Category Archives: Massachusetts Wine

Wining For a Good Cause – The Jimmy Fund

  Raise Your Glass for Jimmy presented by the Jimmy Fund Council of Greater Boston   Beer and wine tasting event is Friday, Oct. 2   The sixth annual Raise Your Glass for Jimmy presented by the Jimmy Fund Council … Continue reading

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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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Massachusetts Farm Wineries Pouring in Farmers Markets for Second Season

Massachusetts Farm Wineries Pouring in Farmers Markets for Second Season.

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Massachusetts: Support Wine Direct Shipping!

Free the Grapes! is a national grassroots coalition of wine lovers, wineries and retailers who seek to remove restrictions in states that still prohibit consumers from purchasing wines directly from wineries and retailers. Their goal is to ensure consumer choice … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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