Luzon Jumilla, Spain, 2008
Cost: $9-12
What: This is a great big, rollicking fruit bomb that begs for food. This Monastrell/Syrah blend is inky red in the glass, throwing off big aromas of
plums, black fruit and pepper. The taste is blackberry, plums, pepper and a hint of licorice. It’s big, smooth and complex, with tannins that don’t [...]

Event: With a name like “Sassy Bitch” you would think this wine came from Australia. Not so! This wine is from Chile and has won several awards. It was a hit with many of the gang who went to Chateau Elan’s VineyardFest. Vineyard WIne Market has waited almost a month to get this in [...]

Event: Davis Hyde, Carolinas Area Manager, was the guide for the evening as the capacity crowd sampled these outstanding, award-winning J Lohr wines. Davis discussed the wines, the vineyard sites and J Lohr’s strong commitment to sustainable wine growing and wine making.
Where: Wine World, 133 Georgia Ave., North Augusta, SC
When: Friday, Sept. 25th. WORLD, [...]

What: Beer Dinner at the Verandah Grill at the Partridge Inn, Sept. 24, 2009, featuring beer from Sweetwater Brewing in Atlanta.
The people who were lucky enough to get into the sold-out beer dinner had a great time drinking several Sweetwater Brewing beers paired with outstanding food from the Partridge Inn kitchen. Ninth Street Wine Market [...]

What: The Augusta Opera celebrated its revival Thursday night after canceling much of the last season. About 150 people packed into the dining room of the Partridge Inn for a fabulous “Night of Bel Canto.” The event, which sold out quickly when it was announced, featured opera singers who have performed around the world.
Many of [...]

Event: How would you like a title of “Minister of Propaganda” at a brewery? That sounds like the perfect job and Steve Farace of SweetWaterBrewing Company has it. Or at least that’s the title on his card.
Steve was at Mellow Mushroom in Evans Thursday night talking about how SweetWater came to be and how some [...]

Event: It was an excellent evening of wines and cheese to benefit The Morris Museum of Art.
Where: Earth Fare, 368 Furys Ferry Rd, Martinez, GA 30907
When: Thursday, Sept. 24th from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Cost: $10.

Here are the wines that were presented:

New Gewertz North Coast Gewurztraminer 2007
Notes: Offered in the beginning of the season [...]

Wrongo Dongo, Spain, 2007
Cost: $8-11
What: Despite the goofy name that doesn’t even sound Spanish and an odd synthetic yellow cork, this is a very nice, rubust wine made from 100 percent Monastrell grapes. That’s the same grape as Mourvedre. It comes from the Jumilla region which has been turning out some great inexpensive wines.
The Wrongo [...]

Event: A great way to spend the First Day of Autumn. This was billed as a Peter Lehmann wines seminar but it was a family affair as several of the Hess Collection were featured. The Peter Lehmann label is part of the Hess Familiy Estates These rate consistently in the high 80’s and 90’s. [...]