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Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:56:44 +0000

[...] find very little information about the history of this wine. Bigger Than Your Head describes it as well as anyone else we could find: The closest I have come to a glass of dandelion wine was [...]

By: Benito

Benito — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:49:29 +0000

> the notion of Amish cigars made in Ohio somehow boggles the mind.

They were, if I recall, a dollar a piece and were not sealed in tubes or contained in a humidor. I didn’t get one, but even a good cigar will taste like you’re burning brown oak leaves if it gets dried out.

By: Fredric Koeppel

Fredric Koeppel — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:26:53 +0000

Thanks for the links, Mark, those are great posts with spectacular art.

By: Mark Koppen

Mark Koppen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:08:21 +0000

Given our affinity for dandelions here at August Briggs, I did a 3-part blog on dandelions a couple months ago:
http://blog.augustbriggswines.com/blog/dandelion-label-part-one

http://blog.augustbriggswines.com/blog/dandelion-wine

I’ve never had the chance to try dandelion wine, but I was able to find some recipes to make it – sometime when I’m in a real 60s mood I’ll give it a try…

By: Fredric Koeppel

Fredric Koeppel — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:38:10 +0000

the notion of Amish cigars made in Ohio somehow boggles the mind.

By: Benito

Benito — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:33:57 +0000

Thanks for writing this up, and I was glad I got to share the bottle with so many people.

I tasted most of the wines from Breitenbach (I think it was 25 cents a sample–in Ohio you have to pay some token amount at a tasting). My other favorites were a rhubarb wine and a Vidal Blanc icewine.

You can also buy artisan cheeses and sausages there, as well as locally made Amish cigars. While parts of Amish country get touristy, it’s still definitely worth the visit.