"They taste like grapes and earth".
Organic wines are hot, according to Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, wine columnists for The Wall Street Journal. "They're attracting unprecedented attention both from consumers and from today's more skilled winemakers," says Gaiter. In a recent tasting, this expert duo found they enjoyed the wines labeled...

From promises to prime time: early adopters got into the Web-services game a while ago, but most insurers took a wait-and-see stance and held off for proof of performance. The time may now be ripe to get on board--but jumping on without a good strategy could make for a rough ride.
Decades ago, wine maker Paul Masson's spokesman, Orson Welles, proudly proclaimed, "We will sell no wine before its time." After all, a good wine requires more than a quality grape; it requires an adequate fermentation process, proper storage, time to age and careful bottling before the consumer can truly...

ENTREE NOTES.
Byline: The Register-Guard Horseradish recipes could win prizes The Horseradish Information Council has begun a quest to find the best original recipes - whether appetizer, side dish, cocktail or entree - that use horseradish as a prominent flavor. Recipes may be...

Mark your calendar: Sarasota[R] Magazine invites you to join us at these sponsored events.
And the winner is ... SARASOTA Magazine would like to congratulate Abigail Kroneberger for winning our Arts Day Coloring Contest. Abigail is a seven-year-old, second-grade student at the Suncoast School for Innovative Studies who loves to spend her free time reading and coloring. Thank you to the...

Wine Appreciation Guild.
Wine Appreciation Guild 360 Swift Avenue, Unit 34, South San Francisco, CA 94080 www.wineappreciation.com Going beyond the usual wine appreciation guide are two outstanding, different wine explorations for avid wine consumers. The new edition of chemist David Bird's Understanding Wine Technology: The Science...

Wines of Baja California: Touring and Tasting Mexico's Undiscovered Treasures.
Wines of Baja California Ralph Amey Wine Appreciation Guild 360 Swift, South San Francisco CA 94080 1891267655 $19.95 www.wineappreciation.com Here's another wine region which receives little attention in the typical wine books: an examination of Mexican wines--the first published...

The good life.
Cook's Custom Cabinetry Cook's designs cabinetry to reflect each client's personal signature style and strives to achieve the perfect blend of space and function. Visit the design studio Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1191 Palmer Wood Court, Sarasota, FL 34236-2625 ...

Wedding on the beach. (Special Advertising Section: Morsels).
Say "I Do" to a wedding on the beach ... Your perfect day -- you can almost picture it. A spectacular sunset over the sparkling Gulf of Mexico, an arbor of beautiful fresh flowers and you and your groom, surrounded by family and friends, ready to start your new...

Liquid diet.
Byline: The Register-Guard If the folks in Tennessee catch wind of this, the U.S. Department of Agriculture may have to find a place on the food pyramid for bourbon: The French government is considering whether to classify wine as a food. The switch is being...

Up & coming: mark your calendar!
April 1. New College Library Association Pique-nique sur la Baie. Fashions from Nieman-Marcus highlight this annual luncheon, set for 11 a.m. along the College Hall bayfront. Tickets $75; call 351-3700. April 2. Cooking with Glitz at the Ritz. A tasty interactive luncheon with Ritz exec chef Frederic...