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Newer posts →Eat Up Downtown Jacksonville!
July 23, 2011Eat Up Downtown is Back! August 15 – August 28, 2011 Save the date and your appetite! Downtown Vision, Inc. is dishing out exquisite cuisine at an affordable price during the fifth annual Eat Up Downtown, Downtown Jacksonville’s dining … Continue reading
Posted in Events | Tagged Jacksonville | Leave a comment //Gran Sasso Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
July 23, 2011Grape 100% Montepulciano [Mawn-teh-pool-CHA-noh] It’s a fun grape to say, especially if you do so with a really bad Italian accent. Say it with me: “Montepulciano!!!” Facts I hope you’re paying attention, because this is going to get tricky for … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Abruzzo, Gran Sasso, Italy, Montepulciano | 6 Comments //Virginia is for (Wine) Lovers!
July 21, 2011Probably about the same time that you are reading this, I will have started my short journey from Jacksonville up to Charlottesville, Virginia; the destination for this years Wine Bloggers Conference. This is the first time the conference has … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Virginia, Wine Bloggers Conference | Leave a comment //Meeker Handprint Merlot
July 20, 2011Grapes 83% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Syrah, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot Facts Good God I love this stuff! Probably my favorite all time Merlot, and not just due to the cool bottle! It’s also probably … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Alexander Valley, Dry Creek, Meeker Merlot, Meeker wine, Merlot, Russian River Valley, Sonoma | Leave a comment //Virginia Viognier – A Tasting. Part Two Of Two
July 18, 2011Following on from my previous post, this is the second part of my Virginia Viognier tasting. Barboursville Vineyards Viognier General Tasting Notes: No oak, but they leave this one in contact with the lees (dead yeast cells) in … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Barboursville Vineyards, Cooper Vineyards, Delaplane Cellars, Viognier, Virginia | Leave a comment //This Week in Wine – 7/17/11
July 17, 2011Gallo’s Growing Barefoot Brand Is No. 1 Sutter Home is No. 2, while total domestic retail wine sales increased 7% in June. E. & J. Gallo Winery’s fast-growing Barefoot brand remained No. 1 in retail sales for the … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Andrea Robinson, Australia, Barefoot, Gallo, Sommelier, Wine News | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
