Thought it time for our 3rd installment of our favorite Winery Escapades pictures. So without further ado, let’s have some fun! Mountain Brook Vineyards Winning Awards. Go Liz! Pamela’s Impressed by Joey Medaloni’s Business Card……and the wine as well! Karen Always Rockin’ at Parker-Binns Vineyard! We’ve Seen Our Share of Rainy Days. A Few SunnyContinue reading “Favorite Winery Escapade Pictures!”
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Why We Promote Local Wine?
It’s not just a tag line when we say our hobby has turned into an obsession. We so enjoy visiting local and regional vineyards with each other and with our great friends, that we feel inspired to promote the local wine industry as a way to ensure their success and longevity! Bluntly stated, it’s personal.Continue reading “Why We Promote Local Wine?”
Our Wine Tonight: Vidal Blanc – Burntshirt Vineyards
Our wine tonight is the Vidal Blanc from Burntshirt Vineyards in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Light straw in color. Nose of lime zest, flint, honeysuckle, green apple, and pear. Off dry. Flavor notes of juniper, green melons, fresh peach, ginger ale, over ripe bananas, and lemonade, finishing with hints of mango and orange slice candy. 12%Continue reading “Our Wine Tonight: Vidal Blanc – Burntshirt Vineyards”
White Merlot – Brandon Hills Vineyard
Our wine tonight is the 2012 White Merlot from Brandon Hills Vineyard in the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina. Often White Merlot is classified such as a White Zinfandel. This is unfair, as the Merlot is in my opinion a superior wine grape. White Merlot is produced by quickly removing the skins from the MerlotContinue reading “White Merlot – Brandon Hills Vineyard”
Our Wine Tonight – Petit Manseng
Our wine tonight is the 2017 Petit Manseng from Parker-Binns Vineyard in Tryon, North Carolina. Gorgeous glimmering color of liquid sunshine. Large expressive nose of pink grapefruit, banana, papaya, pineapple, and tangerine. Bold in depth flavor notes of bananas foster, grilled pineapple, freshly squeezed lemon, green melon, mango, plantain, and star fruit. Winery Escapade scoringContinue reading “Our Wine Tonight – Petit Manseng”
Wine Club – Parker-Binns Vineyard
We are wine club members at some of our favorite local wineries. Tonight was the second ever wine club pickup party at Parker-Binns Vineyard. Bob, Karen, and Kelly sure put on a party for their club members. A spread of sandwiches and fruit and crackers with cheese complimented the free flowing bottles of wine. FellowshipContinue reading “Wine Club – Parker-Binns Vineyard”
Finding Common Ground In a Glass
The differences between our members at our small Episcopal church has me thinking a lot lately. Our small church is extremely active in our community, and despite our many differences we function much like a large family. It has dawned on me, our experiences at local wineries have likewise bought us closer to so manyContinue reading “Finding Common Ground In a Glass”
Our Wine Tonight – 2015 Tenshen Red
Our wine tonight is the 2015 Santa Barbara County Red Wine. Deep purple in color. Opens nicely with 60 minutes of decanting. Bursting of fruit on the nose, black cherry, black plum, wild blackberry, and eucalyptus. Same fruit flavors on the tongue, plum, black cherry, blackberry, spiced rum and coke, fading to a lingering finishContinue reading “Our Wine Tonight – 2015 Tenshen Red”
Farm to Table Wining…..
Farm to Table Dining. It’s all the latest rage. Every city boast chic restaurants promoting farm-to-table dining. A social movement focusing on food sourced directly from local farms. Sounds great right? However, as the key criteria is locally sourced, wouldn’t you agree locally produced wines should also be offered? We think so. Who wouldn’t wantContinue reading “Farm to Table Wining…..”
Quick Reminiscing of 2018 and Looking Forward to 2019
2018 brought us many new experiences and of course several challenges. We rung in 2018 downtown Greenville, South Carolina….Yeah That Greenville! The first few weekends took us to Morgan Ridge Vineyard and Brewhouse, Misty Creek Vineyard, Parker-Binns, and Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard. Valentines weekend took us to Charleston and Savannah. We enjoyed a visit toContinue reading “Quick Reminiscing of 2018 and Looking Forward to 2019”
Wine Competitions and Marketing! 