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Recession Proof your Wine

May 19, 2009 – 7:30 am

This cooler than average spring is coming on the heels of a cooler than average winter in the Baltimore area of Maryland. This provides ideal temperature growing conditions for the potatoes I planted the first week of April. Assuming that I get a modest two pounds per hill, with the fifty hills of potatoes I […]

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Wineries of the Year

March 21, 2009 – 2:48 am

Washington State recently announced Maryhill Winery as “Winery of the Year.” Maryhill Winery offers visitors a wonderful wine tasting experience. The ambience of the tasting room, views of the Columbia River, outdoor amphitheatre for summertime events and delicious wines all provide great reasons to visit Maryhill. When we visited South Coast Winery in Temecula, California we […]

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Michigan Wines in Restaurants

February 8, 2009 – 2:37 pm

Michigan’s official wine industry website at http://www.michiganwines.com/offers an easy to use website filled with information. One great aspect is a list of restaurants that serve Michigan wines. As we travel visiting wineries, we stop at a variety of restaurants. If it is a restaurant with a wine list, we like to peruse the list to […]

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Wines for Thanksgiving

November 14, 2008 – 1:06 pm

Whether or not you have planned your Thanksgiving menu, consider serving a sparkling wine or a cranberry wine, maybe even a late harvest or ice wine. A sparkling wine is light and cleanses the palate, and easily complements the traditional heavy Thanksgiving dinner. Of course, a cranberry wine carries through on the Thanksgiving theme. A […]

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October – Virginia Wine Month – Reminder

October 14, 2008 – 3:11 pm

Wineries in Virginia are busy celebrating….

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Château Morrisette-in Rocky Knob Appellation

September 29, 2008 – 1:42 pm

We recently visited Château Morrisette located in the little heard of Rocky Knob Appellation. According to Appellation America, only two other wineries are located in that appellation, Villa Appalaccia and Petit Chateau Winery. On our visit to Château Morrisette, one staff member referred to Château Morrisette as a “castle in the mountains.” The location of […]

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Sustainability in the Vineyard

July 31, 2008 – 12:53 pm

A recent article in Wines & Vines talks about what the Central Coast Vineyard Team is doing in terms of sustainability. In part, the CCVT mission statement states they “will identify and promote the most environmentally safe, viticulturally and economically sustainable farming methods, while maintaining or improving quality and flavor of wine grapes.” Certainly, these […]

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More Wineries and Distribution

June 17, 2008 – 10:28 pm

We have been working diligently to catch up on all the articles to write about our trip to Colorado. We have three more posted including Jack Rabbit Hill & Peak Spirits, Two Rivers Winery & Chateau, and Mountain Spirit Winery. You can check them out at http://winetrailtraveler.com/colorado/colorado.php. Just use the sidebar. More articles will be posted […]

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Colorado Winds

June 11, 2008 – 2:33 pm

Colorado’s unique climate and elevation makes for some interesting vineyard practices. While we were visiting wineries in the Grand Junction area of the state, we noticed intense winds in the morning. Later in the day the wind would reverse direction. These strong winds are the result of the quickly changing area temperature. Yesterday while visiting […]

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