Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Promiscuous Pinot Noir: the family tree of Austria?s red grapes

Rumor has is that one day, a long, long time ago, the ancient grapes Traminer and Pinot Meunier got together for some fun. Well, one thing led to another and they ended up crossing. Not long after, Pinot Noir showed up.

Pinot Noir had a good enough relationship with one of its parents, Pinot Meunier, spending a great deal in Champagne together, but something was missing. Pinot Noir feeling rejected and ignored by Traminer, the parent it rarely, if ever, saw, the spicy Pinot Noir took off in its see-through red dress to ensure its own lineage.

Well, Pinot Noir traveled far and wide, finding grapes to cross with wherever it went ? sometimes it didn?t even know the other grape?s name. Ultimately, its travels spawned all sorts of offspring, though none could ever be as fickle as the neurotic Pinot Noir...

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Resolved Question: Can a private club serve wine without a license?

Gift shop has Wine Tastings. due to a licensing...able to do that. if we change to a private club can we still have wine tastings?

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Resolved Question: Wine Survey for Grad School Marketing Project?

...you purchase wine? (circle all that apply) a. gift b. as a collector c. for holidays...5. The majority of the time you consume wine with: a. by itself b. with tobacco ...wine? a. home b. restaurant c. bar/lounge d. club e. other NOTES: 7. When ...

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Luxury Gift Baskets

Every year with Uncorked Ventures Matt and I want to make improvements in both the way we handle our business (the processes involved) as well as the offerings we have. On the wine, simply continuing to grow our customer base as well as continuing to build relationships with wineries and vineyard owners will do the [...]

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The Promiscuous Pinot Noir: the family tree of Austria?s red grapes

Rumor has is that one day, a long, long time ago, the ancient grapes Traminer and Pinot Meunier got together for some fun. Well, one thing led to another and they ended up crossing. Not long after, Pinot Noir showed up.

Pinot Noir had a good enough relationship with one of its parents, Pinot Meunier, spending a great deal in Champagne together, but something was missing. Pinot Noir feeling rejected and ignored by Traminer, the parent it rarely, if ever, saw, the spicy Pinot Noir took off in its see-through red dress to ensure its own lineage.

Well, Pinot Noir traveled far and wide, finding grapes to cross with wherever it went ? sometimes it didn?t even know the other grape?s name. Ultimately, its travels spawned all sorts of offspring, though none could ever be as fickle as the neurotic Pinot Noir...

Source: http://content.corkd.com/2010/11/30/the-promiscuous-pinot-noir-the-family-tree-of-austria%e2%80%99s-red-grapes/

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Resolved Question: planning a chocolate fest?

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Holiday Digestion

I can finally say that I have completed my digestion of the holidays both personally and business wise.� While I would have liked to hit the ground running as fast as I could on January 1st, it just didn’t happen.� Chalk it up to holiday travel, my first year of holiday sales with Uncorked Ventures, [...]

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Resolved Question: Gift for reenactment 'wedding'?

...white dress, church vows and country club reception.) I do not want to bring cash since... that for the couples "no gift only money" shower (OMG does the...as my being against HER. Any gift of wine or wine-related items...

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Luxury Gift Baskets

Every year with Uncorked Ventures Matt and I want to make improvements in both the way we handle our business (the processes involved) as well as the offerings we have. On the wine, simply continuing to grow our customer base as well as continuing to build relationships with wineries and vineyard owners will do the [...]

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Resolved Question: Anyone have any input on purchasing a "Wine of the Month Club" as a gift?

...know they do fruit, flower, etc. of the month club and I thought a wine gift would be perfect. Can anyone give me...

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Looking forward, looking past

Hard to believe we are already in early August.� Where did June and July go? It has been a busy summer for me.� My family and I went on two separate family vacations lasting about a week each.� Each trip was special as we got to hang out with our respective families and enjoy being [...]

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