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Bedford Wine Trail Offers an Adventure in Taste

March 28, 2010 – 8:18 am

Five wineries make up the Bedford Wine Trail all within a short drive from Bedford, Virginia. Wine enthusiast travelers should pick up the Bedford Wine Trail brochure at any of the five wineries. Have each winery stamp the brochure, and then take it to the Bedford Welcome Center for a complimentary Bedford Wine Glass. Each […]

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Fun Wines

March 27, 2010 – 2:28 pm

While visiting wineries in Virginia we have come across some wines referred to as “fun wines.” Wine snobs who consider the world of wine as dry, red and vinifera most likely would not appreciate a fun wine. Fun wines are fun. They bring smiles to the faces of many who taste them. Often they are […]

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Visiting Wineries in the Virginia Shenandoah Valley AVA

March 26, 2010 – 7:34 am

Along Interstate-81 from Berkeley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia through Virginia south to almost Roanoke lies the Shenandoah Valley AVA. The Blue Ridge Mountains lie to the east and the Appalachian and Allegheny Plateaus lie to the west. Some wineries visited claim they have the best growing conditions for grapes in Virginia. The weather […]

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The Term Claret Has Roots in Virginia

March 24, 2010 – 2:55 pm

While visiting a Virginia winery, I tasted a wine called Claret. Several other Virginia wineries also make wines they label as Claret. It seems fitting to do so. The word Claret was used for hundreds of years in England to describe a wine made in Bordeaux, France. Today the word has no legal definition. Why […]

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Time to Trek to Winery Tasting Rooms

March 23, 2010 – 8:41 am

Now that it is beginning to warm up, more wine enthusiasts will travel to wineries to experience the wines. Visiting a winery tasting room is about the experience. You have the opportunity to taste wines not readily available in wine stores. Our first wine tasted at Camus in Napa was a Sauvignon Blanc. This wine […]

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Three Impressive Wines

March 17, 2010 – 7:23 am

Had an opportunity to have a wonderful dining experience with family in Michigan. The wine list was impressive with a 1999 Chauteau Lafleur Pomerol, 2003 Shafer Hillside Select and a 2004 Dominus. We began dinner with the Pomeral. The light bodied wine had an aroma and taste of black cherries, mineral, and licorice. The tannin […]

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Hautes Terres de Comberousse Roucaillat

March 16, 2010 – 7:02 am

I received an unusual gift of wine for my birthday, or that was what I was told. The Hautes Terres de Comberousse Roucaillat had a simple yellow label with a small elephant image. I was told there was a story about this wine but could not find a story on the Internet. I did enjoy […]

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The Crusher Growers Selection Petite Syrah 2008

March 14, 2010 – 4:39 pm

While in Boston I spied a Petite Syrah while in the BRIX wine shop in South End on Washington Street. The Crusher Growers Selection Clarksburg Petite Syrah 2008 turned out to be a great find. Although a few dollars more than the average Internet price, this wine is reasonably priced. This Petite Syrah can stand […]

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Wine Barrels, Have they Changed Much in the Last Thousand Years?

March 12, 2010 – 2:17 pm

Barrels have been produced for thousands of years. The process is basically unchanged in those millennia. For years, as the children were growing up, we would observe the coopers at Colonial Williamsburg craft barrels. Similar observations were made at the Seguin Moreau Cooperage in Napa. In early America barrels were made in different sizes and […]

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Romance and the Wine Bottle

March 11, 2010 – 11:29 am

Wine is a romantic drink. The romance of wine often extends to the bottle and its closure. Some believe that a romantic evening begins with the sound of the cork popping out of the bottle. Are all wine bottle closures equally quixotic? We met a couple that certainly had different ideas of what indicated romance […]

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