Category: Wine
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Over the Hills and Far Away
The hills are alive with wine, food and unique culture; and probably the sound of music as well! I love Italy! I love France! Imagine a little slice of heaven that brings together the cultures of France, Italy and Switzerland. Add to that delicious wine and mountain food, great activities and sites in one of…
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October #Winestudio: The Turkish Wine Revolution – Export is King
A tale as old as time. The first traces of viticulture date back 7000 years in the region of Anatolia, Turkey, where wine was indispensable to the daily lives of the Hattis and the Hittites. That did not change when the Phyrgians lived in Anatolia after the Hittites, with wine as part of the daily…
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Hunting for Wine Treasures with Uncorked Ventures
How do you feel about treasure hunts? When you were a kid did you ever attend a treasure hunt party where you would go door to door in the neighborhood asking for items on the treasure list? Have you ever dreamed of being a pirate? Certainly the wildly successful Pirates of the Caribbean movies indicate…
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Casillero del Diablo: The Perfect Halloween Wine
“Darkness falls across the land; the midnight hour is close at hand. Creatures crawl in search of blood; to terrorize your neighborhood.” The ghoulish day of ghosts and goblins is upon us bringing terror and fear across the land. Actually, it brings children in super hero or princess costumes, candy and of course…wine!
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Is Old World vs New World Still Relevant?
You cannot judge a book by its cover. Are you guilty at times of stereotyping? Making an assumption about someone or something based on your own misperceptions? I am guilty of this at times. How open-minded are you? Are you set in your understanding of things or are you willing to be proven wrong through…
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Hanging With Friends In Low Places
I love live music. Attending concerts is one of my favorite past-times. The excitement heading into the performance hall as the crowd anxiously anticipates the show, escalating up to the time of the opening act, then reaching a fever pitch once that act is done, there is nothing like it. Then watching everyone dance and…
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It’s All In The Clone
While I am in Italy I wanted to share with you this article I wrote earlier this year. Please share your thoughts…. How much do you know about clonal selections and blending in winemaking? Though some of you may know quite a bit, most of us know very little. However, not only do I love…
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Vertical to Heaven: Chappellet Tasting at TexSom
While I am in Italy I wanted to share this article I wrote last fall about the epic Chappellet vertical tasting I attended at the 2014 TexSom Conference. Please read and share your thoughts… I had the great pleasure of attending the 10th Annual TexSom Conference in Las Colinas (a suburb of Dallas) in early…
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Old World or New World: What’s Your Style
While I am in Italy I’d like to share with you an article I wrote earlier this year. Please read and share your thoughts…. Lately I have seen a lot of discussion of an ongoing topic in the wine industry: old world style winemaking versus new world style winemaking; or as eloquently summed up in…
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Separation of Church and Wine?
How well do you know world history? How well do you know history of the Christian tradition? How well do you know the history of wine? Why am I asking you these questions? Because historically there is no separation of church and wine. We know that the first vineyards predate Christian history by hundreds of…
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