Wine Column
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Just four short years after the end of the Civil War, Kentucky's Ripy family founded a distillery in Lawrenceburg, Ky.
The site, known as Wild Turkey Hill, gave birth to a legendary family of spirits that persevered both prohibition and the inevitable economic peaks and valleys of the past 140 years.
That ...
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
The crazy quilt aerial view of Napa Valley vineyards around Signorello Vineyards reveals a landscape of meticulously manged grape trellises. Neighboring vineyards carry familiar names - after all, this is Napa Valley, the iconic and historic region that is the pumping heart of the California wine industry.
Here, shadows from the ...
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
The last time the phrase "blue coat" was used so liberally in Savannah, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman had taken up residence in the Green-Meldrin House. Savannahians breathed with relief as the general spared the city a Yankee torching.
Today, the words "Blue Coat" still bring a sigh - of enjoyment. This ...
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
The microclimate that embraces McMinnville, Ore., is a perfect example of terroir that produces wines that help that area stand apart from the pack.
This sub-appellation of the Willamette Valley AVA is drier, presents higher altitude vineyards and is generally warmer - while offering cool nights that are less prone to ...
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Wine with a cause is nothing new. Earlier this year, the producer and distributor of Big Tattoo wines announced a generous donation of $1 from every bottle sold will benefit Hospice Savannah. While we await a final tally, it was every hope that the campaign would earn $10,000 or more ...
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