Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines Renews Official Wine Sponsorship of Elton John AIDS Foundation(R)

Sterling Vineyards is the toast of Exclusive Oscar Night Celebrations in Hollywood NAPA, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines Company, a leading producer of premium wines, and a sponsor of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, will provide wines by Sterling Vineyards fo...

Fairhope Vintners Offers First Release of Classically Styled Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Wines

Fairhope Vintners, a producer of classically styled wines from Napa Valley and North Coast Appellations is offering the first release of its 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in selected markets; providing excellent value for the fine wine consumer and collector. Amer...

Photos: Drink Wine and Live Longer - '1907' Madiran and Plaimont Wines of Southwest France Sponsor the Launch of The Red Wine Diet

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Drink wine and live longer? For generations, red wine, and particularly the hearty Madiran, has been a prescription for life in the Gers region of southwestern France. The Red Wine Diet, newly released by Penguin Group USA, now offers an explanation as to why ...

Sea Massage for French Wines

Perched on rocks on the Saint Malo bay in western France, a bunch of sea-freak winemakers and winetasters sniffed and spat their way through half a dozen bottles hauled out of the bottom of the sea. The Loire valley wines -- all Anjou Village de Brissac-Quince -- had spent a year submerged 10 metr...

Scientists Trace the Roots of the World's Healthiest Wines

Traditional red wines that belong to the vineyards of France and Italy are decidedly the best for health, scientists say. The bad effects of fatty meals on the heart can be offset by red wine// from South West of France, a novel study has shown. Wines from these regions contain high levels of ...

Drinking Wine Is Good For The "Heart" & Environment

...o contribute, the festival offers unique wine tasting for all regardless of wine experience. By providing an opportunity to sample a wide variety of wines in a beautiful, relaxed setting, Kirkland Uncorked stands alone as an affordable, matchless wine event. The festival brings the world-class experience...

Diageo's DRINKiQ.com Honored as Most Outstanding Health & Wellness Site by International Academy of the Visual Arts

...geo Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff, J&B, Baileys, Cuervo, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, Beauli...

Celebrities to Highlight at St. Jude's Inaugural Wine and Chocolate Gala

...te floral designs and an array of wine, chocolate, cheese and meat stations. For wine and chocolate lovers, there will be 12 vineyards offering their wines and a custom Mocha Liquor Bar serving cocktails beyond a dream. VIP patrons and ticket holders can enjoy access to the celebrity pre-event cocktail st...

UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation 'Taste for a Cure' Honors Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Dana Walden and Gary Newman

... Maroon 5. This year Taste for a Cure features the theme "The Great wines of Oakville." Selected by Barbara Fairchild, award-winning chefs will prepare a sumptuous tasting menu paired with select wines from 30 wineries from the Oakville Winegrowers in Oakville, Napa Valley. Pa...

Fashion Designer Naeem Khan, Actor Richard Kind and Star Chef Michel Nischan Among Other Luminaries to Attend Diabetes Research Institute Foundation's 'D.R.E.a.M.S. in the City'

...fabulous affair will be held at Capitale at 130 Bowery on Thursday May 7, 2009 starting at 6:30 p.m. D.R.E.a.M.S. soirees, always feature highly-rated wines from Wine Spectator, delicious food, and a luxury silent auction, as well as a live auction offering many one-of-a-kind items. Proceeds benefit the c...

Wines in Biological News

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 3, 2009

... MP levels, the scientists decided to look at the effects of wine packaging and closures like corks and screw caps. They added MPs to red and white wines and monitored levels of MPs for 18 months in wine packaged in boxes and bottles with natural cork, synthetic cork, or screw caps. Boxed wine had less ...

Research suggests parts of UK could be too hot for wine making by 2080

...hire and Lancashire will be able to grow vines for wines like Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon which are curre... have been planted in British vineyards to produce wines like Reisling. In the last 20 years some intermedi...cing internationally prize-winning sparkling white wines made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay...

Research suggests parts of UK could be too hot for wine-making by 2080

...hire and Lancashire will be able to grow vines for wines like Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon which are curre... have been planted in British vineyards to produce wines like Reisling. In the last 20 years some intermedi...cing internationally prize-winning sparkling white wines made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay...

GSA Northeastern Section to meet in Buffalo this month

...Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America. Topics range from recent earthquake activity in New England to geological factors affecting wines made in western New York. The meeting takes place at the Hyatt Regency, Buffalo, New York, and will be hosted by geoscientists from the SUNY Colleg...

New test could help consumers avoid surprise headaches from chocolate, wine

...xposure to a laser beam. In the study, Mathies and colleagues used a prototype device to analyze tyramine and histamine concentrations in a variety of wines (both red and white), beer and sake. They found that the device accurately measured the biogenic amines present in the beverages in less than five min...

Grape expectations for healthier wine

...ed in the wine-making process to produce healthier wines without the added sulphites that can cause asthma ...e a similar problem in that the sulphites added to wines to prolong their shelf-life and allow them to age can make their wines unpalatable to some drinkers. Francisco Artes...

Single molecule extends fat mice lives by reversing gene pathways associated with disease in obese

...here is a lot of work ahead that will help us better understand resveratrol's roles and the best applications for it." Resveratrol is found in red wines and produced by a variety of plants when put under stress. It was first discovered to have an anti-aging properties by Sinclair, other HMS researcher...

Wines in Biological Technology

ZINO Society Spurring Investments, 12 Life Sciences Companies to Vie for $50,000 ZINO Life Fund

...ife to decide within thirty days which company will get the investment fund. The afternoon will conclude with a wine reception featuring new vintner, wines of Substance, an awards ceremony and the opportunity for angel investors and entrepreneurs to interact one on one. About ZINO Society Z...

ETS Laboratories Offers New Process Optimization Tools to the Fuel Ethanol Industry

...esident of ETS Laboratories added: "Scorpions™ has proven itself to be an excellent technology allowing ETS to quickly and efficiently test wines for potentially damaging contaminants and we know it will be equally effective for monitoring biofuel fermentations." ETS Laboratories is one...

Celebrities to Attend and Present at D.R.E.a.M.S in the City

...ording to Event Co-chairs Samantha Shanken Baker, Bonnie Inserra, and Risa Pulver, this Art Deco-themed affair will feature excellent and highly-rated wines from Wine Spectator and delectable food. Spectacular live and silent auctions will feature, among other allures, a chance to play golf in a foursome w...

Wines in Biological Dictionary

Oxidation

...elements were 100% ionic. Oxidation states... oxidation n. The combination of a substance with oxygen. ... Although oxidation is an asset in wines like sherry and madeira it's undesirable ... redox ( ) n. Oxidation -reduction. [ RED(UCTION) + OX(IDATION) ... Redox (shorthand for reduction- ox...