Got an invitation to attend the trade session of the Killington Wine Festival Grand Tasting at 4,241' and so I ran up to the mountain with the mission to try some bubblies, and look for white wines that are not normally on radar. The event is organized by the Killington Chamber of Commerce, and th
07.18.2010| Media Reviews, Press Notes, Taster, Video | todd
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Having dinner, enjoying a nice quality, inexpensive wine that I found at a tasting of Spanish wines back in March. Lo and behold...checking out the issue of the Wine Spectator, that just arrived, and there it is among the "Best-Buys". Nothing like a little palate validation...I had already order
07.15.2010| Press Notes, Taster, Video | todd
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The attire in the video turns out to be coincidental...today is Hugh Hefner's birthday. The libation is unique, and from north of the border. Le Fleurs Des Pommiers, Pommeau D'Or...liquid gold. There is a beautiful and fascinating wine country in Quebec, where there are a couple dozen producers
04.9.2010| Press Notes, Taster, Video | todd
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This past week, I attended the annual spring tasting held by Vermont wine distributor, Calmont Beverage. The event was hosted at the Stoweflake Resort in Stowe, VT and along with the 30 wine importers participating, there was an impressive charcuterie table laid out by Provisions International. I
03.24.2010| Press Notes, Taster, Video | todd
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A 'quick and dirty' label we produced for a short run bottling of home made wine for the festivities. All due apologies to Guido Reni, the god Bacchus, and Wee Folk everywhere. What the heck would make someone go to spend a long weekend in Scranton, PA? After all, isn't it just a post indutr
03.17.2010| Press Notes, Taster, Wine Making | todd
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Sometimes we get the opportunity to proxy for our retailer or restaurateur friends, at trade tastings, provided we take useful notes, pertinent to the business model in question. It is a tough job but someone has to do it...and believe it or not, it is real work. Sometimes the calendar can get bu
03.9.2010| Press Notes, Taster | todd
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I'll try to refrain from rambling and keep this on track, since I am still digesting the content of two back-to-back, meet-the-wine maker dinners, with Randall Grahm and Bruno De Conciliis. The fruits of the conversations, are still fermenting... After debating about whether to enter the next ite
03.3.2010| Media Reviews, Press Notes, Taster, Video, Wine Making | todd
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The winter is still here, despite the warm weather we've been experiencing, the open areas where the snow has receded, and the nearby river flowing freely toward the sea. The lack of color has me impatient to see the fields in bloom, even though I know the time for such things, is just around th
02.19.2010| Press Notes, Taster, Video | todd
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I'm a romantic at heart and a pragmatist by nature, so the Valentine holiday is something of a conundrum for me, since I am a bit commercialism / market sensitive, and really do not enjoy the holiday expectations...luckily my sweetie is even more vehement about the pink and red sales blitz, so t
02.16.2010| Press Notes, Taster | todd
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I ask it again...wine from Algeria? A co-worker of mine had remembered enjoying Algerian wines when traveling there during her university years, and had been looking around to see if there were any avaialble in the US. Evetually she did find some through Grand Wine & Liquor, which is an e
02.12.2010| Press Notes, Taster, Video | todd
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I'll try to refrain from rambling and keep this on track, since I am still digesting the content of two back-to-back, me...
This past Saturday March 27th Lake Champlain Wines held an afternoon pruning workshop and informal wine tasting at Hid-i...
January gets ready to slip into February, and it's been pretty cold. The sun has been out but the air is so crisp, tha...
