Category: Wine
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High End Holiday Gift Tasting
Dear Oenophile Let me begin by wishing you and yours the best this Holiday season! To that end we will be holding a fabulous tasting on Saturday December 15th on the restaurant side of the Southside Bistro. We will be sampling some stunning fair just in time for Christmas gift giving. The…
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Scotch is the King of Liquors No Doubt About It
Early this year Dr Tomas Turner was in our store. He is a Master of Whiskey. Now I have been to Scotch seminars before so, by the end of our conversation I had booked, our very own private scotch tasting. Using Riedel Scotch glasses Dr. Turner will take us through…
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Mannina Cellars Tasting with Owner Winemaker Don Redman
Mannina Cellars is exactly the kind of wine I like to promote. Family owned and operated Mannina is named after Don Redman’s maternal Grandmother. Located in Walla Walla Washington the wines are awesome sturdy aromatic Cabernet’s and Cabernet blends. You know what they say, it’s not the destination but the…
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Tier Tasting with Clos du Bois Winemaker Maureen Martin
Dear Oenophile A winemaker has many decisions some are easy and some are not. They must follow the fruit from dirt to bottle. It would be simple to take the top of the crop and make wine. Economics, however, must come into play. So how do you get rid…
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Mont Redon Chateauneuf du Pape 2007
Tom at Jewel Lake here. Whenever I am asked what my favorite wine is the temptation is to say “The one in my glass,” a line stolen from Hugh Johnson (among others I suspect). But when push comes to shove a good bottle of Rhone always makes a nice candidate.…
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Alexandria Nicole Cellars Tasting with Owners Jarrod and Ali Boyle
News alert! Killer wine tasting with owners/winemakers Ali and Jarrod Boyle of Alexandria Nicole Cellars, Horse Heaven Hills AVA, Washington State. Tuesday July 17th 7PM at the Hotel Captain Cook downstairs in the Quadrant room. Reservations are $45 per person. Please email back to mike@anchoragewinehouse.com or phone the Huffman location at 907 677…
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Montes Twins 50/50 Malbec Cabernet Blend
Ah, it’s fun to be on the cutting edge. Check out our recently acquired 2010 Montes Twins. From certified wine genius Aurelio Montes, it’s a 50/50 blend of Malbec and Cabernet. The fruit is sourced from the Colchagua Valley in Chile. That’s like saying Napa over here. The Marchigue Vineyard…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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