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Travel + Leisure Lists The Best Golf Wines

Filed under: Wine, Celebrity Shopping, Sports

I've written up a lot of the celebrity wines as they have come up but I have never seen a tasting of golf wines before. Unlike some celebs who randomly attach their names to anything for a little cash, the golfers on the whole seem to be pretty involved in the winemaking process (the jury is still out on John Daly's wine project). Ray Isle from Travel + Leisure took on the task of tasting the wines associated with golfers and with the PGA tour. The best of the batch according to Isle is the Greg Norman Estates Reserve Shiraz 2000 which received 93 points for its rich blackberry flavors.

15 BEST WINES FROM THE PRO GOLF WORLD
1) Greg Norman Estates Reserve Shiraz 2000; Padthaway, Australia
2) Ernie Els Bourdeaux-style blend 2003; Stellenbosch, South Africa
3) Mike Weir Estate Icewine Vidal 2005; Niagara Peninsula, Canada
4) Nick Faldo Shiraz 2003; Coonawarra, Australia
5) Commissioners Private Reserve* Cabernet Sauvignon 2003; Dry Creek Valley, California
6) Champions Select* Zinfandel 2004; Dry Creek Valley, California
7) Greg Norman Estates Sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Noir (nonvintage); Australia
8) Commissioners Private Reserve* Cabernet Sauvignon 2002; Napa Valley, California
9) David Frost Wines Par Excellence Meritage 2002; Paarl, South Africa
10) Commissioners Private Reserve* Chardonnay 2004; Sonoma County, California
11) Mike Weir Estate Chardonnay 2005; Niagara Peninsula, Canada
12) Greg Norman Chardonnay 2004; Victoria, Australia
13) Champions Select* Cabernet Sauvignon 2004; Alexander Valley, California
14) Greg Norman Pinot Noir 2004; Santa Barbara, California
15) Arnold Palmer Chardonnay 2004; California

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Tiger and Ernie Plan Golf Paradise

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Golfers Tiger Woods and Ernie Els are the latest sports celebrities to get in on the resort game. They have announced a partnership with Tavistock Group to create a new resort community in the Bahamas. The Albany Golf & Beach Club, located not far from Nassau's Lynden Pindling International Airport on the southwestern corner of New Providence, will be an exclusive resort community with a marina, beach club, tennis center ,spa, equestrian center and of course, an 18-hole golf course designed by Ernie Els. The community will include beach club cottages, oceanfront and interior homes and apartments with views of the water and marina. Mr. Ultra Luxury, Horst Schulze, the West Paces Group CEO and former Ritz-Carlton exec, will also be adding his own magic dust of fabulousness to this resort so even though it's kid-friendly it will still be posh. The resort should open in Fall of 2008.

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Tags: albany, bahamas, ernie els, resort, tiger woods