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A Notch in my Wine Glass

April 18, 2011 – 6:11 am

I purchased two VINO2 wine glasses from Taste of Purple. The first reaction is, “These glasses are hugh.” They are larger than my Riedel red wine glasses. However after trying the glass during a dinner, they were quite manageable and didn’t seem that large unless set next to other Bordeaux glasses. Unique with this glass […]

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What is the motivation to buy wine from a winery?

March 26, 2011 – 8:08 am

Currently, Maryland residents cannot purchase wine from wineries within Maryland or outside the state and have it shipped directly to their homes. That may soon change, as the General Assembly is ready to pass a direct shipping law. In yesterday’s post I commented on some of the rants from the retailers and distributors regarding direct […]

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Ranters attack approval of direct shipping of wine to Maryland residents

March 25, 2011 – 6:30 pm

Wineries in Maryland and throughout the country may soon be able to ship wine to Maryland residents. Finally, it looks like Maryland will join the 37 other states and the District of Columbia and permit some form of shipping wine directly to Maryland homes. The legislation won initial approval from the full General Assembly. Within […]

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In Search for a Bold Tannic Pinot Noir

March 11, 2011 – 5:01 pm

I like wines that have bold to outrageous tannins. After all when I blended my Two Coasts wine I used 20 percent Tannat to 80 percent Cabernet Sauvignon to help increase the tannins. While on a recent tour of Willamette Valley wineries in Oregon, I wondered if there were Pinot Noirs that offered bold tannins. […]

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Battle of the Three Pinots from France, New Zealand and Oregon

March 2, 2011 – 12:47 am

On my 60th birthday friends and family gathered for a blind wine tasting. Since we were in Portland, Oregon it made sense to taste Pinot Noirs. Three Pinots were purchased in the same price range for the blind tasting. While at Zupan’s in Portland, I decided on a price range of $22 to $25. All […]

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In Search for the Popular Grape

February 26, 2011 – 10:14 am

I have an unwritten rule that if wineries in a wine region tend to make several wines in their portfolio from the same grape, that grape is the popular grape. For example, it is easy to find multiple Sauvignon Blancs at wineries in the Marlborough wine region of New Zealand. If you are looking Riesling […]

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Earthquake hits in former footsteps

February 22, 2011 – 5:01 pm

It was just three months ago that we traveled to New Zealand to tour wineries. Our last few days there were in Christchurch.  By the end of November, much of the destruction from a September earthquake had been cleaned up. We only noticed some open space where a building once stood and a building or […]

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A Difference Between Tasting and Drinking Wines

February 17, 2011 – 7:41 am

It is personally interesting to discover something about yourself when it comes to wine. I’ve learned that I can switch between tasting wines and drinking wines. Kathy and I visit over a hundred wineries and taste over a thousand wines a year. At wineries and tasting events, I use a mode of discovery. I describe […]

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Retweeting to millions?

February 14, 2011 – 8:10 am

Twitter is a great social media tool that has several benefits when it comes to the wine world. It also has a few drawbacks. I’ve taken part in worldwide tastings of different wines. For example at a designated time on a designated day, people taste a particular wine and tweet about it. Twitter is a […]

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February 1st Launch of Texas Twitter Tuesday

January 31, 2011 – 11:04 pm

I just searched my wine cellar for a bottle of wine produced in Texas. My last Texan wine is a 2002 Paulo, a classic Bordeaux blend from Messina Hof Winery in Bryan. I’ll open it today and have it while viewing Twitter from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm CST. Bobby Champion, TDA (Texas Department of […]

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