Thursday, February 17, 2011

Weekend Wine in the Mountains - Tastings and Events

Table Wine Asheville  Saturday Wine Tasting:  "Battle of the Cabs Under $15", and the customers will be the judges. You'll sample 6 Cabernet Sauvignons and you'll be given a rating card to score each of the wines. At the end of the day, they tally the results and post the winner online. A fun and educational tasting, and it's free!  Table Wine is located at 1550 Hendersonville Road,  Suite 102, Asheville  NC

Head for RagApple Lassie Vineyards and  play Wine Trivia for free tastes or free glasses of wine
and for you really good players, the chance to win bottles of wine! Of course, normal tastings of all their award winning wines will be available, plus the ambiance of all things Ragapple Lassie! Ragapple Lassie Vineyards is located at 3724 Ragapple Lassie Lane, Boonville, NC

Hops and Vines offers Wines From Portugal, a free tasting from 3 PM - 6 PM.  Casal Garcia Vinho Verde- Many people are hooked once they try Vinho Verde. Light, delicate, and fresh, this is an elegant white wine that is great to drink on a surprisingly warm early spring day.  Charamba Vinho Tinto- From the Douro region of Portugal, this red wine has nice tannin structure, great berry fruit, and a smooth finish. Presidential Tawny Port- One of the most painstaking and difficult of all wines to make, Port is what Portugal is renowned for. Rich and lush, this fortified sweet dessert wine is great paired with chocolate. Hops and Vines is located at 797 Haywood Rd., Ste 100,  West Asheville  NC

This week Appalachian Vintner's  free Saturday tasting will be bringing you another installment in their noble varietal series ~ SYRAH, or is it Shiraz?
Sirah maybe, but make it Petite if you please. No matter the spelling or the country, most wine drinkers are familiar with Syrah. We use this spelling for explanation mainly because we are at heart, traditionalists. Not to be confused with transcendentalists of course.  Appalachian VIntner is located at 2-B Huntsman Place,  Asheville NC.


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