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Summertime!


» No comments   |   Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 3:22 pm

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…. Well, maybe not! In case you haven’t noticed, it is getting hot and muggy, again! Time to think up some fun ways to entertain and stay cool! New Zealand’s vintner, Kim Crawford, has teamed up with People’s Pops to sell wine infused Popsicles. The Kim Crawford company is kind [...]

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A Salute to Thomas Jefferson


» No comments   |   Friday, June 7, 2013 at 8:55 pm

We could in the United States make as great a variety of wines as are made in Europe, not exactly of the same kinds, but doubtless as good. Thomas Jefferson With Fathers’ Day nearing, I began thinking about the early “Fathers” of American viticulture. Thomas Jefferson was not only a “Founding Father” of our newly [...]

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Napa Valley from an Armchair!


» No comments   |   Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 11:15 pm

No travel plans this summer? How about a visit to Napa Valley–without the airport hassles! O.K., so NOTHING compares to taking in the fragrant air, the sunshine and the freshly poured wines direct from the barrels in Napa Valley. However, if a trip isn’t possible in the immediate future, James Conaway’s book Napa: The Story [...]

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