Vintage 2013. Speri Amarone della Valpocella Appellation: Amarone della Valpolicella Classico! Veneto, Italy. Blend of 70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 5% Corvinone. The fruit is dried via the appassimento process. Decanted 60 minutes. Deep ruby in color. Intense enticing bouquet of black currant, black plum, blackberry jam, black cherry, fig, prune, star anise, violets, tobacco, andContinue reading “2013 Speri Amarone della Valpocella”
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Turner Family Eggnog 2021
This year’s traditional eggnog was blended in quart batches. We couldn’t locate our favorite Southern Comfort brand eggnog. So this year we blended with Sealtest Light Eggnog. A really solid second choice! We also added a new special ingredient this Christmas Day. Two shots of Santa’s Little Helper Liqueur from Twelve 33 Distillery in Little,Continue reading “Turner Family Eggnog 2021”
Georgia Wine Highway
The Georgia Wine Highway is back in 2022! The event is scheduled for March of 2022. Open Georgia Wine posted the below. The Georgia Wine Highway features a passport which normally cost $75, and provides for a tasting at each participating winery. Last year approximately 40 wineries and several wine tasting rooms participated. A majorityContinue reading “Georgia Wine Highway”
VinoWine App Partners with Virginia Wine Pass
Our friends at The VinoWine App recently announced a partnership with the Virginia Wine Pass. Mike and Mike of The VinoWine App have also opened the Reserve Tasting Room in Lynchburg. Lynchburg’s first farm winery tasting room. VinoWine App of course is our most favored wine app, useful for locating wineries nearby no matter whereContinue reading “VinoWine App Partners with Virginia Wine Pass”
Riesling – Mountain Brook Vineyards
Vintage 2020 Riesling Mountain Brook Vineyards Tryon Foothills, North Carolina Beautiful yellow gold in color. Excellent clarity. Vibrant tropical bouquet of pineapple, kiwi, mango, and lime, with hints of pear and a delicate floral note of jasmine. Hints of sweetness on the tongue…medium acidity with a medium-light body. Complex tropical notes on the tongue, pineapple,Continue reading “Riesling – Mountain Brook Vineyards”
Show Us Your Grapes #NCWine
Harvest coming in grand for North Carolina wineries! Show us that beautiful fruit! Parker-Binns Vineyard and Winery starts this show with Savannah harvesting the Petit Manseng. Her husband Lance, assist Justin with the winemaking. Linville Falls Winery makes a cameo with some beautiful Seyval Blanc! Locklear Vineyard and Winery mechanically harvested a bountiful yield ofContinue reading “Show Us Your Grapes #NCWine”
Lullaby – Rusty Nail Winery
Lullaby Rusty Nail Winery. Martinsburg, West Virginia. Lullaby is fermented of Pink Catawba juice sourced from Upstate New York. Color of rust orange. Nose of Welches grape juice, watermelon jolly rancher, orange slice candy, and fruit punch. Sweet on the palate, light body, with medium acidity Flavor profile of watermelon, fruit punch, cranberry, orange marmalade,Continue reading “Lullaby – Rusty Nail Winery”
Vouvray – La Vigne Des Sablons
Vouvray. La Vigne Des Sablons Vintage 2018 Produced by Foucher-Lebrun Alligny-Cosne Product of France 🇫🇷 Loire Valley. Appellation Vouvray Contrôlée 100% Chenin Blanc fruit. 🍇 Pale lemon in color. Moderately prominent nose of apricot, pear, banana’s foster, lemon, with white lily floral notes. Light bodied with high acidity balancing moderately high alcohol. Semi-sweet (demi-sec) onContinue reading “Vouvray – La Vigne Des Sablons”
Mead – Door Peninsula Winery
A couple of really awesome friends brought us this bottle back from a recent trip. Mead from Door Peninsula Winery. Located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Sweet Honey Wine from 100% Wisconsin Wildflower Honey. Beautiful glimmering color of honey, The nose is exactly what a traditional mead should be, prominent honey with a complex bouquet ofContinue reading “Mead – Door Peninsula Winery”
Where We’ve Wined Local Lately – April-July 2021
Got’a stop and check progress of the major expansion at Cityscape Winery in Pelzer. Picked up Wine Club selections at Marked Tree Vineyard in Flat Rock! You know you’ll find us at Parker-Binns Vineyard and Winery. Love our friends at Wandering Bard Meadery in Greenville. Always fun to visit Fat Ass Heifer Cidery in Campobello.Continue reading “Where We’ve Wined Local Lately – April-July 2021”
Craft Beverage Marketing and Wine Competitions! 