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Wine Trail Traveler June Newsletter

June 3, 2009 – 10:45 am

The Wine Trail Traveler June 2009 newsletter has just been released. It includes an article about our delightful visit to 23 Texas wineries at the beginning of May as well as a collage of photos we took while in Texas. Check out the two recipes included in the newsletter. Port Pecans was donated by Becker […]

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Blogging about the “Wine Experience”

June 1, 2009 – 5:03 pm

Blogging about wineries is part of the whole “wine experience.” Do you remember the first time you walked into a winery tasting room? If you were with someone who had already been to a winery tasting room perhaps you walked in with a lot of confidence. But I well remember my thoughts before I first […]

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Pennsylvania Wine Festival in York

June 1, 2009 – 8:38 am

On Sunday, the weather was beautiful – sunny but not too hot. We took a trip to York, Pennsylvania to experience the 2nd Annual Taste of Pennsylvania Wine and Music Festival. This was a delightful wine festival with 13 Pennsylvania wineries participating and numerous vendors. We had the opportunity to discover new wineries that we […]

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Pennsylvania Wine & Music Festival

May 30, 2009 – 8:05 am

2nd Annual Taste of Pennsylvania Wine & Music Festival May 30 and 31, 2009 Time: 11 am to 6 pm Location: York Fairgrounds, York, PA With a baker’s dozen of Pennsylvania wineries, music, and numerous vendors this offers to be a delightful weekend to enjoy discovering Pennsylvania wines. You can check it out at their website. […]

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Wine Review of Wild Cañon Harvest 2007

May 29, 2009 – 7:26 am

We had the opportunity to enjoy a glass of Wild Cañon Harvest 2007 produced by The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey in Colorado. Bottled in a clear wine bottle with a cross as part of the label, the rosé wine color is an enticing light red. The aroma and taste are fruit forward. As Terry […]

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Retiring to Wine Country

May 27, 2009 – 7:36 am

As baby boomers look toward retirement, many begin thinking about downsizing their homes. After all, how many bedrooms do “empty nesters” need? People with a passion for wine may want to think about moving to wine country. Whether you are looking for  a quiet, friendly region or a dynamic, friendly region you are bound to […]

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FTC and Blogs

May 24, 2009 – 9:41 am

In a blog this week, Reign of Terroir discusses changes the FTC may put in effect this summer. The FTC is leaning towards requiring bloggers, who blog about wines and wineries, to clearly disclose if the wine was a gift from the winery. If a blogger writes about a visit to a winery, he or […]

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Memorial Day Weekend Picnics

May 22, 2009 – 7:53 am

With Memorial Day Weekend here, have you made your plans? Picnics are popular but how can you make yours special? Add a bottle of wine to your picnic basket. Since picnics are casual and sometimes spontaneous events, this could be the day to experiment with a new grape varietal, a new winery or wine region. […]

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Have You Considered this Wine Analogy?

May 20, 2009 – 5:18 pm

This week we opened another bottle of the Cabernet Sauvignon that we made with a wine kit last summer. If you have followed along, you may remember that we were not particularly impressed with the wine a month after we bottled it. That’s okay. We knew we should really wait longer before drinking it, but hey […]

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History of Wine Words

May 18, 2009 – 9:14 am

Charles Hodgson, author of Global Wording, has recently released a new book, History of Wine Words: An Intoxicating Dictionary of Etymology and Word Histories from the Vineyard, Glass and Bottle. This 208-page book provides a look at the origins of words related to wine. The book has three basic categories including locations/regions/, grape varietals and […]

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