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A Winery for History Buffs

January 12, 2009 – 2:16 pm

Yesterday we had the opportunity to visit a Maryland winery located in Harve de Grace. Whether you are interested in good wine or history, a visit to Mount Felix Vineyard & Winery is a must if you are a history buff. According to owner, Peter Ianniello, “Each bottle of wine promotes a story.”  As he […]

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Chocolate Lab from Pleasant Valley

January 11, 2009 – 1:25 pm

Last night we decided to open a bottle of Chocolate Lab produced by Pleasant Valley Wine Company. Reading the label on the back, I discovered that this is a wine made with New York State Grape Wine and natural chocolate flavor. With a residual sugar of 14.8 percent and an alcohol level of 10 percent, […]

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In Search of Icewine

January 10, 2009 – 6:09 pm

Podcast January 2009

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Wine and Fun

January 10, 2009 – 3:22 pm

While for many wine is a serious business, there are many opportunities to enjoy and have fun with wine. Consider wine tastings, wine and food pairings, or perhaps a neighborhood progressive type of dinner with an entrée at one home and a dessert with late harvest wines or ice wines at another home. Music and […]

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Wine Trail Traveler January Newsletter

January 9, 2009 – 1:41 pm

The January Newsletter is up on the Wine Trail Traveler website. The focus of the January issue is some of the remarkable stories behind some of the wineries we visited and wrote about in 2008. While every winery is unique, the wineries mentioned in these articles offer special chicken-soup style stories. Articles include “Wineries’ Best […]

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Lookout Ridge’s Wine for Wheels

January 8, 2009 – 1:52 pm

I always find it inspiring to discover people who are committed to a charitable cause and go above and beyond in helping. So I was curious when I heard about Lookout Ridge’s Wine for Wheels program. Lookout Ridge is located in California. Gordon Holmes, owner of Lookout Ridge has created a portfolio of winemakers and […]

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Wine, Women and Shoes

January 7, 2009 – 5:39 pm

Wine, Women and Shoes offers a delightful and funfilled way to to involve wine drinkers with charity. According to the website Wine, Women and Shoes in Arizona, Elaine Honig (a Napa Valley vintner) and a friend were commenting on wine and food pairings and said “wine and shoe pairings would be a lot more fun!” […]

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The Economy and the Wine Factor

January 6, 2009 – 3:57 pm

As a wine consumer, how is the economy affecting your choice of wines? Recent news reports indicate that wine for less than $10 a bottle is continuing to sell at current or higher levels. However, consumers who were purchasing wines that are more than $50 a bottle had cut their purchases by about 30 percent. […]

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Icewine Festivals

January 5, 2009 – 2:25 pm

Do you have a few extra days to travel this month? Consider visiting an Icewine festival. Canadian Icewine must follow strict regulations including the harvesting of grapes when the temperature is below -8 degrees Celsius (17 degrees Fahrenheit). The Icewine is expensive due to the labor-intensive procedure including usually handpicking the grapes and the frozen […]

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Renewable New Year’s Resolutions

January 4, 2009 – 6:59 pm

With about 6,000 wineries established throughout the United States and more continuing to open, one renewable New Year’s resolution is to plan to visit different wineries each year. Decide on how often you want to visit wineries. Will it be a one-day trip or multi-day trip? However you decide to set up a schedule, there […]

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