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Champagne Reveals a Cellar Master’s Creativity

March 23, 2015 – 8:15 am

There are 349 champagne houses in the Champagne region of France. With their portfolio of champagnes there are more than a thousand champagnes for consumers. Then there are many more champagnes crafted by growers who make their own champagnes, and co-operatives. With so many champagnes to choose from, one may think that many of them […]

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2015 Spring Charity Wine Fest in Grand Rapids

March 22, 2015 – 4:19 pm

Noto’s Old World Italian Dining is the location of the 2015 Spring Charity Wine Fest on April 17, 2015. The restaurant is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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CANCELED! Save the Date: April 10 and 11 for the Capture Artisan Wine Tour

March 19, 2015 – 10:50 am

Capture Wine Tour is a special wine and culinary celebration that takes place in 12 cities across the country during 2015.

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Counoise as a Single Varietal Wine

March 17, 2015 – 12:27 pm

Unionville Vineyards in New Jersey has released a 2013 Counoise. The label name is Amwell Ridge Vineyard Counoise and is bottled as a single varietal wine.

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Sparkling wine before champagne

March 16, 2015 – 9:58 am

The sparkling wine, champagne, as we know it today evolved over hundreds of years, as opposed to being invented by a single person at a single time. Although the Champagne region of France excelled at making champagne, once embraced, other people were deliberately making wine that had effervescence a century before the Champenois. The French […]

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Sonoma Vintners Barrel Auction for Members of the Trade and Media

March 13, 2015 – 12:31 pm

Sonoma Vintners Barrel Auction

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Winter into Spring Wine Events

March 12, 2015 – 5:30 pm

Celebrate the approach of spring by visiting wineries with special events during March. For instance, on March weekends the Mason-Dixon Wine Trail (with wineries in Maryland and Pennsylvania) offers the annual Tour de Tanks. Farther to the south in Virginia, Pearmund Cellars is offering  Spring Barrel Wine Tastings which also take place on weekends. In […]

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Champagne before champagne

March 12, 2015 – 12:59 pm

The sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France has only been crafted during the last few hundred years. However, the Champagne region has been growing grapes and making wine for over a millennia prior to the champagne that lets you see stars. The Celts may have planted grape vines and made wine, but after […]

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CWAS Coming to Las Vegas

March 11, 2015 – 8:17 am

Most people do not need a reason to spend a few days in Las Vegas. The glitter, lights, shows food, beverages and a chance of winning all allure people to the city from near and afar. It makes sense in the city that has the most sommeliers in the world, that wine would be an […]

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Networking Enhanced with Food and Beverages

March 10, 2015 – 1:40 pm

Last week’s Craft Beverages Unlimited event was held at the large Richmond Convention Center.

On Wednesday night we gathered with others in attending a networking party at the Capital Ale House about a six-block walk from the Convention Center.

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