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.

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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: August 2009

This Week's Wine Wisdom

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Just a few health benefits of drinking wine: – While wine offers certain medical benefits, it may slightly increase the risk of contracting certain kinds of cancer of the digestive tract, particularly the esophagus. There is also a slightly increased risk of breast cancer. – Red wine, typically more than white wine, has antioxidant properties

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Here are the Top 10 Wine Myths 1) Wine goes bad and starts turning into vinegar about a day after popping the cork. FALSE: A freshly opened bottle can last more than three days, and typically the wine gets better as time goes by.Studies by the Wine Institute have shown that wine drinkers actually prefer

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Tips On  Pouring Wine For Guests Whether you have special friends over, or you’re a waiter or waitress at a nice restaurant, it’s always good manners to know how to serve a bottle of wine properly! Here are the steps to follow. Present the Bottle You always want the drinkers to know what they’re about

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Here are some tips for wine tasting   Wine tasting is not the same as drinking it. To experience the true flavor of a wine requires that you pay attention to your senses of sight, smell, touch, as well as taste.   Sight: Look at the wine — in daylight if possible. The best way is

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Here is a wine and food pairing guide to stimulate your taste buds! Below you will find very general complementary food and wine pairing recommendations. Use them for reference, as a starting point.  Wine guide for typical dishes: Chicken – Chardonnay or lighter reds such as Rioja, Barbera, Grenache, Burgundy Green Salad – Herby whites

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