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The Spectrum of Dry Riesling

August 25, 2015 – 8:03 am

One of the wine discovery sessions at the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference was titled The Spectrum of Dry Riesling. I attended this session, in part because I enjoy dry Rieslings and this session was featuring Rieslings from Alsace in France. Louise Jordan DWS talked about the region and conducted a tasting of three Rieslings from […]

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Twenty-year Old Saperavi Vines in the Finger Lakes

August 21, 2015 – 6:01 am

Our search for Georgian winemaking techniques and Georgian grape varieties continued during and after the Wine Bloggers Conference in Corning, New York.

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The Fizzyology of Lambrusco

August 20, 2015 – 5:46 am

One of the sessions at the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference was The Fizzyology of Lambrusco. Bill Whiting, Director of Wine Education for Banfi Vintners presented the wines and talked about the region of Italy. Lambrusco is a slightly sparkling red wine from the Emilia-Romagna area of Italy. Emilia-Romagna is sandwiched between Toscana to the south […]

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Someone Is Negative About Your Writing

August 17, 2015 – 5:43 am

The last day of the Wine Bloggers Conference in Corning, New York offered spirited panel discussions with audience input. The first session was titled, The Secrets to Wine Blogging Success and starred Madeline Puckette from Wine Folly, Jana Seitzer from Merlot Mommy, and Frank Morgan from Drink What You Like. One question raised was how […]

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Red and Rosé Wines Live Blogging Haikus

August 16, 2015 – 7:13 pm

On our second day of the Wine Bloggers Conference, it was time for the winemakers to speed taste their red or rosé wines. The winemakers had five minutes to pour and talk about their wines to the bloggers that were typing away tweeting, trying in ernest to type less than 140 characters as they listened […]

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White Wines Live Blogging Haikus

August 15, 2015 – 1:44 pm

One of the sessions at the annual Wine Bloggers Conference is a blogging session of white wines. Winemakers from the Finger Lakes wineries were on hand to pour a wine and talk about it in just five minutes. The bloggers multi-task. Listening to the winemaker, tasting the wine and blogging, all within the five-minute time […]

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“Know Wine Well”

August 15, 2015 – 6:44 am

Karen MacNeil delivered the keynote address at the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference in the charming town of Corning, New York. Karen gave the wine writers, bloggers and authors several things to think about that will help us improve our writing. One of her suggestions is that we should “know wine well.” This led me to […]

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Virginia Wines at Pre-WBC15

August 14, 2015 – 8:08 am

Kathy and I had a delightful evening last night starting with a special, by invitation only, dinner at Hand & Foot in Corning, New York. The two-hour event took place right before the start of the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference, just a few blocks away. The dinner showcased several Virginia wines and the fabulous foods […]

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Saperavi Finds a Home in Central Pennsylvania

August 13, 2015 – 5:53 am

Fero Vineyards and Winery in Lewisburg specialize in European grape varieties. One that has found a home is Saperavi, the most common black grape from the country Georgia. Chuck and Daneen Zaleski, owners, sourced Saperavi vines from the descendants of Dr. Konstantin Frank. Years prior to coming to the United States, Dr. Frank was a […]

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In Search of Ancient Georgian Winemaking in America

August 11, 2015 – 7:46 am

The country Georgia has the longest, continuous winemaking tradition on the globe. They have 8,000 vintages. Yet, much about the viticulture and enology from this country is unknown by wine enthusiasts. There are those in the United States who are exceptions. We are constantly in search for native Georgian varietal grapes grown in the United […]

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