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Tag Archives: Winery Tasting Rooms and Cellar Doors

An Inexpensive Option for Memorial Day Weekend

May 29, 2010 – 5:01 am

You have a few hours over the Memorial Day weekend and you’re wondering where to go. Consider visiting local winery tasting rooms. Although some tasting rooms are in urban settings, many are in the countryside. Visiting them has the makings for a nice drive in the country. Your experience in visiting a tasting room is […]

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Memorial Day Weekend Winery Activities

May 28, 2010 – 1:02 am

Are you at a loss for what to do this weekend? Several of Wine Trail Traveler’s Featured partners have some events planned that may be just what you are looking for to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend. Why not check them out on the Internet and choose the one that interests you most? Vezér Family Vineyards […]

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Wineries Have a Source to Help Choose a Distributor

May 27, 2010 – 1:04 am

When one mentions the word distributor at a winery, any number of comments or expressions will be heard or seen.  Wine distributors do provide a needed service for many wineries. However, from what I have been able to discern most wine distributors want to work with the larger wineries that can provide many more cases […]

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Should I Have Been a Viticulturist?

May 22, 2010 – 11:42 am

Ah, if I only had life to live over again, what would I choose to be? A viticulturist of course! I just spent a delightful morning planting a row of Petit Manseng. Of course, the weather was perfect, not too hot or too cold. A light breeze swept through the rest of the vineyard that […]

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A New Wine Trail – Mesas Wine Trail in Colorado

May 21, 2010 – 8:37 am

Within the past two years we have been able to visit wineries in Colorado. Both times we were able to include wineries in the Grand Valley area (near Palisade and Grand Junction.) These wineries are deserving of recognition and a visit. The area is strikingly beautiful and the winemakers are making quality wines. Imagine that […]

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Should Wineries Have Food Service Inspections?

May 18, 2010 – 9:19 am

The short answer is, “No!” Although it would be a different matter if food inspectors knew about producing wine. Sadly, most inspectors have never made wine or understand the process of making wine. So when they come to inspecting the winery, they are likely to say something like, “You need to wash the grapes before […]

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Have You Heard About House Bill 5034?

May 17, 2010 – 11:30 am

The past three or four weeks we have spent a lot of time visiting wineries on the east and west coasts. We have been able to talk with owners and winemakers about the story of their vineyards and winery. Surprisingly when we mention House Bill 5034, many were not aware of this bill which conflicts […]

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Legislation Proposed to Support Vineyards/Wineries in Maryland County

May 13, 2010 – 10:11 am

Howard County, Maryland is pressing forward to make the county winery friendly. Today the county executive, Ken Ulman, is announcing that he will introduce legislation that will enable property owners to have vineyards as well as to open wineries in the county. The announcement at Tin Lizzie Wineworks in Clarksville, Maryland will include a tour […]

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Life in Mendocino County

May 12, 2010 – 11:28 am

We are enjoying the vineyards and wineries in Mendocino County, California. It’s a wonderful location and people are so friendly, so passionate about growing wine grapes and producing quality wines. Mendocino County has an ambiance about it that you just don’t find in big cities. However, San Francisco is only about two hours away for […]

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Mendocino County: A California Wine Region

May 10, 2010 – 11:35 am

We’ve been spending some time in Mendocino County north of Sonoma County (California) visiting numerous wineries. Several features stand out about this wine country area. First there are numerous wineries to visit here. Next are the many wineries and vineyards that approach vineyard growing from an organic and biodynamic philosophy. We have come across many […]

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