Friday, August 12, 2011

Mountain Spirits: Wine and Beer this week, August 11

August 12, 4 PM - 7 PM at Table Wine, 1550 Hendersonville Road, Suite 102, AAA Travel Center in Asheville.  Friday Winedown - Goin' Down South. Join Dan Davidsen of Fine Wine Trading Company on a journey to three of the Southern Hemisphere's top wine producing countries. Dan will also have a couple of special treats in the bag, but you'll have to come by to see what they are. We'll provide light palate cleansers and the perfect start to your week end. $5/person..........Free For Grape Nuts.

August 12, 7 PM - 10 PM at Classic Wineseller, 20 Church Street, Waynesville NC.
Friday Night Live: Hear Wendy-Biller Wright and Helena Hunt perform at the new Wineseller Bandstand. Enjoy your favorite wine with live local music and a casual atmosphere.

August 13, Appalachian Vintner, 2-B Huntsman Place in Asheville NC - Olde Europe Summer Sampler - FREE tastingDon Conde Brut Cava- Macabeo blend from the Penedès, a historical wine region within community of Catalonia, in Northwestern Spain. Seigneurs de Bergerac Blanc- 50% Sauvignon, 10% Muscadelle, 40% Semillon from Bergerac, East of Bordeaux along the Dordogne river in the Southwest of France. Sociedade dos Vinhos Borges Meia Encosta Dão- The Meia Encosta Dão tinto is made with the traditional Portuguese grapes, Touriga-Nacional, Jaen, Alfrocheiro and Tinta-Roriz (Tempranillo) from older vines. Cantina Enrico Serafino Nebbiolo di Roero- 100% Nebbiolo from the Piedmont's outstanding Roero wine zone, which is a seamless succession of hills on the left bank of the Tanaro River, between Monferrato and Langhe below the towering Alps. 

August 13   RagApple Lassie, 3724 Ragapple Lassie Lane Boonville NC   -
RagApple Lassie regular, Bill Mann’s smooth jazz on his famous tenor, alto, or soprano saxophones – Noon to Six. Lunch is available from the The Back Door Café.  Eat in or take outside for picnicking.

August 12  Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Rd, Ste 100 in AshevilleNC  -
Select Kolsch Offering: a refreshing beer to beat the heat. Kolsch is a German style of beer, something of a hybrid between lagers and ales. It is known for being easily quaffable, crisp, and well-balanced. Reissdorf Kolsch, Gaffel Kolsch, French Broad Gateway Kolsch-style. August 13 FREE wine tasting: Great Spanish Wines! Rueda and JumillaBasa Blanca 2009- This lovely blend of Verdejo, Viura, and Sauvignon Blanc comes from the Rueda region, northwest of Madrid. Altos del Cuco 2009 - This blend of Monastrell, Syrah, and Temrpanillo has been named a "Best Value" wine by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Juan Gil Monastrell 2007- This excellent wine from Jumilla, Spain is 100% Monstrell from 45 year old vines.

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