Biltmore Estate North Carolina Chardonnay 2008
January 18, 2011
Grape
99% Chardonnay, 1% Riesling
Facts
Biltmore Estate took almost 7 years to build, but this isn’t so shocking when you consider the size of the 175,000 square foot home. To put that in perspective, that’s about the size of 88 average size homes!
The Vanderbilt’s were worth over $200 million, which is obviously a lot of money today, but think about that amount back in the 1800’s!
Biltmore wines are made by the winemaking team of Sharon Fenchak and Bernard Delille. Bernard received his French National Diploma of Winemaking in Dijon, Burgundy. Sharon has gained her experience for working with two different Georgia wineries and holds a Masters in Food Science from UGA.
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Biltmore | Leave a comment //The Mother Vine in North Carolina – 400 years young!
January 18, 2011If you saw my post last week on the 10 Facts About North Carolina Wine, you would have seen the #1 fact being the 400+ year old Scuppernong vine on Roanoke Island. Well I did a bit of digging, and I thought you might be interested to see what the vine actually looks like.
The 400 year old vine actually had a lucky escape last year, when a utility contractor actually thought it was a weed and sprayed it with weedkiller! Jack Wilson, who has owned half the vine for 52 years, noticed a bit of browning in late May 2010. He found more browning the next day. It turned out that a contractor for Dominion Power had driven through, spraying herbicides to keep vines from engulfing power poles. A tendril of the Mother Vine had touched a pole and so the contractor thoroughly sprayed it. You can breath a sigh of relief, as word is that the vine has already made a full recovery.
Posted in News | Tagged Biltmore | Leave a comment //Biltmore Wine Giveaway!
January 17, 2011
I have 6 bottles of Biltmore wine which desperately need to be won!
The wines are:
Biltmore Sur Lies Chardonnay
Biltmore Century White Wine
Biltmore Century Red Wine
Biltmore Estate North Carolina Chardonnay
Biltmore Reserve Pinot Noir – Russian River Valley
Biltmore Estate Blanc de Blancs Sparkling
Here’s what you have to do to win:
In 2010 Biltmore celebrated their 25th Anniversary AND WE MISSED IT!!! So what I need you to do is wish Biltmore a Happy Belated 25th Birthday for 2010 (or words to that effect) on their Facebook Page Wall.
Basically just wish the Biltmore a Happy Belated 25th Birthday on their Facebook Page and you have a chance to win this competition!
Click here for the Biltmore Facebook Page.
Everyone has an equal chance at winning and you only need to enter once. This competition will end on Weds January 20th at 8pm when I will reveal the winner, so you have plenty of time to enter!
As I did with my last competition, I will throw the names of everyone who wished Biltmore a Happy Belated 25th Birthday into a hat, and the winner will be picked at random. You will be notified through Facebook if you are the winner, and all 6 bottles of wine will be shipped to you.
Good luck!
Posted in Giveaway | Tagged Biltmore | 6 Comments //90 Second Video Review of Biltmore Reserve Russian River Pinot Noir 2008
January 16, 2011
Wine: Biltmore Reserve
Region: Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Price: $25
Top 10 Facts About North Carolina Wine!
January 15, 2011
10. The first cultivated grape in the nation is the Scuppernong, which is the official fruit of the state of North Carolina.
9. The annual economic impact of the North Carolina wine and grape industry is $813 million with 5,700 workers employed.
8. Medoc Vineyard in the town of Brinkleyville in Halifax County was the first commercial winery established in North Carolina and led the country’s wine production in 1835.
Posted in Facts | Tagged Biltmore | 1 Comment //Inside the Harvest with Biltmore Estate
January 15, 2011
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