http://knowyourvino.com A blog all about wine Fri, 21 May 2010 20:13:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gerard Bertrand Wine Dinner at The Keep Restaurant on the outdoor terrace, 6 pm on May 27 Mark Fine from Gerard Bertrand will be presenting. Mark is a Master Sommelier and will be conducting a “Wine 101” at the beginning of the evening to help guide you on what you are ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=212 In an earlier post I wrote about an upcoming wine dinner. If you missed it here is my review. Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of attending a Wine Dinner, complete with food pairing in at the Silk Road. The theme for the evening was the French Classics with wines by ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=181 Join Winegardner's Wines and The Silk Road in welcoming Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant to Missoula! Seven tapas-style courses expertly matched with eight Kermit Lynch premium French wines. MENU - The French Classics Aperitif 2008 Domaine de Fontsainte Gris de Gris Amuse-Bouche: Duck pate with truffle, cognac & sea salt served on crostini  2007 Gachot-Monot Bourgogne ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=173 Worden's has put together three excellent Italian wines in a 3-pack special they are offering during the month of March. All of these wines are superb and being offered at great value of $49.99 for the 3-pack, reg. $63.97. Many Italian wines have become expensive over the past 5 years and ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=161 Opera and Wine – what more could I ask for in life? “Opera Decanted” at Caffe Dolce was an evening of wine, cuisine and live opera music pairings from around the world – and a fundraiser for Montana Lyric Opera (MLO). This evening was all about pleasure, imagination, and feasting ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=121 Scotty's Table supports local non-profits and so can you by just eating and drinking! On Wednesday, February 24th Scotty’s will be donating ten percent of the dining proceeds to Montana Conservation Voters. This is calendar event Scotty’s is looking to do once a month for our local non-profits, helping to ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=100 This Sunday, January 31 at 5 pm, Cork Works wine company will be featuring organic and sustainable wines from around the world at Biga Pizza. These wines will be paired with a 5-course meal, featuring locally produced foods. The cost of the event is $50 per person. This collaboration and ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=91 [caption id="attachment_89" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bodegas Fernandez Rivera Dehesa La Granja Tempranillo from Spain"][/caption] Met up with Kurt Winegardner, owner of Winegardner's Distributing in Bozeman last night for a tasting of Elderton Australian wines (which I will review in another post). After the tasting we headed over to the Silk Road for ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=88 On January 8th, 2010, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition concluded the annual week of judging at the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds in Sonoma County, California. Over five days, 63 professional wine experts tasted and evaluated a world-record breaking 4,913 entries. Trapper Peak Winery in Darby Montana took home two silver medals. ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=58 A vertical wine tasting is the technical tasting of one specific wine from a producer across several vintage years. There is nothing quite like a vertical tasting to truly experience and understand the collaborative effort that takes between the winemaker, Mother Nature and Father Time. It also provides a real, ... http://knowyourvino.com/?p=43