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I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Abruzzi Region
If you are looking for fine Italian wine and food, consider the Abruzzi region of central Italy. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you?ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour.

Zalto Denk'Art Austrian Crystal Wine Glasses Now Available in U.S. Market
Winemonger is now importing the Zalto Denk'Art line of fine Austrian crystal stemware. These wine glasses, long a favorite of sommeliers and wine enthusiasts in Europe, are lead free and dishwasher safe.

What Do You Know About White Wine
Think of a traditional European meal and a tall glass of chilled clear wine, set on a table under a blue Mediterranean sky comes easily to the mind From a humble beverage made by farmers trying to preserve grape juice, wine making has come a long way through the centuries

Crystal Wine Glasses
Many wine experts say that wine must be served in the best wine crystal glasses to get its full blessing, although not of necessity. There are a few central principles to keep in mind when choosing wine crystal glasses that will help one get the utmost from their favorite bottle. It is however true, that the aroma, appearance, and even the taste of the wine is enhanced through using the proper wine crystal glass.

Shopping For Your Wine Racks Is Easier When Done From Your Sofa
Everyone knows that shopping over the internet is both a blessing and a curse. While there is nothing like being able to shop from the comfort of your sofa in your favourite pyjamas with a cup of steaming coffee or hot chocolate, especially at this the busiest shopping time of year. However, the frustration of the World Wide Web can sometimes be so overwhelming when it comes to finding a special gift for someone special that it drives you to the verge of insanity. During the holiday season it?s great to be able to avoid the crowded shopping malls but that doesn?t necessarily mean that finding the perfect gift is going to be any less daunting a task.

Tulocay & Co Opens Made In Napa Valley Culinary Centre
Fast-growing specialty food company Tulocay & Co, home of the award-winning Made In Napa Valley brand, recently moved into a new 52,000 square foot facility. The new complex houses the company's manufacturing and corporate offices and also features the Made In Napa Valley Culinary Centre which opened to the public May 28th of 2008.

Wood Wine Racks ? Wine Collectors? Preferred Choice
Wood wine storage racks are the pioneers of wine racks with tradition reaching centuries back in history. They are strongly connected to the fist usage of cork for sealing wine bottles. French wine makers were the first to use cork stoppers in late 1600s. Before that oil-soaked rags stuffed into the necks of bottles were used to prevent wine from loosing its quality. Even though first wooden wine racks in 1600s were made solely for storing wine, the importance of right wine storage has been recognize much later. Today we know that cork plays an important role in supporting the optimal conditions for wine to mature. And a fine wood wine rack falls perfectly into the overall picture of wine tradition. That is why wood stays the preferred choi...

I Love Italian Wine and Food - Tasting a Noble Sicilian Wine
Once again, we are breaking into the series tasting wines from each of Italy?s twenty wine regions. This article examines a noble red wine from the island of Sicily in southern Italy. It is very far from a bargain wine. We were about a dozen to taste it. I?ll be presenting my opinions and those of others.

Calories In Wine
Most people have a general idea how many calories they consume when it comes to solid foods, although it is quite common to forget that when we drink, we are still consuming calories. Alcohol drinkers, especially wine drinkers, may be surprised at the calorie intake associate with wine. So how many calories are in wine?