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Trione Family Vineyards Tasting

Monday, 27 November 2023 17:13

News Release: November 27, 2023

About: Metro Wines Official Holiday Wine Tasting

Please join us on Friday, December 15th from 4 to 6pm @Metro Wines on Charlotte Street for our Official Holiday Wine Tasting with Trione Family Winery, Sonoma, California. Tasting four wines including Chardonnay, Syrah, Henry's Blend and Block 21 Cabernet Sauvignon. The event is "at the bar" and "on the house."

Chardonnay

Rich, inviting nose with an elegantly firm structure and a smooth lingering finish. This wine draws you in with its bright aromas of lemon zest, butterscotch cream, and hints of tart Granny Smith apple and caramel. Its youthful body is soft and silky on the palate. Pair this wine with grilled chicken or salmon with fresh herbs or sip on this without food! This wine will age gracefully for years to come.

Syrah

The 2016 Syrah is a Pinot lover’s Syrah; rich and inviting on the nose and palate. A charcuterie of sweet, smoked meats comes to mind. The seductive aromas of peaty, wet earth with hints of plum, blueberry and wild blackberry preserves are ever present. This wine is rich and decadent with the body, balance and structure to age beautifully for the next 5-7 years. Enjoy this Syrah with almost any cuisine.

Henry's Blend

The first impression of the 2018 Henry’s Blend is a rich, supple, aromatic mix of red fruits and fall spices. Silky smooth on the palate, this wine has a lingering finish that is seemingly endless. While fantastic now, the 2018 Henry’s Blend has the structure to age for many years to come.

Block 21 Cabernet

This wine is a classic Bordeaux-style blend. It is composed of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec, 8% Merlot and 2% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. We hand-harvested and fermented each variety separately, then moved the wines to the barrel, where it aged for twelve months. Once we determined our blend, we returned the wine to the barrel for an additional twelve months, to ‘marry’ the varietals. We used tight grained French oak barrels exclusively for this wine.

The 2018 Block 21 Cabernet Sauvignon is more Left Bank in style, reminiscent of the Medoc. While Pauillac in character, this wine is vibrant with hints of black currant, raspberry, and blackberry on the nose. It is rich, with a silky-fine tannin structure and mid-palate with a long lingering finish that foretells a long cellar life. Enjoy now and for the next 5-10 years.

About the Winery

"Three generations, decades of farming, five ranches — our family is deeply rooted in the Sonoma County wine industry. Dedicated farmers for over fifty years, brothers Mark and Vic Trione own and cultivate close to 600 vineyard acres in three prime Sonoma County appellations: Russian River Valley, Alexander Valley and Sonoma Coast.

The Trione Family has a rich history of grape growing and winemaking in Sonoma County which is best told from the beginning with the family’s patriarch, Henry Trione. Raised in Fortuna, CA by Italian immigrant parents, Henry has always been described as a true entrepreneur with great foresight."

More About Trione Family Winery: https://trionewinery.com/about/

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Contact for MetroWines: Gina Trippi

Metro Wines Asheville

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Rioja Wine Tasting Wednesday: Bodega Lanzaga

Sunday, 26 November 2023 08:58

*** Wednesday, November 29th ***
4-6 pm @MetroWines

"on the house" and "at the bar"

Featuring:
Bodegas Lanzaga Corriente
Bodegas Lanzaga LZ
Bodegas Lanzaga Estate
Bodegas Lanzaga Tabuerniga
Bodegas Lanzaga Las Beatas

Telmo Rodriguez is one of Spain’s brightest winemaking talents. He established Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez in 1994 to highlight notable vineyards throughout Spain planted with native grape varieties. In 1998, while working at his family winery, he started to buy old vineyards around the town of Lanciego. This was the catalyst for Bodega Lanzaga.

The aim is to rediscover the ‘true’ historic taste of Rioja that he believes can only be achieved from the best sites. “We respect the capacity of generations of vine growers who observed these places and recognised their value”. Telmo is a vocal advocate for the potential of Spanish wine, believing it should sit at table with best of Burgundy and Bordeaux.

Time spent working in France led him to question Rioja’s reluctance to acknowledge a wine’s origin, vineyard or village, on the label. “Our wines are not made by winemakers, they’re made by grape growers... Once you understand your place, you know how to work.” These are pure terroir wines, representing historical vineyards in the most transparent way possible.

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Holiday Wine Tasting with Bodega Lanzaga!

Wednesday, 22 November 2023 13:08

With Juniper Cooper and Bodega Lanzaga Luxury Brand Ambassador
*** Wednesday, November 29th * 4-6 pm @MetroWines

Featuring:
Bodegas Lanzaga Corriente, Bodegas Lanzaga LZ
Bodegas Lanzaga Estate, Bodegas Lanzaga Tabuerniga
and Bodegas Lanzaga Las Beatas

Telmo Rodriguez is one of Spain’s brightest winemaking talents. He established Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez in 1994 to highlight notable vineyards throughout Spain planted with native grape varieties. In 1998, while working at his family winery, he started to buy old vineyards around the town of Lanciego. This was the catalyst for Bodega Lanzaga.

The aim is to rediscover the ‘true’ historic taste of Rioja that he believes can only be achieved from the best sites. “We respect the capacity of generations of vine growers who observed these places and recognized their value”. Telmo is a vocal advocate for the potential of Spanish wine, believing it should sit at table with best of Burgundy and Bordeaux.

Time spent working in France led him to question Rioja’s reluctance to acknowledge a wine’s origin, vineyard or village, on the label. “Our wines are not made by winemakers, they’re made by grape growers... Once you understand your place, you know how to work.” These are pure terroir wines, representing historical vineyards in the most transparent way possible.

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CinCin Recipes by Cat Lavezzo of MetroWines

Saturday, 18 November 2023 12:22

These recipes were created by MetroWines Buyer, Cat Lavezzo,

for an event sponsored by Ciao Asheville titled "CinCin" featuring Cocktails and Mocktails!

NA Bicicletta: lozGhiaNAAperitif
2oz Giesen NA Pinot Grigio 20z Soda Water

In a rocks glass, add the aperitif and wine, stir. Fill with ice 3/4 of the way and top with soda water. Garnish with an orange peel and oil if you wish!

NA Cabernet Cobbler:
4oz Ariel NA Cabernet Sauvignon (chilled) 1tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
1tsp Superfine Sugar
2oz NA Freixenet Sparkling Wine

In a large wine glass, dissolve the sugar into the lemon juice. Add ice and pour in the chilled Cabernet Sauvignon. Stir gently and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with lemon oil and peel if you wish.

Cocchi Spritz:
30z Prosecco
2oz Cocchi Americano
2 dashes of peach bitters 1oz Soda Water
Orange oil and peel garnish

In a cocktail glass, add Cocchi Americano and bitters with ice, add Prosecco and top with soda water. Rim the peel around the glass and express the oils, toss in the peel.

Coffee Infused Cocchi Torino Vermouth: 360z of Cocchi Torino Vermouth
12tsp of Lavazzo Espresso ground coffee

Use the vermouth instead of water and brew! Serve warm or iced.

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New to Metro Wines: Bridget Kelly

Thursday, 16 November 2023 15:02

Bridget in Ireland

MetroWines continues to expand and embolden our woman power! Meet Bridget Kelly, our new Sales Consultant. Bridget and I both took the road less traveled and, in the end, as the Robert Frost poem says, it made all the difference.

From Sioux City, Iowa, Bridget rolled on to Kansas City, Missouri, where she studied at Kansas City Art Institute, to Sonoma, California where she lived in a 1967 Yellow Stone Cavalier Trailer amongst vineyards with her husband and 3 dogs, to Truckee California and Lake Tahoe, then 5 weeks traveling around the US, 5 weeks in Ireland, Scotland and France, and finally settling in Asheville. Bridget has a wide cultural and geographic outlook!

Along the road, Bridget started with a paper route at 12, later owned a floral design business, worked in the Fremont Diner, a well known roadside stop where she was photographed at the register for "O" The Oprah Magazine, and Uncorked Wine Bar in Sonoma. Bridget was also a blacksmith and a welder, with an anvil tattoo to prove it, a private chef, with a chef's knife tattoo to prove it, ran spotlights for a theater, did her share of office cubicle work and had a shirt with her name on it at an auto shop. All that adds up to a broad professional perspective as well.

Bridget has two other tattoos that define her, a mason jar representing her father's characterization that she had "champagne taste on a mason jar budget" and a shamrock behind her ear because she is Irish and because the tattoo guarantees she is always wearing something green on St. Patrick's Day!

Bridget says her desert island movie is "Stardust" because it is a funny, magical romance story. And to pair with it, Bridget's desert island wine is Bernard Gaucher Champagne because the wine is rich but lively and "reminds you of the fine things in life" (that would be before she ended up on the desert island!)

All of this brings us to the heart of the matter, why did Bridget, with her varied career, settle on wine? She says "because wine tells an ancient story to which everyone can relate and, wine, all through time, has tied science and art together. But, mostly, the right wine makes your day just that much better." Gina

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5 Star Review for Andy!

Saturday, 11 November 2023 09:08

We greatly enjoyed the wine education Andy gave us on the wines we were interested in. And we got some excellent tastes of a few wines from France. Great staff; very friendly folks with an excellent selection from vintners worldwide. Highly recommended. JB

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Vessel of Merriment Reception at Grovewood Gallery

Friday, 10 November 2023 08:58

Vessels of Merriment is back for another round at Grovewood Gallery! Celebrating its 5th run, this invitational exhibition will feature handcrafted drinking vessels by 15 studio potters from around the country. All artwork will be for sale, making this exhibition the perfect opportunity for holiday gift buying. Many types of vessels will be featured in the exhibition, including flasks, goblets, whiskey cups, wine cups, and tumblers.

Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, November 11 from 2-5pm, where several participating artists will be in attendance. Vessels of Merriment will remain on view through December 31, 2023.

MetroWines will be pouring wines at the Reception on Saturday, November 11th from 2 to 5. Join us!

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"Bringing Home to Thanksgiving" Wine Tasting

Saturday, 04 November 2023 14:15

News Release: Saturday, November 4th,2023
About: Wine Tasting Hosted by Advintage Distribution @MetroWines

Please join us on Tuesday, November 21st from 4 to 6 @MetroWines on Charlotte Street for our "Bringing Home to Thanksgiving" Wine Tasting. The Tasting, hosted by Advintage Distribution, is "on the house" and "at the bar" with no reservations necessary.

These wines are a collaborative effort between Carolinian winemaker, Jamey Whetston, who was an accomplished winemaker at Turley, and Carolinian artist, John Duckworth, whose work is represented at the Asheville restuarant, Plant. Both believe that wine, much like art, is a product of time and place.

The wines come from California’s central coastline and are all fresh and delicious yet also soulful and complex. The labels are all watercolors of scenes set throughout the South Carolinian low-country at certain "times’ and ‘places".

Add all this local lore to the MetroWines Philosophy that wine is about food, family, friends and community and you have "Bringing Home to Thanksgiving." Elegant wines, beautiful labels, a local connection, a storied history and perfect to accompany that upcoming Thanksgiving feast.

What more could you ask?
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Contact for MetroWines: Gina Trippi
Metro Wines Asheville
Charlotte Street! It's the Next BIG Thing!
"Big Shop Selection. Small Shop Service"
(828) 575-9525

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