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Wine Trail Traveler 2014 Year in Review

December 30, 2014 – 7:13 am

Wine Trail Traveler’s 2014 was a very busy year, even though we visited fewer wineries than other years. Our winter was spent preparing for the March publication of our third book, Georgia, Sakartvelo: the Birthplace of Wine. The book was published in March, just in time for us to take copies to Georgia for the […]

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First Major Wine Tasting Event of the Year Takes Place in a Railroad Museum

December 19, 2014 – 11:25 am

The Maryland Winery Association will help Marylanders and wine enthusiasts escape the winter blues by hosting Winter Wine at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore on January 8th from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. At first glance, why would one hold a wine tasting in a railroad museum? Perhaps it is because consumers have a […]

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Sokol Blosser Sparkling Wines for the Holidays

December 18, 2014 – 11:02 am

Recently Sokol Blosser, located in Oregon, sent us a package of wines and goodies to sample and write about. We visited Sokol Blosser a few years ago and after our visit we wrote an article about the winery, vineyards and wines. The article is available online. “Sokol Blosser is a green winery with a sustainable vineyard. Solar […]

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Holiday Gift Guide: Vin de Glace and Cidre de Glace

December 4, 2014 – 11:54 am

There are wine drinkers that will scoff at the idea of trying a sweet wine; however, at the proper time and place many wine enthusiasts enjoy dessert wines. A category of dessert wines is vin de glace or Icewine. Icewines are made with grapes left in the vineyard until the temperature reaches -8º Celsius (17.6º […]

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Wine Tourism and the American Wine Consumer

December 3, 2014 – 12:58 pm

Where do you purchase wine and what wine regions have you visited?

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Holiday Gift Guide: Sparkling Wines

December 2, 2014 – 12:33 pm

What is a good choice in wine to give as a holiday gift or take to a dinner or party?

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The Other Bordeaux Variety for Thanksgiving

November 22, 2014 – 8:41 am

Want a wine that will pair with stuffing and turkey dark meat? Try a Carmenére from Carmen, a winery in Chile.

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1999 Turley California Zinfandel Zinfandel Old Vines

November 19, 2014 – 7:50 pm

I decided to open a 15 year-old Zinfandel to celebrate Zinfandel Day. I read a review that the 1999 Zin would be great in seven to eight years. I wondered how it would fare after 15 years in the bottle. It was great. The dark ruby color wine had a sienna hue. The aroma reminded […]

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National Zinfandel Day

November 19, 2014 – 1:02 pm

I checked out my wine room and discovered I had three Zins. What should I open on this day that celebrates Zinfandel? I have a choice between a 1999 Turley, 2011 Oak Ridge or 2010 Don Angel? I received a tweet that suggested I open all three. Unfortunately, Kathy and I would not drink all […]

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Virginia Cider Week Cider Salon Trade Tasting

November 19, 2014 – 8:27 am

On Monday we attended a Virginia Cider tasting at the Lemaire Restaurant in the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. The area for the tasting filled quickly as eight cideries poured their ciders. During the tasting, Virginia’s First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe read a proclamation announcing that November 14th to the 23rd was officially Virginia Cider Week. I […]

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