September represents a lot of things but for the state of Louisiana, it represents Louisiana Wine Month. Created in April 2013, Louisiana Wine Month was designed to highlight the growing wine industry in Louisiana. There are six wineries in Louisiana producing more than 30 wines. One of those wineries is Landry’s Vineyards in West Monroe.
In 1999, Jeff and Libby Landry along with their four sons established Landry Vineyards in Folsom, LA, which is about 50 miles north of New Orleans.
“I have loved agriculture for as long as I can remember. My grandparents were farmers and I enjoyed gardening as a youth. I was blessed with a career in Industrial Control Systems Engineering for 25 years. With four sons and the purchase of a 25 acre property
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We decided to work with another winery where we made the wine. The wine was bottled there and we were licensed the next year in 2002” he said.
After Hurricane Katrina, the family relocated to West Monroe and now produces 16 varieties of wine. Red and whites, sweets and dry, Landry Vineyards has a wine to satisfy any wine drinkers thirst.
For Louisiana Wine Month 2015, Landry Vineyards’ featured wines are Bayoutage White Blend, Bayoutage Red Blend, Peach Muscadine and Blackberry Merlot.
1. Bayoutage White Blend-A dry white blend of Blanc du Bois Semi-Sweet and Chardonnay grapes from the west coast. This wine is not aged in barrels and has a subtle tropical fruit flavor. It pairs well with pork, fish, chicken or turkey.
2. Bayoutage Red Blend-A customer favorite. It is red wine blend that includes 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 21% Malbec, 7% Cabernet Franc. The Merlot makes the wine smooth, the Malbec gives a berry aroma and the Cabernet Franc brings a pepper and spice note. The wine is slightly aged in barrels so there is a hint of barrel but it is not overpowering. This is a great transition wine for drinkers who are looking to transition from sweeter to drier red wines. It pairs well with steak or any beef and stronger
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The domestic wine market for Australian wines is approximately $2.8 billion. Australians consume around 530 million litres annually of which 16.6% is imported. Research indicates winery tourism is increasing (see table 1)
In the span of only a few pages, L.B. Church has given us an overview of the winemaking process. He has done so with sufficient detail for those in the chemistry community to follow along, yet still in a cursory enough manner as to not bog them down with the unnecessary. Written as if it were the procedure of an experiment, he has given enough information for the experiment to be repeated, tested, validated and improved upon. And that is almost assuredly his goal from the very beginning, as it must be for any published author in the chemistry community.
Since it was first settled by the French in 1699, Mississippi has played an important role in the history of the United States. One of the most interesting historical sights to see that dates back to the French colonial times is the Mary Mahoney's Old French House and Restaurant in Biloxi. This attraction lets visitors experience a great seafood meal in the setting of an old colonial French dwelling. With live oak trees and exquisitely prepared dishes, visitors are propelled back to an earlier time when Mississippi served as the seat of French power on the Gulf Coast.
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