WINES ~ Nashville

08/22/2016

Because the holidays are around the corner!
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07/28/2016

Wine History: Graham Beck, one of the pioneers of the modern South African wine industry, died on July 28th, 2010 at the age of 80. http://ow.ly/mCTt301esal

07/21/2016

Wine History: Nobel Prize winning author, Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21st 1899. Known for his appreciation of wine, Hemingway's stories often made reference to drinking wine. http://ow.ly/MI2s301erYR

07/06/2016

Wine History: Agoston Haraszthy, often referred to as the father of the California wine industry, died on July 6th 1869. Originally from Hungary, Haraszthy played a major role in California's wine history, establishing the Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma in 1856. A steamboat captain, a sheriff, viticulturist, winemaker, and author - no big deal. http://ow.ly/9DvN301ergE

07/04/2016

Rose is passé?!? Red, White, and Blue?!? It's true!! A few entrepreneurial 20-somethings in Spain have created a blue wine from both red & white grapes. The coloring comes from anthocyanins and indigo (already present in red grape skins and giving red wine its color). Inspired by the book Blue Ocean Strategy they have created a new genre in a world steeped in tradition. What are your thoughts on their efforts? Are you curious? Do you plan to try this sweet white-wine like elixir?

The summer's new drink isn't white, red or pink. It's blue! But would you drink it?

07/03/2016

The battle of bacon & bars vs bizzare booze bylaws. Thanks for posting Food & Wine! Give The Pump a browse...

Thanks to a hodge-podge of post-Prohibition alcohol regulations many states have never modernized, plenty o

07/02/2016

"...all the men there knew the seriousness of their action. They had signed their names to a document that would serve as the foundation of a new nation, or the evidence the British would cite when they hung them for treason. Clearly, a drink was called for. On such a momentous occasion, only Madeira would do." On this day, July 2nd 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain, although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence was not approved until July 4th.

Madeira wine was the drink of choice in early America, drank to toast the signing of the Deceleration of Independence and Washington's 1st Inauguration!

07/01/2016

Insight into the future from industry experts. Thanks Bone McAllester Norton PLLC for offering your thoughts!

With Tennesseans able to buy wine in grocery stores Friday, a bulwark of Tennessee’s traditional alcohol laws has fallen.

06/29/2016

Wine Wisdom: "If food is the body of good living, wine is its soul." ~ Clifton Fadiman (1904-1999), American author and radio and tv personality.

06/22/2016

Wine Wisdom: "From wine what sudden friendship springs!" ~ John Gay (1685-1732), English poet.