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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Quick, Easy Sangria for Father’s Day – Savoring/Saving Memories

June 19, 2010 – 8:55 am

With tomorrow being Father’s Day, below is a quick and easy recipe for Sangria to enjoy with Dad perhaps at a picnic or on the porch in the afternoon as you reminisce about the “old” times. As we have lost our parents over the years, many times we have wished we had written down the […]

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Our 500th Winery Visit

June 18, 2010 – 7:43 am

If you are a baseball fan you probably heard of the Washington National’s Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg won his first two major league starts for the Nationals after being called up from the minors a few days ago. Last week the pitching sensation was asked how his week went. Stephen replied that it felt just like […]

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Five Hundred Winery/Vineyard Tasting Rooms: What’s the Future?

June 17, 2010 – 6:04 am

Wine Trail Traveler staff have visited and written about 500 wineries. What lies in their future? Future visits in 2010 will include wineries in Washington around Seattle and Wala Wala. During the fall we’ll visit wineries near San Diego, revisit Temecula and venture to Santa Barbara in California. Our 2010 visits will conclude with a […]

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Have You Had a West Virginia Wine?

June 17, 2010 – 1:01 am

Have you had the opportunity to taste a West Virginia wine yet? So, we are starting our exploration of wineries in West Virginia. Yes you read it right because yes West Virginia does have wineries producing wines. Currently there are 20 vineyards producing wines from their own vineyards and out-of-state vineyards. Some of these wineries […]

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Five Hundred Winery/Vineyard Tasting Rooms and Counting

June 16, 2010 – 4:41 am

As we celebrate visiting and writing about our 500th tasting room, we reminisced on the many wonderful places our travels have taken us. During those visits we are asked many questions from other wine enthusiasts, owners and winemakers. The one most asked question is why we created Wine Trail Traveler. During the fall of 2006 […]

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First Weekend of Summer Wine Festivals

June 15, 2010 – 8:18 am

What are your plans to celebrate the first week of Summer 2010 (June 26-27)? Do you want to attend a wine festival? Below some links are provided for your convenience to help you choose which one you might like to have fun at. Whatever festival you attend drink lots of water! Write and let me […]

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Frustration, What Can Winery Owners Do?

June 14, 2010 – 11:49 am

When traveling to hundreds of wineries one experiences the concerns, challenges and frustrations that owners of wineries have. When talking to owners it becomes clear that government causes most of these frustrations. I read an email today from an Ohio winery owner who is concerned with the states attempt to collect additional fees from wineries […]

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Try a Sparkling Wine or Champagne Anytime!

June 14, 2010 – 1:01 am

This weekend Terry decided to open a bottle of sparkling wine. I was excited, as I am decidedly a sparkling wine or Champagne lover and asked him “What are we celebrating?” He smugly replied, “Champagne is not a celebratory wine, it is a wine for any day.” It stopped me for a moment. Then I […]

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South Africa Offers Wine, the World Cup and Charity Event

June 13, 2010 – 9:37 am

With all eyes on the World Cup in South Africa this month, I was curious as to what charities the wine industry might support in that wine growing country. On the South African wine website at www.wine.co.za I discovered the Miles for Smiles Charity listed in the online diary. This is a five km Trail […]

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Jazz Up Father’s Day with this Cake and Late Harvest Wine Recipe

June 12, 2010 – 10:32 am

Treat your Father  this Father’s Day with this special cake baked right at home. The recipe is from Chateau Grand Traverse and uses a Late Harvest wine. You can read a review of the winery at http://winetrailtraveler.com/michigan/chateaugrandtraverse.php. Category: Dessert Title: Late Harvest Cake Ingredients 18 oz yellow cake mix (without pudding) 1 pkg vanilla pudding […]

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