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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Ice Chilling Temperatures in the Vineyard

January 19, 2009 – 2:20 pm

Last week as we visited wineries in the Northern Neck area of Virginia, ice-chilling winds buffeted us as we walked to vineyards. Even with the green foliage long past gone, the architecture of the vines is a statement of hope and a photographic opportunity. However, the mind numbing temperatures of 5 degrees Fahrenheit brought up […]

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Vineyards and Wine

January 18, 2009 – 3:05 pm

More vineyards are popping up throughout the United States than ever before. Research is taking place at educational institutions, including New York, Minnesota and Virginia and some states like Colorado are funding vineyard research. More varieties of grapes are available. As a result, some people are beginning to enjoy different styles of wine. Grape varietals […]

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Glass or Plastic Wine Bottles

January 17, 2009 – 2:33 pm

A casual remark made at a winery the other day, made me rethink the concepts of wine in plastic bottles. While most wineries continue to sell wine in glass bottles, many are beginning to look at plastic wine bottles or bags inside cardboard boxes or yes event plastic bags inside a plastic paint bucket as […]

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Icewine and Consumer Information

January 16, 2009 – 2:58 pm

With the temperatures dipping to way below normal and a recent article about Icewines in China, this seems to be a great topic today. True Icewine as defined by Canadian regulations, is produced with grapes harvested while frozen at a temperature of  a negative 8 degrees C (17 degrees F) or lower. The regulations are […]

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Wine and Lifestyle in a Community

January 15, 2009 – 2:12 pm

This week we discovered a Virginia community based on lifestyle and one of the important aspects of this community is that includes a winery as the focal point. The winery is already in place and producing several very nice wines. With 25.5 acres of vineyards surrounding the winery, they plan to add more vines for […]

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Raising the Excise Tax on Wine

January 14, 2009 – 2:07 pm

Excise taxes seem to be another form of taxation that people pay without realizing they are paying another tax. For most of us, when we purchase a bottle of wine we already are paying a sales tax on the wine and therefore the fact that another tax is included in the price of the wine […]

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Wine in a Paint Can

January 13, 2009 – 1:15 pm

There is an assortment of different types of containers to hold wine. Bottles come in many sizes, shapes and colors. Boxes with a vacuum sealed bag inside are becoming more popular. But a paint can? Paradocx Vineyard in Landenberg, Pennsylvania makes a red and a white wine and sells them in paint cans. There is […]

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A Winery for History Buffs

January 12, 2009 – 2:16 pm

Yesterday we had the opportunity to visit a Maryland winery located in Harve de Grace. Whether you are interested in good wine or history, a visit to Mount Felix Vineyard & Winery is a must if you are a history buff. According to owner, Peter Ianniello, “Each bottle of wine promotes a story.”  As he […]

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Chocolate Lab from Pleasant Valley

January 11, 2009 – 1:25 pm

Last night we decided to open a bottle of Chocolate Lab produced by Pleasant Valley Wine Company. Reading the label on the back, I discovered that this is a wine made with New York State Grape Wine and natural chocolate flavor. With a residual sugar of 14.8 percent and an alcohol level of 10 percent, […]

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In Search of Icewine

January 10, 2009 – 6:09 pm

Podcast January 2009

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