How big can a wine bottle get?
Capacity (Liters) followed by the number of standard size bottles contained:
Standard (.75) 1
Magnum (1.5) 2
Jeroboam (3) 4
Rehoboam (4.5) 6
Methuselah (6) 8
Salmanazar (9) 12
Balthazar (12) 16
Nebuchadnezzar (15) 20
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
WE ARE BACK!!!!
Please excuse our absence and visit our website "Wine Connections"page every Monday for the pasts of all events taking place at all wineries in North Carolina that we visit.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Hello Again!!!
Sorry,we had a few unexpected events fall in our laps. We said good bye to 2 of our old four legged family members. Buster 16 years and Freckles 11 years in a two week stretch. Losing them along with some other mishaps kept us off the grid for awhile.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
A NC Wine Festivals Taking Place This Weekend
April 30, Sat. 9:00am-6:00pm
May 1, Sun, 10:00am-4:00pm
Sanford Pottery Festival
http://www.sanfordpottery.org/NC-wine.html
Wine Tasting Event
Sat. 10:30am-6:00pm & Sun. 12:00pm-4:00pm
$15 per person
April 30, Sat. 12:00pm-6:00pm
Bud Break Festival Wine Festival
http://www.budbreakfestival.com/ticket-information/
Mt. Airy, NC
$15 Wine Festival Advance Tickets or
$25 incl. 4/29 Ceremony & Gold Medal Tasting
$20 Day of Event Festival Tickets
$5 General Admission (no tasting)
May 1, Sun, 10:00am-4:00pm
Sanford Pottery Festival
http://www.sanfordpottery.org/NC-wine.html
Wine Tasting Event
Sat. 10:30am-6:00pm & Sun. 12:00pm-4:00pm
$15 per person
April 30, Sat. 12:00pm-6:00pm
Bud Break Festival Wine Festival
http://www.budbreakfestival.com/ticket-information/
Mt. Airy, NC
$15 Wine Festival Advance Tickets or
$25 incl. 4/29 Ceremony & Gold Medal Tasting
$20 Day of Event Festival Tickets
$5 General Admission (no tasting)
Sunday, March 27, 2011
New Wineries in North Carolina
Please welcome the newest additions to North Carolina's wine industry.
Gregory Vineyards
http://www.gregoryvineyards.com/
275 Bowling Springs Drive
Angier, NC
Treehouse Vineyards
http://www.treehousevineyards.net/
301 Bay St.
Monroe, NC
Sunday, February 13, 2011
The Haw River Wine Trail Presents Trail Tidbits on Saturday, Februray 27th
On Saturday, February 27, 2010, the Haw River Wine Trail wineries http://www.hawriverwinetrail.com/wineries.html will host a Food and Wine Pairing where samples of a selected wine and a selected food will be offered for our guests enjoyment. A different course will be served at each winery where the winemaker has chosen one wine to be served with a food selection. The event will run from 12 noon to 5 p.m. http://www.hawriverwinetrail.com/eventsandmedia.html
Participants may sample courses and wines in any order along the trail. Tickets are available from any of the winery locations
Participants may sample courses and wines in any order along the trail. Tickets are available from any of the winery locations
Second Annual Yadkin Winter Reds Food & Pairing Event! February 26-27, 2011
Tickets can be ordered online at the [YWR 2011 Tickets Online] link on the Main Menu to the left. Please make sure that you read the information carefully on the cutoff dates for ordering tickets and what weekend selection you have made. You can also purchase your tickets by visiting our Yadkin County Visitors Center at 205 South Jackson Street in Yadkinville NC. If you would like to order the tickets over the phone, please contact us at 1-877-4Yadkin.
February 2011 Weekend we will be featuring these wineries for the event:
Brandon Hills Vineyard, Buck Shoals Vineyard, Dobbins Creek Vineyards
Laurel Gray Vineyards, River de Vine Vineyards (Uptown Wine & Gallery),
Shadow Springs, Vineyard and Surry Cellars (Uptown Wine & Gallery)
You must order tickets for the February weekend no later than Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Tickets can be ordered online at the [YWR 2011 Tickets Online] link on the Main Menu to the left. We will be glad to ship these out to you or we can deliver them to the assigned winery that you will be starting out.
February 2011 Weekend we will be featuring these wineries for the event:
Brandon Hills Vineyard, Buck Shoals Vineyard, Dobbins Creek Vineyards
Laurel Gray Vineyards, River de Vine Vineyards (Uptown Wine & Gallery),
Shadow Springs, Vineyard and Surry Cellars (Uptown Wine & Gallery)
You must order tickets for the February weekend no later than Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Tickets can be ordered online at the [YWR 2011 Tickets Online] link on the Main Menu to the left. We will be glad to ship these out to you or we can deliver them to the assigned winery that you will be starting out.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Wine Dinner at Firebirds Resturant in Winston-Salem, NC
Firebirds restaurant in Winston-Salem, NC is featuring North Carolina wines from Cellar 4201, DivineLlama, Flint Hill, Ragapple Lassie, and Sanders Ridge; paired with a 5 course dinner three evenings this week February 15, 16, & 17 at 6:30pm.
1215 Creekshire Way
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Cost is $50 per person
Contact Niki Cartledge 336-659-3973 or niki.cartledge@firebirdsmail.com
1215 Creekshire Way
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Cost is $50 per person
Contact Niki Cartledge 336-659-3973 or niki.cartledge@firebirdsmail.com
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Virginia Winery Numbers Continues to Grow at a Record Pace
Visit the states map to see the winery growth has now reached 190.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Wine Festivals in North Carolina
Jan. 29, Sat. 1pm-5pm
Winter Wine Wonderland Wine Festival
http://rockinghamcountyfinearts.org/WinterWineWonderland/tabid/135/Default.aspx
Penn Center
Reidsville, NC
$20 per person
Benefits Fine Arts Festival Association
Yadkin Winter Reds Event 2011
http://visityadkin.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=65
Jan. 29 Sat. 12pm-5pm
Jan. 30, Sun. 1pm-5pm
$15 per person
Winter Wine Wonderland Wine Festival
http://rockinghamcountyfinearts.org/WinterWineWonderland/tabid/135/Default.aspx
Penn Center
Reidsville, NC
$20 per person
Benefits Fine Arts Festival Association
Yadkin Winter Reds Event 2011
http://visityadkin.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=65
Jan. 29 Sat. 12pm-5pm
Jan. 30, Sun. 1pm-5pm
$15 per person
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