NCWC MERLOT TASTING 3/23/12 STARMONT CHARDONNAY 2009 We begin tonight’s adventure with a delicious Chardonnay from Napa Valley. In the words of Wine Spectator, this is “clean, pure and spicy, with a beam of ripe pear, melon, nutmeg …
On Friday March 9th, we tasted 8 wines from New Zealand and Australia, plus had the Two Hands “Bella’s Garden” Shiraz available at just $5 a half glass! The event was huge fun, and here are the tasting notes: SAINT …
NCWC CHICAGO NIGHT TASTING 3/2/12 TANGENT PINOT GRIS 2008 Chicago is also known as the Windy City, Second City, City of the Big Shoulders, the City that Works, and Hog Butcher to the World. This Pinot Gris doesn’t have …
Here are the tasting notes for our wild and crazy Zinfandel Tasting! NCWC ZINFANDEL TASTING 2/24/12 POPPY ZINFANDEL 2009 This fresh, enjoyable Zin hails from the decades old D’Arrigo Family Vineyard in Lodi, which is as well known for …
Ever notice how, when someone comes in and asks us for a good pizza wine (which happens a lot), we head straight for the Italian section? There’s a reason for that. Those wines often make awesome food wines and go …
We’ve been here over a year and a half now, and we realized with shock that in that entire time we have never: run for public office, sung on “American Idol,” or landed a jet on an aircraft carrier. Oh, …
Admit it – you miss our Sangria Parties. You’ve been yearning, dreaming, fantasizing about that perfectly potent punch. Well, it’s back! This Wednesday, March 21st, come down and enjoy 2 full glasses of our delicious Sangria for just $10, anytime …
How would you like to come to one of our fabulous Friday Wine Tasting events, taste 7 delicious wines, enjoy the company of fabulous people, and have it all be absolutely free? We can make that happen for you! You …
G’day, Mate! It is time once again to travel Down Under and explore the fabulous wines of Australia and New Zealand. This Friday, March 9th, we’d love for you to join us on this journey anytime from 4-10 pm. It’s …
Rodney Dangerfield always said he never got no respect. On Halloween the neighborhood parents would send their kids out dressed like him. He asked a bartender to make him a Zombie; the bartender said “God beat me to it.” He …