Archive for July, 2008
« Previous EntriesLavender ‘is a plant of a million uses’? - New Haven Register
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
If you can grow but one plant, let it be lavender. Whether it’s in a pot on a New York City balcony or sprawling across a California wine country estate, there is no rival to its beauty and scent. Lavender is all things to all people. In a modern …
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Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg - Washington Post
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Washington Post
Karen Page and Andrew DornenburgWashington Post, United States - 1 hour agoBut Washington’s wine country on the eastern side of the state is shielded by the Cascade Mountains, so it is dry and warm, with hot summers and cold …
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Branding Yakima Valley - KIMA TV
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Whether it’s “the Palm Springs of Washington” or “Wine Country” or “Yakivegas”… The folks who head up tourism say logos don’t matter. What we need is a way to get outsiders to remember Yakima. Surveys and workshops helped single out strong points …
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Hog time at the Sonoma County Fair - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Mallory Gomes of Petaluma received $15 a pound for her Supreme Grand Champion hog at Thursday’s swine auction at the Sonoma County Fair. MARK ARONOFF/THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Mallory R. Gomes of Independence 4-H in Petaluma is in the auction ring …
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Visiting Alexander Valley almost like coming home - San Francisco Chronicle
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Visiting Alexander Valley almost like coming homeSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour agoUnlike many of its Wine Country neighbors, AVV offers customers the opportunity to try a flight of wines for free. Visitors can choose five out of 10 wines …
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Duchamp Hotel: Style trumps comfort - San Francisco Gate
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Duchamp Hotel: At a hotel named for French surrealist Marcel Duchamp, you’d expect the toilet to be a work of art. It’s actually pretty standard, but the rooms that surround it do their best to shake things up stylistically in a region addicted to …
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Master Sommeliers are the rock stars of the wine world - Coast News
Thursday, July 31st, 2008I have had the pleasure of getting to know a few Master Sommeliers in my world of wine. It’s like meeting rock stars! I marvel at their vast knowledge of the “who, what, where and when” of wines. The term sommelier is a French one going back to …
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Dowd On Drinks: New Products for Many Tastes - Falls Church News Press
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Dowd On Drinks: New Products for Many TastesFalls Church News Press, VA - 3 hours agoThe new sampler pack of 12 bottles goes for $35, or nearly $3 a bottle for rose, chardonnay and pinot noir flavors of what are called Vignette Wine Country …
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Under Covers - San Francisco Gate
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Duchamp Hotel: At a hotel named for French surrealist Marcel Duchamp, you’d expect the toilet to be a work of art. It’s actually pretty standard, but the rooms that surround it do their best to shake things up stylistically in a region addicted to …
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Dowd On Drinks: New Products for Many Tastes - Falls Church News-Press
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Here’s a rundown of some of the newer products. — Sweet tea has been a Southern beverage staple for generations, but McDonald’s and other fast-food companies only recently discovered it and are offering their version to the public at large …
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