At the DC International Wine and Food Festival, I made sure to stop by the New Zealand Wine Growers table. I had the chance to free style taste some of their selections at the Wine Blogger Conference, but I only made it through a few there as my palate was just plain tuckered out by [...]
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At the DC Food and Wine Festival, I tried to quickly hit tables with wines I don’t get a lot of exposure to normally. I’ve had a few wines from South Africa, but not very many, so I made a beeline for the Wines of South Africa table. I felt bad for the woman pouring [...]
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Wines that is! I rarely drink wine from Germany and it’s often a treat when I do to be exposed to some excellent Rieslings, (the wine that started my love affair with wine), and other fabulous white wines. This time I even got to try some German Pinot Noirs! Last weekend I attended the DC [...]
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I realized shortly after heading to Sonoma that I had far too many posts left to make from the DC International Wine and Food Festival and the trip to Sonoma was only going to make me further behind on those. I was entirely right and found it more interesting to talk to you all about [...]
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Note: This will be the first in a series of posts on the wineries I discovered at the D.C. International Wine and Food Festival. On my second day at the festival, I stopped by the booth for Jessie’s Grove Winery, a family owned winery located in Lodi, CA. I had 3 hours of trade tasting [...]
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I am back from 2 days spent at the DC International Wine and Food Festival! My lips are stained purple, my feet are killing me, and my hand is cramped from taking so many notes. I went on day one from 1 until about 5. One to two were the trade hours, and I would [...]
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Thanks to Craig Camp of The Wine Camp Blog for his assistance in getting me a press pass for this event! I will be attending both days of the festival, and look forward to visiting many of the over 200 wineries and vineyards that will be pouring their wines. I’m also hoping that John of [...]
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