Event: Earth Fare held a wine and cheese tasting benefit as part of their on-going program to help local charities, this time to benefit The Lydia Project.. Sixteen wines were featured along with a selection of delicious cheeses. The Lydia Project was created to give women with cancer support at all levels, from their own [...]

Event: Earth Fare held a wine and cheese tasting benefit as part of their on-going program to help local charities, this time to benefit The Lydia Project. Sixteen wines were featured along with a selection of delicious cheeses. The Lydia Project was created to give women with cancer support at all levels, from their own [...]

Bridgeview Blue Moon Riesling
Cost: $8-10
What: Sometimes it’s easy to overlook what a great grape Riesling is, and the Bridgeview is a great example of Riesling at its finest. I would describe it as medium dry, but that shouldn’t scare off the folks who think they like only bone dry whites. The slight sweetness is balanced [...]

Event: A special drop in tasting with no reservations required.
Where: Vineyard Wine Market (map), 4414 Evans to Lock Road, Evans, GA. (706) 922-9463
When: Wednesday, July 29th, 5-6:30pm

Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2007
Cab, cab, cab, cab. I’m tried of nothing but cabs. Mrs. Dan be damned. I found a local source of Cono Sur wines so I decided to try a different varietal to see if they are consistently good. The Tour de France is pedaling toward the finish on Sunday so I [...]

Event: Alise Merritt was here to showcase her “Summer Wines” plus Austrian Wines for the High End Line-up
Where: Vineyard Wine Market (map), 4414 Evans to Lock Road, Evans, GA. (706) 922-9463
When: Tasting on Friday, July 24, 4:30 to 6:30 & Saturday, July 25, 1 to 6 PM
Notes: Come in and try these [...]

Event: In Shop Beer Tasting featuring 13 beers, many hosted by distributor Advintage, of Charleston. As noted on the tasting guide “In Wine there is Wisdom. In Beer there is Strength. In Water there is Bacteria.”
Where: Wine World, Wine World, 133 Georgia Ave., North Augusta, SC
803-279-9522
When: Friday, July 24, 5 to 8 pm
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Ravenswood Chardonnay, Sonoma County
Cost: $14-16
What: This bright, crisp Chardonnay is perfect by itself, or with light summer food. It starts with tropical and floral aromas with some hints of vanilla. It’s a medium-bodied wine with lots of citrus and mineral flavors. The grapes come the cool-climate regions of Carneros and the Russian River, which allowed [...]

Event: Clint Harris, of Winebow Imports, one of Wine World’s finest, most knowledgeable, and more popular speakers covered some of the extraordinary wines of Leonardo Locascio . He explored the wide variety of Italian wine with examples from different regions, as they tasted 13 wines. Plus there were the delicious appetizers prepared by the [...]