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Posted on August 26th, 2010 6:29pm by Hayley Hamilton Filed under Wine & Spirits Austin Hope of Hope Family Wines was in Dallas a few weeks ago and I had an opportunity to grab a quick lunch with him and taste some of the fantastic wine he is producing in the Paso Robles region of California.

In addition to tasting fine wines from around the world, those attending Grape Escape 2010, A Toast to the Arts can sample some satisfying music.

For example, if you're serving nutria, which wine would you choose? For nutria in a beer sauce, a dry Alsatian pinot blanc is a solid partner .

Here's a fundraiser that should appeal to wine lovers. First, it's a wine tasting.

I'm not entirely convinced. Requiring a special opener, tippy stemmed glassware, and the potential for flavor flaws, wine comes with its own set of pitfalls.

Employees of Pernod Ricard China, distributors of Jacob's Creek Wines in China, attend a wine tasting session at Jacob's Creek Winery in South Australia's Barossa Valley, 20 July 2010.

Journal/Hope Nealson Jason Kettel of Bachus Meadery pours Denise Spain and Vivian Caylor some honey mead at the Mesa Verde Country Food, Wine & Art Festival in Cortez last year at Cortez City Park.

There's a new vibe on Old Mission Peninsula. Tourists are streaming into the little wine-growing region up north -- minuscule in size compared to Leelanau and the huge holdings in southwest Michigan -- and discovering more wineries, a hip, quality-driven attitude to the wines and tasting rooms,and ease in traversing the state's one true wine road, ...

A recent study found that moderate women wine drinkers had higher cognitive performance than non drinking women.

Gorgeous, right? [Photograph: Warwick Wine Estate] We crave tangy New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, especially when the weather's hot, but NZ winemakers aren't the only ones making tasty wines from our beloved varietal.

If you like fine wine, great music and fun with your friends you need to go to Bull Run Regional Park for the Virginia Wine Festival on Saturday September 18th.

A plump bunch of white Rkatsiteli grapes hang on the vine at Horton Vineyards. The hot, dry summer has shortened the growing season at Dennis Horton's vineyard, forcing him to begin bringing in his whites early.

Jean-FranA ois Fillastre, a winemaker in the Medoc area , in his cellar. Ia TMve met many exceptional people in the wine business over the years, butA Jean-FranA ois Fillastre is one of the most extraordinary.

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Moviemaker FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA reteamed with Oscar-winning production designer DEAN TAVOULARIS to recreate Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark at his wine estate in Alexander Valley, California.

Lo Abarca, Chile - Maria Luz Marin smiles widely as she greets guests. 'Welcome,' she says throwing open the wood door to her modest, colonial style winery, 'We're not small by European standards, but we're tiny compared to Chilean wineries.' The more time you spend with the genial vintner, the more you realize her operation is blessedly unique ...

NEW TASTE: Pictured here is John Russell, president of the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation , one of the beneficiaries of this Friday's "Vine to Wine" event.

Scientists in Scotland have developed a new whisky-derived biofuel made from "pot ale," the liquid from the copper stills, and "draff," the spent grains.

Beer-fed cattle in Japan are supposed to be more succulent, so a B.C. rancher believes wine-fed cattle should be boeuf on the hoof.