Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Wine Tastings & Events: Week of May 17, 2010

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Wednesday, May 19
Andeson's Market, Sylvania, Wine Tasting. 6-8:00 PM. Annual Blind Margarita Showdown. We will be brown-bagging all four contestants, and you vote for the winner. Nominal fee per sample or $7 per flight.
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Beer and Wine Cave, 4400 Heatherdowns, (419) 382-6221. 6-8 PM. Wines that any cowboy would like. $15.

Vino 100 Wine Bar, Promenade West, 3355 Briarfield Blvd, Suite D, Maumee -- (419) 866-8466. Opens at 4:00 PM. Flights and Bites.  Four wines you can serve with ice. Cost is $15, served with marinated olives, bread, cheese, and Marcona Almonds.

Thursday, May 20
The Andersons, Maumee, Wine Tasting.  5-7 PM. Staff Picks (Cheri): 1. Byron – Pinot Noir – Santa Maria Valley, Califonia; 2. Layer Cake – Shiraz – Tanunda, South Australia; 3. G. M. Machmer – Gewürztraminer – Rheinhessen, Germany; 4. New Age –White Blend – Mendoza, Argentina. Nominal fee per sample or $7.50 per flight.

The Andersons, Talmadge Road. Wine Tasting, 6-8 PM.
Strange Bed Fellows: Not so much strange, but blends not often found. 1. Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc, 2. Hartley Ostini Hitching Post Generation Red, 3. Crios, Argentina; 4. La Posta Cocina blend, Argentina; 5. Terra Andina Carmenere-Carignan, Chile 6. Terra Andina Malbec Petit Verdot, Chile; 7. Primus, Chile;  8. Five Star Cellars, Petit Verdot, Washington. Nominal fee per sample.

Beer and Wine Cave, 4400 Heatherdowns, (419) 382-6221. 6-8 PM. Wines that any cowboy would like. $15.

Corks Wine and Liquor, Promenade Plaza, 27250 Crossroads Pkwy., Rossford – (419) 872-6800. 6-9 PM. A Brave New World: Silky, smooth, New World, palate-pleasers. Special guests Jillian Cambell from the Gallo Winery and Tricia Rasar of Berman Distribution. $1 to $3 per sample.

Vino 100 Wine Bar, Promenade West, 3355 Briarfield Blvd, Suite D, Maumee -- (419) 866-8466. Opens at 4:00 PM. Flights and Bites.  Four wines you can serve with ice. Cost is $15, served with marinated olives, bread, cheese, and Marcona Almonds.

Friday, May 21
*Special Event * Wood County Humane Society Wine & Cheese Benefit, 7:00 to10:30 PM,  Nazareth Hall (on the Maumee River located at the intersection of Route 65 and Weston Road). Live and silent auctions, music, hors d'oeuvres and wines. $65 per person, $120 per couple and are available online. Order Tickets Online. For additional information call (419) 378-1178 or e-mail WoodCountyHumane@gmail.com.

*Special Event* Vineyard Adventure: Red, White and Brut. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m, Rose Garden, Toledo Zoo. Wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, live music, and socializing. Toledo Zoo members $35,  non-members $40. Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. For information call (419) 385-5721, ext 3092.

* Special Event * Wine by the Glass Pavilion Winemakers Series, Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, 2445 Monroe St., 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Summer Roses. Enjoy four wines, light snacks, and a view of glassmakers working in the Hot Shop.Cost is $15 for museum members and $20 for non-members.

Aficionado Wine and Cigars, The Shoppes at RiverPlace, 26567 N. Dixie Highway, Suite 135, Perrysburg, (419-873-4444). 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. Springtime Whites: 1. The Royal Chenin Blanc, 2. Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc-Viognier, 3. Firesteed Riesling, 4. Robert Hall Orange Muscat. $10 tasting. 

Corks Wine and Liquor, Promenade Plaza, 27250 Crossroads Pkwy., Rossford – (419) 872-6800. 6-9 PM. A Brave New World: Silky, smooth, New World, palate-pleasers. Special guests Jillian Cambell from the Gallo Winery and Tricia Rasar of Berman Distribution. $1 to $3 per sample.

Vino 100 Wine Bar, Promenade West, 3355 Briarfield Blvd, Suite D, Maumee -- (419) 866-8466. Opens at 4:00 PM. Flights and Bites.  Four wines you can serve with ice. Cost is $15, served with marinated olives, bread, cheese, and Marcona Almonds.

Saturday, May 22
Aficionado Wine and Cigars, The Shoppes at RiverPlace, 26567 N. Dixie Highway, Suite 135, Perrysburg, (419-873-4444). 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. Springtime Whites: 1. The Royal Chenin Blanc, 2. Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc-Viognier, 3. Firesteed Riesling, 4. Robert Hall Orange Muscat. $10 tasting.

The Andersons, Woodville, Wine Tasting. 12-3 PM. Great value wines: 1. Le Lapin Multiplicity; 2. Hayman & Hill Interchange White; 3. Santa Julia Malbec; 4.  Gysler Silvaner Halbtrocken. Nominal fee. or $1 per flight. 

Vino 100 Wine Bar, Promenade West, 3355 Briarfield Blvd, Suite D, Maumee -- (419) 866-8466. Opens at 4:00 PM. Flights and Bites.  Four wines you can serve with ice. Cost is $15, served with marinated olives, bread, cheese, and Marcona Almonds.

Walt Churchill’s Market, 3320 Briarfield. Maumee, (419) 794-4000. Noon to 5:00 p.m. Superstar Syrahs of America. Pay by the sample or flight (premium tasting, a bit more expensive than usual). 

[Information on tastings can be sent to TWAV@ATT.NET.]
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Another Wine Blog said...

All this information in one place is so awesome! Wish it had been available when we lived in Toledo!