Tag: Wine
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The Spanish Porrón- an Eco-Friendly Way to Drink Wine
The Spanish porrón is a glass pitcher in the shape of a watering can that gets passed around at big events. That way, there is no need for plastic glasses or washing up!
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Jalapeño and Cilantro Margarita
Here is a fun and spicy twist on a classic margarita using fresh cilantro and jalapeño.
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Artist Creates Stunning Portraits With Old Wine Corks
Scott Gundersen makes art with corks, using up to 9,000 of the old bottle-stoppers to create each beautiful portrait.
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7 Cocktail Recipes Inspired by Victory Gardens for the Fourth of July
So for this 4th of July, I want to honor the Victory Garden! Well, that and booze. Here are some fun and tasty cocktails, fresh from the garden.
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Organic Ginger-Orange Cocktail Made with Bourbon and Sake
Using fresh organic ginger and locally grown oranges, the eco-friendly Medlock Ames has created a drink that is complex, fresh and tangy.
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Eco Wine Review: Wrath 2010 Ex Vite Pinot Noir
Wrath's 2010 Ex Vite Pinot Noir is complete, with lots of black cherry and red raspberry. A bit fuller than your typical Pinot, this wine is as drinkable as it is food friendly.
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Eco Wine Review: Frei Brothers Reserve 2009 Russian River Valley Chardonnay
Frei's 2009 Chardonnay touches your nose with hints of rose water, jasmine and other floral delights. But on the palette, it is swimming with honey and sweet butter and just enough acidity to make it all work.
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Eco Wine Review: Hahn SLH Estate 2010 Chef's Table Viognier
Hahn SLH Estate's 2010 Chef's Table Viognier is one of the most interesting whites you'll ever smell. It's completely intoxicating with notes of white peach, banana, honeydew and jasmine. Only 100 cases were made, so get this one quickly!
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Eco Wine Review: Wrath 2010 Ex Anima Chardonnay
Wrath's 2010 Ex Anima Chardonnay is billowing with so much tropical fruit that you half expect Kokomo to start playing on the jukebox the second you uncork it. I swear this wine was a Piña Colada in its past life.
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Eco Wine Review: Frei Brothers Reserve 2008 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
This eco-wine is thick with berries and molasses on the nose but the follow through is not your usual California cab. And for every acre of planted vineyard, Frei Brothers sets aside one acre to be preserved as natural wildlife habitat.
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Eco Wine Review: Hahn SLH Estate 2010 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
This wine is brimming with bright fruit, dark undertones and those farmyard aromas common to most Pinots. With notes of pepper, strawberry and dried mint on the palette, this wine is as food-friendly as it is drinkable.
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Eco Wine Review: Unti Vineyard's 2008 Dry Creek Valley Grenache
Unti Vineyard's 2008 Grenache is smoky and spicy with cranberry and anise on the nose. Marionberry and a minty finish play well with the wine's acidity and refined tannins. And it's vegan!
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Eco Wine Review: Cline Cellars 2010 Cool Climate Chardonnay
The nose is dancing with floral highlights and warm peach aromas that you half expect it to be a dessert wine. But it's surprisingly elegant for a wine just under $10. The winery is 100-percent solar-powered, as is its sister winery, Jacuzzi.
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Wineries For Climate Protection – the Manifesto!
Here's the manifesto by the Spanish wine industry to fight climate change by making wineries more eco-friendly. Vines are very sensitive to climate change and so their environment, landscape, culture and tradition need protecting.
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Eco Wine Review: Lynmar Estate 2008 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
A delicate balance of dark fruit, cocoa, pepper and mushroom from a sustainable vineyard that donates to AIDS and cancer patients.
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Eco Wine Review: Unti Vineyard's 2007 Benchland Syrah
UNTI 2007 Syrah Benchland is dark, somewhat brooding like a radio-friendly Cure song. Within your glass you'll find flavors of grilled plum, anise and cocoa. The wine is unfined which means it is vegan.
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Eco Wine Review: Cline Cellars 2010 Cool Climate Pinot Noir
This eco-wine is bursting with red fruit aromas and vanilla. And it's minty finish is subtle yet clean so you won't mind a second glass. Which isn't a bad thing as this Pinot comes in under the $15 mark. And the winery is 100-percent solar-powered.
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Lucirmás Turns Single Wine Bottles into 3-Piece Table Sets
Spanish company Lucirmás debuts Pure-Bottle, a fully recycled and recyclable table set which consists of a glass, lantern and spoon.
