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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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Buyer Beware

August 1, 2008 – 2:22 pm

An article on Decanter.com this week discusses the temperatures in stores where wine is sold. In particular, the article is referencing England. Here in the United States, we also seem to have difficulty guaranteeing that wines will be kept in a controlled environment. As one winemaker said to me, “I can almost guarantee that the […]

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Visit Wine Festivals – Save Gas

July 21, 2008 – 5:59 pm

Granted that visiting wineries in your own backyard mqy use a little more gas, but you can save gas by going to Wine Festivals where many wineries are pouring tastings. Besides having an array of wines to choose between, you also may likely have music, food vendors and arts/crafts vendors. I will continue to add […]

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Music & Wine Festival, Floyd, VA

July 10, 2008 – 11:16 am

I received this email from my niece in Virginia. It sounds like a terrific wine festival. Put it on your calendar for next year! “Just got back from a wonderful music and wine festival in Floyd, Virginia.  Many of the wineries from the Roanoke and Blacksburg areas were there, including our favorite, Valhalla winery.  Valhalla […]

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Boulder Festival

June 23, 2008 – 9:36 pm

Okay, so we haven’t been back from Colorado for two weeks and I already want to return for this week’s Boulder Food & Wine Festival. I mentioned that to my husband and as you can imagine, he just looked at me. Okay, so I know I won’t be at the Boulder Festival on June 28th, but […]

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Wine and Cruise

June 19, 2008 – 5:02 pm

Do you have plans for June 2009 yet? Consider this cruise with Chris Pearmund from Pearmund Cellars. There will be an information session at Pearmund Cellars. Here is the information from their website. On June 17-27, 2009, Pearmund Cellars will host a 10-day Oceania Cruise from Rome to Barcelona. On Saturday, Cruise Holidays of Alexandria can answer […]

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Manitou Springs Wine Festival

June 9, 2008 – 2:23 am

On Saturday, June 7th Kathy and I attended the Manitou Springs Wine Festival. This was our first trip to Colorado and our first experience with Colorado wines. The festival is held for one day at Soda Springs Park. The park is partially tree covered which offered shade on a bright sunny pleasant day. Those in […]

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Virginia Wine Festival/Make-A-Wish Foundation

June 2, 2008 – 4:45 pm

The 27th Annual Vintage Virginia Wine Festival was held over the past weekend. When I visited on June 1, there was plenty of parking. Everything appeared to be well organized. With more than 60 wineries, numerous arts and crafts tents – many qualifying as art, food tents offering everything from Kettle Corn to Asian food, […]

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California Wine to be Served at White House

April 16, 2008 – 9:33 pm

The news has recently reported that a Chardonnay from California will be served at the White House tonight in honor of Pope Benedict XVI’ 81st birthday. The chosen wine is from Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery. It is Sebastiani’s 2005 Dutton Ranch Chardonnay, aged in oak. Unfortunately, the Pope will not be able to attend the […]

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Enjoy Local Wines When Traveling

April 16, 2008 – 12:18 am

Grapes are influenced by the areas in which they grow, sometimes referred to as terroir. All of this takes on much more importance when you travel. When undertaking a journey, be sure to choose restaurants that serve local wines. Do you want to remember your journey to Virginia with California wines, your visit to Italy with French wines […]

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