Winery
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Applications open for Lorenzo Galli Wine Scholarship
Daily Wine News &bull 3 Hours Ago
Wine enthusiasts and hospitality professionals in Australia are being encouraged to apply for the 2012 Lorenzo Galli Wine Scholarship before the 9 March deadline. Now in its fourth year, the scholarship is an Australian-based Italian wine program that aims to… Full Story »
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Video: Leonard Oakes Estate Winery 2011 Icewine Harvest
LENNDEVOURS &bull Yesterday
This short film is a combination of harvest images I shot in January and a recent interview with Leonard Oakes Estate Winery winemaker Jonathan Oakes about the progress of this 2011 Icewine of Vidal Blanc. As a final step before… Full Story »
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World Class Winemaking at Gramercy Cellars - It's Hunny Boo-Boo Go-Go Juice
Through The Walla Walla Grape Vine &bull Yesterday
The name of this Walla Walla winery is distinguished. The label is tasteful and disguished. The founder has a distinguished past in the world of wine - - and now their style of winemaking is - - well - -It's… Full Story »
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Ehlers Estate, Napa: Current Releases
Vinography: a wine blog &bull Yesterday
Who ever heard of a non-profit winery? In Napa no less. The first time the folks at Ehlers Estate told me they were, I laughed. But yes it's true. The Ehlers Estate was established in 1886 by Bernard Ehlers, who erected a winery building and carved his name in the stone above the doorway. Ehlers purchased the estate for $7,000 in gold coins from an aspiring vintner who went bankrupt fighting the phylloxera infestation that devastated most Napa vintners near the turn of the century. Ehlers planted the estate and ran it as an operational winery until 1901 when he… Full Story »
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Wine Tourism Italy: Two Apps to Make the Most of Your Time
Palate Press &bull YesterdayPlanning a visit to Italy and its wineries in the next few months? Nice idea! And you're lucky, because in our technological times you do not have to weigh yourself down with paper guides, books, maps, leaflets or brochures. Everything… Full Story »
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Casa de Vila Verde Vinho Verde
Cheap Wine Ratings &bull Yesterday
The other day we reviewed a Vinho Verde from Great Sense and tonight we're checking out another one, this one from Casa de Vila Verde. Like many European vineyards, Casa de Vila Verde has a long history, going back to… Full Story »
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2009 Napa Cellars Zinfandel - Review
Wine Foot &bull Feb 8, 2012
By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.napacellars.com/ Regardless of what time of the year it is, I still love a good steak that's been grilled outdoors. While it's so easy to reach for the classic "cab and steak" combination, there are… Full Story »
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2009 Pedroncelli Three Vineyards Cab - Review
Wine Foot &bull Feb 8, 2012
By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.pedroncelli.com It's difficult for some folks to get around the fact that California has been producing quality Cabs for longer than any other state in the U.S.A. Its reputation of cabs is upheld around the… Full Story »
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Best's Winery Old Vine Pinot Meunier 2010 (Great Western, Australia)
Bibendum Times &bull Feb 8, 2012Best's Winery is one of Bibendum's newest Australian producers, and a winery which pushes the boundaries of Australian wine. They recently showcased an impressive range at the Just Add....Bibendum Tasting in January, including not one but two 100% Pinot Meunier… Full Story »
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In Photos - A Tasting at Mustilli Winery
Spittoon &bull Feb 8, 2012
I've been in Italy, vineyard hoping, snow permitting, from Umbria down to Campania and Naples. Not just me, I should add, but a party of fabulous people gathered in Italy for the International Wine Tourism Conference and various trips out… Full Story »
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A Talk with Jordan Winery's CEO
Wine & Spirits Daily &bull Feb 8, 2012
Jordan Winery of Alexander Valley, Sonoma recently had the best sales months in its history in November and December of 2011, which ceo John Jordan said was all part of good planning and thinking outside the box. Although the winery… Full Story »
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Vineyard co-owner believed in industry (NZ)
Daily Wine News &bull Feb 8, 2012
Marlborough businessman Tom Tenuwera, of Highfield Estate, collapsed and died during a walk in Molesworth Station on Sunday. Mr Tenuwera, 67, was a co-owner and director of the winery and restaurant on Brookby Rd, near Blenheim. He was described as… Full Story »
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Trainee thrives at winery (NZ)
Daily Wine News &bull Feb 8, 2012
Erin Kenyon is two years into her four-year organic horticultural apprenticeship at Seresin Estate. She was an 18-year-old living in Tauranga when she saw the advertisement for the New Zealand Horticulture Industry Training Organisation programme in one of her mother's… Full Story »
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Flip Flop Pinot Grigio
Cheap Wine Ratings &bull Feb 8, 2012
I'll be honest. I went into this review a little biased. Having already reviewed a few of their wines, including their 2009 cabernet sauvignon and 2009 pinot noir, I'm somewhat familiar with the story behind this winery. They're relatively new… Full Story »
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Mead Enjoys a Renaissance
New York Times - Dining and Wine &bull Feb 7, 2012
Mead's reputation is being restored as makers bring all of the refinements of a winery or craft brewery into their field. Full Story »
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How to get away from wine ~ Go to Puerto Rico and visit Bacardi ~ Island Time Style
Wine Blog &bull Feb 7, 2012When I passed this group of young adults talking about wine and filming their adventure, I had to ask permission to take a picture for you all. I wanted to prove that it is there (in Puerto Rico) what it is here in the US a civilized way of life. So, let's just first say that you can't get away from wine in Puerto Rico. This island of enchantment had Christoper Columbus, who came in and raped and pillaged… Full Story »
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Mai & Kenji Hodgson (Anjou, Loire)
Wine Terroirs &bull Feb 7, 2012
Meanwile, he was beginning to enjoy wine thanks to a friend/wine writer named James, and was interested in writing about wine. There was not much to read about wine in Vancouver, and he began to read books and magazines, but ultimately he wanted to know better how wine was made, in order to write better about it. Plus, he wanted to travel back to Japan, where he hadn't been for a while (his mother is a third-generation Japanese Canadian), and he had this great opportunity to have an internship in a winery in Japan, so he grabbed the chance to… Full Story »
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February is for Foodies in Walla Walla!
Through The Walla Walla Grape Vine &bull Feb 7, 2012
It's February and this month has never been known to be filled with warm and sunny days. Many of us are still in hiberation and looking for something to do. We are often looking for something to keep us entertained, possibly educational, affordable and a plus if it is tasty, too! February for Foodies is a month-long promotion driven by "Experience Walla Walla," a campaign organized by the Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center… Full Story »
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The 2012 Central Pinot Noir celebration (NZ)
Daily Wine News &bull Feb 6, 2012
The 2012 Central Otago Pinot celebration in Queenstown, New Zealand, from Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 January 2012, attracted nearly 200 passionate pinotphiles from the UK, US, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Winemakers, winery owners, Masters of… Full Story »
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Feb. 6th - Feb. 12th: Is it too early for Rose's, Mucho Italiano's, & Portugal
55 Degree Wine &bull Feb 6, 2012Founded in 1903, this winery is a family operation. This is their lovely dry rose from the Grenache grape grown in loose and stony soils of the Ebro Valley. Deep & vibrant. Has a surprising amount of body, and beautiful… Full Story »
