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32 WINES&VINES September 2015 Tiny Houses in the Vines Posted by Kate Lavin The tiny house movement has steadily gained steam in the past few years, and two of the newest members of the tiny house community are also part of the wine industry. Ali and Jarrod Boyle, owners of Alexandria Nicole Cellars in Prosser, Wash., planted their first vines in 1998 and crushed their first vintage in 2001. Over time they've grown their vineyard to 267 planted acres . . . Read more and comment at winesandvines.com/blog MOG Blog Spiciest Wines You've Tasted Posted by Jim Gordon Few winemakers have ever heard as many "no's" from the TTB as Rob and Kat McDonald did when applying for label approval. The McDonalds: Can we state the grape variety? TTB: No The McDonalds: Can we state the AVA? TTB: No Why was it so hard to get label approval for the new St. Mayhem brand? It's a simple answer, really. They kept hearing "no" because grapes were not the only flavor ingredients in their new line of $25 wines. . . . Read more and comment at winesandvines.com/blog Excerpts from the new MOG Blog MOG is the name of a new Wines & Vines blog that has frequent posts by our editors and contributing writers on winery and vineyard topics. The posts contain "material other than gossip" in the form of news, opinion, interviews with winemakers and other industry members as well as slices of life from the world of winemaking and grapegrowing. The following excerpts provide an idea of what you will find at winesandvines.com/blog. Behind Every Great Winery... Is a Great Chiller System Auburn, WA Mocksville, NC Mock prochiller.com 800-845-7781

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