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Celebrating Argentina’s Path to Independence
On the 25th of this month, Argentina will celebrate 200 years since the Revolution of May opened the way to her Independence. As part of the celebration, Central Market will host some of our favorite winemakers in Texas stores, May 12-25, 2010, for “Passport to Argentina” a festival celebrating culture, food and wine.
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Mother’s Day Blessings
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Indulgence: Dinner at Emeril’s Delmonico
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Maryhill: Such a Thrill In Washington Whites
While not as racy as some of the tunes on the radio today, the song made it clear that Mary Hill did what she wanted without worrying about what other people thought. At that age I had more fun playing football outside with the boys rather than inside playing Barbies with the girls, so it’s little wonder that I identified with the lyrics.
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HR 5034: What if Wine Were Peaches …
All the people in other states still want your peaches. But they will not have the freedom to buy them. They will have no choice but to buy peaches from their own states, or whatever the peach distributors want to sell them. They will have no competition, so they can charge peach lovers as much as they want for their peaches.
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Washington State Wines: Tildio Winery
The first thing you’ll notice about a bottle of Tildio wine is the unique graphical logo – almost like a wood cut, of a bird within a bird. Katy and Milum Perry chose the Spanish name for the Kildeer bird that arrives early each Spring to breed in their vineyard.
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If Passed, HR 5034 will Cheat Wine Consumers
While most consumers hurried to finish taxes by the April 15th deadline, something sinister was afoot in the United States House of Representatives. A move to take away your rights to buy wine directly from the winery. To limit your choices to whatever is sold in your local store.
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Another Wine Blog Named Best Wine Blog
Another Wine Blog has been chosen Best Wine Blog for 2009!
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Galveston Wine Festival and Don’t be the dumbass redux
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Wine Pairing Recipes: Seafood Medley Stew
This recipe for Seafood Medley Stew can be followed exactly, but where is the fun in that? Use it as a jumping-off point. Adjust the spices and ingredients to make it your own. Or, like me, make it differently every time. I call for one jalapeño below, but feel free to use more, less or some other pepper. In fact, the batch pictured featured a mild Hatch pepper augmented by about 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes.