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The tenth anniversary edition of the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival kicks off this September 25th, and first out of the gate are the seminars. You’ll notice a change this year, as they will only be holding seminars on Friday afternoon at the Viking Hotel. In previous years seminars ran all three days, and Continue reading 2015 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival – Seminar Preview Please follow and like us:   
 
There are so many wines being produced all over the world that you really should branch out and try some of them. Alternatives for your go-to white or red abound. This is potentially one of those alternatives. Traditionally the grape is known as a main component of Tokaji, considered for centuries as a delicious, rare, Continue reading Something White, Refreshing and Different – Furmint! Please follow and like us:
UPDATE – JULY 2016 Since the positive review was published below we went back to Brutopia for lunch in June, 2016. This experience could not have been worse. There were not many people there, but the kitchen, for some reason, was horribly backed up. We had a drink at the bar and a couple of Continue reading Visit to Revival Brewery and Brutopia Brew Pub Please follow and like us:
We reached into the 2005 Bordeaux this week and pulled out a bottle of Chateau Destieux. This St. Emilion wine comes from old vines, and it certainly delivered. We’re not quite sure if it is at its peak yet, but it is close. Very drinkable now it will be good for many years yet, so Continue reading 2005 Bordeaux Drinking Well! – Chateau Destieux Please follow and like us:
You don’t generally equate good seafood with Hershey, PA. Chocolate obviously. Probably a good steak house as well, but seafood? Imagine our surprise when during a recent visit to Hershey we stumbled upon Devon, a classy, first rate restaurant which knows how to do everything right, but is focused on seafood. If you haven’t guessed Continue reading Dining Review of Devon Seafood Grill in Hershey, Pennsylvania Please follow and like us:
This one is a keeper, a great value, complex white wine which just over delivers in a big way. Everyone has heard of Malbec, the red wine of Argentina, and many other places. Malbec is also one of the five red grapes of Bordeaux. Not as many know Argentina’s predominant white grape, that being Torrontes. Continue reading Extreme Value White Wine – Try a Torrontes! Please follow and like us:
The 10th annual Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival kicks off in just over two months, so if you haven’t put it on your calendar yet now is the time. It will be held September 25-27 at various venues, including the Friday night gala Wine and Rosecliff (at Rosecliff of course), the Collectibles Wine Dinner Continue reading 2015 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival – Two Month Notice! Please follow and like us:
There are mountain vineyards, and then there are mountain vineyards. High atop Mt. Veeder in Napa Valley, breathtaking views evoke a quiet rapture, an appreciation requiring no further explanation or comment. Mt. Veeder speaks for itself. While visiting in person surely would be the best way to appreciate this land, pictures will have to do Continue reading Extreme Winemaking at Mt. Brave in Napa Valley Please follow and like us:
Good wine pops up in the most unexpected places sometimes. Take central Pennsylvania for example. This is not exactly a hotbed of wine production, but like most every place in the country these days there are wineries about. We were meeting the kids at Hershey Park for a mini vacation recently, and since we Continue reading Unexpectedly Good Wines in Hershey, Pennsylvania – Cullari Vineyards and Winery Please follow and like us:
Summer is officially here, and it’s a good time to line up some easy drinking white wines that chill well and deliver value. For us that frequently means Sauvignon Blanc. It could be a Riesling, Vouvray or Furmint as well, among others. There are a lot of options here. Recently we ran across a very Continue reading A Low Cost, Pleasing Summer White Wine Value Please follow and like us:
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