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Labor Day Brings to Mind All the Work That Goes into a Bottle of Wine

September 6, 2010 – 10:11 am

According to a US government Department of Labor website, “Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our […]

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Focus on Making Wine at Tin Lizzie Wineworks in Maryland

July 13, 2010 – 1:05 am

We have been making wine at home, at a winery in Virginia (LaGrange) and Tin Lizzie Wineworks in Laurel, Maryland.  Yesterday we learned that Tin Lizzie, an educational winery, is already looking for anyone interested in learning about winemaking and making a barrel of wine this fall. According to the email, we received, Tin Lizzie […]

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Time to Trek to Winery Tasting Rooms

March 23, 2010 – 8:41 am

Now that it is beginning to warm up, more wine enthusiasts will travel to wineries to experience the wines. Visiting a winery tasting room is about the experience. You have the opportunity to taste wines not readily available in wine stores. Our first wine tasted at Camus in Napa was a Sauvignon Blanc. This wine […]

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Oak Barrels for Wine

February 24, 2010 – 10:16 am

How do you prefer your wine oaked or unoaked? If you like a wine with oak nuances, are you concerned with where the oak was grown? For wine aged in oak, do you prefer French oak, Hungarian oak or American oak? As we visit numerous wineries, we ask what type of oak is used and […]

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Spring Winemaking at Tin Lizzie Wineworks

February 15, 2010 – 9:17 am

Did you miss making wine last fall from grapes or juice? Fall is such a busy time with school, sports, preparing for holidays etc. Now that winter has struck and many of us our waiting for snow to melt, it may be the perfect time to think about making wine at a winery this spring. […]

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Don’t Turn Down a Chance to Help at a Winery

January 30, 2010 – 9:43 am

Yesterday we spent a couple of hours at Tin Lizzie Wineworks helping, winemaker, Dave Zuchero organizing and cleaning. Other than being a very cold day, as long as one stayed inside and moved, we were okay. The camaraderie that exists when working on a common goal is delightful. We asked questions and learned more from […]

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Appleton Libation Enthusiasts

June 14, 2009 – 9:39 am

One of the perks of visiting wineries is the people you meet. At a recent visit to Trout Springs Winery and Vineyards in Greenleaf, Wisconsin, we met a group from the Appleton Libation Enthusiasts. This group, ALE for short, make beer. They had an afternoon outing at Trout Spring to taste the wines and tour […]

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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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Vint Hill Craft Winery

April 23, 2009 – 2:14 am

Even though Vint Hill Craft Winery is not currently open to the public, we had the opportunity to visit Vint Hill and meet with Chris Pearmund from Pearmund Cellars. After visiting the site, we are even more excited about Vint Hill Craft Winery. This winery is filling a need for wine enthusiasts who want to […]

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Robotics Role in Winemaking

March 14, 2009 – 8:50 am

Does robotics have a role in the winery and the vineyard? What do you think of when you consider winemaking? Medieval cellars, aging oak barrels sitting quietly in the dark and winemakers hunched over in dark caves waiting for the moment to arrive when their precious liquid becomes wine? Wines stored in jugs rather than […]

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