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A bittersweet affair
San Francisco Gate - Yet others think under the right circumstances, red wine and chocolate work just fine, as long as it’s semisweet or dark chocolate. “It depends on the chocolate, and it depends on the wine,” says Bill Nancarrow, head winemaker for Duckhorn and

Book-It Repertory tackles challenges of Dickensian proportions
Seattle Post Intelligencer - What with a beginning soaked with gallons of spilled red wine (highly symbolic) and a climax steeped in gushing blood (grotesquely literal), Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities,” a novel of life and death during the French Revolution, is

Whole foods are the best foods for healthy hearts
Sauk Valley Daily Gazette - The list of foods that are promoted for a healthy heart includes pomegranates, grape juice, walnuts, red wine, green tea, chocolate, blueberries, fish, and flax seed, just to name a few. I tried to find a recipe that includes all of these items, but

The buzz from RSA
CNET News - Finally on a personal note, congratulations to old friend Jeff Bardin, the chief information security officer at Investors Bank & Trust. Jeff won an award for his work in security . Jeff and I have shared a few bottles of red wine and security war

Church History: The excommunication of wine
Daily Citizen - When you last partook of communion, what was in the cup? Was it a deep purple color or red? Did it come from a plastic or glass bottle? Was it Welch s or was it wine. If you answered Welch s, you have the members of the American Temperance

Hill Country Wine Fest spotlights Canyon Lake winery
Canyon Lake Times Guardian - One year the prestigious Wine Spectator magazine named the 1990 Penfolds Grange wine the best red wine in the world. A reserve tasting of Penfolds Grange older vintage wines conducted by winery spokesperson Jamie Steward will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m

Romancing your dinner date
Tacoma News Tribune - RED OR WHITE? - A good red wine is very seductive. Something real dark, rich and heavy. Something you can just sit, sip and enjoy it. It s almost like chocolate when you get a nice Cab, a good, heavy shiraz. EAT LIKE A BIRD? - Of the notion

Free Heart Fair for women planned
Woodland Daily Democrat - All women are invited to this free event featuring wonderful samplings of dark chocolate, red wine, imported coffee, music and massage. Woodland Healthcare physicians will be available to address questions about women’s health. In addition to these

With NFL Hall of Famers, class still tells
Baltimore Sun - Pica and son went to Donovan’s house Tuesday with a “huge Italian sub” and “a good bottle of red wine” instead of the beer that made Milwaukee famous. (”I’ve got more Schlitz than I need up here,” Donovan had told him.) Donovan treated them to hours

Perfect for Valentine’s Day - Quick, Elegant, Simple
Daily American Online - An entr e of beef tenderloin steaks is “special” but even more so when paired with a decadent Red Wine-Cognac Sauce. No one will guess it took only 20 minutes to cook and prepare. Simply season the steaks with pepper, then pan-broil them in a skillet

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