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Discovering specific wine aromas and tastes

Discover Virginia’s Unusual Wine Trail: The Great Skedaddle: Wine on 29

August 25, 2013 – 8:37 am

Located in Northern Virginia, The Great Skedaddle: Wine on 29 wine trail name seems to be appropriate. The wine trail consists of only three wineries.

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A Computer as an Instructional Tool for Wine Tasting

July 30, 2013 – 6:34 am

What color is a wine? How intense is the aroma? Is the wine’s acid lively? Would you say the alcohol in a wine is weak, balanced or hot? These questions may intimidate beginning as well as experienced wine tasters. They need not turn curious wine enthusiasts away though. With the help of a computer and […]

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A Jura Savagnin

June 30, 2013 – 4:15 am

We spent a few wonderful days with friends in the French countryside in Condal. Last evening we had an opportunity to taste a wine from the Jura wine region of France. We were forewarned about this wine. The aroma immediately reminded me of a sherry. The color was a yellow to dark yellow and assorted […]

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Discovering the Wines of Savoie near Mont-Blanc

June 28, 2013 – 6:39 am

After a cancelled flight and a missed connection, we finally arrived in the Savoie region of France. We visited Domaine Belluard in Ayse. The predominant grape grown in the vineyards is the indigenous grape Gringet. It is believed that the grape pre-dates the time of the Romans. We tasted an absolutely wonderful Brut made with […]

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Flight Cancelled? Enjoy a Flight.

June 26, 2013 – 4:11 pm

Flight cancelled, then recreated itinerary with another airline left us at Philadelphia International Airport with too much time to kill. So we ambled off looking for wine. Vino and Volo is a wine bar in Terminal B near Terminal A. I decided to try a Pinot Noir flight since Kathy and I are headed to […]

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Quimera, a Bordeaux-style Wine from Argentina

June 21, 2013 – 12:01 am

While enjoying a summer meal we opened a bottle of wine from Argentina. The wine sent to us for our review was Quimera 2010 from Achaval-Ferrer.

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Reflections on Quebec Wineries

June 17, 2013 – 6:54 am

Yes there are wineries in Quebec. Yes, they have vineyards are a growing grapes. Yes, they make excellent Vin de Glace, Icewine, although most growers have to alter their methods a bit different than growers in Ontario. At an earlier conference this year a writer asked me why I was going to visit wineries in […]

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Rosé d’ Or from R.Stuart & Co.

June 10, 2013 – 7:27 am

We had a bottle of a rosé sparkling wine chilling in the refrigerator and opened it just before dinner.

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Quebec Wow! Factor for a Winery

June 2, 2013 – 8:02 am

While on the wine trails in Quebec, we visited Chapelle Sainte Agnès about a mile north of the Vermont border. Wow! This is how they created the wow factor for their winery and vineyard. Cheers, Terry

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The Taste of Quebec

May 29, 2013 – 6:06 am

At Vignoble de la Rivière du Chène we met an intern from France. Before she came to Quebec, people asked her why she wanted to go to Quebec. Can they make wine and grow grapes there? This is similar to a statement made to me about the lack of grape growing in the province. Kathy […]

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