Month: August 2017

Beer Department: Get to a know a style: Oktoberfest/Marzen

The first Oktoberfest Festival was held on the wiesn, or fairground, of Munich in 1810. At that time, the best historical data suggests that the festival beer of choice would’ve been Dunkel,

Life Is A Circular Motion

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I get ahead of myself sometimes. I’ve got a story to tell you, I say to myself, when what I really should be doing is laying back, quietly, listening to the story unfolding before me. We all get like that sometimes, we all have a story to share, sometimes at the expense of the story being shared with us. A little Monday morning profundity I admit, but what got me here was thinking about this post,

Ride Baby Ride Around In Limousines

My first real introduction to Opus One was back in my restaurant days when I was a manager at a country club in Dayton, OH. You see the label and – as a novice – think that’s really expensive, so that means it’s good, right? I’d see it on our wine list, and in the wine fridges, and think, wonder if this is any good. At another country club I worked at, I had a table of 6 people go through something like 8 or 9 bottles of the stuff –

Let It All Go And Cue The Don Ho

So I take a deep breath, and fall into a kind of High School teacher tone,

Somewhere Between “Holiday Road” and “Lived In Bars” (A Walla Walla Mixtape)

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Years ago, when I worked for somebody else, I went out to Washington State and as part of a big trade group, I stayed at the Four Seasons in Seattle.  Yeah, picture me at the Four Seasons.  Talk about forcing a drastic dip in their property value.

Anyway…

I was pretty uptight in this environment.  Everywhere I went while I stayed there, I couldn’t help but have the Aerosmith song,

Celebrating 10 Years, Our International Wine Festival Returns This November!

​A 10-year Anniversary is a big deal, and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate 10 years of our International Wine Festival with you. Filled with wine from all over the world, bite size delicacies, charcuterie and more, our 2017 festival will be an intimate, elegant, and exciting two night event.

Lively and vibrant, our International Wine Festival brings education and leisure together as we welcome those new to wine and connoisseurs alike to the Oscar Event Center.

The Cooking School – September and Beyond, Let’s Get Cooking!

It’s already time to think about summer winding down as the colorful and cool days of fall arrive.

Dave Schmerr’s wine tastings had a breakout favorite with Wine and Small Bites. It was so well received that we now offer two different dates and two different menus for you to enjoy this fall. Our students raved about the delicious small bites of food with wines paired specifically to them. Look for these classes with The Tasting Room logo.

The Olive Pit 101 – Over The Brine

The most simple explanation: the brine is the liquid that olives are preserved in, a liquid that is heavily saturated with salt. In the World of Olives, there are several different types.

Biery Cheese – New Cheese On the Block

Not only did we bring in a new selection of bars including Cheddar, NY Cheddar, hot pepper, Colby, and Swiss, we now have a new and varied selection of shredded and sliced cheese to go along with them!

Back to the Candy Future – Get Nostalgic with Candy & Toys from the 50’s!

​We’re going to take a trip down memory lane and explore the candies of the 1950’s.

From the 1950’s we have greats such as the Nik-L-Nip Wax Bottles, Clark Bars, Oh Henry Candy Bars and NECCO Assorted Wafers. NECCO, which stands for New England Confectionary Company, is the oldest candy company in the U.S. They produce many of the candies from the 1950’s.  

First up is the NECCO Wafer.