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Animated Wine Vessel Display at Detroit Institute of Arts

March 18, 2010 – 9:42 am

Yesterday we enjoyed a visit to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). This is the 5th largest fine arts museum in the US. Many years ago I visited DIA and enjoyed it. Since then they have renovated the building and added some nice features including an animated white silhouette wall display of the use of […]

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Wine, Shipping, Maryland, Democracy

March 15, 2010 – 11:59 am

Is there still a chance that Maryland can have  a direct wine shipping law passed or will it go down to defeat again this year? If you visit the Marylanders for Better Beer & Wine Laws website, you will find links to newspaper articles and blogs that highlight the issues of why the Maryland legislature […]

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Hands for Haiti Now, Dinner at South Coast Winery

March 14, 2010 – 10:55 am

Haiti’s earthquake was in January. Since then there was a major earthquake in Chile and many other smaller weather and climate issues throughout the world. Somehow it seems that the earthquake in Haiti was long ago and not foremost in the news any longer. Hands for Haiti  Now has been created and features master celebrity […]

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Wine Barrels, Have they Changed Much in the Last Thousand Years?

March 12, 2010 – 2:17 pm

Barrels have been produced for thousands of years. The process is basically unchanged in those millennia. For years, as the children were growing up, we would observe the coopers at Colonial Williamsburg craft barrels. Similar observations were made at the Seguin Moreau Cooperage in Napa. In early America barrels were made in different sizes and […]

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Romance and the Wine Bottle

March 11, 2010 – 11:29 am

Wine is a romantic drink. The romance of wine often extends to the bottle and its closure. Some believe that a romantic evening begins with the sound of the cork popping out of the bottle. Are all wine bottle closures equally quixotic? We met a couple that certainly had different ideas of what indicated romance […]

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Anti Wine Laws Continue Prohibition

March 11, 2010 – 5:48 am

Yesterday while attending the trade show at Wineries Unlimited, I kept running into numerous people and after saying I was from Maryland, added “the state where democracy isn’t happening … direct wine shipping issue.” Many of these winery enthusiasts nodded their condolences or shook their head in disbelief. I met two great people from New […]

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Who Attends Wineries Unlimited?

March 10, 2010 – 6:37 pm

Wineries Unlimited is the largest conference and trade show east of the Rockies. Vineyard growers, winemakers, tasting room staff attend and often look forward to this yearly event sponsored by Winery and Vineyard Management magazine. The event is held at the Valley Forge Convention Center in Pennsylvania during early March. Why do people flock to […]

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Wineries Unlimited Trade Show and Twitter

March 10, 2010 – 8:33 am

Wineries Unlimited Trade Show & Conference opens today to the public. The original trade show and conference was started by Winery and Management Magazine in 1976. We’ll be tweeting about the trade show during the day. If you haven’t already done so, consider becoming a Twitter friend of wineabout and winetrailtravel. We’ll help to keep […]

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Travel to DrinkLocalWine Conference

March 9, 2010 – 9:41 am

There is great news for Virginia wine lovers and anyone wanting to explore Virginia wines. In April the DrinkLocalWine organization is sponsoring the 2nd Drink Local Wine Conference. This year, the conference will be held in Loudoun County, Virginia from April 24-26. This conference is open to the public so be sure to make plans […]

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What 20,000 Disappointed Marylanders Can do Next

March 9, 2010 – 8:30 am

Another year and another defeat for direct shipping in Maryland can certainly depress the 20,000 people who make up Marylanders for Better Beer & Wine Laws. However, there are things that can be done next. Build on the success of growing the non-profit group from 1,500 to 20,000. Aim for a six digit membership. Our […]

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