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Upcoming Events in Your Area
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SVarietal Presentation
Elk Run Vineyards
From
Sunday, February 05, 2012 To Sunday, February 05, 2012
2-4pm $35.00 Tickets Required. learn to recognize certain flavor components (herbal, fruit and aromatic flavors characteristic of some wines) Served with cheeses.
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Estate Wine Club Pick-up Party
Sunset Hills Vineyard & Winery
From
Sunday, February 05, 2012 To Sunday, February 05, 2012
Price: FREE; Private Party, for Estate Wine Club members only. Come to pick-up your Estate Club wines, meet and mingle with fellow members, and enjoy live music and the ambiance of our barn.
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Sunset’s “Beat the Winter Blues” Weekends - Drew Stevyns
Sunset Hills Vineyard & Winery
From
Sunday, February 05, 2012 To Sunday, February 05, 2012
1:30pm-4:30pm
www.mdparty.com/drewstevyns
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Gallery Opening
Philip Carter Winery of Virginia
From
Sunday, February 05, 2012 To Sunday, February 05, 2012
3:00-5:00. The work of artist Lisa Neher, Let the Morning In, will be exhibited in Cleve Hall. Come by and meet Lisa and enjoy some wine by the fireside.
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Superbowl Party
Little Washington Winery
From
Sunday, February 05, 2012 To Sunday, February 05, 2012
Come on out to Little Washington Winery for football, football and more football! We'll even be PLAYING our own game of flag football out in front of the tasting room deck. Bring a picnic or get one here! We'll bring the wine!
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Super Bowl
Corcoran Vineyards
From
Sunday, February 05, 2012 To Sunday, February 05, 2012
MonksBBQ will be here offering SuperBowl specials
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Sunday Afternoon Music & Wine
Saudé Creek Vineyards
From
Sunday, February 05, 2012 To Sunday, February 05, 2012
2 pm - 5 pm, rain or shine
Enjoy a relaxing Sunday afternoon listening to light music while sipping your favorite Saudé Creek vintage. Wine tastings
available for only $7, including souvenir glass!
Music featuring Nathan Lienard
Admission: Free • Picnics welcome • No outside alcohol • No pets, please
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The Wine Course
Virginia Philip Wine Shop & Academy, West Palm Beach, FL
From
Monday, February 06, 2012 To Monday, March 12, 2012
8 classes. Recommended for students with basic wine knowledge. Please call to register.
Dates: 2/6/12 - 3/12/12. 2.5 hours a class. Price: $995
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Bordeaux: Whites and Reds of Bordeaux
Virginia Philip Wine Shop & Academy, West Palm Beach, FL
From
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 To Tuesday, February 07, 2012
The most notable region of France, come explore the variety and complexity of its wines. 5 Wines. 6 PM - 7 PM. Price: $50
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Italian Wine for Beginners
Crossing Vineyards & Winery
From
Thursday, February 09, 2012 To Thursday, February 09, 2012
Italian Wine for Beginners
At Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Rd, Washington Crossing, PA
Thursday, February 9, 7:00 pm.
Get a taste of Italy’s wine regions, varietals, producers and vintages with staff sommelier Eric Cavatore.
Cost: $35 per person. Includes instruction, wine sampling and learning materials.
Call for reservations at 215-493-6500, ext. 19 or buy on-line: www.crossingvineyards.com
Email: info@crossingvineyards.com
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Vienna, Virginia
Fax: 703-991-2548
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Flame Tokay
This grape has been widely grown in the Lodi area of Calfornia’s hot Central Valley since the dawn of the 20th century, although current acreage in the San Joaquin Valley is less than one thousand acreas. It was there that this variety developed its flaming red hue, a skin color that it exhibits nowhere else. Traditionally used as a table grape, its high natural sugar and acidity levels makes it suitable for some wine production. Although these good structural elements would suggest Flame Tokay grapes are suitable for still wine production, the neutral flavor of the grapes mitigates these qualities. In the San Joaquin Valley, Flame Tokay grapes are used for sparkling and fortified wine production, where the grapes high acidity and neutral flavor are positive attributes. Flame Tokay is believed to be an alias for a mutant version of the Vitis vinifera Ahmeur Bou Ahmeur variety, of Algeria. The grape is not related to the variety known as Tokay from Alsace (Pinot Gris), Tocai Friuliano or the famed dessert win
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Virginia Wine Expo - Richmond Virginia
From Friday, February 24, 2012 To Sunday, February 26, 2012
Now in its fifth year, the Virginia Wine Expo has become Virginia’s premier wine event, exclusively featuring Virginia wine. Attendance is expected to exceed 10,000 in 2012 and reach 18,000+ by 2016. The Virginia Wineries Association is the charitable beneficiary of the event and Alex Papajohn’s company, Variant Events, operates the event on its behalf.
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