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by Carol Bancroft on December 7, 2007
The ice wine harvest has begun at Raven's Glenn Winery in West Lafayette, Ohio. While most other harvest have wrapped up, temperatures need to drop into the single digits in order for the Vidal Bl...
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Canadian Wines
, Organic Wine
, Vineyards
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, Wine News
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by Carol Bancroft on September 3, 2007
According to a recent article in Canada's Financial Post, organic wineries are on the rise in Canada, and winemakers could not be happier. They feel good that they are doing something positive for...
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by Carol Bancroft on August 25, 2007
Have you always dreamed of owning a vineyard and making your own wine? Occasionally my husband and I see what's for sale here in New York. It's fun to daydream about it, but I'm not sure I...
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California Wines
, Sparkling Wine
, Vineyards
, Wine Videos
, Wineries
by Carol Bancroft on August 8, 2007
Tuesday morning the harvest season began at Mumm napa winery, one of California's top producers of sparkling wine. The picking began before dawn at the Rodgers Vineyard, located just north of the ...
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Vineyards
, Wine News
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by Carol Bancroft on August 7, 2007
I would guess that many of you imagine a landscape similar to this photo when someone says, "Arizona." Of course, I've never spent much time out west (with the exception of a three-day t...
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California Wines
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by Carol Bancroft on July 23, 2007
Robert Mondavi is certainly one of, if not the most, recognizable name in the California wine industry. But just because they've been around for a long time, that doesn't mean that the winery ...
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French Wines
, Vineyards
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, Wine News
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by Carol Bancroft on July 16, 2007
Almost two whole months of rain have nearly ruined large parts of this year's wine harvest in France. The damage is especially bad in Bordeaux. Mildew, thriving in the warm and humid weather, has ...
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Vineyards
, Wine News
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by Carol Bancroft on July 15, 2007
According to the July 2007 issue of Travel+Leisure magazine, Virginia is one of the five up-and-coming wine destinations worldwide. Parts of Italy, Chile, Spain and New Zealand rounded out the Top Fiv...
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New York Wines
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by Carol Bancroft on July 11, 2007
The front page of Monday's New York Times had a story about some of the frustrations Long Island wineries are facing. No, it has nothing to do with crops, winemaking, or labor. It has to do with t...
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by Carol Bancroft on July 10, 2007
Did you know that Texas ranks fifth among wine-producing states in the U.S.? It's becoming a hot industry down there and consumers want to drink more and more homegrown vino. The popularity has pi...
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New Zealand Wines
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by Carol Bancroft on July 10, 2007
There is no question that New Zealand wines are hot, and the demand for them is growing, which means that wineries want to produce more. Unfortunately, it seems that some employers are taking advantag...
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Wineries
by tammy on June 26, 2007
My husband has this goofy magnet that's now a permanent member of our magnet collection on the frig: "Drink milk. Cows are on grass." His mom bought it for him because of the huge milk c...
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Wineries
by tammy on March 12, 2007
While I'm still not ready to start sipping wine from one of those card board cartons that seem to be the wave of the future, it has occurred to me before that there seems to be a lot of waste when...
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by tammy on January 27, 2007
Spring Lake Winery, a new winery in Lockport, New York, has recently opened its doors. The long-time dream of three generations of Varallos, who immigrated from Italy in 1955, the winery is the result...
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Wineries
by tammy on October 8, 2006
My mother is what they call a tea-totaler. For religious reasons, she doesn't drink any alcohol, but she never has actually liked wine or any sort of alcohol, so it's not like the gave up a wh...
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Wineries
by tammy on August 13, 2006
The good news is that the wine industry in North Fork is kicking you-know-what. The bad news, oh, the wine industry in in North Fork is kicking you-know-what. Success can come at a price, especially f...
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Wineries
by tammy on June 28, 2006
When thinking about making wine, we'd all like to believe it is a small mom and pop type organization. Even the "I Love Lucy" episode comes to mind when she was stomping around in a big ...
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by tammy on June 8, 2006
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.
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by tammy on May 20, 2006
Believe it or not, we have a number of wineries way down here in Florida.
Boasting that it is the southern most winery in the United States, the Eden Winery is located in Fort Myers area of Florida....
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Wineries
by tammy on May 10, 2006
Okay, so pretty much anywhere there is dirt you can stick a vine in it and try to grow some grapes, but you never know if it will work or not.
I am still sometimes surprised when I learn about wineri...
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Wine Making
, Wine News
, Wine Tasting
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by tammy on May 7, 2006
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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Vineyards
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by tammy on April 25, 2006
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.
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by tammy on April 17, 2006
Oregon wineries are coming of age, and that means catching up to big sister down south, California.
Valley View Winery is located in the town of Jacksonville, in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon. ...
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Wineries
by tammy on April 7, 2006
I can't tell you how many times I've fantasized about having my own winery. I've envisioned myself walking through my vineyard selecting the perfect grapes for my perfect wine. One woman i...
