Friday Winedown – Goin’ Back To Cali

Posted by josh on May 5, 2012 in California, Friday Winedowns, Tastings and Events | 0 comments Do you live in Asheville and like wines from California?  If you answered yes, you should stop by our little South Asheville store  this Friday, May 11 to “winedown” your week.  T.J. Gardner from Empire Distributors will be on hand to pour a wonderful and varied selection of wines from the Golden State.  We’ll sample wines from several different regions and you won’t...
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Wine and Food Pairing 101 – Focus on California

Posted by josh on Apr 27, 2012 in California, Featured, Special Events and Tastings, Wine and Food Pairing | 0 comments Our next wine and food pairing event will take place on Thursday, May 24 from 7:00 to 9:00, and this time we’ll be pairing the bright and fresh flavors of California fusion cuisine with some outrageously good wines from the Golden State.  Les and Barb Norman will be our chefs de cuisine again, and we’ve teamed up to create an adventurous and delicious menu of small plates and...
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Wine Of The Week – 2009 Bonaccorsi Pinot Noir

Posted by josh on Apr 22, 2012 in California | 0 comments What do you get when “the best young sommelier in America”, according to the New York Times, starts making wine?  You get what we like to call “the good stuff”, and this is one impressive Pinot Noir from the great 2009 vintage. Michael Bonaccorsi was sommelier at Spago Beverly Hills andhe is one of just a few Americans to be awarded with a Master Sommelier Diploma.  He...
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Wine of the Week – 2009 Summers Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted by josh on Apr 2, 2012 in California | 0 comments Jim and Beth Summers produced the types of wines I wish I could find all the time.  They meet all of the Table Wine criteria of greatness - they own all of their vineyards, they make small amounts of delicious wines, and they sell them for extremely fair prices. Their 2009 Cabernet comes from their top Cabernet vineyard in Calistoga, and it is all ready flying of the shelves at the store.The...
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2008 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon “Estate”

Posted by josh on Mar 17, 2012 in California | 0 comments If you live in Asheville and you love California Cabernet Sauvignon, you should get your fanny over to Table Wine asap and pick up a bottle of this wine from this legendary producer.  Ridge Vineyards has been headed up by Paul Draper since 1969 when he joined the all ready existing winery as chief winemaker.  He brought with him winemaking experience he had garnered at Chateau Souverain, as...
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WOW Wine Tasting

Posted by josh on Mar 2, 2012 in California, Special Events and Tastings, Tastings and Events | 0 comments SOLD OUT! It’s time for our first Grape Nuts Wow Wines tasting of 2012, and the generous folks from Fine Wine Trading Company will join us to show off some of their best selections.  The tasting takes place on Monday, March 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the store.  These quarterly tastings are just one of the incentives of becoming a Grape Nut, as we only accept members for these events.  To...
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