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http://www.redwineplease.com/top-ten-red-wines-of-the-2013-newport-mansions-wine-and-food-festival/ Picture a gorgeous fall day with bright sunshine, cool breezes, good food and an incredible, seaside mansion location. What could make it better? How about some good wine. Well, there just happened to be some good wine over the course of the Newport Wine and Food Festival this year, as there is every year. What Continue reading Top Ten Red Wines of the 2013 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival http://www.redwineplease.com/interview-with-laurie-forster-the-wine-coach/ Laurie Forster – the Wine Coach Laurie Forster is many things, including a life coach, a stand-up comedian and a trained sommelier in her current instantiation. Previously she was in corporate America as a software sales executive, so this is quite a transformation. All in all it’s a pretty impressive array of talents, Continue reading Interview with Laurie Forster, the Wine Coach. http://www.redwineplease.com/joes-wine-making-adventure-the-crush/ If you want to see the previous installment, click here. Here we have the second installment in Joe’s Wine Making Adventure, and now it is getting serious. Grapes are going to get (and actually have been) beaten to a pulp so the fermentation process can begin. This is a great way to learn about wine Continue reading Joe’s Wine Making Adventure – The Crush! http://www.redwineplease.com/2013-newport-mansions-wine-and-food-festival-first-impressions/ 
Cheri and I just finished up the 2013 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival, and there is a lot to talk about. There should be at least four or five blogs coming to cover the breadth of the events, including the seminar series, the Friday night party at Rosecliff and the Grand Tastings. Add in Continue reading 2013 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival – First Impressions http://www.redwineplease.com/greenwich-wine-and-food-festival-preview/ With the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival on the doorstep, we are already looking into the future to what’s next. In this case what’s next, along with an edition or two of Joe’s Wine Making Adventure and some wine reviews, is the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival , being held Oct 3-5, 2013. This Continue reading Greenwich Wine and Food Festival Preview http://www.redwineplease.com/joes-wine-making-adventure-here-we-go/ I have always wanted to make wine, but just have never taken the plunge. Well the next best thing just arrived, in the form of a friend who is taking the leap and starting his wine making adventure. My friend’s name is Joe, and he has graciously agreed to let us follow him on the Continue reading Joe’s Wine Making Adventure – Here We Go! http://www.redwineplease.com/898/ Once in a while you run across a wine that just over-delivers in a crazy way. This is one of those times. Below are the notes on a Nero D’avola we recently opened. Nero D’avola is a Sicilian grape and a wine that is generally pretty full bodied with bold fruit and a lot of Continue reading A Great Value Red Wine http://www.redwineplease.com/trip-to-the-berkshires-september-6-8-2013/ 
Recently we had to make a run to Cooperstown, NY to bring Alex more of his stuff as he starts his graduate program. Since the weather was beautiful and we had a few days off we took advantage and stopped in the Berkshires for two nights. This is a trip we have been talking Continue reading Trip to the Berkshires, September 6-8, 2013 http://www.redwineplease.com/review-of-tastings-wine-bar-and-bistro-at-patriot-place/ Recently Cheri and I were at Patriot Place, and we stopped in at Tastings. This restaurant and wine bar is located right across from CBS Scene at the top of the giant stairs. We’ve looked at the menu before, and were a bit apprehensive as it sounded very nouveau cuisine, which is not something we Continue reading Review of Tastings Wine Bar and Bistro at Patriot Place http://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-diamond-hill-vineyards-aug-31-2013/ Diamond Hill Vineyards in Cumberland RI is always one of our favorite winery stops. There’s a calming, relaxing atmosphere that just seems to exude from the place. It flows out from the main house tasting room and over the front porch into the lawns and gardens beyond. When we visit we usually bring a Continue reading Visit to Diamond Hill Vineyards – Aug 31, 2013 |