Archive for August, 2008
Wine Authorities tasting notes
Saturday, August 30th, 2008We hit Wine Authorities right at noon for their weekly free wine tasting, mainly so we wouldn’t miss out on the second round of Locopops. (Our review at the bottom of this post.)
The wines we tried…
Vénus de Pinchinat, Vin de Pays Blanc 2007 (France), 100% Rolle (Vermentino grape), medium alcohol, a good food-pairing wine. Tastes [...]
Spanish wine dinner @ Weathervane
Friday, August 29th, 2008Weathervane @ University Mall in Chapel Hill is hosting a Spanish Wine Dinner on Wednesday, September 10, starting at 7pm. Enjoy five Spanish wines appropriately paired with courses from Weathervane Executive Chef, Patrick Cowden. Juline Chevalier, Educational Curator from the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University will be in attendance to introduce and discuss [...]
Wine after Work on Thursdays @ Parker and Otis
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Visit Parker and Otis in downtown Durham every Thursday for $2.50 glasses of wine after work until close (7pm).
Wines of Tuscany dinner @ Panzanella
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008September Wine Dinner: Wines of Tuscany at Panzanella on Monday, September 8th from 7-9:30 pm.
Mike Tiano of Haw River Wine Man will take diners on a wine tasting tour of Tuscany, spotlighting the Sangiovese grape, but also including white and rosé wines. Plenty of delicious food will be served from the Panzanella kitchen to [...]
yet another reason to hope gas prices drop
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Kevin Callaghan, owner of Acme Food & Beverage in Carrboro is currently selling all draft beers and wines by the glass for the price of a gallon of gas (in Carrboro).
As of yesterday (Monday) the price was $3.62. Callaghan plans to keep this up at least through the end of the year.
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