General blog posts about our rental cabins in Virginia and things to do in Virginia
Submitted by rental_cabin on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 20:01
Quick Stats on Virginia Wine
Virginia (Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southern Atlantic coast of the United States. Recent statistics show that the state has around 8.1 million acres of farm land. Out of which, about 2400 acres of land is planted with grape. With this area of land, Virginia produces in excess of 5,000 tones of grapes and over one million gallons of wine every year. And we call that wine Virginia wine.
Submitted by rental_cabin on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 19:57
Top Wine Producing States in the US
Recently, FAO reported that 2,231,600 tonnes of wine was produced in the United States in the year 2009. And all the states in the regions of west coast, east coast, Midwest, South Atlantic and contributed some to this amount. Now let’s talk about some of the top wine producing states in the US.
Submitted by rental_cabin on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 19:56
Top 5 Wine Producing Countries
Wine is produced almost in all countries all over the world. But when it comes to the amount
produced, different countries produces different amount of wine.
According to a recent report of FAO, a total of 27,220,713 tonnes of wine was produced
worldwide in the year 2009. Out of which, 16,687,950 tonnes of wine was produced by 5 countries.
Submitted by rental_cabin on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 19:54
Different Types of Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic beverages can generally be classified into two categories; distilled and un-distilled.
Un-distilled alcohols or fermented alcohols are produced by fermentation of starch derived
from fruit, grain or other edible items. On the other hand, distilled alcohols which are commonly
called spirits or liquors are produced by boiling fermented grain or fruits and condensing their
ethanol and other important components.
Submitted by rental_cabin on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 08:26
Bryce Condo at Bryce Resort:
Submitted by rental_cabin on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 10:35
Why your brain needs vacations
Submitted by rental_cabin on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 21:52
Wine Pronunciation
Guests often visit our rental cabins in Virginia to have an extended weekend to enjoy some Virginia Wine. If you are like me, you may find some of the wines hard to pronounce, simply because you've never been exposed to them before! I went ahead and compiled this list of wine pronuniciations for you to enjoy.
Submitted by rental_cabin on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 23:02
Submitted by rental_cabin on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 07:58
Front Royal Rental Cabin
Each week we are lucky enough to host couples at Blue Mountain Oasis, our rental cabin in Frotn Royal. While visiting the cabin last week we found a note from guests that just checked out. It's always a joy to know we are providing the best vacation cabins in the Shenandoah Valley and making our guests happy!
Submitted by rental_cabin on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 17:48
Tips for your first vineyard visit
Have you ever visited any winery ? If not yet … you really should! Here are some tips for you.
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