Friday, August 27, 2010
Wine Wandering Wino: Burgundy and Bourbon
Posted by Chris Chamberlain on Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:56 PM
I don't know about you, but when I think about bourbon, I think of Italian food. All kidding aside, I know from personal (painful) experience that the folks at Amerigo on West End looooove their bourbon. And they'e not afraid to share it.
On Wednesday, Sept. 1 from 6-8 p.m., they are having a tasting of four award-winning Kentucky bourbons. You can enjoy live music and bourbon samples, paired with Chef Hrant's featured appetizers for just $13 per person. And, be sure to mention you saw this on Bites to receive a special fifth sample for free. Reservations are not necessary.
Here's what they're pulling from the private stash:
(OK, it's really just behind the bar)
Buffalo Trace
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
W.L. Weller 12-Year-Old
90-proof "Wheated" Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Elmer T. Lee
90-proof "Rye Recipe" Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Eagle Rare Single Barrel 10-Year-Old
90-proof "Rye Recipe" Kentucky Straight Bourbon
They wouldn't tell me what the mystery sample will be. I guess that's why it's a mystery.
Amerigo - Nashville
1920 West End Ave.
320-1740
Midtown Wine and Spirits wants to share in the bourbon fun with their Second Annual Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Tasting, hosted by Hunter Chavanne on Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 6-8 p.m. Featuring Pure Kentucky XO, Kentucky Vintage, Rowan's Creek, Noah's Mill and Willett Pot Still Reserve.
$15 per participant
(light appetizers provided)
The Beer Sellar
107 Church St., Nashville
254-9464
They'll be setting up a giant outdoor movie theater at Public Square Park. That's in front of the courthouse downtown. You know, where you have to eat lunch when you're on jury duty.
The event will be Friday, Sept. 3, starting a 6 p.m.. They'll be selling 18 craft beers with on-site food from 12 South Taproom and Las Paletas. Films begin at sundown
Admission is FREE! All ages welcome.
More info at www.soundforest.org
A giant movie screen will be set up in Public Square Park downtown (same location as LIVE ON THE GREEN). The projector will begin its magic at sundown. What’s showing? A compilation of short films submitted to New Belgium Brewery.
Getting there:
Option 1 — Ride your bike
Wanna ride your bike to the event? Yes.
Group rides will begin from four stellar Nashville bike shops. Feel free to get involved and ride with fellow cyclists. All rides will leave the shops at 6 p.m. We suggest you show up around 5:45 or so just in case you need to fill your tires with air or purchase a bike light for the ride home.
Where do the rides begins?
Eastside Cycles - 469-1079
Halcyon Bike Shop - 730-9344
The Bike Pedlar - 329-2453
Cumberland Transit - 321-4069
Option 2 - Walk
Option 3 - Carpool
Option 4 - Just think eco-Friendly
Questions?
email: info@soundforest.org
call: 915-0307
Up on the mountain, the Monteagle Inn & Retreat Center is hosting a California Garden Wine Dinner featuring six Napa and Sonoma wines and five delicious courses. The fun starts with a reception with Codorniu Napa Valley Grand Reserve Sparkling Wine. The rest of the menu looks great:
Sonoma Garden Cucumber Soup with Frei Brothers Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley 2006.
Napa Fresh Garden Salad with Rutherford Ranch Napa Valley Chardonnay 2005.
St. Helena Grilled Artichokes & Garden Okra w/ Parmesan & Proscuitto Ribbons with Ballentine Vineyards Napa Valley Old Vines Syrah, 2001.
Grilled N.Y. Strip Steak or Grilled Free-Range Chicken Breast w/ Roasted Garden Vegetables & Orzo Pasta with Sequoia Grove Cabernet Sauvingnon Napa Valley 2006
Lindt Chocolate Mousse with Saintsbury Carneros Pinot Noir 2004
Monteagle Inn & Retreat Center California Garden Wine Dinner
Aug. 28, 2010
6-8:30 p.m.
LOCATION:
Monteagle Inn Bed & Breakfast and Retreat Center
204 West Main St.
Monteagle, Tenn. 37356
ph. 931-924-3869
Cost: $65. Website: Monteagle Inn Bed & Breakfast and Retreat Center
Grace's Plaza Wine and Spirits wants you to mark your calendar for Thursday, Sept. 9 from 6-8 p.m. They'll be hosting an Ardbeg Scotch Tasting at Uptown's Smoke Shop at 4001 Hillsboro Pike.
There will be a sampling of Ardbeg scotches and a featured cigar to go along with friends and fun.
For more details, call Uptown's Smoke Shop at 292-6866.
In honor of this weekend's l'Ete du Vin wine auction, Hoyt Hill at Village Wines is making a very gracious offer. If you mention l'Ete du Vin, The Nashville Wine Auction, the fight against cancer, Gilda's Club of Nashville or Camp Horizon in the store this weekend, Hoyt will donate 5 percent of your purchase to the l'Ete du Vin Wine Auction Saturday night.
Even if you can't get there in person, Hoyt will be your personal shopper: "If it is not convenient to stop by in person, give me a budget and a credit card number and I will do your shopping for you!"
Mr. Pink, can I please borrow the SouthComm Visa for a few minutes?
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Wow -- I love Weller, and you hardly ever see it in a tasting line-up. Good job, Amerigo.
Been seeing signs at all the bike shops for the soundforest event. Sounds pretty much like my cuppa.
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I *crossmyfingers* might ACTUALLY be able to go to the event on Wednesday night. I won't know for sure yet, but I'm really excited if I do get to go. I LOVE BOURBON, and I LOVE AMERIGO!
