Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery Listening to the Land HD
Enjoy award winning sparkling wines from Westport Rivers and more when you visit the MA Wine Shop at the #bostonpublicmarket 100 Hanover Street Boston, MA 617-909-5643
Turtle Creek - Leading the Charge for Massachusetts Wine
Widely regarded as one of the best producers of vinifera grape wines in Massachusetts, New England, and beyond, Turtle Creek Winery is leading the charge for high quality wine in the state.
Kip Kumler, the owner and winemaker of Turtle Creek, opened the winery in 1998 and specializes in making small production, handcrafted wines including Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Riesling.
Turtle Creek's motto, Classic Wines from Noble Grapes in a Dangerous Neighborhood, refers to Kumler's desire to produce high quality wine from vinifera grapes in a cold weather -- and often non-forgiving - climate. Turtle Creek does not produce any hybrid grape or fruit wines, nor does the winery produce any so-called tourist wines.
The winery produces about nine hundred cases per year, with much of the grapes grown in a meticulously managed vineyard on land leased from the Town of Lincoln. Turtle Creek also purchases ultra-premium fruit from select growers in California.
In this segment, Kumler takes us on a tour of his wonderful winery (including one of the most impressive barrel rooms in the state) and offers some excellent insight on his approach to winemaking. And watch as Kumler and his team stride through the vineyard harvesting grapes amongst dozens of rows of elegant and beautiful vines.
Turtle Creek Winery is located in Lincoln, MA. The winery offers tours and tastings by appointment. To make a reservation, visit
Editor's note: This video segment was produced by French Oak TV and is the tenth in a series profiling the Massachusetts Farm Winery & Growers Association and each of its member wineries.
Archaeology Day at the Handy House - Westport, MA
Archaeology Day at the Handy House - Westport, MA. As the Westport Historical Society prepares to embark on the stabilization of the building, this excavation might provide significant information about the occupants and evolution of the Handy House property.
Executive Suite 12/5/2019: Westport Rivers; Centreville Bank
This week on Executive Suite: Rob Russell, general manager of Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery, discusses his family's wine business; Centreville Bank Chairman, President and CEO Hal Horvat on the West Warwick lender's expansion.
Elephant Rock Beach, Westport Harbor, MA
It was a warm Columbus Day Weekend as we made our way around Westport Harbor to Elephant Rock Beach. Expecting to find a deserted shore, we were surprised to see towels and umbrellas dotting the sand.
We got out of the car to a sun kissed parking lot, but the wind took its toll as we crossed the street to the ocean. Visiting from the New York area, it's rare for us to see such a deserted ocean. It was paradise.
A short walk later and we jumped into the car and continued onto lunch in downtown New Bedford, and finally a warm bed in Hyannis.
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Award-Winning Wines, Stunning Views at Nashoba Winery
Located in the heart of Massachusetts' apple country, Nashoba Valley Winery is one of the state's most recognized and awarded wineries.
Nashoba has a history dating back to 1980. Jack Partridge, the winery's founder, owned apple and pear trees in Somerville but had a dream to buy a New England farm and make fruit-based wines. He opened Nashoba Valley Winery out of a rented mill in Concord and in 1984 moved the winery to its current location - a sprawling 52 acre farm - in Bolton.
Partridge eventually decided to sell the winery and in conjunction with the commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Bolton Conservation Trust, the winery was sold to Richard and Barbara Pelletier in 1994.
In this video, Pelletier talks about the introduction and variety of grape wines that Nashoba produces including Vignole, Chardonnay and Merlot. Pelletier also discusses the importance of wood aging in Nashoba's fabulous barrel room and why Nashoba might just be the best place in the state for a family picnic, first date or simply a relaxing afternoon.
Nashoba Valley Winery is located at 100 Wattaquadoc Hill Rd. in Bolton, MA. The winery is open everyday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Guided tours of the wine-making facility are held every Saturday and Sunday beginning at 11:00 AM with additional tours conducted approximately every hour. The last tour of the day starts at 4:00 PM.
Editor's note: This video segment was produced by French Oak TV and is the ninth in a series profiling the Massachusetts Farm Winery & Growers Association and each of its member wineries.
Westport High School Harlem Shake
The students of the Graduating Class of 2013 decided to throw some fun into the festivities by breaking out into the Harlem Shake.
U Got The Power--Westport!.wmv
Westport Elementary School Theme 2011-2012, You Got the Power! SPS staff members and others tell students You've Got the Power--Westport! as encouragement to do their best on the state test.
Coastal Vineyards: Hand-Crafted From Vine to Glass
It was several years ago when Dave and Linda Neilson purchased a 14 acre plot in South Dartmouth, Mass. with lofty aspirations to plant a vineyard and start a winery on the land. Wait... in Massachusetts? On a field that that had once been farmed with corn? A tall task for sure, but with grit, determination and a great deal of hard work, Coastal Vineyards was born in 2008 and now produces some of the best blended and single varietal wine in the state.
At a first sight, it's hard to imagine that Coastal's meticulously manicured eight acre vineyard was anything but the wondrous sight it is today. With seemingly endless rows of grape vines, Coastal grows ten different varietals on the land including Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Blanc and Marquette.
It is from the same land that Coastal Vineyards produces small batches of superb wines that are hand-crafted, bottled, sold, and - for those lucky enough to visit - consumed in its small winery, which stands on a short hill overlooking the luscious greenery.
In this segment, Dave Neilson takes us on a short tour through Coastal discussing along the way his passion for viticulture as well as his inspiration for starting Coastal, and why southeastern Massachusetts is a ideal location for grape growing.
Coastal Vineyards is located at 61 Pardon Hill Road South Dartmouth, MA and is open for tours and tastings from April through December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 12-5 PM. For more information, please visit
Editor's note: This video segment was produced by French Oak TV and is the third in a series profiling the Massachusetts Farm Winery & Growers Association and each of its member wineries.
Farm time in the mud
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Westport Tough Mudder Kids Challenge (Live)
Did you or your child make it out to the Westport Tough Kids Challenge? Here's the full live video.
2016 Roosevelt Red Mud Run
Annual 4th of July Red Mud Run in Roosevelt, Utah.
Trinity Trot/C.A.L.F. 5K, Sept. 15, 2012, Fort Worth
Start of the 5K of the Trinity Trot/C.A.L.F. 5K at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth on Sept. 15, 2012.
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Rochester-Victor - Victor, New York
Known as the gateway to the Finger Lakes region, the town of Victor is located in upstate New York, just outside of Rochester. Conveniently situated off the NY State Thruway, the Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites Rochester - Victor offers friendly service and outstanding amenities for any business or leisure trip.
With top companies like Redcom Laboratories, L-3, Lenel Systems and Tomra just around the corner, this Victor hotel is the ideal choice for your business trip. You can polish your presentation in the Business Center and use the free wired and wireless HSIA in each room to stay connected. Need to host a meeting in Victor, New York? This hotel's property also boasts two flexible meeting rooms.
There are plenty of things to see and do while you're in Victor, New York. The hotel's just 20 minutes from downtown Rochester, where you can explore unique attractions like the National Museum of Play. Our location in the heart of Finger Lakes Wine Country also makes it easy to tour the area's best wineries, including Casa Larga Vineyards & Winery which is just three miles away.
We go above and beyond other Victor, New York hotels to provide you with the best in service. Enjoy year-round swimming in the indoor pool, and maintain your exercise regimen in the Fitness Center. Join us each morning at the free Express Start Breakfast Bar, too. Stay Smart at this distinguished Victor hotel!
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The Ming dynasty () was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Great Ming Empire – for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the Shun dynasty, soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing dynasty), regimes loyal to the Ming throne – collectively called the Southern Ming – survived until 1683.
The Hongwu Emperor (ruled 1368–98) attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the navy's dockyards in Nanjing were the largest in the world. He also took great care breaking the power of the court eunuchs and unrelated magnates, enfeoffing his many sons throughout China and attempting to guide these princes through the Huang-Ming Zuxun, a set of published dynastic instructions. This failed spectacularly when his teenage successor, the Jianwen Emperor, attempted to curtail his uncles' power, prompting the Jingnan Campaign, an uprising that placed the Prince of Yan upon the throne as the Yongle Emperor in 1402. The Yongle Emperor established Yan as a secondary capital and renamed it Beijing, constructed the Forbidden City, and restored the Grand Canal and the primacy of the imperial examinations in official appointments. He rewarded his eunuch supporters and employed them as a counterweight against the Confucian scholar-bureaucrats. One, Zheng He, led seven enormous voyages of exploration into the Indian Ocean as far as Arabia and the eastern coasts of Africa.
The rise of new emperors and new factions diminished such extravagances; the capture of the Zhengtong Emperor during the 1449 Tumu Crisis ended them completely. The imperial navy was allowed to fall into disrepair while forced labor constructed the Liaodong palisade and connected and fortified the Great Wall of China into its modern form. Wide-ranging censuses of the entire empire were conducted decennially, but the desire to avoid labor and taxes and the difficulty of storing and reviewing the enormous archives at Nanjing hampered accurate figures. Estimates for the late-Ming population vary from 160 to 200 million, but necessary revenues were squeezed out of smaller and smaller numbers of farmers as more disappeared from the official records or donated their lands to tax-exempt eunuchs or temples. Haijin laws intended to protect the coasts from Japanese pirates instead turned many into smugglers and pirates themselves.
By the 16th century, however, the expansion of European trade – albeit restricted to islands near Guangzhou like Macau – spread the Columbian Exchange of crops, plants, and animals into China, introducing chili peppers to Sichuan cuisine and highly productive corn and potatoes, which diminished famines and spurred population growth. The growth of Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch trade created new demand for Chinese products and produced a massive influx of Japanese and American silver. This abundance of specie remonetized the Ming economy, whose paper money had suffered repeated hyperinflation and was no longer trusted. While traditional Confucians opposed such a prominent role for commerce and the newly rich it created, the heterodoxy introduced by Wang Yangming permitted a more accommodating attitude. Zhang Juzheng's initially successful reforms proved devastating when a slowdown in agriculture produced by the Little Ice Age joined changes in Japanese and Spanish policy that quickly cut off the supply of silver now necessary for farmers to be able to pay their taxes. Combined with crop failure, floods, and epidemic, the dynasty collapsed before the rebel leader Li Zicheng, who was defeated by the Manchu-led Eight Banner armi ...