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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Wineries of the Year

March 21, 2009 – 2:48 am

Washington State recently announced Maryhill Winery as “Winery of the Year.” Maryhill Winery offers visitors a wonderful wine tasting experience. The ambience of the tasting room, views of the Columbia River, outdoor amphitheatre for summertime events and delicious wines all provide great reasons to visit Maryhill. When we visited South Coast Winery in Temecula, California we […]

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Temecula, California Winery Itineraries

March 20, 2009 – 2:14 am

Wine Trail Traveler has just added four new winery itineraries to the Wine Trail Traveler website. Itinerary 1 is west Rancho California Road. Itinerary 2 is central Rancho California Road, Itinerary 3 is east Rancho California Road and Itinerary 4  along De Portola Road just a few minutes away from Rancho California Road. These four itineraries are […]

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Palisade, Colorado Welcomes Spring with Blooms

March 19, 2009 – 2:57 am

I received an email yesterday about Palisade, Colorado spring blooms. It brought back wonderful memories of visiting the area in 2008. Grand Junction and Palisade, Colorado have dramatic views of the Bookcliff Mountain Range, the Grand Mesa and Colorado National Monument. Palisade has a reputation of being a “fruit basket.” The area has not only vineyards […]

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Welcome Spring this Weekend

March 18, 2009 – 7:40 am

Welcome Spring this weekend by visiting a winery. For many of us on the east coast, it has been a long cold winter. Would spring (warm weather)  ever come? With March temperatures and daily weather fluctuating, it is hard to believe that spring will be here soon. Pearmund Cellars in Virginia will help cheer you […]

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Ravenswood, Lodi 2005

March 17, 2009 – 7:46 am

We celebrated St. Patrick’s Day over the weekend with friends and family. For dinner we had a traditional meal including mashed potatoes and a wonderful gravy, corned beef brisket, salad and homemade baked rolls. My sister brought a wonderful cream pie, piled high with strawberries and whipped topping. In addition, my brother-in-law brought a bottle […]

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Winexpert’s Selection Spéciale Series Riesling Ice Wine Style

March 16, 2009 – 6:59 am

If you enjoy wine but have shied away from making your own I recommend that you try the Winexpert Selection Spéciale Series. The Riesling Ice Wine Style won a gold medal and although costlier than other wine kits, the results are good. It took us about two months to make the wine. This is a […]

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A Return Visit to Barrel Oak Winery

March 15, 2009 – 10:15 am

Yesterday, we made a return trip to Barrel Oak Winery in Virginia. This was for a special event where we met other bloggers and wine barrel owners. This was the first time we had the opportunity to visit Barrel Oak since it opened last June. When we had visited the winery a few days before […]

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Robotics Role in Winemaking

March 14, 2009 – 8:50 am

Does robotics have a role in the winery and the vineyard? What do you think of when you consider winemaking? Medieval cellars, aging oak barrels sitting quietly in the dark and winemakers hunched over in dark caves waiting for the moment to arrive when their precious liquid becomes wine? Wines stored in jugs rather than […]

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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at a Winery

March 13, 2009 – 9:57 am

If wine is your choice of beverage, consider visiting a winery to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Whether winery has specific events for St. Patrick’s Day or not, make St. Patrick’s Day special by visiting your favorite winery or discovering a new winery in your own backyard. Since St. Patrick’s Day fall on a Tuesday, look […]

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Today’s Bordeaux

March 12, 2009 – 7:00 am

On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of attending the “Today’s Bordeaux 2009” tasting event in New York City. The tasting included 100 featured wines that were chosen by a jury of experts in a blind tasting of 350 wines. Robert Cavanaugh, the owner of Adventure Wine, for who I do tastings, invited me. I considered […]

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