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‘Sipping through America’ wine event Jan. 19
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine The 13th annual American Fine Wine Competition (AFWC) and “Sipping Through America’’ event is right around the corner. The AFWC judging will be Jan. 19-20th at FIU’s Chaplin [...]
The sommeliers suggest for the holidays
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Our panel of South Florida sommeliers share some great wines for the holidays – and ideas to ensure everyone (including you) has a good time at the party: [...]
Gift ideas for Wine and Spirits Lovers
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Wine for Normal People: A Guide for Real People Who Like Wine, But Not the Snobbery That Goes with It by Elizabeth Schneider. Hot off the presses from [...]
Wines that taste as good as the labels look
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Wine, like art, is all about personal taste. When you find a winery that’s passionate about both, what better way to link the two than through the label. [...]
A sommelier’s guide to waterfront wining
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine There’s nothing better than a cruise on the waterways – unless it includes a stop at a restaurant with great food and great wines. Some seasoned South Florida [...]
In cocktails, everything old is new again
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Some classic spirits are finding new life in recipes from trendsetting establishments. Among the more spirited-examples: Bourbon Born in Kentucky, bourbon is America’s only indigenous spirit. By law [...]
Endless summer: Rosé earns year-round status
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine While rosé’s popularity continues to soar, things are changing in the pink-wine world. Once known only as a summer drink, restaurants and wine bars across the country keep [...]
Restaurants where the wine pairs up with the food
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine If you like wine, going out to a restaurant can be a challenge. Not because the food won’t be great, but because the wine list may be narrow, [...]
Beautiful cellars for beautiful wines
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine There are beautiful wines and then there are beautiful wine cellars. Here are some stunning examples. The owners: Debi and Andy Weisman, Parkland The Cellar: Formally an outside [...]
Pour your heart out this Valentine’s Day with sparkling wine
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine While there’s never a bad time to drink bubbles, nothing adds to a Valentine’s Day celebration like a bottle of sparkling wine. Thanks to a confluence of price [...]
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- Powerful earthquake near Jamaica and Cuba jolts South Florida — and there’s a chance of aftershocksIt didn’t appear to cause any deaths or major damage, but the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday had people in a panic from Mexico all the way to Florida. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica at 2:10 p.m....
- Give go-ahead to medical marijuana stores, supporters urge Boca RatonPatients and dispensary owners urged the Boca Raton City Council on Tuesday to approve a proposed law allowing medical marijuana stores in the city. The council will vote on Feb. 11 but listened to entreaties on Tuesday from marijuana advocates and business people who said the city needs its own...
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- Powerful earthquake near Jamaica and Cuba jolts South Florida — and there’s a chance of aftershocksIt didn’t appear to cause any deaths or major damage, but the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday had people in a panic from Mexico all the way to Florida. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica at 2:10 p.m....
- Give go-ahead to medical marijuana stores, supporters urge Boca RatonPatients and dispensary owners urged the Boca Raton City Council on Tuesday to approve a proposed law allowing medical marijuana stores in the city. The council will vote on Feb. 11 but listened to entreaties on Tuesday from marijuana advocates and business people who said the city needs its own...
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- Free entry at museums on Saturday and SundayEnjoy free admissions to museums on Aug. 3-4 with Bank of America’s Museum on Us program. The year-round program offers free entry to more than 200 national arts institutions on the first full weekend of each month with an ID and a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card. Get free...
- Consumer Reports: Trader Joe’s, Publix at top list of best grocery storesConsumer Reports readers weighed in on America’s best supermarkets and Trader Joe’s, Costco and Publix are near the top of the list in the magazine’s 2019 annual subscriber survey, published in the August issue. Readers rated 96 national and regional supermarkets, supercenters and warehouse clubs....
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- Powerful earthquake near Jamaica and Cuba jolts South Florida — and there’s a chance of aftershocksIt didn’t appear to cause any deaths or major damage, but the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday had people in a panic from Mexico all the way to Florida. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica at 2:10 p.m....
- Give go-ahead to medical marijuana stores, supporters urge Boca RatonPatients and dispensary owners urged the Boca Raton City Council on Tuesday to approve a proposed law allowing medical marijuana stores in the city. The council will vote on Feb. 11 but listened to entreaties on Tuesday from marijuana advocates and business people who said the city needs its own...
- Surgical masks to ward off coronavirus are selling outIn Fort Lauderdale, the Las Olas Chemist has sold out of surgical masks and ordered more. So has the Pill Box in the Tower Shops of Davie. Local pharmacies, like retailers across the country, are seeing a panic over the masks spotted around the world on Chinese citizens trying to protect themselves...
