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Toasting

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:52:42 GMT

Pairing desserts and wine for the holidays or when hosting a theme party at home. Have fun pairing your favorite comfort food desserts, chocolate, ice cream, cheesecake with wine. Try Recioto di...

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Prosecco

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:25 GMT

Prosecco is a light sparkling wine from Italy and is traditionally used in the famous bellini cocktail. A new zoning and ruling changed the name of the prosecco grape to Glera and changed the zoning...

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Pairing Desserts and Wine

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:27:00 GMT

Bridal Shower Wine Tasting

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:26:55 GMT

Bridal shower wine tasting theme party ideas with tips and suggestions for invitations, and lots of easy party planning hints from theme gift ideas to decorations and menu planning.

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Check Out Pairing For Corned Beef & Cabbag

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:59:41 GMT

If you need a pairing for Corned Beef and Cabbage click on this link to see if beer or wine is best for you. Salute! Taste Wine and Enjoy

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Jazz on the Vine in LI Wine Country

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:06:50 GMT

Now that March has arrived it's time for a ride to Long Island Wine Country. Enjoy the terrific music at selected wineries for an enjoyable day. Here is the list of Long Island Wineries. Check...

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Health and Wine

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:30:34 GMT

Wine and its benefits to our health is always in the news. How many glasses of red wine do we need to drink to benefit from resveratrol? What is resveratrol and what are its benefits?

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Recipes Vegetarian Style

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:21:13 GMT

Recipes that are vegetarian style are easy to prepare. Wine pairings for some vegetarian style recipes call for white wines. Find wine pairings for lentil salad, couscous, goat cheese raviolis.

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Chicken Recipe

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:09:42 GMT

Chicken recipes are easy to prepare for easy entertaining. There are many choices for wine pairing suggestions with easy chicken recipes.

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Cherry Walnut Rice

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:09:40 GMT

Cherry Walnut Rice Salad is a gluten-free, vegetarian salad that is easy to prepare. Wine pairing for this cherry walnut rice salad is a Semillon or Viognier. A hearty addition of mushrooms to this...

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Champagne Definitions and Wine Terms

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:04:24 GMT

Champagne definitions and wine terms related to the making of champagne and sparkling wine. Wine and champagne definitions are helpful when selecting champagne, sparkling wine, or still wine.

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Champagne

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:04:22 GMT

Champagne and sparkling wine production is very different from making still wine. Champagne is not only for special occasions it can be served with with snacks, or before dinner as an aperitif, or...

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Cellaring Wine

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:46:09 GMT

Cellaring wine, storing wine and aging wine questions answered. Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir are age-worth red wines. Chardonnay and Riesling are white wines with ageing potential and should be...

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Entertain With A Wine Tasting At Home

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:46:07 GMT

Entertain with a wine tasting at home and find all the information you need to choose wines, plan and prepare for a wine tasting at home. Find easy recipes and wine pairing recommendations, and all...

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Links

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:25:22 GMT

Links resources for wine, recipes, gift baskets, and travel information

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Alcohol in Wine

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:21:11 GMT

Alcohol in wine ranges from under 10% to more than 15%. Facts about how much alcohol is in red wine and white wine. High alcohol in wine is becoming a trend. Lower alcohol in white wine can make...

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Things To Do

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:54:00 GMT

Things to do are many when you visit Long Island wine country. Stay the weekend at a bed and breakfast, take a bike tour or tour an historic home, spend a weekend at wine camp, plan a wedding,...

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Sparkling Wine

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:38:00 GMT

Sparkling wine comes in many varieties and are food-friendly wines. They are labeled as cava, cremant, prosecco, sekt, asti spumant. For any celebration or party serve the very affordable sparkling...

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Theme Party

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:30:51 GMT

Information for wine tasting theme party ideas and suggestions for hosting a wine tasting at home for special celebrations, birthdays and bridal showers.

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Italian Wine

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:49:35 GMT

Brief history of wine from the Greeks and Etruscans from B.C.. The fiasco of chianti wines from Tuscany and how Super Tuscan wines were born.

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Chocolate

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:34:56 GMT

Chocolate and wine pairing tips and suggestions. Have fun pairing your favorite chocolate and desserts with your favorite wines.

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Wine Regions

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:23:56 GMT

Wine regions are in almost every country around the world. The wine regions are then divided into geographical appellations.

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Visit Long Island Wine Country

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:48:46 GMT

Finally, beautiful fall weather for the weekend and the perfect time to visit the Hamptons and Long Island Wine Country. The grapes have been harvested and you can sit back and enjoy the colors of...

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Harvest In Wine Country and Oysters

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:48:52 GMT

We are having a beautiful start to the Harvest in New York. Visit Long Island Wine Country and enjoy the harvest with special tastings. Beginning September 24 you can enjoy oysters each Saturday...

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Couscous With Figs

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:44:46 GMT

Couscous with figs is an easy and quick recipe to prepare. Pair this side dish with white wines like Semillon from the Russian River Valley or a Chenin Blanc.

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Choosing Wine

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:12:07 GMT

Choosing wine for dinner or dessert is not always easy. Tips for choosing wine to stock your wine cellar and how to choose sparkling wines to serve as an aperitif or special celebratons; or just...

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Saving Wine

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:51:50 GMT

Saving wine after the bottle has been opened should be properly sealed to keep out the oxygen. There are various methods available for saving wine if you have not finished the bottle so that it will...

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Serving Champagne

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:59:21 GMT

Serving Champagne and watch a video on how to open a champagne bottle correctly. Serve bubbly champagne in champagne flutes to make the bubbles last longer. Tips on how to evaluate and taste...

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Glossary White Grapes

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:07:48 GMT

Glossary of white grapes from France, Italy, Spain, Greece, and U.S.

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Food and Wine Setup

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:17:40 GMT

Food and wine setup hints for your wine tasting theme parties. Tips to help you set up and prepare for a successful wine tasting party.

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Gifts

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:30:30 GMT

Gifts of wine for any occasion send wine club and gourmet gift baskets with discounts. Seasonal gifts for family, friends and corporate clients as well as for weddings and anniversaries.

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Collecting Wine

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:51:21 GMT

Collecting wine is a passion and some collect wine for the pleasure of saving it for a special occasion. Find out what the future holds for investing in wine.

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Evaluating White Wine Terms

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:27:40 GMT

Evaluating white wine terms are specific words used when evaluating wine during wine tastings. These white wine terms are used to help identify the aromas and flavors in various white grape...

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Evaluating Wine Terms

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:27:40 GMT

Evaluating wine terms are specific words used when evaluating wine during wine tastings. These terms are used to help identify the aromas and flavors in red and white grape varietals.

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Evaluating Red Wine Terms

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:27:13 GMT

Evaluating red wine terms are specific words used when evaluating red wine during wine tastings. These red wine terms are used to help identify the aromas and flavors in various red grape varietals.

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Tasting Progression

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:31:12 GMT

Tasting progression from sweet wines to dry complex wines. A sweet wine is the choice for many new wine drinkers until their palates change and they move on to a drier wine. This information will...

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Long Island Wine Country

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:13:13 GMT

Long Island wine country is at the eastern end of Long Island, NY. Directions to wine country and helpful tips for visiting and tasting the New York's world class wines.

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Long Island Wineries

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:13:13 GMT

Long Island wineries and vineyard listings with wine clubs. Wedding venues in Long Island wine region, hotel and bed and breakfast accomodations.

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Headaches and Wine

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:10:53 GMT

Headaches and wine are not uncommon. Grape skins, tannins, alcohol and sulfites may or may not cause red wine headache. Find other foods and drinks we eat and drink every day which contain sulfites.

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Contact Us

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:26:29 GMT

Contact us if you have any questions related to wine, tasting wine, or need travel information related to LI wine country on Long Island's North Fork.

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Site Map

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:07:39 GMT

Site Map will help you find your way through our site for basic wine information, wine tasting tips, recipes, and much more.

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Last Weekend to Run for the Roses in LI Wine Country

Thu, 26 May 2011 22:45:18 GMT

This is the last weekend to enjoy the best of Long Island wine country rose wines. Visit the participating wineries for special rose wine tastings. The wineries will be open on Memorial...

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May is Run for the Roses Month in LI Wine Country

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:54:35 GMT

It's spring and LI Wine Country is popping the corks on rose wines -- perfect for toasting well wishes at your May and June celebrations. The corks start popping on Sunday May 1st and continue...

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Vegetarian Recipes

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:14:27 GMT

Vegetarian recipes to pair with white wines. Recipes for Couscous, lentil salad, cherry walnut rice salad and goat cheese pillows to pair with a Sauvignon Blanc or Chenin Blanc.

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Goat Cheese Ravioli

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:47:09 GMT

Goat cheese ravioli is a vegetarian style recipe for those who enjoy dishes without meat. Pair with Semillon, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Grigio and for those who prefer red wine choose a Pinot Noir if the...

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Final Weekend to Enjoy Jazz on the Vine

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:40:09 GMT

Don't miss out on the beautiful weather this weekend. This is the last weekend to enjoy Long Island's Winterfest Jazz on the Vine in wine country. Here is a list of events for this last weekend. ...

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Super Tuscan

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:00:18 GMT

Super Tuscan is red wine made in Tuscany, Italy. If they are made in Tuscany why are they called Super Tuscan wines and not Chianti wine?

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WinterFest Is Here With Jazz on the Vine

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:49:35 GMT

Snow, ice, cold weather getting you down? Mark your calendar for the next six weekends for WinterFest. It's Long Island Wine Region's annual event with special wine tastings and Jazz at...

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Marinade Recipes

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:19:17 GMT

Marinade recipes for barbequed ribs, fish, and fruit and vegetables. Also food and wine pairings for the variety of barbeque foods.

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Top 100 List at Wine.com

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:26:44 GMT

One of the biggest on-line retailers for wine has reported holiday wine sales are stronger than ever. Yes, it's true. We are shopping on-line more than ever before. Why not? We're busy, stressed,...

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