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Entering Michigan Wine Country, Left Foot Forward
I arrived Friday in Traverse City and drove straight to an insane asylum. Not to check myself in, but to check out the wines of Left Foot Charley and to chat with their creator, Bryan Ulbrich. Left Foot Charley, or … Continue reading
Carlson Vineyards Marks a Quarter Century of Colorado Wine
Carlson Vineyards turns 25 this year, and they’ve been celebrating all over their Facebook page recently. One of their posts got me to reminiscing about my first experiences with Carlson wine, and Colorado wine in general. It was an early part … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Competitions, Local Wine, Riesling, Travel, Wine
Tagged Carlson Vineyards, Colorado, Colorado Wine, Wine
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Regional Wine Week Begins
This is Regional Wine Week, October 6-12, the sixth annual celebration of wine made throughout the country, not just on the West Coast. As regular readers of this blog know, Regional Wine Week was started by Jeff Siegel, aka The … Continue reading
Posted in DrinkLocalWine.com, Eastern US, Jancis, Local Wine, Maryland, New York, Regional Wine Week, Texas, Travel, Uncategorized, Virginia, Wine
Tagged Local Wine, Wine
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Oregon Redefines Wine Tourism
I’m in New Zealand on a brief stopover from my Australia sojourn, but I’m also in Oregon through the pages of The Washington Post Travel section and my feature on Willamette Valley wineries that are redefining wine tourism. Check it … Continue reading
Austrian Wine: More Diverse Than You Think
Mention Austrian wine and you might spark a discussion about Grüner Veltliner and Zweigelt. These are the best known white and red grapes of Austria, respectively, and the country can legitimately claim them as “native” grapes. I’ve probably helped this … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Travel, Wine, Zweigelt
Tagged Austria, Blaufrankisch, Gruner Veltliner, Heidi Schröck, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Wine, Zweigelt
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Austria in the Whirlwind
“We wanted to take a vacation once a year,” Martin Nigl said, explaining why his family dropped mixed farming of crops and livestock to specialize in wine grapes. “You can’t take a vacation from cows.” That’s a common theme among … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Biodynamic, Travel, Wine
Tagged Anton Bauer, Austria, Gruner Veltliner, Leo Hillinger, Martin Nigl, Meinklang, Schloss Gobelsburg, Weingut Stadt Krems, Wine
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Do “real oenophiles” like local wine?
The local wine movement continues to grow, yet there are still many prominent doubters. The Wall Street Journal chimed in recently with a commentary on its Speakeasy blog. The author, Charles Passy, acknowledged that he spent an enjoyable hour or … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern US, Local Wine, Rants, Travel, Virginia, Wine, writers
Tagged Local Wine, Travel, Wine
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DrinkLocalWine.com offers two tickets to Colorado wine country!
Would you like to win two free tickets to wine country? No, I don’t mean Northern California. I mean Grand Junction, Colorado. This city on the western slope of the Rockies is the hub of Colorado’s emerging wine industry. DrinkLocalWine.com, … Continue reading
Posted in DrinkLocalWine.com, Local Wine, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine
Tagged Colorado Wine, DrinkLocalWine, Sweepstakes, Wine
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Tour Virginia Wineries By Smartphone
If you’re planning to hit some Virginia wineries this summer, you may want to take them along in your pocket. Virginia Wine in My Pocket, that is, a new app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that provides information about … Continue reading
Posted in DrinkLocalWine.com, Eastern US, Food and Drink, Local Wine, Restaurants, Travel, Virginia, Weblogs, Wine, writers
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DLW2011 is This Weekend!
I haven’t been posting much lately because I’ve been too damn tired. And I was unable to make it to Taste Washington in Seattle, unfortunately. But I am excited that I’ll be able to get away this weekend to St. … Continue reading
Posted in DrinkLocalWine.com, Local Wine, Travel, Washington, Weblogs, Wine, writers
Tagged DrinkLocalWine.com, Local Wine, Missouri Wine, Wine
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