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Mind blowing wines from Canard It was a spectacular weekend in Newport this year at the 2019 Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival. We always publish a Top Ten list for both the red and white wines each year. This time around we have a serious problem however, as there were simply Continue reading Top Fifteen Red Wines from the 2019 Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival https://www.redwineplease.com/quick-recap-of-the-2019-newport-mansions-wine-food-festival/ 
The last weekend of summer was glorious in Newport, RI, with warm sunshine, cool breezes off the ocean, and as much great wine and food as anyone can realistically handle in four days. This was the 2019 Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, and it was, as usual, spectacular. If anything the wine was even Continue reading Quick Recap of the 2019 Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-hermann-j-wiemer-vineyard-in-the-finger-lakes/ 
We introduced my short trip to the Finger Lakes region in an earlier article (you can read that here), and have already talked about other wineries in detail, those being Prejean Winery and Shaw Vineyard (read about them here and here). In this article, we’ll cover another standout vineyard and winery on the shores of Continue reading Visit to Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard in the Finger Lakes https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-shaw-vineyards-in-the-finger-lakes/ 
My last stop on the recent, and far too short, trip to the Finger Lakes was to Shaw Vineyards. This is the domain of winemaker Steve Shaw, a person who is passionate about their craft and a student of winemaking around the world. Dedicated to the land and sustaining it, he crafts dry, vinifera Continue reading Visit to Shaw Vineyards in the Finger Lakes https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-prejean-winery-in-the-finger-lakes/ 
As you drive south down the west side of Seneca Lake, in the Finger Lakes, you’ll see the sign for Prejean Winery on your right. A this point, if you started at the top of the lake, you’ve gone past 7 or 8 wineries already. How do you know which ones are worth stopping Continue reading Visit to Prejean Winery in the Finger Lakes https://www.redwineplease.com/a-quick-visit-to-the-finger-lakes-wine-region/ 
For years we have been planning to visit the Finger Lakes, and do some wine country touring. It just hasn’t happened for one reason or another. Recently, I found myself in the middle of the region, on Seneca Lake, for other business. As luck would have it, I ended up with a free afternoon, and Continue reading A Quick Visit to the Finger Lakes Wine Region https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-fireclay-cellars-in-siler-city-n-c/ 
A recent stop on our continuing journey to explore North Carolina wineries brought us to Siler City, a rural town about 30 minutes west of Raleigh. You turn up a quiet road and wind your way to a brand new building on the right, the home of Fireclay Cellars. Vineyards take up the land in Continue reading Visit To Fireclay Cellars in Siler City, N.C. https://www.redwineplease.com/exceptional-pinot-grigio-from-peter-zemmer/ 
Pinot Grigio is not a grape that generally evokes images of world class wine for most people, more often thought of as an inexpensive, easy drinking white. That is unfortunate, because it can be exceptional. I’ll agree that ‘World Class’ quality can be the exception here, but it should still be appreciated when it happens. Continue reading Exceptional Pinot Grigio from Peter Zemmer https://www.redwineplease.com/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 Continue reading Visit to Raylen Vineyards and Winery in the Yadkin Valley, NC https://www.redwineplease.com/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 Continue reading An Unexpected, and Wonderful, Vertical Tasting of Baily Cabernet Sauvignon |