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Off to Prosser, Washington Wineries

September 25, 2011 – 5:33 pm

Ever since meeting Linda and Don Mercer on last November’s trip to New Zealand wineries, we’ve looked for an opportunity to visit them in Prosser. The opportunity came the last week of September. We were in Portland anxiously awaiting the arrival of our second grand child. This time it is a girl. Our plan was […]

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What’s in a Name?

September 23, 2011 – 5:15 pm

I took interest in the recent Virginia LOVE champagne for wineries. Few wineries took part in the contest and the big winner was Blenheim Winery in Charlottesville. Actually they garnered over 3,000 votes during the one-day contest while other wineries gathered between 5 and a couple hundred votes. It was an overwhelming victory that prompted […]

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Decide for Yourself

September 19, 2011 – 9:21 am

We spent the last few days visiting wineries in Pennsylvania and attending the Maryland Wine Festival. Certain instances confirmed our resolve to continue to educate wine consumers to enable them to think for themselves when it comes to the wines they like. The first instance was at a Pennsylvania winery where both Kathy and I […]

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Will the Rain Train Effect Grapes?

September 10, 2011 – 6:10 am

Some on the east coast were introduced to a meteorology term “training” also called the “rain train.” From southern Virginia to New York, a narrow swatch of land witnessed a few inches to a few feet of rain that kept on pelting the area for several days. This rain system came on the heels of […]

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A Wine’s Pleasant Surprise

September 7, 2011 – 1:26 pm

An interesting note about wine is that often one can be pleasantly surprised. In July we bottled the Muscat that Kathy and I made from juice sourced from Lodi. At the time of bottling we were not very enthused about the wine. A month later and we were disappointed in the wine. The aroma was […]

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Leese – Fitch 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon

September 1, 2011 – 6:25 pm

For #CabernetDay I chose a 2006 Leese – Fitch Cabernet Sauvignon mostly because it had a Zork closure and I was interested to see how the wine faired with the closure. The peel off strip easily peeled off and the stopper came easily out of the bottle. The wine offered a dark purple color with […]

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Texas Tempranillo

September 1, 2011 – 8:14 am

It seems that in many new world wine regions there is a tendency for winegrowers to plant what they like. Over the decades they pull out the grapes that didn’t perform as well as expected and begin to search for varieties that may do better. Winegrowers in Texas followed a similar path. Now they have […]

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Maryland Homebrew Moves to Larger Site

August 31, 2011 – 1:18 pm

Home brewers and winemakers can shop for supplies at Maryland Homebrew in Columbia, Maryland. On Sunday the store closed its doors and moved to a new location during a visit by Hurricane Irene. The new location is just six doors away from the former location. Owner, Tom Brenton, was delighted about the new location. The […]

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Gearing Up for Winery Visits

August 30, 2011 – 11:04 am

Late August to late October is the high tourist months for many North American wineries and vineyards that have tasting rooms. It is at this time of the year that wine enthusiasts can observe the most activity in the vineyards and wineries. Although grapes have already been harvested in some wine regions, others still hang […]

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First Winemaking, Next Cheesemaking

August 29, 2011 – 4:25 pm

For me, the most I learned about wine was from making it. Kathy and I made wine at home from kits, juice and grapes. We made a barrel of a Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot co-fermented and aged 9 months in American oak at Tin Lizzie Wineworks. We made a barrel of 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon aged 20 plus […]

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