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Exposure for Wineries

January 27, 2009 – 2:51 pm

Every wine enthusiast is aware of the big names in the wine industry whether it be wine regions, winemakers or labels. Even the new wine drinker will have heard of the names via news or advertisements. So what about the small, relatively unknown winery that makes quality wine? Yesterday I heard from a small winery […]

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Tasting Room Experiences

January 26, 2009 – 2:02 pm

As we travel from tasting room to tasting room, we discover many differences between each one. Upon leaving we ask ourselves several questions. Why were we allowed to pour our own tasting (this has only occurred at two wineries and under watchful eyes)? Why didn’t they have crackers at the tasting counter? Wasn’t it wonderful […]

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Renaming of a Virginia Wine Trail

January 23, 2009 – 1:50 pm

The Northern Neck Wine Trail has been renamed as the Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail. While many people are familiar with the Chesapeake Bay, others question where Virginia’s Northern Neck region is located. We had the opportunity to visit several of the wineries located in this region last week. Varying in size and style, they all […]

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Celebrating Inauguration Day with Wine

January 20, 2009 – 4:00 pm

When you are celebrating today’s Inauguration, will you be enjoying wine? What kind of wine will you choose? Today an important day in American history should be celebrated with an American wine. This is one day that only occurs every four years in the United States and I believe that we should show our support […]

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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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