Wine Humor Tuesday

Men are like a fine wine.

They start out as grapes.

It's our job to stomp them, and then keep them in the dark until they mature.

And hopefully they'll turn out to be something we would like to have dinner with.

The Preserve Jazz Festival

Sunday, June 5th, Hoover, AL at Regions Park

Featuring Boney James with Earl Klugh, Eric Essix with special guest Eric Darius and Roman Street. Tickets are on sale now for $35!

For more information go to www.preservejazz.com

Check out the Neo Jazz Collective Birmingham's premiere young jazz ensemble perform at The Preserve Jazz Festival 2010!

The Cork Is Stuck!

So you're hanging with your friends and one of them pulls out a bootle of Moscato D' Asti. You all have grabbed your glasses and are so ready to get that first sip and what happens? THE CORK IS STUCK!!!!!! Ahhhhh!!! Well this actually happened to me last week. I screwed the corkscrew through the cork and pulled until my arm began to hurt! The cork would not budge! So what did we do? Nothing! We were afraid to keep trying to use the corkscrew because the cork was crumbling. A brand new bottle of wine wasted right? Not really.

Here's a method to the MADNESS of a stuck cork:

Push the cork into the bottle. If pieces of the cork get into the wine, use a mesh strainer to catch pieces of the cork as you pour the wine. You can opt to pour the wine into a decanter. This method is probably your best option.

If you ever run across this dilemma, (and trust me for wine lovers this is a dilemma)this method will be sure to work.

And if you want to save the wine bottle, check out this video of how to remove a cork from a wine bottle.

Happy Wine Drinking!

April 30th: Grape Expectations Art & Wine Festival

Grape Expectations Wine and Art Festival

April 30th, Saturday

12-4 P.M. At The Waters in Pike Road, AL


The Waters and RSVP Montgomery present Grape Expectations Wine and Art Festival. Come sample over 50 wines, enjoy live music by Henry Pugh and view art displayed by several local artists.

Donations accepted.

$15 to participate in wine tasting and receive commemorative wine glass. All proceeds and donations benefit the March of Dimes.

Tickets available at Peppertree Steaks N’ Wines, RSVP Montgomery, or The Waters Realty Office.

For more information go www.thewatersal.com or call 334-356-4598

Wine Humor Tuesday: Water vs. Wine

To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine, and to those who don't, and are always seen with a bottle of water in their hand.

As Ben Franklin said:
In wine there is wisdom,
In beer there is freedom,
In water there is bacteria.

In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) - bacteria
found in feces.

In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.

However, we DO NOT run that risk when drinking wine and beer (or vodka, tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor), because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and / or fermenting.

Remember:
Water = Poop,
Wine = Health.

Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of ...you know the rest!

Village Kitchen Hosts "A Taste of France" Wine Dinner

Hot off the Press!

Village Kitchen hosts "A Taste of France" Tuesday, March 1st, featuring wines from the famous importer Kermit Lynch and will be hosted by David Holt of International Wines.

Come enjoy a 4-course Tasting Dinner from Chef Calvin paired with the fantastic wine options.

$40 per person - Limited to 16 People.

For reservations call 356-3814 or email info@eatvillagekitchen.com today!

For more information on Village Kitchen go to www.eatvillagekitchen.com

February 18th is National Drink Wine Day!

Which wines do you prefer? Reds, Wines or Bubbles?


For more food holidays go to www.foodimentary.com/wine/

What Wine Do You Drink to Relax?

Heard It Through the Grapevine asked Facebook fans:


Adrienne says "I enjoy classic White Zinfandel by Southern Home. It is simple and always hits the spot. Then I hit my bed."

Kim says "Rose' all day!"

Amy says "I LOVE Reisling- the regular one and Relax. Yum! Have to be near my bed though because it wine makes me sleeepy."


What about you?

Shelby Blanc Wine of Ozan Vineyards

I hope you all enjoyed your Valentine's Day and dinner as much I did. I would assume that you had a nice bottle of wine to go along with dinner. Wine always seems to add a bit of romance to dinner don't you think? Well, last night my family and I enjoyed a wonderful Valentine's Day T-Bone steak dinner with baked potatoes and tossed salad. My mom suggested that I stop by the store on my way home and grab a bottle of wine. I then reminded her that I had one bottle of wine left (I know, tsk, tsk, I'm low on my stash of wine), which happened to be a bottle of Shelby Blanc 2007 that I purchased on my first visit to Ozan Winery on my birthday of last year. Of course, I wanted to save it for a special occassion, and what other occassion could be best than for Valentine's Day dinner with my family?! Needless to say, I was running late for dinner and when I arrived home, most of the bottle was gone. But they did save me one glass, which is what everyone else got as well. Can you say MMMMMMM? This wine is absolutely delicious! And we couldn't help but emphasis the muscadine taste of this wine. It tasted absolutely wonderful with our meal and was smooth going down. My family raved about it and now I've planned to make a visit to Ozan very soon to purchase another bottle. On second thought, maybe I'll buy it by the case this time since my family enjoyed it so much.(smile) Also, if I remember correctly, the bottle was $11.99 or $12.99. You can't beat that price and trust me it's worth every drop. So if you're traveling to North Alabama anytime soon, you may want to stop by Ozan Winery in Calera and pick up a bottle of Shelby Blanc. It has such a different taste and you'll be sure to add it as a new wine favorite.

To find out more about Ozan Vineyards and wines go to www.ozanwine.com

Valentine's Day Wine Tasting with Pinnacle Imports

Valentine's Day Wine Tasting with Pinnacle Imports at PepperTree Steaks N' Wines

Thursday, February 10th

5:30 until 7:00

Featured Wines:

Frisk (Australia)
“Frisky Prickly Riesling”

Tercos Torrontes (Argentina)
“Stubborn”

Husch Anderson Valley Pinot Noir (California)
“Shhhhhh”

Altovinum Evodia Garnacha (Spain)
“Sexy…” IWC
Greek for “Aroma”

D’renberg “Love Grass” Shiraz (Australia)

Tikal Amorio Malbec (Argentina)
“Love Affair”

PepperTree Steaks N' Wines
Your Neighborhood Market
8101 A Vaughn Rd.
Montgomery, AL. 36116
ph (334) 271-6328
fax (334) 271-6390