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Monday, June 29, 2015

Winemaker José Moro Discusses Emilio Moro Winery Ribera del Duero Tinto Fino (Tempranillo)

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Through the power of web technology, last week I participated in a presentation by winemaker José Moro of Emilio Moro Winery on Ribera del...
Friday, June 26, 2015

A Taste of Two Villa Maria Estate Sauvignon Blancs

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This week New Zealand's, Villa Marie Estate Winery hosted a #NZSauvBlanc twitter tasting focusing on two of the winery's Sauvigno...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

#WineStudio Rosé: 2014 Donelan Rosé Sonoma County Syrah / Grenache / Pinot Noir

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The third week of the Protocol #WineStudio Rosé series features more Sonoma County rosé, this time from Donelan Family Wines in the 2014 R...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Kudos Wine - Four Wines from the Willamette Valley Oregon

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Oregon's Willamette Valley is the Beaver State's most dynamic, and probably, most diverse winegrowing region. Most are familiar wi...
Friday, June 19, 2015

#SipWithKaren Unexpected #NapaValley Wines

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This week Karen MacNeil , of the Wine Bible fame and Keynote Speaker at the upcoming 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference , hosted a twitter tast...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

#WineStudio Rosé with the POE 2014 Sonoma County Old Vine Pinot Noir - Pinot Meunier

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The Protocol #WineStudio Rosé series continued this week by featuring the POE 2014 Sonoma County Old Vine Pinot Noir / Pinot Meunier Ros...
Monday, June 15, 2015

Ballparks & Brews: Miller Park Milwaukee Brewers

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Our annual trip to an away Nationals series landed us in Milwaukee and Miller Park , the home of the aptly named Brewers . As the name sug...
Friday, June 12, 2015

Think Pink, Think Merlot, Think Slovenia: Erzetič Damski Rosé

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June's #WineStudio concentrates on dry rosé and features several wines from regions and grapes you'd normally not associate with ...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

#SAVOR 2015 - Long Live the Sours

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At next year's SAVOR event I need to attend both evenings as I determined one night is not enough time to visit with all the breweri...
Monday, June 8, 2015

Ten Bucks Goes A Long Way With Red Diamond #Wine

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Along with the Columbia Crest samples, I received three wines from fellow H3 winery Red Diamond Winery , all priced in the $10 value rang...
Thursday, June 4, 2015

What to Expect at #SAVOR 2015: #Beer Styles

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Hopefully everyone who plans to attend SAVOR this weekend has already previewed the beer selections. If you're not familiar with the ...
Monday, June 1, 2015

Columbia Crest Winery and the Horse Heaven Hills AVA

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It was a joyous household in May after receiving a package of H3 wines from Columbia Crest Winery , the largest producer in Washington Sta...
Friday, May 29, 2015

#WineHour with #FLXWine from the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance

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The week wraps up Finger Lakes Wine Month and to continue its marketing the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance sent our samples for a #WineHour Tw...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

#WineStudio's Prelude to Turkey With VinoRai - Part II

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May's #WineStudio continued it's focus on VinoRai 's program to import Turkish wines into the United States. Last week we le...

#VABreweryChallenge: Beer and Wine at Quattro Goomba (#17)

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Loudoun County is full of great wine destinations and one popular site has always been Quattro Goomba’s Winery . Following the Corcoran ...
Friday, May 22, 2015

#VABreweryChallenge: Vienna's Caboose Brewing Company's (#16) Grand Opening

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One difficulty in completing the #VABreweryChallenge is that new breweries continue to open in the Commonwealth. The latest is Vienna's...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Time to Start Thinking About Sauvignon Blanc - Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley

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As Spring hits peak bloom and Summer on the horizon it's time to start thinking of refreshing white wines and a good place to start is...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

#WineStudio's Prelude to Turkey With VinoRai - Part I

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May's #WineStudio presents another opportunity to learn more about VinoRai 's en devour to import Turkish wines into the United...
Monday, May 18, 2015

#VABreweryChallenge: Leesburg's Crooked Run Brewing (#15)

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Sunday we continued the #VABreweryChallenge with a visit to Loudoun County and Leesburg's Crooked Run Brewing . The brewery is one of...
Monday, May 11, 2015

Pennsylvania Wine & Beer near Longwood Gardens

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theCompass view of Longwood Gardens This Mother's Day, we headed to eastern Pennsylvania and the former DuPont estate, Longwood Ga...