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Most Beautiful Wine Region in the World

June 15, 2011 – 6:50 am

A question was posted on Twitter by enoturisme asking, “So what is the absolute coolest, most beautiful wine tourism destination in the world?” This is a difficult question to answer without criteria to define beautiful. However a destination did immediately come to mind: the Grand Valley area of Colorado along Interstate 70. The Book Cliffs […]

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Corvettes for the Vets Wine Event

June 12, 2011 – 7:53 am

Save the date July 3, 2011 for a very special event at The Williamsburg Winery in Williamsburg, Virginia.  Read The Williamsburg Winery article. The Williamsburg Winery is hosting a special event to support those in the U.S. Armed Forces and  their families.  CORVETTES for the Vets will take place 11am-4pm. This event will include 70 […]

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Pear Tart Recipe uses Peach Wine

June 11, 2011 – 7:11 pm

Imagine pears marinated inpeach wine! That is the beginning of the recipe for Sweet Whisper Peach Marinated Pear Tart. The recipe below is from DelMonaco Winery and Vineyards in Baxter, Tennessee. In addition to Sweet Whisper Peach wine, the winery produces numerous wines including Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Concord, Muscadine and Blackberry. Check […]

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Merlot 2008 from South Coast

June 8, 2011 – 12:01 am

We opened a bottle of 33° N Merlot Estate 2008 wine produced by Fallbrook Winery in Fallbrook, California. This estate grown Merlot was from the Gracie Hill Vineyard 2008 harvest. Produced by Fallbrook Winery in Southern California, this opaque dark purple with a ruby rim wine was full bodied and offered nuances of black cherry. […]

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DelMonaco Winery & Vineyard Event to Support CASA

June 5, 2011 – 12:01 am

On June 24, DelMonaco Winery & Vineyards located in Baxter Tennessee, is hosting a special event, CASA ROCKS – Voices for Children Gala. This charity event is from 7pm-11pm. All proceeds will benefit CASA: Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children. Dinner is provided by O’Charley’s and a live band, LEGACY will perform. Tickets are available […]

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1st Annual Blue Ridge Vineyard Jazz Fest in Virginia

May 15, 2011 – 4:37 pm

Save the date May 28, 2011! The Annual Blue Ridge Vineyard Jazz Fest begins this year. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Grown Locally, Inc. The focus of Grown Locally is support for local artists and local produce providers. The Jazz Fest will take place at Blue Ridge Vineyard on May 28, 2011. Several […]

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A Notch in my Wine Glass

April 18, 2011 – 6:11 am

I purchased two VINO2 wine glasses from Taste of Purple. The first reaction is, “These glasses are hugh.” They are larger than my Riedel red wine glasses. However after trying the glass during a dinner, they were quite manageable and didn’t seem that large unless set next to other Bordeaux glasses. Unique with this glass […]

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Orfila Vineyards and Winery’s “Lotus” Wine

April 4, 2011 – 12:02 am

This past weekend we enjoyed a wine from Orfila Vineyards and Winery located in Southern California, a few miles from San Diego. We opened the Orfila “Lotus” wine; it was a blend of Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne. This wine offered an aroma and taste of peach, honeysuckle and tropical fruit on the aroma and taste. […]

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In Search for a Bold Tannic Pinot Noir

March 11, 2011 – 5:01 pm

I like wines that have bold to outrageous tannins. After all when I blended my Two Coasts wine I used 20 percent Tannat to 80 percent Cabernet Sauvignon to help increase the tannins. While on a recent tour of Willamette Valley wineries in Oregon, I wondered if there were Pinot Noirs that offered bold tannins. […]

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In Search for the Popular Grape

February 26, 2011 – 10:14 am

I have an unwritten rule that if wineries in a wine region tend to make several wines in their portfolio from the same grape, that grape is the popular grape. For example, it is easy to find multiple Sauvignon Blancs at wineries in the Marlborough wine region of New Zealand. If you are looking Riesling […]

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