Category: Wine
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Two Hours in Liguria with #ItalianFWT

This month our Italian Food Wine Travel group is exploring Liguria. Where you may say? Oddly that was exactly my question before I looked it up and realized a couple of weeks ago I was in Liguria! It was only for a few hours but it was a very joyful and memorable afternoon! I cannot…
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The Counterbalance of Hourglass Winery

What does the image of an hourglass conjure in your mind? The passing of time? Perhaps the time that remains OR the time that is gone? Rush, hurry or slow down? For Hourglass Winery it represents the perfect location because their winery and vineyards are located in the middle of the Napa Valley hourglass. After…
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One Family Started it All: Gundlach Bundschu

When you think of a family owned winery that dates back centuries where does you mind go? France? Italy? Greece? Even Turkey, believed to be the birth of wine? What if I were to say California? That’s right, California. Then where does your mind travel? Napa? No! How about Sonoma? Yes, Sonoma! Do you know…
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Chablis:The Spirit of Chardonnay – In The Glass And At The Table — ENOFYLZ Wine Blog

My week of re-blogging continues. I shared with you last week there is a date discrepancy regarding National Chardonnay Day. Some wine publications and calendars have the date as May 21st. Others have it TODAY! Since I shared an article last week on California Chardonnay today I am sharing Martin Redmond’s article featuring one of…
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Happy #NationalWineDay Wine Lovers!

This week is filled with wine celebrations. I am not complaining; I am just trying to keep up!
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How Will You Celebrate National Chardonnay Day (and when)?

National Chardonnay Day is quickly approaching. How quick is determined by which wine calendar you use. Winefolly and Vine Pair have it listed as May 21st. Wente Vineyards and American Winery Guide have the day of celebration as May 26th. The fact that the date of National Chardonnay Day is a bit controversial and misunderstood…
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Pike Road Wines: Celebrating Oregon’s Bounty

Willamette Valley is a beautiful place to grow grapes. Image vineyards overlooking hazelnut orchards, dairy farms, and wheat fields surrounded by trees. Here the spring is cool, seeing a slow unfurling of buds that leisurely blossom into grapes. This leisurely pace quickens as the seasons unfold and soon the vines vigorously expand through the trellis…
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Exploring Enchilada & #Wine Pairings with #WinePW

Our Wine Pairing Weekend group explores a wide variety of wine and food pairings each month. Sometimes we have general categories such as a spring wine and food pairing, other times we have more specific pairings to explore. In May 2015 our Cinco de Mayo theme had us pairing wine with Mexican cuisine. This year…
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Wine and War: Chateau La Tour Carnet

The final day of our epic Millesima En Primeur Bordeaux week brought us to a winery with a storied past. The origins of Chateau La Tour Carnet have been lost over time. It is known the winery dates back at least till the medieval period, probably beyond. In the 13th century the property was owned…
