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ALBANY -- A survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds that New York state's wine industry has weathered the recession well. The survey of 169 New York wineries found visits to the vineyards by tourists and wine lovers have grown 20 percent in six years.
Anyone with the right expertise can make grapes into wine – but a few local winemakers are hoping to make wine out of air – sort of. Vineyards are taking the first steps to set up wind turbines on Long Island’s North Fork, a move that will not only cut electric bills in the long run, [...]
At Fritz, what's old is new again. The winery is buried underground, dug into a remote hillside on the Cloverdale edge of Dry Creek Valley. When it was built in 1979, America's energy crisis had just hit and subterranean architecture was the height of fashion...
A sunny afternoon surrounded by vineyards, music and a gentle breeze was the perfect setting for the first Sierra Sunday, hosted Oct. 25 by the Santa Margarita Group of the Sierra Club .
LAUGHLIN - The date and location of the third annual Silver Rider Wine Tasting-Charity Silent Auction have been changed to Nov. 14 at the River Palms Resort's Grand Ballroom according to Debbie Dauenhauer, the bus service's manager.
Tonight, from 6 to 9 p.m. Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, also known as SAVE, will host the Fourth Annual Wine Tasting Event at Rush Creek Golf Club in Maple Grove. This is part of the Paul Douglas 4Cast4Fun Events.
Frankfort Farmers Market continues, vets get free buffet, new Web site for Phil's, tasting at the Cherry Stop, chefs raise money for March of Dines, wine sales for charities, cookie-baker awarded grant, bake sale at TraVino, plus more food news from around the region.
Strictly Business by VICKI HILLHOUSE of the Walla Walla Union Bulletin Sip wine. Get sketched. One Walla Walla tasting room will offer the ultimate pairing of wine and art at this weekend's Fall Barrel Tasting. Artist Jeffrey Hill will be creating free portraits Saturday for customers at Sweet Valley Wines tasting room, 12 N. Second Ave.
NORTH EAST -- Joni Reismeier had a bottle of Country Red under her arm and a bottle of Country White in her hand as she waited her turn at Mazza Vineyard's cash register Saturday.
Brevity may be the soul of wit, but it's something of a foreign concept to wine aficionados -- who have been known to generate volumes on a single grape. Wine snob, meet Twitter.
Six years ago, Precept Brands chose not to compete with companies making big-bucks wines, instead seeing opportunity in the less than-$10-a-bottle market.
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