We've grown accustomed to the response at big family holiday gatherings...we spent more than $12 on a bottle of wine ( a 750ml to boot, sometimes referred to as the half-bottle in our family), and there is the expected holding of heads, clutching of hearts, and gnashing of teeth. We also know
12.23.2009| Press Notes, Taster, Video | todd
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During the same mealtime that we enjoyed the Montes Folly 2005, we started off with a pleasant Moscato D'Asti we picked up at our favorite Italian food store in Venice, FL. Angelo's Italian Market - no web site but a Google listing and reviews HERE Now serving sit down meals, Angelo's is a gre
12.23.2009| Press Notes, Taster, Video | todd
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What the heck, this is a Vermont wine blog, why all the foreign stuff?! I'll tell you why... our own grape and wine industry is in its infancy, and until we are happily drowning in our own juices, I feel that it is my duty to share world wine info with my fellow and frugal Vermonters. Portugal sti
12.21.2009| Press Notes, Taster, Video | todd
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OK so it's last minute, or getting close to it...books are always a good option, and if you have a wine lover on your list, here are some titles that might interest them. Bacchus and me Wine and War The Widow Cliquot The Billionaire's Vinegar The World Atlas of Wine there is even
12.17.2009| Media Reviews, Press Notes, 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...
