Archive for August, 2009
Rhone Wine Tasting @ Hope Valley Bottle Shop (8/6)
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Hope Valley Bottle Shop is having a special (and free!) tasting tonight, Thursday, August 6th from 5-7pm featuring a number of wines from Alain Jugenet’s Wines of France portfolio. Several of these wines are from the 2007 vintage, which was a phenomenal year for the region.
The Wines:
Pierre Usseglio Panorama 2008
Clos des Papes ‘Les Petit [...]
Downtown Wine-Down @ West End Wine Bar (8/6)
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Clean Energy Durham is throwing a fundraiser party at the Durham West End Wine Bar tonight, Thursday, August 6th from 5-8pm. Your $20 tax-deductible donation (in advance, at the door it’s $25) gets you free wine, coffee and hors d’oeuvres, live music and a silent auction plus raffle prizes throughout the evening.
All proceeds support Clean [...]
Pass the Porron Please video
Thursday, August 6th, 2009The Wine Authorities have just released a new video featuring many store patrons trying to drink from the Spanish porron in Pass the Porron Please. My try didn’t make it into the video (sad face) but you can see Eric during one of the tastings at 1:38.
Pass the Wine Bong, err, the Porron Please [...]
Wine Dinner @ Celebrity Dairy (8/16)
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Bonne Soirée chef Chip Vaughan will be at Celebrity Dairy on Sunday, August 16 preparing a special picnic-style wine dinner paired with wines distributed by Rosenthal Wine Merchants in New York. Trey Stevenson, Southern representative for Rosenthal, will be on hand to discuss the wines.
The al fresco event begins with hors d’oeuvres at 1:30pm, followed [...]
Grapes to Know and Love @ 3 Cups (8/14)
Wednesday, August 5th, 20093 Cups is hosting an informal tasting featuring “Grapes to Know and Love” with Debra Lewis of Vintage 59 on Friday, August 14 from 6-8pm. The cost is $13 in advance and $16 at the door.
From the 3 Cups website:
This informal tasting can be your guide to the classic flavors of France’s most prominent wine [...]
Riesling Blind Taste-Off @ Brandywine Cellars (8/13)
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Brandywine Cellars is holding another blind taste-off, this time to determine the customer’s favorite Riesling. Stop by on Thursday, August 13th from 6-8pm where eight wines will be available for tasting (and judging)!
Italy Meets… Pan-America @ Il Palio (8/9)
Saturday, August 1st, 2009Il Palio Ristorante at The Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill is hosting a Summer Supper Club Series and the next one is Italy Meets… Pan-America on Sunday, August 9 at 6:30pm. The cost is $65 per person (plus tax and tip) and reservations are requested by calling (919) 929-4000.
The Menu:
Anson Mills polenta tamale stuffed with [...]
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