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We just finished another great weekend in Newport, RI at the 2014 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival. Once again it did not disappoint, and if possible it was even better than last year. There was a definite improvement in the seminar locations, and the wine quality across the board was fabulous. For some reason Continue reading Highlights of the 2014 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival Please follow and like us:   
 
Mark Gasbarro’s annual wine tasting for charity is back in a big way. Taste for a Cause unfolded at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick, R.I. this past September 18th, and it was in every way a classy, fun and well executed wine event. When you pulled up to the mansion and were greeted by the Continue reading Recap of Gasbarro’s Taste for a Cause Wine Tasting – September 2014 Please follow and like us:
After sort of neglecting Portuguese wines for a long time, due to a sometimes troublesome relationship with the Touriga Nacional grape, we were reintroduced to the wines of Portugal at Portugalia Marketplace in Fall River, MA. You can read the outcome of that here. There were some excellent, and I mean excellent, value wines that Continue reading A Few More Portuguese Wine Values Please follow and like us:
What comes to mind when you think of Burgundy? History certainly, tradition definitely, quality assuredly, but value probably not. Burgundy is home to the most expensive wines in the world. Yet these wines sell, and some are of cult status. People around the world appreciate Burgundy, and many, many wine aficionados would list this region Continue reading Good Values from Burgundy – Really! Some Wines of Maison Albert Bichot. Please follow and like us:
The Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival is coming fast, and there will be a lot of wine. Since you can’t get to all of it you’ll need to be a bit selective, or circle the event tables at breakneck speed. I vote for the former option. Recently I attended the Horizons Beverage Company of Continue reading Some Wines to Look For at the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival Please follow and like us:
The Taste for a Cause charity wine tasting is coming up next Thursday, September 18th at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick, RI, and is raising funds for The Program in Women’s Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital. You can read a more in depth preview here. Recently I got my hands on the wine list Continue reading Wine Preview – Taste for a Cause Charity Event Please follow and like us:
Every year, at least once, we take the short drive up to Cumberland and Diamond Hill Vineyards, laden with picnic basket and always thirsty. Diamond Hill is one of our favorite New England wineries for several reasons. One – they tend to have good wines, always made from 100% grapes or fruit, never a grape Continue reading Annual Tasting and Picnic at Diamond Hill Vineyards in Cumberland, RI Please follow and like us:
The Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival is coming fast. Here’s the latest press release.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9th Annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival Almost Here Autumn arrives with a weekend of wine, food, seminars and chefs NEWPORT, RI (September 2, 2014) – Continue reading Reminder – Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival September 19-21 Please follow and like us:
Very recently I had the chance to meet John Geber, proprietor of Chateau Tanunda, on his Grand Barossa yacht tied up in Newport, RI. I had been referred by a friend, and the more I meet and talk with people in the wine making industry the more it strikes me how genuinely passionate and gracious Continue reading A Chat with John Geber from Chateau Tanunda – Great Wine from the Barossa Valley in Australia Please follow and like us:
This Saturday we took a short drive down Route 195 to Fall River, to meet fellow wine blogger Frederick Thurber, who covers Southeastern Mass (and more) and has taken a deep dive into Portuguese wines. We’ve always had mixed success with Portuguese wine, some very good, some not so good. Part of the problem Continue reading Tasting Portuguese Wines at Portugalia Marketplace in Fall River, MA Please follow and like us:
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