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Hey y’all, and welcome to the 21st Century.  Tomorrow, we hold first DEPS Twitter Tasting, featuring the wines of Airfield Estates, and in setting up our first Twitter Tasting, we wanted to accomplish a few things:  We wanted to open up a new arena for tasting wines with our customers, expanding into the ever-changing arena [...]

The last weekend of summer tends to make me feel slightly depressed that the warm weather is on its way out , almost as if I can ominously feel the cold, dark weather just around the corner. However, this Labor Day weekend I decided to try a different approach to beating the end-o-summer blues by [...]

This past weekend I had the great fortune to be invited down to Elk Creek Vineyards in Owenton, KY. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing, and the grapes were a-growing! Just about an hour from Cincinnati, Louisville or Lexington(if you don’t get lost like we did!), Elk Creek is nestled in a cozy [...]

Prosecco may arguably be the best springtime white. Its fresh, light acidity paired with those tiny little bubbles make it an enjoyable and easy to drink wine. Typical flavor notes often include peach, melon and apple. But what exactly is prosecco? Here is a brief (I promise!) history: Prosecco is a sparkling Italian wine made [...]

Having been in this business for going on 20 years now, one thing I easily embraced was the return of the screw cap as a wine bottle closure.  I have sent ridiculous amounts of bad wine back to the distributors due to a faulty cork, so I was blown away by the recent blog post [...]

At long last, we have brought our Web site into the 21st Century, with all the social media trimmings.  Our staff will be featured here, presenting their own unique take on not just wine, but spirits, beer, and anything else we wish to share with our customers and readers, locally and globally. In addition to [...]