything too cheap or too expensive, meaning they stock a variety of affordable vinos, from South American malbecs to German rieslings. The beer...
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Red red Wine Tweetup- iPad will be Handy
Most of my readers are huge red wine fans but often get overwhelmed by the selection and variety each time they visit a wine shop.Learn to purchase wines, red wine or white wine, even Champagne, that fits your taste by particpating in a wine Tweet-up, which will be even easier and more fun on the new iPad!
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Snack Time Report, Friday, January 8th
This week's snack report reads like an eight-year-old on a road trip: wine, wine, wine! Snacks were few and far between as was beer, but I must have put away at least a bottle's worth of white and about half that worth of red.Your faithful snacker, checking out work by...
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Booze guide: 12 months of excellent drinking
Have you made a resolution to enjoy more wine this year? To help you along the way, here's my monthly guide for what you should drink in 2010. Cheers and Happy New Year!January -- Qupe Central Coast Syrah, California $16 With below freezing temperatures, you'll need this big and hearty...
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Raise a Cup with the Windy City Wine Guy
If you thought Chicago's only new media-savvy sommelier was Alpana Singh, think again. Michael Bottigliero, scribe of Windy City Wine Guy, is out to show Chicagoans that the viney beverage is nothing to be feared by the average Midwesterner....
