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Winey Tasting Notes: Downton Abbey’s Countess of Grantham Collection

As I write this review, and was sipping on the wines, The Winey Daughter is and was spending the summer studying in England. Yes, England, the land of The Royals, tea and scones, British rock and (reverent pause here) Downton Abbey. I am a serious Downton addict. In fact, when The Winey Daughter was accepted…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Olé! Today is 2014 Tempranillo Day!

Happy 2014 Tempranillo Day! I know, I know, and you without a present. Well don’t worry, there is still time to celebrate..and thanks to the Lodi Winegrape Commission I recently got to sample some of that California appellation’s Tempranillos.    A little background, courtesy of my very entertaining on-line tasting with the Commission. Tempranillo means…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Olé! Today is 2014 Tempranillo Day!

Happy 2014 Tempranillo Day! I know, I know, and you without a present. Well don’t worry, there is still time to celebrate..and thanks to the Lodi Winegrape Commission I recently got to sample some of that California appellation’s Tempranillos.    A little background, courtesy of my very entertaining on-line tasting with the Commission. Tempranillo means…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Tin Roof..not the Sundae, the Wine

I give you proof that my family is made from ice cream.This is the FIRST place the Winey Hubby and WineyDaughter went upon boarding our cruise shipthis past Spring break. We hadn’t even left port yet.  I am a loner in the Winey Household. At least, I stand alone when it comes to the ice…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Tin Roof..not the Sundae, the Wine

I give you proof that my family is made from ice cream.This is the FIRST place the Winey Hubby and WineyDaughter went upon boarding our cruise shipthis past Spring break. We hadn’t even left port yet.  I am a loner in the Winey Household. At least, I stand alone when it comes to the ice…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Cline Zinfandel And College Memories

Recently I have been on a journey with The Winey Daughter and The Winey Hubby. OK, a few journeys. To look at colleges. Lots of colleges. And to take many college tours. LOTS of college tours. I can now intelligently discuss meal plans, dorm rooms vs suites, big vs. small, majors,  minors AND I can…

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Winey Earth Day Tasting Notes: Lodi Rules with the Lodi Rules Program

Thank you to the folks at the Lodi Winegrape Commission for sending me some Lodi Rules certified wine samples and for educating me about the Lodi Rules certification program! Isn’t it nice when one of your favorite topics of conversation is also committed to sustainable growing and eco-friendly practices? OK, I guess if your favorite…

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Winey Earth Day Tasting Notes: Lodi Rules with the Lodi Rules Program

Thank you to the folks at the Lodi Winegrape Commission for sending me some Lodi Rules certified wine samples and for educating me about the Lodi Rules certification program! Isn’t it nice when one of your favorite topics of conversation is also committed to sustainable growing and eco-friendly practices? OK, I guess if your favorite…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Finishing the Christmas Returns and Fields Family Old Vine Zinfandel

The holidays are over (The Winey Son is back at West Point, the Winey Daughter back to high school, Winey Hubby back to work), but the wonderful memory lingers! We had a classic Christmas in Northeast Ohio this year: family, fun and lots and lots of snow. So pretty! The white stuff is especially pretty…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Finishing the Christmas Returns and Fields Family Old Vine Zinfandel

The holidays are over (The Winey Son is back at West Point, the Winey Daughter back to high school, Winey Hubby back to work), but the wonderful memory lingers! We had a classic Christmas in Northeast Ohio this year: family, fun and lots and lots of snow. So pretty! The white stuff is especially pretty…