tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post8900881055354152713..comments2024-03-20T08:27:29.290+11:00Comments on .W.I.P. It: VineyardsLynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-43754044305479947012012-04-29T20:05:29.874+10:002012-04-29T20:05:29.874+10:00Oh, wow. The contrast is extraordinary.Oh, wow. The contrast is extraordinary.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-12560556956608443022012-04-29T01:10:25.765+10:002012-04-29T01:10:25.765+10:00My favorite vineyard is in Tuscany, near Montalcin...My favorite vineyard is in Tuscany, near Montalcino. The author Ferenc Mate and his wife run it. He wrote a book about it. We got to visit a couple of years ago and taste their award-winning Brunello. http://www.matewine.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-81912293912605817532012-04-27T03:56:14.677+10:002012-04-27T03:56:14.677+10:00I live in California, so we have an amazing number...I live in California, so we have an amazing number of vineyards here. I've only been to a few, but I sure do like wine...Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-39732026856844925272012-04-27T02:17:37.656+10:002012-04-27T02:17:37.656+10:00I've never been in a vineyard. :(I've never been in a vineyard. :(J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-46282060380422036892012-04-26T16:43:59.008+10:002012-04-26T16:43:59.008+10:00Yep, it wouldn't surprise me if us Aussies mis...Yep, it wouldn't surprise me if us Aussies mispronounced the french word. I blame our ocker accent ;) I've heard shiraz pronounced so many different ways here too. In the snootier places I've heard it pronounced, shirah. Now I know why!Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-64139313706773878492012-04-26T16:38:55.058+10:002012-04-26T16:38:55.058+10:00I found it once in Sydney and bought a case, but I...I found it once in Sydney and bought a case, but I haven't been able to find it again.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-17614086092675233372012-04-26T12:07:43.647+10:002012-04-26T12:07:43.647+10:00Wonderful post. One year, as a mission ;-) I set ...Wonderful post. One year, as a mission ;-) I set out to taste different kinds of wine at home. Each night, my husband and I walked up the lane to watch the sunset. I carried a basket with the wine bottles, the corkscrew, and two wine glasses --unless we had company to watch the sunset with us. My husband carried the folding chairs; we made an evening out of it. It was quite relaxing. I learned that summer that I don't really like wines--with the exception of asti. I can't distinguish "notes", lol... and that "shiraz" wine is most likely called that because the people who took the syrah grape from France to grow in vineyards in Australia--mispronounced the name, calling it shiraz. I have not researched that. But I did read it on a magazine published by our "State store" system in Pennsylvania, USA. Yes...the government and State Liquor Control Board control all such things here. :-)<br /><br />And...right now, I have a bottle of Yellow Tail on my wine rack. I think that might come from your neck of the woods ;-) <br /><br />Interesting post. :-) Thanks for the memory prompt. :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-33278175047463086542012-04-26T09:51:23.698+10:002012-04-26T09:51:23.698+10:00They offered us plenty of Zinfandel in Margaret Ri...They offered us plenty of Zinfandel in Margaret River Lynda. Look out for it. D.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-19237489982824590012012-04-26T08:43:40.934+10:002012-04-26T08:43:40.934+10:00oh no! I'll be heading off on a cruise soon. H...oh no! I'll be heading off on a cruise soon. Hopefully I won't get seasick.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-31559794711218229492012-04-26T08:42:32.364+10:002012-04-26T08:42:32.364+10:00You'll have to take me there if I ever visit ;...You'll have to take me there if I ever visit ;)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-71734454724661874942012-04-26T08:41:21.350+10:002012-04-26T08:41:21.350+10:00Yeah, I don't get beer or coffee either. Wine ...Yeah, I don't get beer or coffee either. Wine was an acquired taste over time.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-19159025970186873332012-04-26T08:40:37.124+10:002012-04-26T08:40:37.124+10:00oh my gosh! That must be horrible! It's better...oh my gosh! That must be horrible! It's better than migraines, I guess :(Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-64002971784716523572012-04-26T08:38:58.553+10:002012-04-26T08:38:58.553+10:00now we're talking! I love champagnes toonow we're talking! I love champagnes tooLynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-32843806337783520982012-04-26T08:38:03.978+10:002012-04-26T08:38:03.978+10:00Oh yes, I first discovered the White Zinfandel at ...Oh yes, I first discovered the White Zinfandel at the Napa Valley. It's not so easy to get in Australia though.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-38211339756775508142012-04-26T08:14:36.232+10:002012-04-26T08:14:36.232+10:00Yummo, I love wine.. We are near tambourine mounta...Yummo, I love wine.. We are near tambourine mountain ...loads of wineries. I went wine tasting with my friends last month. Many of the wineries have vineyards over the boarder, not the best climate to grow grapes here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-9677981747839774672012-04-26T07:19:34.714+10:002012-04-26T07:19:34.714+10:00I'm not really much of a wine drinker, but my ...I'm not really much of a wine drinker, but my wife loves the stuff. And on our honeymoon in New York's wine country, I actually found some reds I enjoyed. (I'm a white guy in more ways than one.)Nate Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690171790664252309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-24504423094052196172012-04-26T07:09:34.615+10:002012-04-26T07:09:34.615+10:00Gosh. That sounds so romantic. We don't have m...Gosh. That sounds so romantic. We don't have many vineyards in the UK and there are most definitely none near Leicester. We've got fields of cabbages but that's nowhere near as romantic.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-3978822180451201202012-04-26T06:53:26.109+10:002012-04-26T06:53:26.109+10:00No vineyards close to me now. In Wisconsin, it was...No vineyards close to me now. In Wisconsin, it was always fun to take a drive up to Door County for apple and cherry wine. Port is my choice for a nip at home, white Zin when out.<br /><a href="http://gail-baugniet.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://gail-baugniet.blogspot.com Theme: A World of Crime</a>Gail M Baugniet - Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543343067963247963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-31008329189783525242012-04-26T06:10:50.530+10:002012-04-26T06:10:50.530+10:00I've never been to a vineyard, and there aren&...I've never been to a vineyard, and there aren't any near where we live. I would like to tour one sometimes, maybe when we visit the west coast next time. :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-90115289902992168322012-04-26T06:06:43.449+10:002012-04-26T06:06:43.449+10:00I used to live among the vineyards when I lived in...I used to live among the vineyards when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, where most of the world's chardonnay is grown. It was beautiful, and I miss it!Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-12841541967572517342012-04-26T05:57:10.909+10:002012-04-26T05:57:10.909+10:00Beautiful. I don't have any close to me but I ...Beautiful. I don't have any close to me but I have been to some in California.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-71739677733816179812012-04-26T05:47:34.486+10:002012-04-26T05:47:34.486+10:00I really like a variety of wine. I can drink a chi...I really like a variety of wine. I can drink a chianti or a pinot grigio. It just depends on my mood or the food. We do have a small winery near us, but it is not common in the midwest USA.<br /><br /><a href="http://maryaalgaard.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Play off the Page</a>Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-14150423283614112112012-04-26T04:29:59.468+10:002012-04-26T04:29:59.468+10:00Hello, Lynda! Your photos are beautiful. I've ...Hello, Lynda! Your photos are beautiful. I've never gone wine tasting but it sounds fun and tasty!<br /><br />Have a lovely week and happy A to Z!!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-16717544885775804222012-04-26T03:53:28.362+10:002012-04-26T03:53:28.362+10:00I did wine tasting once, on a cruise ship. We wer...I did wine tasting once, on a cruise ship. We were sitting in dock. This cruise was my hubby's and my honeymoon. The wine tasting was fun, but once the ship got underway I wasn't feeling too good by dinnertime. It probably didn't help that my eyes kept getting drawn to the porthole where I could see the waves going up and down. Not a great first night. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-61274899914353823842012-04-26T03:29:40.990+10:002012-04-26T03:29:40.990+10:00Great pics as usual! Oregon has a TON of vineyards...Great pics as usual! Oregon has a TON of vineyards, let me tell you. Up and down the Willamette Valley where I live, it's perfect temperature and climate for vineyards, apparently. :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.com