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https://www.redwineplease.com/top-ten-red-wines-of-the-2013-newport-mansions-wine-and-food-festival/ Picture a gorgeous fall day with bright sunshine, cool breezes, good food and an incredible, seaside mansion location. What could make it better? How about some good wine. Well, there just happened to be some good wine over the course of the Newport Wine and Food Festival this year, as there is every year. What Continue reading Top Ten Red Wines of the 2013 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival https://www.redwineplease.com/2013-newport-mansions-wine-and-food-festival-first-impressions/ 
Cheri and I just finished up the 2013 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival, and there is a lot to talk about. There should be at least four or five blogs coming to cover the breadth of the events, including the seminar series, the Friday night party at Rosecliff and the Grand Tastings. Add in Continue reading 2013 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival – First Impressions https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-diamond-hill-vineyards-aug-31-2013/ Diamond Hill Vineyards in Cumberland RI is always one of our favorite winery stops. There’s a calming, relaxing atmosphere that just seems to exude from the place. It flows out from the main house tasting room and over the front porch into the lawns and gardens beyond. When we visit we usually bring a Continue reading Visit to Diamond Hill Vineyards – Aug 31, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-chamard-vineyards-july-2013/ We’ve already posted about the trip to Stonington village and Saltwater Farms Vineyards. In the afternoon of that day we drove a little further west and visited Chamard Vineyards, in Clinton, CT. It had been about two or three years since we last visited this New England winery, and only about ten months since we Continue reading Visit to Chamard Vineyards, July 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-saltwater-farm-vineyard-july-2013/ The last weekend in July we took Alex and headed for a day trip down to Stonington, CT. The village in Stonington is quaint, and home to some good shops and restaurants. One of our favorite restaurants is Milagro’s, which serves excellent Mexican food in a cozy atmosphere and has a great tequila selection. You Continue reading Visit to Saltwater Farm Vineyard – July 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-sharpe-hill-vineyards-in-pomfret-ct/ This Saturday we went to Sharpe Hill Vineyards in Pomfret, CT. It’s been a long time since we last visited this winery. Back in 1999 I was finishing up my MBA and did an industry study of the New England wine industry for my major project. That of course entailed packing up the kids for Continue reading Visit to Sharpe Hill Vineyards in Pomfret, CT https://www.redwineplease.com/tasting-at-vintners-cellar-winery-north-conway-new-hampshire/ Here’s another post from the wedding trip,and this one is all about the wine. Just off Route 16, or the White Mountain Highway, in downtown North Conway is Vintner’s Cellar. It’s set back from the road down a little alley, so you have to look for it. It’s on the same side as the train Continue reading Tasting at Vintner’s Cellar Winery, North Conway, New Hampshire https://www.redwineplease.com/wedding-trip-to-jackson-new-hampshire/ Our daughter was married this month and we took a small group up to the White Mountains to celebrate the event. A great time was had by all, and they actually got married so it was a total success. We spent parts of six days in the Jackson/North Conway area, so there are some wines Continue reading Wedding Trip to Jackson, New Hampshire https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-amherst-farm-winery/ This was an unexpected visit, as we had no intention of going, and really didn’t even know it existed. Yet we were on our way to Amherst to visit the University of Massachusetts campus. On our way we passed an innocuous looking building with a wine tasting sign out. Never ones to pass up some Continue reading Visit to Amherst Farm Winery https://www.redwineplease.com/trip-to-cooperstown-ny-march-21-24-2013/ Between March 21st and 24th we found ourselves spending some down time in Cooperstown, NY. Alex was looking at graduate schools so Cheri and I kicked back and toured the area. We had a very nice trip. I’m not sure I would spend a week here, but there was a lot to do that didn’t Continue reading Trip to Cooperstown, NY – March 21 – 24, 2013 |