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Read MoreWaipapa Bay Mellows Out New Zealand Wines
Waipapa Bay Rosé 2018, New Zealand Cost: $14-16 What: I love drinking wine from New Zealand. I have always loved the fresh, over-the-top, in-your-face robust flavors of their wines. That approach with its crisp grapefruit flavors put New Zealand sauvignon blanc on the world wine map in the 1970s and ‘80s. But my wife Teri is like many people who don’t care for that approach. They appreciate more subtle...
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Read MoreCline Cashmere A Smooth, Versatile Rhone Blend
Cashmere Red Blend 2016, California Cost: $22-24 Sometime a good deed for charity can turn out to benefit the recipient and the good Samaritan. That’s what happened to Fred and Nancy Cline after they donated a special half barrel of wine to the Hospice du Rhone. The Clines were part of the original Rhone Rangers who shared a passion for grenache, syrah, mourvedre and other Rhone varietals. For a 1998...
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Read MoreFirst Friday Tasting-Wine World-Jan. 4
This was Wine World’s last First Friday tasting or drop-in tasting for that matter. It is easy for me to review the wines because I have no clue as to what I had. I was busy saying hi to old friends and reminiscing about the great wines we’ve had. Rudy grabbed my camera and took my picture, which he is oft to do but I didn’t get a picture of him with as I am oft to do. They were opening...
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Read MoreStart The New Year Right With Something Sparkling
When you raise your glass to toast in the new year next week, the odds are strong that something sparkling will be in the glass. People who don’t drink sparkling wine all year long will put some bubbly in their glasses on New Year’s Eve. It has become tradition to use sparkling wine when toasting a special occasion, and with good reason. Nothing feels more festive than drinking something with bubbles in...
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Read MoreDo Glasses Really Matter With Wine? You Bet They Do
Finding the right gift for the wine drinker in your life is one of the easiest things on your holiday to-do list, right? After all, you just need to find a good bottle of wine, and your favorite wine shop will be happy to help with that. That’s a good solution, and any wine drinker would be happy to receive a bottle of wine as a gift. But if you want to step up your game a little and try something...
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Read MoreThird Thursday Tasting-Wine World-Dec. 20
Nice time for picking up some cheese and craft brews for Christmas. Oh, yeah, there was a wine tasting going on. It was time for Wine World’s Third Thursday tasting. I have to say right off the bat that I really liked the Brack Mountain “Cyprus” Rosé of Pinot Noir 2017. This rosé has one of the most buttery mouthfeel (feel only… no buttery taste) I’ve ever sensed with a rosé....
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Read MoreVersatile Frank Family Chardonnay Always Pleases
Frank Family Chardonnay 2016, Carneros Cost: $37-39 People often ask me what my favorite winery is and I tell them I don’t have one. There are a half dozen or so I turn to when I want a really good wine, and Frank Family Vineyards is at or near the top of that list. I can honestly say I have never had a Frank Family wine that I didn’t like, and they make a wide variety of wines. All wineries try to...
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Read MoreFirst Friday Tasting-Wine World-Dec. 7
Agreat evening to sample wines that coudl grace any holiday table. If you are still looking for some bubbles for New Years then check out the Bodega Norton Bubbles 101 especially if you don’t like lots of bubbles. I especially liked the Alta Vista Classic Cabernet Sauvignon RSV, a not over the top cab and the Bodegas Olivares Tinto, a great blend from Spain. The cheeses were great as usual:...
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Old World/New World Seminar-Jan. 25
The last Wine World seminar will feature Old World/New World wines presented by with Kaitlin Olinger and Judah Cannon of Advintage Distributing. They will compare wines made from the same (or similar) grape...
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West Lake Beer & Wine Festival-Feb. 9
Westlake Country Club will be hosting their first Beer and Wine Festival at the West Lake Clubhouse featuring wines and beer from around the world. Sample dishes prepared by the Westlake Chefs. They are planning...
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World Beer Festival-Columbia, SC-Feb 16
Event: Tickets are on sale for the 11th Annual World Beer Festival Columbia is...
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11th Annual Area Wine Festival-March 2
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Weekend Tasting-Cork & Flame-Jan. 18-19
This weekend Chelsea was given the reins to pick out the wines for their...
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Waipapa Bay Mellows Out New Zealand Wines
Waipapa Bay Rosé 2018, New Zealand Cost: $14-16 What: I love drinking wine...
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