July 18th, 2008 by Linda H. |
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| With many friends who have a love for great food and wine, we have casually discussed forming a wine/dinner club as a topic of conversation when getting together with friends who share similar interests. At a recent gathering, several couples, along with my husband, Dan, and myself ... More » |
June 4th, 2008 by Meli J. |
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Last Friday at Frisee Restaurant, I cracked open a bottle of 2004 Swanson Oakville Merlot with Courtney Cochran of Hip Tastes.After an hour of freezing windy tennis, I was ready for some rib sticking action. Frisee has plenty of great options on the menu for sustainable meat lovers. A ... More » |
May 22nd, 2008 by Meli J. |
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| Only in South Africa would you see this kind of innovative wine pricing strategy. Pieter Walser, owner/winemaker of BlankBottle has released a white blend called "Moment of Silence," and sent out 20 cases of the wine to customers and asked them to evaluate the wine and pay what they ... More » |
May 8th, 2008 by Meli J. |
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Last night, Nirvino kicked off May with another Monthly wine tasting event, The Heavy Pour. With 17 wines on tap, the juice flowed with reckless abandon.In the far corner, folks flocked and you might have overheard more than once "I heart Hartwell!" as Christian and Jona poured their ... More » |
May 5th, 2008 by Meli J. |
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This past Wednesday, Nirvino kicked off an early celebration of Cinqo de Mayo with a Nirvino House Party celebrating the wines of Spain. As you can see from the photos everyone had a great time enjoying the wine and food. A big thanks to Brenda for sharing her home and friends with ... More » |
April 4th, 2008 by Meli J. |
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Wednesday evening, Nirvino kicked off it's first monthly wine event at Local Kitchen and Wine Merchant. Manolo Frias shared five of his Napa Valley wines from Frias Family Vineyards, the '06 Sauvignon Blanc, '06 Rose, '05 Syrah, '05 Cab Blend and the '05 Spring Mountain Cab.As people ... More » |
April 2nd, 2008 by Meli J. |
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For all you Rhone Rangers and Rhone wine lovers, here's a great short video on the 13 grapes of Chateauneuf du Pape from Fabrice over at Beaucastel. He compares each grape varietal to a music instrument. Very cool, Enjoy! More » |
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