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Wine At Sea, Day 4 – St Thomas, USVI

Brenda Hill & Keezi

All this time you’ve probably been wondering – where’s the wine? At Beacon Point in St. Thomas, we found Guava Berry Wine. I’ll tell you about that stop later in the story. We docked at Charlotte Amalie at about 8:00 Wednesday morning, splitting up into three groups. One group chose the Skyride, a seven minute [...]

January 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Miscellany,Travel,Wine Country trips | Read More »

Wine At Sea – A Week Aboard Holland America’s ms Eurodam (1-26 update)

Fernando Bacsa & Don Reha

We were blessed to have winemaker par excellece Don Reha sailing with us. Don is the Executive Winemaker at both Thornton and Orfila Wineries and he presided over the first of several wine tastings scheduled for the week. We tasted Thornton’s non-vintage Brut Reserve Methode Champenoise Sparkling Wine, Sans Oak Chardonnay, Cabernet-Merlot and finally the incredible Estate Syrah, accompanied by a selection of fruit and cheeses.

January 13th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine & Food,Wine Country trips | Read More »

Wine Bloggers Conference

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  • Tom Plant: Jill. Next time you’re at Thornton, stop by Cafe Champagne and order a flight. They’re really...
  • Jill: Interesting article and great photos. I love chocolate and would love to taste these wines!
  • Tom Plant: I think it’s a great idea Annie. Let’s do it!
  • Annie: I bought hubby some of these glasses for his birthday so we should do our own taste test on our friends!!
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