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City Winery – Spit & Twit Event

City Winery in New York City is an interesting urban winery. Here in the midst of a city that is awake 24 hours a day, one can find a facility that produces wine, has music events and even has the capacity for allowing others to make their own barrel of wine. Social media is big […]

OneHope Wine

Good causes abound and frequently I hear about a winery that supports a philanthropic cause. OneHope Wine goes a step beyond. OneHope Wine is the concept of a group who were inspired to create an organization that would support various good causes. To that end they are bottling wine. For every bottle of wine sold […]

Rare Wines at Wine Auction

La Tour D’Argent in Paris is looking to make renovations and make more room in the wine cellar for more recent vintages of outstanding wines. To do so they are auctioning off a portion of their wine cellar. According to the article “Historic Paris Restaurant Auctions Thousands of Bottles of Wine” by Jason Burke, in […]

Virginia and Maryland Wine Trails

Frequently, organized wine trails host special events along their trails. Both Maryland and Virginia offer wine trails with events and activities. Watch for fall and holiday events. The various terroirs in Maryland and Virginia offer wine enthusiasts the opportunity to taste many of the traditional grape varietals to discover the affect that soil and climate […]

How to Participate in Regional Wine Week: Visit a Local Winery

There are several ways to participate in Regional Wine Week. The most obvious is to drink local wine. Acquiring local wine may take some work though. You can visit your local winery, taste from their portfolio of wines and choose the one you like. A drive in the country is a great Sunday afternoon activity. […]

Are Wines Bad or Different?

After spending five days in California visiting wineries in Suisun Valley, Lake County and Napa, I’ve heard other wine travelers from outside California make a statement indicating that wines from some other state or region “aren’t very good” or “are bad.” Well this is Sunday so I hope you don’t mind a sermon. I have […]

Should You Drink Local Wine?

I am a proponent of the eat and drink local philosophy. Anyone who tries to follow that ideal has to first determine for his or her self what “local” means. Whether it’s 30 miles, a hundred miles or perhaps within your state, there is no definition of “local.” Individuals need to make the decision of […]

Grape Harvest in Suisun Valley

A visit to a winery during harvest time is an absolute must. The air is filled with the excitement, anticipation and of course the fast pace of harvesting grapes, weighing the bins and shipping – all within hours. Then there is the shipping of the grapes whether it is to the winery or across country […]

Wine Trail Traveler Quarterly

The owners of Wine Trail Traveler have just released their first Quarterly ezine. Readers can find the fall Quarterly as a pdf. This first addition includes articles about drinking local wines, a sommeliers conference in Texas, a love of wine, and wine and religion. In addition four new recipes and a listing of a number […]

Wine and Bourbon

What do wineries and distilleries have in common? Located near Lexington, Kentucky is the world’s only Bourbon Trail. Known as the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, the trail has eight distilleries on it. Visitors are welcome to visit any of the distilleries. While wine enthusiasts will enjoy learning about the bourbon industry from a historical perspective to […]


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