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Discovering specific wine aromas and tastes

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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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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