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Some Wines to Look For from Red, White and Brew

This past Saturday, Red, White and Brew was held in Providence, RI to raise funds for Trinity Repertory Company. Wine, beer, bourbon and food provided the backdrop. We strolled around and sampled everything, and there were some real highlights to note. These were pleasant surprises, as most of the wines were new to us. The

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Review of The Captain’s House Inn in Chatham, on Cape Cod

Since spending our honeymoon on Cape Cod more than thirty years ago we have revisited the Cape many, many times. That joyous event was, unfortunately, a very short one night stay, but we have continuously improved on it over the years. Of the many inns we have stayed at, we have gravitated to one as

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2015 Wine Bloggers Conference – August in the Finger Lakes!

This August the hordes of strange people who are wine bloggers, us included of course, will congregate in the Finger Lakes for the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference. This event is a great way to meet other bloggers and wine enthusiasts, as well as try new wines from around the local area and the world. Based

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Wine and Bourbon Preview of Red, White and Brew – Coming March 14th

Red, White and Brew, a fundraiser for Trinity Repertory Company, is coming next Saturday, March 14th at the Pell Chafee Performance Center. This is a great way to eat, drink and be merry while supporting everything that Trinity does, including their education and outreach programs. We love Trinity, and have been members for years. To

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Wine and Food Event Notice!! – Savor! coming April 10 – 11

If you read any of our blog you know we love wine and food events, or food and wine events, or beer and pizza events etc. etc. It’s not just due to the great wine and food, meeting new people or generally just having a good time, it’s also because they are almost invariably attached

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Part 5 of the Stellenbosch Series: A French Adventure on African Soil: Glenelly Estate

For our fifth installment in the series on Stellenbosch, South Africa, we move back to the southern slopes of Simonsberg Mountain and the wines of Glenelly. This farm is actually very close to another we previously highlighted, Thelema Mountain Vineyards. (you can read about that here). Glenelly is one of the farms that spurred our

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Visit to Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod

As we’ve mentioned, we happened to be on Cape Cod during the recent blizzard, and what fits in better with snow and ice than a trip to a local vineyard? While there may be several better answers, in this case we were there, one of the owners graciously offered to show us around, and Truro

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When You Read James Laube’s Wine Spectator Editorial on South Africa, Also Consider This

When you pick up the latest issue of the Wine Spectator, you’ll find an editorial piece regarding the state of the South African wine industry, on page 31 by James Laube. We’ve been covering some of the farms in the Stellenbosch District of the Coastal Region, near Cape Town, for several weeks and have two

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Red, White and Brew Coming March 14th – Support Trinity Rep!

March 14th, at the Pell Chafee Performance Center in Providence, Trinity Rep holds a fundraiser. We support Trinity, and have been season ticket holders for many years. For us it’s simply a great value in entertainment. What makes this fundraiser special is that it’s a food and wine event, with a special bourbon tasting……and a

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Stag’s Leap Wine Tasting at Gasbarro’s on Federal Hill

This winter has been brutal, with unending cold, snow and ice. Sometimes it’s hard to believe spring will ever get here, but it will. One sign is that Mark Gasbarro is starting his wine tasting series again, and that is a good thing. The next one is Wednesday, March 4th, between 6 and 8 PM,

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