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NEW YORK, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Wines of Chile is embarking on a six-city tour to showcase the country's premium wines from May 3 - 12. More than 200 wines will be presented to the U.S. market through a wine tasting and seminar series for America's wine trade, top restaurateurs and media. This critical mass of quality wines is the result of two decades of an unprecedented amount of investment in Chile by leading vintners around the globe.
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SARATOGA, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The family owned winery, Jocelyn Wines, will have its first Harvest Festival benefiting the brain and spinal cord research branch of the American Cancer Society on Saturday, October 4, 2003. Jocelyn Wines was born out of Lon and Susan Curtis's love of good wine and a dream. The idea for the vineyard materialized in 1998 when their Siamese cat, named Bordeaux, of course, became lost for three days. After numerous searches in their overgrown backyard, they realized what a beautiful vineyard the site would make. Within a matter of days the idea for Susan's Vineyard was born and Jocelyn Wines was begun, "Our love of wine has only increased through the experience of the wine making process, I have a great respect for this humbling and exciting career," says Lon Curtis, owner of Jocelyn Wines.
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Wines are usually named either by their grape variety or by their place of production. Generally speaking, European wines are named both after the place of production (e.g. Bordeaux, Rioja, Chianti, Cotnari) and the grapes used (e.g. Pinot, Riesling, Chardonnay, Merlot). Wines from everywhere except Europe are generally named for the grape variety. More and more... market recognition of particular regions and wineries is leading to their increased prominence on non-European wine labels.
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The name Jocelyn Wines comes from the Curtis' daughter, Brandi Jocelyn. Jocelyn Wines harvests grapes from this Saratoga vineyard in addition to select Napa and Sonoma vineyards. Jocelyn's award winning wines include their 2000 and 2001 Russian River Chardonnays and their 2001 Zinfandel Port. They have produced award-winning wines from each of their harvests and this year's release of their first Cabernet Sauvignon has received an excellent forecast.
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Wines may be classified by their primary impression on the drinker's palate. They are made up of chemical compounds which are similar or identical to those in fruits, vegetables, and spices. The sweetness of wine is determined by the amount of residual sugar in the wine after fermentation, relative to the acidity present in the wine. Dry wine, for example, has only a small amount of residual sugar.
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In rare instances, bronchiolitis obliterans may be caused by inhalation of airborne diacetyl — a chemical used to produce the butter-like flavoring in many foods such as candy, microwave popcorn and wines. This first came to public attention when eight former employees of the Gilster-Mary Lee popcorn plant in Jasper, Missouri, developed bronchiolitis obliterans. In 2000, the Missouri Department of Health called in NIOSH to make a determination of the cause, and to recommend safety measures. After surveying the plant and each patient's medical history, NIOSH recommended respiratory protection for all workers in microwave popcorn production. Due to this event, bronchiolitis obliterans began to be referred to in the popular media as "Popcorn Lung" or "Popcorn Workers Lung".
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