If you find all of this confusing, stop by this Friday and we’ll talk and taste you through five different Grenache based wines from Spain and France.  We’ll start with a couple of whites (yes, there is a white version of the grape as well) that are both dry, exotic and “summery”, before we move on to the reds.  The first red is from the southern, Languedoc region of France, and it is packed with flavors of fresh berries, spices and herbs.  We’ll follow that up with a big, smooth Garnacha from the northern sector of Spain that tastes like $30, but costs a lot less.  We’ll finish up with a big, strapping, ageworthy Cotes du Rhone Villages from the fantastic 2010 vintage………..this one is great now with grilled meats, but it’s definitely a cellar candidate too.
$5/person…..Free for Grape Nuts

The Wines You’ll Get To Taste

1. 2011 Herencia Altes Garnatxa Blanca (Terra Alta, Spain) – The Altes family have some of the oldest white Grenache vineyards in the world, and some of the fruit that makes it into this bottles is close to 100 years old.  Aromatic, crisp and fresh, this one brims with white peach, tropical fruits and mineral notes.  It works great as an aperitif and loves fresh fish or simple tapas.

2. 2012 Domaine de Bila Haut Cotes du Roussillon (Roussillon, France) – Bila Haut is the Roussillon outpost of the Chapoutier family, one of the most famous and respected winemaking families in southern France.  Their vineyards are farmed organically, using biodynamic techniques as well, and this wine is a blend of Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris and Macabeu.  Apricot, pear, and honeysuckle/floral notes inform the nose of this fresh and zesty white wine custom made for back porch sipping or serving with fresh, Asheville farmer’s market veggies.

3. 2011 Devois de Perret Coteaux du Languedoc (Languedoc, France) – This wine is straight up charming!  A blend of organically grown Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre, it is a red wine that “over warm” you during the warmer months.  Fresh berries, classic southern French spice and herb notes and low tannin/astringency make this a low cost wine to buy in quantity for your summer cook outs and casual drinking.

4. 2011 Filon “Real” Garnacha (Calatayud, Spain) – You’ll need to hit the “reset” button on your senses before you taste this one as it is quite different than #3.  Registering at 15% alcohol, this is big, fat, opulent Spanish Garnacha from old, organically cultivated vineyards in northern Spain.  Ripe blueberry, kirsch, clove, nutmeg and vanilla inform the nose and palate of this rich, pleasure bent offering.

5. 2010 Domaine de la Bastide Cotes du Rhone Villages “Visan” (Southern Rhone Valley, France) – Vintage 2010 was a nearly perfect one in the southern Rhone.  Hot, dry and sunny, the late ripening Grenache reached its fullest potential and yielded wines like this one.  Big, rugged and packed with dark berries, mineral, spice and herb, this one is deserving of your best grilled meat dish or a cool cellar.  Buy it in quantity, drink some now, lay some down and call it a good day.

Purchase any 6+ bottles of the tasting wines and we’ll give you a 15% discount!

“545″ Wine Tasting – Grenache Getdown – Friday, May 24th., 2013 – 4:00 to 7:00 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville

This Saturday, we’re going to pour some great new arrivals to the store including two whites and two reds.  We’ll start with beautifully fresh and clean white wine from Savoie, France before we pour you an over-the-top, butter bomb Chardonnay from California. For the reds, we’ll start with a luscious and easy to drink Cotes du Rhone followed by a layered, fantastic, Tempranillo-based blend from California.

The Wines You’ll Get To Try!

1. 2012 Eugene Carrel Jongieux (Savoie, France) – The Jongiuex region of Savoie is located in eastern France, not that far from Geneva Switzerland, and many of the wines produced here don’t make it out of France.  Luckily, a few do including this one based on the region’s native Jacquere grape.  Light, fragrant and gently spicy, this is Alpine influenced white wine that goes down super easy.

2. 2011 Butternut Chardonnay (Various Regions, California) – This is one of those wines that truly lives up to its name.  It’s buttery, creamy, overt and rich with ripe peach, spiced apple and ample toasty oak.

3. 2011 Paul Autard Cotes du Rhone (Southern Rhone Valley, France) – One surefire way to get a lot of wine for your money is to buy the Cotes du Rhone from a highly acclaimed Chateauneuf du Pape producer and Paul Autard is just that.  His Cotes du Rhone always over delivers and the 2011 is no exception.  Medium to full bodied, glycerol and lushly fruited, it is great wine for not a lot of dollars.

4. 2008 Matchbook Tinto Rey (Dunnigan Hills, California) – The Guigiere family do a marvelous job with Spanish varietals and their Tinto Rey is a blend of primarily Tempranillo, with smaller amounts of Syrah, Cab and Graciano.  It is a smooth, moderately complex and spicy red wine that goes down oh-so easy.

Purchase any 6+ bottle combination of the tasting wines and we’ll give you a 15% discount!

Free Wine Tasting – Great Value Wines – Saturday, May 25th., 2013 – 2:00 to 5:00 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville

Mike Kolker will join us this Friday to pour five of their wines and we’ll start with their crisp and refreshing Sauvignon Blanc before moving right into the reds. The first one is the Rickshaw Pinot Noir, a light and aromatic rendition of the grape before we jump into the new vintage of the Banshee Pinot Noir, a stellar effort that combines elegance with great structure and complexity.  Next up is the Mordecai, a red blend composed of 13 different grapes!  We’ll wrap it all up with their brilliant 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon composed of fruit from the famed Stagecoach and Ink Grade Vineyards……….most Cabs with this sort of pedigree sell for $75+ a bottle, but not this one.
$5/person…..Free for Grape Nuts

Noah and Josh in the Coastlands Vineyard, where Banshee gets most of their Pinot Noir.

The Wines
Prices range from $13 to $40 

1. 2011 Banshee Sauvignon Blanc
(Napa Valley, California) 

2. 2011 Rickshaw Pinot Noir
(Various Regions, California) 

3. 2011 Banshee Pinot Noir
(Sonoma County, California) 

4. 2010 Banshee Mordecai Proprietary Red Wine
(Various Regions, California) 

5. 2010 Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon
(Napa Valley, California) 

Purchase any 6+ bottles of the tasting wines and we’ll give you a 15% discount!

“545″ Wine Tasting – Banshee Wine Company – Friday, May 17th., 2013 – 4:00 to 7:00 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville

Join us each and every Saturday at our tasting bar to sample a great batch of “Tuesday Night Wines”.  These are delicious and affordable and perfect for drinking any night of the week with or without food.  We’re here to help you learn and understand wine, not to intimidate you, so leave your worries and insecurities at the door!

This Saturday, we’re going to pour some great new arrivals to the store including two whites and two reds.  We’ll start with beautifully fresh and clean white wine from Savoie, France before we pour you a nicely balanced, modern styled Chardonnay from Argentina.  For the reds, we’ll start with a luscious and easy to drink Cotes du Rhone followed by a 90 point rated Cabernet Sauvignon from Argentina.  Stop by, taste some wine, buy some wine and keep your week end going strong!

The Wines
Prices range from $11 to $15! 

1. 2012 Eugene Carrel Jongiuex
(Savoie, France) 

2. 2011 Tilia Chardonnay
(Mendoza, Argentina) 

3. 2011 Paul Autard Cotes du Rhone
(Southern Rhone Valley, France) 

4. 2011 Tilia Cabernet Sauvignon
(Mendoza, Argentina) 

Purchase any 6+ bottles of the tasting wines, and we’ll give a 15% discount!

Value Wine Central – Free Saturday Tasting – Saturday, May 18th., 2013 – 2:00 to 5:00 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville

We have yet to work out all of the details on this tasting, but trust us, this is one you don’t want to miss. We’ll try everything from Sauvignon Blanc to Cabernet Sauvignon and the prices vary from “daily” to “monthly” to “annually”.  Bread, cheese and other light palate cleansers are included with the price of entry and all of the wines will be offered at discounted prices.  Seating is limited, so call us at 828.505.8588 or stop by to pre-pay and reserve your spot.
$20/person…..$15 for Grape Nuts

Wine 101: Understanding Chilean Wine – Monday, June 10th, 2013 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville

For this seated tasting in the Table Wine classroom, we’ll be joined by Thomas Morgan, the southeast territory manager for Kermit Lynch. Thomas will speak to the “Kermit Philosophy” of wine and how it continues to permeate all facets of the burgeoning American wine scene.  In addition, we’ll let you sample several of Kermit’s selections and talk to you about traditionally made, authentic tasting wine and what that means.  Bread, cheese and light palate cleansers are included with the price of entry and all of the wines poured will be offered at substantial discounts.  Seating is limited, so call us at 828.505.8588 to pre-pay and reserve your spot.

$20/person…..$15 for Grape Nuts

Wine 101: Understanding French Wine The “Kermit Lynch Way” – Tuesday, June 25th., 2013 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville

We’ll start with a new, spring friendly Cotes du Rhone Blanc based mainly on Viognier followed by a Spanish Godello from one of the region’s top producers. As we move into reds, it’s several new vintages of old favorites.  We’ll start with the Frappato from Valle Dell’Acate, a Pinot Noir lookalike if ever there were one. Next is the Vecchia Torre Salice Salentino that might just be the best red wine value in the store at the moment.  We’ll finish with a Ribera del Duero that is composed of some delicious, flavor packed, 70 year old Tempranillo.  It’s going to be an adventure!  Stop by and get your week end off to a good start.
$5/person…..Free for Grape Nuts

The Wines
Prices range from $11 to $23

1. 2012 Domaine de la Bastide Cotes du Rhone Blanc
(Rhone Valley, France)

2. 2011 A Coroa Godello
(Vadeorras, Spain)

3. 2011 Valle Dell’Acate Il Frappato
(Sicily, Italy)

4. 2010 Vecchia Torre Salice Salentino
(Puglia, Italy)

5. 2010 Creta Ribera del Duero Roble
(Ribera del Duero, Spain)

Purchase any 6+ bottles of the tasting wines and we’ll give you 15% off!

“545″ Wine Tasting – Taste 5 Wines for $5 – Friday, May 10th., 2013 – 4-7 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville

This week, we’re pouring nothing but dry, pink wines from all over the world.  Do not confuse these with super sweet White Zinfandels as they are about as similar to that type of wine as a McDonald’s buger is to a dry aged ribeye. Dry rosé wines are one of the largest growth segments of wine in the United States and we do a thriving business with them this time of year.  They are typically made out of red grape varietals that see just a brief skin/juice contact which gives them their light pink color. With a good rosé, you’ll get some of the red fruit character of a red wine combined with the refreshing, mouthwatering traits of a white wine.  They make for great porch/patio pounders and work equally well with fresh farmer’s market veggies, seafood, chicken and pork.  Join as we go pink this Saturday!
Free to the people!

The Wines
Prices range from $9 to $19! 

1. 2012 Laurent Miquel Cinsault/Syrah
(Languedoc/Roussillon, France) 

2. 2012 Vecchia Torre Leverano Rosato
(Puglia, Italy) 

3. 2012 Domaine Salvard Cheverny Rosé
(Loire Valley, France) 

4. 2012 Domaine St. Lucie “MIP” Rosé
(Provence, France)

Purchase any 6+ bottles of the tasting wines and we’ll give you 15% off!

Drink Pink – Saturday’s Free Wine Tasting – Saturday, May 11th., 2013 – 2-5 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville

The Wines
Prices range from $11 to $26

1. 2012 A.A. Badenhorst The Curator (Swartland, South Africa)

2. 2010 Melville Chardonnay (Santa Rita Hills, California)

3. 2011 Tacora Pinot Noir Reserva (Limari Valley, Chile)

4. 2011 Rio Madre Rioja (Rioja, Spain)

5. 2011 Andrew Murray Syrah Tous les Jours (Santa Ynez Valley, California)

Purchase any 6+ bottles of the tasting wines and receive a 15% discount.

“545″ Wine Tasting – Overachiever Wines – Friday, May 3rd., 2013 – 4-7 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville

This week really emphasizes the “Tuesday Night Wine” philosophy as we’re going to pour four of the best wines you’ve ever tasted, and they all cost less than $10!  We’ll start with a fun and fragrant white blend from California before we move on to a crisp, clean no oak Chardonnay from the southern part of France.  In the red category, we’re going to pour two Spanish wines that have been staples in the store since we opened.  Both have received some very high marks from the wine press and both pack some serious punch for not a lot of money.  Stop by, taste and stock up on some true “table wines” at you favorite Asheville wine store……aka Table Wine:).

Free to the people!

The Wines
Prices range from $7 to $9

1. NV Mountain View Monterey Highlands White Blend (Monterey County, California)

2. 2011 Pierre Henri Chardonnay (Languedoc/Roussillon, France)

3. 2011 Venta Morales Tempranillo (La Mancha, Spain)

4. 2011 Monte Oton Garnacha (Campo de Borja, Spain)

Extreme Value Wines – Free Saturday Tasting – Saturday, May 4th., 2013 – 2-5 pm is a post from: Table Wine Asheville