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Read MorePalmer Brut And Rosé Are Great Way To Celebrate
Champagne Palmer Brut Reserve NV, France Cost: $50-53 It’s getting to be the time of year when we start thinking about champagne and sparkling wine for the holidays. Of course, I think we should drink sparkling wine all year, but many people save it for special occasions. Nothing says holidays like real champagne. By law, the only wines that can be called champagne are the sparkling wines made in the...
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Read MoreKaiken Malbec Shows Off Montes’ Expertise In Argentina
Kaiken Ultra Malbec 2014, Argentina Cost: $24-26 Winemaking often is a family business, even when some of the family move to other countries. That was the case with Aurelio Montes Jr., who took over as chief winemaker at Kaiken from his father, Aurelio Montes Sr., who founded Viña Montes in Chile in 1988. Aurelio Sr. crossed the Andes Mountains to visit Mendoza in Argentina in 2001 and was so impressed by...
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Read MoreA Nice Sip of Rabbit Stew At Arts in the Heart
I have to admit the Craft Beer Garden at Arts in the Heart is pretty darn good. There were 24 nice brews on their list. But this isn’t a beer festival so 1.5 oz samples were out. It was $5 for a cup so trying all 24 is out. Of the 24 all but 2 are southern brews provided you count New Belgium now that they have a brewery in Asheville. (The other 2 are ciders from New York). I got volunteered to work...
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Read MoreCalvert’s, Sean Minor Combine For Another Memorable Wine Dinner
Calvert’s held another memorable wine dinner this week, and this time it featured wines priced at $20 or less. Many of the wines tasted they could have sold for $40-50, and as always, the food was incredible. The wines were from Sean Minor Family of Wines, a winery without a vineyard, which helps keep costs down. Larry Soble, Eastern Sales Manager for the winery, presented the wines to an appreciative...
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Read MoreThird Thursday Tasting-Wine World-Sept. 15
Stopped by a little later than I had planned. A nice little crowd was still there, some familiar faces and some new.Some of those familiar faces were there to support Andrew and the staff after the passing of Sally last week. He and his family are doing well under the circumstances. They are in our hearts and prayers. And in the spirit of Sally and Dick this Third Thursday tasting was especially...
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Read MoreGreat Bargains From Chile On Display At Whole Foods
Casa Silva Cabernet Sauvignon Los Lingues Vineyard 2014, Chile Cost: $18-20 I have rarely had a wine from Chile that didn’t overdeliver. Chilean wines have long been bargains at every price level. Last week several of my friends and I had a chance to taste nine wines from Chile, ranging in price from $7.99 to $19.99, and we loved them all. The good news is you can try them all at Whole Foods through the...
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Read MoreThank You Sally. You Were the Best
Today we said goodbye to our friend Sally Benjamin, co-founder of Wine World, who passed away last Wednesday. Following a service held Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Posey’s Funeral Home in North Augusta, many of her friends and family met at Wine World to offer praises, remembrances and a toast. There were stories of Sally the great cook. Sally the teacher of wine. Sally the lover of wine. Sally the...
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Read MoreDo You Know The Difference Between Two Kinds of Montepulciano?
Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG 2013, Italy ($28-30) Marina Cvetic Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC 2014, Italy ($27-29) Cost: $28-30, 27-29 Ff you have drunk a few bottles of Italian wine chances are good that at some point you’ve wondered about Montepulciano. There is some confusion for wine drinkers because you can order a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano or a Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. So what’s the...
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Palmer Brut And Rosé Are Great Way To Celebrate
Champagne Palmer Brut Reserve NV, France Cost: $50-53 It’s getting to be the time of year when we start thinking about champagne and sparkling wine for the holidays. Of course, I think we should drink sparkling...
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Weekend Tasting-Vineyard-Sept. 30-Oct. 1
Time to say goodbye to September and welcome October. Usual weekend tasting. More details to come. Where: Vineyard Wine Market (map), 4414 Evans to Lock Road, Evans, GA. (706) 922-9463 When: Friday, Sept. 30,...
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First Friday Tasting-Wine World-Oct. 7
Time for Wine World’s First Friday tasting. Six wines will be presented....
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Southern Suds Tasting Event-Oct. 21
The Augusta Museum of History is brewing up a second year of Southern Suds:...
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Ferrari-Carano Weekend Tasting- Sept. 23-24
Here’s what Roger said in his newsletter this week: “The fact that...
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Wines of Argentina Seminar-Wine World-Sept. 23
Liz Sathe of Folio Fine Wine Partners presented 10 wines from the iconic...
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Kaiken Malbec Shows Off Montes’ Expertise In Argentina
Kaiken Ultra Malbec 2014, Argentina Cost: $24-26 Winemaking often is a family...
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