North Bay's Brandy Haven Nov 30, 2008
During these informal sessions, visitors can taste up to 11 brandies, including one that sells for $350 a bottle. The best part: The tastings are free. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Holland America Line Revamps Bar Ambiance On Five Ships Sep 10, 2008
Spirits & Ales will feature an international selection of beers and premium whiskeys and brandies sure to entice even the most selective connoisseur. Here guests can drop by to enjoy a wide selection of beers on tap while watching sporting events or relax after some shopping in the nearby boutiques. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cheap, not cheepnis Jun 13, 2008
The exception was our No.7, the 2004 Grand Reserve from Graffigna in San Juan, an area better known for table grapes, raisins and wines used for brandies. The Graffigna was lively and pleasing, though at $18 it was one of the more expensive bottles in our top 10. (International Herald Tribune)
Close the deal at these top business restaurants Jun 5, 2008
The late master restaurateur Claude Vrinat, owner of the illustrious Taillevent in Paris, once told me that a decade ago his business guests would always come three times with their clients, always ordering Champagne, white wine, red wine and brandies. The first time they would not even discuss business, the second they inch close to the deal and the third was celebratory. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Asia's new found thirst May 27, 2008
The market for Cognac and other brandies, of which China is the major consumer, is expected to grow by 38. 8 percent in Asia by 2011. (iAfrica.com)
Drinking on the Cheap May 15, 2008
The king of brandies is back. Which ones are worth drinking. (Slate)
Armenian Brandy Apr 5, 2008
Churchill s recommendation aside, the fact is, Armenians have been producing excellent quality wines, and most especially, brandies for centuries ... Ararat Brandy is again becoming available throughout the Middle East, as well as Europe and North America, and home-brewed versions of brandies and cognacs are more popular than ever. (Suite101.com)
You booze, you lose Dec 11, 2007
Thirty-one years ago, the maverick QPR footballer Stan Bowles spent the night before his one and only appearance on BBC1's multi-sport contest, Superstars, downing several pints of lager, a few glasses of wine and a couple of large brandies. During the show, he sank his canoe, shot the table on which his target pistol was supposed to rest, and accrued the lowest number of points ever. (Guardian Unlimited)
There's more to brandy than coke Nov 20, 2007
Basically, you get potstilled brandies and blended brandies. Potstilled brandies are twice distilled in copper potsills before being matured in medium-toasted French oak casks ... These brandies have an alcohol volume of 38 percent and their complexity is a result of the subtle flavours released from the wood during the maturation period. (iAfrica.com)
Regional calendar Nov. 1 edition Nov 2, 2007
Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library, Brandies University, 415 South St., Waltham ... Creative Writing Brandies University, Pearlman Lounge, 415 South St., Waltham. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Regional calendar Oct. 25 edition Oct 26, 2007
Thursday, Nov. 8 Lecture Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library, Brandies University, 415 South St., Waltham. Thursday, Nov, 8, 5 p.m. former Brandeis University Humanities and Women s Studies professor, Erica Harth, speaks about the struggles facing a scholar turned crime fiction writer. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Winners of ‘Wine Oscars' announced Sep 6, 2007
All four distilleries are now presently serving brandies and liqueurs. This month's events start at Americana Vineyards. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
RIPE TIME FOR FRUIT WINE Jul 21, 2007
And in Alsace and Germany, fruit wine lives a mayfly's life, while a distiller makes eaux-de-vie, high-proof fruit brandies that capture the essence of fermented fruit. Tradition isn't enough to net you a good bottle, though. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Practicing etiquette on wine trails trails Jul 12, 2007
In the meantime, they will be working on and selling Eaux de Vie brandies and liqueurs. This month the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail will celebrate Greyhound adoption at our second Greyhound Gathering on July 27 through 29. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Pimping your pour - for what? Jul 5, 2007
A Boisset representative says Canadian law would require the beverage, because it's distilled from fruit, to be reclassified as an eau-de-vie and shelved along with the brandies, which would defeat the company's objective, namely to tap the fast-growing premium vodka market. Canadians eager to sample it will have to pick up a bottle next time they travel to the United States, currently the only market in which it's available. (Globe and Mail)
Moonshine for sophisticates May 2, 2007
In Europe, berries, stone fruits and apples are often distilled into elegant fruit brandies called eaux de vie. There's also a tradition of home-distilled spirits in this country, but here we might call them by a more poetic-sounding name: moonshine. (Los Angeles Times)
Keeping Spirits High Apr 22, 2007
Other flights available includefruit brandies and eaux de vie; American brandies, grappas and eaux de vie; American whiskeys; single-malt Scotches; rums; Tequilas; gins; and liqueurs. In all, it's much more impressive than your typical neighborhood bar. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Days of wine and cider in Traverse Bay area Apr 16, 2007
With accolades for its varietal wines and brandies dressing the walls -- even a letter from the White House in appreciation of Black Star's A Capella Riesling Ice -- why make cider. Don Coe says it really isn't such a stretch from winemaking. (Chicago Tribune)
Organic Gardeners Share the Secrets of the Soil Apr 13, 2007
Monica Brandies, selling herbs grown in her Brandon yard at the recent meeting, summed up the club's philosophy. "I'd rather eat something with a bug I can see than something that looks perfect, and is covered with poisons," Brandies said ... Brandies was one of a half dozen or so vendors at the April meeting, hosted by Eunice Urbany. (The Ledger)
South Tyrol - Discovering Castles Mar 26, 2007
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Youth city bowling champs are crowned Mar 20, 2007
Daron Brandies-Connor Chapman 1,303 ... Dawn Brandies-Meranda Brandies 1,294; 2 ... Daron Brandies 681; 4. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Chain-saw crew to the rescue Mar 14, 2007
The Brandies Ace hardware employee is deeply religious and when he saw the devastation of Hurricane Charley in Punta Gorda a few years ago, he said he had a calling from God to help ... That doesn't surprise Briggs' co-worker at Brandies Ace Hardware, Glenda Cravey. (Florida Times-Union)
The secret life of us Mar 9, 2007
It is brandies all round when the Herald arrives, granted rare access to his stylish residence, a top-floor apartment in a modern security building with sweeping harbour views. His wife, Deborah, has taken a day off from the campaign to catch up on chores and visit the hairdresser, and the banter is light-hearted, sandwiched between occasional peeks at the television news. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
12 trends in food for 2007 Jan 17, 2007
Independent distillers are popping up across the United States, making their own vodkas, gins, liqueurs, brandies, etc. searching for distinct flavors they are not finding amid mass-produced beverages. (AZCentral -- Home)
