Posts Tagged ‘wine’


Orange County winery offers custom winemaking

February 16th, 2010 by chelsea

Where the grapes grow, the creative juices flow.

Orange County’s Winery at Main Street, a new ‘custom winery,’ will open this March, letting customers make a batch of their own vintage vino, according to an article in the Orange County Register.

The process takes anywhere from five to seven weeks. Customers begin by adding yeast to their grapes and return later to see their product, the article said. For 29 bottles of your own brand, Winery at Main Street charges between $250 and $400. It also has a small bar and lounge for wine tasting.

We’d like to stop in some time.


Photo via ocregister.com

Photo via ocregister.org



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Say goodbye to LA’s “Two Buck Chuck”.

January 27th, 2009 by admin

California’s Charles Shaw wine may see its first price change in seven years.

Govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed to raise the tax on wine by six times its current amount in an effort to close the gap on California’s budget deficit, according to an article by Jerry Hirsch in the Los Angeles Times.

The news could leave a scar on the $1.99 Charles Shaw wine sold at Trader Joe’s, putting an end to its longstanding nickname of “Two Buck Chuck.” However, it seems that some devoted customers still would purchase the wine regardless of the price bump, according to the article.

With cash needed in California as soon as next month, the change to the wine market may be fast approaching.

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