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Old World/New World Beef Stew Recipes with Wine

February 19, 2011 – 12:01 am

Winter isn’t quite over yet so why not head for the kitchen and create a beef stew this weekend?Below are two beef stew recipes – one from the New World and one from the Old World. The first recipe was donated by Pearmund Cellars in Broad Run, Virginia. The second recipe is from Badia a […]

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What do Olive Oil Consumers Want Their Olive Oil to Taste Like?

February 11, 2011 – 12:01 am

While olive oil tastings are becoming more available for consumers, there are not many opportunities to taste olive oil. Olive oil tastings are similar to wine tastings. The typical olive oil tasting begins with a very small amount of olive oil placed in a petite-size plastic cup. The taster warms the cup in their hand […]

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Fess Parker Wine Country Inn & Spa on Wheel of Fortune

January 26, 2011 – 5:43 am

Last night while watching Wheel of Fortune, the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn & Spa came up. Growing up watching Fess Parker’s roles as Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, I decided to Google the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn. It’s really interesting to see an actor from the 1950’s and 1960’s now involved in Santa […]

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The Difference the Spelling of Icewine Can Make!

January 19, 2011 – 1:01 am

A visit to Canada’s wine regions will acquaint visitors very quickly as to what makes an Icewine. Canadian winemakers take Icewine very seriously. The VQA sets strict guidelines for producing Icewines. In British Columbia Icewine production is under the Vintners Quality Alliance BC and in Ontario they are overseen by the VQA Ontario. Some interesting […]

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Icicle Ridge Winery, WA to Add Car-Charging Station

January 17, 2011 – 1:03 am

According to an article, “Plug and Glug? Winery Hoping to Offer Car-Charging Station“, by Christine Pratt in The Wenatchee World, the owners of Icicle Ridge Winery in Washington State are planning to add a car charging station at their winery. As a car charges, visitors will be able to enjoy a glass of wine and take a […]

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Leo Grande Vineyard & Winery

January 12, 2011 – 1:02 am

We recently enjoyed a Virginia Rosé wine. This was a Roaring Rosé, a red table wine from Leo Grande Vineyards & Winery. Leo Grande is a small farm winery. We paired the Rosé wine with a simply dinner of chicken, baked potatoes and a garden-style salad. Roaring Rosé was a deeper pink than many Rosés. […]

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Celebrating the New Year with Barefoot Moscato Spumante

January 1, 2011 – 8:18 am

Happy New Year! We wish everyone a wonderful New Year! We began to celebrate the New Year about seven hours early but it was great to relax with a glass of Moscato Spumante while dinner was cooking. The Champagne/sparkling wine we opened was Barefoot Bubbly Moscato Spumante Champagne from Barefoot Cellars in California. The wine […]

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How to Keep More Bubbles in Your Champagne

December 31, 2010 – 9:22 am

Just in time for celebrating the New Year with Champagne or sparkling wine. Have you ever wondered as you poured a flute of the sparkling Champagne if you were pouring it correctly? Were you wishing there might be more bubbles or that they might last a little longer? Some studies have been done that show […]

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My Pinot Moment

December 9, 2010 – 7:37 am

On Thursday, December 9th interested people will tweet on Twitter about their Pinot Moment. A Pinot moment is the first time that Pinot Noir left an impression. Although I’ve had Pinot Noirs for years my Pinot moment came on March 28th 2008 at Erath Winery in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The weather was changeble by […]

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“Greater Purpose” Wines to Help Children

December 5, 2010 – 11:09 am

This weekend I discovered an unusual website – Greater Purpose.  According to the information on the website they create and sell wine. Greater Purpose refers to the part of their profits that go to help children who are orphaned or abandoned. The owners who are cousins have designated 55 percent of the profits towards helping […]

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