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The 2013 Harvest in Oregon
Posted on October 12, 2013
According to NPR, September was the wettest September since they started recording the rainfall in Oregon. It seemed that 2013 was going to be just like 2012 with Winemakers predicting harvest would take place two weeks earlier than 2012 given the unseasonably dry spring and warm summer. However as the smaller bunches started to mature […]
Looking forward to #WBC13! A preview of the Wine Blogger’s Conference in British Columbia
Posted on June 2, 2013 1 Comment
As the week progresses, you may see a few #WBC13 twitter handles taking over the wine world, this stands for Wine Blogger’s Conference 2013. This conference is being held in Penticton in the middle of the beautiful Okanagan Valley wine-growing region of British Columbia. Here, as a wine blogger, this is a unique opportunity to […]
Harvest may be over but the Stomping has just begun!
Posted on October 29, 2012 1 Comment
Every year, Willamette Valley Vineyard (WVV) hosts a grape stomp which is a qualifying competition for the World Grape Stomping competition in Santa Rosa. Wende Bennette of WVV explains the ins and outs of this competition. I hope you enjoy the video as much as we enjoyed our time there. Special thanks to WVV for sharing […]