Bring Culture Home: “Austrian Wine Retail Weeks” May 8th. through June 9th., 2013
Austrian wine is announcing its presence in top US retail stores this year with the first-ever Austrian Wine Retail Weeks set to run from May 8 – June 9, 2013. This promotion, involving over 100 carefully selected top retail stores from across the country, will feature Austrian wine tastings, promotions, and more in each of…
Read MoreFrench Dry Rosé – Perfect for Spring and Summer – Free Saturday Tasting – Saturday, May 4th., 2013 – 1 to 4pm
As you have seen our offerings of dry rosé increase every year, you know we are in love with these beautiful pink wines, but you are the ones who have contributed to the success of rosé, a wine that for us has no season. There are so many varied dishes that quite honestly don’t know…
Read MoreThe Asheville Wine Market: Time for Rosé! Part Two
This week, Eb continues with his Rose update, introducing new arrivals from the South of France and Spain. With such a broad range of color and value, these limited supply offerings won’t last long, so come on in and try them for yourself!
Read MoreBest Buys from Spain – Free Saturday Tasting – Saturday, April 27th., 2013 – 1 to 4pm
Join Parris Benight as she presents a super quartet of Best Buy wines from Spain, perfectly suited for weddings, celebrations, graduations, and any other events where quality needs to go hand in hand with value! A super Cava value from Freixenet is perfect as a toasting wine and may we add that it makes a…
Read MoreLouis Latour 2010 White & Red Burgundy Tasting – Thursday, May 9th., 2013 – 7:00 pm Asheville Wine Market Cellar – Sorry this event is sold out
2010 was a difficult but very high quality vintage for the Burgundy region of France, so it is with great pleasure that we offer this unique glimpse into the range of expressions of two of the world’s finest grape varieties – Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These balanced wines are truly reference points for lovers of…
Read More2010 Château Grande Cassagne; Costières de Nimes, France
Château Grande Cassagne, owned and operated by Benoît and Laurent Dardé, is situated on the western edge of the Rhône Valley near the village of St. Gilles. Their vineyards are planted on an ancient riverbed covered with cailloux, or round weathered stones. The Dardé brothers, Laurent and Benoît, farm 80 acres of rocky bench-land 25…
Read More2011 Anton Bauer Grüner Veltliner “Gmörk”; Wagram, Austria
Anton Bauer continues to impress us with his production of the traditional white wines of Austria from the Wagram, a 40 km long and 30 m high ridge between the towns of Krems and Tulln consisting of ancient gravel sediments laid down by the Danube. The name Wagram goes back to the old word “Wogenrain”…
Read MoreMediterranean Culinary Suite at Rezaz: No. 2 – The complex flavors of Spain – Thursday, May 16th., 2013 – 7:30 pm – 28 Hendersonville Road
AWM and Rezaz present a celebratory dinner series in five parts. These dinners will feature carefully considered menus that represent the combined knowledge and experience of two of Asheville’s most seasoned food and beverage professionals. The freshest locally-sourced ingredients combine with Chef Reza’s intimate understanding of the techniques and traditions of Mediterranean cooking, while Eberhard…
Read More2011 Domaine Martin Vin de Pays de Vaucluse; Rhône Valley, France
The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse. The name Vaucluse derives from the Latin Vallis Clausis (closed valley) as the valley here ends in a cliff face from which emanates a spring whose origin is so far in and so deep that it remains to…
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