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Tag Archives: Wineries/Tasting Rooms

What’s the Best Way to Buy Wine?

October 21, 2008 – 3:03 pm

What’s the best way to buy wine? While there is no right answer for all people, here are some ideas to think about. Personally, I like to purchase wine directly from a winery I visit. There is something about remembering the experience and the occasion of visiting a winery. Will it cause you to remember […]

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Renovated Structures Become Wineries

September 22, 2008 – 12:28 pm

As we travel from winery to winery, we notice an array of structures used for wineries and tasting rooms. Some are built specifically to house a winery and can vary from the opulent, often Tuscan-style building down to a simple building with one or two rooms. In its own way, each winery shows its own […]

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Wine Trail Traveler

August 28, 2008 – 11:37 am

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 […]

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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 […]

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Coupon for Free Tasting (Barrel Oak Winery)

July 22, 2008 – 6:32 pm

This is a reminder for anyone who will be traveling to northern Virginia this summer. Before you leave print a coupon for a free tasting at Barrel Oak Winery http://winetrailtraveler.com/listings/images/barreloak1.pdf. Barrel Oak Winery recently opened in May and has events, tours and an artist exhibit to enjoy. Their state of the art winery is worth […]

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Wine and the Internet

July 17, 2008 – 1:15 am

Today almost everyone I know uses the Internet to some extent. A few people either don’t want to use the Internet or may not be able to afford it, but the Internet today is an important communication tool for most people and businesses. Here in the U.S. many wineries have websites with information about their history, […]

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Spumante

July 15, 2008 – 11:16 pm

This evening I have been enjoying a peach spumante from Glenora a winery in New York. The tiny bubbles gave an elegant cast to the champagne glass. The aroma was a definite peach. On the first taste I could feel the peach flavor spreading. The Peach Spumate  is semi-sweet and is a refreshing summertime drink. […]

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Music & Wine Festival, Floyd, VA

July 10, 2008 – 11:16 am

I received this email from my niece in Virginia. It sounds like a terrific wine festival. Put it on your calendar for next year! “Just got back from a wonderful music and wine festival in Floyd, Virginia.  Many of the wineries from the Roanoke and Blacksburg areas were there, including our favorite, Valhalla winery.  Valhalla […]

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4th of July

July 3, 2008 – 11:50 pm

If you haven’t decided what wine to have, try a sparkling wine. Sparkling wines tend to be crisp and refreshing and what could be better on a hot, summer day? In addition pairing becomes very easy when using a sparkling wine as everything seems to pair with it. Are you looking for something to do […]

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New Mexico wineries

June 26, 2008 – 3:51 pm

Yesterday, I emailed wineries in my attempt to discover more recipes for the website www.winetrailtraveler.com. As part of my quest I describe the website and provide a link to it. One response I had was from a New Mexico winery who inquired as to why we did not have New Mexico wineries in our Winery […]

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