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Wine Events Scheduled this Weekend!

June 8, 2012 – 7:51 am

Enjoy some time at a winery this weekend. Many wineries have patios or lawns on which to relax with a glass of wine. What better way to spend a day! Cheers! Kathy   Friday, June 8 Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Ohio Music: 4-Kings Website Information  Serpent Ridge Winery, Maryland Event: First Friday Website Information The […]

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Wine Century Club Celebrates Seventh Anniversary

June 5, 2012 – 5:54 am

On Friday, June 9th, the Wine Century Club celebrates its 7th anniversary by holding a worldwide all day event. Members throughout the world are challenged to taste unusual wine varieties. The goal is for the little over one thousand members to taste wines produced from over 314 different varieties of grapes. The 314 mark is […]

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BBQ Showdown & Benefit – June 9-10 at McKinley Springs Winery

June 3, 2012 – 9:39 am

On June 9 – 10, BBQ competitors from the Northwest and Canada will gather at McKinley Springs Winery in Washington to compete.

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Save the Date: Tuesday, June 5 to Share Photos and Stories of Texas Wineries

May 29, 2012 – 12:02 am

On June 5 celebrate Texas wines by participating in TXwine Twitter Day.

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What would Chardonnay Day Be Without a Bourgogne?

May 24, 2012 – 2:06 pm

Since this is worldwide Chardonnay Day we decided to have a Bourgogne for lunch. Some people prefer the Chards from the Burgundy region of France over the Chardonnays made elsewhere in the world. The 2010 Bourgogne by Domaine Matrot poured almost clear with a golden-yellow tinge. The wine was yellow in the glass. There was […]

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Chardonnay and a Casino

May 24, 2012 – 8:41 am

The Twin Pine Lake County Chardonnay is a surprising Chardonnay that offers a complexity not often associated with a house wine. Even the venue that offers this Chardonnay is unique. The wine had an aroma of pineapple and caramel. The taste was ever changing with hints of pear, pineapple apricot and caramel. there was a […]

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Chardonnay, Take It or Leave It

May 23, 2012 – 8:24 am

Tomorrow is Chardonnay Day. A day where thousands if not tens of thousands of tweets will be made worldwide about this noble grape. Some people seem to have a love/hate relationship with the grape, myself included. Seldom do I find myself wanting a Chardonnay. I frequently want a Cabernet Sauvignon, Sagrantino or Petite Sirah. For […]

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2nd Annual Grape Blossom Festival to Help Charities

May 20, 2012 – 9:23 am

Four wineries on Maryland’s scenic Eastern Shore are participating in the 2nd Annual Grape Blossom Festival, Sunday June 10.

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Winery Events and Music this 2nd Weekend of May

May 11, 2012 – 1:02 am

This list of events includes more Mother’s Day events and other special events. If you can’t take Mom to a winery celebration this weekend give her a raincheck certificate –  offering to take her to a special winery event during the summer. Cheers! Kathy Friday, May 11 Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Ohio Music: Tom Todd […]

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Colorado Twitter Taste-Off

April 28, 2012 – 6:42 pm

The Colorado Twitter Taste–Off took place during the afternoon session. Twenty-two Colorado wineries poured two of their wines for conference attendees. Everyone voted for the best red and best white wines. Best red award went to Ruby Trust Cellars for their The Smuggler. The best white wine went to Guy Drew Vineyards for their Pinot […]

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