Friday, October 7, 2011

Mountain Spirits: Wine and Beer this week, Oct 6

On October 8  "Beer City USA (AKA Asheville NC) celebrated Octoberfest and transforms the entire area along Wall Street into a little German village. The sounds of  Internationally-renowned oom-pah-pah band, The Stratton Mountain Boys, will fill the air while games like like the Stein Races and Keg-rolling contests set the pace

October 7,  5 Pm - 7 PM Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Rd, Ste 100 in Asheville NC. Brown Ales, Perfect for the changing seasons: Bell's Best Brown
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Bell's Brewing Seasonal Stouts! This is a special time of year for us beer nuts--the release of Bell's winter seasonal stout beers. This Friday we will be the first to taste all four of Bell's seasonal stout line up. Don't miss this tasting because they won't hang around for long! Plus, DRY HOPPED CENTENNIAL IPA ON TAP! October 8, 3 PM - 6 PM Free Wine Tasting:  Fuedo Arancio “Stemmari” Pinot Grigio 2010- Fruedo Arancio is one of Italy’s most sustainably farmed and produced wines, from their recycled glass to the low-carbon ink that is printed on them. This elegant Pinot Grigio expresses the delicate balance between the richness of Sicily and the freshness characteristic of this international varietal.

Oct 7, 4 PM - 7 PM at Table Wine, 1550 Hendersonville Road, Suite 102, AAA Travel Center in Asheville NCFriday Winedown -  explore a number of different Chardonnays from different countries made in different styles. Oct 8, 2 PM - 5 PM - Free wine tasting Grape Nut Ann Woodhull will be showing off some incredible jewelry from Brazil 6 new wines at Table Wine every Saturday.

October 8, 3 PM - 8 PM at Appalachian Vintner, 2-B Huntsman Place in Asheville NC Closed for a wedding.


October 8 , 11 AM -  5 PM at
Falderal Winery, 131 3rd Ave, Hendersonville NC. A rotating selection of wines, all made on the premises.

Oct 7, 6 PM at The Classic Wineseller, 30 church Street, Waynesville NC. Friday Night Live - Live music and wine. Oct 5 from 5:30- to 7:30, WOW - Wine on Wednesday:  5 wines plus hors d'oeurves. $8.00

October 8  at 1-4 PM  Asheville Wine Market, 65 Biltmore Ave, Asheville NC. 
Join Rick Bowman for an informative tasting of four autumnal Austrian wine selections. The extremely versatile selection of red and white grape varieties in Austrian wines is often a surprise to visitors. . Special tasting prices: 10% off the bottle and 15% off by the case, mix or match unless already discounted via a special price or sale price.


October 7, 6 PM - 8 PM, at Divine Wine
, 1011 Tunnel Road East Asheville NC . Friday Wine Tastings - complimentary tastes of special wines and beer, along with an assortment of hors d’oeuvres. Each week we celebrate with a different theme and a few surprises.


October 7, 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.

October 8  RagApple Lassie, 3724 Ragapple Lassie Lane Boonville NC
Be wowed by Nita B & Harry and the Other Guy, a wonderful brother duo playing jazz, classical and easy rock, will entertain you all afternoon Noon to Six.  And remember, The Back Door Café serves lunch each Saturday and Sunday from Noon to Four!!

October 8,  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. Every week we sample 4 to 6 new wines. Light hors d’ oeuvres will be served and all wines poured will be specially priced.


October 8,   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.

Tasting Rooms:
Biltmore Winery, located on the Biltmore Estate, Asheville NCDaily tasting and tours with Estate admission. Special events and tastings throughout the year. Enter Biltmore's Wine Sweepstakes ( until Sept 30, 2011) - for a chance to win a prize pack of NC Biltmore wines and wine accessories worth $200*

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.
Tasting room summer hours: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from Noon to 5:00. This week check out the "Warden's White".

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

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