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March Event Features Wines By Mick Fleetwood and Doobie Brothers Manager Bruce Cohn of B.R. Cohn NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Executive Chef Russell Skall has designed a wine dinner that will rock the house with a special menu as unforgettable as a classic guitar lick. Glasses will be filled with wines made by rock 'n' roll legends. Trivia games will be played, CDs will reward the winners, and great music will go through the...
Rare Bottle Autographed by Steven Spielberg, Hugh Jackman, and Robert Downey, Jr., to be Auctioned at Christie's To Raise Funds For Leading Health and Social Services Charity NEW YORK, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On the morning of the 81st Academy Awards, Moet & Chandon is delighted to announce a symbolic charitable donation to mark Moet & Chandon's first year as exclusive champagne of the Oscars(R). The esteemed champagne house is honored to extend celebration of the Academy Awards...
New Study By Leading Luxury Champagne Finds That Valentine's Day is the Perfect Day to Toast the One You Love LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study of U.S. adult women revealed that when it comes to Valentine's Day, nothing celebrates the one you love better than champagne. An overwhelming 40% of women aged 21 and up in relationships admitted that not only does champagne make the special day more romantic, but it is also the most romantic drink to enjoy with that special...
Moet & Chandon Announces New Partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. NEW YORK, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Moet & Chandon, the world's most loved champagne since 1743, announces today that it is the exclusive champagne of the 81st Annual Academy Awards(R). This unique and unprecedented relationship with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences establishes a significantly expanded Hollywood presence for Moet & Chandon. This is the first time the...
Australia's #1 Selling Wine Offers Ideal Pairings for a Super Viewing Experience LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Like millions of Americans, Jacob's Creek, the leading Australian wine company, plans on celebrating one of the most significant American sporting events with wine while watching the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals in football's biggest game of the year. Whether feasting on pizza, nachos, or burgers while gathered around the TV, Jacob's Creek offers the ideal...
GUERNEVILLE (RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY), Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- With Valentine's Day -- February 14th -- just around the corner, the annual decision of how best to show one's love for that special someone is upon us. In affairs of the heart, the best gifts are classic gifts, and the classic Valentine's Day gifts are red roses and Korbel California Brut Rose Champagne. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090119/AQMFNS1) Red roses, with their message of love, may...
Exploding champagne corks may add a dramatic flair to New Year's Eve, but can also cause serious eye injuries, U.S. eye experts warn. Dr. Preston Blomquist, an ophthalmologist at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, said errant corks can cause ruptured globes, detached retinas and painful bruising. Blomquist recommends that to take potential pain out of champagne, practice safe uncorking of the bubbly, and to: -- Chill champagne and sparkling wine to at least 45...
Fewer corks flying and fewer cascades of overflowing champagne will usher in 2009, as U.S. consumers cut back on spending, an industry expert predicts. I don't have a bright outlook for champagne this year, Impact research director Frank Walters told USA Today. Luxury items are getting hurt, people are looking for value, restaurants are getting clobbered and with unemployment rising, people are watching their shekels, Walters said. As demand has slackened, grocery stores are lowering prices...
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- What's the big deal about bubbly? What makes champagne the very special and very chic beverage it has become? There is truly no better way to celebrate -- but our Francelator wants to know why! Join Dan as Sheri Sauter Morano, Master of Wine and Wines of France spokesperson, sends him through the beautiful land of Champagne in northern France, home to this most superb of sparkling wines... See video from Wines of France at:...
Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Jeremy Bridges has been arrested and charged with assault after a run-in with a bar bouncer, an attorney says. Bridges attorney George Laughrun says the incident happened Saturday night at a Charlotte, N.C., bar where Bridges allegedly sprayed other patrons while opening a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne, the Charlotte Observer reported. The manager at of Villa Antonio restaurant, Miguel Rullier, told the Observer Bridges was asked to leave and politely...
