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Visit to Westport Rivers Winery, January 2014

It’s unusual to find a New England Winery that produces all estate wines. There are good reasons for that, as grapes are difficult to grow here, especially red varieties, and there are certainly sources for quality grapes grown elsewhere. Still, it’s nice to find a local winery that has made that commitment to estate grown

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A Good Value Ten Year Tawny and a Little About Port Wine

We love port wine, or at least I do. My son has gained an affinity for tawny, while I tend to favor vintage port but still love a good tawny as well. In general I consider port to be one of the great values available in the wine world, considering you can buy a 30

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Italian Wines and Food at Tutto Gusto Wine Bar in EPCOT Center

It was Christmas Day, the parks were really crowded and we felt the need for a little refreshment and relaxation. Lunch at the Coral Reef had been good, but after three hours of crowds we felt the need to sit. On a whim we strolled back to the Italy Pavillion and poked our heads into

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Two Inexpensive Reds to Consider

Today we’ll look at two more reds, both inexpensive and both Cabernet Sauvignon. One is from a steady California producer and another from Sicily. One is going on the value list. Here they are:

Wine: 2011 Bogle Cabernet Sauvignon Winery Location: Clarksburg, CA

Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: December 2013

Tasting Notes:

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Dining review of Tutto Italia at Walt Disney World

We recently got the family together at Disney World over the Christmas holiday and stopped in at Tutto Italia for dinner our first night. The restaurant is located within the Italy pavilion at World Showcase in EPCOT Center, and replaced the previous sit down restaurant a few years ago. Tutto Italia has a charming

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Sneak Preview of Casey Flat Ranch 2011 Estate Red and 2012 Viognier

If you’ve read our recent blogs or the Top Ten Red Wines from the 2013 Newport Mansions Wine Festival, then you know we like Casey Flat Ranch wines. We’ve tried the 2009 and 2010 Open Range Reds and Estate Reds. We’ve had the 2011 and 2012 Open Range Sauvignon Blancs and the 2011 Estate White.

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A Couple of Good Reds

Here are a couple of more reds to consider at different price points. I’ll take the suspense out of it and let you know we recommend them both. One is under $10 and the other probably around $20, but they both present good value, although I have to say the $9 wine is probably the

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Thanksgiving Wines 2013

We opened several bottles during this Thanksgiving holiday. When you combine it with the remnants from Italian night we must have had 12-15 wine bottles in our weekly recycling bins. I’m certain the trash pickup people in our town now have the wrong idea about us. We don’t normally drink this much, and certainly not

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The wines and food from Italian Night!

We had a few friends over this weekend for an Italian themed dinner. Food and wine were in abundance, and a good time was had by all. I won’t spend too much time on the food, but it consisted of a nice antipasti with Parma ham, sopresseta, salami, mozzarella and arrugula; a seafood bouillabaisse (which

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A great 2002 Beringer Cabernet and Beef Bourguignon

We just pulled the last bottle of the 2002 Beringer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon out of the cellar after a few years of almost pulling the cork. It seemed about time. The occasion was our anniversary, not that we needed a special occasion to drink good wine but why not. I cooked up some beef

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