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Burgundy Oregon Germany Loosen Bros USA Tasting Well, we’re tasting again, this time a fine grouping from Loosen Brothers USA. Years ago Ernie Loosen began working with Bob Bertheau at Ch Ste Michelle in a collaboration that created Eroica, proving Washington State can indeed produce world class Riesling. Ernie is still a frequent visitor
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Stonestreet Alexander Mountain Estate Single Vineyard Tasting
You have no idea how excited I am about bringing in the wines from Stonestreet. I have been tasting off of this property for years and it is spectacular. This site was originally called Gauer Ranch. I remember being stunned by a Cabernet in the early 80’s that was simply a cut above everything else
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Clos du Val Taltarni & Domaine Nizas Tasting
Clos du Val, Taltarni & Domaine Nizas Tasting & Dinner at Little Italy Our next Anchorage Wine House event will feature the Goelet Wine Estates next Tuesday April 24th 7PM in the private dining room of Little Italy. It’s the early 70’s and John Goelet, a descendant of the Guestier wine merchant family of Bordeaux,
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Steele Vineyards Tasting and Dinner at Little Italy Wed March 7th
Steele Tasting and Dinner at Little Italy Introducing yet another fabulous dinner and tasting with Little Italy! This time it’s the awesome wines of Jed Steele. The Steele winery is very dialed in. Jed makes about 42 different wines. That is herculean! Jed started with Joseph Swan, graduated Masters at UC Davis, worked ten years
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Kenwood Jack London Tasting & Dinner at Orso’s Thurs March 1st
Call of the Wild Wine Tasting That’s right! Wine from Jack London’s famous estate “Beauty Ranch” in Glen Ellen, Sonoma, California. Originally planted in 1870 the current vineyard is now on terraces started by London. Neighboring Kenwood Vineyards purchased the fruit in 1976 and have been making the wines ever since. All the Jack London
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White Oak Vineyards Dinner & Tasting Wednesday Feb 22nd 7 pm Little Italy
Well I really got behind the eight ball on this one but thought we should give it a try. On Wednesday Feb 22nd at 7pm Anchorage Wine House will conduct a tasting and dinner with the owner of White Oak Vineyards Bill Meyers. We will be back at our favorite place Little Italy in their
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Sake Tasting
Sorry about the late notice but this opportunity was just dropped in my lap. Wednesday February 1st 6:30 at the Dish Sushi Bar and Restaurant Marcus V Pakiser International Sake Sommelier will hold a Sake Tasting. Marcus was up here earlier in his carrier with Momokawa. I did a tasting with him then and he
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Elizabeth Spencer Tasting at Southside Bistro Saturday January 28th
Greetings Oenophile Who is Elizabeth Spencer? It looks like it should be one person. But no, it’s the joining of Elizabeth Pressler and Spencer Graham. After pursuing their passion independently they finally joined forces, moved to sunny Saint Helena and started a winery of their very own. That was 15 years ago. Today they are still
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2008 Little Ox Shiraz Arrives!
I have been chasing this wine for years and, well, I gotta tell ya the Little Ox is everything I hoped it would be. I am positively thrilled to be able to offer it to you! It’s from Andrew Hardy the great great grandson of Thomas Hardy. Every year Andrew gets a few tons of
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Black Friday Special
Black Friday, hmmm, does that mean black-red wines for cheep? If that’s right then your friends at the Anchorage Wine House have a deal for you! Renwood, Sierra Foothills Series, 2007 Zinfandel and 2008 Syrah yours for the ridiculously low price of $6.99 per 750ml! The last ad price I can remember on this stuff
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