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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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4th of July Wine Review: Flowers, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast California 2016
So July fourth once again hoves into view. If you live stateside and feel even vaguely patriotic, you might want to celebrate America’s independence with alcohol. But it falls on Tuesday. Most of us work the next day. So alcohol … Continue reading
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Tagged America, California, drinks, Flowers, Fourth of July, Independence day, july, pinot noir, Rosé, Sonoma, sonoma coast, travel, wine
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Maui Wine Tour & Review
Wayward Wine has wandered out of its natural element the last few posts. Apologies. We are in Maui. We have tried pineapple and sugar cane spirits at Hali’imaile Distillery (read here), Ocean Vodka (read here), and just toured O’o Coffee Farm (read here).
We learned that Maui’s sugar cane empire collapsed last year. The island has yet to find a viable agricultural alternative. Could wine production save it? California, Oregon, and Washington have found wine a lucrative shift. Could Maui? Continue reading
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Tagged chenin blanc, drink, drinks, grapes, Grenache, Hawaii, malbec, Maui, pineapple, Syrah, travel, wine
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Happy Father’s Day: Wine Recommendation Croad Vineyards Petite Sirah Paso Robles 2012
Happy Father’s Day!
As a newly minted member of the dad club, it behoves me to recommend a wine to gift those dads out there. You can break the bank, if desired. But if you want him to actually open it on the day without spiraling into guilt-ville: think solid but not over-extravagant, drinkable now, keep it under $100, and if grilling is in this weekend’s plans, think red.
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Tagged California, dad, drink, Father's Day, gifts, parents, Paso Robles, petite Sirah, travel, wedding, wine, Winery
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Buzzing at O’o Coffee Plantation Farm Tour Maui, Hawaii
Our Maui drinks tour continues. After we tried good distilled downers at Hali’imaile (read here) and Ocean Vodka (read here), today we wake to caffeinated uppers at a coffee plantation. I could give up wine (probably). But coffee was my first true love (aka addiction). Now in Maui, we have a chance to tiptoe through the coffee bean tulips. Continue reading
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Tagged caffein, Coffee, coffee beans, drinks, farms, island, Maui, organic farming, starbucks, tourism, travel, tropics, wine
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Mini Champagne Off
We have a few splits of Champagne left over from my Christmas gift to the wife. We can’t feel as guilty since they’re half bottles, so we open them for a side by side comparison. Guess which one is so … Continue reading
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