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Wine Gift Basket - Use Your Creativity To Express Your Feelings

Wine gift baskets are the ideal solution to all your gifting problems, no matter what the occasion might be. Although there are many services on the internet that provide you a customized wine gift basket suited for the occasion, nothing can be more touching than a wine gift basket that has been created and designed especially by you.

Often people spend days, weeks and even months looking for that perfect present. If you are one amongst them, than it is time to consider a wine gift basket. Next time you have birthdays, weddings or even corporate parties coming up, you know that the best gift is around. All it needs is your personal touch that adds the feeling you want to convey to the recipient.

If you are unsure about how to get creative with your gift basket, the first thing you should do is to determine the personality and the style of the person you are gifting the basket to. We all know that a basic wine basket would surely include the person's favorite wine - it could be Merlot, Chardonnay or Cabernet.

You can add a few snacks that can accompany the chosen wines like cookies, pretzels, gourmet cheese and wafers, to the basket. Or you could add fruits such as grapes, apples or oranges which really go well with wine. A good idea is to include several different wine bottles such as Opus or Chadonnay with a range of different snacks like olives, mints, pistachio nuts and the likes.

Another great idea is to choose a particular type of wine and have the label include the name of the person you are gifting the basket to. You could design not only the logo but also the label to cater to the taste of the recipient. If you are planning to give the basket as a corporate gift, you can add a few classy wine glasses or pure leather accessories in tune with the occasion.

Or you could consider some special mementos that suit the occasion to your wine gift basket. For the newly married couple you can add a personalized memento or for the sport aficionado you could add a sport memento. Whatever you add to your wine gift basket should be in harmony with the theme or your basket will end up looking like it has been gifted without a thought. Beautiful packaging enhances the beauty of your basket and makes it a gift to be long remembered and cherished.

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Wine gift baskets are the ideal solution to all your gifting problems, no matter what the occasion might be. Although there are many services on the internet that provide you a customized wine basket suited for the occasion, nothing can be more touching than a gift basket that has been created and designed especially by you.

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Red And White Wine: The Difference

Like many other people, you probably enjoy an occasional glass of wine. You've probably tried various red wines and white wines. But do you know the d...

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Helmersheimer Dornfelder 2004

An unbelievable ripe fruity red! This hard to find wine has a very intense red color with an aroma reminiscent of forest fruits and elderberries. The taste starts out very fruity, with lots of sweet berry taste and finishes soft, velvety with a slight hint of tannins. This red wine is like no other; you need to experience it to love it. Excellent with barbecued ribs, chicken, burgers, lasagna, spaghetti or just good friends, also delicious by itself. This Dornfelder from Germany is our #1 selling wine, order one today! GRRDW704 GRRDW704

Price: 25.95 USD

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Subversive Fare, Wine Bars Add Flavor to N.Y.'s Upper West Side (Bloomberg.com)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:53:18 PDT
April 16 (Bloomberg) -- By day, Arte Vino's postage-stamp storefront on Manhattan's Upper West Side attracts laptop-bearing solitary patrons with espressos and muffins.

MyGiftBasketIdeas.com Delivers Summer Fun and Adventure with a New Line of Picnic Baskets (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:01:00 PDT
MyGiftBasketIdeas.com has announced the addition of new lines of BBQ tool sets, coffee bags, cooler baskets and bags, Garden baskets and bags, Picnic Backpacks, Picnic Totes. Willow Baskets, Wine Baskets and Totes, and Wooden Baskets. With spring in the air, these exciting new lines are just the best gift for almost any occasion.

City hears two hotel proposals (Napa Valley Register)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:47:24 PDT
Two hotel proposals — a 196-room Kimpton property on Solano Avenue and a 164-room expansion of the Meritage Resort at Napa Valley Corporate Park — will have public hearings before the Napa Planning Commission Thursday.

If I carry on drinking red wine, will I get to vote when I'm 101?

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:01:48 PDT
After all that recent doom and gloom about Italy being in the doldrums, this story in yesterday's regional paper Il Sardegna brought a smile to my face. To Efisio Piras and his devoted wife Silvia, it was just another election. But the crowd who had turned out to see the elderly couple arrive at the polling station to cast their vote on Monday disagreed. For between them, Efiso and Silvia Piras have clocked up 200 years, making them the oldest couple to vote in Italy. Efiso, who celebra

Earth Day at the Oregon Garden

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:06:00 PDT
Earth Day at the Oregon Garden This year's focus is on methods and meanings for lessoning our impact on the enviornment and natural resources, thereby... Restaurants Wine Taste in Portland - Vino Vixens Join wine expert Erin Marie Palmer of Vino Vixens and The Wine Cellar for a Spanish Wine Tasting and information... Health YEAH YEAH Out Loud Group Empowers Vancouver Children In honor of the national Week of the Young Child being celebrated across the country, YEAH YEAH Out

Ask the expert (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:43:03 PDT
WHAT S ON YOUR MIND If you have a question about wine or beer or you re an expert willing to answer, e mail linda.brandt heraldtribune.com.

Wine List (Creative Loafing Tampa)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:22:07 PDT
Got an upcoming or ongoing wine event? Send information to: The Wine List, 810 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606, fax 813-739-4801 or e-mail brian.ries@creativeloafing.com. Best Bets: TBPAC BOTB 23 Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's 23rd annual Best of Tampa Bay Party is this weekend (not to be confused with CL's Best of the Bay blow-out at Tampa Theatre a few months ago). Stroll along ...

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Wine, Wine Clubs & Storage

For those who enjoy the taste of a fine wine, signing up for membership in a wine club may be just the ticket for quenching your thirst. Wine clubs are designed as special interest clubs that are tailored to educating their members on fine wines and also the sampling of various wines from around the world. Today, there are a number of wine clubs in existence with each operating differently from another. One of the most common practices of wine clubs is a monthly or annual subscription fee, which must be paid by the members, in exchange for the privilege of inclusion.

Among the popular activities shared amongst wine club members include regular receipt of fine wines from around the globe, purchase discounts, invitations to wine events and tasting sessions, information and news surrounding the industry and opportunities of travel to regions known for wine making.

In order to comply with legal requirements, wine club members must be age 21 or above prior to enrollment. New members are often required to provide two forms of identification. For those who are eligible, wine clubs are proving to be well worth the cost. In addition, it gives members an opportunity to sample free wines that they may otherwise not have the opportunity to try.

After joining a wine club, you may find that your newly inspired knowledge has lead to an impressive collection. In order to keep your wine organized and stored safely, you may want to consider the purchase of a wine rack. These storage devices are designed to house wine bottles for long term aging, but may also be used as temporary storage. The majority of wine racks are created so that the wine bottles may be stored on their side while maintaining a slight slant toward's the neck of the bottle. By storing the bottle in this position, the wine will remain in constant contact with the cork, which will then be prevented from drying out. Depending on your choice of material and your budget, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that wine racks are made of a variety of materials. This includes stone, wood and steel and the capacity can range anywhere from several bottles of wine to thousands.

For many, wine is an investment. For others, it's a passion. Regardless of whether you enjoy the taste of a fine wine for love or for profit, being introduced to samples from around the world and knowing how to properly store and preserve your wine will make the taste in your mouth even sweeter.

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Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed over War and Hard Times (Book Review)

Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed over War and Hard Times, by Don & Petie Kladstrup, is one of those lovable books that enterta...

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Epicurea De Chateau Martinat Cotes De Bourg

After tasting his wine on our April trip to France, we were lucky enough to meet Monsieur Donze of Chateau Martinat during VinExpo Chicago. He relayed his excitement to us that his wine was finally in a US market and he was hoping that our customers would like this particular cuvee. We don't think Monsieur Donze has anything to worry about when it comes to the quality of this wine. An aromatic wine with smoky oak and smoked bacon on the nose is balanced perfectly by mouth filling ripe Merlot fruit and velvety tannins leading to a long and unforgettable finish. The "Epicurea" is Martinat's prestige cuvee, selected from older vines and vinified separate from the main harvest. "A special cuvee produced from Chateau Martinat's oldest vines, this 90% Merlot/10% Malbec blend is aged in 100% new French oak, and bottled unfined as well as unfiltered. It offers big, chunky, robust flavors of chocolate, black currants, cherries, licorice, and new oak. Medium-bodied, tasty, and plush." Perfect gift!01 EPIC01

Price: 74.99 USD

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Diary Resistance

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:43:29 PDT
From the first moment that I started restricting calories, I was diarying. At first, I just kept a spreadsheet and looked up foods in a book. This was somewhat tedious and I did not analyze all nutrients. But, I was clever enough to realize that I should try to analyze them and I would pick a couple of vitamins a week - "vitamins of the week!" - to check out. In about a month, I realized that I was not even close to the RDA on most things and I started to supplement. At that point, many health i

The Diet Detective: Comfort foods light on calories (The State)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:16:17 PDT
The stock market roller coaster, the housing crisis, the dreaded “R” word — it’s stressful out there. Where can we turn? How about comfort foods? Unfortunately most comfort foods are notoriously high in calories. Knowing that, we thought it would be helpful to reach out to a few foodies and chefs to find several tasty, low-calorie comfort food recipes. Kickin’ chicken pot pie 4 servings 8 ...

Romantic Food That’s Still Calorie Friendly

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:44:57 PDT
When people think of romance and food, the association usually involves a lot of sweets, chocolates and candies! While these treats do scream romance, let’s not forget that they scream sugar and calories too! Romance doesn’t have to involve weight gain. Here are some foods that are still sexy and will also keep you sexy! 1. Figs- Remember the Romans? They always have this scene where they are being fed by another person! Those are the figs baby! This can be really sexy if you re enact this

Good Diets vs Bad Diets: The Facts Revealed and Expounded

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:15 PDT
While the promise of rapid weight loss is pretty hard to resist, have you considered that your current diet may be causing more harm than good? Many diets do work in the short-term, and therefore appeal to the masses, however very few result in lasting weight loss. Let’s take a look at 5 popular diets that simply don’t work! #1 Meal replacement What is it? Rather than eating ‘real’ food at each meal, some meals are substituted with a shake or soup. Examples: Slim Fast, Tony Ferguson, Celebr

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