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A Few Portland Name Pronunciations

August 10, 2012 – 12:20 pm

Returning the rental to Enterprise after a day of wine travel in the Willamette Valley, Kathy and I asked if they would give us a ride to our son’s house. An Enterprise employee asked where does he live and I responded on Couch Street. I pronounced Couch as  “kouCH”, a piece of furniture. A discussion […]

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Wine Bloggers Conference Spotlights Oregon

August 9, 2012 – 9:31 am

We have made several trips to wine regions in Oregon. The Wine Bloggers Conference takes place in Portland from August 16th to the 19th. After tasting many Oregon Pinot Noirs, I have a favorite. Archery Summit’s (over $100) Pinot is clearly my favorite. I did notice that Archery Summit will be pouring some wine at […]

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August, a Lot Going On

August 2, 2012 – 8:22 am

There’s a lot going on. During July, we went full drive on completing our first book. The book centers around a wine journey. The journey involved wine education classes, winemaking at home and at wineries and wine travel. In addition to the manuscript, we have had the book edited. After editing, I created an InDesign […]

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Maryland Wineries Heed What Happened in Fauquier County

July 14, 2012 – 8:46 am

The Board of Supervisors passed a new ordinance this week severely restricting what a farm winery may and may not do. In the weeks to come, there will certainly be fall out because of their decision. Already people posting on blogs are threatening to support the Fauquier County wineries, but not other businesses in the […]

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Wines for the Wine Century Club’s 7th Anniversary

June 8, 2012 – 10:07 am

Today marks the seventh anniversary of the Wine Century Club. To celebrate, the members, over 1,000 worldwide, are challenged to taste as many different varietal grapes as they can. A previous anniversary challenge netted over 300 different grape varieties. We have two wines we will add to the list, a 2009 Kerner by Lemon Creek […]

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Wine Century Club Celebrates Seventh Anniversary

June 5, 2012 – 5:54 am

On Friday, June 9th, the Wine Century Club celebrates its 7th anniversary by holding a worldwide all day event. Members throughout the world are challenged to taste unusual wine varieties. The goal is for the little over one thousand members to taste wines produced from over 314 different varieties of grapes. The 314 mark is […]

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What would Chardonnay Day Be Without a Bourgogne?

May 24, 2012 – 2:06 pm

Since this is worldwide Chardonnay Day we decided to have a Bourgogne for lunch. Some people prefer the Chards from the Burgundy region of France over the Chardonnays made elsewhere in the world. The 2010 Bourgogne by Domaine Matrot poured almost clear with a golden-yellow tinge. The wine was yellow in the glass. There was […]

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Chardonnay and a Casino

May 24, 2012 – 8:41 am

The Twin Pine Lake County Chardonnay is a surprising Chardonnay that offers a complexity not often associated with a house wine. Even the venue that offers this Chardonnay is unique. The wine had an aroma of pineapple and caramel. The taste was ever changing with hints of pear, pineapple apricot and caramel. there was a […]

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Chardonnay, Take It or Leave It

May 23, 2012 – 8:24 am

Tomorrow is Chardonnay Day. A day where thousands if not tens of thousands of tweets will be made worldwide about this noble grape. Some people seem to have a love/hate relationship with the grape, myself included. Seldom do I find myself wanting a Chardonnay. I frequently want a Cabernet Sauvignon, Sagrantino or Petite Sirah. For […]

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Colorado Twitter Taste-Off

April 28, 2012 – 6:42 pm

The Colorado Twitter Taste–Off took place during the afternoon session. Twenty-two Colorado wineries poured two of their wines for conference attendees. Everyone voted for the best red and best white wines. Best red award went to Ruby Trust Cellars for their The Smuggler. The best white wine went to Guy Drew Vineyards for their Pinot […]

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