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Unionville Vineyards 2012 Pheasant Hill Chardonnay

May 22, 2014 – 6:41 pm

This estate wine is from Unionville’s Pheasant Hill Vineyards. These vineyards are in America’s Colonial Crescent area of New Jersey. The 18 year-old vines are planted in granite and limestone soil. The wine was fermented and aged for six months in neutral French oak barrels. The yellow colored Chardonnay offered citrus on the aroma. There […]

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Chardonnay Day: the International Grape

May 22, 2014 – 8:04 am

Chardonnay is one of many international grapes grown throughout the world. Even our trip to the country Georgia, that has strong ties to indigenous vitas vinifera, we found some vineyards growing Chardonnay. We have walked in Chardonnay vineyards in Europe, North America and Oceania. Here are some photos of the grape during the growing season. […]

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Chardonnay Day 2014

May 21, 2014 – 3:03 pm

In a recent talk to a group from New Jersey wineries I spoke of the use of social media as a way to promote dialogue amongst customers and potential customers. One example I gave was using Twitter for a wine tasting. On Thursday, May 22nd, a wine tasting will take place world-wide on Twitter. You […]

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Wine Tasting Techniques From Across the Globe

May 21, 2014 – 8:02 am

by guest blogger Gilbert Winfield Imagine standing in front of 15 to 20 tables neatly stacked with over 200 different varieties of wine and then being asked to sample each of them to find the perfect blend to suit your palate. It’s not just a rigorous exercise but also overwhelming unless you’re among the privileged […]

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2015 International Wine Tourism Conference Has Sights Set on La Champagne

May 19, 2014 – 7:20 am

The 7th annual International Wine Tourism Conference, IWINETC, will take place in the Champagne region of France on April 8th and 9th in 2015. That is Easter week and hopefully many people will have the time to attend the Wednesday/Thursday conference. Our first trip to La Champagne was in the summer of 2013 with a […]

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An Ohio Book Talk about Georgia, Sakartvelo: the Birthplace of Wine

May 9, 2014 – 8:15 am

I had another opportunity to tell people about the country Georgia, the birthplace of wine, while presenting a couple book talks at Brunings Wine Cellars and Accessories in Beavercreek, Ohio. As with my other book talks about the country Georgia, people we amazed that grape growing and wine production have an 8,000 year history. They […]

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In Search for a Bit of Sakartvelo in America

April 30, 2014 – 6:43 am

Robert Blasscyk of Lily Girl Vineyards reached out and contacted me about qvevri winemaking in the country Georgia. Lily Girl Vineyards is located in Tioga, Pennsylvania, close to Rt 15 and the New York border. Robert is very interested in creating a marani and producing traditional Georgian wines in buried qvevris. During our discussion, Robert […]

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Book Talk Surprises Wine Enthusiasts about the Birthplace of Wine

April 29, 2014 – 6:10 am

We set up for a presentation and book talk about Georgia, Sakartvelo: the Birthplace of Wine at Unionville Cellars in Ringoes, New Jersey on Sunday, April 27th. Although there was a steady crowd there was little interest in attending the book talk and presentation. That is until we corralled some visitors and started presenting. Our […]

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Cement Suitcase Interview with Writer-Director, Rick Castañeda

April 16, 2014 – 7:43 am

We are always interested in watching movies that take place in wine country. Cement Suitcase takes place in Washington’s Yakima Valley. Several scenes were filmed at Airfield Estates Winery. We visited Prosser and Airfield Estates. We were intrigued to see a setting where we have been in the movie. This is an email interview with […]

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Cement Suitcase

April 15, 2014 – 8:18 am

One can be the ultimate salesman, but when things fall apart and one reaches the bottom, there is only one way to go and that’s UP. Moving up bears its own challenges. The movie takes place in Washington’s Yakima Valley and portrays the main character, Franklin, played by Dwayne Bartholomew, at his best and at […]

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