http://joyofthetable.com Wine Appreciation & Education for All! Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://joyofthetable.com/2011/06/04/wegmans-just-says-no-to-pa-wine-kiosks/#comment-75 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:13:21 +0000 http://joyofthetable.com/?p=169#comment-75 Agreed. Cheers and happy winemaking!!

]]> http://joyofthetable.com/2011/06/04/wegmans-just-says-no-to-pa-wine-kiosks/#comment-74 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:11:04 +0000 http://joyofthetable.com/?p=169#comment-74 While the Kiosk’s seemed like a good idea, they just didn’t or can’t replace the convenience of appeal of a true “wine shop” As residence of the state of PA we are restricted as to what we can purchase, by the PLCB, it seems very unfair and downright restrictive if not an outright violation of our right to make our own decision as to which wines we choose to enjoy. With any luck, our new governor will privatize the sale of alcohol in PA and give way to entrepreneurs to retail wine & spirits based on consumer demand rather than government control.
In any event, we can still enjoy what’s available, or go one better and ferment our own, while PA restricts the sale of wines, it has no restrictions on purchasing fruit (grape) from Napa or any other AVA that you may choose, as a home winemaker, I have crafted wines with grape from Central Valley CA, Washington State, Chile, and Italy. Yes, its more work than buying a bottle, buy it really is amazing to observe and taste the transformation from fresh grape to wine.
Salute

]]> http://joyofthetable.com/featured-people-places-and-things/#comment-15 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:17:33 +0000 http://joyofthetable.wordpress.com/?page_id=11#comment-15 hello I am new to this ,But found this very useful. I will come back regularly.

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