They came. They tasted. They were surprised and pleased. That’s the nutshell result of a group of friends’ tasting local wines. Kansas wines. Mostly Douglas County wines. (Kansas licenses several more wineries, too.) To recap, here are the wines we tasted and the order we tasted them in: Seyval. Holy-Field. $12.95. (In photo at right, […]
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Local wines pleasantly surprise tasters
September 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · General
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Kansas wine tour leaves pleasant taste in mouth
September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · local food
Norton grapes at BlueJacket Crossing winery A friend and I went on a wine tour Sunday—yes, right here in Kansas, within 25 miles of home. I have to admit my expectations were low. I’d tried some Kansas wines before and hadn’t been impressed. Sunday was different, even though the winemakers were short on dry wines […]
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Roundup: Research, taxes, crops, wine
September 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Research, taxes, crops, wine · Eating out, Food in the news, local food, Roundup
Despite appearances, I haven’t fallen off the edge of the earth. Here are some Kansas food items to get me back on the blog program. Defense and counter-defense. Kansas Bioscience Authority president Tom Thornton explains the authority’s support for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) in Kansas. (Cattle Network). Meanwhile, a group called No […]
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