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Asheville Free Beer and Wine Tastings
June 12th, 2010 categories: Places to Eat & Drink
Get a taste of the local culture (literally) with free beer and wine tastings around Asheville. Take your taste buds on a journey as you sample locally brewed beer and hand-selected vintages. New to the art of beer and wine tasting? Don’t worry, most places offer free seminars and classes to help you learn more.
Free Wine Tastings
- Appalachian Vintner, 2-B Huntsman Place, Asheville, offers free wine tastings on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 4-8 p.m. Call (828)505-7500 for more details.
- Divine Wine, 1011 Tunnel Road, Asheville, offers complimentary tastings, featuring Italian wines and hors d’oeuvres, 5-7 p.m. Fridays. Wine bar open daily serving wines by the glass. Special theme events every Friday. Call (828)505-1814.
- Get a taste of what the mountains have to offer at the Grove Arcade Corner Market on Page Avenue in downtown Asheville. Enjoy fresh bread and other local products, wine tasting and classical guitar, 4-6 p.m. every Friday. Call (828)225-4949.
- Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Road, Asheville, offers free wine tastings 3-6 p.m. Saturdays.Call (828)252-5275.
- Magnolia Lounge, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville, offers free wine tastings on Saturdays at 3 p.m.
- Weinhaus, 86 Patton Ave., Asheville, offers free monthly tastings. For times, call (828)254-6453.
- Wine Emporium, 229 Airport Road, Arden, offers free wint tastings 4-6 p.m. Saturdays, featuring a new vineyard or distributor each week. Call (828)687-8028.
- The Wine Guy, 1200 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, offers free tastings 4-6 p.m. Saturdays. Call (828)254-6500.
Free Beer Tastings
The Grove Arcade Corner Market on Page Avenue in downtown Asheville features eclectic, new micro-brews, 4-6 p.m. the last Thursday of each month. Call (828)225-4949.
- Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Road, Asheville, offers free beer tastings 4-7 p.m. Fridays. Call (828)252-5275.
- Sample various brews and ales at Bruisin’ Ales, 66 Broadway St., Asheville, Thursdays at 5. Call (828)252-8999 for details.
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Happy to be back in Asheville!
November 28th, 2009 categories: Places I've been
For those of you who follow my blog, I’m sure you’ve been wondering what’s taken so long to see something new? Well, I was on vacation my friends! My mother Claire and I did a wonderful mother/daughter bonding and took a Mediterranean cruise. It’s always fun to visit Europe, but that same old feeling of always being glad to be home in Asheville takes over. Click on the names of the city’s I visited for even more info.
We visited Istanbul, Turkey, which felt and looked very European. Known as the city where the East meets the West, we found it beautiful, the people friendly and the Antiquities fascinating. This is the sarcauphagus of Alexander the Great.
Entrance to Grand Bazaar - Istanbul
Of course we took a trip to the Grand Bazaar and were wowed by the sheer enormity of it all. Would love to go back and spend a week in Istanbul. This is the sarcauphagus of Alexander the Great.
Walled city of Old Dubruvnik
Next, we went to Dubrovnik, Croatia on the Dalmation Coast. What a pleasant surprise Old Dubrovnik was to us. We toured the Old city that is completely walled in, extremely clean, stone walkways and charming shops. Excellent Gelato that I endulged in! Very scenic & interesting.
On to Athens, Greece. This was one of my very much anticipated stops. I’ve been wanting to visit Greece for years, and on this trip I made my way to the Acropolis! Absolutely Fantastic! The view of Athens from the Acropolis is phenomenal. Standing on these grounds you are transported back in time to the beginnings of civilized Greece. I’m definitely bringing my husband back here for at least two weeks!
From Greece, we toured Venice, Naples & Rome Italy. I am IN LOVE with Venice, Italy. Unfortunately, the day we were there it rained all day and a hard wind. But we made our way on the water shuttle to St. Mark’s Square and toured the museum of antiquities. Did you know that St. Mark’s Square is so low now that they have elevated sidewalks made of wood & steel to walk on when it floods? No gondolas open for business that day, Oh well . . .
Venice, Italy
Gaudi Church
The last stop of our 12 day cruise ended up in Barcelona, Spain. A beautiful city, so elegant in architecture and history. We toured a few examples of Gaudi’s architecture, mind boggling! This particular church began construction over 100 years ago and they still don’t know when it will be completed. It is now being built solely on donations.
So, the long trip home was 12 hours of flying time alone. My mother chose Air France because they are known for good food on the flight. They also give you Champagne, wine & beer as part of their routine beverage service. It took me the better part of a week to recover from the jet lag, but so happy to be home in Asheville now and back to real estate blogging!!!
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