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Lagrein, an Unusual Wine Grape to Discover

September 2, 2015 – 11:41 am

While I enjoy well made traditional wines, I find it fascinating to discover more unusual wines. Lagrein is a red grape variety believed to be indigenous to northern Italy in the region Alte Aidge.

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Wine Tourism Day Coming in November!

September 1, 2015 – 12:46 pm

Wine Tourism Day is a day for any wine enthusiast to enjoy. The third annual Wine Tourism Day, November 7, 2015, takes place at numerous local venues in North America.

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Qvevri Coming to United Nations, Geneva

August 31, 2015 – 5:58 am

To help celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the country Georgia is sending a qvevri to the UN offices in Geneva, according to a report in Agenda.ge. The qvevri will become a permanent display.  The relationship between a qvevri and the United Nations dates to late 2013. Qvevri winemaking was added to the […]

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An Unusual Class at a Napa Winery: Ampelograhy

August 28, 2015 – 8:22 am

There is a field of science, ampelography where students learn to identify grape varieties by the leaf. A Napa winery is offering a ampelography class.

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Ribera Y Rueda Regions Focus: Millennials

August 24, 2015 – 12:17 pm

The mission of the Ribera del Duero and Rueda is to “Put the wines of Ribera del Duerro and Rueda on the top of the next gen wine drinkers’
radar screens, gotta-taste-it/shopping lists and tables tables.”

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Twenty-year Old Saperavi Vines in the Finger Lakes

August 21, 2015 – 6:01 am

Our search for Georgian winemaking techniques and Georgian grape varieties continued during and after the Wine Bloggers Conference in Corning, New York.

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The Fizzyology of Lambrusco

August 20, 2015 – 5:46 am

One of the sessions at the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference was The Fizzyology of Lambrusco. Bill Whiting, Director of Wine Education for Banfi Vintners presented the wines and talked about the region of Italy. Lambrusco is a slightly sparkling red wine from the Emilia-Romagna area of Italy. Emilia-Romagna is sandwiched between Toscana to the south […]

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The Flying Winemaker of Chile and Argentina

August 19, 2015 – 6:20 am

One of the Wine Discovery sessions at the Wine Bloggers Conference 2015 was “Wines Across the Andes” by Montes Wines.

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Someone Is Negative About Your Writing

August 17, 2015 – 5:43 am

The last day of the Wine Bloggers Conference in Corning, New York offered spirited panel discussions with audience input. The first session was titled, The Secrets to Wine Blogging Success and starred Madeline Puckette from Wine Folly, Jana Seitzer from Merlot Mommy, and Frank Morgan from Drink What You Like. One question raised was how […]

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Red and Rosé Wines Live Blogging Haikus

August 16, 2015 – 7:13 pm

On our second day of the Wine Bloggers Conference, it was time for the winemakers to speed taste their red or rosé wines. The winemakers had five minutes to pour and talk about their wines to the bloggers that were typing away tweeting, trying in ernest to type less than 140 characters as they listened […]

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