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The Daily Dish Archive
March
28, 2001
The popular Big Red soda pop flavor is
actually a combination of lemon and orange oils, topped off by a dollop of pure
vanilla for a creamy aftertaste. The red is nothing more than FD&C red 40 food
color. But the drink's chemistry pales in importance when you realize that if
Coca-Cola succeeds in taking over Dr Pepper, Big Red will be the last native soda
pop -- created, owned, and operated by Texans -- left on the planet.
March
26, 2001
Wine in a can is the latest idea from Australian
vintner Greg Stokes, who produced 30,000 cans of Iron Bridge Cabernet Shiraz.
Each can holds 2 glasses of wine and cans are great for picnics, barbeques and
outdoor events.
March
20, 2001
The 2001 Texas
Hill Country Wine and Food Festival will be held April 5th-8th in and around
Austin, Texas with food events, a golf tournament, a fine wine charity auction,
cooking classes, wine tastings, a wine and food fair and much more.
March
12, 2001
From Calistoga, California comes news that matriarch Jamie
Davies has named her son Hugh to the post of winemaker at Schramsberg.
Jamie and her late husband
Jack were the first vintners in the US to blend Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
for sparkling wine and the first to release vintage-dated methode champenoise
wines.
March 6, 2001
The Dallas
Morning News Wine and Food Festival will be held March 22-26 at the Fairmont
Hotel in the Arts District in Dallas, Texas. Wine lovers, winemakers, chefs, authors
and artisans will be there to join in the fun!
March
1, 2001
The famous Collin
Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas has been baking for over 100 years. Their
DeLuxe Fruitcakes are well known, but don't miss other goodies such as the Apricot
Pecan Cake, Rum Cake and Cheesecakes, to name only a few. Order online and foreign
delivery available.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the businesses in question before making your plans.
