Wine-Knows: Best Wines of 2012

I love following the "Best Of" wine posts:

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine and Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler: Best Wines of 2012:

"the Russian River (#1,5,6,7,8) had the most entries"

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Cheers!

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Save Sharp Park -- Northern CA

Save Sharp Park -- Northern California Golf Association:

"You can learn more about this via the website www.Sfpublicgolf.com, but please, make your voice heard by accessing the links below. Contact Mayor Lee to urge his veto of the supervisors actions and make your opinions known to the SF board of supervisors as well to save Sharp Park. Letters, e-mails and opinions must be received by Tuesday, December 20."

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Don't delay! Write to the Mayor now!

Wine-Knows: Serving Whites at the Correct Temperature

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine and Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler: Serving Whites at the Correct Temperature:

"Refrigerators are typically 35-40 degrees. However, the ideal temperature for serving white wines is 50-55 degrees (45-50 degrees for sparkling wines). "

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If this catches your eye, then read on, by following the link to the Wine-Knows Travel blog. Cheers!

Tiger Woods Made Other Golfers Worse

Tiger Woods Made Other Golfers Worse: Scientific American Podcast:

"Golf fans always suspected it: before his infamous improprieties, the mere presence of Tiger Woods could panic other pros. Now, economist Jennifer Brown has figured out how strong that “Tiger factor” was."

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Wine-Knows: Fine Wine & Gourmet Food Journeys - Keep it Cool - Serve Red Wine at the Correct Temperature

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine and Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler: Keep it Cool --- Serving Red Wine at the Correct Temperature:

"The ideal temperature for serving red wine is 55-60 degrees (lighter weight reds like Pinot should be served more in the 55 degree range, while heavier-bodied Cabernets are best at about 60 degrees). Room temperature is typically 70-75 degrees, depending on time of year and climate."

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Tiger Woods ends two-year victory drought at Chevron World Challenge

Congrats to Tiger!

Tiger Woods ends two-year victory drought at Chevron World Challenge - latimes.com:

"for the first time since Woods' life and career began careening out of control two years ago with a Thanksgiving night car accident in front of his Florida home, the player many consider the greatest golfer in history can finally say he has won another tournament."

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Sedona, Arizona Golf Courses

Sedona, Arizona Golf Courses:

Canyon Mesa Country Club, Canyon Mesa Course
9 holes over 1,265 yards with a par of 28 (Public)
500 Jacks Canyon Rd
Sedona, AZ 86351-7855
(928) 284-0036
6 miles from the center of Sedona.

Sedona Golf Resort, Sedona Course
18 holes over 6,646 yards with a par of 71 (Public)
35 Ridge Trail Dr
Sedona, AZ 86351-7391
(877) 733-9887
7 miles from the center of Sedona.

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We just got back from a trip to Sedona, and played at these two courses. We had a blast! The setting is so beautiful and inspiring. I highly recommend Sedona as a golf destination.

PGATOUR.com - Chevron World Challenge Leaderboard

PGATOUR.com - Chevron World Challenge Leaderboard:

I'm glad to see Tiger in the lead after 2 rounds.

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Wine-Knows: Best Bubblies for the Holidays

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine & Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler:

"Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose. I still remember my first sip of this and that was > 25 years ago. Yes, I love the beautiful “salmon” color, but it’s the taste that completely seduced me."

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I agree with June's recommendation, it's a lovely and tasty Champagne!

Photographer Quits Job for Quest to Become Golfer

Photographer Quits Job for Quest to Become Golfer - Bloomberg:

"Never having played the sport, he launched the “Dan Plan” to golf for 10,000 hours and eventually earn a spot on the U.S. PGA Tour."

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The 10,000 hours references this book:

Outliers: The Story of Success (Kindle)

About Outliers (Wikipedia) - it references a study that suggests it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to master any skill.

More Thanksgiving Dinner Wine Ideas

Pinot and Rhone-style whites for Thanksgiving dinner: 

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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The 75 Best Golf Resorts In North America: Golf Digest

The 75 Best Golf Resorts In North America: Golf Digest:

"1. BANDON (ORE.) DUNES GOLF RESORT (RANKED NO. 3 IN 2009)"

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Tiger Woods clinches Presidents Cup for U.S.

Tiger Woods clinches Presidents Cup for U.S.:

"Perhaps it was only fitting that Tiger Woods clinched the cup for the second straight time."

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Congrats to Tiger and the American team.

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Foie Gras is NOT French

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Wine-Knows: Fine Wine and Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler: Foie Gras is NOT French:

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Who would have guessed?!

Thanks to the folks at Wine-Knows Travel Inc. for this interesting tidbit! (no pun intended)

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Tiger Woods falls in Australian Open

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He might not have won, and I think he made a pretty good showing.

I'm looking forward to seeing him in the President's Cup!

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Slate Says Drink Cheap Wine

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"Finally, rest assured that cheap wine in the United States is good, to the extent that the term has any objective meaning. . . Reviews and recommendations are great for cars or televisions or overpriced wines, because bad decisions are expensive. If you hate your cheap bottle of wine, just uncork another."

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"Oh, please. . . But ultimately the wine industry has hurt itself by portraying cheap wine as fancier than it is. It has created the illusion that $5 wine is fancy enough that you don’t need to spend a cent more. And it paves the way for silly articles like Slate’s, which only make an ongoing case for ignorance."

Inexpensive wine could be a good value.  I think in the end, if you approach it as everyday table wine, you probably won't get disappointed.  My two cents.

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Disaster in the Cinque Terre - Rain - Flash Flooding

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You can still read about the same topic here:

Post-Flood Cinque Terre - Rick Steves' Blog

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" . . . on Tuesday, October 25. Flash flooding, triggered by unusually heavy rain, ripped through Italy's Liguria region and inflicted serious damage on the Cinque Terre towns of Monterosso and Vernazza. In these towns, flooding was accompanied by landslides, filling streets with rocks, mud and debris up to 12 feet deep."

Oh my!

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Tiger Woods tops leaderboard at Australian Open

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After 2 rounds, I'm pleased as punch to see Tiger back in the hunt again.

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Fatty Foods Addictive as Cocaine

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“The data is so overwhelming . . ."

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4 Health Behaviors 4 Longer Life - some alcohol

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Moderate wine consumption is healthy!

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