Mountain Spirits: Wine and Beer this week, 3-22-12

March 23, 5 - 7 PM Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Rd, Ste 100 in Asheville NC. FREE beer tasting: Pisgah Brewing:  new seasonal beers from Pisgah Brewing, featuring Riverbend Brown Ale made with local Riverbend Malt, Mexican Lager and Pisgah Pale Ale . March 24, 3-6 PM - FREE Wine Tasting: Springtime French Wine. Domaine Antugnac Chardonnay: An unoaked Chardonnay redolent of fresh apple and honey with herbal notes; Domaine Agugnac Pinot Noir: Expressive nose of black cherry and spices. Ample and fruity with a fresh finish.; Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rose- Made by famed Rhone producer E. Guigal, this is one of our favorite dry Roses in the shop.  Recieve 10% off these wines from 3-6 this Saturday

March 23 , 7-10 PM,  Classic Wine Cellar, 20 Church Street, Waynesville NC -  Eve Haslam and Satin Steele Jazz perform. Enjoy a special Spanish Tappas menu and Mable Alice Rum Cake. 

March 23, 4-7 PM at Table Wine, 1550 Hendersonville Road, Suite 102, Asheville NC - Friday Winedown - Dionysus Lives -  Derek Boles from Dionysus Distributors will join us to pour a California heavy lineup of really good stuff.   Montinore Pinot Gris; Stuhlmuller Chardonnay; Montinore Borealis; Don Pascual Tannat "Pueblo del Sol"; Wellington Zinfandel;  Textbook Cabernet Sauvignon; Rock Wall Petite Sirah . $5/person..........Free for Grape Nuts     March 24, 2-5 PM - FREE Wine Tasting: Sample 4 artisan wines - the tasting typically features 4 affordable wines from small family wineries

March 23,  4 PM - 7 PM  LaBouteille, 10 N Trade St, Suite A Tyon NC - Complimentary Wine Tastings every Friday.  The last Saturday of each month 3-5 pm is a 10 beers for $10 beer tasting. Bring a dish of food to share.

March 24,   2 PM - 5 PM  The Wine Guy, 555 Merimon Ave and 1200 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville NC. FREE Saturday tastings are a great way to sample new favorites in a casual setting. A local distributor will pour a few new wines from their portfolio. No reservations required and there will be special pricing on the wines sampled. 

March 24, 12 PM - 5 PM at Vino Vino Wine Market, 178 Weaverville Rd., Asheville NC. Every Saturday anytime between 12:00 and 5:00pm enjoy a sampling of wines from around the world. A 10% discount on each of the wines we are featuring.
March 24, 1-4 PM at Vinsite WIne Shop, 64 Broad Street, Asheville NC -   Free wine tasting every Saturday

Tasting Rooms:

Biltmore Winery, located on the Biltmore Estate, Asheville NC. Daily tasting and tours with Estate admission. Special events and tastings throughout the year.

Old North State Winery, 308 North Main Street, Mount Airy NC. Hours of operation are: Monday-Wednesday 11am-6pm, Thursday-Saturday 11am-9pm, and Sunday 12pm-6pm. Sample wines and browse the gift shop featuring wine related and gourmet gift items.

RagApple Lassie, 3724 Ragapple Lassie Lane Boonville NC Tours are "on demand" noon to six PM daily. Tastings are available noon to six PM daily and include up to 11 varieties of wine.

Calaboose Cellars, 565 Aquone Road, Andrews NC. Closed for the winter - re-open March 22, 2012Tasting room summer hours: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from Noon to 5:00. This week check out the "Warden's White".

South Creek Vineyard and Winery, 2240 South Creek Road, Nebo, NC

Daily Tastings at Wedge Brewing Company, 125 B Roberts St. Asheville NC. Micro-brewery regular Tasting room hours: Monday - Thursday 4 PM - 10+ PM; Friday 3 PM - 10+ PM; Saturday and Sunday 2 PM - 10+ PM.

Daily Tastings at Greenman Brewery, 23 Buxton Ave., Asheville NC. The tasting room is open seven days a week at 4 o'clock, or maybe earlier