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Make sashimi at home: it's easy 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
We eat sashimi at home all the time. I discovered in talking to some friends that this is unusual, even among sashimi fans. People pay a fortune for a few slices of fish in a restaurant when you can s...
Oregon vineyard land rush is also a statement of confidence in the US economy 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
"Better put out more chairs, investment bankers are coming." Stoller Family Estate, Dundee Hills, Oregon Oregon is suddenly the belle of the wine ball. A year ago the image was of enlightened hippies...
Napa County wineries should not be allowed to wiggle around county law 20 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
Andy Beckstoffer is right, and the Napa Valley Planning Commission is wrong. Napa Valley wineries should not be able to wiggle around the county's laws to make more wine from Central Valley fruit. Th...
Australian wine is greater than the US wine press admits 19 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
Why won't US media take me seriously? First, let me give you a number: Australia is the second-largest exporter of wine to the US, behind only Italy. We buy more Australian wine than wine from France...
What country makes your favorite wine? 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I wanted to replicate the open-ended Family Feud-style question I saw last week, "What is your favorite wine?" but haven't figured out how to do it technologically. So here's a little poll to play wit...
Wine Spectator supports GMO grapevines made with human and insect DNA 14 Aug 2013 | 06:52 pm
How would you like to drink wine made from a grapevine that contained human and insect DNA? Wine Spectator thinks this is a great idea. And if you disagree, you're just a loudmouth in a mob. This is...
Top picks at the 2013 San Francisco Street Food Festival 13 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Alicia Villaneuva's tamales are the best you've never had What: San Francisco Street Food Festival When: Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Where: Mission District (exact map is here) Cost: A...
What are San Francisco Giants fans' favorite types of wine? Survey says ... 12 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
How Family Feud works The San Francisco Giants play a Family Feud-type game with fans at home games, in which a single fan has 60 seconds to guess all the top answers to a question. It's often based ...
Bunnahabhain Toiteach: Great Scotch with foggy origin story 8 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I'm drinking up my liquor cabinet as fast as I can since learning the horrifying fact that liquor will not last indefinitely in an open bottle. So I came upon this bottle of Bunnahabhain Toiteach Scot...
Gallup drinking preference poll is misleading: Beer still far outsells wine 6 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Gallup released its annual poll of American drinking habits this week, and it's more good news for wine: Americans are about as likely to say they drink wine as beer. Americans are full of shit. I'll...
