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by tammy on April 19, 2007
This sounds really yummy - pear wine from Oregon. I remember my grandfather used to send us pears and apples from the northeast. They came in a box and each piece of fruit was wrapped carefully with...
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by tammy on February 16, 2007
We are all freezing right now. Even down here in sunny Florida, we are freaking out with temperatures reported to drop into the 30s tonight. Yes, I know, boo hoo....But, that for South Florida is...
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by tammy on February 03, 2007
According to the Wine Enthusiast web site, winemakers around the world have mixed results when it comes to harvesting for 2006. Those in the red (in a good way of course) include Italy, Oregon, Chile,...
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Add yet another celebrity to our list of winemakers (hey, good thing I finally added a category for that on this blog awhile ago!): Sam Neill! He's one of my all time favorite actors. I always...
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by tammy on January 31, 2007
This video from YouTube.com shows the winemaking process at a Colorado winery, Winter Park Winery, which is located up in the mountains of Colorado at about 9,000 feet. That's usually where I...
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by tammy on January 16, 2007
More and more I've been seeing allergen warning signs posted, sometimes on food, sometimes at place I've eaten. Anyone who suffers from severe allergies depends on knowing what exactly is in...
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by tammy on January 13, 2007
We missed whipping up a batch of mulled wine this season. I even had someone give me a gift of a mulled wine packet that I guess has all the fixings, sans the wine of course. I'm not really...
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by tammy on December 26, 2006
Super cold weather for some wineries means super sweet Icewine, but so far, Ohio wine makers are not getting the cold weather they would expect and need this time of year. Of course, not all wines...
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by tammy on December 23, 2006
The controversy over the level of alcohol in wine has been a pretty powerful topic that I've been reading about over the past year while blogging about wine. While I have to admit to enjoying a...
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by tammy on December 19, 2006
When I envision people drinking port, I imagine them in a drawing room or library filled with old leather books all over the shelving on the wall. This is a room housed in a gentleman's club, and...
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by tammy on December 11, 2006
More and more armature vintners are getting into the wine making business with little experience, little resources, but lots of passion. And with passion often comes good wine. Here's a story...
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by tammy on December 07, 2006
I have to admit that lately we have had some cork issues around here. On one bottle, my husband actually managed to chip off a little glass while trying to get the cork out, though I suspect it had...
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by tammy on November 25, 2006
Latin music star Luis Miguel is now in the wine business. Yes another celebrity in the wine business! Here are the details from Drinks Business: Music star Luis Miguel, the Latin winner of numerous...
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by tammy on November 22, 2006
Doesn't look particularly appetizing, does it? I'm having "I Love Lucy" flashbacks right now, but this picture is part of an interesting and humorous look at wine making written by...
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by tammy on November 06, 2006
Wineries in Virginia are struggling like never before due to a Supreme Court decision which now requires them to use a wholesaler to distribute their wines. This is tough when you consider that,...
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by tammy on October 25, 2006
Reality TV shows are so popular these days. I'm not normally a big fan of them, though it kind of depends. I love Project Runway, even with the silly drama at times. Another type of reality show...
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by tammy on October 23, 2006
Many Puget Sound citizens may not know about the huge wine industry in their own back yard. Heck, I bet your average person in general when asked what areas of the United States make the most wine...
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by tammy on October 18, 2006
Science meets grape - grape tastes better - wine tastes better, or at least, that is what some British Columbia scientists hope as they examine grapes and try to figure out their DNA and how this can...
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by tammy on October 15, 2006
Growing grapes, even if they do eventually get magically turned into bottles of tasty vino, is akin to any other sort of agricultural work. It's hard, but it can be very rewarding as well. In a...
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by tammy on September 23, 2006
New England in general is not known for it's wine making. In fact, neither is Connecticut, but this is starting to change as more and more people jump on the wine making band wagon. While...
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by tammy on September 19, 2006
It's hard to believe that too much wine can be a bad thing, but I do realize wine makers need to make a living. But, ripping out vineyards seems like a pretty extreme measure. From EU Ministers...
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by tammy on September 18, 2006
One of the things I enjoy doing when wine shopping is walking down the isles and reading all the funny names of wines and looking at the attractive labels most seem to sport these days. Yes, taste is...
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