Waitaki Valley's First Pinot Noir Vintage Shaping Up Well
The proposed new Pinot Noir capital of New Zealand's wine industry, the Waitaki Valley, has harvested its first crop of five hectares of Pinot Noir grapes. OAMARU 12/05/2003 - The proposed new Pinot Noir capital of New Zealand's wine industry, ... [... more]
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Tom Piccirilli
Tom Piccirilli lives in Colorado, where, besides writing, he spends an inordinate amount of time watching trash cult films and reading Gold Medal classic noir and hardboiled novels. He's a fan of Asian cinema, especially horror movies, bullet ... [... more]
Random House |
Spade & Archer
A gritty, pitch-perfect noir novel: the authorized prequel to Dashiell Hammett's classic, The Maltese Falcon. We know what P.I. Sam Spade is about from the first pages of Hammett's iconic book: straight talk, no favors, a protective shell he ... [... more]
Random House |
John Meaney
John Meaney is the author of five previous novels, including In this darkly luminous thriller, John Meaney blends gritty futuristic noir with gothic fantasy to create a stunningly seductive world of death and desire. Here an honest cop must face ... [... more]
Random House |
David Peace
He was chosen as one of Granta's 2003 Best Young British Novelists, and has received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the German Crime Fiction Award, and the French Grand Prix de Roman Noir for Best Foreign Novel. Born and raised in ... [... more]
Random House |
Michael Zadoorian
Michael Zadoorian is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Second Hand. His short fiction has appeared in the Literary Review, the North American Review, Beloit Fiction Journal, Ararat, American Short Fiction, and Detroit Noir. He lives ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Oxtail Soup
Trim the oxtail pieces of all visible fat and season with salt, pepper and paprika. Brown the oxtail in a large pot with olive oil, then add onions, carrot, garlic and bouquet garni. Cover with Pinot Noir, veal stock and a little Worcestershire ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Seared duck breast with caramelised figs
Serve with Pinot Noir In a small saucepan; combine balsamic and olive oil. Bring to the boil and reduce by 1/4, reduction should be a little syrupy. Add hazelnuts and parsley, set aside to cool. Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick frying pan to ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Lamb shanks braised in pinot noir, orange and olives
In a large saucepan, seal the shanks in a small amount of oil, till browned all over. Remove and set aside. Return pan to heat, and add the chopped carrot, celery and onion and saute till lightly coloured. Add in the orange zest, bay leaf, thyme, ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Black Bread (Pain Noir)
Sprinkle yeast over and let stand 10 minutes or until foaming. Any German-philes able to confirm this is the stuff??? If it ain't it sure looks good ;-) Stir until chocolate is melted. Cool to lukewarm 3. Stir in chocolate mixture, molasses, oil, ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
HortNews - New Vineyard Planned Near Alexandra
A $32 million winery and vineyard at Springvale, near Alexandra, will add 650,000 vines to Central Otago's booming Pinot Noir plantings. DUNEDIN 18/11/2002 - A $32 million winery and vineyard at Springvale, near Alexandra, will add 650,000 vines ... [... more]
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HortNews - Pinot Noir Convention Opens In Wellington
Nearly 500 Pinot Noir lovers and experts converged on Wellington today for four days talking about and imbibing their favourite red wine. WELLINGTON 30/01/2007-Nearly 500 'Pinot Noir' lovers and experts converged on Wellington today for four days ... [... more]
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