Trip to Greendance Winery cancelled...

Even though our trip this weekend for our group has been postponed till springtime it is no reason for you not to check it out. From today through Sunday it will be Greendance Winery Light Up Weekend sure to be a fun time!

Start: 11/19/2010 - 10:00am

End: 11/21/2010 - 5:00pm

Kick off the Holiday Season with a visit to Greendance Winery.
We have lovely gift ideas for everyone on your holiday shopping list.
Stop in this weekend for some Holiday Cheer!

Our Light Up Weekend Special: Apple Jack Cider - Originally $20
Sale Price: $15 with any Wine purchase. (copied from Greendance website)

I am sure they would love to have you ....so if you are in the area of southwestern Pennsylvania stop by for a visit.

306 Deer Field Road, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666

See you in the spring Greendance!

Mixing Coca-Cola with Wine is not only done in China!

CNN article

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Recently I was told about wine being mixed with Coca-Cola. I did not find this appealing, but then again I have not touched a soda since I was 24 years old. So to spend the last 34 years without remembrance of the taste of Coke maybe I can not make a clear statement as to if it would be tasty or not. CNN did an article about the Chinese mixing these 2 drinks together. So I ran across 2 other articles about other people doing so. It appears people all over the world have done this. If you have already tried this please leave a comment below of your likings. Also there is a poll at the right of this post if you would care to participate. I will not be trying this....I just can't imagine ruining my luscious glass of red wine....and when I come across a bad tasting wine I usually cook with it or use it to make a salad dressing. Do you think Santa in the pic has any wine in his bottle?

John Cleese's Wine For the Confused Video

WINE FOR THE CONFUSED



You can go to the above link and watch the video I watched recently. I found it quite interesting and simplistic. I think you will enjoy watching it. I had the dvd from Netflix which had some added extra's included. John will take you from the grape to the glass in a very understandable approach.

GET YOURS NOVEMBER 18!!!!!

According to French law, Beaujolais Nouveau is released at one minute past midnight on the third Thursday of November. This tradition is has ben ongoing for decades and celebrated worldwide with many welcoming the wine’s arrival. This festive and refreshing red wine is made from hand-harvested Gamay grapes and bottled six weeks after harvest.
Each year I hope to not miss the arrival of this wine as I have been told quantities are limited. When gone they are gone. But funny...I have found 2008 & 2009 bottles still available online. It must just mean that the stores do not reorder this wine.
Beaujolais Nouveau is intended for immediate drinking, and in general should not be kept for more than a year. This wine is made quickly so it does not release many tanins into the wine. It is amazing to realize that just weeks before this wine was a cluster of grapes in a growers vineyard.It is a light weight wine with floral notes which I think goes well with many and any foods. Perhaps that is why is is made so quickly and is kept light since we tend to stuff more that just the turkey on Thanksgiving here in America. From apetizers to deserts I think this wine will go well with the entire food course of the day. The label is eyecatching & festive so you will be sure to spot it in the store. Grab yourself a bottle or 2 on November 18.

TOP 10 PICKS IN WINE WALK

On Saturday Gaynor & I put our heads together to discuss our favorites in The Wine Walk. Below are our choices. Please remember these are our personal choice. Some may differ, we all have different likings.
WINES and the shops that offered the taste:
1. Domaine De L'Espigouette Vacqueyras 2007 Village Candy
2. Helfrich Grand Cru Gewurztraminer Alsace 2007 St Michele Fine Linen
3. Vassiliou Ambelones 2007 Greece Vita Hair for Life
4. Niepoort Twisted Red 2006 Portuguese Carly M Fine Jewelry
5.CJ Pask Roy's Hill Merlot 2005 New Zealand Fun Buy The Pound
6. Cono Sur Cabernet Carmenere 2008 Chili Tapas
7. Bernardus Marinus Meritage (Bordeaux style) 2004 Cheers
8. Becker Estate Pinot Noir 2006 Penguin Books
9. Vina Satazo Rueda Spanish Orrs
10. Two Tomatoes NC Merlot Spoiled Chics

BEST APPETIZERS
# 1 spot went to Carly M Fine Jewelry....your selection was amazingly presented & delicious!

The above wines of our choices were all found to have pleasing tastes to us. From the crisp, dry whites with pear notes to the rich full bodied reds with their peppery, berry scent. We enjoyed them all.
We also thank all the other business participating in this event: Sewickley Frame Shop, Sewickley Spa, Creative Hair Studio, Esthetics, Thomas Jewelers, So Ho, Pendleton, Perfect, The Jewel Theif, The Clay Cafe, Van's Aveda Salon, Bi Ali Salon, Sewickley Shoe Repair, Antiquarian, Simply Yogurt, International Images, Verizon, No Good Riding Hood, Sewickley Confectionery, Yankellos, Howard Hanna Real Estate, Big Bang Comics, Naked Grape, MAK, EM Jewelers, Cuttings, Norman's Barber Shop, Bailey & Bailey. I do hope I did not leave any one out. We appreciate your commitment to the community and your gracious invitations into your shops. We hope to next time be able to get around to more of your shops.
To the shops we had visited, your presentations were very nicely done and some of you went out of your way with the appetizers offered. Just know you all were deeply appreciated in all your efforts to welcome us. Till next time!