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The Vintner’s Luck

August 7, 2010 – 5:44 am

Is the perfect vintage a fairy tale? It’s close to fantasy in the movie The Vintner’s Luck. The story follows the peasant Sobran Jodeau who dreams of winning the hand of the beautiful Celeste and to create wine with grapes from his own vineyard. Set in the early nineteenth century France, the viewer witnesses Sobran’s […]

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What Do Wineries Have to Hide?

July 29, 2010 – 7:03 am

Wine blogger Hunter Kangas raised the question on Twitter of why aren’t wineries upfront about where they source their grapes. He then asks, “What do they have to hide?” First, I’d like to pose the argument that many consumers are not that concerned about where the grapes are sourced. They are concerned about whether they […]

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Arniston Bay Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay

July 28, 2010 – 6:14 am

On a flight back from Seattle, Washington we enjoyed a wine served on Continental Airlines. The flight to Houston featured a grilled chicken salad so I decided to go with a white wine. They were serving Arniston Bay 2008 Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay. Arniston Bay is a South African winery. Grapes were sourced from the Western Cape. […]

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Bridgeport Brew Pub

July 19, 2010 – 9:45 am

While visiting family, that recently moved to Portland, Oregon, we took a break from wine to visit a brew pub for a tasting and pizza. It seemed fitting for a wine writer to visit a pub that just happened to be started by a couple in the wine industry. Richard and Nancy Ponzi of Ponzi […]

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Do Americans Expect to See Vineyards at Wineries?

July 15, 2010 – 8:36 am

I recall being told that South American investors suggested that Brotherhood, America’s Oldest Winery, should plant a vineyard on the property. The vineyard will give them credibility.  Recently a LinkedIn discussion asked the question: Why don’t vineyardists also make wine? Is there a perception out there that if you have a winery that you should […]

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Rhone Rangers Showcase Syrah

July 14, 2010 – 9:28 am

Syrah may be one of the most know of the wine grapes grown in the Rhone Valley of France. It is also the predominant wine poured at the Rhone Rangers tasting in Seattle, Washington. Some Syrahs of not included Maison Bleue’s Liberté. This syrah was a ruby color and offered violets and dark fruit on […]

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What are the perks of your job?

July 4, 2010 – 6:53 am

It is always interesting to gage reactions when someone asks me about my job. I tell them that I am a travel writer that travels to wineries and vineyards around the world and write articles about them. You can observe them processing. I know they processed the word travel and from wineries they processed the […]

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Trip Itineraries a Tool to Help You Plan Your Visit to Wineries

July 3, 2010 – 10:40 am

Wine Trail Traveler offers over forty-five trip itineraries to wine regions. These trip itineraries help you to plan a trip to the wine country. They list wineries to visit and suggest lodging facilities. Many of the wineries listed have articles about them on the Wine Trail Traveler site. See where there are trip itineraries. If […]

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On to Paper and Pen or Finger and iPad

June 24, 2010 – 4:00 pm

When we finish a trip to visit wineries, the work begins. We returned from visiting two wineries in West Virginia and eleven in Ohio.  Now we start to write articles, edit photos and assemble web pages. That should take us another week. At the same moment we are planning our next travels, this time to […]

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Wine Wednesday Focus on Noiret

June 23, 2010 – 5:54 am

Wine grape growers are faced with weather conditions that make grape selection for vineyards crucial. Growers simply cannot plant Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay and hope for the best. Fortunately several universities around the world create new hybrid grapes that have promising results in vineyards. Cornell University at their Geneva, New York Agricultural Experiment Station […]

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