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The Oxford Wine Festival – August 23-24

August 8, 2014 – 3:47 pm

The Oxford Wine Festival takes place August 23 to August 24. This special wine festival takes place in areas of the Oxford Union that include the courtyard, debating chamber and historic rooms.
The plans for the Oxford Wine Festival have the festival divided into different zones. Four of the zones include The English Wine Tasting Room, Emerging Regions, Old World Wines and New World Wines.

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I Magredi 2011 Refosco

May 30, 2014 – 8:12 am

We opened a 2011 Refosco from I Magredi to pair with our dinner last evening. This red wine from the Friuli region of Italy was made from the Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso grape. This is the most widely planted variant of the Refoschi family of grapes in Northern Italy. The dal Peduncolo Rosso refers to […]

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Brunello di Montalcino 2009 DOCG from Piccini

March 19, 2014 – 10:14 am

Last week we opened and enjoyed this wine produced by Piccini located in the Chianti region of Italy. The Brunello di Montalcino 2009 DOCG….

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Odoardi 2004 from Calabria, Italy

March 5, 2014 – 11:36 am

Last night we enjoyed a delightful wine that we considered to be well-made. The wine was an Odoardi 2004 produced by Cantina Odoardi from the Savuto D.O.C. located in Italy’s Calabrian region.

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Wine Trail Traveler Quarterly Spring Edition

May 21, 2013 – 10:30 am

The spring edition of the Wine Trail Traveler Quarterly focuses on the wine regions in Europe and the US. Filled with many original photos, we hope you find the Spring Edition fun to browse through and may be inspired to travel to one of the wine regions.

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Ogio Wines, a Taste of Italy

April 29, 2013 – 7:58 am

Have you ever had a wine that evokes a memory? Our children will immediately say, “Grandma’s house,” when they smell a wine made with Niagara grapes. It recalls the summer days that they would roam the fields in upstate New York and discover Niagara grapes. While in North Carolina we were told on several occasions […]

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Northern Italy Wine Tour

November 30, 2012 – 6:32 am

Interested in Italian wines? Interested in great people that also enjoy wine? Then consider a trip to Northern Italy with fellow wine enthusiasts. The trip was organized by Theresa Beaver,Viticulture and Enology Certificate Coordinator Washington State University. The trip takes place during March 17th – 29th, 2013. The trip will cover wineries in the Piedmonte, […]

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Italian Pumpkin Risotto Recipe from La Tavola Marche

November 25, 2012 – 12:01 am

La Tavola Marche in Le Marche, Italy is an organic farm, inn and cooking school.

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Should the EU Think Outside the Proverbial Box to Solve Winery Overproduction?

June 27, 2012 – 1:05 am

With all of the economic problems that the EU is having lately, I was surprised to learn that Italy, Spain and Greece are being penalized for planting too many vineyards. According to an article, “EU fines Italy, Spain Greece of Illegal Vine Plantings,” in Harpers Wine & Spirit by Chris Mercer, “Spain must hand back […]

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The Accidental Wine Tourist: IWINETC Seminar

February 21, 2012 – 11:51 am

“The Accidental Wine Tourist” was presented by William R. Eyer at the International and Wine Tourism Conference 2012 in Italy. Below is a brief summary of the presentation by William Eyer, from Cuvee Corner Wine Blog. In his presentation he noted he had become a wine fan several years ago. William has traveled to Italy three times […]

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