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We were fortunate to count ourselves among the 35,000 attendees to the 8 th Annual Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival. We part...

One of the highlights Friday was the chance to sit down with Chris Lilly, the reigning Food Network barbecue expert. He was in the middle of...

The major benefactor of the South Beach Food and Wine Festival is Florida International University’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Manag...

Yesterday was the trade tasting and it was quite an event. There was outstanding wine being poured from the West Coast (California, Oregon, ...

We at Wine-Compass.com have never been steady chardonnay drinkers, nothing to do with the grape, its just that there are so many other varie...

We learned yesterday that we have received press passes for the South Beach Wine and Food Festival , held of course, in sunny South Beach Fl...

From somewhere a bottle of Burford and Brown 's, 2006 Lady Grace Verdelho appeared in our wine refrigerator - how, I do not know. The w...

The first day at the Blogger's Corner has ended and its been an interesting experience. On the plus side I was able to meet a couple new...

The bloggers decided to share a bottle of wine since it was getting crowded at the tables and we selected Cooper Vineyards Petit Verdot - w...

I just took a short dry red run and tasted some very interesting wines. My first stop was Davis Valley Winery and Vineyard to try their Cor...

After a brief network hiccup, Dezel from My Virginia Vine Spot and I are finally online at the Virginia Wine Showcase's Bloggers Corner...

This Saturday, the 9th, I will be joining Dezel from the Virginia Vine Spot at the Virginia Wine Showcase at the Dulles Expo Center in Cha...

Our brethren in the beer industry are facing a crisis due to shortages of hops and barley. Several factors lead to this development: rotatio...

The Wine-Compass.com event database is growing rapidly for the 2008 wine season in the United States and Canada. For those looking for wine...

WineCompass.com now includes the ability to create a personal calendar of wine events. Wherever an event is listed on the site, it will in...

Here is yet another example how government regulation is ruining people's freedom to enjoy wine: ...

Over the years we have tried several excellent Sauvignon Blanc wines from France, New Zealand and Virginia, but I think we may have found on...

For the first time we finally took the time to visit one of the oldest vineyards and wineries in the Charlottesville area: Burnley Vineyards...

On a recent trip to New York City, I stumbled upon a great wine bar - or should I say Champagne bar: Flute . There are two New York locatio...