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Business Tue Apr 29 2008

"I am NOT drinking Merlot!"

If your mother is as finicky about her wine as Miles, the main character of the classic wine lovers' flick Sideways, have no fear. Local wine shop and wine school Just Grapes may have the perfect gift just in time for Mother's Day: the Crushpad Fusebox. The Fusebox wine blending kit brings a professional-level wine making experience to the home. Fusebox combines entertainment, education and great wine in a 15-pound box containing everything necessary for a group of four to have fun while discovering how some of the world's greatest wines are blended.

The Fusebox wine blending kit retails for $120 and includes: six 375 mL bottles of blending wine, made from some of Napa's finest vineyards, one 375 ml bottle of Mystery Wine, one graduated cylinder and 4 pipettes, four wine evaluation cards, four tasting place mats, recipe cards, vinography aroma card and a corkscrew.

Just Grapes offers interactive wine blending classes, wine tastings, and corporate wine education. Owner and internationally recognized Corporate Sommelier, Don Sritong, offers wine expertise and consultation at the corporate level, both on and off-site.

Just Grapes
560 W. Washington Blvd., Ste. 100
Chicago, IL
(312) 627-WINE
www.justgrapes.net

 
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The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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