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The Lizard and the Wine

October 6, 2010 – 4:18 pm

Kathy’s earlier post about a frog in a wine bottle reminded me of a bottle of wine we saw at Naylor Wine Cellars in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania. Dick Naylor collects unusual wines and had a bottle from the Orient. The Ha Kai Chiew had a lizard or baby alligator in the bottle. I’m not certain if […]

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The Frog and the Wine

October 6, 2010 – 1:01 am

Decanter.com recently published an article about a woman who has decided to sue a winery. She claims that there was a dead frog in the wine bottle that fell into her glass when the wine was poured. It’s when reading something like this that I’m glad I have visited numerous wineries, over 550 in four […]

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Writing a Haiku for Regional Wine Week

October 5, 2010 – 1:03 pm

I decided to take the haiku challenge offered by the website Drinklocalwine. The website has asked for submissions of haiku that have something to do with drink local wine. Drinklocalwine.com was organized by Jeff Siegel and Dave McIntyre. Be sure to check out the website. I don’t ever remember writing a haiku while in school. […]

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Wine Festivals for October 9-10 Weekend

October 5, 2010 – 8:06 am

There is much work taking place in wineries now and throughout harvest season. While you won’t taste this year’s northern hemisphere  2010 vintage, many wineries have released their 2009  and older vintages. (An exception is Beaujolais which is released the same year it is produced.) Travel to festivals where many of the released wines can […]

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Fruited Chicken Salad Recipe with Wine

October 2, 2010 – 10:30 am

It’s already the weekend so here is a recipe for Fruited Chicken Salad to prepare. Please note there are no directions. So it is easy to prepare. Have a great weekend. Cheers! Kathy Fruited Chicken Salad Ingredients 1 large can of Mandarin Oranges (reserve juice – see dressing) 1 can Pineapple Tidbits (reserve juice – […]

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Have Fun and Learn While Making a Barrel of Wine

October 1, 2010 – 8:09 am

Can making your own wine add to the experience of enjoying a good bottle of wine? I believe it does. Now I can really appreciate the time and effort that goes into a wine. Participants will discover how important it is to know where the grapes are sourced from. They will also learn how the […]

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Wine writers to write poetry?

October 1, 2010 – 2:50 am

Wine writers and bloggers are challenged to try their hand at writing poetry for the Regional Wine Week contest. Regional Wine Week, October 10th through the 16th, is organized by DrinkLocalWine.com. Wine writers, bloggers, Facebook fans and Tweeterers are asked to write a haiku about local wines. So what will writers who use such terms […]

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Winery Events for this Weekend, Oct 1-3

September 30, 2010 – 10:20 am

Events listed are from Wine Trail Traveler’s featured wineries. The events are listed by state. To learn more about Wine Trail Traveler, LLC’s partners visit the Partners link on the home page. Use the links below to check out wine fun events. Enjoy checking out the winery events below for this coming weekend! Cheers! Kathy […]

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Wine Shipping Free at Grape Creek Vineyards thru Sept 30

September 29, 2010 – 1:34 pm

Grape Creek Vineyards in Texas is offering free shipping on cases.  The free shipping ends tomorrow, September 30. To order wine visit the Grape Creek Vineyard website. Wines available at include several varieties of red and white wines. While visiting  Grape Creek’s website check out the onsite Villa that has been renovated and available for […]

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HR 5034 Hearing Tomorrow! More Alcohol Regulations?

September 28, 2010 – 12:51 pm

The hearing of H.R. 5034 -“Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010” by the full committee of the Committee on the Judiciary is scheduled to take place tomorrow at 11am in the Rayburn House Office Building! The H.R. 5034 bill needs to be read very carefully and looked at as how it may affect […]

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