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What's New on Wine Trail Traveler – September 1, 2010
With the start of September begins the heavy wine travel season. Wine enthusiasts are interested in visiting wineries during harvest, destemming, crushing, pressing and racking. Vineyards have grapes ready for harvest and begin to change colors next month. This time of year offers wine travelers excellent photo opportunities. Wine Trail Traveler has over 50 trip itineraries to help you plan treks to wine regions.
Wine Regions to be visited by Wine Trail Traveler (WTT)
Wine Trail Traveler staff will visit wineries along Old Mission Peninsula and Leelanua Peninsula in Michigan. This return visit will center on more of the Leelanau Peninsula wineries. A return trip is also planned for wineries in Southern California including wineries from San Diego to Temecula. The 2010 season of wine travel will conclude with a trek to wineries and vineyards in New Zealand. Watch for articles about wineries in these three wine regions.
Companion Winemaking Site
The companion winemaking site has many new entries about bottling 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon at Tin Lizzie Wineworks. There are also several blog entries about bottling and labeling the wine in carboys made at home. What does one do with 13 pounds of Niagara grapes harvested from the backyard? Check the companion winemaking site to find out.
Fall 2010 Edition of the Wine Trail Traveler Quarterly is due out next month. For now, the summer edition is available for free.
Summer 2010 Edition of the Wine Trail Traveler Quarterly
The Quarterly is in pdf format. The pdf format may take awhile to load.
Spring Winemaking Scene
On the Cover: Crush
Chill Out In Summer Heat
Mendocino County Wineries and Vineyards Lead the World in Green
Images of Mendocino County Spring 2010
Wine in the Bible: Wine-Related Nicknames: Vine-Symbolism in Early Syriac Christianity
Wine Trail Traveler Records 500th
A Splash of Wine
Penne with Sausage, Artichokes and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Demi-Sec Scented Pear Tartlets with Vanilla Cream
Marinade for Chicken
Ursula’s Onion Tart (Zwiebel Kuchen)
Food, Wine and Fun Events
West Virginia is Home to Twenty Plus Wineries
Ohio Wine Industry Continues to Increase
Book Review
Seasons in the Wine Country: Recipes from The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
Partners
On the Back Cover: Summertime Prunning
Companion Website on Winemaking
With the the fall 2009 harvest, Wine Trail Traveler made two barrels of wine at two local wineries. One barrel was made at Vint Hill Craft Winery in Vint Hill, Virginia while another barrel was at Tin Lizzie Wineworks in Clarksville, Maryland. Both barrels hold Cabernet Sauvignon however the winemaking techniques differed. You can follow the process on the companion website.
Companion Website on Lodging
Wine Trail traveler created a new companion website on lodging facilities on or near wineries. This website offers lodging reviews, recipes (that do not have wine as an ingredient) and destinations. The destinations list wineries, attractions, restaurants and lodging in different areas. You can use the destinations section of the website to help plan a vacation. New lodging reviews, recipes and destinations will be added to the site on a regular basis. Lodging site