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I had the chance to taste a few of the 2010 Brunello releases this past week at a tasting in Providence, at Gasbarros Wines in Providence. This vintage has received rave reviews from all the wine writers, garnering 95+ scores on many wines, and thanks to Mark Gasbarro you could actually try some of these Continue reading Repost – Initial Reviews of 2010 Brunellos Please follow and like us:   
 
Last week we attended yet another excellent tasting opportunity at Mark Gasbarro’s as Caymus shipped out their new releases and they were opened for the tasting public. They brought a pretty full range, including the Special Selection Cabernet. One thing that was immediately evident is that prices have jumped a bit this year, with the Continue reading Review of the Wines of Caymus Tasting at Gasbarros, on Federal Hill Please follow and like us:
For well over two hundred years the citizens of the United States have thrived behind the shield of the fighting men and women of our armed forces, who willingly place their very lives on the line to protect the freedoms and opportunity we all enjoy. Along with them, their families endure the times away and Continue reading The Robert Irvine Foundation – A Very Worthy Cause Please follow and like us:
This Thursday, June 11, Mark Gasbarro is hosting another excellent, and free, wine tasting. Caymus comes to town with a great lineup of wines. The time is 6:00 to 8:00 at Gasbarro’s Wines on Federal Hill in Providence, RI. Here are the wines and their descriptions from Caymus. You can try them and see if Continue reading Caymus Tasting at Gasbarro’s This Thursday, June 11th! Please follow and like us:
Two weeks ago I had the chance to wander around the Horizon Beverage Wine Expo, where hundreds of wines were on display. There were many good ones, and several to make special note of. There were also several tables I did not get to as well, but here are the highlights: 2013 Galerie Napa Valley Continue reading Repost – Some Noteworthy Wines from the Horizon Beverage 2015 Expo Please follow and like us:
Last weekend we managed to get three busy couple’s schedules to coincide for a few hours and we got together with some friends at Metacom Kitchen in Warren, RI. The restaurant has only been open here for about seven months, after converting the building from what had been a pub into a fine dining establishment. Continue reading Repost – Dining Review of Metacom Kitchen in Warren, Rhode Island Please follow and like us:
Summer is almost here, and that means lot’s of good things are almost here as well. We enjoy our summers, but also have to admit that we occasionally look past the lazy, hazy days and set our sights on late September, and the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival. It has long been one of Continue reading Repost – First Preview for the 2015 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival Please follow and like us:
Generally if we’re in a new area and there is a winery about, we are going to find it. When you’re in the Raleigh – Durham area there are a lot of wineries about, so we picked one close to our other excursions and stopped in to try the wines. This turned out to be Continue reading Repost – Review of Chatham Hill Winery in Cary, North Carolina Please follow and like us:
Bob Pepi has been around the wine industry a long time, almost forty years long, and you might think after that amount of time a person would start to burn out. I had a chance to talk to Bob for a bit recently, and can assure you that he is one wine veteran who is Continue reading Repost – The Eponymous Wines of Bob Pepi Please follow and like us:
We’ve recently had some issues at Red Wine Please! courtesy of an unknown hacker, and the site has been down at times over the last week. The cleanup is almost done, but you will notice some of the recent content is gone (for now). We’ll be replacing most of the lost articles and publishing new Continue reading Had Some Technical Difficulties – Working Through It Now Please follow and like us:
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