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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Kat's Travels Margie brings wine, oil and vinegar to the table

Posted by Kat Robinson on Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 7:33 PM

MARGIE ROELANDS: A woman to be reckoned with.

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MARGIE ROELANDS: A woman to be reckoned with.

Make a note. This woman is going to become a major force in our state’s epicurean evolution.

Margie Roelands is charging forth with making wine from family grapes up in Gamaliel on Norfork Lake. She and her husband Brian bought Blue Lady Resort and moved here a few years back.

Now, I have heard people who have griped “how DARE someone come to Arkansas and not use Arkansas grapes.” Folks have not heard the full story on Raimondo Winery, and I think it needs to be told. So over on Tie Dye Travels that’s what I’ve done.

Margie is going to be using Arkansas fruit in some of her wines. I think that’s grand. I also appreciate the efforts she’s gone through (and her family has gone through) to refine specific grapes for family wines. That’s a heck of a lot of work.

The story that I think we’ll all be talking about soon, though, are the magnificent array of oils and vinegars she’s been whipping up. Mark it here first: they’re significantly unique and powerful concoctions that deserve to be talked about.

Tags: Margie Roelands, Raimondo Winery, Gamaliel, Arkansas wine

        
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