People tend to think that a bottle of wine holds lots of alcohol. Really, though, a standard 750ml bottle of wine holds 25-26 ounces of wine. That’s five glasses with five ounce pours each. A bottle of wine holds only three more ounces than a 22oz beer. Plenty of common containers will swallow up a [...]
Recently got the chance to ask a few questions and get a few answers out of Michelle Voorhies, proprietress of Backyards & Bottles. Backyards & Bottles sells products to help the entertainer and one of their first offerings is an ice bag to keep your wine chilled (pictured, right). Follow Backyards & Bottles through their [...]
Leaders in the Maryland Legislature, via a Baltimore Sun article by Annie Linskey, just gave wine lovers in the state an extra reason to give thanks this holiday season with some positive news regarding the possibility of passing the direct wine shipping bill in 2011. Read the full article in today’s paper or click on [...]
Check out this excellent interview with Charlie Daneri, owner of Frederick Cellars, over on the East Coast Wineries blog: http://eastcoastwineries.blogspot.com/2010/10/interview-with-charlie-daneri-frederick.html It’s been a couple years since my last visit to Frederick Cellars, which was right after they’d opened their new facilities mentioned in the piece. The building is amazing and right in the middle of [...]
… or ever. Spotted at Mike’s in Annapolis.
Updated The About page so that it accurately reflects our recent 100% increase in staff. Check out those good-lookin’ wine writers. Added The awesome WordPress Mobile Edition plugin made by San Francisco-based studio Crowd Favorite. Hats off to them, it works like a champ. Point your mobile device to vinotrip.com and contact me if your [...]
Good evening everyone! This is Matt, as mentioned in the previous post and of Free State Wine fame. I’m delighted to be working with Gary and to be writing for all of you on what is sure to become your favorite Maryland wine blog – assuming it isn’t already, of course. We’ve already talked about [...]
It’s gotten more than a little lame around here lately. Thus, it gives me great pleasure to announce that some new blood is coming on to help refocus the blog on Maryland’s wine, wineries, and complete lack of reason when it comes to shipping laws. This month, Vinotrip will be merging with Free State Wine. [...]
I don’t publish notes on all the Maryland wines I drink. If I didn’t like it, it didn’t go up on this blog. But as long as it wasn’t really bad, I kept a note and kept it to myself (and the Vincellar community). Here they are along with the scores at the time. These [...]
Creative Commons licensed image from Flickr user Robert Crum Leaving for the land of good wine today. Flying to San francisco and hanging out for a few days before The Family heads north and drives to Portland. We’ll be taking our time wandering through the Anderson Valley (Pinot!) and the Willamette Valley (more Pinot!). Trip [...]
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