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CWF Running on Empty

The countdown to the dark days causes a mad dash for food. Chris and Jessi venture onto thin ice to net whitefish. Stan and Charlie join forces on a perilous hunt for caribou. And Pat Moore turns to the town dump to feed his pigs.

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Locations “E” (Spain) Red Blend

The Locations “E” (Spain) Red Blend is a blend of Garnacha, Tempranillo, Monastrell, and Carinena, grown from vineyards in Priorat, Jumilla, Toro, Rioja, and Ribero del Duero. If you noticed, grapes from Priorat go into Priorat wines, grapes from Jumilla go into Jumilla wines, etc., etc., etc. That is – until Dave Phinney decided to do Spanish…

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CHILL – An International Wine & Culinary Event

This Thursday, November 10th, come out to Chicago’s iconic Merchandise Mart to eat, drink and be altruistic at The 10th Annual LuxeHome CHILL. It is the international wine and culinary event of the season! Why? Well, not only do you get to chat with and sample signature dishes from over 50 distinguished Chicago chefs paired…

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13th Annual San Diego Wine + Food Festival

One of the largest and most popular wine and food festivals in the country – The San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival – is set to start this month for its 13th exciting year. Get your tickets NOW right here and come party at one of the most talked about celebrations of everything food…

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CWF Chef Tanya’s Cajun White Castle Burger – Chicago | For the Love of the Slider

Tanya Baker, 28, is the Executive Chef of Chi-town’s beautiful Boarding House Restaurant, as well as our gourmet guide to the city, its secrets, and its subtleties. Drawing inspiration for her take on the slider doesn’t seem too difficult, as Baker instinctively reflects on her Korean mother’s passion for cooking while channeling her Louisiana-bred father’s zest for Cajun style.

In this episode, we watch in awe as Tanya combines Chicago-fresh ingredients like shrimp from a favorite local market and spicy Cajun flavors to create her own Original Slider.

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Windy City Wine Festival 2016

The Windy City Wine Festival is coming to Grant Park on September 9 and 10… here is a link for more information and tickets:  WINDY CITY WINE FESTIVAL  It’s an outdoor end-of-the-summer celebration and what I love about it isn’t necessarily the wine (but the wine is important). First, the site is ideal. The event wraps…

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CWF The Big Picture

Losing a battle over the remote control forces Zeke to miss his favourite reality show. He decides to draw himself with the ultimate control – as the star of his own reality show, “You Can Matter”.

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Sargent Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

The Sargent Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 is a $6.99 ALDI’s wine sourced from vineyards in the Central Coast AVA of California. The Sargent Canyon Cabernet is Estate grown and  sustainably farmed. So who or what is Sargent Canyon? A quick check with Google shows that Sargent Canyon is a trademark owned by Scheid Vineyards, vineyards and winery…

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Jargon Pinot Noir 2012

The Jargon Pinot Noir 2012 is 76% Pinot Noir, 18% Syrah and 6% Petite Sirah, the Syrah is sourced from the Monterey AVA, the Pinot and the Petite Sirah are sourced from more than one California grape growing AVA. Jargon is one of Trinchero Family Estates (founded in 1974) line of wines, other brands include…

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Roccafiore Prova D’Autore 2012

The Roccafiore Prova D’Autore 2012 is 40% Sagrantino, 30% Montepulciano and 30% Sangiovese sourced from Cantina Roccafiore certified organic vineyards near the town of Todi in the Umbria region of Italy. Sagrantino is a grape that is indigenous to Umbria. Umbria is a landlocked area south of Tuscany and about 90 miles north of Rome….

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2013 Woodwork Pinot Noir

The 2013 Woodwork Pinot Noir is sourced from vineyards in coastal regions of the Central Coast AVA of California. Woodwork is one of The Wine Bars brands of wine that include Snap Dragon, Ensemble, Uppercut and many others. The key to the Woodwork line of wines is their use of oak staves, instead of oak…

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2012 Lander Jenkins Chardonnay

The 2012 Lander Jenkins Chardonnay is one of Rutherford Wine Companies brands of wine, they also produce Rutherford Ranch, Predator and Round Hill wines, among others. The grapes are sourced the Central Coast, the Central Valley and the North Coast, as well as Rutherford Wine Company estate vineyards (and long-term grower vineyards) in Napa, Monterey…

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How To Buy Cheap Wine

          How to buy cheap wine? The real answer is: go to a wine shop, grab a bottle off the shelve, head to the check out and hand the clerk some money. There are no secrets, no hidden tips, no mystic fonts of knowledge, you learn about wine, about finding the…

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CWF Ballet 422

From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as Justin Peck, a young up-and-coming choreographer, crafts a new work. Ballet 422 illuminates the process behind the creation of a single ballet within the ongoing cycle of work at one of the world’s great ballet companies.

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Wine isn’t complicated

Wine isn’t complicated unless you make it complicated. I routinely hear people say that they do not know anything about wine, who would never think to say that they do not know anything about coffee, tea, beer, vodka, gin or whiskey, even though they don’t actually know much about any of those. But what they…

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Blind Leading The Blind Wine Tasting

I was never much of a fan of blind wine tasting, I figured it was simply an easy way to make a complete fool out of myself. I just knew that at some point I would mistake a Malbec for a Riesling and anyway I want to enjoy a glass of wine, not turn it…

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CWF Funky Finds

This trip, Guy discovers some hidden culinary gems.

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CWF Chapter Four

In addition to being overwhelmed with all the wedding planning, Jane (Gina Rodriguez) begins to feel guilty about her emerging feelings towards Rafael (Justin Baldoni) and decides to tell Michael (Brett Dier) during their pre-wedding counseling. Elsewhere, Rafael and Petra (Yael Grobglas) are faced with someone from their past and neither are happy about it. Meanwhile, Rogelio (Jaime Camil) learns about Jane’s impending nuptials and pushes Xo (Andrea Navedo) to let him be part of his daughter’s wedding. Ivonne Coll also stars.

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CWF Camp Fear

Daria and Quinn attend a camp reunion where a greased watermelon lies in wait.

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Cheap Wine Ain’t Cheap

        Cheap Wine Ain’t Cheap There are tens of thousands of different labels of wine produced each year, Italy alone makes 7,000 separate wines, you add in the wine produced by every single other wine region and you have a mind-boggling number of wine choices. To take this vast amount of wine…

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CWF How to Start a Dragon Academy

In the aftermath of the events of the movie, the kids are enjoying their new lives with dragons, but the rest of the villagers aren’t so sure. Hiccup and his friends have to find a way to train the dragons to live in peace with the rest of Berk.

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