Wine of the Week – 2010 Bench Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted by josh on Jul 31, 2012 in California | 0 comments Bench Wines are produced by the Brack Mountain Wine Company, founded in just 2008, and dedicated to producing artisanally made, small-lot, premium wines offered at a fair price.  In the case of their Cabernet, all of the fruit is from a vineyard in southern Alexander Valley that Jordan used to use to craft their Cabernet Sauvignons.  Bench Wines (they also make a Chardonnay and Pinot Noir)...
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White Wines To Beat The Heat

Posted by josh on Jul 30, 2012 in Special Events and Tastings, Tastings and Events | 0 comments Let’s face and accept the fact that it’s hot, and instead of continuing to complain about it, let’s look for some solutions!  This Friday, August 3, we’ve got 5 solutions for you in the form of delicious, crisp and thirst quenching white wines and you can taste them all in our cool store………68 degrees to be exact!  The tasting runs from 4 to 7 p.m. and...
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South Asheville’s Best Free Wine Tasting

Posted by josh on Jul 29, 2012 in Free Saturday Tastings, Tastings and Events | 0 comments The best way to learn about wine is to taste it, and we give you the opportunity to do exactly that every Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m.  Even better, it’s free.  Stop by, taste some wine and learn more about the wines you do and don’t like.    The lineup of wines this week will include the following:  1. Il Conti Pinot Grigio - It doesn’t get much easier than this easy...
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Wine of the Week – 2008 Chateau d’Angles La Clape “Cuvée Classique”

Posted by josh on Jul 22, 2012 in France | 0 comments Chateau D’Angles was purchased by Eric and Christine Fabre in 2001.  The estate sits right on the Mediterranean in between Beziers and Narbonne in the sub-region of La Clape. These areas enjoy warm and sunny conditions combined with rocky, infertile soils, and the resulting wines tend to possess nice color and intensity of flavor.  In the hands of a master like Eric Fabre, the wines...
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Mendoza Malbec Madness

Posted by josh on Jul 21, 2012 in Argentina, Special Events and Tastings, Tastings and Events | 0 comments Everybody loves Malbec!  At least it appears that way these days in Asheville, as nearly every other person that comes into our store asks where our Malbecs are.  If you are among this crowd of Malbec lovers, you must join us this Friday, as we’re going to sample five of them from the Mendoza region of Argentina.  The tasting runs from 4 to 7 p.m. this Friday, July 27 and the cost to...
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