When you think of Sushi, Sake or Kirin usually comes to mind as the beverage of choice. Wine, though, pairs really nicely with sushi if you do a little bit of homework. Asking your waiter or the house sommelier for a recommendation is always your safest bet, but this segment from In Wine Country should [...]
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Innovative Wine Closure: The Glass Stopper
May 12th, 2010
Monday’s edition of Wine News highlighted a recent article in Wine Spectator Magazine on the benefits of screw caps over traditional corks. Whitehall Lane Winery in Napa Valley agrees, as they’ve struggled with cork taint (undesirable tastes or smells in the wine) over the years and needed a better option. Their solution: an innovative wine [...]
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An Italian Wine Bar
April 21st, 2010
So this is the business idea of the week for you entrepreneurs out there looking to get into the wine and/or food game! In Wine Country highlights Ottimista Enoteca-Cafe in San Francisco, an Italian wine bar serving 35-40 wines by the glass and another 250 by the bottle. Wines are complimented by simple small plates [...]
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Urban Wineries
April 9th, 2010
Great segment from In Wine Country on urban wineries in Oakland, California. These guys truck in their grapes from Sonoma County, but then produce the wines warehouse style. These facilities still make amazing wines but overhead costs are brought way down. Makes me want to start looking for warehouse space. Who’s in?
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BBQ Inspiration from Wine Country
March 29th, 2010
Starting this time of year I find myself BBQing as much as humanly possible through October or so. This clip from our favorite wine show, In Wine Country, got be motivated to do a bit more this year with my outdoor BBQ space. Great tips for outdoor designing and BBQing Napa style.
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Tags: Entertaining · In Wine Country
Barrel-Aged Beer In Wine Country
February 13th, 2010
Uncorked Cincinnati is all about wine, but it’s hard not to love beer just as much living in a town with such a rich brewing history. So today we focus on beer that has a close connection to wine…oak barrels.
From our favorite wine show, In Wine Country, comes the story of Firestone Walker Brewing Company. [...]
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The DOs and DON’Ts of Restaurant Corkage
February 3rd, 2010
I thought this video was a nice compliment to Monday’s article on great bring-your-own-wine restaurants in Cincinnati. Our favorite wine show In Wine Country and master sommelier Evan Goldstein brings us some DOs and DON’Ts of bringing your own wine to restaurants.
DOs and DON’Ts of Corkage
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REMATCH! Take Two on the Historic 1976 Judgement of Paris Wine Tasting
January 11th, 2010
If you’ve seen the movie Bottle Shock like I have (several times) you’re well aware of the famous 1976 Judgement of Paris Wine Tasting that essentially put the Napa Valley front and center on the world wine stage. Two Napa Valley wines, the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay and the 1973 Stag Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet [...]
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Nascar and Wine
December 22nd, 2009
Nascar and wine?? Wine isn’t the beverage you normally associate with a Nascar race, but today’s Nascar fan is now drinking more wine than beer. From In Wine Country, a winery in California is taking advantage of this trend by getting into Nascar.
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Easy Ways to Save Opened Wine
December 7th, 2009
Nothing’s more frustrating than a bottle of wine that goes bad before you’ve had a chance to finish it. Sometimes you might even hesitate opening a new bottle with dinner for fear half of it will be poured down the drain a couple of days later.
Fear no more (or at least less!). There [...]
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Do It Yourself Wine at Crushpad
November 2nd, 2009
This week on In Wine Country the unique San Francisco DIY winery, Crushpad, is featured.
The Crushpad team describes themselves as winemaking liberators on a mission to enable anyone with a serious interest in wine to participate in the magic of winemaking. They cater to the average person with a day job who wants to make [...]
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The Secret to Removing Red Wine Stains
October 18th, 2009
In Wine Country is one of my favorite wine shows on TV. The entire show is dedicated to bringing the Wine Country lifestyle to its viewers through world-famous winery tours, celebrity chef profiles, decorating tips and much more. My favorite aspect of the show is each and every show segment is available for you to [...]
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