Wine of the Week – 2010 Domaine de Bila-Haut Cotes de Roussillon Villages

Posted by josh on Jun 30, 2012 in France | 0 comments Domaine de Bila-Haut is owned and operated by the Chapoutier family, one of the great family producers of Southern France.  Led my the enigmatic Michel Chapoutier, this family just doesn’t make bad wine, and Bila-Haut is their newest operation. This might be the find of the year in super high quality, highly rated and affordable red wine and we just picked up 7 cases of it. The wine is...
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Red, White and Pink Wine Tasting

Posted by josh on Jun 29, 2012 in Special Events and Tastings, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments Come celebrate Independence Day with us one day early on Tuesday, July 3 and stock up on some great wines for your holiday festivities.  I know that many folks associate this holiday with beer, but we will prove to you that wine is an equally great beverage of choice to pair with your grilled burgers, dogs, and other All American fare.  We’ll be all over the place for this adventurously...
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“545″ Wine Tasting – Try 5 Wines For $5

Posted by josh on Jun 28, 2012 in Special Events and Tastings, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments As we like to say at our little South Asheville store, the best way to learn about wine is to taste it, and we’ve got five wines on tap this Friday, July 6 that we think you should all taste.  Heck, if you like them, you should buy them too! It’s a simple premise this week – just a bunch of good wines from great, small family owned and operated wineries. The tasting runs from...
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South Asheville’s Best Free Wine Tasting

Posted by josh on Jun 27, 2012 in Free Saturday Tastings, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments Every Saturday, we host a free wine tasting at our South Asheville store where you get the chance to “try before you buy” four wines from all corners of the globe.  We typically feature wines from family owned and operated wineries where the producer is equal parts farmer and winemaker. In addition, during the summer months, we bring in local, organically grown vegetables from Hominy...
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Wine of the Week – 2005 Palmina Nebbiolo

Posted by josh on Jun 25, 2012 in California | 0 comments Palmina was founded by the talented Steve Clifton in 2000. Steve is one part of the Brewer-Clifton team who are responsible for some incredible wines under their own label, but Palmina is his baby, his labor of love so to speak.  He is a big fan of Italian varietals, and Palmina is dedicated solely to the production of wines of this type.   Nebbiolo is native to the northwestern part of Italy,...
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