Sean O'Keefe Mari Vineyards Traverse City Michigan
The wines of Michigan are without a doubt, impressive. But so are many of the wineries themselves.
That in itself is a good reason to visit. Mari Vineyars is the type of winery you might expect to find in Italy or Napa. But Mari in on the Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City and the winemaker is Sean O'Keefe. There was a lot of snow on the ground the day we met up with Sean so we headed to the cellar to the safety of barrels to chat about our favorite subject.
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China | Travel Film
Visiting China in 2018. That was our first time exploring the lands of this beautiful country, enjoying the most tourist attractions, together with some breath-taking Chinese mountains like the Legendary Tianmen mountain and the Avatar mountain. These places are some of the most diverse and dramatic landscapes of anywhere in the world.
On the video, you will see shots from the following places: Beijing, The Forbidden Palace, The Great Wall, The Temple of Heaven, Xian, Terracotta Army, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Avatar Mountain, Tianmen Mountain, Glass Skywalk, Shanghai
Collect moments, not things. Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan! If you want to travel the world and explore new places, make it happen. It will be the best thing you ever do for yourself. It will motivate and inspire you in ways you could have never imagined. Travel is transformational. Travel is being active. Travel is life.
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Summer Safaris Teen Travel
Summer Safaris is an adventure teen travel program. We visit fantastic locations and offer incredible activities. Activities include: Surf School, Wakeboarding, Mountain Biking, Ocean Kayaking, Houseboating, Beach Campfires, and Camping
Napa Valley, California (full episode) - V is for Vino wine show
Napa Valley California: The Quintessential American Wine Region
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The Napa Valley is the quintessential American wine region. Napa helped the USA gain the recognition it deserved in the wine world, and to this day, still brings the thunder. It's the wine region everyone knows and loves; but do you know the story of how it came to be? Find out on this premiere episode of V is for Vino. Plus, we’ll talk about why your Cabernet Sauvignon may have some secrets behind the label, and how its related to another sauvignon: Sauvignon Blanc. Winemaker Sarah of Elizabeth Spencer wines takes us behind the scenes of the winemaking process, and we learn about that mysterious wine compound “tannin” in today’s Nerd Lab. Finally, chef Sean O’Toole walks us through a Mediterranean tomato salad and dry aged New York strip unlike any other. Welcome to V is for Vino. Lets Watch, Learn, and Drink.
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V is for Vino | The Show to Pair with Your Wine.
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Become a wine expert with V is for Vino, The Show to Pair with Your Wine. On the free 30 minute show, your personal sommelier (aka really smart wine guy) Vince takes you on a video journey to meet the winemaker, learn about the grapes, see the region, and cook a dish that pairs. Then you can get the wine from the show delivered to your door at visforvino.com
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It’s the first The Show to Pair with Your Wine where you get to WATCH. LEARN, DRINK. You can watch our show all about wine, and then get the wine from the show delivered to your door. Plus, the wine and recipe cards available at visforvino.com. It’s like virtual wine tasting!
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Ithaca by C.P.Cavafy (with Sean Connery & Vangelis)
C.P.Cavafy's poem 'Ithaca', recited by Sir Sean Connery and with music specially composed by Vangelis.
ITHACA [1910, 1911]
As you set out for Ithaca
hope that your journey is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
angry Poseidon-don't be afraid of them:
you'll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
as long as a rare sensasion
touches your spirit and your body.
Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
wild Poseidon-you won't encounter them
unless you bring them along inside your soul,
unless your soul sets them up in front of you.
Hope that your journey is a long one.
May there be many summer mornings when,
with what pleasure, what joy,
you come into harbors you're seeing for the first time;
may you stop at Phoenician trading stations
to buy fine things,
mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
sensual perfume of every kind-
as many sensual perfumes as you can;
and may you visit many Egyptian cities
to learn and learn again from those who know.
Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you're destined for.
But don't hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years,
so that you're old by the time you reach the island,
wealthy with all you've gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaca to make you rich.
Ithaca gave you the marvelous journey.
Without her you would have not set out.
She has nothing left to give you now.
And if you find her poor, Ithaca won't have fooled you.
Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
you'll have understood by then what these Ithacas mean.
Mind-blowing MUST SEE for all Wine Geeks!
When I first saw this at Ca’del Bosco in Franciacorta in 2014, I was blown away. While I had seen the odd few biodynamic producers plunge bunches into a barrel of water prior to fermentation, only Maurizio Zanella, the founder of Ca’del Bosco, had devised a fully automated system to wash and dry an entire crop … and it made me think.
Why aren’t grapes washed before the winemaking process?
We wash any freshly grown ingredient before eating or cooking, so why shouldn’t winemakers wash grapes before fermenting? Some might say that it is unnecessary because anti-bacterial agents such as SO2 will cleanse the must, and whilst that is true, cooking also sterilises ingredients, but that does not stop us from washing fresh ingredients in the first place?
On a much more recent trip to Franciacorta another producer who did not have this equipment, but was considering installing it because, he said, “It is the future”. The investment was obviously worrying him, but he had just been certified organic and he was attracted by the very cleanliness of grape-washing and how it reduces the amount of SO2 required. Besides, he said, “In a market where we have to be more and more transparent, how can we tell consumers we do not was our grapes?”.
It’s not just bacterial cleanliness, all sorts of bugs and creepy-crawlies get into the press, even at the most meticulous producers who use sorting tables and go to great lengths to ensure that only fruit is pressed. When you next find a pyrazine note in a wine that, unlike Sauvignon Blanc, is not necessarily famous it, ask yourself where it comes from because there is much more methoxypyrazine in leaves than in unripe grapes.
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One of the hottest destinations in the booming tourist towns of Italy is Chianti. Among other reasons, Chianti has come to represent the one-stop spot of Tuscanys wines. Known to all and sundry is Chianti, Italys most popular brand for wine. It derived its name from the Tuscany region. It usually comes in its characteristic squat bottle covered by a straw basket called fiasco (flask) which is less used nowadays. Most of these traditionally shaped wine bottles are quite affordable with one bottle selling at a little less than one American dollar.
However the prices of some sophisticated ones are very expensive but still not out of the reach of the average tourist. Chianti has many bars for visitors and holiday enthusiasts who wish to enjoy nightlife in the town. As for those who preferred the outdoor life, you can go down any of Chiantis hideaways to have a feel of the natural world especially if you are a pair on a romantic getaway. Chianti is one place to be if you are out to get value for your break or holiday. It is the stop for all seasons and more with the dishes and wines which are readily available.
The first definition of a wine-area called Chianti was made in 1716. It described the area nearby the villages of Gaiole in Chianti, Castellina in Chianti and Radda in Chianti; the so-called Lega del Chianti and later Provincia del Chianti (Chianti province). In 1932 the Chianti area was completely re-drawn. The new Chianti was a very big area divided in seven sub-areas. The old Chianti area was then just a little part of the Classico area, being the original area described in 1716 about 40% of the extension of the Classico sub-area and about 10% of all Chianti.
Most of the villages that in 1932 were suddenly included in the new Chianti Classico area added immediately or later in Chianti to their name (the latest was the village of Greve changing its name in Greve in Chianti in 1972). The existence of the Chianti region came into being around the 16th century. This region comprises of other villages such as Gaiole, Castellinna and Radda 1932 showed the complete re-organization of the Chianti area. These new are, big in land mass was divided into seven lesser areas namely: Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colline Pisane, Colli Senesi and Montalbano. Former Chianti was just a tiny part of the Classico area during the 1700s. The 1900s witnessed the addition of newer villages in which Greve remains the most recent.
DOC s spread and acceptability at the time of its entry into wine scene reached a crescendo that was overwhelming in 1967 .Tuscany region was not left out of this phenomenal feat. This led to the Chianti wine region gaining more territory. Other areas being harnessed on all fronts by this are Siena for the Colli Senesi, Florence for the Colli Fiorentini, Arezzo for the Colli Aretini and Pisa for the Colline Pisana with Rufina being an exception. Some parts of what is known today as Colli Fiorentini was renamed Montespertol in 1996.
However 1970 saw the drill down in the production of white grapes in the Chianti region. This eventually led to the legalization of wine production that is 100% Sangiovese which implies no grape extract. This wine s may come with a rooster like image at the neck of the bottle indicating that the producer is part of the Gallo Nero consortium. These consortium stands for an association of wine producers of the Classico region. Old Chianti wines usually 38 months old are referred to as Riserva. Chianti wines having lower yield, higher alcohol content and dry extract are commonly known as Chianti Superiore.
Another widely respected brand of wine are the Italian reds. Compared to other popular red wines the Italian reds hold the ace when it comes to their distinct tarter taste, higher acidity and aroma. Red wines are named after the regions procuring them unlike the French ones which are named after the grapes used in making them. Different varieties of grapes not easily found in other parts of the world are used in making these wines. Notable amongst these preferred wines mainly due to their simple sipping are Valpolicella, Chianti, Barolo and Merlot. Rondinella, Corvina and Molinara are the three different varieties of wine usually blended together to produce excellent red wine.
Chianti and Valpolicella wines are named produced in region of the same name where the latter is essentially a lighter wine. The Barolo is quite distinct from the other two because its derived only from one variety of grape know as the Nebiolo. Merlot is noted for its simplicity. Tuscany produces a wide range of Italian red wines. They are usually very relatively expensive and yet affordable. These Italian red wines can be bought from online stores, exclusive outlets or any of the stores which sells them.