Wine Store Blog

Women in Wine Dinner; November 29, 2005 in Berkeley, CA.
Katrina Fetzer of biodynamic innovator, Ceago Winegarden will be discussing her experiences in the wine industry while pouring Ceago wines at a dinner to be held on Tuesday November 29th at the acclaimed Venus Restaurant.
Call (510) 540-5950 for reservations.

Date: Feb 11, 2006 (Sat)
Phone: 866 946-3268
Time: 8:30 am depart SOHO/8:45am Grand Central Sta
Email: cdavies at nidea.com [at=@]
Cost: $119 per person
Place: Long Island Wine Country, North Fork, 11935

Calling all “Wine Lovers!”
Join the editor’s of Long Island Wine Country. COM for our highly popular “Wine Lovers” tour. Celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend on your own “Sideways” adventure, Long Island Wine Country-style! The “Wine Lovers Tour” is an all-inclusive day tour, that departs Manhattan from SOHO and Grand Central Station. Attendees are whisked to Long Island Wine Country in a luxury motor coach, accompanied by an expert tour guide. Attendees will visit three exquisite winery estates for a day of wine tasting, tours and a delicious lunch. Wine lovers will enjoy tasting limited release reserve wines and “barrel tasting” future releases with a winemaker. The afternoon will conclude with a pairing of chocolate and late harvest desert wine. Attendees will be offered special-purchasing opportunities at winery gift shops prior to their departure.

Wine Lovers Tour Includes:
• 3- Exquisite winery estates-wine tasting & tours
• Delicious lunch at a winery
• Wine 101 course provided by your expert tour guide
• Round Trip transportation in a luxury motor coach.

More Info: Long Island Wine Country.com

How much would you pay to taste some rare wines? Decanter reports that 35 dedicated oenophiles paid $16,500 each to taste a variety of wines with an average bottle price of $2000 and some costing as much as $15,000 a bottle. The Top 100+ Wines of the Century was a three-day wine and food event last month by Manhattan-based Acker Merrall & Condit at New York restaurants, Le Bernardin, Cru, and Bouley. The guests were each given a modest taste of verticals including Rousseau Chambertin from the 1920s and Pétrus from the 50s, horizontals of 1959 First Growths and 1985 Jayer Burgundies, including Echézeaux, Vosne Romanée Cros Parantoux, and Richebourg, and Domaine de la Romanée Conti Romanée Conti from 1923, 1937 and 1945. Even though the quantities per person were small, a lot of wine was served, $400,000 worth in all. Decanter reports that the high price was no deterrent for wine lovers and that the event was sold out. Also because the wines were so old, not all of them were in peak condition. Some of the wines were “off” but such are the risks when cracking open bottles of older vintages. Personally, I’d rather enjoy a few amazing bottles and be able to partake of more than a taste of each but for those who are interested in tasting what few will ever get a chance to experience these tastings offer a rare opportunity.

WineLegend Presents a Grand wine tasting event with more than 250 different wines and a Scotch tasting and a Riedel wine glass tasting at New Jersey.

Details follows:

Timings: Thursday, October 27th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Venue: The Manor, 111 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, NJ
Entry: $75/person
For Tickets, contact;

WineLegend,
277 Eisenhower ParkWay
Livingston, NJ 07039
PH: 973-992-4441

Or call Colleen Gehring at 1-800-CHS of NJ, ext.168 to order by credit card.

all proceeds benefit The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey.
The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey: www.chsofnj.org