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Pasternak Wine Imports Appointed Sole U.S. Agent And Importer For The Mud House Wine Group (New Zealand)
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HARRISON, N.Y., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Pasternak Wine Imports is pleased to announce the appointment as Sole U.S. Agent and Importer of The Mud House Wine Group from New Zealand, effective July 1, 2012.
Established in 1996, Mud House has become renowned for producing award-winning wines from New Zealand’s most noted wine growing regions – Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, Pinot Noir from Central Otago and Aromatics from the Waipara ...
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Local technology innovator Alex Marxer and i-Somm are a Finalist – Mobile Devices for the 2012 San Diego Business Journal Innovation Awards.
“We’re not eliminating sommeliers, we’re turbocharging them.” – Alex Marxer, i-Somm, LLC
With i-Somm each wine can now be presented with the same level of commentary and consistency regardless of waitstaff seniority or knowledge. i-Somm provides a tool to the restaurant owner that lets the diner ...
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True Food is devoted to healthful menu options that use ingredients with anti-inflammatory properties. — LORI WEISBERG
Written by Lori Weisberg- Twitter: @loriweisberg
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Now closed restaurants from Del Mar Highlands to Mission Valley are being transformed into major new dining spots, two of which will debut next ...
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Morton’s The Steakhouse has embarked upon a major upgrade at all its U.S. locations with a focus on maximizing bar sales, company executives tell Shanken News Daily. Having recently completed a renovation of one location in Houston’s Galleria area, Morton’s, which was acquired by Landry’s Inc. earlier this year, will update all its 50-plus units within the next two years.
“We’re ripping out walls in the bar so the dining room and bar ...
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A Red-Wine Chemical Cuts the Fat
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Study finds a polyphenol changes how the body metabolizes fatty foods
Jacob Gaffney
A new study finds that a chemical in red wine may prevent some of the fatty foods we eat from being converted into fatty tissue. The research, published in the March issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, found that piceatannol, a polyphenol found in grape skins and red wine, effectively blocks the formation of fat cells in the lab.
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Claude Petit
Bordeaux is a magic name. It’s a city, a region and a source of fine wines. It’s also a powerful, unassailable brand. The millionaire chateau owner in Margaux and the debt-ridden little winemaker from some distant corner of the appellation can both proudly say, “My wine is a Bordeaux.”
But consistently great Bordeaux wines are a relatively recent phenomenon. There have been many memorable vintages, but until recently, excellence was not routine. The 1929 vintage ...
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Impact Databank’s exclusive analysis of the top 10 imported sparkling wines in the U.S. market finds that Italian wines continue to be the biggest volume drivers in this rising segment. Total imported sparkling wine shipments to the U.S. increased 19.7% to 7.65 million cases in 2011.
Of the 10 largest imported sparkling wines in the market by volume, ...
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