To Age or Not to Age

Posted by josh on Mar 30, 2011 in General | 0 comments As a wine retailer, I am often asked about the aging/cellar potentials of specific wines, and I typically find myself tounge-tied as to how to respond.  Don’t get me wrong, I know which wines in my store have the capacity to age and improve and which ones don’t, but I often wonder if a lot of Americans are going to be pleased with the results of their patience.  Thus, I...
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South Asheville’s Best Free Wine Tasting

Posted by josh on Mar 24, 2011 in Free Saturday Tastings | 0 comments Featuring Wines From Sour Grapes Distributing Come support two Asheville-based wine businesses this Saturday from 2 to 5 and taste some wonderful wines from small family producers.  Sour Grapes was started by Ashevilleans Devon Price and Lyndon Smith around the same time as Table Wine opened.  Devon and I go back a long way, as we used to work together and have enjoyed many bottles of wine and...
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South Asheville’s Best Free Wine Tasting

Posted by josh on Mar 19, 2011 in Free Saturday Tastings | 0 comments Saturday, March 19 from 2 to 5 The Best Values in Family Estate Wines 1. 2009 Argiolas Vermentino “Costamolino”, Sardinia, Italy – This is so delicious!  Ripe and textured, with gorgeous, aromatic tropical fruits, spices and subtle almond overtones.  I could drink this stuff by the gallon!  89 points – Wine Advocate Reg. Price: $14.99 Day of Tasting Price: $13.49 or...
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Natural Chardonnay Insanity

Posted by josh on Mar 17, 2011 in France | 0 comments 2008 Domaine D’Octavin Chardonnay “Pamina” Jura, France I must admit that I’m not a huge Chardonnay fan, with a few exceptions including good White Burgundy and higher end California Chardonnay from the likes of Kistler and a few others.  This wine, however, nearly dropped me to my knees when I tasted it with the boys from Sour Grapes, an Asheville based distributor of...
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Customer Appreciation Sale and Grand Opening Party

Posted by josh on Mar 17, 2011 in Special Events and Tastings, Tastings and Events | 0 comments  March 21-26 at Table Wine These two dudes obviously know how to party, and so do we at Table Wine.  This next Friday, March 25, please join us as we finally celebrate our opening with a ribbon cutting at 5:00 followed by a party starting at 7:00 featuring 30 wines from around the world, food and a bunch of our friends. In addition, from March 21-26, all wines are on sale!  Take 10% off...
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