Tag Archives: Regional Wine Week
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
Regional Wine Week – Join in – New England Winemakers
Regional Wine Week (10/9 – 10/15) is an opportunity for us blogging wine geeks to spend time focusing on the wines from near where we live. Hundreds of us will be typing and tapping away all next week. Some of … Continue reading
Regional Wine Week and the 47 Words
Sunday October 9th is the begining of Regional Wine Week, a virtual event that celebrates U.S. wines from any state other than California, Oregon, and Washington. This event is the brainchild of Dave McIntyre (wine columnist for the Washington Post and … Continue reading
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