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SFGate: Wine
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Wine coverage. From SFGate.com: the Bay Area's home page, online home of the San Francisco Chronicle and much more.
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Napa Valley Merlot
It has been nearly two decades since the Merlot craze, during which wineries rushed to produce as much Merlot as possible. Wineries that currently make Merlot are in it for the long haul and are not satisfied with the soft, fruity, insipid, easy-drinking...
   
 
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Dairy farmer turns cow's milk into Gouda gold
Turning milk into cheese more than doubles the milk's value, which is why so many dairy farmers have turned to cheesemaking in recent years. One dairyman who has successfully rerouted all his cow's milk to cheese is Jules Wesselink of the Winchester Cheese...
 
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Thanksgiving-worthy sidekick for Merlot
My thoughts are always tuned in to food and wine, but are even more so this time of year, when I recall the Thanksgivings of my childhood. Each family has its own must-have Thanksgiving dishes. In the Char family, green beans and Brussels sprouts were always...
 
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Thanksgiving dos and don'ts
DO Start with something sparkling If your Thanksgiving is anything like mine, you don't just sit down to the meal. Oh no. First our family waits for guests to arrive, including the cousin from Brazil no one has ever met before. Then there's the obligatory...
 
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Cru Beaujolais, a near perfect option
November has become Beaujolais time, largely due to always-contentious Beaujolais Nouveau being released on the third Thursday (yesterday). If the light, fruity, simple flavors of Nouveau certainly don't harm the holiday meal, they don't much help it either....
 
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One wild and crazy winemaker
So what's the deal with so many celebrities going into the wine biz? Dan Aykroyd, the former "Saturday Night Live" comedian and actor, is just about to release his 2007 Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon - his first California wine...
 
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Rock band manager's second act as Glen Ellen vintner
There's a celebrity theme happening at B.R. Cohn Winery, perched on an olive tree-carpeted hill above Sonoma Highway in Glen Ellen. Owner Bruce Cohn has been the manager for multiplatinum artists the Doobie Brothers since the band's inception in 1969, and...
 
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A winning drink for the hour of hush and wonder
One of the most fabulous aspects of my job, I believe, is the fact that if I don't meet a deadline, or if I fail to show up for a gig or an event, although a few people might get a little upset with me, the world won't fall apart. I deal with cocktails, after...
 
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