Wine Library

New Wine Library is a wall of red wine that showcases every varietal, price and vintage, allowing guests to inspect and touch everything, and even take a bottle back to their table.

The Carlton's Cuisine

We feature innovative, fresh cuisine, that changes daily so that you can always count on fresh and seasonal ingredients.

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Monthly Archives: July 2009

This Week's Wine Wisdom

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Here are some tips for choosing the ideal summer summer wine. If you plan to go on a picnic during the summer, packing a dependable wine bottle is a must in order to enjoy what the season has to offer. This is especially true if you plan to around some exotic locales and try to

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This Week’s Wine Wisdom

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Here is some wine history for the day. – Australia developed wine in a box in the ‘70s.  The wine inside of the box is stored in a bladder that is not exposed to air.  This means that the wine may last up to a few weeks compared to a few days. – There are

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This Week's Wine Wisdom

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Here are some wine facts and statistics that might interest  you. Age of vine before producing useful grapes—3 years   Age of vine before full production—5 years Productive lifetime of a vine—30-35 years Grape clusters in bottle—4-5 Grapes in a bottle—500-600 Clusters on a vine—40 Grapes in a cluster—75-100 Grape clusters in one glass of wine—1 Vines

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This Week's Wine Wisdom

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Generally, American Wines are usually named after the grape that is harvested, while many European wines are named after the region they are from(e.g. Bordeaux, Rioja, Chianti)  and the grapes used (e.g. Pinot, Chardonnay, Merlot).