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Is stinkbug-tainted wine in your future?

October 8, 2010 – 9:59 am

In Maryland as well as Northern Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, we are experiencing a stinkbug invasion. On sunny days, these insects that are aptly named can cover screens. The stinkbugs do like grapes and present a challenge to harvesters and winemakers this fall. When hand harvesting one can easily shoo them away. However they […]

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More About HR 5034

October 8, 2010 – 9:06 am

At the end of the week, I checked out the updates on HR 5034. This bill gives one the sense that this will be the demise of many wineries. It seems the law would reinforce individual states rights to decide whether in state and out-of-state alcohol shipping would be allowed or disallowed with no recourse […]

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Winery Events for Columbus Day Weekend

October 7, 2010 – 1:01 am

Check out this weekend’s events. I have included Friday and Monday since this is Columbus Day Weekend. Links are provided for your ease of use to verify dates and find hours. Have a wonderful weekend! Cheers! Kathy Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Ohio Fri, October 8 Music/Tom Todd Sat, October 9 Music/Yesterday & Today Sun, October […]

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The Frog and the Wine

October 6, 2010 – 1:01 am

Decanter.com recently published an article about a woman who has decided to sue a winery. She claims that there was a dead frog in the wine bottle that fell into her glass when the wine was poured. It’s when reading something like this that I’m glad I have visited numerous wineries, over 550 in four […]

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Barrel Oak Winery Supports Numerous Charities

October 3, 2010 – 1:13 pm

Barrel Oak Winery located in Delaplane, Virginia is a friendly winery that offers wine and food experiences and quality wines. The winery is both children and dog friendly. In addition Barrel Oak supports numerous charities. These are frequently titled under PAWS FOR THE CAUSE. This category can feature events including a Benefit for Golden Retriever […]

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Alabaster 2007, a Spanish Wine

September 29, 2010 – 1:03 am

This month we enjoyed an Alabaster 2007 Spanish wine. The wine was produced with 100 percent Tinta de Toro. It was an excellent red wine. The grape is known as Tempranillo and was from the central Spain region, Toro. The back label added additional information about the wine. It was made with grape bunches that […]

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October 9-10 Wine Festivals

September 28, 2010 – 1:09 am

October – with so many events and so little time. If you’re looking for a wine festival or winery event for the weekend of October 9-10, you will find one. In addition to wine festivals there are numerous harvest festivals celebrating all kinds of foods. Do your research and you’ll be sure to find a […]

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Italian Dinner with Italian Wine

September 27, 2010 – 9:37 am

Last night we were treated to a wonderful Italian dinner prepared by my sister. She and her husband had recently taken a class at Cookology. The class was Italian based recipes with wine.  Cookology is a fun and educational culinary school in Northern Virginia. We began the afternoon with appetizers – crackers, bleu cheese and […]

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Twitter is Supporting Room to Read by Working with Crushpad

September 26, 2010 – 12:25 pm

Twitter is working with Crushpad to produce Fledgling wines that will support Room to Read, a non-profit that works to improve literacy among children around the world. Every bottle of Fledging wine sold will benefit Room to Read. The goal is to promote literacy in Uttarakhand in India. Red and white wine lovers can purchase […]

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“Outside the Box” Winery Activities, Part 2

September 24, 2010 – 8:00 am

Often you will hear about wineries that have Grape Stomps that wine lovers can enjoy. We’ve visited several wineries that host these “Lucy” type events. However, we discovered an unusual twist to grape stomps. Do you ever wonder what happens to the resulting crushed grapes? Perhaps thinking “What a waste to throw it all out?” […]

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