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Prosser Wineries, Day 2

September 29, 2011 – 9:15 am

This is our busiest day in Prosser. We are visiting several wineries: Desert Wind, Mercer Estate, Willow Crest, Milbrandt and  Gamache Vintners. Desert Wind is a destination site. The winery has a production facility, tasting room and retail area, restaurant and four suites for overnight guests. Desert Wind has a sister winery, Duck Pond Cellars, […]

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Prosser Wineries, Day 1

September 28, 2011 – 8:53 am

We drove from the Mercer family in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA past numerous vineyards on our way to the wineries in the Prosser area. The first stop was Snoqualmie Vineyards and then on to Pontin Del Roza. The afternoon had visits to Airfield Estates and Martinez & Martinez. Snoqualmie is a large production facility […]

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On the way to Prosser … a stop at Hood River

September 27, 2011 – 12:06 am

On our Monday drive to Prosser we stopped at Hood River to check out some of the tasting rooms in the downtown area. We found on-street parking right next to Naked Winery. Although we arrived in the morning, there were several couples that found the Naked Winery tasting room and tried their wines. Try wines […]

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Off to Prosser, Washington Wineries

September 25, 2011 – 5:33 pm

Ever since meeting Linda and Don Mercer on last November’s trip to New Zealand wineries, we’ve looked for an opportunity to visit them in Prosser. The opportunity came the last week of September. We were in Portland anxiously awaiting the arrival of our second grand child. This time it is a girl. Our plan was […]

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Weekend Wine Events

September 16, 2011 – 7:00 am

Fall is in the air and there is no better time to visit a winery. Take time this weekend to visit a winery or taste a wine you haven’t tried before. Remember to save one day for the Maryland Wine Festival, one of Maryland’s largest wine festivals. Many Maryland wineries participate in this festival and […]

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Shrimp, White Wine, Endive and Avocado Recipe

September 10, 2011 – 1:01 am

This weekend while relaxing at home, why not enjoy some time in your kitchen and prepare a special meal. Maybe enhance the dinner experience and eat by candlelight. Cheers! Kathy Shrimp, Endive and California Avocado Salad Ingredients 2 c water 1 c dry white wine 2 t coarse salt 1 dried bay leaf 1 lb […]

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Driftwood Estate Winery Taking Up a Collection for Texas Families Affected by Fires

September 8, 2011 – 1:02 am

Driftwood Estate Winery, a Texas Hill Country winery in Driftwood is collecting items to help people in Bastrop, Texas who have been devastated by the devastating wild fires. According to a Facebook post, “Driftwood is collecting the following items to help the families affected by the fires in Bastrop: Items that we are collecting are: […]

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A Wine’s Pleasant Surprise

September 7, 2011 – 1:26 pm

An interesting note about wine is that often one can be pleasantly surprised. In July we bottled the Muscat that Kathy and I made from juice sourced from Lodi. At the time of bottling we were not very enthused about the wine. A month later and we were disappointed in the wine. The aroma was […]

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Home winemaking: Peach and a Sauvignon Blanc

September 6, 2011 – 1:42 pm

Over the weekend, we started to make two different wines – one from a kit. We thought we would not try a kit wine again after our other experiences. But this kit was a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand’s Marlboro region. To help create a quality wine, we pulled out the testing equipment including the […]

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A California Winery with a Focus on Charities

September 4, 2011 – 10:34 am

Steven and Marilyn Rivera, the owners of Rivera Vineyards, are committed to focusing on the winery for philanthropy purposes. The property, located in Napa Valley, is in the Atlas Peak AVA. The Riveras’ mission statement is “The mission of the Rivera Family Foundation is to support San Francisco Bay Area charitable organizations, with a special […]

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