Is making wine a science or an art?
During my last day at the winery, I was able to see the other side of wine making and have a little fun sampling….why not! The harvest was done and it was time to follow Katell, the winemaker, and ask lots questions including punching down, fining, yeast, fermentation, temperature and chemistry. During the [Read More]
I arrived early at the winery, ready for a very busy day and learned our team was able to resolve the problem, yes everything was back to normal. I went to the sorting table and noticed after a couple of hours the clouds were getting darker. Everybody rushed to the vineyard to help speed up the harvest before [Read More]
My 2nd day at Kluge in Virginia.
I woke up at 7am to be sure not be late for the harvest. The winemaker lives next door from the cottage and when I left at 7.45am I saw she was already gone. She’s like a school teacher with so many students and a long to do list! I [Read More]
After 7 ½ hours in my car listening to diverse music on the radio, I arrived in Charlottesville, VA to do the harvest at the renowned Kluge Estate and Winery. Why a winery in Virginia?
After visiting Monticello and Charlottesville so many times, I learned about the great lifestyle in Virginia. The fall is so beautiful with all the trees [Read More]
Here at Woodlands we have monthly wine dinners on the third Tuesday of every month, except December when we have two champagne dinners. The wine dinners are a great event where we get to taste wines a month or so before down in the wine cellar of Woodlands with Stephane Peltier our Sommelier. During the tasting [Read More]
WOW….. the wine from Mark Aubert, “Aubert Wines,” is quite an experience! It is now one of my favorite estates in California. I am already impressed with the wines from Peter Michael but now I must decide, which will be my number one?
I have tasted three of his wines and they are all amazing.
1. 2007 Ritchie Vineyard, Chardonnay, [Read More]
Here are 10 ways to learn more about wine:
The first book you will want to purchase should be “The Wine Lover’s Cookbook” from Sid Goldstein, $23. I love the explanation about the major grape varietals with some recipes. Have fun and try some dishes with the wine recommended and you will learn the most important [Read More]
While we like to see you as often as possible at Woodlands, I always like to let our guests know what great wine they can experience at home. It is always a privilege to sample some aged wine like an older Bordeaux, and you will want to save some room for it in your wine [Read More]
There have been some really exciting changes happening at The Woodlands Inn. We were so happy to introduce an a la carte menu in addition to our Prestige & Vegetable Tasting Menus. This new concept is giving us the freedom to put some very interesting dishes on the menu.
The pastry department has started a whole [Read More]
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