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Cava: A Delicious Sparkling Wine to Share with Friends and Family

May 18, 2015 – 3:18 pm

This weekend we shared a bottle of delicious cava from Canals & Munné. This cava was a Brut Nature Gran Reserva. Ours was bottle #066914. The vintage was 2010 and the cava had 12% alcohol.

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Free Online Burgundy Wine Class Starts Soon

May 16, 2015 – 9:33 am

This morning I came across an article in Decanter by Jane Anson, “University of Burgundy launches free online wine course.” This particular course offered by the University of Burgundy will be available in French and English.

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Sagrantino Is not Sangiovese

May 13, 2015 – 5:56 am

In our second book, A Wine Tourist Guide Visiting Tasting Rooms, we wrote a chapter about wine misconceptions and myths. Arnoldo Caprai Winery in Montefalco, Italy sent  us two misconceptions that plagues their tasting room. Many visitors believe Montefalco is in Toscana (Tuscany) when it is really in Umbria. The region Umbria does share a border […]

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From Wine to Rum to Wine

May 7, 2015 – 12:53 pm

Our first cruise has been eventful. We were fortunate to bring a couple bottles of wine on the cruise leaving Baltimore, Maryland heading to Grand Turk and the Bahamas. Our cruise started with a rosé champagne and will end with a cava. In between I purchased a wine package that included a choice of five […]

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Going into Teacher Mode

May 5, 2015 – 1:01 am

In late 2006, I retired from a 34-year career in education with my last several years as a lecturer at Towson University in Maryland. Kathy often tells me that I frequently go into teacher mode. It doesn’t take much for this to happen. While in a tasting room if I am swirling the wine in […]

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SOMM, not my Preference for Learning

May 4, 2015 – 1:01 am

I recently watched the documentary SOMM by Jason Wise. The film looks at candidates for the Court of Master Sommeliers and what they have to go through to pass the three-day exam.Within ten minutes, you get the idea, memorization. Granted there is a lot of wine knowledge that the candidates have to memorize via thousands […]

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Planning to Travel to Michigan’s Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas This Summer?

April 29, 2015 – 8:50 am

Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula and Old Mission Peninsula wineries offer some great views and delicious wines. The Leelanau Spring Sip & Savor event is a delightful way to explore the peninsula, home to many wineries.

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The Riddle of Ziobaffa – Wine, Surfing and Filmmaking

April 27, 2015 – 8:54 am

Ziobaffa Riddle:

What do you have when you combine surfing with wine? An organic wine.

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Planning Ahead for Mother’s Day

April 25, 2015 – 10:53 am

If you are planning to cook or bake to celebrate Mother’s Day, start by browsing the recipes below.These recipes that have wine as one of the ingredients.

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Mother’s Day is Coming Soon! Sunday, May 10

April 23, 2015 – 8:39 am

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching! Have you decided how to celebrate the day?

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