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Category Archives: Wine Notes

Discovering specific wine aromas and tastes

Wine in Airtight Bags

February 7, 2009 – 1:15 pm

Last month I wrote an entry about Paradocx Vineyards’ Barn Red wine. The wine is sold in a plastic paint can. Inside the paint can there is an airtight bag that holds three liters of wine. The manufacturers of the airtight bag claim that it can keep the wine fresh for six weeks. Well we […]

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An Unusual Valentine’s Gift

February 5, 2009 – 12:25 pm

During the past two years we met many winery owners that were husband and wife teams. Often it is a small operation and they take part in every aspect including the winemaking. I remember surprise when one owner told me she gets her husband winery equipment for presents. If the equipment is expensive then it […]

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Port Tim Tam Slam for Super Bowl Parties

January 30, 2009 – 12:54 pm

Interested in a fun Super Bowl activity for a pre-game or during the game party? Find some Tim Tams and a port wine. While visiting Cape May winery in Cape May, New Jersey we were treated to a Tim Tam slam with port. Tim Tam is a chocolate covered biscuit made by Arnott’s in Australia. […]

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Wine Awards

January 29, 2009 – 4:19 pm

After visiting more than 300 wineries and tasting rooms in a little over 24 months, we have seen wine awards displayed in a variety of ways. Perhaps the gold, silver or bronze medals are hung around the wine bottle neck, placed on bulletin boards or encased in glass displays. Some wineries are quick to point […]

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Dry Blueberry Wine

January 28, 2009 – 1:32 pm

There are many who do not consider fermented fruit other than grapes to be a wine. While others consider any fermented fruit a wine. Some winemakers like to make wine from fruit because it only takes several weeks from fermentation to bottling. They can also make fruit wine at any time of the year giving […]

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Renaming of a Virginia Wine Trail

January 23, 2009 – 1:50 pm

The Northern Neck Wine Trail has been renamed as the Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail. While many people are familiar with the Chesapeake Bay, others question where Virginia’s Northern Neck region is located. We had the opportunity to visit several of the wineries located in this region last week. Varying in size and style, they all […]

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So How Is the Mead?

January 22, 2009 – 12:03 pm

Yesterday I commented on racking the mead that finished fermentation. Of course we tasted it. Currently it has a yellow opaque color. The wonderful aroma is honey and floral. The taste is honey. The finish is dry, although there is a slight sweetness that may be perceived. The mead is 12 percent alcohol. There was […]

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Secondary Fermentation of Mead is Completed

January 21, 2009 – 1:32 pm

My mead has stopped its fermentation so I decided to rack it off the lees. I had to decide what size container to rack it into. The current three-gallon carboy had too much headspace. For aging, the mead should be filled into the neck of the container. Less oxygen will come in contact with the […]

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Ice Chilling Temperatures in the Vineyard

January 19, 2009 – 2:20 pm

Last week as we visited wineries in the Northern Neck area of Virginia, ice-chilling winds buffeted us as we walked to vineyards. Even with the green foliage long past gone, the architecture of the vines is a statement of hope and a photographic opportunity. However, the mind numbing temperatures of 5 degrees Fahrenheit brought up […]

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Vineyards and Wine

January 18, 2009 – 3:05 pm

More vineyards are popping up throughout the United States than ever before. Research is taking place at educational institutions, including New York, Minnesota and Virginia and some states like Colorado are funding vineyard research. More varieties of grapes are available. As a result, some people are beginning to enjoy different styles of wine. Grape varietals […]

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