by _val_ Wine is basically an alchoholic beverage made from fermented sugar. Yeah, you heard me right. Wine doesn’t even have to have any grapes in it!!! Fans of the Harry Potter books, may have heard of Madame Rosmerta’s oak matured mead. Mead is a fine example of this. Mead is a type of wine [...]

Restaurant Marketing Secrets Step by step local store marketing methods for restaurant owners and managers. Designed to help increase guest counts and restaurant profits. A must-have for restaurants in today’s economy. Restaurant Marketing Secrets

by Bill.Roehl Restaurant food critics can be a valuable tool when choosing an eatery. In March 2008 the entire restaurant review industry came under scrutiny from court case arising from a brutal but honest review of Belfastian pizzeria Goodfellas by the Irish News, the review which criticised the food, staff and atmosphere led to the [...]

Some cool Wine News images: Making Wine Image by terriem We have an old plum tree in the back yard that puts out some cherry-sized plums each year. This year, it went bonkers…I’m guessing that the chicken coop underneath the tree in the fall added more nutrients to the soil. What to do? Making jam [...]

by di.wineanddine Let’s look at the benefits of home wine making, which can be plenty. It can be a fabulous leisure activity, it really is enjoyable to create something via your own hands that you are able to consume, you will be able to even come up with wines to suit your taste and in [...]

by Sifu Renka If you are familiar with my writings on wine, you know that for me the taste of a wine tops my agenda in criticizing that wine. It is not what the experts think and base their opinions on, it is basically the taste of the wine. Not being a fan of tannic, [...]

by Derek Wilmot How do you pick your wines? Do you simply wander up and down the aisles in your local store, picking up a particular bottle if it looks nice and sounds good? Do you take recommendations from friends? How about taste testing some whenever you see an opportunity to do so? Or perhaps [...]

Question by Fatso.: How can I come with questions for a food and restaurant review? I am doing a piece/story about a local sports bar. It offers nice local and exotic dishes and it is cheap, but classy. I am a young writer for a magazine and I really need to impress my editor. How [...]

by Odd Bod The Australian wine index tells that what exactly is a fine wine – it is a nebulous area to provide a definitive assessment on the quality of wine due to varied personal preference. However, a fine wine must meet certain base objective requirements. Balance in a wine is determined by these key [...]

The best wine and food pairing in Napa, hands down. At the Kuleto Estate every Thursday afternoon. This is a food and wine lovers dream-come-true. Do not miss it. Video Rating: 5 / 5 Need help finding the best wine to pair with your food? Sara Fasolino and Tylor Field, III from Morton’s The Steakhouse [...]