Last winter, I set sail with the Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) group of intrepid bloggers to explore (virtually) the islands of Italy. My “travels” landed me in Sardinia and Sicily, but I couldn’t help but notice Pantelleria, a speck of an island to Italy’s southwest barely visible on this map. Closer to Tunisia […]
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I’m standing in a Pennsylvania state liquor store staring at the one stack of shelves devoted exclusively to sustainably grown wine – organic, biodynamic, clean and green. My mission is to write about a biodynamic wine, preferably certified, for this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW) theme of “Biodynamic Wines of the World.” Several labels boast
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Nature and nurture join forces at Forest Edge Vineyard, a micro-sized winery on a 45-acre site in the foothills of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains where Ron Webb and Jan Wallinder churn out “extraordinary everyday wine.” I was intrigued by this phrase and by the couple’s commitment to farming by the principles of Permaculture, a design system
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“Look out there,” says Scott Osborn, gesturing toward his vineyards. “I bought a wind machine this year. We’re in the tasting room at Fox Run Vineyards on Seneca Lake’s west shore this late April afternoon. The temperature has topped 80 degrees – too early to switch on the air conditioning. I’m wearing a light cotton
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