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Wine Travel: Now Available Near You On A U.s. Wine Trail
If you enjoy wine tours and wine travel, you’ll be pleased to know that there’s a U.S. wine trail within a half day’s drive of your home, just waiting for you to experience and enjoy. With over 6000 wineries now active in the United States, many of these wineries are clustered all across the country in small groups in grape growing areas. These groups of wineries are often designated as a wine trail, and are perfect for visiting as a weekend excursion. Continue reading
Wine Storage: Don’t Make These 3 Mistakes
Several years ago, my wife and I began collecting wine from our U.S. wine trails adventures. At first, we used our basement to store the wine, graduating to a handsome wine rack a few years later. Only after a few bottles didn’t meet our taste expectations did we learn the importance of proper wine storage. Continue reading
Chocolate, Oh Wonderful Chocolate
Chocolate is the most widely and frequently craved food. The earliest documented use of chocolate drinks was found in remains of pottery from the lower Ulua Valley in northern Honduras dating around 1100 BC. The Maya and Aztecs made a beverage known as xocolatl which means “bitter water”. Chocolate is also associated with the Mayan god of fertility. Continue reading
Wine Making Kits: Would You Share This Wine With Friends?
Making wine at home has long been popular, with origins in the United States going back to the 19th century. Wine lovers who immigrated from Europe brought with them a knowledge of making wine, and often did so for personal consumption. There still exists a common misconception that making wine at home is illegal. It’s not, as long as you don’t sell the wine you make at home. Continue reading
Gourmet Articles – The Ultimate Source for Gourmet Tips, Foods and Recipes
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