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Should Wine be Sold In Grocery Stores?

February 28, 2009 – 10:36 am

Wine is a beverage item to be sold so why shouldn’t it be in grocery stores? It turns out that in some states it can be sold in grocery stores. The latest information I saw said that 35 states have allowed grocery stores to sell wine. However, the prospect of wine in grocery stores is […]

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Enomatic Wine Serving Systems

February 20, 2009 – 9:02 am

Enomatic Wine Serving Systems offers wine establishments the opportunity to serve more premium wines by the glass without fearing loss of quality or oxidation. This seems to be ideal for restaurants, bars, wine shops or perhaps the smaller size for home use. By using gas to protect the wine from oxidation, the Enomatic machines can […]

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North Carolina Offers a New Winery Website

February 19, 2009 – 9:21 am

Recently North Carolina started a new winery website at www.VisitNCWine.com. The website offers excellent maps for discovering the 80-plus North Carolina wineries and their events. By moving an icon of “ME” to any spot on the map, one can pinpoint the location of the closest wineries. Lodging and dining facilities are also added to the […]

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Health and Wine

February 15, 2009 – 8:44 am

Does wine in moderation have an affect on health? For those who believe that wine has a negative effect or no affect on one’s health, it should be noted that North Carolina’s Department of Commerce website has added an article “Wine and Health.” The article also includes a link to M.D. News’s article “The Health […]

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Nevada Starts Up as a Wine Growing Region

February 13, 2009 – 6:22 am

As we travel across the country, we learn that many states have two significant times that a grape industry developed. The first time was pre-prohibition and in some states this goes back to the colonial period. The second time is post-prohibition often during the 1960’s and 1970’s. During those decades new pioneers planted vines in […]

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Cork Molding

February 12, 2009 – 8:46 am

My annual January project, which I worked on during February, was to turn a pantry into a wine cellar. We don’t need as much room for storage of canned goods and I do need to increase my space for wine.  So this conversion made perfect sense. I finished the walls and thought about the molding. […]

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What Do You Do with Corks?

February 11, 2009 – 8:42 am

I always keep corks from wine bottles. When I began I thought it would serve as a nice memory of the winery. However, through the years, those corks filled a container. Then filled a shoebox. These filled several shoeboxes. What do you do with your corks? Before throwing them out, I decided to make some […]

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Podcast for Romance at the Winery

February 10, 2009 – 1:00 am

It’s never too late to consider visiting a winery and vineyard for love and romance. Check out this podcast from Wine Trail Traveler on “Romance at the Winery.” With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, consider visiting a winery. If you are planning a proposal or wedding, this podcast may give you some additional ideas to think […]

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Little Barrel

February 9, 2009 – 1:08 pm

The other day I received an email from Andrew Major, who with his wife own Little Barrel Clothing. For anyone interested in clothing with a wine theme, you should visit their website at www.littlebarrel.com. The Majors started the Little Barrel Clothing store as a result of their wedding in 2007. The wedding took place in a […]

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Michigan Wines in Restaurants

February 8, 2009 – 2:37 pm

Michigan’s official wine industry website at http://www.michiganwines.com/offers an easy to use website filled with information. One great aspect is a list of restaurants that serve Michigan wines. As we travel visiting wineries, we stop at a variety of restaurants. If it is a restaurant with a wine list, we like to peruse the list to […]

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