There's something truly special about wine that's been lovingly crafted in your own great state. Head over to this pretty vineyard in Cherryville, and score a delicious sip of local flavor from the Fiddler: $15 ($40 value) for a vineyard tour and wine tasting for two + bottle of wine $32 ($65 value) for a vineyard tour and wine tasting for four + two bottles of wine $45 ($90 value) for a vineyard tour and wine tasting for six + three bottles of wine "Amazing wines! We give them as gifts for everyone! Everyone loves a little taste of NC. Love love love the Blackberry Muscadine! Perfect summer drink." - Facebook Reviewer "My favorite is the red one that has a hint of chocolate (the strawberry one, I think). They also have one that tastes like pina colada. Yum." - Another 5-Star Facebook Review Let These Wines Serenade You Specializing in muscadine, scuppernong, and fruit wines with the sweetness of watermelon, apple, and strawberry, this family-owned winery lets the true flavor of each wine sing its own song - that's why many of their varietals have musical names. But the Fiddler is more than a name. The vineyard owners also work to promote and preserve traditional acoustic music, so you might even catch some live fiddling as you sip your way to vino heaven. Fiddler's Vineyard Website Facebook

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Try a sumptuous estate-made reserve wine like the award-winning 2011 Le Grand-Pere, 2011 La Boheme, or the 2010 Don Giovanni at the Naggiar Vineyards, which strives to combine fruit-forward flavors in beautiful drinks that have led to it being voted "best winery in Sacramento" for 5 consecutive years since 2010. $19 ($42 value) for a reserve wine tasting for two, including one bistro menu item $39 ($84 value) for a reserve wine tasting for four, including two bistro menu items Plan your weekend around the vineyards with these Friday through Sunday offers Live music is available every Friday and Saturday from 6 - 9 p.m. "Amazing wines. Exceptional wines. Make sure to try all the reserve wines. Keep coming back to get more." - Facebook Reviewer Bring Out the Eats The wines may be the star of the show, but don't forget Naggiar's tasty bistro menu. Pick up what complements your choice of wine best, such as the warm artichoke dip or the roasted pork loin. Or go the dessert route - check out the house cheesecake or the chocolate ganache torte while listening to live music on the patio Friday or Saturday nights, or while enjoying Naggiar's annual Winefest that kicks off in May. Naggiar Vineyards Website Facebook YouTube

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Explore all floors of historic Henderson Castle, including the scenic rooftop deck, the professional basement kitchen, and everything in between. This exclusive tour grants you access to areas on the estate not normally seen by guests, including a trip to the vineyards & wine cave: $89 ($137 value) for a castle tour for two You'll also enjoy a six-flight wine tasting with cheese and antipasto plate On the tour, you'll visit the orchard, winery, and the cemetery to see Hendersons' final resting place "I loved hearing about how the home was built. The tour was very informative. Even though there were others in the castle it seemed quiet and private and so very relaxing. It is a great place to bring your partner for a romantic getaway or a friend to grab a drink and walk around the grounds." - Google+ Reviewer Henderson Castle Website

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Explore the beautiful grounds at this Calera vineyard, where an experienced guide will educate you on the process of growing grapes, fermenting wine, and enjoying different vintages: $16 ($32 value) for a winery tour for two plus two souvenir glasses Offer also includes $20 to spend on food and non-alcoholic drinks at lunch Open Monday through Saturday No Need to Go to Napa - Visit Bama's Vibrant Wine Country Opened in 2005 by a second-generation Italian winemaker, this 5.5-acre farm has an on-site bistro that was featured in both Shelbyco and Birmingham magazines. Order up Italian-style sandwiches, salads, baked goods, and more from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vizzini Farms Winery's Website Facebook

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The good times are in ample supply this summer at John Ernest Vineyard & Winery - just grab your favorite road trip buddy and enjoy an afternoon or evening of delicious drinks and great music: $12 ($24 value) for a bottle of wine and two Wine-A-Ritas Includes covered seating for two and live entertainment Located in Tama, which makes for a perfect day trip from Des Moines "Absolutely amazing! We enjoyed the wine, and the owners each individually came up and chatted with us! They had great live music. Overall awesome experience!" - LivingSocial Member Why You'll Love It Grab your lawn chairs and pack up a picnic basket with your honey to pair with your Lincoln Highway red or Dusty Road white (any except the Main Line red or Pinot Noir), and get your grape-infused groove on for any show. They're open every day except Monday. While you're there, peruse the gift shop or take a free cellar tour to see how this family-owned-and-operated vineyard has been stomping grapes into vino for more than a decade. John Ernest Vineyard & Winery Website Facebook

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Burgundy is the hilly area of eastern France and is known worldwide for its fine wines. One-third of the region's wine is red ("rouge") and two-thirds white ("blanc"). The Burgundy region has five villages distinguished as "the prettiest villages of France" as well as three World Heritage Sites and a unique medieval building project. Dijon, the capital of Burgundy, is just over an hour and half by high speed train (TGV) from Paris or a more sedate train journey from Basel or Geneva. Alsace is a particularly beautiful part of France. Castles and ruins dot the hillsides and the towns retain an old European look and feel. The region has nearly as much German influence as French with restaurants serving some of the finest sauerkraut and beer found outside of Germany. Alsace is one of the smallest and most densely populated provinces in France. Located in the upper east corner of the country, the region shares its borders with both Germany and Switzerland. Alsace's capital, Strasbourg, is a hub of political activity with many European Union organisations based in the city. The region has always been known for its fine wine and the 'Route de Vin' is a small road that connects the wineries and vineyards in the region's cities and towns. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Welcome to Burgundy - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Beaune - Hospice de Beaune (Hotel de Beaune) - Notre Dame Collegiate Church - Burgundy Wine Museum - Dijon - Dijon Opera - Museum of Burgundy Life - Dijon Cathedral - Owl's Trail (La Chouette) - Augustodunum Roman Theatre - Touro Park - Zoo - Parc de l'Auxois - Water Park and animals - Museo Parc Alesia - Interactive museum - Morvan Forest - Wine Tours in Burgundy - Boat trips on the Burgundy Canal - Auxerre Cathedral - Building a Castle at Guedelon - Chateau de Tanlay - Mustard Factory - Chateau de Pierreclos - Recommendations for the Budget Traveller - Places to Stay - La Maison de Mireille - Comfort Hotel Beau

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Burgundy is the hilly area of eastern France and is known worldwide for its fine wines. One-third of the region's wine is red ("rouge") and two-thirds white ("blanc"). The Burgundy region has five villages distinguished as "the prettiest villages of France" as well as three World Heritage Sites and a unique medieval building project. Dijon, the capital of Burgundy, is just over an hour and half by high speed train (TGV) from Paris or a more sedate train journey from Basel or Geneva. Alsace is a particularly beautiful part of France. Castles and ruins dot the hillsides and the towns retain an old European look and feel. The region has nearly as much German influence as French with restaurants serving some of the finest sauerkraut and beer found outside of Germany. Alsace is one of the smallest and most densely populated provinces in France. Located in the upper east corner of the country, the region shares its borders with both Germany and Switzerland. Alsace's capital, Strasbourg, is a hub of political activity with many European Union organisations based in the city. The region has always been known for its fine wine and the 'Route de Vin' is a small road that connects the wineries and vineyards in the region's cities and towns. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Welcome to Burgundy - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Beaune - Hospice de Beaune (Hôtel de Beaune) - Notre Dame Collegiate Church - Burgundy Wine Museum - Dijon - Dijon Opera - Museum of Burgundy Life - Dijon Cathedral - Owl's Trail (La Chouette) - Augustodunum Roman Theatre - Touro Park - Zoo - Parc de l'Auxois - Water Park and animals - Muséo Parc Alésia - Interactive museum - Morvan Forest - Wine Tours in Burgundy - Boat trips on the Burgundy Canal - Auxerre Cathedral - Building a Castle at Guédelon - Château de Tanlay - Mustard Factory - Château de Pierreclos - Recommendations for the Budget Traveller - Places to Stay - La Maison de Mireille - Comfort Hotel Beau

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Original Rapid Ice wine coolers from Vacu-Vin with a new vineyard design. Serve chilled white wines and icy cold beer or soda at a moment's notice. Store Rapid Ice in your freezer slip it over the bottle for 5 minutes et voila! it's ready to drink. Rapid Ice keeps drinks ice cold for up to 3 hours without messy ice. Size: 7-'H

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Drinking Made Easy follows world drinking ambassador Zane Lamprey, and comedians Steve McKenna and Marc Ryan as they explore the country's drinking customs. In each episode, they visit a different city hitting up local watering holes, pubs, cars, restaurants, breweries, wineries and distilleries where they find the most unique and interesting beers, wines, spirits, and cocktails across the great U.S.A.

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White Wine by Mira Winery from Napa Valley, California. Delicate aromas of citrus, pear and orange blossom with a hint of spice. A classic representation from Hyde Vineyard that includes a nice balance of citrus and floral flavors with a clean slate finish representative of the grapes' origins. The complexity of the wine results in increasingly diverse flavor characteristics as it sits in the glass.

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Inspired by the vineyards of Italy's Tuscany region, the Lenox Tuscany Classics collection is beautifully designed to enhance the color and the aroma of your drink. The Craft Beer Pint Set preserves a frothy head, while enhancing taste.

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Inspired by the vineyards of Italy's Tuscany region, the Lenox Tuscany Classics collection is beautifully designed to enhance the color and the aroma of your drink. The Craft Beer IPA Set is ideally sized for generous pours of pale ales and lagers.

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Red Wine by B.R. Cohn from Sonoma County, California. The 2013 Olive Hill Estate Vineyards Cabernet is sustainably farmed and produced from a blend of our best hillside blocks at the Olive Hill Estate Vineyards. B.R. Cohn Winery is located near Glen Ellen in Sonoma Valley between the Mayacamas Mountains and Sonoma Mountain. B.R. Cohn Olive Hill Estate Vineyards has a microclimate suited for growing Cabernet Sauvignon. Soil warmed by underground hot springs help to prevent frost in late winter and early spring. In Summer and Fall, warm days tempered by afternoon coastal breezes and cool nights provide slow even ripening. Sparse gravelly volcanic soil and good cultural practices ensure low vigor, low yield, and small concentrated berries.

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Explore the bucolic Okanagan Valley of south-central British Columbia with Okanagan Slow Road. A compilation of the best of the region's food, drink, and recreation, the book reveals local culinary secrets: crusty double-baked bread, lavender-infused pepper, seasonal vegetables, dark red cherries, sinfully rich double-cream brie, and farm-fresh eggs with yolks so dark they will startle. And of course, the wines. What would delicious local food be without famous vintages from the unique Okanagan terroir? Although not a definitive guide to Okanagan wines, this book is a personal journey from southern desert wineries with their big reds through to the northern Okanagan where crisp whites rule, and includes a list of the many wineries worth visiting. Explore the entire length of the Okanagan Valley, with experiences such as spying a rare canyon wren, cycling the historic Kettle Valley Railroad across heart-stopping trestle bridges or among neatly planted vineyards, hiking through fields of spring flowers, paddling in a protected bay, and climbing on the world-famous gneiss of the Skaha Bluffs. Use the wonderful resource of Okanagan Valley farmers" markets at the back of the book to guide your shopping in the region. Eat local, buy local, cook the food yourself, pair dishes with local vintages, and have a lot of fun in the process. Take your time. Slow down. Taste. Smell. Those are the messages of Okanagan Slow Road.

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Red Wine by Mira Winery from Napa Valley, California. Deep purple in appearance. Dark berry and caramel aromas give way to hints of mint and slow cooked meats on both the nose and the palate.

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Red Wine by Scherrer Winery from Sonoma County, California. Red, black, and blue fruit, fresh loam, nuances of roasted grains, mouth-watering acidity and good flavor persistence. Our old vine Zinfandel represents the labor of three generations of the Scherrer family - many of the vines that produced this wine were planted in 1912. It was bottled without fining or filtration to capture the beauty and personality of the Scherrer Vineyard. Although enjoyable in its youth, it should age and develop gracefully for 5 to 10 years after the vintage.

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Red Wine by Kapcsandy Family Winery from Napa Valley, California. A blend of 100% Merlot. Floral, savory and mineral notes are pushed forward, until a rush of blue and black fruits opens up on the mid palate and through to the finish.

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White Wine by Scherrer Winery from Sonoma County, California. This is a rich and complex expression of Chardonnay from the Scherrer Vineyard. The grapes were whole-cluster pressed to French oak cooperage, where primary and malolactic fermentation occurred. All of these elements were allowed to integrate during its more than yearlong residence in wood. It was bottled without fining or filtration to respect both its delicacy and its more substantial qualities.

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Red Wine by Kapcsandy Family Winery from Napa Valley, California. Blend: 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

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Red Wine by J Vineyards & Winery from Russian River, California. The 2014 J Vineyards Russian River Valley Pinot Noir offers outstanding balance and opens with generous aromas of red cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry and spice. The palate delivers a lovely, smooth texture and notes of licorice, pomegranate and toast accented by a pleasing touch of red tea on the lingering finish.

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White Wine by Craggy Range Winery from Martinborough, New Zealand. Pale straw color with a green hue. Lovely aromas of citrus blossom, lime, jasmine and the faintest hint of fresh honey. Subtle flavors of fresh lime and grapefruit are balanced with a fine chalky texture that is reminiscent of the stones and limestone within the vineyard. Finishes dry, fresh and long. This wine will pair well with aperitifs, seafood and poultry.

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Red Wine by Seven Hills Winery from Walla Walla Valley, Washington. 2013 was a warm vintage, marked by severe heat during veraison stunting berry growth and resulting in very small berries which produced a firm tannin structure to frame rich fruit density. This old vine Cabernet has a dark garnet gem color and a broad nose of marrionberry, cherry, spice, desert herb, and graham. The palate is plush and mouthfilling, yet framed with firm, dusty, fine-grained tannins and lifting acidity. It has flavors of black cherry, green plum, toffee, herbs, cedar bark, spice, and a distinct saline minerality. This wine will improve significantly with cellaring over the first five years and will hold nicely and continue to develop for ten or more years from vintage.p>Blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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White Wine by J Vineyards & Winery from Russian River, California. The 2014 J Russian River Valley Chardonnay is a fresh, elegant wine with creamy depth and generous aromas of apple, delicate pineapple and lemon punctuated by zesty spice. Vibrant flavors of ripe pear, kiwi and caramelized peaches meld on a broad mid-palate before a bright finish that deftly balances creamy and tart nuances.

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Red Wine by Kapcsandy Family Winery from Napa Valley, California. Blend: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot

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Red Wine by Craggy Range Winery from Martinborough, New Zealand. Shows prominent black cherry and boysenberry aromas, with rose petal, bark, and fresh mint notes. Rich oak, mushroom, soy and dried herb palate flavors are intriguing, adding complexity to the sweet, dark-fruited core.

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Dessert, Fortified & Fruit Wine by Graham's from Portugal. Six Grapes has a seductive, rich aroma of ripe plums, cherries and dark chocolate notes. On the palate it's complex, with an excellent structure and a long, lingering finish. Six Grapes is one of Graham's original Port blends-it is a very full-bodied, luscious wine drawn from the same vineyards as Graham's Vintage Ports. Blended from two or three years' harvests, the wine is an average of five to six years old when it is lightly filtered and bottled. Serving and pairing suggestions Six Grapes is bottled ready to drink after about five years of cask aging. It has a t-cap closure, which means that you don't need a corkscrew to open it and that it should stay fresh for up to two months if stored in a cool, dark place or the refrigerator. Serve it in a glass with at least a six ounce capacity so that you may appreciate the wine's aromas. Six Grapes pairs particularly well with dark chocolate, but is also fantastic on its own as a luscious dessert in a glass.

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Red Wine by Domenico Clerico from Piedmont, Italy. Clerico is one of the most respected names in Barolo, and Domenico Clerico's wines are renowned for both high quality winemaking and for exceptional regional character. From a south-east exposure vineyard in Ginestra cru, this opulent Barolo, with notes of jam, blueberries and eucalyptus. Great wine to drink now or within the next 15 years.

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Dessert, Fortified & Fruit Wine by Graham's from Portugal. Six Grapes has a seductive, rich aroma of ripe plums, cherries and dark chocolate notes. On the palate it's complex, with an excellent structure and a long, lingering finish. Six Grapes is one of Graham's original Port blends-it is a very full-bodied, luscious wine drawn from the same vineyards as Graham's Vintage Ports. Blended from two or three years' harvests, the wine is an average of five to six years old when it is lightly filtered and bottled. Serving and pairing suggestions Six Grapes is bottled ready to drink after about five years of cask aging. It has a t-cap closure, which means that you don't need a corkscrew to open it and that it should stay fresh for up to two months if stored in a cool, dark place or the refrigerator. Serve it in a glass with at least a six ounce capacity so that you may appreciate the wine's aromas. Six Grapes pairs particularly well with dark chocolate, but is also fantastic on its own as a luscious dessert in a glass.

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This gift voucher offers a choice from a stimulating array of amazing food and drink based experiences within our varied Red Letter Days selection. For those who love beer or wine choose from a brewery tour or a vineyard tour (which include tastings and in some cases food too). Alternatively cruise down the Thames whilst enjoying a three-course lunch or cruise up and down the river while tucking into a delicious afternoon tea. Afternoon tea with a theme can be taken at renowned venues like The Royal Pavilion or The Wedgwood Visitor Centre. With all this and more we think you'll find something to whet the appetite.

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The must-have publication for anyone who buys Ontario wines. Interest in Ontario wines has exploded. No one apologizes any more for serving them; wine snobs compete instead to find the next great producer. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario reports that Ontario wine now accounts for more than 20 per cent of its wine sales. The market is clearly ready for A Pocket Guide to Ontario Wines, Wineries, Vineyards, & Vines. This is the only comprehensive and fully authoritative reference on Ontario wines. In addition to providing up-to-date listings for wineries and vineyards - from the Niagara Peninsula, the North Shore of Lake Erie, Pelee Island, Toronto, and Prince Edward County - it reviews practically every Ontario wine currently available and includes many older vintages. Thousands of wines are graded from "undrinkable" to "extraordinary," and Ejbich's appraisals, based on scrupulously careful tastings, are completely independent and free of bias. Entries also include tasting notes, notes on when a wine is ready to drink, grape varieties and soil types, and the winemaker's approach to his art. This pocket-sized book, modelled on Hugh Johnson's celebrated international wine guide, will be the must-have publication for anyone who buys Ontario wines, from the average consumer to the serious aficionado.

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