{"id":510,"date":"2008-12-05T10:17:10","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T10:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=510"},"modified":"2008-12-05T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2008-12-05T10:18:16","slug":"is-your-holiday-shopping-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/05\/is-your-holiday-shopping-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Holiday Shopping Done?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It\u2019s only December 5 but is your shopping finished? While there are those who shop all year long, others prefer waiting until the day before Christmas. I love to shop while the stores are decorated for the holidays. If you haven\u2019t finished your shopping yet, consider visiting a winery. You may find a wide range of gifts available as well as special gift packs of wine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">If you have already finished your shopping, consider checking the December activities at your area wineries. Just this week I received a special email from one of our winery partners, <a href=\"http:\/\/chateauobrien.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chateau O\u2019Brien<\/a> at Northpoint Winery and Vineyard, Markham, Virginia that offers a special shopping experience on December 6th at the winery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Frequently wineries offer newsletters that include upcoming events. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearmundcellars.com\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Pearmund Cellars<\/a> in Broad Run, Virginia sends out a monthly newsletter with numerous events listed. The December newsletter lists small and large events. Earlier this evening I received an email from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veritaswines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veritas Vineyard &amp; Winery<\/a> in Afton, Virginia that announces a special selection of wine packs that may be perfect for some of those friends and family on your Christmas list. These wine sets are also available online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">These are just examples of winery events that may be available at wineries near you. Be sure to check them out. Some winery tasting rooms have a full range of gift items in addition to wine. You may find books, clothes, ceramics, glass wear and wine accessories. <span>\u00a0<\/span>Often there will be work done by local artists. Remember to take time for yourself at this busy hectic time of the year and a visit to a welcoming winery may be just the perfect antidote to the holiday stress. The folks at wineries are a friendly group. They are usually interested in talking about wine. It\u2019s a great time for everyone. Happy shopping!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Cheers!<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Is Your Holiday Shopping Done?\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=510\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s only December 5 but is your shopping finished? While there are those who shop all year long, others prefer waiting until the day before Christmas. I love to shop while the stores are decorated for the holidays. If you haven\u2019t finished your shopping yet, consider visiting a winery. You may find a wide range [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[352,448,61,354,98],"class_list":["post-510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-taste-of-wine","tag-chateau-obrien","tag-christmas-shopping","tag-pearmund-cellars","tag-veritas-vineyard-and-winery","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":513,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions\/513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}