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Friday, October 29, 2021

Wines of Portugal Madeira Part I: An Overview

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The roots of Madeira's wine industry dates back to the Age of Exploration when Madeira was a regular port of call for ships traveling to...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Maryland Mead and Cyser from The Buzz Meadery

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The Berlin Commons is a community green space located at 21 Jefferson Street in Berlin and on Friday & Saturday nights  The Buzz Meadery...
Friday, October 22, 2021

Grape Spotlight: Nebbiolo Barbaresco DOCG

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Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato : This landscape covers five distinct wine-growing areas with outstanding landsc...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Grape Spotlight: Terre Siciliane IGT Pinot Grigio

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IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is an Italian classification that was introduced in 1992 in order to allow a certain level of freedom to...
Friday, October 15, 2021

A Virginia Wine Month Visit to The Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm

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For Columbus Day we decided to visit a Virginia winery particularly since October is Virginia Wine Month and settled on the recently opened...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Grape Spotlight: Republic of Georgia Imereti Otskhanuri Sapere

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Imereti is one of ten wine regions distinguished by the  Wines of Georgia  and it is located in western-central Georgia and situated along ...
Friday, October 8, 2021

Grape Spotlight: Portuguese Dão Encruzado

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Courtesy of Vinhos Dão Wine The Dão viticultural region is located in north-central Portugal and takes its name from the Dão river, alon...
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Grape Spotlight: Republic of Georgia Racha - Khvanchkara Tsolikouri

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“Khvanchkara production” was started by the Georgian Noble Dimitri Kipiani in the 1880s. He made perfect demi-doux (semi-sweet) red wine fr...
Friday, October 1, 2021

#SipShenandoah Beer and Wine at Great Valley Farm Brewery & Winery

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During our return from the   2021 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion , and not hiking to Natural Bridge,  we stopped off at the  Great Valle...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Noiret, Cayuga, and Cabernet Franc from Clearview Vineyard

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During the Hudson Valley Taste Camp from several years ago, Clearwater Vineyard  poured perhaps the best Noiret wine I had ever tasted. This...
Friday, September 24, 2021

Exploring Virginia Beer at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

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After a couple years off we attended the 2021 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival which is one of the liveliest festivals. He...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Grape Spotlight: Dalmatian Plavac Mali

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"Plavac Mali is used to craft some of the finest Croatian red wines, especially when it comes from the barren, steep southern slopes of...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Fire and Roses at Salento's Cantine Cantele

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During our August trip to the Salento Peninsula, our hosts organized a tour and tasting at Cantine Cantele , one of the most well-known wine...
Thursday, September 9, 2021

Grape Spotlight: DOC Vermentino di Sardegni and the Argiolas Costamolino

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Vermentino is a white wine grape grown in various locations, and under various names, around the western Mediterranean -- most notably in no...
Monday, August 30, 2021

Destination Terra Madre - a Komarna and Dalmatian Winery

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One of the most eventful excursions during our three-week European vacation was a tour of Terra Madre Winery led by oenologist Marko Šuman ...