Filed under: East Coast , West Coast , Midwest Cities , Southern States , America , Europe Some people travel to faraway destination with the intention of doing nothing but laying around on a deserted beach. Other people travel to major metropolitan areas to go shopping and sightseeing. And of course, there are people who travel for...food.

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Filed under: Wine , Magazines , Barbecuing Some might say that the best reds to have when barbecuing are red meats. Given that steaks and burgers are some of the top barbecue foods, there are few who might disagree entirely with that, but Food & Wine reminds readers not to forget the other reds: wines. I know that I usually think about drinks like soda, beer, margaritas, iced tea and lemonade as good choices for barbecues, as well as for dining outdoors in general. There's no reason not to add wines to that list, too.

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Filed under: Wine , Raves & Reviews , America I think I've found a red wine I can handle. Red wine is tough for me for a number of reasons. For one thing, anything I drink, I like to drink it ice cold. I can't imagine the looks I'd get if I sat down in a restaurant and asked the sommelier to please chill the Merlot in a the sub-zero for a half hour. Secondly, red wine is usually just too "strong," tannic, heavy, alcoholic, bitter, and/or smelling of wood.

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Filed under: Wine , Cocktails , Stores & Shopping , New Products We've all seen the pretty little wine charms that are used to identify people's wine glasses. They're usually made of wire and dangle like earrings with sparkly little beads or other charms (my parents have ones that look like different cheeses). They're perfect for looping around the stem of a wine glass, or even a martini glass, but what if you're having a cocktail party with tumblers and rocks glasses?

Filed under: Lunch , Breakfast , Dinner , West Coast , Raves & Reviews , America , Comfort Food It's the tail end of the Mother's Day weekend, and I didn't get to spend a single second with Mom. She' s still overseas visiting her Mom, so our celebration of Mom will occur when she returns.

Filed under: Wine , West Coast , Cheese , Newspapers , America From the mouths of the experts, the San Francisco Chronicle has some tips on how to order wine in a restaurant . The article also has each sommelier's two choices for one bottle under $35 and one bottle over $35.

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