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Dinner at Laurelhurst Market in Portland with Pinot Noir

November 27, 2013 – 3:05 pm

Last night we enjoyed visiting Laurelhurst Market Restaurant and Butcher Shop in Portland.

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Found a Saperavi in Portland

November 26, 2013 – 10:04 am

In another grocer store in Portland, I discovered another wine from Georgia. Fred Meyer had a 2007 Saperavi from Mildiani Family Winery. Upon further investigation of the back label, I noticed the wine was produced by Tsinindali Old Cellar. The wine was a dark purple color with a dark ruby rim. There was black fruit […]

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Celebrating the finish of a book draft with wine from Georgia

November 23, 2013 – 10:38 am

Kathy and I completed a draft of our third book Georgia, Sakartvelo: The Birthplace of Wine. We thought we would celebrate with a Georgian wine. Of course we were visiting family and had to rely on finding Georgian wines somewhere. We didn’t have to look for long. A short outing to a Whole Foods was […]

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Sparkling Wines from Italy for the Holidays

November 13, 2013 – 8:43 am

Ferrari in the Trento region of Italy produces quality sparkling wines. The Ferrari sparkling wines are served at the President of Italy’s home….

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Four Wines from the O’Neill Vintners Portfolio

October 23, 2013 – 11:41 am

In September we received four wine samples from California to write about for the coming holidays. Included in the samples were Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc.

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The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

October 22, 2013 – 8:26 am

The annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Canada begins November 1 and finishes November 10. The fair includes animal shows and competitions, culinary demonstrations, food and wine, a mixologist competition and a Pub Crawl.

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Catoctin Breeze Vineyard: A White Wine with Tannins

October 13, 2013 – 7:01 am

We recently returned from two week in the country Georgia. I became accustomed to white wines that had complex tastes and aromas, often accompanied by tannins some quite bold. Searching locally for a white wine that doesn’t look like water and has some tannins didn’t take as long as I thought. An hour from our […]

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8th Day in Georgia (Sakartvelo): Birthplace of Wine

September 19, 2013 – 1:12 pm

Tuesday was a very busy day with visits to three Georgian wineries. Two of the wineries are small production wineries that are producing wines using the Georgian traditional qvevri.

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6th Day in Georgia: Birthplace of Wine

September 17, 2013 – 1:14 am

Our 6th day in Georgia, the cradle of wine, was amazing. The sun was warm and a slight breeze was delightful as we harvested two of Georgia’s indigenous grapes,the first was Rkatsiteli.

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A Tale of Two Cabs

August 29, 2013 – 4:36 pm

Last year was the year of the Cab for our wine production. We crafted a barrel of 2012 Atlas Peak AVA Cabernet Sauvignon at Tin Lizzie Wineworks in Clarksville, Maryland. The grapes were sourced from Stagecoach Vineyards in the Napa Valley. At home, we made a white Cabernet Sauvignon from first run juice we sourced […]

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