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This weekend, June 2 & 3 Jonathan Edwards Winery is having their Spring Festival which will feature wine, live music and all the food you can hope for. There will be an antipasto station, brick oven pizza, chowder, a gourmet grilled cheese truck and cupcakes. Bring some extra cash if you’d like to shop for fine art, jewelry and more. This should be a fun filled event where you can picnic at the vineyard with friends and family. Tickets are only $20 in advance but jump up to $25 at the door (so buy early!), and your ticket is good...
With Memorial Day weekend ahead of us, it’s a time to celebrate the military men and women currently serving, and to remember those who served in the past. For most Americans, this is the official start of summer and a time to fire up those grills for the first time this season. Beef, burgers, steaks, pork and other summer delights will fly off store shelves as shoppers flock to supermarkets for the long weekend. This includes the obligatory trip to the package store for beer and wine; so what’s out there that will get your holiday weekend off to a...
Block Nine’s 2011 Pinot Noir from Caiden’s Vineyards is a very light bodied Pinot, one of the lightest we’ve seen in several months. It’s so light in fact, that it could be mistaken as a rose wine, with it’s beautiful sun-kissed strawberry pink color. With strong notes of earth and that characteristic tar aroma we’ve grown to love from some Pinot Noir, this wine will go well served slightly chilled with any barbecue you can through at it! At 13.1% ABV it’s not the most potent pinot we’ve come across, yet it holds up well with spicy BBQ, pork and...
Beringer’s cheapest Chardonnay offering currently retails for a mere $8 to $10, and while we’ve found outstanding wines in the past at the $10 range, will Beringer provide the same value? The first thing we noticed about the new Founder’s Estate bottles are their beautifully designed labels. They have that letter pressed style texture on quality paper with a new black seal stamped on the center. The bottles certainly look expensive and are pleasing to the eye, but don’t be fooled. The wine seems to be a genuine attempt at a tasty value wine, but there is really just too...
Fetzer, “The earth friendly winery” in California uses 100% green energy in it’s operations, and produces tasty gems like this 2009 Gewürztraminer. Pronounced “Guh-vertz-tra-mean-er”, this grape is known for it’s wonderful cinnamon, spice and baked fruit aromas and flavors that get even more concentrated and delicious with aging. Fetzer’s juice is fermented in stainless steel without any oak aging, and has a zesty bite that tingles your tongue enough that you could almost mistake it for effervescence; however it’s just the acidity. Color is a full golden yellow and has much more color than most other whites we’ve tasted recently....
Hopkins vineyard located in New Preston, Connecticut has a wonderful white out right now, their 2010 Westwind. This semi-sweet white was tasted on Mother’s day alongside several other whites, and was the unanimous winner for best wine. The aroma has light, fresh fruit papaya notes, and is very crisp which is perfect for the warm weather. The only complaint we had is that the alcohol presence is a little too obvious, and we would enjoy it that much more if the alcohol was more subtle. Regardless, this is one of the best Connecticut wines we’ve tasted, and at $11.99 a...
MTV’s Jersey Shore star and your favorite celebrity DJ Pauly D has announced his new line of ready to drink (RTD) pre game drinks called Remix. With vibrant neon colored bottles and wacky names such as “Strawberry Holla-peno”, they’re bound to stand out on the liquor store shelf. Expect to see the drinks available in June for an estimated retail price of $14.99 each. Read the full details of the press release here. Pauly just visited Connecticut’s Foxwoods Casino to DJ, and Courant reporter Sara Grant spoke with him here. Watch the official promotional video below, which features a sample...
Today, Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill that immediately puts an end to the ban on Sunday alcohol sales in the state of Connecticut. It’s been a long time coming, and although many of the provisions in the bill were cut from it in order to gain approval, we’re happy to see it pass. Starting this weekend, May 20th, Connecticut residents will be legally allowed to purchase alcohol within the state for the first time since Prohibition. Connecticut is now the 49th state allowing retail sales of alcohol on Sunday. Indiana is the only remaining state with a ban in...
From the Press Release: Whether you love dogs, great food, supporting local businesses or all three, the 3rd Annual Taste of Manchester is for you. The event brings hundreds of people to 16 participating locally owned and operated one-of-a kind restaurants in greater downtown Manchester. With affordable ticket prices, free and stylish transportation, a feast of food, and proceeds that benefit a new dog park, The Taste of Manchester is a true community celebration that offers something for everyone. The 3rd Annual Taste of Manchester will be held on Tuesday, May 15th from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., rain or...
