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Wine Events for the First Weekend of Spring

March 19, 2010 – 1:05 am

Saturday is the first day of spring and I know that we are looking forward to a wonderful day while hoping for continuing warmer weather. It seems that many organizations are looking forward to a great spring weekend with a variety of wine events. Check the websites for specific information. California Barrel Tasting Weekend March […]

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Animated Wine Vessel Display at Detroit Institute of Arts

March 18, 2010 – 9:42 am

Yesterday we enjoyed a visit to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). This is the 5th largest fine arts museum in the US. Many years ago I visited DIA and enjoyed it. Since then they have renovated the building and added some nice features including an animated white silhouette wall display of the use of […]

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Three Impressive Wines

March 17, 2010 – 7:23 am

Had an opportunity to have a wonderful dining experience with family in Michigan. The wine list was impressive with a 1999 Chauteau Lafleur Pomerol, 2003 Shafer Hillside Select and a 2004 Dominus. We began dinner with the Pomeral. The light bodied wine had an aroma and taste of black cherries, mineral, and licorice. The tannin […]

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Hautes Terres de Comberousse Roucaillat

March 16, 2010 – 7:02 am

I received an unusual gift of wine for my birthday, or that was what I was told. The Hautes Terres de Comberousse Roucaillat had a simple yellow label with a small elephant image. I was told there was a story about this wine but could not find a story on the Internet. I did enjoy […]

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Hands for Haiti Now, Dinner at South Coast Winery

March 14, 2010 – 10:55 am

Haiti’s earthquake was in January. Since then there was a major earthquake in Chile and many other smaller weather and climate issues throughout the world. Somehow it seems that the earthquake in Haiti was long ago and not foremost in the news any longer. Hands for Haiti  Now has been created and features master celebrity […]

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Leprechaun Punch with Wine for St. Patrick’s Day

March 13, 2010 – 9:44 am

St. Patrick’s Day will be here soon and it’s never too early to start celebrating. We came across a recipe for Leprechaun Punch at Kreutz Creek Vineyards in Pennsylvania while we were visiting. The winery is located in the Philadelphia countryside. The ingredients for Kreutz Creek Vineyards Leprechaun Punch include Vidal Blanc, sparkling water-lime, melon […]

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Wine Barrels, Have they Changed Much in the Last Thousand Years?

March 12, 2010 – 2:17 pm

Barrels have been produced for thousands of years. The process is basically unchanged in those millennia. For years, as the children were growing up, we would observe the coopers at Colonial Williamsburg craft barrels. Similar observations were made at the Seguin Moreau Cooperage in Napa. In early America barrels were made in different sizes and […]

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A Wine From the Rueda Region in Spain

March 12, 2010 – 11:13 am

Last night we enjoyed a Spanish wine while visiting family in Boston.  This wine was produced in Rueda, a region of Spain, using  60% Verdejo and  40% Viura (also called Macabeo) grapes. This wine is similar to a Sauvignon Blanc. Inspiracion Pampano, with 12 percent alcohol, was a crystal yellow color. The aroma was a […]

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Romance and the Wine Bottle

March 11, 2010 – 11:29 am

Wine is a romantic drink. The romance of wine often extends to the bottle and its closure. Some believe that a romantic evening begins with the sound of the cork popping out of the bottle. Are all wine bottle closures equally quixotic? We met a couple that certainly had different ideas of what indicated romance […]

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Anti Wine Laws Continue Prohibition

March 11, 2010 – 5:48 am

Yesterday while attending the trade show at Wineries Unlimited, I kept running into numerous people and after saying I was from Maryland, added “the state where democracy isn’t happening … direct wine shipping issue.” Many of these winery enthusiasts nodded their condolences or shook their head in disbelief. I met two great people from New […]

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