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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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by tammy on September 15, 2006
The state of California gets a huge amount of press, and hey, even Oregon is mentioned a lot these days, but the state of Washington is actually a huge producer of wine. Right about now, wine makers...
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by tammy on September 12, 2006
While my high school chemistry teacher was wonderful, I have to admit that chemistry just wasn't my thing. Now that I know more about wine and admit to the occasional fantasy of having my own...
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by tammy on September 03, 2006
The Israel war with Hizbullah was a tragedy, and along with many lives lost, a lot of businesses were negatively affected. This includes a growing wine industry. However, according to this latest...
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Some areas of Colorado already produce a number of vintages, but as you get closer to the desert areas you'll find less wine. This, however, maybe changing in the near future. From High Country...
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by tammy on August 19, 2006
Yum-O! I saw this on - where else - but Cool Hunting. Seem's appropriate, right? But, seriously, wine sorbet covers wine lovers, foodies, and those watching their weight because sorbet is a yummy...
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by tammy on July 30, 2006
This is a wonderful story about a hippy, turned winer maker, turn millionaire. I'm sure many of dream of hitting it big like Joel Peterson who started his own winery with $4,000 and no winery or...
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by tammy on July 19, 2006
I'll take any excuse for showing off my two boys, but who doesn't love the underdog? I guess that's what a new wine marketing group figured when they developed Underdog Wine Merchants....
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by tammy on July 18, 2006
I don't drink a lot of beer. While I like the taste okay, not as much as wine of course but I do like it, the main reason I shy away from beer is because, as the saying goes, I......
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by tammy on July 11, 2006
If Al Gore and all the scientists on the global warming side of the camp are right, then there could be trouble for grape grows, and thus wine lovers like ourselves, some where down the line. At...
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by tammy on June 27, 2006
Everyone seems to be jumping on the wine growing band wagon, and considering Colorado is generally in the same area as California and Oregon, though a tad over to the right, it doesn't seem that...
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by tammy on June 19, 2006
Beer making has really matured over the past few years with in increase in small breweries and specialty labels. Of course, wine makers have known about the idea of making unique batch of wine for...
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Washington state's red wine industry has been booming for some time now, and in an area called Red Mountain, more blue prints are being drawn up to make this into a wine and tourism Mecca. From...
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by tammy on June 04, 2006
Ever get the urge to just chuck it all and run off to a deserted island? How about running off to a not so deserted island and making wine? From Comox Valley Record: With a climate similar to the...
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by tammy on May 19, 2006
The wine industry has boomed in Oregon, and you can thank people like David Lett who began the Pinot Noir movement eventually doubling the sales of wine in Oregon over a ten year period. It's hard...
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by tammy on May 13, 2006
True, the United States has a lot of catching up to do when compared to European wines. However, we've come a long way, baby. Tamara Lover from Gothamist, a website devoted to events and...
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Is the wine cork soon to be a thing of past? I've seen a number references lately to wine corks and how the screw cap is taking over. Some manufacturers claim the screw cap is better. For example,...
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Napa Valley is not the only place in the U.S. that can boast about its wine. Welcome to Clarksville, Tennessee, folks, where Beachaven Vineyards and Winery are celebrating its 20th anniversary. From...
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