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Monthly Archives: December 2008

Update on My Mead

December 8, 2008 – 1:31 pm

Two weeks ago I placed the carboy of mead on top of a freezer in the laundry room. This room keeps a constant temperature in the low sixties. Fermentation has been consistent during those two weeks about three bubbles through the water in the air lock every seven seconds. Yesterday, I took a reading of […]

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Is Your Holiday Shopping Done?

December 5, 2008 – 10:17 am

It’s only December 5 but is your shopping finished? While there are those who shop all year long, others prefer waiting until the day before Christmas. I love to shop while the stores are decorated for the holidays. If you haven’t finished your shopping yet, consider visiting a winery. You may find a wide range […]

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Yes, They Do Make Wine in England

December 4, 2008 – 11:17 am

A recent LinkedIn group discussion centered on English wine. Some are surprised that wine is made in England. The new wine renaissance began in England in the 1960’s and continues today. During the 60’s many grapes planted were German varieties. Today, there is a change to French varieties. We visited four wineries in England and […]

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Shelton’s Consumer Friendly Back Bottle Labels

December 3, 2008 – 1:06 pm

Yesterday I commented about a Spanish wine’s back label. I thought I’d turn to a domestic wine today. Shelton Vineyards in North Carolina’s Yadkin Valley wanted to create a consumer friendly back label.  They created a label that reports the body of a wine and weather it is dry or sweet. This information is conveyed […]

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Consumer Friendly Wine Bottle Labels

December 2, 2008 – 1:37 pm

Some wine bottle labels are more consumer friendly than others. Miyone, a Granacha from the Campo de Borja region in Aragon, Spain has a graphical back label. The label shows the level (as a pie chart) of fruitiness, body, sweetness and pleasure. What foods pair with the wine? Again graphics and bar graphs are used […]

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Heart-Warming Winery/Vineyard Stories

December 1, 2008 – 5:31 pm

During 2008 we visited and wrote about 151 winery/vineyard tasting rooms. Over the months we encountered many heart-warming stories about owners, winemakers, growers, family and staff. Both the December and January issues of the Wine Trail Traveler Newsletter offer some of these heart-warming stories, just in time for winter’s chills. The December Newsletter can be […]

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