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Exploring the Wine Glass
Exploring the Wine Glass
I'll never tell you what to drink, but I'll always share what's in my glass©

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24 Hours Before Harvest

Byexploringthewineglass October 24, 2014

It’s that time of year, and this year it came early.  Mother nature created a situation where the fruit ripened earlier than normal. In fact, in many areas it has been the earliest harvest in history.  What does that mean? You’re guess is as good as mine.  Some people say it will be a stellar…

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Out and About

Central Coast – Day 4 – learning from the pros

Byexploringthewineglass July 19, 2014

There it is ladies and gents. The first vintage of Dracaena Wines. 2013 Cabernet Franc.  As you can see, we did some barrel sampling. It is amazing how there can be subtle differences between individual barrels. We have decided to rack on Sunday. This will get the wine off lees, aerate the wine, and we…

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Labels – Chicken or Egg Quandary

Byexploringthewineglass April 29, 2014

We seem to be facing a chicken vs. egg issue.  We are trying to finalize our label and our brand logo.  But in order to do this, we need to have the specifications for the labels.  We need to decide on paper stock, color, design ideas, label size and shape but in order to do…

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What a Difference A Winter Makes

Byexploringthewineglass April 17, 2014

Here we are in NJ and we have entered “Spring”  Apparently this year Spring means 40 degree differentials between a 48 hour period.  On Tuesday, we were at 78 degrees.  I had shorts and a t-shirt on and was enjoying the weather. Wednesday we had rain and a temperature drop to 50.  Today we were…

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Baby Steps… Big Decisions

Byexploringthewineglass April 2, 2014

It is amazing how many little decisions you make on a daily basis and don’t even think about the effects they can have.  Decisions like what clothes am I going to wear, should I wear my hair up or down (ok, probably not a real tough decision, since 90% of the time my hair is…

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  • About Lori
  • Blog
    • Latest Posts
    • Cab Franc
    • In Our Glass
    • Out and About
    • Published Articles
    • Pursue Your Passion
    • Random Thoughts
    • Science
    • TV Segments
    • Wine and Food
    • Winephabet Street
  • Podcast
  • Recipes by Food
    • appetizers
    • casseroles
    • chicken
    • finger food
    • Mexican
    • pasta
    • pizza
    • sandwiches
    • vegetables
    • vegetarian
  • Recipes by Wine
    • Red Wines
      • Cabernet Franc
      • Cabernet Sauvignon
      • Grenache
      • Italian Wine
      • Malbec
      • Merlot
      • Petite Sirah
      • Pinot Noir
      • Syrah
      • Tempranillo
      • Zinfandel
    • Rosé
    • Sparkling
    • White Wines
      • Chardonnay
      • Riesling
      • Uncommon White Varieties
  • Services
  • Contact Lori
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