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Do you have an news item that features or somehow involves wines from Vermont? Please contact us and let us know! What is happening with New Vine Logistics?Specialty wine shippers across the country are watching how the New Vine Logistics drama unfolds. New Vine, the largest wine mailorder fulfillment house in the country has had significant financial difficulties. This matters to wineries across the country, not only to those that have a distribution arrangement with New Vine, but to all that have an interest in the nascent mail order business model. For those interested in following the history to this point, the following links provide some background; California Warns Internet Wine SellersWines and Vines, a wine industry newsletter, has posted an article on California laws regarding the internet sales of wine. The proliferation of third party and social networking venues has exploded the availability of wine on-line. California Bureau of Alcohol has made it clear that anyone offering wine on-line needs a valid liquor license. Vermont Wines at the 2008 Big States ExpositionCongratulations to the Vermont wineries that took prizes at New England States Expo (the Big E) in 2008. Special note goes to the Putney Valley Winery that took "Highest Ranking State Wine with its 2006 Rhubarb Blush Gold Winners
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Lincoln Peak adds a blog!Lincoln Peak Winery recently released a blog. Watch for news and events and leave behind your thoughts! Review of Shelburne Vineyard"And the wine... how could I forget the wine?? Most of their wine selections were excellent. My absolute favorite is Lake View." Grape Expectations - interview with Ken Albert of Shelburne Vineyard"It's interesting," Albert points out, "that all three pioneering vineyards in Vermont, mine, Snow Farm and Boyden Valley - and those are two years older than mine - each of us independently sought out a mentor in Quebec, and each one has a different vineyard owner who initially coached us." Putney Mountain Winery Apple Maple Wine and Cassis Wine - product reviewPutney Mountain Winery's wine maker, Charles Dodge, has done a remarkable job, then, in creating a smooth and balanced Apple Maple wine. This is a wine that each time I sipped it, I exclaimed, "No - really, I really like this wine!" Boyden Valley Ice WineVPR's Sarah Ashworth stopped by [Boyden Valley Winery] for a visit and to learn how ice wine is made. Boyden Valley Cowtipper White - product mention...but their tasting for Thanksgiving will have a localvore focus with wines from Boyden Valley... Snow Farm Vineyard: Vermont Léon Millot - product reviewStill, it's real wine, made right here in the north country of South Hero, Vermont. We laud the effort, and encourage you to seek out wines from your own region, too. Honora Winery offers off-site wine tastings!Honora Winery announced a series of upcoming wine tastings held around the southern Vermont area including Brattleboro, Wilmington, and Rutland areas. Visit the calendar of wine events for details. Eden Ice Cider - closed for the seasonAfter a spectacular year, Eden Ice Cider has sold out of their 2008 stock and are forced to close down while they prepare this year's crop! Leaf Peeping and Food Cruising - product mentionThe Dorset Farmers Market was filled with friendly vendors selling everything from grass-fed beef to farmstead cheese, locally-sourced baked goods, and fruit wines from Putney Mountain Winery that have made me reconsider my preconceived notions - generally not positive - of fruit wines. Feast of the Farms Evening - product mentionWe had the great pleasure to share our table with a wonderful local wine maker: Shelburne Vineyard! Their Vidal Blanc Ice Wine is to die for and they make a really nice Riesling (which goes so well with our aged goat cheeses). Art show & wine tasting planned Friday in ShelburneThe Champlain Collection Gallery of St. Albans and Shelburne Vineyard will hold an art show and wine tasting featuring Vermont artists Sean Dye and Fred Swan from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday at Shelburne Vineyard's new tasting and production facility. Something to 'wine' aboutAs Lorraine Muha prepares for the upcoming Wine and Harvest Festival during a rainy Friday morning, she cannot help but share in her excitement at the initial harvest at the Honora Winery. The weather earlier in the week was perfect, said Muha, the vineyard operations manager and events coordinator for the family-owned business. Beginning on Tuesday, workers at the Honora Winery completed their first harvest of locally grown grapes, many of which were planted six years ago, to create a wine completely from the soils of the Green Mountain State. Food alert! Chamber, magazine join forces for eats, vino imbibery, merrimentWhen [Mount Snow Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Life magazine] found each other, it wasn't so much serendipity as it was the result of a long search, but the product of this partnership — this weekend's Vermont Life Wine & Harvest Festival — could be the perfect combination of the best the state has to offer in food, wine and the arts. Wild Foods Harvest Dinner features Vermont WinesVermont foragers Les Hook and Nova Kim and chef-owner of Pauline's, David Hoene, are preparing a four-course Wild Foods Harvest Dinner inspired by what the woods, fields and streams have to offer at Pauline's in Shelburne. The menu will likely include a variety of wild mushrooms in dishes like a honey mushroom and watercress soup and a mixed mushroom casserole to accompany braised Vermont pork. Vermont wines will be offered family-style with the dinner. Homegrown Grapes:
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