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Traveling Brings Out the Unique and Unusual

March 25, 2013 – 12:01 am

For the past two weeks we had the opportunity to visit wineries in Croatia, before IWINETC and later wineries and other sites in the Friuli region of Italy. When traveling away from home somehow it seems easier to notice the unusual and unique.

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Authentic Souvenirs When Traveling in Croatia

March 9, 2013 – 8:25 am

For anyone traveling to Croatia this month for the International Wine Tourism Conference or anytime of the year, look for specialty Croatian items. Croatia is known for its handcrafted wooden toys, laces and gingerbread.

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Learning More about Croatian Wine and Culture

March 7, 2013 – 8:10 am

Visiting Croatia for the International Wine Tourism Conference next week will be very interesting. In addition to the numerous indigenous grape varieties that are known in Croatia is the history of wine, food and culture of the region.

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Vina Croatia 2013 Masterclass Seminar: Beyond Plavic Mali: Croatia’s Other Indigenous Varietal Wines

March 1, 2013 – 7:46 am

Although much smaller, the Vina Croatia seminar reminded me of the Texas Sommelier Conference we attended in 2007 after the first Drink Local Wine Conference in 2009. While the Sommelier Conference was an all day affair, the Vina Croatia was just a little over an hour long with nine wines. The Vina Croatia event took […]

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Vina Croatia, 2nd Annual Portfolio Tasting

February 28, 2013 – 7:43 am

Vina Croatia 2013 took place in New York City at the Astor Center. We arrived a few minutes early and waited for several minutes with other media members enthusiastic about tasting the wines of Croatia. The Astor Center is home to the Astor Wine Shop located on the lower (basement) level of this historic building. […]

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Short Wine Webisodes from Kevin Zraly

February 22, 2013 – 5:51 pm

Kevin Zraly is perhaps best known as the creator of the Windows on the World Wine School. He has now made four very short webisodes that were recently released.

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Is Wine Losing its Romance?

February 21, 2013 – 9:31 am

I recently read an article by Richard L. Elia titled Wine’s Decline The romance of wine is spent. The article was posted on the Quarterly Review of Wines website. The author spoke of why the print version of the Quarterly Review of Wines was abandoned. One of his reasons was that the romance of wine was […]

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Insignia at Iridescence

February 18, 2013 – 9:07 am

Last evening we had dinner at Iridescence in Detroit’s Motor City Casino. In addition to the beautiful setting on the 16th floor of the hotel, we had a wonderful wine from Joseph Phelps Vineyards. The 2008 Insignia was mostly a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with a little Petit Merlot and even less Merlot added. The […]

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Winter Spotlight on Croatian Wine

February 15, 2013 – 7:27 am

A 2,500 year old wine region will take center stage at two events this winter. The Ancient Greeks brought vines and winemaking to the coastal region of Croatia while the Ancient Romans forged through the mainland with their vines and winemaking. For thousands of years, wines were crafted by families for families. Recently, Croatia is […]

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Winery Tasting Rooms and Children

February 11, 2013 – 12:01 am

Recently Jo Diaz in her blog, Juicy Tales by Jo Diaz tackled the question of children in the tasting room. “How do you feel about children in tasting rooms?” is an excellent blog post.

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