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09/12/11

Palmaz Winery in Napa Valley

The first time I was invited to the newly renovated Palmaz winery I was so impressed…

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08/29/11

Wining and Dining in Saratoga

Kistler and the Alabama Stakes

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08/10/11

Loving the Beautiful Essence of Vermont

Now you can have the spirit of vermont in your home all year long with Vermont Gold Vodka made with maple sap

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08/02/11

Welcome to the Hotel California

Tequila that is!

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07/25/11

The Disznoko Estate

The Legendary Tokaj region in Hungary

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07/05/11

The wonderful allure of Corton Charlemagne Burgundy Grand Cru

The elegance of Jean-Charles Le Bault de la Moriniere, owner of the Domaine Bonneau Du Martray Corton Charlemagne was ever so present during our evening tasting through a collection of his vintages during dinner.

Jean Charles inherited the estate from his father in 1994 and has been working on the total biodynamic regiment for the vines and soil and moving away from any herbicides or pesticides. He is also working diligently to reduce the quantity of the grape yields and in return produce a higher quality of wine.

Bonneau du Martray is the largest single owner of vines with the Corton Charlemagne vineyard and owns the largest area of a single Grand cru vineyard of any producer in Burgundy.

The Estate produces two wines from their vineyard holdings at the Domaine....

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06/27/11

Summer Whites from Argentina

A light, refreshing alternative to Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio

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06/14/11

Tasting Four Classic Rieslings

Perfect weather for enjoying the fine wines of Germany

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05/18/11

Spring Time is Rose Season

As the flowers start to bloom, we all get spring fever and open up our patios, terraces, and pools. It's time to listen to the birds chirping in the morning and to discover not only the new tree buds but to also what is new and refreshing to imbibe. This is the time of year when all of the new Rose wines are being released from wine regions from around the world. We used to see a small smattering from the Cotes de Provence region in France. We now are seeing Rose wines from, just to name a few areas, Spain, Argentina, Greece, Bordeaux, California, and we can’t leave out Long Island.

These wines are best consumed as fresh as possible. That's one reason that you may have the experience of buying a certain Rose and really enjoying it, and then going back to your local...

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04/25/11

An Evening Full of Burgundy Wines and Vines

Etienne de Montille of the very famous Domaine Montille was at the house to serve up a wonderful evening of his wines and paired foods.

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About This Blog

Wine is a love, passion and definitely an everyday affair. Sharing wine with friends, family and good food is a part of our daily lives that we have come to look forward to enjoy. I want to be able to share with you my years of experience and love of all kinds of wines and answer the questions you always wanted to ask; but didn't know how or where to ask. There are so many new and interesting varietals coming to us from all parts of the world. You can only be the educated winner. Learn, enjoy and continue to share with friends.

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Theresa Rogers Matthews has been in the wine industry—on the import, distribution and retail side—for 31 years. Her years of experience have taken her around the world, finding wine gems and tasting thousands of bottles while getting to know the wine producers and wine makers personally. Theresa was the cellar master for the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs in Manhattan for a number of years. Food and Wine magazine wrote about her experiences and knowledge in its Top 25 Women in the Wine World issue. For the past 20 years she has owned Horseneck Wines located in Greenwich.

Horseneck Wine
25 East Putnam
Greenwich, CT
203-869-8944
horseneck.com
hneckwine@aol.com

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