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Are There Too Many Wineries in the United States?

April 9, 2010 – 11:00 am

Wine and Vines reported yesterday some statistics about the number of wineries in the United States. As of April 2010 there are 6590 wineries in the US. That makes our task of visiting these wineries and writing about them rather daunting. We’ve visited 465 wineries to date however some of those were in Canada, United […]

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Mother’s Day Gift Idea – Grapeseed Oil

April 9, 2010 – 9:15 am

Does your mother enjoy cooking? Does she like wine? For Mother’s Day you may want to consider oil produced from grape seeds. Occasionally you will discover grapeseed oils offered for sale in winery tasting rooms. As you taste wines, browse what is available in the way of gifts for Mother’s Day. However, if you are […]

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Drinklocalwine.com – Tickets Available

April 8, 2010 – 7:30 am

Yesterday I wrote about the drinklocalwine.com conference being held the weekend of April 25. Here is a little more information. The conference will be at Lansdowne Resort in Virginia. Primarily the participating wineries will be Virginia wineries. However in addition to Virginia wineries, several Maryland wineries will be participating including Black Ankle, Serpent Ridge, Sugarloaf […]

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DrinkLocalWine Conference in Virginia- Only 80 Tickets Left

April 7, 2010 – 9:34 am

As of April 6 there are only 80 tickets left for the Annual DrinkLocalWine Conference. This event on April 24-26 will take place in Northern Virginia and the focus will be Virginia wines. Each year more vineyards and wineries are starting up in Virginia. Virginia winemakers are discovering that great wines can be grown and […]

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April is Michigan Wine Month!

April 5, 2010 – 9:22 am

In late March, Governor Granholm called for April to be Michigan Wine Month. Wineries in Michigan are becoming increasingly known from the Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas to the west section of the state where Lake Michigan influences the climate. Currently the state has four wine trails including Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Trail, Wineries of Old […]

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Discovering a Virginia Winery for Sale

April 2, 2010 – 8:04 am

On our way to Savoy-Lee Vineyard & Winery in Bedford County, VA we saw a sign indicating a winery was for sale. To our surprise we discovered that the Savoy-Lee winery was for sale. We enjoyed our visit with David Wood, owner, of the winery. The tasting room is adjacent to a good-size event area. […]

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The Term Claret Has Roots in Virginia

March 24, 2010 – 2:55 pm

While visiting a Virginia winery, I tasted a wine called Claret. Several other Virginia wineries also make wines they label as Claret. It seems fitting to do so. The word Claret was used for hundreds of years in England to describe a wine made in Bordeaux, France. Today the word has no legal definition. Why […]

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Wine, TV and France

March 24, 2010 – 1:05 am

In the world of wine, what country would you consider to be linked the most to wine? I imagine many people would consider France to be the answer. After all, France has been renowned for many of its wines including Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux. That’s why I was so amazed at an article by Maggie […]

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Thinking Outside the Box Increases Wine Sales for Winery

March 22, 2010 – 8:56 am

If you can’t get to the winery, let the winery bring it to you. Imagine a tour bus visiting your area to publicize its wines. That is exactly what David Arthur of David Arthur Vineyards located in northern Napa Valley has been doing in early 2010. People who visit the tour bus will have the […]

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How a Maryland Senator is Helping the Wine Shipping Cause!

March 20, 2010 – 1:05 am

Yesterday, supporters of Maryland Direct Wine Shipping received a pleasant surprise from Maryland Senator Bobby Zirkin. The Senator proposed an amendment that would allow direct wine shipping. Since direct wine shipping is already a given in the majority of states and appears to be working well, why should Maryland wine drinkers be denied the opportunity […]

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