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
No CommentsThe last few weeks have just flown by, and we've been as busy as the bees who are hovering in the clover that is dominating the pasture. This post will likely morph in the next several days as we fill in the details. The first weekend of the month we did vineyard prep with the help of a local Bobc
07.3.2010| Press Notes, Video | todd
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I have a summer reading list, and several more books just arrived, but I thought that I ought not wait to go over these two. The first read through was completed weeks ago, but I have been referring back to them, and re-paging since then. The first book deals with some serious contemporary quest
05.27.2010| Media Reviews, Press Notes, Video | todd
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Wine related books that I've read in the last few months, and would recommend, as a follow on to the holiday gift book episode last year. These reviews, will not themselves be masterpieces, but only attempt to point out some titles worth checking out. and because of the YouTube time limit...
04.16.2010| Media Reviews, Press Notes, 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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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 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...
