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VINVENIO: October 2007
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A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN THE WORLD OF WINE AND WINEMAKING. Friday, October 12, 2007. Checking in on the Whites. My last several posts detailed the harvest and initial winemaking steps for Three Fox Vineyard's. Viognier and Pinot Grigio. As I mentioned, those grapes were harvested and fermentation initiated on September 7th. On September 8th, we received a load of Vidal Blanc grapes from a local grower for our " Appassionata. Brix at Harvest (9/7) = 23.7. Brix on 9/13 = 9.0. Brix on 9/13 = 9.2. Grape Red...
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VINVENIO: August 2007
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A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN THE WORLD OF WINE AND WINEMAKING. Friday, August 17, 2007. I arranged the bottles in no particular order, so I may as well start left-to-right. I think the important things to remember from that name are "Strauss" (the winery) and " Scheurebe. The grape). Weingut. Is the German way of saying "winery" or "vineyard") is an Austrian vineyard that makes a variety of interesting wines, one of which is from the Scheurebe. Is a cross between Riesling. Speaking), I picked up a wine from...
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VINVENIO: Viognier and Pinot Grigio Harvest in Virginia, Part 2
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A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN THE WORLD OF WINE AND WINEMAKING. Tuesday, October 2, 2007. Viognier and Pinot Grigio Harvest in Virginia, Part 2. So I was out at Three Fox Vineyards. Harvest and crush (our first red harvest! Which I'll write about as soon as I catch up with the whites), so I was able to copy down some of the relevant info about the Viognier. That I skipped in my last post. We harvested our Viognier. Same grape as " Pinot. Gris" - just the Italian name for it) on Friday September 7 th. Reading...
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VINVENIO: Working at Three Fox Vineyards
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A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN THE WORLD OF WINE AND WINEMAKING. Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Working at Three Fox Vineyards. Kris and I started volunteering at Three Fox Vineyards. VA last weekend. This is one great little winery. The owner's Holli and John Todhunter. Are intimately involved in all aspects of operation, and they have (successfully) attempted to create a little bit of Tuscany and La Dolce. Ball, and sip on some of their fabulous Italian-styled wines. Another big advantage is that Three Fox is very.
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VINVENIO: Checking in on the Whites
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A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN THE WORLD OF WINE AND WINEMAKING. Friday, October 12, 2007. Checking in on the Whites. My last several posts detailed the harvest and initial winemaking steps for Three Fox Vineyard's. Viognier and Pinot Grigio. As I mentioned, those grapes were harvested and fermentation initiated on September 7th. On September 8th, we received a load of Vidal Blanc grapes from a local grower for our " Appassionata. Brix at Harvest (9/7) = 23.7. Brix on 9/13 = 9.0. Brix on 9/13 = 9.2. Grape Red...
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VINVENIO: Viognier and Pinot Grigio Harvest in Virginia, Part 1
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A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN THE WORLD OF WINE AND WINEMAKING. Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Viognier and Pinot Grigio Harvest in Virginia, Part 1. Our first harvest of the season at Three Fox Vineyards. Occurred on Friday September 7 th. Determining When to Harvest. In the cool cool graph I stole from the Texas Cooperative Extension. Page] The transition between these two phases is called veraison. This is a French term which means "change of color of the grape berries". The berries start softening, and...
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VINVENIO: September 2007
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A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN THE WORLD OF WINE AND WINEMAKING. Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Viognier and Pinot Grigio Harvest in Virginia, Part 1. Our first harvest of the season at Three Fox Vineyards. Occurred on Friday September 7 th. Determining When to Harvest. In the cool cool graph I stole from the Texas Cooperative Extension. Page] The transition between these two phases is called veraison. This is a French term which means "change of color of the grape berries". The berries start softening, and...
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Food and Wine for the Gay Palate: Gay Wines Are Here to Stay
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Food and Wine for the Gay Palate. Food and Wine for the Gay Palate is a compilation of food and wine information produced for the sophisticated palates of the GLBT Community. Explore and enjoy! Your feedback is always welcome. Monday, March 17. Gay Wines Are Here to Stay. It’s a fact, whether you like it or not, gay wines are here to stay. It all began as some sort of silly game: why would anyone need to drink a gay wine? The bottles are very well presented, with some fancy leather labels and interesting...
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Food and Wine for the Gay Palate: "Let's Dish Up A Dinner Party!" by Nelson Aspen
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Food and Wine for the Gay Palate. Food and Wine for the Gay Palate is a compilation of food and wine information produced for the sophisticated palates of the GLBT Community. Explore and enjoy! Your feedback is always welcome. Thursday, March 20. Let's Dish Up A Dinner Party! ABOUT THE BOOK, available now, from Kensington Books:. Dump Him, Darling! Plenty of Tinseltown types turn up not only in Nelson's hilarious personal stories, but as contributors. There's something for everyone- even a recipe for...
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Food and Wine for the Gay Palate: 3/9/08 - 3/16/08
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Food and Wine for the Gay Palate. Food and Wine for the Gay Palate is a compilation of food and wine information produced for the sophisticated palates of the GLBT Community. Explore and enjoy! Your feedback is always welcome. Saturday, March 15. A GAY OLD WINE. February 8, 2005. Email to a friend. Drag artist Onya Knees (aka Robert Street,. With a bottle of Pansy! It's fruity, pink-hued, requires a certain taste and is targeted at the gay community. The wine is called Pansy! Erica Crawford, was sitting ...