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Urban Wineries in Restored City Buildings

October 23, 2008 – 1:10 pm

As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog, urban wineries create an easily available experience for urban dwellers. Urban wineries also may make use of restoring older buildings rather than razing and building anew. Winemaking has a long history behind it and it seems appropriate that new wineries use available historical buildings. Preservation of the past has […]

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Urban Wineries

October 22, 2008 – 1:54 pm

Urban wineries are a unique opportunity

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Pairing Wineries and Businesses

October 7, 2008 – 4:39 am

You’ve heard of pairing wine with food, however in Colorado some wineries are pairing with businesses. Bookcliff Vineyards tasting room in downtown Boulder shares its tasting room space with Belvedere a Belgian Chocolate Shop. Upon entering the room, one sees the shelves of chocolate confectionaries on the side and wines on another side. One option […]

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Two Denver Wineries Are Local Favorites

October 6, 2008 – 2:15 pm

Although the beautiful countryside is often a setting for wineries and vineyards, don’t cast out cities as a site for urban wineries. We visited two Denver wineries and enjoyed the labors of local winemakers. We met Paul Bonacquisti owner and winemaker for Bonacquisti Winery in the Denver community of Sunnyside. Paul lives in Sunnyside and […]

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Black Ankle Vineyards Opens Today

October 4, 2008 – 1:09 pm

If you happen to travel on Interstate 70 in Maryland, today, don’t pass up an opportunity to stop at Black Ankle Vineyards for a tasting at their green tasting room. The tasting room opens today for the first time. The structure is amazing. Bales of straw are used for insulation and a living roof helps […]

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Château Morrisette-in Rocky Knob Appellation

September 29, 2008 – 1:42 pm

We recently visited Château Morrisette located in the little heard of Rocky Knob Appellation. According to Appellation America, only two other wineries are located in that appellation, Villa Appalaccia and Petit Chateau Winery. On our visit to Château Morrisette, one staff member referred to Château Morrisette as a “castle in the mountains.” The location of […]

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Renovated Structures Become Wineries

September 22, 2008 – 12:28 pm

As we travel from winery to winery, we notice an array of structures used for wineries and tasting rooms. Some are built specifically to house a winery and can vary from the opulent, often Tuscan-style building down to a simple building with one or two rooms. In its own way, each winery shows its own […]

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Winery Tasting Room Fees

August 21, 2008 – 1:42 pm

As we travel to winery tasting rooms from region to region, we notice a variety of tasting fees.

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Plastic Cups to Taste Wine

August 15, 2008 – 11:40 am

My first trek to wineries in Ohio was met with some disappointment with the tasting experience at two wineries. These winery tasting rooms serve their wines in small one ounce transparent plastic cups. Fortunately the third winery I visited used glass stemware. I realize that using plastic cups is a money saving practice but it […]

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Coupon for Free Tasting (Barrel Oak Winery)

July 22, 2008 – 6:32 pm

This is a reminder for anyone who will be traveling to northern Virginia this summer. Before you leave print a coupon for a free tasting at Barrel Oak Winery http://winetrailtraveler.com/listings/images/barreloak1.pdf. Barrel Oak Winery recently opened in May and has events, tours and an artist exhibit to enjoy. Their state of the art winery is worth […]

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