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Summer in the Home Vineyard

August 12, 2011 – 9:26 am

This year in our tiny vineyard (10 vines) we lost our Dornfelder grapes to the ravages of heat, insects, and birds. Yes, we sprayed using the same Bordeaux mix we successfully used last year but between the heat, insects, and birds we didn’t stand a chance this year. However, a few steps away the Niagara […]

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Snooth Has Initiated their Global Tasting Initiative

August 10, 2011 – 10:54 am

Snooth.com has brought back their Global Tasting Initiative. For the month of August, the Snooth community is encouraged to learn, taste and drink Pinot Grigio. This entire month-long event will use the hashtag #GtiPinotGrigio. Writers, bloggers and consumers are encouraged to chime in with tweets, blog entries and articles about Pinot Grigio. I seem to […]

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Destiny Bay Wines Receive High Praise

August 10, 2011 – 6:52 am

Destiny Bay Vineyards located on Waiheke Island near Auckland, New Zealand is focused on producing high-end wines. The vineyards feature five Bordeaux varieties including Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot and Petit Verdot. In a recent press release, Mike Spratt owner and winemaker at Destiny Bay, announced that Gerard Bassett “reserved special praise for the […]

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Wineries Unlimited Trade Show and Conference 2012

August 9, 2011 – 2:10 pm

The Wineries Unlimited Trade Show and Conference is to be held in late March 2012. The conference runs from March 27 to March 29 while the trade show is scheduled for March 28-29. After last year’s successful event was held in Richmond, Virginia; the Conference and trade show will again be in Richmond. For the […]

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Stomp Grapes for Charity!

August 7, 2011 – 6:00 am

Saturday, August 13 in Hermann, Missouri, Stone Hill Winery will host a Grape Stomp that supports a local charity. The Sheltered Workshop in Hermann is for the physically and mentally challenged. Participants in the Grape Stomp have the opportunity to stomp 30 pounds of grapes with a two-minute limit. Winners will be based on the amount […]

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Chicken Cacciatore Recipe with a Dry, Red Wine

August 4, 2011 – 12:01 am

The recipe below is provided by Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association. Check out their website when you have the opportunity. Cheers! Kathy Chicken Cacciatore Ingredients 1 onion (sliced) 1 c green bell pepper (cored, sliced) ¾ c mushrooms (crimini or button, sliced) 3 medium cloves garlic (minced) 3 T olive oil 2 14-ounce cans whole […]

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Visit Michigan’s Lower Peninsula for a Wine Festival

August 3, 2011 – 4:07 pm

One of many pleasurable places to visit in the US is Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. We’ve visited the area three times and each time discover new to us features that we had missed before. On August 13, the Leelanau Wine, Food & Music Festival takes place featuring 16 wineries, a hard cider facility and a brewery. […]

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Are You a Wine Taster or Drinker?

August 3, 2011 – 3:48 pm

I initiated a discussion on the LinkedIn Group Wine Reviews asking if it is better for wine writers and bloggers to taste wine or drink wine. There are several comments supporting each position. The idea for this question came from Eric Asimov’s Saturday Keynote address at the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia. Eric […]

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When is the best time to visit wineries?

August 2, 2011 – 11:42 am

If we use data such as the number of visitors to the WineTrailTraveler.com website, the highest numbers appear during August through October. These are excellent times to visit wineries and vineyards in the northern hemisphere. Visitors may observe the wine making process including the press, destemming, fermentation, punch down and filling barrels and tanks. There […]

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A Big Thank to Everyone who Visits the Wine Trail Traveler Website!

August 1, 2011 – 8:08 am

Yesterday, the last day of July, was a big deal here at Wine Trail Traveler, LLC. July ended with the largest number of visitors to the Wine Trail Traveler website. It was an exciting day as we are ahead of our business plan milestones. Thank you wine enthusiasts, wine lovers, food lovers, travelers, tourists, wine […]

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