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Summer Wine Touring: Pennsylvania Pinot Noir – Straight & Blended!!

Calendar August 26, 2012 | Posted by Bacchus
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not in Kansas…or California

Lots of folks travel in the Summer and if you are reading this blog then you probably coordinate your travel with wine touring. No matter where you go. tBoW team taster The Field Mouse recently found himself in Pennsylvania “wine country” where he came across a decent Pinot Noir. Earlier this Spring the Krisses reported on a handful of Canadian Pinot Noir wines they tasted in St Lawrence. Of course, tBoW has covered the top Pinot Noir in Malibu several times. What is going on with Pinot Noir? This is supposedly a fickle grape that could not be grown south of Monterey in California. Richard Sanford proved that wrong! Now we are learning of decent examples from…Pennsylvania and Canada? Do not look for Blair Vineyards anytime soon at your favorite LA area wine store!
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BEST of Ontario Wines – eh!? Canada you say?

Calendar May 12, 2012 | Posted by Bacchus
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Wine Country

Kris-A and Kris-B visited Ontario recently. If you are not sure where that is… here is a map showing the vineyards. That is correct – Niagara Falls is in Ontario. The Krisses last contributed to tBoW with photos and comments on their trip to the Mosel. These guys have their heads and gullets in the right place – where wine is made and quaffed! It is becoming gradually clear that vinifera is truly a wild vine and can grow just about anywhere. This makes sense when one realizes that the proliferation of vinifera is less than 200 years old! Here is the report from two of our top tBoW team reporters. Since you will NEVER see these wines unless you visit Ontario please read about them now. ontario wine map 1WEB wine grapes sparkling pinot noir ontario chardonnay cabernet franc But who knew Ontario has Wine Country? Check out the link so you can plan your own trip to yet another exotic unexpected land-o-wine. The Krisses certainly make it cool. (more…)

Category Categories: Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Ontario, Pinot Noir, Sparkling, Wine Grapes  |  Comments No Comments