"Barrels imbue wine with much of the vanilla we taste. Their singed oak can offer up an echo of flowers in ancient forests, or deeper notes of caramel and butterscotch. Sometimes floating above the wine's fruit, sometimes wrapped around it, and sometimes welded awkwardly to a woody frame, vanilla's elemental allure is hard to ignore and easy to love. "'via Blog this'
"Tiger Woods moved to the top of the leaderboard Saturday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, a position that once was taken for granted but now marks his first third-round lead in an official tournament in more than two years.'via Blog this'
Woods shot a bogey-free 66 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club to tie for the 54-hole lead in the European Tour event, his first tournament of the 2012 season."
"I thought I played well today; I hit the ball just as well as I did yesterday and made a couple more putts today, which is nice," Woods said. "But the golf course is playing difficult. It's starting to speed up a little bit and the greens were quicker, drier, and it was tough."'via Blog this'
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“It was a good ball-striking round,” Woods said. “I had a hard time reading the greens out there. The greens were pretty grainy, and I just had a hard time getting a feel for it. Toward the end I hit some pretty good putts, but over all I got fooled a lot on my reads.”'via Blog this'
"Learning about wine should be fun and should not be intimidating. Whatever type of blind tasting you conduct, set it up so responses are confidential and that people feel safe and comfortable to learn. I like to always remind folks that “Whether you like a wine (or not), it’s the only time that you can be a 100% right!"'via Blog this'
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". . .there are three situations concerning restaurants that continue to annoy me. All three are easy for restaurateurs to correct."'via Blog this'
"Thanks to Robert Parker, many of these garage wines have a cult-like following. In 1995 Parker rated some of the garagiste wines higher than Chateau Petrus… and the wine world has been topsy-turvy ever since. Some feel the garage wines are nothing but fruit bombs with high alcohol that are for collectors rather than wine drinkers. One writer described their popularity as “ The Emperor’s New Clothes” syndrome."'via Blog this'
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"Seizing on exploding demand, China's ever-resourceful knock-off artists have uncorked a lucrative new business: phony high-end wines.'via Blog this'
Bootleggers are dousing the market with fakes using tactics so bold they would make a sommelier blush, including refilling empty bottles from famous chateaus with inferior vintages."
"Enjoy complimentary beer and wine when you travel in the main cabin onboard American's international flights starting February 1. Customers traveling on American-operated flights between the U.S. and Europe, the U.S. and Asia and / or onboard long-haul flights between the U.S. and Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay can choose from a variety of complimentary beer and wine options, in addition to the full selection of nonalcoholic beverages."'via Blog this'
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"The fluted exterior of a canelé is a glossy, dark-brown-almost-black shell of crunchy, carmelized sugar. Inside these small delectables have a soft, custard-like interior of rum and vanilla. Only 2 inches tall, they can be consumed in a few bites."'via Blog this'
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"Air travelers suffer higher rates of disease infection, research has shown. One study pegged the increased risk for catching a cold as high as 20%. And the holidays are a particularly infectious time of year, with planes packed full of families with all their presents—and all those germs."'via Blog this'
"WITH Christmas upon us and New Year’s just around the bend, many families are contending with long road trips and crowded flights. All those hours in the car and at the airport are bound to bring out tantrums in toddlers, squabbles among siblings and the familiar “I’m bored” from tweens."'via Blog this'
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"For a limited time, Tiger Woods: My Swing for iPhone and iPod Touch will be on sale for $4.99 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiger-woods-my-swing/id425808685?mt=8). Tiger Woods: My Swing HD is also available for $9.99 in the App Store (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiger-woods-my-swing-hd/id460151740?mt=8) and is compatible with iPad2 devices."'via Blog this'
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"Mayor Ed Lee vetoed legislation today that calls on the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to transfer management of Sharp Park to the federal government, if an agreement can be reached."'via Blog this'
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"San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said today that he is vetoing a proposal passed by the Board of Supervisors that could lead to the closure of the Sharp Park Golf Course in Pacifica."'via Blog this'
"Then make a point to be creative in your photo safari: Capture striking light, contrasting shades, repeating patterns, interesting textures, bold colors, and intimate close-ups."'via Blog this'
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"the Russian River (#1,5,6,7,8) had the most entries"'via Blog this'
"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."'via Blog this'
"Refrigerators are typically 35-40 degrees. However, the ideal temperature for serving white wines is 50-55 degrees (45-50 degrees for sparkling wines). "'via Blog this'
"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."'via Blog this'
