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Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2009

April 1, 2009 – 7:26 am

The results of the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition were recently released. As I looked over the information about this competition, I was impressed with a unique aspect of it. Not only do the participating wineries benefit especially the winners, but  another winner is the Camp Good Days and Special Times, Inc. This organization is a […]

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Winery for Sale

March 30, 2009 – 8:08 am

I always find it a bit sad when I see a winery for sale. Even more so, when it is a winery that I have visited and written an article about the experience. This morning as I was perusing the Internet, I decided to look at a site that lists wineries for sale. I saw […]

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Cheap Wine?

March 26, 2009 – 2:37 am

What is a cheap wine? I read a blog yesterday that was talking about cheap wines. As I read the other blog, I quickly realized that it was referring to the price of a bottle of wine. I don’t know about you but when I hear the word cheap, I tend to think of something of low […]

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Winery Supports Saving Whales

March 23, 2009 – 2:43 am

Yesterday as I was browsing the Internet, I discovered a winery in Washington State that supports saving whales. Hoodsport Winery supports Orca Network and has a category of wines called Orca Series. The Orca Network is an organization devoted to saving the whales of the Pacific Northwest. According to information on the winery’s website, “The […]

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Palisade, Colorado Welcomes Spring with Blooms

March 19, 2009 – 2:57 am

I received an email yesterday about Palisade, Colorado spring blooms. It brought back wonderful memories of visiting the area in 2008. Grand Junction and Palisade, Colorado have dramatic views of the Bookcliff Mountain Range, the Grand Mesa and Colorado National Monument. Palisade has a reputation of being a “fruit basket.” The area has not only vineyards […]

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Robotics Role in Winemaking

March 14, 2009 – 8:50 am

Does robotics have a role in the winery and the vineyard? What do you think of when you consider winemaking? Medieval cellars, aging oak barrels sitting quietly in the dark and winemakers hunched over in dark caves waiting for the moment to arrive when their precious liquid becomes wine? Wines stored in jugs rather than […]

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Autographed Wine Bottles

March 11, 2009 – 6:28 am

When I was ten years old I remember walking to K-mart and standing in line for what seemed to be hours to get an autograph from my then hero, Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers. I was never in to getting autographs from movie stars or authors. When my children were growing up they too […]

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Hot Air Balloons and Champagne

March 7, 2009 – 11:54 am

Hot air balloons can be a lot of fun whether you watch from the safety of the ground, ride in the balloon or crew for a balloon. The colors, the sights and the sounds are a photo opportunity just waiting for that perfect moment. For those unfamiliar with hot air ballooning, the crew consists of […]

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Two Rivers Winery & Chateau

March 5, 2009 – 9:19 am

Yesterday I received a press release from Leif Johnson of the Palisade Chamber of Commerce in Colorado. Two Rivers Winery & Chateau has just purchased Amber Ridge Winery. We visited Two Rivers Winery last year in Grand Junction, Colorado and discovered it to be a lovely winery to taste wines and spend the night. It […]

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