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Upcoming Events in Your Area
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Third Thursday Music Series
Trump Winery
From
Thursday, June 20, 2013 To Thursday, June 20, 2013
Enjoy FREE live music in the Tasting Room from 5-7PM on the third Thursday of every month. Tastings, glass pours, and bottles of wine will be available for purchase. Come and join us on the patio beside our toasty fire pits for a relaxing night of good music and great wine!
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Tarot Card Reading & Wine Tasting
Crossing Vineyards & Winery
From
Thursday, June 20, 2013 To Thursday, June 20, 2013
"Wine & Spirits" Tarot Card Reading & Wine Tasting
At Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Rd, Washington Crossing, PA
Thursday, June 20, 7:00 pm
Get together with your friends for a fun "Ladies Night Out." Enjoy wine tasting, dessert and a private Tarot Card reading. Space is limited. Reservations are a must.
Cost: $35 per person. Must be 21 or older to participate. For entertainment purposes only.
Call 215-493-6500, ext. 19 or buy on-line: www.crossingvineyards.com. Email: info@crossingvineyards.com
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Friday: Movie Night at Veramar Vineyard Brought to you by the “Magic Lantern Theater”
Veramar Vineyard
From
Friday, June 21, 2013 To Friday, June 21, 2013
7pm Cost $8.00
Get ready for some great entertainment under the stars at Veramar. Bring your blankets & lawn chairs for this fun filled night. Movie starts at dusk, bring your own picnic or we will have light fare available for purchase (and of course wine!). (Movie admission is $8 payable to Magic Lantern Theater, a non-profit organization)
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Friday Evening in Paradise - Sarah Swanner
Paradise Springs Winery
From
Friday, June 21, 2013 To Friday, June 21, 2013
5pm-9pm
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“Fruit Set” Vineyard Tour”
Hiddencroft Vineyards
From
Friday, June 21, 2013 To Friday, June 21, 2013
Join our winemaker for an informative walking tour of the vineyard. Wine tasting and barbecue dinner included. $25/person or $19/person for Case Club Members. Please contact us by e-mail or telephone to make your reservation. Rain date for this event is June 23rd (Sunday) from 2PM-6PM.
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Summer Wine & Music Series
Crossing Vineyards & Winery
From
Friday, June 21, 2013 To Friday, June 21, 2013
Summer Wine & Music Series at Crossing Vineyards & Winery.
1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA
Friday, June 21, 7PM.
Performing: The Fabulous Greaseband.
Cost: $10 in advance, $15 at gate. Bring a Lawn Chair. Wine & cheese available for purchase. No outside beverage permitted. New this season: made-to-order pizzas available from the "Pizza Wagon".
Call for reservations 215-493-6500, ext. 19 or buy on-line: www.crossingvineyards.com. Email: info@crossingvineyards.com.
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Featured Band: Junker Grain
Lost Rhino Brewing Co.
From
Friday, June 21, 2013 To Friday, June 21, 2013
8pm
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Live Music - Michael Stephenson
Valerie Hill Vineyard & Winery
From
Friday, June 21, 2013 To Friday, June 21, 2013
6:00pm to 9:00pm
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Music on the Deck: Jon Fritz
Naked Mountain Vineyard
From
Saturday, June 22, 2013 To Saturday, June 22, 2013
2pm until 5pm
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Vine Rewind Wine, Music & Art Festival
Linganore Winecellars
From
Saturday, June 22, 2013 To Sunday, June 23, 2013
The newest of the Linganore wine festivals will attract thousands of Linganore wine lovers, music fans, friends and families to picturesque Linganore Winecellars in the Mt. Airy, Maryland, just 39 miles from Baltimore/ Washington DC. At the 2nd annual Vine Rewind festival, guests can sample 19 featured Linganore wines- including the 2012 Best in Class Gold Medal Winner, Traminette- and take tours of their eco-friendly wine-making facility.
Rewind to your favorite decades-dance and sing along to hits from the past. Linganore brings 4 different bands to the festival to provide this trip down memory lane. Saturday, join The Leslie Avenue Band, https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Leslie-Avenue-Band/127904707279590?group_id=0, and Spiral, www.spiralband.net/, in the good times and Sunday rock out with All Natural, www.allnaturalband.com/, and the East- Coast premier 80’s tribute band, The Reagan Years, www.thereaganyears.com. Vendors will be selling handcrafted goods, fine art, delicious food and more.
The festival grounds open at 10am and music is from 12noon-6pm. Tickets are $20 for Adults 21+ and $15 for designated drivers or Activity Military (with valid id). Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance through Mdtix, www.mdtix.com/linganore. Linganore Winecellars is located at 13601 Glissans Mill Rd, Mt. Airy, MD 21771.
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WineCompass.com - a Tradex Consulting company
Vienna, Virginia
Fax: 703-991-2548
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32nd Vintage Virginia
From Saturday, June 01, 2013 To Sunday, June 02, 2013. Tickets on sale now! Join us on Saturday June 1st and Sunday June 2nd, 2013 for the 32nd Vintage Virginia, featuring the Commonwealth’s best wine, food and music each year during a fun-filled festival at Bull Run Park Special Events Center. This year’s Vintage promises to be the best in decades, with an emphasis on Virginian cuisine, showcased by free daily cooking demonstrations by TOP CHEFS from across the country!
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Primitivo
Recent "DNA" testing has shown Primitivo to possess the exact same genetic make up as the popular California grape, Zinfandel. Both varieties origins are tracked back to Croatia. And while the grapes may be identical in theory, the wines they produce have distinct differences. Primitivo's home province is Apuglia (sometimes called Puglia), located in the "heel" of Italy's boot. Wines made from Primitivo have notes of plum and spice, like Zinfandel, but because of different growing soils and climate, the fruit character is less jammy, the structure more akin to old world wines, with rustic notes of earth and spice, as well as tamed fruit flavors.
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Miner Family Vineyards is a dynamic family owned winery tucked into the eastern hills of the Oakville appellation, squarely within the heart of Napa Valley. Founded in 1998 by Dave & Emily Miner along with his folks Ed & Norma, Miner is defined first and foremost by a sensational portfolio of wines, wines consistently characterized by and committed to individualistic style and uncommon quality. In only a few short years, Miner has identified, sought and secured a number of California’s finest vineyard sites to produce and showcase a wide array of varietals. Each wine is crafted in a style to encapsulate the distinctive elements and the indelible fingerprints of their respective vineyards. This combination of excellent vineyard sites along with passionate and thoughtful winemaking injects the necessary components for creating profoundly joyful wines. Miner is also very much about people. It’s no secret to those in the know that the Miners have strived to and succeeded in surrounding themselves with the very best in the business. From the uncompromising talents of winemaker Gary Brookman and his companions in the cellar, to the fine folks in the tasting room, sales department and beyond, Dave & Emily have assembled a youthful and serious team of passionate and dedicated players. Just as faithfully committed are the numerous distributors, restaurant, retail partners and loyal fanatics that also faithfully share in Miner’s vision and commitment to quality matched by a burning passion for great food and wine. It is this level of determination, trust, passion and the occasional bit of hedonism that serves as the driving force behind each and every bottle of Miner. The wings of the Miner label also serve as an homage to family, heritage and place. Dave’s grandfather arrived in this country from Persia in 1914. His ancestry, tracing back numerous generations, leads to the people, culture and heritage of ancient Assyria. When Dave first bottled wine under his family’s name he looked to the roots of this family ancestry for inspiration. The Miner Family wine label is based on an ancient Assyrian relief in the image of a Winged Sun God. This symbol represents the brilliant light of the sun, which illuminates the life of mankind while providing energy and warmth to the grapevines. It also represents abundance and prosperity and brought life and health to the vines of the family’s distant ancestors. It is the hope that Miner Family Vineyards and those who enjoy their wines, will prosper with this good fortune for many years to come. On behalf of Miner Family Vineyards, we welcome all of you to join us in our ongoing search for bottled nirvana. To those that have and continue to support us along the way and to those who are trusting us now for a new discovery, we offer a humble debt of gratitude and a sincere thanks. Without you we are not.
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