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Easy Fudge Recipe with Wine for the Holidays

December 3, 2010 – 11:44 am

This fudge recipe that uses Cabernet Sauvignon is perfect for at home or holiday gift giving. Cheers! Kathy Dark Chocolate Fudge with Savoy-Lee Cabernet Sauvignon Ingredients 1 (12oz) bag of Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Chips 1 (10oz) bag of Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips 1 (14oz) can of Sweetened Condensed Milk ½ c of shredded coconut […]

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At Texas Winery, Buy Wine Get a Game

December 2, 2010 – 5:48 pm

I received an email reminder from Grape Creek Vineyards in Fredericksburg, Texas today. We visited Grape Creek Vineyards back in 2009. Their email was a reminder that it’s not too late to order six bottles of wine and receive a game, The Wacky White Elephant. Why not visit Grape Creek and check out their wines? […]

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Air New Zealand and Wine Industry Working Together

December 1, 2010 – 11:55 am

It’s interesting to note how different industries can work together and everyone benefits. Air New Zealand and New Zealand’s wine industry is a great example of this concept. Besides offering a glass of New Zealand wine in the waiting lounge of San Francisco airport before the flight, once on board we discovered a small 50-page […]

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“Save Our Food” Holiday Festival – Local Wine & Food

November 30, 2010 – 12:05 am

Travel to Doswell, Virginia and participate in the Save Our Food Holiday Festival on December 11. The event takes place at 13111 Dawn Blvd ?Doswell, Va. According to the website, “Every year, 104,000 acres of Virginia farmland disappear forever.” Enjoy a day of local wine and food. More information is available at the Save Our […]

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New Zealand Wineries

November 29, 2010 – 11:25 am

We returned home last night at about 12:30am after a wonderful trip to New Zealand where we were with the Washington State University winery tour group. Our trek began in the middle of November. After we landed in Auckland, Terry and I went to visit two boutique wineries on Waiheke Island. After that we visited […]

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Lookout Ridge Winery Donates Wheelchairs

November 28, 2010 – 12:05 am

In January 2009 I wrote about Lookout Ridge Winery, a California winery that focuses on supplying wheelchairs to those in need. Since I was very impressed with what was happening at the Lookout Ridge Winery, I decided to check it out once again. Owner, Gordon Holmes, has a deep interest in helping to provide wheelchairs […]

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Impressions of New Zealand Wineries

November 25, 2010 – 2:19 pm

I’ve been asking our group for their impressions of the New Zealand wine industry and several asked me what I thought. It’s a good thing that we visited a couple of boutique wineries last week on our day of arrival. Since then everything has been big, bigger, biggest. We have seen the 2,000 case production […]

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Winery Events for Black Friday Weekend

November 24, 2010 – 1:09 pm

Are you wondering what to do after Thanksgiving? Consider a visit to one of these winery activities! Cheers! Kathy Fri, Nov 26 Pearmund Cellars, Virginia Event: Relax & Thank God It’s Friday (TGIF) Web Info Three Fox Vineyards, Virginia Events: Turkey Trot Vineyard Treasure Hunt Wine Crafts Demonstration Claude Thibaut, French Winemaker, Pours His Sparkling […]

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Fellow Wine Travelers

November 21, 2010 – 8:24 pm

At breakfast in Wellington, NZ this morning we talked to two other wine travelers sitting next to us. One was from England and the other was from Australia. Both were touring wineries from the South Island to the North Island. They both enjoyed the New Zealand wines they had tasted and were use to seeing […]

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One World, One Future Fundraiser with Wine Tasting

November 21, 2010 – 1:33 pm

Ascenta Foundation For Health & Education Outreach in Vancouver will be hosting a One World, One Future Fundraiser on Thursday, November 25, 2010. If you decided not to cook for Thanksgiving, travel to Vancouver to participate in this special event. This is an opportunity to enjoy tasting wines, participating in silent auctions and enjoying live […]

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