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Winery Creativity and an Earth Day Event

April 6, 2011 – 12:45 pm

Earth Day is April 22, 2011. With Earth Day falling on the Friday before Easter (Good Friday) it may be difficult to find wineries that offer Earth Day events. Some wineries may be closed on Friday or busy preparing for an Easter event on Sunday. A unique Earth Day celebration is taking place at Southbrook […]

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Travel to a Wine Festival – April 15-17

April 5, 2011 – 5:03 pm

Check out the many wine festivals and events for the weekend of April 15-17. Look for events in Texas, California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, and Georgia. Wherever you travel on a weekend look for local wines. Cheers, Kathy April 15-16 Michigan International Wine Expo Novi, Michigan Website Information + a $5 discount coupon […]

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Orfila Vineyards and Winery’s “Lotus” Wine

April 4, 2011 – 12:02 am

This past weekend we enjoyed a wine from Orfila Vineyards and Winery located in Southern California, a few miles from San Diego. We opened the Orfila “Lotus” wine; it was a blend of Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne. This wine offered an aroma and taste of peach, honeysuckle and tropical fruit on the aroma and taste. […]

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Vegetarian Rice Salad with Red Wine Recipe

April 2, 2011 – 8:13 am

This weekend why not enjoy Aromatic Rice Salad with Mango Chutney? This vegetarian recipe includes ¼ cup of red wine, mangos, aromatic rice, celery and green peppers. Enjoy the remainder of the red wine with family and friends! Cheers! Kathy Aromatic Rice Salad With Mango Chutney Servings: 8 servings. Ingredients 2 mangos, peeled and diced […]

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Celebrate April at Wine Events

April 1, 2011 – 12:02 am

Welcome April with a visit to a wine event at a winery. The beginning of April brings more wine events scheduled at winery tasting rooms. Be sure to check the winery in your own backyard to see what they are offering. Below are numerous events to enjoy this weekend in Virginia, Ohio, Michigan. Check the […]

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Wineries Unlimited Pre-Conference Workshops

March 30, 2011 – 12:02 am

Tuesday, March 29 was the day for Wineries Unlimited 2011 Pre-Conference Workshops. The conference is at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The conference rooms are large. For the morning session the room was filled. The afternoon sessions I attended did not have quite as many in attendance. During the day we met someone from Nova […]

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Maryland Direct Wine Shipping – Getting Closer

March 28, 2011 – 6:56 am

As I noted late last week, the Maryland General Assembly initially passed legislation that will allow wineries to ship wine to consumers in Maryland. Now is not the time to sit back and think all the work is done for promoting direct wine shipping. The bills in both the Maryland Senate and House are a […]

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What is the motivation to buy wine from a winery?

March 26, 2011 – 8:08 am

Currently, Maryland residents cannot purchase wine from wineries within Maryland or outside the state and have it shipped directly to their homes. That may soon change, as the General Assembly is ready to pass a direct shipping law. In yesterday’s post I commented on some of the rants from the retailers and distributors regarding direct […]

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Ranters attack approval of direct shipping of wine to Maryland residents

March 25, 2011 – 6:30 pm

Wineries in Maryland and throughout the country may soon be able to ship wine to Maryland residents. Finally, it looks like Maryland will join the 37 other states and the District of Columbia and permit some form of shipping wine directly to Maryland homes. The legislation won initial approval from the full General Assembly. Within […]

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Good News – Direct Wine Shipping May Actually Happen in Maryland!

March 25, 2011 – 5:08 pm

According to the Baltimore Sun’s website, the Maryland General Assembly has initially approved a bill to allow wine shipping directly to consumers. Finally passage is expected to take place soon. Maryland wine enthusiasts have been looking for this friendly wine shipping legislation for a long time. At least 37 states are ahead of Maryland in […]

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