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Archive for October, 2012

Don’t miss the 2010 Oregon Pinot Noirs!

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 Tags: 2010 Pinot Noir, Anam Cara, Anam Cara Chehalem Mountains Vineyard, Beaux Freres, Evesham Pinot, Evesham Wood Eola-Amity Hills, Eyrie Dundee Hills, Oregon Pinot, Pinot Noir, Trisaetum, Trisaetum Coast Range Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley Pinot
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Porters & Stouts Tasting, Friday 2nd November

Monday, October 29th, 2012 Tags: Anchor Porter, beer tasting, Belhaven Scottish Stout, Firestone porter, Firestone ‘Walkers Reserve’ Porter, imperial stout, Lava Smoked Imperial Stout, Monks Stout Dupont, Ninkasi, north coast old rasputin, oatmeal stout, old rasputin, samuel smith, Samuel Smith Taddy Porter, Taddy Porter, Telegraph Stock Porter
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Autumnal Wines

Friday, October 26th, 2012 Tags: Cote de Tablas, Halcon Alturas, Halcon Alturas Syrah, Red Belly Wine, Rhone style wine, Skylark, Tablas Creek, Tablas Creek Vineyard
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The Park is Open

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 Tags: Cognac, Cognac Park, Cognac Park VS, Cognac Park XO, Park Cognac, Park Cognac Borderies, Tessendier
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Sake 101

Friday, October 19th, 2012 Tags: Amabuki, Amabuki Ginno Kurenai, Amabuki Junmai, Chokaisan, Dassai, Dassai 50, Junmai Daiginjo, Junmai Ginjo, Junmai Sake, red rice sake, sake
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Halloween Beer Tasting, Friday October 19th

Thursday, October 18th, 2012 Tags: beer tasting, belgian ale, Heretic Red Ale, Het Anker, Lost Abbey, Maudite Amber-Red Ale, Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale, Shipyard ale, Shipyard smashed pumpkin, Uinta Imperial Pumkin Ale, Uinta Jacked, wychwood, Wychwood Hobgoblin
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‘Twas the Summer of 79!

Friday, October 12th, 2012 Tags: Contsantia, Contsantia wine, Klein Contsantia, South African Wine, Vin de Constance
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Oktoberfest Tasting on Friday, October 5th

Monday, October 1st, 2012 Tags: Beck's, Beck’s Oktoberfest, beer, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbrau Oktoberfest, Octoberfest, Oktoberfest, Paulaner, Paulaner Oktoberfest, Pyramid Oktoberfest, Samuel Adams, Shiner Oktoberfest, Widmer Brothers Okto Festival
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