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Thursday, December 21, 2006
I wrote this all out of order. The pictures are in order reverse order, then I skip back to the paragraph to finish the trip. Not a fluid piece or writing here, but I don't think I even have an audience aside from myself. I forgive me, so i hope you do too.
We visited several other wineries on Saturday the 16th.
SandHill Winery, a extremely nice employee and an interesting building made for a wonderful visit. Definitely a place to sit and have a glass of wine while watching the sunset.
Single Tree Winery, had some very good wine. The lady tending to us was extremely pleasant. Definitely a good place to take a date to start off the night.
Our Last stop was JW Dover & Heartland Vineyards. We spoke with the wine maker and the marketing manager, sweet people. They were auditioning a performer for their live entertainment night while we tasted the wine which really added to the experience. They are one of the few mead producers in the state. We tasted the honey mead and it was quite good. All the wines we tasted I would recommend to a friend. Sadly, I left my list indicating my favorites on the bar when we left.
John Christ Winery: A very popular place on a Saturday night. This location also offered several pleasing wines. Some patron claiming to have invented the wine charm was annoying us, so we escaped to the the next winery.
Matus Winery at sunset. Fun place to visit. The had several nice medium-dry wines. There was a group of annoying tasters there simultaneous to us, so we did not stay to long to chat.
Quarry Hill Winery: This location is surrounded by orchards and vineyards. A must visit in the full bloom of spring. That is their dog to the right. I didn't catch his name, but he was a cutie. Quarry Hill had some seriously impressive fruit wines. Which makes sense because the place has fresh fruit and veggies everywhere. It really is quite an experience. The people there were very pleasant and welcoming. The apple wine and buckeye red were my two personal favorites out of the few we tasted. Though "favorite" is misleading because all the wines were most enjoyable.
First stop, Firelands Winery. very big place with good wine. Mapquest failed quite greatly getting us here. Mapquest is lame. Firelands had some very tasty product. It was hard to pinpoint a favorite, so I won't, hehe.
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Saturday, December 16, 2006
Sweater Vest Styling
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Saturday, December 16, 2006
This was as close as we got to Heinman Winery at Put-in-Bay. The Ferry ticket lady said the winery was closed.
We Did get to see the pretty sunset on Lake Erie.
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Saturday, December 16, 2006
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The Fat Bastard Shiraz 2002:
I bought this Shiraz and a Chardonnay by the same label spontaneously because of the label. The Fat bastard website says many people buy this wine for the label and return for the quality.
I love the deep red color. The tasting notes from the web site say: flavors of fresh-picked, ripe red berries. Smooth oak combines with a touch of spice for a spectacular Shiraz.
At first I didn't much like this wine. All I could really taste was the alcohol. Then I realized that it was cooler than it should have been. I let it oxygenate and reach room temperature and it was much tastier. Its quite peppery with a hint of berries. This would probably be pretty good with a big fat steak.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Ohio Wine Cellar Christmas baskets....The first ever.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Getting ready to work hard.
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Business time.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Thats Dan's big ass dog Wagner towering over me. He's a sweetie. We were at the Furry Scurry in May of this year. Someone just sent me the pic.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Non-smokers prevailed.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Picture of the laptop that was is running in a doctors office passing data between a mammogram machine and a printer. It is running MS-Dos 3.30 and was built around 1991. It has some cool DOS games on it tho.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
I received this email in response to my quick plead to everyone to voteYes on issue 5 and no on issue 4.
On 11/7/06, BAMNOTCHBAM@aol.com wrote: please don't e-mail me your opinions.....you sound like those arrogant comercials......I don't smoke a lot but when I go to a bar I want to be able to drink and smoke and the government should give me that right.....so don't leak your opinions that's why we call them opinions because they should be kept to yourself!!!!
I love that this persons request was followed up by three opinions the last of which is the most ridiculous idea I have ever heard.
Rarely do I ever side with security and comfort over freedom. America's founding fathers might roll over in their graves if they heard of such a freedom reducing notion. However, they also believed that one individual's rights ended where the next individuals rights began. Cigarette smoke challenges both ideas. I am siding with the idea that gives me clean air, the idea that says your right to smoke concludes where my fresh air begins.
If smokers were considerate and used common sense about their habit, we wouldn't need to get the government involved. They don't though. Smoking is the most inconsiderate habit. Smoke goes everywhere, the remains of the cigarette are ashed out on whatever is around and then tossed on the ground or out the car window. Smokers are polluters and litter-bugs.
How about I throw a Pepsi can out of my car window every time I finish one? Maybe I can just throw my cans on the ground anywhere I feel. Maybe I should start burping in everyones face so they can share my habit second-handedly.
Vote yes on 5 and no on 4.
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Please vote no on Issue 4 and Vote Yes on issue 5. Let's catch up to those brilliant Californians. Smoking is stupid and gross, its time to alleviate the nasty air.
I might be fat, but my eating an extra cheeseburger doesn't release toxic chemicals into other peoples lungs. No fart jokes dammit.
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Monday, October 30, 2006
We went to see Ralphie May tonight and he was marvelously funny.
The business plan is going well. I plan to be open by early Feb. Email is always welcome.
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Friday night when the "weekenders" started showing up and being annoying. Drink until they dont annoy you and/or you annoy the hell outta them.
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Down below is Cumberland Gap town, its a quiet mt town with nothing much to do.
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Camp for the rest of the week. We decided we wanted to see the stars and we could totally see the stars.
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Camp on Monday at Cumberland Gap
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Seriously, who named this park in KY
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Swimming, wouldn't do that in Ohio this week.
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Monday, October 23, 2006
More Lake Mead fun
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Lake Mead Fun. Warm Weather and boats are nice thoughts during this cold week.
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Saturday, September 09, 2006
Dan & I at Valley Vineyards around 11am. This was the first wine tasting to reveiw products for my new store Ohio Wine Cellar.
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Thursday, August 31, 2006
Dusty being sniffed by Wagner, Wagner being sniffed by Luchia at mine & Dan's old apartment. This is from July of 2005 if I remember correctly.