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Do You Have Mother’s Day Plans?

May 9, 2010 – 10:50 am

No, you didn’t forget your mother today did you? Everyone is so busy. Even if you did forget for a moment, consider taking your mother to a local winery. It can be a great experience that she won’t forget. Pack a picnic lunch and surprise you mom with a “Guess where we are going?” You […]

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Drinklocalwine.com – Tickets Available

April 8, 2010 – 7:30 am

Yesterday I wrote about the drinklocalwine.com conference being held the weekend of April 25. Here is a little more information. The conference will be at Lansdowne Resort in Virginia. Primarily the participating wineries will be Virginia wineries. However in addition to Virginia wineries, several Maryland wineries will be participating including Black Ankle, Serpent Ridge, Sugarloaf […]

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DrinkLocalWine Conference in Virginia- Only 80 Tickets Left

April 7, 2010 – 9:34 am

As of April 6 there are only 80 tickets left for the Annual DrinkLocalWine Conference. This event on April 24-26 will take place in Northern Virginia and the focus will be Virginia wines. Each year more vineyards and wineries are starting up in Virginia. Virginia winemakers are discovering that great wines can be grown and […]

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Lamb Entrées for Easter Dinner

March 30, 2010 – 7:53 am

For Easter, many people enjoy a lamb entrée. I have to admit it’s not one of my favorites and I am frequently told that I don’t know what I am missing. For those who enjoy lamb or want to try lamb, there are four recipes on the Wine Trail Traveler website with lamb. One of […]

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Bedford Wine Trail Offers an Adventure in Taste

March 28, 2010 – 8:18 am

Five wineries make up the Bedford Wine Trail all within a short drive from Bedford, Virginia. Wine enthusiast travelers should pick up the Bedford Wine Trail brochure at any of the five wineries. Have each winery stamp the brochure, and then take it to the Bedford Welcome Center for a complimentary Bedford Wine Glass. Each […]

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Visiting Wineries in the Virginia Shenandoah Valley AVA

March 26, 2010 – 7:34 am

Along Interstate-81 from Berkeley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia through Virginia south to almost Roanoke lies the Shenandoah Valley AVA. The Blue Ridge Mountains lie to the east and the Appalachian and Allegheny Plateaus lie to the west. Some wineries visited claim they have the best growing conditions for grapes in Virginia. The weather […]

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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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Olive Oil Expo in Italy

February 23, 2010 – 1:05 am

There are many similarities between wine and olive oil. Grapevines and olive trees need the same basic culture. Tastings are smaller but similar with an emphasis on aroma and taste nuances. While visiting Italy in 2007, we visited several wineries and were privileged to see and photograph workers harvesting olives and the process of producing […]

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Making a Difference

February 22, 2010 – 12:02 pm

Last week I wrote a lengthy article on how wineries can get on the Twitter bandwagon. I learned today that Tin Lizzie Wineworks in Clarksville, Maryland read the article and created a Twitter account. They are now tweeting. It is always nice to know that if your write something, it may help others. It is […]

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Celebrate Mardi Gras by Participating in the Texas Way Out Wineries Event

February 4, 2010 – 1:05 am

While I’m not sure how the weather will be in Texas this weekend, it may be better than the major storm threatening the east coast of the US. With that in mind today’s blog is about a Texas wine trail event in the heart of Texas. This annual Way Out Wineries Mardi Gras Road Trip […]

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