Mulled Wine Tasting Event

Posted by Chris on November 15, 2007

This is a great idea and the first I have heard of - a mulled wine tasting. I found the listing on Local Wine Events.

Date:	Dec 08, 2007 (Sat) - Dec 09, 2007 (Sun)
Country Cellars 4510 Highway 78 Julian, CA 92036

Come and warm up with Mulled Wine Tasting at Country Cellars store. Mulled spices will be mixed with a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sangiovese.

If you live in the area and can attend, please let us know how it was. If you don’t live in the area, you can make some of your own with one of our many free gluhwein recipes.

Not Making Mulled Wine? A Tragedy.

Posted by Chris on October 27, 2007

I ran across this Halloween party post from Pereiraville and the lovely author (Writersblock) states that she will not be making mulled wine this year, as she normally does, because of time constraints.  It’s a travesty - a tragedy - and we are trying to let this kind of mulled wine catastrophe never happen again.

They could have used Jodlers Gluhwein Mix to make as much mulled wine as they want in about ten minutes. The steps to make mulled wine are:

1. Pour in kettle
2. Heat
3. Stir in mix
4. Serve

What a shame.  I am sorry I did not find this mulled wine requirement sooner as I could have overnighted a few bottles and saved the day.  Being that the party is tonight, though, we will have to wait until next year.

Saving the day is what we are really all about.

Wine Events Nationwide

Posted by Chris on October 24, 2007

Wow! What a great list of wine events from Wine Compass Blog. I know it is a bit late in the month to post this but the list is so great there is plenty left to do. Here’s a sample (below) and you can see the whole list of wine events on their post.

California
23rd Annual Food, Wine, and Micro-Brew Fest – Costa Mesa: October 4^th
Loose Goose Wine Festival – Valencia: October 4^th-7^th
Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival - Half Moon Bay: October 13^th-14^th
Paso Robles Harvest Wine Tour - Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance: October 19^th-21^st

Florida
Epcot Int’l Food & Wine Festival - Lake Buena Vista: September 28^th-November 11^th
The Biltmore Great South Florida Wine Festival – Coral Gables: October 12^th-14^th
18th Annual Stone Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival – Longboat Key: October 25^th-28^th

Georgia
4th Annual Smyrna Hops & Barley Beer Tasting - Smyrna: October 6^th
All-American Wine Celebration - Three Sisters Vineyards: October 6^th-7^th
Annual Harvest Festival - Crane Creek Vineyards: October 20^th

Maryland
Riverside Winefest at Sotterley - Hollywood: October 6^th-7^th
Vintage Jazz Wine Festival – Linganore Wine Cellars: October 20^th-21^st
St. Mary’s County Oyster Festival – St. Mary’s: October 20^th-21^st
Autumn Wine Festival – Salisbury: October 20^th-21^st

Michigan
Food, Wine and All That Jazz - Mackinaw City: October 26^th

Enjoy.  Maybe you can make some gluhwein with the wine you get at one of the events. 

Weekly Wine Events in Austin

Posted by Chris on October 18, 2007

Austin is just around the corner from our home in Houston so in the nature of promoting the growing appreciation for wine in Texas and for wines from Texas, here is a list of weekly wine events in Austin from Wine Scamp. She has provide a full list of current events. Here is a small sample of ongoing events:

You can attend these events this week or every week:

Vin Bistro, 1601 West 38th Street, Austin, Texas 78731
512.377.5252

Half Price Wednesdays: In the bar and on the patio, all wine offered by the glass is $5.00 or ½ price.

Cork & Co., 308 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
512.474.2675

Thursdays: Chocogasm! Bubbly & Chocolate flight, $18pp includes 4 sparkling wines & 2 chocolate truffles

Lake Travis Wine Trader, 2422 FM 620 S, Austin TX 78738
(512) 263-9798

Saturday Premium Tastings: Taste 4 premium wines for $20, 2-5 pm drop in event

How to Make Gluhwein from Scratch

Posted by Chris on October 13, 2007

Making Gluhwein from scratch is easy but kind of time consuming.

This video from Josh at Bartender Weekly shows how to make it and includes his recipe at the end. Enjoy!