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Vintner’s Circle Selected as Finalist for the New York Enterprise Report Small Business Awards

Date: Tue, Sep 13, 2011 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Best Practice in Marketing Finalist Vintner’s Circle (www.vintnerscircle.com), a franchise of wine making shops, announced today it has been selected as a finalist in the sales and marketing category for The New York Enterprise Report Small Business Awards 2011. For the past six years, The New York Enterprise Report has been recognizing the tri-state area’s [...]

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Sweet wine

Date: Sat, Jul 9, 2011 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Sweet Wines – Simple to Make, Satisfying to Taste Ending a meal with something sweet is an age-old tradition. The word “dessert” comes from the French word “desservir” meaning “to clear the table.” While we typically default to cake, cookies, ice cream and other confections, sweet wines are an interesting and refreshing alternative that gives [...]

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Stemware Care

Date: Tue, Jun 21, 2011 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Caring for High-end Stemware If you are like most people then everything goes into the dishwasher, including wine glasses. Proper stemware care protects the tastes of your wine. The purist have the following rule – “you should flush your glass 4 or 5 times with only hot water to get rid of the wine residue, [...]

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End of Summer Wines

Date: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Goodbye, Labor Day. Goodbye long days, warm nights, beach vacations, dinners by the pool and drinking outdoors. Welcome chilly mornings, early evenings, long sleeves and lit fireplaces. With the passing of the holiday weekend, we give a sad salute to summer and gear up for brisker weather. But summer hasn’t given up on us yet, [...]

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Ice Wine Poached Peaches

Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

For juicy, dripping, hand-sticky end-of-the-summer fruit, it’s hard to beat a raw peach. But alas, we all don’t live in permanent supply of perfectly ripe peaches, and even September supermarket fruit can be tough specimens. This recipe for ice wine poached peaches is an easy way to turn sub-par stone fruit tender and flavorful, delicious [...]

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Grape Juice for Grown Ups

Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Sometimes, it seems, that the occasional late afternoon calls for a cocktail. Nay, craves a cocktail. This phenomenon is particularly acute in late summer, when afternoons seem hotter than what might be deemed appropriate for polite society. A wine-based cocktail, with grape juice made musky and rich with sweet vermouth, is in order. Vermouth is [...]

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Labor Day Wines

Date: Wed, Sep 1, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

In honor of the upcoming Labor Day holiday, I would like to introduce (or re-introduce, for those of you already familiar) a few American grape varieties and the types of wines they make. Most wines with which the world is familiar come from the Vitis vinifera grape species: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Riesling and the [...]

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Region At a Glance: Cataluña

Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Cataluña is a region in northeastern Spain, nestled on the Mediterranean coast and stretching into southeastern France. Cataluña is populated by proud, independent people who consider themselves neither Spanish nor French but first and foremost Catalan. The majority of Cataluña’s populace is bilingual, speaking both Spanish and Catalan (Cataluña is “Catalunya” in Catalan). Barcelona, the [...]

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Hosting a Wine Tasting Party at Home

Date: Mon, Aug 30, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Hosting a wine tasting party at home is a delightful way to enjoy time with friends and family. Wine novices and experts alike can share in the fun, as home wine tasting parties are less about strict evaluations of wines than exploring and comparing individual impressions and preferences. To host a basic wine tasting party [...]

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Beaujolais Nouveau: Not Yet Arrived, But On Its Way

Date: Sun, Aug 29, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

As summer edges into fall, with days getting shorter and leaves enjoying their last few breaths of warm August sun, grape growers in the Northern Hemisphere are ever closer to the fall harvest. Perhaps none are closer to actually bottling and selling this season’s produce than wine makers in Beaujolais, France. This region, nestled in [...]

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Spanish Stew with Rioja

Date: Fri, Aug 27, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Marmitako is a Spanish fish and potato stew deeply rooted in Basque cuisine. This dish is simple, hearty, and a fantastic way to travel to northern Spain without leaving your kitchen. Marmitako was originally a fisherman’s stew, as Basque fishers would cook their daily tuna catch on board fishing boats. A touch of red wine [...]

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Top Five Picnic Wines

Date: Thu, Aug 26, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Labor Day is soon approaching, and backyard barbecues don’t need to have all the fun. Picnics are another great way to soak up the last of the summer sun. An easy way to spend a holiday afternoon, picnics require little more than some cutlery, finger foods, a salad or two, and a big blanket. A [...]

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Vintner’s Circle selected as Best Practice finalist.

Date: Thu, Aug 5, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: David Schmeltzle 908-979-9463 With more than 500,000 small businesses in the tri-state area, The New York Enterprise Report is once again honoring those who are among the most innovative. The New York Enterprise Report is proud to announce Vintners Circle Franchising LLC from Hackettstown, NJ as a finalist in [...]

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Vintner’s Circle Raises Money, Awareness to Fight Domestic Violence

Date: Wed, Jul 7, 2010 Winery Blogs Wine Business

Hackettstown winemaking shop donates $1,100 to Warren County chapter of Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, June 24, 2010 — Vintner’s Circle Hackettstown sponsored a fun event to raise more than $1,000 for a serious cause. The local winemaking shop, located in Patriot’s Plaza on Route 46, was the site of its “Community with [...]

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