We’re all guilty of it: buying stuff because the label is attractive. Choosing the cookies with the cutest picture on the front or the bottle of sauce that looks natural, healthy. Often, the contents are the same as they would have been inside the bland box or bottle, but experience teaches us all. Continue reading
One of the latest trends in wine packaging is what Ukuva Wines of South Africa calls ‘neither here nor there’, but somewhere between ‘bottle and box’. They note the ‘stigma’ attached to boxed wines and aim to do away with the idea that wine must come in a bottle to be any good. Continue reading
Vinho Verde is literally translated by the Free Dictionary Online and various wine pages as ‘Green (or Young) Wine’. Consumers will find it on the liquor store wine rack marked ‘Portugese wines’. Continue reading
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DECEMBER
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| 1 | 2December Deck the Halls WeekendWatkins
Glen, NY
Holiday Tree Lighting Washingtonville, NY |
3Holiday Gift Basket Workshop (Dec 3 -4)Fly Creek, NY
Wine & Pasta Pairing Canandaigua, NY |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10Seasonal Chef Demo & Wine PairingCanadaigua, NY
Spirit of “The Christmas Carol” Romulus, NY |
| 11Oak Summit Vineyard’s BEST OF THE HUDSON Grand Wine LuncheonMillbrook, NY
Christmas Legends Victorian Tea Appleton, NY |
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| 18“The Hudson Valley vs France” Wine Tasting CompetitionMillbrook, NY | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28Wine 101Canandaigua, NY | 29 | 30 | 31 |
A name like ‘Ugni Blanc’ might not sound romantic, or even palatable, but grapes of this name are used to create fruity white wines. Continue reading
Seattle Wine Company aims to provide high quality wines at the best prices (they have a big sale on November 25/26), but their wine racks are not filled with cheap plonk. They stock familiar names from Washington, bottles from around the world, and some hard-to-find labels like Leonetti. Continue reading
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DECEMBER
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
| 1Salsa Night @ Walla FacesWalla Walla, WA | 2Live @ SapolilWalla Walla, WA
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3Compass Holiday TastingAnacortes, WA
6 Bottles & Pizza’s on Us (Dec 3 – 4) Woodinville, WA |
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| 4Stottle Winery Holiday Gift EventLacey, WA | 5 | 6 | 7Creole ClassicsDundee, OR
½ Flatbread Pizzas & Wine by the Glass Woodinville, WA |
8Winemaker Dinner at MercatoOlympia, WA | 9Gold Party & Live MusicTumwater, WA | 10Amarone Vertical TastingSeattle, WA |
| 11Wine 101 Class with Mary Kae LindseyWoodinville, WA
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12 | 13 | 14½ Flatbread Pizzas & Wine by the GlassWoodinville, WA | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21½ Flatbread Pizzas & Wine by the GlassWoodinville, WA | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28½ Flatbread Pizzas & Wine by the GlassWoodinville, WA | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Wine never tastes so good as when consumers are drinking for a good cause. Good music enhances the flavors of a fine-quality Pinot Noir, too. Combine music, wine, and giving on December 4th. Continue reading
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DECEMBER
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
| 1 | 2Korbel Holiday Shopping Spree Weekend(Dec 2 – 4)Guerneville, CA
La Follette “In the Cellar with Greg” Sebastopol, CA |
3Holiday Open House at Harney Lane WineryLodi, CA
Holidays in the Vineyards at Fenestra Winery Livermore, CA |
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| 4Holiday Spectacular, Chateau Julien Wine Estate Carmel, CA | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10Art of Blending WineSan Miguel, CA |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17FREE Live Music at Tesoro Winery with Robert Rankin Walk]Temecula, CA |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23FREE Live Music at Tesoro Winery with KenTemecula, CA | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31Art of Blending WineSan Miguel, CA |
Going back to school might sound daunting if you were revisiting differential calculus or Olde English. If school involved tasting wine, however, you would probably perk up a bit. Continue reading