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In this spirit of the fundamental blending premise, Winemaker Bill Arbios has created this exciting blend of Bordeaux varietals from carefully selected vineyards from the most esteemed corners of Son…

Nice light salmon color, typical of Bandol. The wine expresses some citrus, Pomelos (a delicious type of grapefruit) and lots of white fruit aromas and minerality.

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Jennifer Glanville, Brewery Manager and a Brewer at Samuel Adams Boston Brewery in Massachusetts joins us.   Since 2001  Jennifer has brought her passion for brewing traditional and lost beer styles …

A perfect balanced lager beer that goes well with any kind of food, but particularly with spicy food or when you just want to sit down and enjoy a beer with friends.

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This week I sat down with most influential wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr. of The Wine Advocate and eRobertParker.com to talk all things wine. Mr. Parker grew up in the Baltimore area and is a gradu…

The 2008 Merlot, like our previous vintages, demonstrates a unique intense varietal personality along with a richness associated with the vintage. The most common flavor characteristics of Merlot, bl…

100% Viognier grapes grown on our estate were used to make this wine full of tropical fruit on the nose as well as on the palate. This wine is often perceived as sweet because of all the fruit charac…

Pale straw color. Fresh, fragrant and mature, brimming with the aroma of Muscat grape, apple, mandarin orange and a pinch of wilted flowers. On the palate it is fruity and dry, with notes of citrus a…

Original Session, with the bright red label, is a classic all-malt pre-Prohibition style lager that reminds us of what American lagers used to taste like. It's flavorful, refreshing, and has a touch…

A Tuscan classic! Deep ruby colour with garnet reflections, its elegant bouquet of leather, black cherries, liquorice and plums preludes a medium to full-bodied palate where ripe red fruit, goût de t…

“Strawberries, cherry, red currants, plum, fig, violets, caramel, coffee, tar, cocoa and wet stone in an incredibly vibrant nose. Cherry, wild strawberry, caramel and peach in a bold attack with medi…

Susannah Siger of MaPetiteShoe.com shares the emerging chocolate trends for 2013...a delicious segment!

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Paul Cullen, founder of Paul Cullen Wines joined us to share his wines, music and thoughts on life.  Paul Cullen is a bassist and multi-instrumentalist touring with such groups as the internationally…

Erik Brown, Sommelier at The Oregon Grille, joined us to take my Drink Like it's 1999 challenge! He brought affordable alternatives to the splurges of the past to show you can still drink like its a …

Winemaker’s Notes: Classic balance typifies this refreshingly soft, yet dry wine. The wine delivers complex apple and pear characteristics accented by citrus spice over notes of almond and caramel in…

Eiswein (ice wine) is produced from grapes harvested and pressed while frozen (not warmer than 20° F) to concentrate sugar, acidity and extract. It is truly a unique and complex dessert wine with an …

77% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Bianco, 8% Raboso Piave, Fresh and elegant. Layers and layers of flavors. Elderberry, anise, Italian summer melon, beeswax and seashells live within so many tiny bubbles. To…

Ottantotto. Eighty-eight. The number of keys on a piano. From that finite number of notes has come an infinitely varied array of musical experiences. Et tu vinum - finite grape varietals, infinite wi…

In the glass the 2012 is a pale, straw yellow color with floral, sweet aromas of stone fruits, grapefruit, orange blossom and a hint of wet stone minerality. The flavors are similar to the aromas hig…

The traditional aromas of lychee, honeysuckle and spice greet the nose and palate. The 2011 Gewurztraminer has an exquisite brightness and juiciness on the palate.

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