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Salad Recipe with Champagne Vinaigrette

August 7, 2010 – 8:25 am

Below is a recipe for Roasted Beet, Blood Oranges and Goat Cheese Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette. I am not a gourmet cook and I don’t have Champagne vinegar in my kitchen. After checking to find information on Champagne vinegar, I am looking forward to trying it in this recipe and others as well. Have you […]

Posted in Wine Notes, Wine/Food/Recipes | Tagged beets, blood orange, Champagne Vinaigrette, champagne vinegar, Chateau Ste Michelle, goat cheese, Michelle Obama, recipe | Comments (0)

Cork versus Synthetic Closures

August 6, 2010 – 9:27 am

The cork versus synthetic closures controversy is one of those wine related issues that wine enthusiasts love to debate. Both sides of the cork vs. synthetic closures issue can debate for a long time as to which is the best closure to use. There is a lot to be said for both types of wine […]

Posted in Wine News/Commentary | Tagged cork, Eight Bells Winery, glass enclosures, Jo Diaz, screwcaps, Serpent Ridge Vineyard, synthetic closures, wine, Zork | Comments (1)

Winery Weekend Events for August 7 & 8

August 5, 2010 – 1:05 am

Enjoy a weekend event at one of these wineries this weekend! These events are from some of Wine Trail Traveler partners. If you aren’t near any of these wineries, be sure to check out the winery events in “your own backyard.” Have fun discovering new wines and meeting new friends. Cheers, Kathy California Vezer Family […]

Posted in Winery Events | Tagged Chateau Chantal, concerts, DelFosse, events, Ferrante, Messina Hof, Tarara Winery, Tesoro, Thornton, Three Fox Wineyards, Vezer, wine, wine and food pairing, Wineries/Tasting Rooms | Comments (0)

What’s New with HR 5034? Wine and Beer Legislation That May Affect You

August 4, 2010 – 11:45 am

Many members of the US Congress continue to support HR 5034, a bill that may have long lasting influence on the wine and beer industry. An article, “Beer Group Opens the Tap on the Hill” in the Washington Post on August 2, 2010 attempts to show the monetary contributions of the National Beer Wholesalers Association and […]

Posted in Wine News/Commentary | Tagged beer, Congress, donations, ethical, HR 5034, John Conyers, National Beer Wholesalers, Washington Post, wine | Comments (0)

Travel to a Wine Festival August 14-15

August 3, 2010 – 8:55 am

Greetings! If you are traveling to one of these states: New York, Connecticut, Colorado, California or New Jersey the weekend of August 14 and 15 check out these wine festivals. Enjoy! America’s Grape Country Wine Festival Chautauqua County Fairgrounds Dunkirk, New York August 14 & 15, 2010 Web Info: http://www.agcwinefestival.com/ Finger Lakes Riesling Festival Canandaigua, […]

Posted in Winery Events | Tagged California, Colorado, Connecticut, festival, New Jersey, New York, travel, wine, Winery Tasting Rooms and Cellar Doors | Comments (0)

Old Town Temecula Offers Visitors a New Wine Tasting Room

August 2, 2010 – 9:10 am

Temecula Valley in sunny southern California has a young winery Masía de Yabar. The winery is opening a tasting room in Old Town Temecula this month. Look for wines and tapas at the tasting room – “Home of the Spanish Wines & Tapas.” The vineyards and La Masía, a manor house, are located in Temecula […]

Posted in Winery Events | Tagged Argentina, California, La Masia de Yabar, tasting room, Temecula, Temecula Valley, wine | Comments (0)

The Charity World Wine Tour for 2010

August 1, 2010 – 9:09 am

Anja Cheriakova and Georges Janssens will be completing their charity World Wine Tour in 2010. They hope to visit 17 wine countries around the world and send home, for a charity auction, 300 bottles of wine each donated by a winery they visit. To discover more about World Wine Tours 2020 visit the website http://www.worldwinetour2010.com/about.html. […]

Posted in Wine News/Commentary | Tagged auction, charity, Laos, Laos Rehabilitation Foundation, Napa, wine, Winery Tasting Rooms and Cellar Doors, World Wine Tour | Comments (0)

The Piedmont Wine Trail Goes Local this Weekend

July 31, 2010 – 6:58 am

The Piedmont Wine Trail in Maryland’s Baltimore and Harford counties is featuring a wine trail event this weekend. The event ,The Piedmont Wine Trail Goes Local, takes place July 31 and August 1 from 1-4pm. Enjoy tasting Maryland wines and local food and crafts. Depending on the winery, visitors will have the opportunity enjoy arugula, […]

Posted in Winery Events | Tagged Baltimore County, Boordy Vineyards, Fiore Winery, Harford County, Maryland, Piedmont Wine Trail, wine trail, Winery Tasting Rooms and Cellar Doors | Comments (0)

Weekend Winery Events at WTT Featured Partners

July 29, 2010 – 12:31 pm

Enjoy a weekend event at one of these wineries this weekend! Cheers! Kathy Chateau Chantal Traverse City, Michigan Friday, July 30, Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1 Tapas Tours Details at http://www.chateauchantal.com/winery_tasting_room/escal/calendar_of_events.php Chateau Chantal Traverse City, Michigan Saturday, July 31 Winemaker’s Dinner Details at http://www.chateauchantal.com/winery_tasting_room/escal/calendar_of_events.php Lorimar Winery Temecula, California Saturday, July 31 Deek & […]

Posted in Winery Events | Tagged Chateau Chantal, events, Ferrante, Laurello, Lorimar, Messina Hof, Tarara Winery, Thornton, wine, winery, Winery Tasting Rooms and Cellar Doors | Comments (0)

Wine Festivals: Weekend of August 7 – 8

July 27, 2010 – 1:05 am

Below are a few wine festivals for the weekend of August 7 and 8. Check out the details at the links provided and think about making plans to attend one of them. Looking for a smaller wine event check with your neighborhood winery and discover what events they may be planning. I included one music […]

Posted in Winery Events | Tagged California, Colorado, event, festival, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, wine | Comments (0)

Author Archives: Kathy

Salad Recipe with Champagne Vinaigrette

Cork versus Synthetic Closures

Winery Weekend Events for August 7 & 8

What’s New with HR 5034? Wine and Beer Legislation That May Affect You

Travel to a Wine Festival August 14-15

Old Town Temecula Offers Visitors a New Wine Tasting Room

The Charity World Wine Tour for 2010

The Piedmont Wine Trail Goes Local this Weekend

Weekend Winery Events at WTT Featured Partners

Wine Festivals: Weekend of August 7 – 8

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