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In the book, A Wine Journey, four chapters recount experiences making wine at home and at wineries. One chapter looks at winemaking experiences at Tin Lizzie Wineworks in Clarksville, Maryland. Here is an excerpt from the chapter about a bladder press. “Traveling around the world and talking to hundreds of winemakers, we heard stories about […] We were touring wineries on Prince Edward County in Ontario, Canada when I received a frantic text to call Andy, our daughter’s boyfriend. The problem, there were no bars on the cell phone. Kathy held the phone as I drove to our next appointment. En route, there was an intersection where the phone indicated three […] I have been working on a presentation that looks at the many roads that lead to wine knowledge. This presentation is geared to wine writers who, whether they want to face it or not, must to some degree be accountable for their credibility. Yesterday, Kathy and I met with Lisa Baker and her brother Drew […] 2009 Illuminatus Cabernet Sauvignon with Rome in the background A parent wants to know how their children are doing. Whether its classes at school, girl scout or boy scout activities, a job, or adulthood, parents want to know. Winemakers have similar interests wanting to know about the wines they’ve crafted. I knew our 2009 […] It’s the first of the year and for the past several years I’ve made some winemaking resolutions. Last year I was three for four only failing on the resolution to harvest grapes grown at my house. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong including birds and rain prior to, during and after harvest time. […] Both the peach wine and Sauvignon Blanc are in primary fermenters with an airlock. It’s interesting to note that I’m drawn to observe the bubbling in the airlock. One might think that is a boring activity, however, I find it fascinating to stare at bubbles being released. The Sauvignon Blanc was the first to begin […] It took longer to drive to Vint Hill Craft Winery than bottle our barrel of 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon. DJ, Vint Hill’s winemaker, had the bottling machine steam cleaned and cooled by the time we arrived. Our wine was racked into a stainless steel tank that was connected to the bottling machine. The first task was […] I took a chance and carted off a few bottles of my Illuminatus Two Coasts to the Wine Bloggers Conference #WBC11 held in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend. I knew that I liked the wine, but would it stand up to wine writers? Several writers tasted the wine including Richard Leahy (Richard Leahy’s Wine Report), Dave […] At last year’s Wineries Unlimited I had the chance to spend a day at the Trade Show. I learned a lot about closures such as the Zork (great commercial), barrels, winemaking materials such as those by Laffort and many other things from interesting vendors. This year I’m going to devote two days to the Trade […] |
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First Book: A Wine Journey Sent to Publisher
As we keep an eye on Atlas Peek weather and anticipate the Cabernet Sauvignon harvest, we have an important first about to happen. Yesterday we sent our first book off to our publisher. A Wine Journey accounts our experiences with wine learning, winemaking and wine travel. The four chapters about winemaking includes early attempts at […]