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Unless you get a shopping list from the potential recipient, buying wine as a gift comes with its perils.

By Dave DeSimone , FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Last updated: 1:09 pm Wine Podcast Listen to "In the Wine Cellar", Dave's weekly radio show on KQV Radio on the web or your MP3 player.

The Poughkeepsie Journal's coupon inserts Sunday were right on time to help you save money on your family's Thanksgiving feast.

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, there are lots of turkeys that will be bought .

If you are looking for a great way to spend a day, take some time and visit some of the top quality wineries in California.

John Abbott Susie Barrie MW won three awards for 'outstanding achievement' at the Institute of Masters of Wine awards ceremony, as eight new MWs were formally welcomed into the IMW.

U.S. wine and spirits maker Constellation Brands Inc does not think drinkers will be bellying up to the bar in full force this holiday season, despite some signs of economic recovery.

One of the Piedmont's most world-renowned fine dining chefs heads to the horse races this weekend to rate down-home fare that's oft times served from the back of a pick-up truck.

Clos du Bois Russian River Valley Chardonnay, Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Brut, and Bogle Chardonnay.

Considering the importance of the Chilean wine selection at this year's World Wine and Food Expo and the number of wines from this country that won medals at the preceding Wine Excellence Awards, this week I share some information about the wines of Chile.

The experience: There's some lip-smacking juiciness to this zesty white, with an array of fruit flavors .

In autumn, the three kilometres of sandy beach stretching like a vast doormat from the eastern edge of Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort are almost empty of people.

November 3, 2009 Contributed by Fran Blasing CINCINNATI - Chamber Music Cincinnati continues its 80th season of presenting internationally recognized chamber ensembles and guest artists with the return of the Vogler Quartet on Tuesday, November 17 at 8 p.m. in Robert J. Werner Concert Hall, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Wine and spirits maker Constellation Brands Inc. said Monday it is mulling a deal to sell some of its assets or combine part of its Australian and U.K. wine operations with Australian Vintage Ltd., an Australian wine company.

If you've ever visited Lyn's Gracious Goodness, tucked in a quaint spot under some trees on Whitesburg Drive, the first thing you notice is that it's wall-to-wall women.

Let's call this "Keg Wines - Part 2." Our Oct. 14 column described how four Southern Oregon wineries are delivering wines to restaurants by the keg rather than the bottle.

At Wine Colleagues, Jon and Mike Jellison direct the Management Services and Business Development practice, bringing experience, insight, and expertise to the challenges faced by wineries and wine businesses of all sizes and in all wine market segments.

Aeppeltreow Winery, Barn Swallow Cider. About $8 for 750 ml bottle, $3 for 187 ml; $9 for a 187 ml four-pack . Take a country ramble to Aeppeltreow, a small family-run winery in Burlington, where they handcraft a range of beverages, from this slightly sparkling hard cider to sparkling wines, still table wines and fortified dessert wines.

When I was a rookie in the wine trade, I worked in accounting for a wholesaler who taught all of his employees about basic wine techniques and the products the company handled, but not much more.

There was no shortage of small talk among guests at celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck's celebration Monday night of the second anniversary of his D.C. restaurant, the Source.