Don’t Let Your Wine and Cheese Party Turn Out to Be a Disaster

Wine and cheese parties can be a total disaster if not thought out properly or planned well. The key to a successful party is about mixing the practical with the creative and coming up with a party of the decade – one that your guests will talk about for years.

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Don’t Let Your Wine and Cheese Party Turn Out to Be a Disaster

Rhone 2009 Is Now Selling En Primeur

To be called the vintage of the decade, a wine has to be absolutely superb. So when the term was given to the 2009 Rhone, the wine community certainly sat up and took notice. Tasting notes have determined that the vintage offers superiority over the decidedly lackluster 2008 vintage and that it certainly merits the great deal of attention that it has been receiving.

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Rhone 2009 Is Now Selling En Primeur

Wine Trails – Wine Travel Trends in 2010 and Beyond

As we move into the 2010′s, more and more unique travel niches will continue to gain popularity. The recent trend of eco tourism is booming as people continue to seek local, specialized products. Wine trails in America are growing with the trend, and here’s what we see happening through this decade…

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In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan – A Book Review

In Defense of Food Michael Pollan has given us the most important book on nutrition in this decade. He strikes back at the deluge of diet books and nutritionalism that has confused Americans now for two generations. He uses science to attack the “science” behind the nutritionalism that has so distorted the American attitude toward food and has left Americans as the most over fed and under nourished in the world.

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In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan – A Book Review

Borscht – A Heavenly Slow Cooked Soup

Borscht has a bad reputation in some quarters. This is primarily due to the fact it has often been associated with the soup of the decade for nearly destitute people in the former Soviet Union. In truth, Borscht is one of the best soups you will ever taste. It is particularly good when slow cooked.

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Borscht – A Heavenly Slow Cooked Soup