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Welcome to your source for Wine Information and Tasting Notes!
Posted by Admin on 2005-07-21 16:53:23
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[News]
[Louisiana] |
 Welcome to the LaWineClub.com web site!
This system is being built from the ground up to provide the online community with a comprehensive, searchable, flexible database of wine tasting notes, and will also serve as a local portal for wine enthusiasts. We want to embrace and work with all the other popular wine sites online and serve as a "central database" of tasting notes. Also be sure to visit our new Messageboards.
While this is a local wine portal, we happily encourage users from all around the world to register for free and add your Tasting Notes to the database!
Be sure to sign up and get on the weekly mailing list to be notified of news, wine tastings and other special events going on. |
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Next Food Network Star Open Casting 8/16/10
Posted by perle0 on 2010-08-14 16:17:37
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[Events]
[New Orleans] |
 The Next Food Network Star, Food Network?s hugely successful culinary reality series, is currently casting for its 2011 season. They are holding an Open Casting Call in New Orleans, LA on Monday, August 16, 2010. This is the first time they are coming to New Orleans for an open casting call and they can?t wait to meet all the potential candidates there! |
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Wine Tasting to Benefit Swine Palace
Posted by jcraddock on 2010-06-10 11:41:40
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[Events]
[Baton Rouge] |
 Wine Tasting to benefit Swine Palace
Sponsored by Maxwell's Market
July 22, 2010
Champagne Reception at 6:30 P.M.
Tasting 7-9 P.M.
Tickets are $40 in advance/$50 at the door
(limited tickets available) |
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Lola's Global Spanish Cuisine Cooking Demonstration
Posted by bevo vino on 2010-06-04 07:06:24
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[Events]
[New Orleans] |
 Join us for a very special event on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010, as Swirl Wine Bar and Market pair up with Angel Miranda, Chef/Owner of Lola's, as he opens his home for a demonstration of new, global Spanish cuisine cooking techniques by acclaimed Spanish Chef Fernando Sanchez Gonzales, assisted by Angel. Chef Fernando Sanchez Gonzales of Barbacana Restaurante & Tapas Bar near Madrid has worked extensively in fine restaurants throughout Spain, and has been invited to New Orleans to work with Lola's staff to infuse some new spice into their current menu. |
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The 2010 NOWFE Grand Tastings--A Seafood Delight
Posted by perle0 on 2010-05-30 22:48:47
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[Editorial]
[New Orleans] |
Once again, the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (NOWFE) ended with its big event, the Grand Tastings. With one held Friday night and one Saturday afternoon, they have for the last few years taken place in the Superdome, where there's plenty of room for the massive amounts of wine and food. It's definitely the event of the year for wine-lovers and foodies alike (so often, the two are combined in the same person anyway), and this year was no exception. With hundreds of wines to sample and dishes for tasting from most of New Orleans's finest restaurants, what's not to love?
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Annual Tre Bicchieri Italian Wine Dinner
Posted by perle0 on 2010-05-16 14:17:24
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[Events]
[New Orleans] |
 Each year, Swirl Wine Bar & Market celebrates the best of Italy with an Italian wine dinner featuring the highest award-winning wines of the Gambero Rosso Vini d'Italia, those given the "Tre Bicchieri" or 3 Glass designation. Given to less than 300 wines yearly, the Tre Bicchieri award is the highest and most prestigious honor that can be bestowed upon an Italian wine and is highly coveted by producers.
To best present the wines, we choose an Italian restaurant each year that demonstrates the same commitment to superior quality and match these amazing wines with their cuisine. We are excited to hold this year's dinner at Chef Adolfo Garcia and Chef Joshua Smith's southern Italian restaurant, a Mano. Chef Joshua Smith's menu will feature 6 tasting courses paired with 6 wines representing their respective regions. (As these wine are produced in limited quantity,
one 5 oz. glass of wine will accompany each course) Antonio Molesini, Italian Wine Specialist from Republic National Beverage, and a native of Cortona, will join us in hosting the event.
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
6:30 p.m. Cocktails (cash bar)
7:00 p.m. Dinner
$100 per person, tax and tip included
a Mano
870 Tchoupitoulas Street
Reservations:
(504) 304-0635 |
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Swirl Hosts the Empson USA Barolo and Brunello Tour
Posted by bevo vino on 2010-05-15 19:16:32
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[Events]
[Louisiana] |
 Empson USA is one of the premier importers of Italian wines in the country. Each year, their famous Barolo and Brunello tour hits the major US cities and finishes with a trade tasting in New Orleans. Knowing our love for all things Italian, they have asked us to host a second New Orleans event in the store on Wednesday May 19th that will give our customers a chance to taste these incredible wines. This famous tasting will feature the 2004 Brunello Riservas, 2005 Brunellos, 2006 Barolos, as well as other wonderful wines from the most prestigious wineries in Italy. |
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Jazz'n the Vines 2010
Posted by perle0 on 2010-04-28 13:19:42
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[Events]
[Louisiana] |
 Pontchartrain Vineyards, Louisiana's premier producer of fine artisan Wines in the classic French tradition, continues its 11th Year of Jazz'n the Vines on Saturday, May 8, 2010 with Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys. The immensely popular outdoor concert series takes place at the vineyards and winery, located north of Covington in northern St. Tammany Parish, and will include seven concerts in the Spring (April, May, June,and July) and five concerts in the Fall (August, September, October, and November). |
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19th New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
Posted by perle0 on 2010-04-20 17:46:22
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[Events]
[New Orleans] |
 It's that time of year again...time to make your plans for the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience! This 5-day event will take place May 25?29, 2010, in various locations throughout New Orleans. NOWFE, which Wine Enthusiast names as a "perennial 'Top Ten' Wine and Food festival," features over 15,000 glasses of wine being poured from 1000 different wines from over 200 winemakers from around the world, not to mention participation by 100 New Orleans restaurants. This will be the 19th NOWFE, and over the years this non-profit organization has raised nearly $1 million for worthy New Orleans charities.
You'll need to buy tickets and make reservations for wine dinners early, so make sure to plan ahead for this unique and wonderful event. |
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Ex-Saints Player Makes Extraordinary Wine
Posted by bevo vino on 2010-02-17 11:39:10
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[Events]
[New Orleans] |
 Swirl Wines is excited to have former Saint Terry Hoage and his wife Jennifer at Swirl Wines on Tuesday, February 23, at 6:30pm, for an informal, walkabout tasting of his wines. Meet the Hoages, taste some great wine, get your bottles signed and have a little fun with the folks at Swirl.
Terry's Story
What do you get when you combine an ex-NFL safety with a degree in genetics and a passion for farming? Terry Hoage, the two-time All-American from Georgia, actually spent a year with the Saints after being drafted by Bum Phillips, but was waived the next year by new coach Jim Mora. He then went on to a very successful 5 years with the Philadelphia Eagles, followed by another 6 years playing with Washington Redskins, Houston Oilers, San Francisco 49ers, and Arizona Cardinals. Terry retired from football in 1996. So how did Terry get into the wine business? Read on.... |
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Martins Announces Haiti Fundraiser Tasting
Posted by perle0 on 2010-02-10 13:35:58
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[Events]
[Louisiana] |
 Help Us Help Haiti, a tasting of the nations to help a nation.
Martin Wine Cellar will host Help Us Help Haiti on Thursday, March 4th, from 6:30 until 8PM. This wine and food event is a fund-raiser to support the Haitians as they recover from their devastating earthquake. |
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Release Party for Nicolas Bazan Wines
Posted by perle0 on 2010-01-04 13:04:05
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[Events]
[New Orleans] |
 Release Party for Nicolas Bazan Wines
Saturday, January 9
6 to 8 p.m.
Swirl Wines
Join Swirl Wines and Dr. Nicolas Bazan for his first-ever release party featuring his amazing, small production Oregon Pinot Noirs and delicious food from Rio Mar. The event is free and open to the public. |
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Mumm Champagne Dinner at Galatoire's Bistro
Posted by perle0 on 2009-06-06 13:43:24
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[Events]
[Baton Rouge] |
 Galatoire's Bistro cordially invites you to attend the upcoming Mumm Champagne Dinner on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at 7:00 pm. Throughout the evening, unique menu creations from Chef de Cuisine Nathan Gresham will be perfectly paired to complement a variety of Mumm Champagnes.
The dinner is $85 per person including tax and gratuity. |
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NOWFE 2009 Grand Tasting Review Part 2: The Wine
Posted by perle0 on 2009-06-03 00:14:15
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[Editorial]
[New Orleans] |
So now, the answer to the question you've all been asking yourselves: forget the details of the how the Grand Tastings went, how was the wine? The short answer is: voluminous! This year, I counted 150 wineries/importers/distributers in the event program, and each one generally had anywhere from 4 to 12 wines available for tasting. Yep, that's over 1000 individual wines, and each tasting lasts a mere three hours. So if you were able to swig one wine every 10 seconds or so, without any need to walk from table to table, point out the wine you want to taste, converse with the winemaker, etc., then you might be able to taste them all. Unfortunately, the laws of physics, not to mention the laws of human endurance, makes this utterly impossible. Even attending both Grand Tastings, thus effectively doubling the tasting time, I could not have tried even half of the wines on offer. With that in mind, let's see what wines stood out in my book....
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NOWFE 2009 Grand Tasting Review Part 1: Overview
Posted by perle0 on 2009-05-27 00:35:46
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[Editorial]
[New Orleans] |
Once again, the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience was a smashing success. (It doesn't seem too hard to go right with all of that delicious wine and food, but I imagine that it's a lot harder to put together than it looks.) Like last year, the 2009 Grand Tastings were held in the Superdome, and on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon of Memorial Day Weekend. The Superdome makes for a handy venue, since it has parking available for a reasonable fee and plenty of room for the exhibitors. Since the crowds barely fit as it was on Saturday, I think they'll be sticking with the 'Dome for a while, unless somebody has a larger space to offer.
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Don't Miss the 2009 NOWFE!
Posted by perle0 on 2009-05-12 11:55:03
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[Events]
[New Orleans] |
 The 2009 New Orleans Wine & Food Experience will take place very soon! Don't forget to sign up for events NOW. Many events may be sold out already, and others could sell out soon! In particular, you won't want to miss the Royal Street Stroll on Thursday and the Grand Tasting, with two sessions held on Friday and Saturday.
NOWFE is celebrating its 18th year this year. Today, it is nationally recognized as one the most prestigious festivals of its kind and features over 175 wineries and 1000 wines over the 5-day event, which now raises over $125,000 annually for local charities. It's not too late to be a part of this incredible wine (and food) experience! |
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Martin Tasting Events, May-June 2009
Posted by perle0 on 2009-05-05 16:27:07
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[Events]
[Louisiana] |
 Martin Wine Cellar announces its tasting events for May and June, in its locations in Metairie, Baton Rouge, and Mandeville.
First, a special Baton Rouge event!
For those of you who missed out on our 15th annual event, Once Upon a Vine, on March 29th, you can join us for the 2nd annual Tour de Vin wine and food celebration. This event of exquisite taste will be held at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center on Sunday, June 28th from 4?7pm and feature over 120 fine wines, specialty meats, and artisanal cheeses from our gourmet food department, as well as cuisine from the Hilton. Tickets are $70 per person (which includes a $10 coupon), and are limited and on sale now. |
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Galatoire's Bistro is having a wine dinner featuring Gary Farrell wines on Friday, April 30th, at 7:30 p.m.
Galatoire's Bistro is having a Summer Rosé Dinner
7 on Fulton invites you to participate in its Italian Wine Dinner, June 19,2009.
