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Winter doesn’t have to be blah. Check out one of these wines events across the country and rid yourself of those January blues. January 17-19th – Albany Chefs Food and Wine Festival (New York) January 18-25th Mendocino Crab, Beer and Wine Festival (California) January 25-27th- Mohegan Sun Winefest (Connecticut) January 22-27th- Key West Food and Wine
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Join Winehooch as we welcome the new owners of Costello’s in Abacoa. P.J and Leslie Petiniot recently purchased the restaurant and are excited to bring their family traditional recipes to this Jupiter landmark. We will have a sit down four-course wine and menu tasting on Wednesday December 5th at 7pm. $29.95 all inclusive Click Here to RSVP to this Event
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I poured the Pepi Pinot Grigio 2011, the Pepi Chenin Blanc-Viognier 2011, and the Pepi Chardonnay 2011 last night for several guests. All of the wines had a slight chill on them, but not too cold. I wanted everyone to taste the “wine” and enjoy the fruit. This wine was well-received by all. The overall response was WOW! One “wow” for the taste,
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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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According to the WSJ, Amazon.com is planning an online marketplace for selling wine. Amazon recently held a workshop and invited members of The Napa Valley Vintner Association. The deal for the wineries is for $40 a month and 15% commission Amazon would give your wine visibility to their online consumer base. The consumer would be purchasing through Amazon, but the winery would
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2011 Sauvignon Blanc by Gary Farrell from the Russian River Valley is my pick of the week. The 2011 growing season was a challenging one in the Russian River. Rain, fog, cool temps, and heat spikes late season. Some say these factors would be a grapes enemy. I was always told that the more a vine struggles the more complex
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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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We are getting back to grass-roots when Winehooch had a WOW (wine of the week). This is an exceptional wine myself or a group of friends have tried and found delectable in some way. Be it the name, the winery and what it stands for, or the juice itself. I like to judge by the juice itself. I have had
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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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