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Wine by the glass is hotter than ever – From the Poughkeepsie Journal
Ordering wine by the glass used to mean scant choices and bland options. And only your taste buds would tell you how long the wine had languished in an open bottle.
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Locals dominate Salinas Valley Half Marathon
It wasn’t until the eve of the inaugural Salinas Valley Half Marathon that Alisal High School graduate Diego Estrada decided he was going to compete in the race.
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Get hoarding urge under control
I am a hoarder, and it’s ruining my life. My husband is running out of patience. I have been trying to find a qualified person to help me, but I keep running into dead ends. What can I do? — Rebecca, via e-mail
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Looking inside from the inside
In May last year, in a moving ritual that entailed me kneeling on the floor before my Editor-in-Chief whilst he ceremoniously dropped ash on my shoulder from his hand-rolled cigarette, I was dubbed Roving Editor in the hope was that I would make some dramatic, eye-catching horological discoveries during my international roving.
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Macworld Awards: Winners Cad and The Dandy profiled
Online tailoring firm Cad and Dandy won the Bento Entrepreneur of the Year Award at this year’s prestigious Macworld Awards . The award is designed to recognise innovative and daring entrepreneurs from around the UK whose actions have had a dramatic effect on their own lives and in turn may have impacted the industry they work in.
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Brisbane: MasterCity
Adam Liaw may be Australia’s MasterChef, but Brisbane has staked it claim as the nation’s premier restaurant city.
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This is a short video on how to make a small batch of wine from your landscape vineyard. Craig Parker, a winemaker and vitaculturalist explains destemming, pressing and innoculating your wine

Part three of Winexepert’s video presentation on making wine from kits, showing racking from the primary fermenter to the carboy. Hosted by Tim Vandergrift, Winexpert Technical Services Manager. Breezy and informative, it shows clearly how easy it is to make your own wine at home, and gives valuable tips on making a great wine, the very first time.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

www.benshomebrew.com or http Check out HomeBrewJunkie for tips and tricks or Ben’s Homebrew for products. Part two involves topping up the 6.5 gallon primary fermenting vessel, finishing the initial phase of how to make a wine kit, taking a hydrometer sample and reading, discussing sanitation and adding the wine yeast.

Is the audio better this time?
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Atlanta Brew University segment showing you how to bottle your home brewed beer. Brewing beer at home is easy, fun and legal. You get a better beer and you can save a lot of money over the store bought brands. atlantabrewcrew@yahoo.com
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Beer Tycoon

• 3 scenarios: Micro Brewery, Independent Brewery and Industrial Brewery.
• 21 different types of buildings and 56 different components to choose from, including bottling plants, fermentation and storage tanks, and many, many more.
• 54 unique characters.
• 50 different ingredients for creating the perfect pint.

Manufacturer’s Description
Featuring highly detailed 3D graphics, the game offers the opportunity to enter the beer business as head of a microbrewery or a medium-sized suburban brewery, or even enter the global competition managing a full-blown big brewery. These companies can consist of up to 21 different brewery building types. There are 50 ingredients one can brew the beer from, including various kinds of hops and malts, and even specialities like chilli and chocolate.

Rating: (out of 3 reviews)

Price: $ 7.48