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Faulty Wines

September 2, 2008 – 3:55 pm

Tasting wine is a unique individual perspective.

By Kathy | Posted in Wine Notes | Also tagged dry, fault, semi-sweet, Wine Trail Traveler | Comments (0)

As the Wine Trail Traveler team visits wineries, we discover that tasting rooms vary not only in size but also in temperament. While one would think that the smaller the winery, the more individualized the tasting would be, there are those occasions where the larger wineries have more staff with more training. The best winery […]

By Kathy | Posted in Winery Events | Also tagged aroma, taste, Wine Trail Traveler, Wineries/Tasting Rooms, winery | Comments (0)

Warehouse Brand Wines

August 26, 2008 – 2:20 pm

We had the chance to purchase a bottle of wine at a Costco….

By Kathy | Posted in Wine Notes | Also tagged Ameritage, brand, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Costco, Merlot, warehouse | Comments (0)

August Newsletter from Wine Trail Traveler

August 7, 2008 – 1:14 pm

Wine Trail Traveler publishes a monthly newsletter. Topics include anything related to wine, wineries and vineyards. This month’s newsletter focuses on visiting wineries near to home. A review is included of Garlic Mike’s restaurant in Colorado where a wonderful food and wine pairing occurred. It was a terrific dinner, ambiance and conversation. Are you looking […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine News/Commentary | Also tagged August, Cottonwood Cellars, Garlic Mike's, newsletter, Shish Kabob, Wine Trail Traveler, Wineries/Tasting Rooms | Comments (0)

Muscadine Wine

August 6, 2008 – 8:44 pm

Last night for dinner, we decided to experiment with a food and wine pairing. We chose to have a sweet wine with dinner as one of our family members likes a sweet, white wine. Our choice was Midnight Magnolia from Duplin Estate Wines in North Carolina. According to the label this is a Mid Harvest […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine/Food/Recipes | Also tagged Duplin Estates Wines, muscadine, pairing | Comments (0)

“Acquired” Taste of Wines

August 5, 2008 – 3:04 pm

How many times have you been told a wine is an “acquired taste?” Traditionally many wine connoisseurs say that consumers start drinking white, sweet wine and gradually move on to red wines. For myself, I started with sweet fruit wines, and now I can appreciate a dry, red wine with an Italian dinner or sizzling […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine Notes | Also tagged acquired taste, Mediterranean Cellars, Rechina, red wine, Retsina, Scuppernong | Comments (0)

Buyer Beware

August 1, 2008 – 2:22 pm

An article on Decanter.com this week discusses the temperatures in stores where wine is sold. In particular, the article is referencing England. Here in the United States, we also seem to have difficulty guaranteeing that wines will be kept in a controlled environment. As one winemaker said to me, “I can almost guarantee that the […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine News/Commentary, Winery Events | Also tagged buyer beware, Decanter, faults, liquor store, winery | Comments (0)

Riesling Scale

July 30, 2008 – 2:47 pm

How many Rieslings have you had in the last six months? If you haven’t had any, is it because you think all Rieslings are sweet? The International Riesling Foundation wants consumers to know that Riesling wines can vary between sweet and dry. As I travel from winery to winery in different wine regions, I’ve noticed […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine News/Commentary, Wine Notes | Also tagged International Riesling Foundation, Riesling, scale, winery | Comments (0)

America’s Alcoholic Preferences

July 29, 2008 – 2:34 pm

The Gallup organization recently released the results of a poll indicating that beer now has a significant lead over wine. The poll was further divided between 30 to 49 year olds and those aged 50 and above. The younger group favored beer 47 percent, wine 27 percent and liquor 21 percent. The second group favored […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine News/Commentary | Also tagged Gallup, Jack Rabbit Hill, Three Brothers | Comments (0)

Days 6 through 13 of Winemaking

July 25, 2008 – 11:41 am

The wine sat silently in the carboy in a dark somewhat cool area. No fermentation bubbling was observed probably because there was little if any sugar left to ferment. On the 13th day I took a reading of the specific gravity at 0.990. This was down 0.002 from the previous reading. Time to go onto […]

By Terry | Posted in Wine Notes | Also tagged carboy, fermentation, Home Winemaking | Comments (0)

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