Saturday, July 29, 2006

Samsung dealer (Bordeaux Wines) thrilled with promo response


Samsung dealer thrilled with promo response
SAMSUNG Gulf Electronics, Dubai, and Techno Blue, its exclusive distributor in Qatar, jointly held the Hummer H3 promotion during the recent Soccer World Cup 2006.
Source: www.gulf-times.com

Sweet (and sour) tips on getting best out of fruit
I had a raspberry the other day that was huge and deep red. I was bracing myself for the bitterness but it was sweet....
Source: www.jsonline.com

Passengers 'forced to buy' water
A Lincolnshire woman says she and other passengers were forced to pay for water when the air conditioning failed on a flight.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Prso retires from international play
Forward Dado Prso has retired from the Croatian national team.
Source: www.soccerway.com

RAVENS TO RICHES / Ravenswood founder Joel Peterson could retire wealthy -- but he still loves making wine
When Joel Peterson reaped a multimillion-dollar payoff from the sale of Ravenswood, the winery he founded, he could have taken the money and run. Most winemakers who strike such gold do. But five years later, Peterson still loves what he now calls a "...
Source: feeds.sfgate.com

Match wine to steak's cut and dress
You're at your favorite steakhouse and you're waiting for your dinner with great anticipation. You've ordered the blackened rib-eye just the way you like it, and your favorite cabernet sauvignon is on its way.
Source: www.newsobserver.com

Sippable is now the word for more than just fine wines
On their own, wine, coins, holiday homes in Mallorca and paintings by Andy Warhol do not attract the tax perks of pensions.
Source: www.ft.com

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Bordeaux Wines - DINING REVIEW: Mandarin Palace


DINING REVIEW: Mandarin Palace
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Indulge in snazzy mixed drinks, such as a Zombie or a Singapore Sling, for added kitsch, or play it safe with a handful of wines (glasses $3.95-$4.95; bottles $15.95-$18.95) and Tsing Tao beer. As far as Chinese menus go, Mandarin Palace's is rather
Source: www.timesdispatch.com

Dashing off responses to e-mails
Inside Bay Area - In any event, I find that I often like "big" wines (depending on what they're accompanying, of course), but don't like "hot" wines. For me, that's the salient distinction. A. You have, in my opinion, come to the right conclusion. Yes, I know that
Source: www.insidebayarea.com

A natural paradise off Route 18
Home News Tribune - The event will also feature various Jersey Fresh fruits and vegetables, wines from Balic Winery of Mays Landing and cheese and yogurt made from sheep and goat milk. New and unusual perennials, grasses and shrubs also will be available for purchase.
Source: www.thnt.com

Ideas are really pouring
Los Angeles Times - For wine buffs, this is going to be a little bit of heaven, where you can find classy white Burgundies and sought-after wines from the Rh ne, wines made from obscure indigenous Greek grapes, or Rieslings from top Austrian and German producers. Cult
Source: www.calendarlive.com

Random array of delightful summer sips
Yakima Herald Republic - Zins used to be stylish wines that maybe shot up as high as 13 percent or 13.5 percent alcohol; these days you can find them over 17 percent! They used to cost maybe 20 bucks for the good ones; now the sky is the limit. Still, let's not write off zin
Source: www.yakima-herald.com

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Supertex Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results (Bordeaux Wines)


Supertex Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results
Market Wire - For further information, contact Investor Relations at Supertex, Inc., 1235 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94089, 408-222-8888 or visit our website at http://www.supertex.com . Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information To supplement our financial
Source: www.marketwire.com

Smoking kills your buzz and other drunken tales
Palm Beach Interactive - Emillion Bordeaux. After testing the alcoholics and finding corresponding failures in smell and executive function, Claudia I. Rupp, clinical neuropsychologist at Innsbruck Medical University, came to the conclusion that there s frontal lobe damage
Source: www.palmbeachpost.com

Boiled alive
Guardian Unlimited - France Temperature tops 38C in Bordeaux and 39C in Paris. France's main electricity provider has to buy power from abroad as the national grid strains in the heat. Production curtailed at nuclear power plants because of a shortage of cold water used
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Blues blow 53m on duff deals
Daily Star - Bought for 3.45m from Bordeaux, sold for 1m to Dynamo Moscow. Tiago: Bought for 8m from Benfica, sold for 6.5m to Lyon. Juan Veron: Bought for 15m from Manchester United, left on a free transfer for Inter Milan. Scott Parker: Bought for 10m
Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Advertiser Directory
Winona Daily News - Geyser Peak 2002 Alexander Valley Meritage Reserve Alexandre Remarkably smooth, rich, full-flavored and complex super-premium Bordeaux blend, well-balanced mainly between Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon featuring berry fruit with cedar, spice
Source: www.winonadailynews.com

Gondoliers told to cut the kitsch and drop that song
Times Online - Gondola interiors will go back to being black, dark blue or bordeaux and seat cushions will have to be made of plain leather. The only exceptions will be for a small number of special ceremonial boats used for occasions such as weddings, which
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

The Rise of American Arias
MSNBC - Culture snobs, take note: just as California Cabernet now competes head to head with Bordeaux, so the United States is challenging Europe as the world's leading location for training and hearing opera singers particularly younger ones. Americans
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Landis Tour win a drama in five acts
Australian Broadcasting Corp. - The second act came two days later in Bordeaux when the leader of the Phonak team announced he would have hip surgery after the Tour to cure residual pain from a crash in 2003, throwing his riding future into doubt. In act three on July 13, Landis
Source: www.abc.net.au

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Bordeaux Wines - Lay down wine for a rich finish


Lay down wine for a rich finish
The Observer, UK - Jul 22, 2006... of UK merchants, Berry Brothers, disparaging some of his high praise for what they see as 'over-extracted, over-oaked and totally un-Bordeaux' wines in 2005. ...
Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Wine market bull run
Sunday Business Post, Ireland - Jul 1, 2006... vintages. Last month, Chateau Haut-Brion was the first of the Bordeaux wines to be priced - at about 240 a bottle to negociants. ...
Source: www.sbpost.ie

Curse New World winemakers and their running dogs
Taipei Times, Taiwan - Jul 1, 2006... All they have been talking about these past few days is the extraordinary prices reached by 2005 primeur Bordeaux wines: US$447 for a bottle of Lafite ...
Source: www.taipeitimes.com

Food file
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Jun 27, 2006... Clerc Milon, Phelan Segur, Ducru Beaucaillou and other highly rated Bordeaux wines featured at tasting, paired with artisan cheeses; $40. ...
Source: www.sptimes.com

Morgan's southern comfort
The Observer, UK - Jul 22, 2006... And how infinitely (actually, by a factor of 2.5) less expensive. The whole meal, with glasses of California and Bordeaux wines included, came to $60. ...
Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Local growers turn to grapes
EastOregonian.info (subscription), OR - Jul 11, 2006... Malbec is the key, he said, explaining the variety is prized for its use in Bordeaux wines. The variety is the premier grape grown in Argentina. ...
Source: www.eastoregonian.info

Bordeaux Wines - Food file


Food file
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Jul 18, 2006... History and classification of Bordeaux wines; 10-12 varieties sampled, plus accompaniments; $30. Call (813) 241-8587 to register. ...
Source: www.sptimes.com

Monday, July 24, 2006

Bordeaux Wines - Scoreboard


Scoreboard
KANSAS CITY ROYALSRecalled OF Shane Costa from Omaha of the PCL. Optioned RHP Joel Peralta to Omaha.
Source: www.kentucky.com

New winery is a winner
Steve Shaw Sr.'s love affair with Finger Lakes grapes just keeps on growing.
Source: www.stargazettenews.com

South Africa's Stellenbosch Wine District Gets a French Accent
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Among South Africa's leading wine districts, ultrascenic, fashionable Stellenbosch has become the Southern Hemisphere's equivalent of the Napa Valley.
Source: quote.bloomberg.com

Wine Magazine brings fun and information to Stellenbosch Wine Festival
Fun and information make up a large part of the blend for this years Stellenbosch Wine Festival that will be held from 3 to 6 August.
Source: www.wine.co.za

Europeans get a break from heat
PARIS: Much of Europe enjoyed a respite yesterday from the heatwave which has killed more than 30 people over recent days, but forecasters warned that scorching temperatures are set for a comeback in the week ahead.
Source: www.gulf-times.com

European Heatwave Turns Deadly
The heat wave gripping much of Europe has claimed its first victims. French authorities have linked the deaths of an elderly man and woman in the south-western city of Bordeaux to the soaring temperatures. Four more deaths have been reported in Spain and the Netherlands.
Source: www.turks.us

French wines in branding spirit
LONDON: With the 2005 Bordeaux vintage fetching record prices in the wine futures market, the elite chateaus of France have rarely had it better. Further down the pecking order, though, French winemakers' woes are growing.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Off The Vine: Special wine selections for summer (Bordeaux Wines)


Off The Vine: Special wine selections for summer
San Bernardino County Sun - Filippi Cucamonga and Chateau Reynier Bordeaux wines from 6 to 8 p.m. Light appetizer will be served. Le Bellissimo is at 11849 Foothill Blvd (southwest corner Foothill and Rochester) in Rancho Cucamonga. Dinner reservations are recommended. Call
Source: www.sbsun.com

Investing in wine
This is Money - Since 1855, Bordeaux wines have been classified into five ranks. The cr me de la cr me are the first growths, closely followed by the super seconds; further down come the third, fourth and fifth growths. The better the wine, the longer it takes to
Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk

GOLFING RETREAT FOR WORKERS
IC Wharf - I'm a big golfer and my family import Bordeaux wines into the UK, so it all seemed a natural fit," he said. "We cater for every client's individual needs and will put together a fully customised package for whoever we entertain. "The feedback we've
Source: icthewharf.icnetwork.co.uk

Bordeaux lovers whine about soaring prices
Business Day South Africa - Top Bordeaux wines are now in a whole new sphere, according to Blatch. For the moment, it is all sticking to the ceiling, but we don t quite know what s going to happen next. I m not complaining, but we really don t know if we re making
Source: www.businessday.co.za

Curse New World winemakers and their running dogs
Taipei Times - The news hasn't sunk in yet. French wine amateurs seem still oblivious. All they have been talking about these past few days is the extraordinary prices reached by 2005 primeur Bordeaux wines: US$447 for a bottle of Lafite Rothschild. "Since Robert
Source: www.taipeitimes.com

Morgan's southern comfort
Observer - The whole meal, with glasses of California and Bordeaux wines included, came to $60. In terms of value for money, it may have been the best meal I'd ever had. Next time I am in New York, and want to eat Madidi's-quality food, I may have to give
Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Bordeaux wines sparkle on price binge
Political Gateway - BORDEAUX, France, July 2, 2006 (AFP) - 2005 is going down as a remarkable year as Bordeaux wines command some of the highest ever prices for wine futures, with the record going to a Saint Emilion at 500 euros (629 dollars) per bottle. The retail
Source: www.politicalgateway.com

Bordeaux Wines - Lay down wine for a rich finish


Lay down wine for a rich finish
The Observer, UK - 10 hours ago... of UK merchants, Berry Brothers, disparaging some of his high praise for what they see as 'over-extracted, over-oaked and totally un-Bordeaux' wines in 2005. ...
Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Off The Vine: Special wine selections for summer
San Bernardino Sun, CA - Jul 19, 2006... 4. Join Chef Christophe and fourth-generation vintner Gino Filippi for premium J. Filippi Cucamonga and Chateau Reynier Bordeaux wines from 6 to 8 pm Light ...
Source: www.sbsun.com

Food file
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Jun 27, 2006... Clerc Milon, Phelan Segur, Ducru Beaucaillou and other highly rated Bordeaux wines featured at tasting, paired with artisan cheeses; $40. ...
Source: www.sptimes.com

Wine market bull run
Sunday Business Post, Ireland - Jul 1, 2006... vintages. Last month, Chateau Haut-Brion was the first of the Bordeaux wines to be priced - at about 240 a bottle to negociants. ...
Source: www.sbpost.ie

Food file
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Jul 18, 2006... History and classification of Bordeaux wines; 10-12 varieties sampled, plus accompaniments; $30. Call (813) 241-8587 to register. ...
Source: www.sptimes.com

An unforgivable affront to French civilisation
The Observer, UK - Jun 24, 2006... All they have been talking about these past few days is the extraordinary prices reached by 2005 primeur Bordeaux wines: ' 350 euros for a bottle of Lafite ...
Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Morgan's southern comfort
The Observer, UK - 10 hours ago... And how infinitely (actually, by a factor of 2.5) less expensive. The whole meal, with glasses of California and Bordeaux wines included, came to $60. ...
Source: observer.guardian.co.uk