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Experience a Private Wine Tasting

February 21, 2009 – 9:19 am

Consider attending a private wine tasting at Chateau O’Brien. Recently Chateau O’Brien at Northpoint in Virginia sent a flier describing a Private Wine Tasting event. This event only happens three times a year and appointments are necessary. The next wine tasting is February 28. Experience a private wine tasting with the Chateau O’Brien’s winemaker, Jason […]

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Pearmund Cellars Offers Private Tastings in Virginia

February 14, 2009 – 4:11 pm

Whether you want to gather together with friends, family or business partners, you may want to consider a visit to Northern Virginia where Pearmund Cellars is located. Pearmund Cellars will work with you to establish an experience for up to 50 people. If you have an event to celebrate such as a dinner party, reception […]

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Ice Chilling Temperatures in the Vineyard

January 19, 2009 – 2:20 pm

Last week as we visited wineries in the Northern Neck area of Virginia, ice-chilling winds buffeted us as we walked to vineyards. Even with the green foliage long past gone, the architecture of the vines is a statement of hope and a photographic opportunity. However, the mind numbing temperatures of 5 degrees Fahrenheit brought up […]

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Wine and Lifestyle in a Community

January 15, 2009 – 2:12 pm

This week we discovered a Virginia community based on lifestyle and one of the important aspects of this community is that includes a winery as the focal point. The winery is already in place and producing several very nice wines. With 25.5 acres of vineyards surrounding the winery, they plan to add more vines for […]

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Winery Special Events

January 3, 2009 – 5:43 pm

For another resolution to add to your already growing list of New Year’s resolutions, consider visiting a winery when it is having a special event. Regularly I will mention in this blog events that I become aware of that sound inviting. For instance, I just received an email from Veritas Vineyard and Winery in Virginia […]

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A GiraMondo Wine Event

November 20, 2008 – 3:07 pm

Last night, we took the opportunity to attend a GiraMondo Wine Adventures event in Falls Church, Virginia. The title for the evening was Entrepreneurs’ Wine Tasting Network. We enjoyed the evening and met several other wine enthusiasts. The event was held at the Red White & Bleu wine store that has a small event room. […]

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October – Virginia Wine Month – Reminder

October 14, 2008 – 3:11 pm

Wineries in Virginia are busy celebrating….

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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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Wine and Wineglasses

May 1, 2008 – 10:09 pm

Shortly before dinner the other night, we decided to open a bottle of wine that we had purchased at a Virginia winery. Noticing a spot on one of the glasses, I washed one of the glasses and proceeded to pour the wine. Minutes later as I began to enjoy my wine and describe how good […]

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