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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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Contest Time! Value $229!

Byexploringthewineglass August 31, 2014

Welcome to the Dracaena Wines/VinGarde Valise giveaway.  In order to enter the contest I am asking for less than 5 minutes of your time.  You are going to have to go trough a couple of clicks on the web, but it will all be worth it to be eligible to win this awesome prize. The…

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Science

The Science of Tasting Wine

Byexploringthewineglass August 24, 2014

I guess you can take the girl our of science (since I now teach Physical Education) but you can’t take the science out of the girl.  My undergrad and graduate degrees in Biology and the way too many years as a microbiologist are ingrained in me.  Although I don’t deal with science on a day…

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Behind the Scenes

Preparing for Harvest

Byexploringthewineglass August 20, 2014

Here we are near the end of August and we are just waiting for the grapes to decide when they are done ripening.  Although ahead of schedule from last year, we are only about fifty percent done.  We are anticipating a late September harvest. But it is all up to the fruit and Mother Nature….

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Behind the Scenes

The Registration Blues

Byexploringthewineglass August 13, 2014

We are back to dealing with winery business this week.  Previously, I talked about the Chicken vs. Egg Quandry.  It is tough to know in what order we need to do things. In order to be able to sell, we need to be licensed and in order to be licensed we need to be a…

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Friends and Wine.. The Dynamic Duo

Byexploringthewineglass August 2, 2014

This month’s MWWC blog entry is all about  I had the distinct honor of winning last month’s contest on “Values” which allows me to choose the next topic. Considering I read all of the other spectacular blog entries, I have a strong suspicion that one of the main reasons I won is because of my…

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Product Review – VinGarde Valise

Byexploringthewineglass July 28, 2014

Mixing Business and Pleasure If you have been following my blog, you know that we just spent a week on the Central Coast of California. The trip was two fold.  First we had some business with our winery, but we also had time to wine taste. Since this is our favorite region, and we were…

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Out and About

Central Coast- Final Day

Byexploringthewineglass July 23, 2014

Well, our trip is coming to an end. This is our last day on the “Right Coast”. We will be heading back to the “Wrong Coast” tomorrow.  Today was all about pleasure. We are just going out and tasting some wine. Of course, we are always looking for some Cab Franc!   Rancho Sisquoc Tasting…

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Out and About

Central Coast – Day 7

Byexploringthewineglass July 22, 2014

Right now I am so upset. I have been updating the blog as the day went along. I took my typical pictures and discussed the wineries, but since there is no WiFi, I had to do the blog offline. Typically this isn’t an issue, but there is no way to save until you reach a connection…

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Central Coast -Day 6

Byexploringthewineglass July 21, 2014

We are spending the day back in Paso. We were suppose to rack and blend our two barrels today, but things changed and we are doing that tomorrow. When talking to someone about Paso, the first question you probably will be asked is which side of Paso?  Paso is divided East and West. (Divided by…

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Out and About

Central Coast – Day 5 California Wine Festival

Byexploringthewineglass July 20, 2014

Today was a completely different type of day for us here on the Central Coast.  We spent the early morning discussing our  O2 license and distribtion.  I can’t even describe how the laws vary from state to state.  We found out today that in order to ship to our homestate of NJ the compliance law…

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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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