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Faulty Wines

September 2, 2008 – 3:55 pm

Tasting wine is a unique individual perspective.

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Labor Day Weekend Winery Visits

August 29, 2008 – 2:14 pm

Whether you are traveling far and wide or staying at home, you very likely have an opportunity to visit a winery tasting room nearby. While many wineries charge a small tasting fee, others do not charge for tastings. If you are looking for wineries to visit and want to know what to expect before you […]

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Wine Trail Traveler

August 28, 2008 – 11:37 am

As the Wine Trail Traveler team visits wineries, we discover that tasting rooms vary not only in size but also in temperament. While one would think that the smaller the winery, the more individualized the tasting would be, there are those occasions where the larger wineries have more staff with more training. The best winery […]

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Warehouse Brand Wines

August 26, 2008 – 2:20 pm

We had the chance to purchase a bottle of wine at a Costco….

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Winery Tasting Room Fees

August 21, 2008 – 1:42 pm

As we travel to winery tasting rooms from region to region, we notice a variety of tasting fees.

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The Billionaire’s Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace

August 13, 2008 – 12:23 pm

I finished The Billionaire’s Vinegar over the weekend and was delighted with it. Have you read it? What did you think of it? Below is my brief description without giving too much away. The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the world’s Most Expensive Bottle of Wine Author: Benjamin Wallace Crown Publishers, 2008 This recently published […]

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano

August 11, 2008 – 1:02 pm

Friday night we enjoyed dinner at the Tomato Palace in Columbia, Maryland. We decided to order a bottle of wine. While browsing the wine list, we noticed it was definitely weighted toward Italian wines. This shouldn’t be surprising as the restaurant is an Italian restaurant. Still, I was disappointed that the restaurant did not have […]

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August Newsletter from Wine Trail Traveler

August 7, 2008 – 1:14 pm

Wine Trail Traveler publishes a monthly newsletter. Topics include anything related to wine, wineries and vineyards. This month’s newsletter focuses on visiting wineries near to home. A review is included of Garlic Mike’s restaurant in Colorado where a wonderful food and wine pairing occurred. It was a terrific dinner, ambiance and conversation. Are you looking […]

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Muscadine Wine

August 6, 2008 – 8:44 pm

Last night for dinner, we decided to experiment with a food and wine pairing. We chose to have a sweet wine with dinner as one of our family members likes a sweet, white wine. Our choice was Midnight Magnolia from Duplin Estate Wines in North Carolina. According to the label this is a Mid Harvest […]

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“Acquired” Taste of Wines

August 5, 2008 – 3:04 pm

How many times have you been told a wine is an “acquired taste?” Traditionally many wine connoisseurs say that consumers start drinking white, sweet wine and gradually move on to red wines. For myself, I started with sweet fruit wines, and now I can appreciate a dry, red wine with an Italian dinner or sizzling […]

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