Metro Wines Blog

Please join us on Thursday, October 13th, starting 6:30 @MetroWines Charlotte Street. Chef Sam Etheridge of AMBROZIA Catering prepares innovative dishes, all paired with wines from Trione Vineyards and Winery presented by Tom Leiner of Grapevine Distributors.

"Over the summer, AMBROZIA was welcomed back to Asheville at the 1st PopUP Dinner @MetroWines," says Gina Trippi, co-owner of MetroWines, "And now, with this second event, we can say with confidence, that AMBROZIA is definitely back home!"

 

Ahhhhhh… pasta!! The ultimate comfort food. And making fresh pasta is easy. Let us show you just how easy it can be! Join Ciao Asheville as we team up with Metro Wines and q.b. Cucina for a series of pasta-making classes. We’ll start with a live pasta-making demonstration given by Asheville-based Sarah Ubertaccio of q.b. Cucina. This event will take place on Sunday, September 18, from 12-2pm, at a private local residence in the Beaverdam area with mountain views (address to be provided following registration).

 

Please join The Asheville School of Wine for a tasting of "Weather Wines" from John Anthony on August 25th, from 5 to 6:30 @MetroWines on Charlotte Street. John Anthony "Weather Wines" are in limited supply in WNC. The tasting is "on the house" and at the Bar with event pricing for all featured wines. The time to taste and shop is now!

 

Have you been thinking of moving to Italy? Or just want to know what it would be like? Please join Ciao Asheville for a live Zoom presentation with Jason and Jill DiLoreti, live from Montaione, Tuscany. This event will be on Sunday, August 21, at 1pm at Metro Wines, 169 Charlotte Street, Asheville.

Jason and Jill are former Asheville residents who in 2019 sold their place in Asheville, packed up their three young children and a few belongings, and moved to Italy.

Wine Tour to Provence with Jean-Chrsitian Rostagni and Contrast Tours - Want to Know More?
 
Join Jean-Christian and some of the travelers at RendezVous on July 6th

This dinner is to give a taste of some of the wines, and of what you could be doing during a wine tour in Provence. The dinner is very convivial, all at one table, sharing the food, discussing the wines, and solving some of the world's most persistent problems.

There will be pétanque before dinner, since Asheville is graced with RendezVous's superb pétanque facility (with "boules" available for you to play)
 
Pétanque is at 5:45
Dinner is at 7:30 at RendezVous

Only 12 seats available
$90 per person including gratuity and taxes
All the wines will be available for purchase through MetroWines.