From the monthly archives:

September 2007

Pairing Wine with Oysters …

by Marisa D'Vari28 September 2007

… so you are about to order some $$$ oysters and want the perfect wine to pair with it. Naturally, you are thinking Muscadet from France. Yet did you realize that in San Francisco, you are truly wine savvy only…

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5 Tips to Restaurant Entertaining

by Marisa D'Vari23 September 2007

So you’re planning a big night out on the town to celebrate a special occasion or woo a new date or business prospect. Everything must be perfect. You ask friends for recommendations or search your city’s lifestyle magazine and make…

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Margaret River in Western Australia

by Marisa D'Vari20 September 2007

One of the trendiest wine regions these days is Australia, known for it’s wallet-friendly prices, appeal to popular taste, and buzz-building marketing campaigns. (Yellowtail Shiraz, anyone?) While most Americans know Australia for its under-$10 wines and think of “Australian Wine”…

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Montes does Napa

by Marisa D'Vari17 September 2007
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… so I’m sure you’ve enjoyed wines from Chile. Here’s a short quiz: 1) What is the up and coming grape of Chile? 2) What weather phenomenon is responsible for great wine? 3) What Chilean producer is increasingly winning lots…

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BLT Market rocks in Manhattan

by Marisa D'Vari17 September 2007

“What a quaint, old time general store,” you think, waltzing into the new BLT Market, admiring the cute bottles of $10 vinegar, $14 dollar mustard, and bright red and yellow fresh heirloom tomatoes neatly arranged on spotless blond wood shelves….

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Sending wine back …

by Marisa D'Vari16 September 2007

… I’m sure both men and women are often intimidated to send wine back, even when they know there is a problem with that particular wine. Below is an excerpt from Susan Albarran, who works at Moore Bros wine, about…

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Tasting Greek Wine

by Marisa D'Vari12 September 2007

So the assignment for Wine Blogging Wednesday is to theme is to “go native” and try an indigenous grape variety! This WBW’s theme is chosen by Dr. Vino. WBW was created by Lenn Thompson. As it is summer and everyone…

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First Big Crush, by Eric Arnold Reviewed by Marisa D’Vari

by Marisa D'Vari10 September 2007

First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine Down Under by Eric Arnold Reviewed by Marisa D’Vari So you’ve seen the film Sideways and know how geeky wine aficionados can get about their favorite grape. Hey, you’ve…

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San Francisco Wine Bars

by Marisa D'Vari9 September 2007

… so if you are in SF you should read this article featuring my wine amigo Alder Yarrow of the blog vineography. In this NYT story he accompanies a jouranlist to several SF wine bars. Here’s an excerpt … “Our…

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Bloggers the new media

by Marisa D'Vari7 September 2007

Tom Wark had a great post in his Fermentation blog today about wine bloggers treated as “regular” media. I’ve noticed this for over two years, when I attended my first Online News Media convention and saw all the newspapers scrambling…

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Westin Wine Bar in Dubai

by Marisa D'Vari5 September 2007

… so it seems as if wine bars are the new thing internationally. When the Westin opens its wine bar in the Middle East, it will also offer artisinal cheeses and a sommelier. According to this press release “In addition…

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