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Visiting the Wineries of New Jersey

April 27, 2014 – 10:00 am

At the invitation of the Garden State Wine Growers Association, we have spent two days visiting wineries and providing talks relevant to the wine industry. We have met numerous delightful people of New Jersey who….

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Celebrate Earth Day Tomorrow By Planting A Grapevine

April 21, 2014 – 8:29 am

Tomorrow Tuesday, April 22 from 12Noon to five pm, Pearmund Cellars in Broad Run, Virginia is celebrating Earth Day in a special way.

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Cement Suitcase Interview with Writer-Director, Rick Castañeda

April 16, 2014 – 7:43 am

We are always interested in watching movies that take place in wine country. Cement Suitcase takes place in Washington’s Yakima Valley. Several scenes were filmed at Airfield Estates Winery. We visited Prosser and Airfield Estates. We were intrigued to see a setting where we have been in the movie. This is an email interview with […]

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Cement Suitcase

April 15, 2014 – 8:18 am

One can be the ultimate salesman, but when things fall apart and one reaches the bottom, there is only one way to go and that’s UP. Moving up bears its own challenges. The movie takes place in Washington’s Yakima Valley and portrays the main character, Franklin, played by Dwayne Bartholomew, at his best and at […]

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9th Annual Destin Charity Wine Auction Weekend

April 13, 2014 – 1:01 am

According to the 9th Annual Charity Wine Auction website, it is considered by Wine Spectator Magazine to be one of the top charity auctions in the United States.

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Opening Our Qvevri Wine

April 1, 2014 – 11:37 pm

We returned to Twins Wine Cellar in Napareuli six months after starting a qvevri wine. The Rkatsiteli grapes fermented and remained on its chacha (grape skins and seeds) until April 1, 2014. During the six months the wine aged and natural filtration took place in the qvevri. When we arrived the surface of the qvevri […]

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What We Missed at Kindzmarauli Marani

March 31, 2014 – 9:32 pm

There are a few of us in the International Wine Tourism Conference media group that enjoy Georgian Chacha. Most of the wineries have stills of various shapes and sizes. We were running late on our Kakheti tour yesterday and did not have a chance to see the distillery at Kindzmarauli Marani. This is the largest […]

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Georgian Wine Grand Tasting

March 29, 2014 – 9:05 pm

The grand tasting of Georgian wines took place in the ballroom at the Marriott Hotel in Tbilisi, Georgia. Sarah Abbot introduced the wine tasting session. The selected wines were prepared by Shalva Khetusuriani, President of Georgian Sommelier Association. Shalva and Sarah commented about the wines during the tasting. What is now becoming traditional, my tasting […]

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The Dangers of Being a Wine Writer

March 28, 2014 – 7:34 am

Let me say from the beginning, wine or spirits did not cause an accident. Rather, a photographic opportunity, an errant step and a fall were the contributing factors. Because of the accident, Kathy did not make the brandy tasting at Sarajishvili. Instead she waited patiently as the IWINETC Media Group processed brandy making and degustation. […]

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Monks at Dadiani Old Cellar Produce the Rolls Royce of Georgian Wines

March 27, 2014 – 1:59 am

We were surprised at a comparison of Ojaleshi as the Rolls Royce of Georgian wines where Saperavi is just a Volkswagon. Were the monks from Dadiani Old Cellars poking fun at the monks producing Saparevi from Alveredi Monastery? Actually after some reflection the analogy has validity from a purely financial point of view. There are […]

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