Chelsea Lane is closing

Just a quick note about Chelsea Lane, a nice little wine shop that used to be downtown but is now located at the factory outlet stores on south Highway 97: they’re closing! I don’t know when the last day will be, but right now they’re selling their wines at 30% off, and beer for 15%… Continue reading Chelsea Lane is closing

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Elderberry Wine

Following up yesterday’s Wine Stories post, today I opened up a bottle of the elderberry wine and tried it. It’s not bad! It’s much more like a sherry than anything else. The aroma is quite good, almost exactly like what I’d expect a good dessert sherry to smell like, with a strong hint of brandy.… Continue reading Elderberry Wine

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Wine Stories

I occasionally dabble in making wine and thought it would be amusing to write down some notes about my homemade efforts. I’ll start with a disclaimer, though: I am not a wine connoisseur by any means. I have enough knowledge, as they say, to be dangerous. I do enjoy making it, however, even though it… Continue reading Wine Stories

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