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Wines of South Africa Chenin Blanc Tasting

June 18, 2016 – 6:26 am

On Friday June 17th,  we participated in tasting six Chenin Blancs from different producers from South Africa. Winemaking has taken place in South Africa for close to four centuries. One of the most widely planted grapes is Chenin Blanc. This grape is used to make a variety of different wines. Accompanying our tasting was a live […]

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Lending Vineyard Assistance

May 26, 2016 – 6:48 am

Temperatures in central Maryland have finally warmed and spring is becoming a memory. It was a long cool and wet spring. As memories go, I thought about vineyard scenes that we have experienced in our travels. Vineyards tell a story during the entire year. Springtime sets the stage for new life budding forth. At times […]

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Reflections on a Winery

April 19, 2016 – 10:46 am

This post is more of a complaint that we seldom encounter. Yesterday, our hotel sponsored a wine tasting during the late afternoon. The representative from a local winery immediately poured a glass of sparkling wine. She told us that it was made from Chardonnay. All was well until another guest called it champagne. The winery […]

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CABs of Distinction: The Judgement of Paso

April 17, 2016 – 10:34 am

I was invited to attend the session “The Judgement of Paso.” This was a blind tasting of wines from Paso Robles, Napa and Bordeaux. Rather than emulating past prejudices, I refrained from trying to tell the regions the wines were from. Kathy and I have made barrels of Cabernet Sauvignon at wineries in Maryland and […]

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CABs of Distinction Walk Around Tasting

April 14, 2016 – 9:08 am

Yesterday Kathy and I attended a walk around tasting of Bordeaux varietal wines, mostly Cabernet Sauvignon. This was a session in the Paso Robles Cab Collective’s event called CABs of Distinction. Taking the advice of New York Times wine writer Eric Asimov, I wrote haikus for several of the wines rather than traditional wine notes. […]

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The Amazing Race: Cleaning Qvevris in Georgia

April 11, 2016 – 1:52 pm

Last week, millions of “The Amazing Race” fans may have had their first glimpse of the only winemaking technique that is on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Some of the teams opted to go to Iago’s Wine in Chardakhi, Kartli, Georgia and clean a qvevri. Qvevris are earthen vessels that are used for […]

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Tasting Wines from Members of Grandes Pagos de España

April 7, 2016 – 11:03 am

We attended a seminar in Washington DC at Oyamel restaurant. Nine wines from producers that are members of Grandes Pagos de España were tasted. The tasting took place in a private room at the restaurant. We attended the first seminar. Jean Belondrade Lurton of Belondrade winery introduced those attending with the concept behind Grandes Pagos […]

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Pinot Noir Clones with Gloria Ferrer

April 4, 2016 – 10:38 am

I have learned about a few of the different clones of Pinot Noir while traveling to wineries in the Willamette Valley in Oregon and Santa Barbara County in California. Both areas have wineries that produce pinots specifically from a single clone of Pinot Noir. Last week, Kathy and I were invited to a Pinot Noir […]

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Wine’s Birth, Part 2

March 30, 2016 – 6:43 am

After a long winter’s rest and at times a covering of several feet of snow, the time for opening the qvevri is at hand. Our late winter in central Maryland was a roller coaster of temperatures. Some cold and a few days later quite hot for this time of year. The ground is still cool […]

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Wine’s Birth

March 29, 2016 – 7:53 am

As the last days of March tick away, I am reminded of the qvevri that we brought from the country Georgia. It is buried near the side of the house and has had a wine in it for the past six months. During the autumn, we kept the opening to the qvevri open during fermentation. […]

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