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Alabaster 2007, a Spanish Wine

September 29, 2010 – 1:03 am

This month we enjoyed an Alabaster 2007 Spanish wine. The wine was produced with 100 percent Tinta de Toro. It was an excellent red wine. The grape is known as Tempranillo and was from the central Spain region, Toro. The back label added additional information about the wine. It was made with grape bunches that […]

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HR 5034 Hearing Tomorrow! More Alcohol Regulations?

September 28, 2010 – 12:51 pm

The hearing of H.R. 5034 -“Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010” by the full committee of the Committee on the Judiciary is scheduled to take place tomorrow at 11am in the Rayburn House Office Building! The H.R. 5034 bill needs to be read very carefully and looked at as how it may affect […]

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October 9-10 Wine Festivals

September 28, 2010 – 1:09 am

October – with so many events and so little time. If you’re looking for a wine festival or winery event for the weekend of October 9-10, you will find one. In addition to wine festivals there are numerous harvest festivals celebrating all kinds of foods. Do your research and you’ll be sure to find a […]

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Italian Dinner with Italian Wine

September 27, 2010 – 9:37 am

Last night we were treated to a wonderful Italian dinner prepared by my sister. She and her husband had recently taken a class at Cookology. The class was Italian based recipes with wine.  Cookology is a fun and educational culinary school in Northern Virginia. We began the afternoon with appetizers – crackers, bleu cheese and […]

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Twitter is Supporting Room to Read by Working with Crushpad

September 26, 2010 – 12:25 pm

Twitter is working with Crushpad to produce Fledgling wines that will support Room to Read, a non-profit that works to improve literacy among children around the world. Every bottle of Fledging wine sold will benefit Room to Read. The goal is to promote literacy in Uttarakhand in India. Red and white wine lovers can purchase […]

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Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Shrimp

September 25, 2010 – 8:57 am

Check out this recipe that offers pork, bacon, shrimp and red wine all in one entrée. With the recipe below you can spend some time in your own kitchen and have an elegant meal. Before starting the recipe check your supplies to make sure you have all of the ingredients. If you don’t have a […]

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“Outside the Box” Winery Activities, Part 2

September 24, 2010 – 8:00 am

Often you will hear about wineries that have Grape Stomps that wine lovers can enjoy. We’ve visited several wineries that host these “Lucy” type events. However, we discovered an unusual twist to grape stomps. Do you ever wonder what happens to the resulting crushed grapes? Perhaps thinking “What a waste to throw it all out?” […]

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Celebrate the 1st Weekend of Fall-Visit a Winery Event

September 23, 2010 – 7:07 am

Celebrate the first weekend of Fall by visiting a winery tasting room! Below are some suggestions for events from our featured winery partners, you may want to consider participating in this weekend. Take a camera for some great autumn photos. Enjoy! Cheers! Kathy Fri, Sept 24 Tarara Winery Leesburg, Virginia Event: Music on the Deck-Stanley […]

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“Outside the Box” Winery Activities, Part 1

September 22, 2010 – 7:23 am

There are wineries that can put as much creativity and work into their event schedules as they do in making quality wines. One such place is Pearmund Cellars located just outside Washington, DC in Broad Run, Virginia. On September 26, Pearmund Cellars will be holding its 1st Annual Pearmund Picnic Basket Competition. This first time […]

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Wine Festivals for the First Weekend of October

September 21, 2010 – 9:45 am

Last week as we drove in northern Michigan in some areas we began to notice trees beginning to turn those wonderful fall colors of red, orange and yellow. While you are traveling to wineries and wine festivals in the next few weeks, have a camera handy for some wonderful photos of autumn. You may also […]

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