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Not JUST Peachy
Thursday, May 17, 2012:
My mother-in-law recently returned from a tour of Indiana wineries, and was particularly impressed with Carousel Winery in Bedford. I couldn’t believe that I live so close to it but hadn’t yet heard of it! Anyway, she recommended their Autumn Jewel wine, which was very fortuitously chilling in her refrigerator at the time. As my [...] [comments]
Thursday, May 17, 2012:
My mother-in-law recently returned from a tour of Indiana wineries, and was particularly impressed with Carousel Winery in Bedford. I couldn’t believe that I live so close to it but hadn’t yet heard of it! Anyway, she recommended their Autumn Jewel wine, which was very fortuitously chilling in her refrigerator at the time. As my [...] [comments]
Women of the Vine
Wednesday, May 16, 2012:
If you don’t think wine production and the people responsible for it haven’t changed much in the last ten or twenty years, you don’t know about Women of the Vine. But you may not have long to wait to learn about WOTV. The NAPA REGISTER reported earlier this month that CBS network producers and Deborah Brenner [...] [comments]
Wednesday, May 16, 2012:
If you don’t think wine production and the people responsible for it haven’t changed much in the last ten or twenty years, you don’t know about Women of the Vine. But you may not have long to wait to learn about WOTV. The NAPA REGISTER reported earlier this month that CBS network producers and Deborah Brenner [...] [comments]
Whats In a Label
Sunday, May 13, 2012:
There’s no doubt that the muscular rooster adorning Chanticleer Winery is an attention-getter. It suggests the famous cock that symbolizes France and takes its name from Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” While drinking a 2008 Chanticleer Cabernet Sauvignon last night, I recalled why I stopped doing “blind” tastings some years ago. Too many wines these days blend [...] [comments]
Sunday, May 13, 2012:
There’s no doubt that the muscular rooster adorning Chanticleer Winery is an attention-getter. It suggests the famous cock that symbolizes France and takes its name from Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” While drinking a 2008 Chanticleer Cabernet Sauvignon last night, I recalled why I stopped doing “blind” tastings some years ago. Too many wines these days blend [...] [comments]
New Glasses
Thursday, May 10, 2012:
As I mentioned, I broke the only remaining wine glass in our home. I received some really handy advice on what type replacement glasses to buy?.just in time for the once-a-month 50% storewide sale at Goodwill! (Don?t judge.) For only $3.00, I bought four different styles of wine glasses. I?m not educated enough in the [...] [comments]
Thursday, May 10, 2012:
As I mentioned, I broke the only remaining wine glass in our home. I received some really handy advice on what type replacement glasses to buy?.just in time for the once-a-month 50% storewide sale at Goodwill! (Don?t judge.) For only $3.00, I bought four different styles of wine glasses. I?m not educated enough in the [...] [comments]
