545 Tasting This Friday – New Italian Arrivals

Posted by josh on Feb 28, 2012 in Italy, Special Events and Tastings, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments I’m really excited about some of the new Italian wines that have come into the store this year, and I’m even more excited to share them with you! We’ll sample 5 newbies to the store that all come from importer Domenico Valentino Selections.  This New York based importer is bringing in some of the best Italian juice I’ve consumed in a long time, all from small family owned...
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South Asheville’s Best Free Wine Tasting

Posted by josh on Feb 27, 2012 in Free Saturday Tastings, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments Every Saturday, we host one of Asheville’s best free wine tastings from 2 to 5 p.m.  It is free to the public and the tasting typically features at least 4 affordable wines from small family wineries.  For this Saturday’s tasting (March 3), we’ll be joined by Asheville wine blogger extraordinaire The Wine Mule, aka Dave Erickson. The “smaller guys” use a more artisan approach...
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Perucchi Vermouth

Posted by josh on Feb 24, 2012 in Spain | 0 comments I don’t claim to be a “Vermouth sophisticate”, but as Forrest Gump knows what love is, I know what good wine is!  It is claimed by the Perucchi clan that this is Spain’s first Vermouth, and it is produced in Spanish Catalan – Barcelona to be more exact.  As my good friend The Wine Mule says, “it is made from best-quality white wine with more than 50...
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Saturday Winedown With Importer Steve Miles

Posted by josh on Feb 21, 2012 in Free Saturday Tastings, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments With over 30 years of experience in wholesale management and importing, Steve Miles knows a thing or two about picking good wines.  Founded in just 2007, he has quickly established himself as one of the rising star importers of Spanish wines.    Steve (on left) having fun!    Come see what all the hype is about as we sample through six of Steve’s wines for a rare and...
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545 Wine Tasting – Big Red Monsters

Posted by josh on Feb 20, 2012 in Special Events and Tastings, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments We understand folks, many of you like big, rich, high viscosity red wines and this tasting is for you!  When talking about the body of a wine, it’s nifty to compare it to the different types of milk – skim milk being light bodied, 2% being medium bodied and whole being full bodied.  We’ll try nothing but the “whole” variety, but we ain’t drinking milk!  See...
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