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Month: August 2017

  • September Hot Sauce of the Month – Sabor! Mexican-Style Hot Sauce

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    ​For September, we’re taking another look south of the border – at least as far as flavor goes. Texas Pete has, coincidentally, named his Mexican-style hot sauce Sabor!, which is Hispanic for taste or flavor. 

    Bursting with overtones of garlic, this medium heat, deep red sauce also shows up with a bit of vinegar to start, chili powder for some extra depth, as well as cumin and sea salt to bring out all of the other great,

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  • New In the Jungle – Bulk Essential Oils – Local, Pure, and Beneficial

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    Now available at Jungle Jim’s International Market, Herb ‘N Jungle is excited to offer bulk Essential Oils created by Natural Options Aromatherapy, an Ohio business. Offering a more clinical approach to aromatherapy, all of their Essential Oils are pure and therapeutic grade. While several varieties of Essential Oil have been available at the Herb ‘N Jungle for quite some time, this affordable new option is great for those who wish to put together their own blends and use them for other creations.  Read article

  • Super Rich Kids

    • Posted: 8/21/2017
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    File this under the Not-Something-You-Get-To-Taste-Everyday File…

    Lauren from Vintner Select hit me up with an appointment with three wines I couldn’t even believe I was being offered the chance to try.  Eisele Vineyard – which had been renamed Araujo Vineyards from 1990 to 2013 – was made Eisele Vineyard again by the new owners, the Pinault family (which owns Chateau Latour in Bordeaux, Chateau Grillet in the Rhone and Domaine d’Eugenie in Burgundy).

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  • Come On In My Kitchen

    • Posted: 8/19/2017
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    Remember when I said this business is a small world?  Dear friend and traveller Jen Petrey, who ventured out to California a few years back, dropped in as the new McNab Ridge rep for this neck of the woods.  I’ve known Jen for a long time, and it was cool to see she had landed at such a great place.

    For a bit of history, winemaker John Parducci purchased McNab Ridge Winery in 1999,

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  • California’s All Right (Somebody Check My…)

    • Posted: 8/18/2017
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    Founded in 1985, the year I graduated high school (which has no applicable bearing on this conversation whatsoever), by Dr. Elias Hanna, it is currently owned and operated by Christine Hanna, his daughter, and along with winemaker Jeff Hinchliffe, they create some terrific wines from Russian River Valley and Alexander Valley in California.

    Jeff had recently dropped in on the team here at Eastgate,

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  • Buckeye Beer Bash and Ohio Breweries

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    This past week we had the honor to talk to a few local breweries as well as one up in Cleveland about what they do, why they do it and how excited they are to return to Buckeye Beer Bash this weekend. We talked to Urban Artifact, MadTree Brewing, Municipal Brew Works, Rivertown Brewing and Fat Head’s Brewery. Check out their thoughts about brewing in Ohio and what makes Buckeye Beer Bash so great to them below.   Read article

  • It Is Indeed A Small World After All

    • Posted: 8/15/2017
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    ​This business, you tend to run into a lot of the same people over and over again, whether they are transitioning into a new job or you are, the song “It’s A Small World After All” couldn’t be more appropriate than for the wine industry sometimes.  Take for example a recent visit from Matt Bonanno.  Matt’s dad, Ardie, has been a legend in this next of the woods, and we’ve all kinda watched Matt take the Bonanno name out to Napa and turn it into a solid winery. Read article

  • The Wine Cellar Soliloquies, Part Two

    • Posted: 8/14/2017
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    ​Wine is transportive.  Yeah, that’s the spirit.  Sometimes it’s a time machine, or at least I get that feeling every so often.  Growing up, I had a lot of relations with fruit trees, bushes, gardens, and one other thing that always stood out for me was the grocery store.  Once I had a bit of independence as a kid – I was 9 or 10 at the time – I would ride my bike around the neighborhood,

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  • Fresh Blue Crab, And a Simple, Delicious Way to Cook Them!

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    We’re seeing some very lively shipments of fresh blue crab right now! Blue crab can be found from Nova Scotia to Argentina. Ours, in particular, are brought in live from the Chesapeake Bay area. We primarily bring in males, also known as “Jimmies.”

    One of the best things about blue crab is how easy they are to cook! A few simple ingredients and a steamer can help you feast like you’re on the shore.

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  • Discoveries at the Jungle Beverage Month: Philicon Fresh Fruit Drinks from Russia and Deep Brand Mango Drink from United Arab Emirates

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    The world of beverages is certainly an interesting one. We, as humans, need to drink every day to survive. Of course water is always the best choice, but as long as history goes back there have been millions of ways people have been making their drinking a little more fun. From purification, to pasteurization, juicing, infusing, carbonating, fermenting, distilling, mixing, and more, we have made a plethora of beverages that you probably wouldn’t have enough time in your life to even scratch the surface trying. Read article
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