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Category Archives: New England
Masachusetts Farm Wineries Day at Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market
I know I haven’t been posting lately and I’ve regretted that (stress at work, recent surgery, etc. – I can come up with all manner of excuses – I’m good at that). I did just recently have a significant surgery … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfalfa Farm Winery, Bagel Alley, Coastal Wine Trail, Eastleigh Farm, free wine tastings, MASS Grown, Massachusetts Agricultural Tourism, Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources, Massachusetts Farm Wineries, massachusetts Wine, Nobscot Artisan Cheese, Obadiah McIntyre Farm Winery, Running Brook Vineyards, Russell's Garden Center, Turtle Creek Wine, Wayland Winter Farmers' Market, Westport Rivers Vineyards, wine travel
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Palate Press Story – Westport Rivers
Palate Press has given me the opportunity to write about one of my favorite regional wineries. Worth the trip from anywhere in New England. http://palatepress.com/2011/11/wine/westport-rivers-not-your-typical-regional-wines/#respond
47 Words About Candia’s Noiret
Found growing wild on his property, it took Bob a while to identify it’s name. A cold-hardy Cornell hybrid cross of Steuben and NY65.0467.08, named in 2006. Candia is the only NE winery vinifying this grape. High acidity, fine tannins, raspberry, but tart, … Continue reading
47 Words About Travessia Winery
Marco Montez grew up in a small Portugese village where stomping grapes was the way of life. Here in New Bedford he owns Massachusetts’ only urban winery. Travessia wines are made from 100% Massachusetts grown grapes. Vidal blanc, off-dry, no oak. … Continue reading
47 Words About Turtle Creek Zinfandel
Small winery nestled in Lincoln, MA on eight acres. Kip Kumler’s zinfandel grapes come from the Sierra foothills in Amador County. This wine illustrates the winemaker’s style. Lightly colored toward the garnet side of red, no purples, and transparent. Spicy, some vanilla, earthy bramble fruit. … Continue reading
47 Words About Moonlight Meadery
Many consider mead (honey wine) the ancester of all fermented beverages. Michael Fairbrother of Moonlight Meadery in Londonderry, NH has been crafting creative meads since 1995. Made with unpasteurized honey and exotic combinations of fruits and spices his romantic, sometimes borderline-naughty … Continue reading
47 Words About Truro Vineyards Cabernet Franc
Easternmost member of the Coastal Wine Trail Truro Vineyards Cabernet Franc is a brilliant ruby color with a rich perfumed nose of violets, herbs, and raspberries. Fermented in the Loire style in open vats, aged 18 mths in American oak, it … Continue reading
47 Words About Westport Rivers
Fourth generation farmers celebrating 25 years of outstanding winemaking in Massachusetts. Favorite Westport Rivers wine experience? Drinking the 1990 Cuvee Maximilian on my fifth aniversary. Only 491 bottles made. 100% estate grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Fourteen years en tirage! … Continue reading
47 Words About Massachusetts Wine
Sunshine and sea breezes kiss the coast-hugging vines in Massachusetts, where cool climate vinifera flourish. Fruit forward whites and sparklers are coaxed from land that has been under cultivation for hundreds of years. Proud farmers stand strong and reap the … Continue reading
47 Words About New Hampshire Wine
The perfect blend for growing wine in New Hampshire includes vinifera, a gaggle of cold hardy hybrids, and all manner of tree and bramble fruits. They may not have the longest or warmest growing season but these vintners have plenty of … Continue reading
