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Visit to Raylen Vineyards and Winery in the Yadkin Valley, NC

As we spend more time in our new home in North Carolina, we are slowly starting to get out to the many wineries which form part of a vibrant North Carolina wine industry. Recently, this brought us to Raylen Vineyards and Winery, one of the larger producers in North Carolina, and one of the founding

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Rich Red from Argentina, and Domaine Bousquet

Domaine Bousquet started their vineyards in Tupungato, Mendoza over 20 years ago. They came from France, determined to make great wine in the high altitude and challenging conditions of the region. At 4000 feet, their vineyards are some of the highest in Mendoza, and for that matter, the world. This area in Argentina has become

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Great Rose from Clif Family Winery – and Winemaker Laura Barrett

We’ve said it many time, we don’t really like Rosé. It’s not that we dislike most Rosés, it’s just that they don’t get us very excited, we can almost always think of something else we’d rather be drinking, and the whole craze over the pink juice which has been going on for several years is

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High End Sauvignon Blanc from Lake County, CA – and Samuel Charles

Their are lots of different Sauvignon Blanc experiences out there. It can be watery and uninteresting, with maybe a little stone fruit or citrus. It can be grassy and almost pungent, a style that made New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc famous and very popular. It can be elegant, perhaps blended with a little Semillon and barrel

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An Unexpected, and Wonderful, Vertical Tasting of Baily Cabernet Sauvignon

It was the end of the day on my visit to the Temecula Valley a few weeks ago. I had been to four wineries, with much success, as the wines were in general very well done. There are countless others I did not get to, although I did try a few more times. It was

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Temecula Valley Wines from Hart Winery

In an earlier article about my visit to the Temecula Valley, I mentioned that the best wines of the day were the first, and the last. In this article I’ll talk a bit about the first winery I visited, and one which you’ll encounter as you head east on Rancho California Road. Blink and you

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Visit to the Temecula Valley Wine Country in Southern California

While the Napa and Sonoma valleys are an ubiquitous part of every wine lovers vernacular, there are many other areas in California making excellent wines, from north to south. One of these, and one of the lesser known, is the Temecula Valley. This region, just over an hour’s drive north from San Diego, or two

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Visit to Lake James Cellars in Glen Alpine, NC

We were recently at the Biltmore Estate for a visit (which you can read about by clicking here), and stopped on the way to visit one of the local North Carolina wineries. This was Lake James Cellars in Glen Alpine, NC. Located in an old, converted textile mill, the winery has an adjoining antiques shop.

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Remarkable Reds from Trinchero Napa Valley

The Trinchero family is firmly entrenched in the history of the California wine industry. It was back in 1947 that John and Mario Trinchero purchased the Sutter Home Winery, in Napa Valley. They packed up their family and moved them from New York in 1948, and started to produce their wines. Today, the family business

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What’s New at the Winery on Biltmore Estate?

If you visit the largest house in America at the Biltmore Estate, you’ll be a few miles from another experience worth taking time for, that being the Winery at Biltmore Estate, located in Antler Hill Village. It is the most visited winery in the country, and on a busy day they can deliver ten thousand

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