The Winners are announced of the Miami Wine and Food Best in Glass competition. Best in Glass (BIG), is a one-of-a-kind “wine by the glass” competition. The competition was held January 27 – 28, 2013. BIG brought the wines to the attention of more than 30 of the top wine decision makers at South Florida’s most prestigious restaurants and hotels,
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Event: Wine Tasting – Meet and Greet Guest of Honor: Winemaker Paul Sloan from Small Vines Wines Place: A1A Fine Wine & Spirits, 6231 PGA Blvd (Mirasol Plaza) Palm Beach Gardens Date: Tuesday February 5th Time: 5:30-7:00pm Cost: Complementary Small Vines Wines is owned and operated by the husband-wife team of Paul Sloan and Kathryn McGrath Sloan in Sonoma, California.
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I reviewed this wine for an article in Weekend Golfer Magazine. Follow the link to learn more about the Stoller Family Estate, the beautiful grounds, rental properties, and their amazing wines. If you have the opportunity to visit wine country, go to Willamette Valley in Oregon. Some of the best Pinot Noir I have ever sipped comes from this region.
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Will the world end on 12/21/12? If it did, what would you have for your last supper? We are prepared (just in case) — and together with Prosecco Cafe and Savor Tonight – are hosting “The Last Supper,” a sumptuous wine dinner that will have your palate dancing for joy. We thought that we’d host this a little earlier than
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Join Winehooch at The French Wine Merchant in Palm Beach for a special evening of Wine tasting accompanied by Artisan cheese. Maurice Amiel, Founder of the French Wine Merchant will offer special discount bottle pricing this night only. Come and pick up some fantastic values for your holiday dinner. Maurice will assist in selecting that perfect wine for any occasion. We
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Biltmore’s founder George Vanderbilt was legendary for his hospitality and passion for the very best, a legacy that inspires our winemaker to seek superb domestic vintages for this collection including those from our own estate vineyards. Outstanding grapes are selected from vineyards in leading wine regions for these premium quality wines that reflect their source.–Biltmore Wines Biltmore Reserve Pinot Noir
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The wine of the week is 2009 Willamette Valley “Elton” Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills Oregon. I fell in love with this vineyard, the people and the wine. Eola-Amity Hills is a sub AVA of the Willamette Valley. This is a single vineyard designate wine, primarily Pommard and Dijon clones. We enjoyed this wine with friends. I wish I didn’t share
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Many people still mispronounce Willamette. We are guilty also. It’s Willamette, Dammit! Great marketing by the Willamette Valley Vineyards. They even have a fun t-shirt. The Willamette Valley is the première wine growing region in Oregon. It extends from Portland south to California. Surrounded by Cascade mountains to the east and the Coastal Range to the west. Our journey started
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We still have spots available for tomorrow nights Sunset Sailing Cruise aboard the Hakuna Matata. We leave out of the Sailfish Marina at 6pm Friday June 15th. The weather will be beautiful for the evenings two hour cruise through the intercoastal waterways of Palm Beach. I have chosen a great selection of wines for our cruise. Click here to reserve
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Last week I attended LA CONFRÈRIE DE LA CHAINE DES RÔTISSEURS wine dinner and glass seminar at the Josephine S Leiser Opera Center in Ft Lauderdale. Our host was Eileen Rolnick, Bailli of the Ft Lauderdale chapter of Chaine. Vienna Cafe and Wine Bar were the Chefs for the evening. I was in gastronomic heaven because of their creations. The
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