Event: The Snug had a great turn out for their first beer tasting. The line up included brews from Dogfish Head, Rogue, Alligash, Harpoon, Left Hand Brewing, Flying Dog and Sam Adams. Many attending got beer coozies and visors. A door prize drawing yielded shirts, glasses and metal beer signs for several lucky tasters.
When [...]

Event: It was blind tasting time at Vineyard. Roger decided to see what people liked without seeing the label. All they knew before hand was it was either white or red. What wasn’t blind tasting was some delicious grill steak and chicken from New York Butcher Shoppe. Scott was on hand grilling in the parking [...]

“Forget the points. Be yourself.” was the key message that Michael Hirsch tried to impress on the 25 tasters at Wine World for his Wines of Italy seminar Friday night.
“Don’t read your palate”, meaning don’t read what others say, “Don’t listen to your friends’ palates. Use your palate. What do you [...]

Event: It was California ~ Liquid Gold night as Stonecrest held a dinner featuring California Cuisine paired with Fess Parker wines. Elizabeth Cooper, Southeast Brand Manager for Fess Parker Winery, was the evening’s wine educator.  This was the 17th wine dinner at Stonecrest and had a record 35 guests (with 10 on a waiting list).  [...]

It was a day that started with pouring rain. It ended with a smile and full of hope. I looked out at the morning downpour. At 2 o’clock, Pat Sodomka’s funeral would be held at Church of the Resurrection. The gray and gloomy morning matched the feeling in my heart.
The thought of Pat’s farewell being [...]

Pat Sodomka, wife of Dennis Sodomka, passed this morning after a battle with cancer.  She was the love of Dennis’s life.  I can’t find words to say  how sad I am at his loss. No, our loss. This world was a better place because of Pat. She will be missed. My heart goes out for [...]

Event: It was a high end tasting across the board. The Zaca Mesa wines were well received by everyone asked.  One taster, Steve, said the Chardonnay and all three Syrahs were very good. Roger said “Hard to believe we had another extremely nice weekend wine tasting! These are Rhone style wines produced in California. [...]

Event: What a difference a week made. This was rescheduled from last Friday when the Augusta area was hit with 6 inches of snow. With temperatures pushing the low 60’s today it was time to try some new brews. It was a steady flow of people from start to finish,tasting eleven beers ranging to [...]

Event: Not the usual six wines this time but seven of them. Three whites and four reds, all from Artisan Winery. Dick and Sally Benjamin said “We’re very pleased to present these California varietals. We recommend them all very highly. It’s rare to find such high quality and appeal at such an easy price. [...]