Pensacola's Wine Tasting

Distinctive Kitchens

Downtown Pensacola

"Tour de Vin"
French Wine & Food Experience
"Walk About"
(A Prelude Event To The Pensacola Wine Festival)

Stroll your way through the viticultural growing regions of France while enjoying regional foods that compliment these wines. We will be featuring wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone, Loire Valley, Champagne & Alsace . This "walk about" type of event will offer you an opportunity to experience great wines that France has to offer. Chef Irv Miller will be in our Culinary Theater to prepare the cuisine for the evening.
Friday Evening April 4th
6:30 to 8:30PM
$59.00 per person

For Reservations Call 850.438.4688
(Tickets Are Limited)

Featured Chef
Irv Miller of Jacksons
Executive Chef & Co-owner
IRV MILLER
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Irv will prepare the following French Cuisine for this Special Evening
Tarte Flambee with Whipping Cream, Spinach, Caramelized Onions & Apple Smoked Bacon
Seared Foie Gras Crostini with Fig Preserves and Sorento Blue Cheese
Yukon Gold and Grilled Vegetable Gratin
Skewered Roasted Beef Tenderloin au Poive
Chicken stuffed with Bacon, Smoked Gouda and Roasted Garlic with Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce
Grilled Shrimp, Vegetable and Serrano Ham Brochettes with Bearnaise Sauce
Asparagus en Croute

Featured Wines

Chablis Region
2005 Petit Chablis
2005 Chablis
2003 Chablis 1er Cru Mont De Milieu
2003 Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy

2004 Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot
Alsace Region
2005 Pinot Gris
2005 Riesling Grand Cru Wineck-Schlossberg
2005 Pinot Blanc “Sweet Dreams”

Burgundy Region
2006 Macon-Fuisse
2005 Puligny-Montrachet Les Meix
2005 Chorey-Les-Beaune2005
Pommard Les Vignots
2005 Beaune Les Bressands 1er Cru

Bordeaux Region
2005 Château Samonac
2003 Clos Junet
2005 Clos Junet
2004 Château Bellgrave Les Charmes

Rhone Region
2005 Haut de Brun Rouge
2006 Cotes Du Ventoux Les Gelinottes
2005 Lirac Roquedon Rouge
2004 Chateauneuf Du Pape Val De Dieu

Champagne Region
Maxims Brut

A 10% discount for 6 bottles or more for this Special Event

Wine Glass Included!

Save the date Spring Wine Tasting... Saturday April 12th 5:30pm
with Winery owner of Monmousseau

Join us for a special wine tasting with returning guest
Annick of Monmousseau, Loire Valley, and Kathy of MJ Wines.

Reserve early as the is a special event $15 per person includes apetizer & raffle -

Antiques, Accessories & Fine Wines
824 East La Rua, Corner 9th and La Rua St
Pensacola,FL 32501
433-6427

Wine Tasting on Various Weekends & Appointments.
Call for future Dates

Book now, we like to keep the wine tasting intimate.
Private Wine tasting Available, please call for more info. 433-6427

First named The Lil’ Ole Winemakers and Beer makers Supply, Shady Lady is located at 2475B East Nine Mile Road, Pensacola, FL. The store first opened its doors in 1978 and was located on Cervantes St. In 1991, Jim and Faye Carey bought the store and relocated it to New Warrington Rd. In 2001, under new ownership, the store was moved to Navarre for a short time. In 2002, Lynn and Shirley Veeder purchased the store and moved it back to Pensacola. In 2003, their daughter Courtney, who ran the store, decided to go back and continue her education. Paul and Carolyn Baker, long-time customers, are the proud new owners.

When you’re searching for the supplies required for making beer, wine, and cheese, The Shady Lady will cater to all your needs, and wants. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or a pro; they carry a plentiful selection of wine, beer, and cheese style kits, plus individual ingredients for beer, wine, cheese, soda and liqueur.

They offer 12 different classic liquor kits that include enough mix to make 1 gallon of 40° proof liquor. They also sell a hot sauce cleverly named Scorned Woman. The Staff is extremely friendly and is both knowledgeable and helpful. Wine classes are offered, but currently no beer making classes are available. The selection of supplies in store is limited because of space, so custom and bulk ordering are available.

Visit their Nine Mile Rd. location, or if you rather, you can browse through their on-line catalog. To place your order you can call, FAX, email, or mail the Shady Lady. All orders are sent through the United Parcel Service (UPS) and usually ship within 1-2 business days. They accept Visa, MasterCard, or check.

The Shady Lady
2475B East Nine Mile Road
Pensacola, FL 32514
Phone Number: (850) 476-1221
FAX: (850) 332-6676
Email: contact@theshadylady.net
Hours of Operation: Tues - Sat 10 – 5 (Closed Sun & Mon)

Tiffany Hartman
Journalist—Gunghocity.com

All wine drinkers want the same thing: the perfect glass of wine. As drinking wine becomes more and more popular, great, innovative products keep appearing on store shelves to make that goal possible.

One problem many of us face is storing wine after the bottle has been opened. We’ve all tried the vacuum caps and other methods of open storage, but rarely maintain the quality, taste or integrity of the wine. Finally, there is a solution to this problem. ReServe (patent pending) is a product that claims to keep the wine’s taste almost exactly as it was before the bottle was opened. The product uses Argon gas cartridges to slow the oxidation process and to create an airtight seal protecting the wine from other contaminants including unwelcome refrigerator odors. ReServe is made up of three pieces: the Argon cartridge, the regulator and the adaptor. The product retails at about $149.95 and refill Argon cartridges may be purchased in packs of three for around $20. Stores carrying ReServe in the U.S. include Williams Sonoma, Macy’s, Dean & Deluca, Chefs, and Sar La Table.

More details may be found at www.wineinnovations.com.

Another issue plaguing many wine lovers is achieving your wine’s perfect temperature. The first of its kind, Nuvo Vino (patent pending), is an infrared wine thermometer tests the temperature of a glass of wine without actually touching it. The product, a sleek, easy-to-read thermometer, is held approximately one inch above the wine in your glass and reads the temperature. The Nuvo Vino is lightweight, barely larger than a standard ball point pen and guarantees the perfect temperature of your favorite wine. This product retails at $49.95 and is available at www.nuvovino.com. The site also offers an interactive serving temperature guide explaining the appropriate temperatures for nearly any variety of wine you could imagine.

New products for improving your wine-drinking experience are invented and released almost every day. Stay on top of new innovations by visiting your local vineyards and wineries. Get to know some wine specialists, whether they are friends, colleagues or sommeliers. Don’t be afraid to ask questions about wine; you’ll find that people love sharing what they know. Finally, check out wine specialty shops in your area, or join a wine club, you are likely find some great help and ideas.

     When you first walk into newly opened 600 South, the 80 year old building looks incredible inside. To the left is an atrium and a baby grand that has music played weekly by Cynthia Guttman and monthly by her jazz band. To the right and around the corner is the bar, classic but modern, with suede barstools. The atmosphere is very inviting and classy, but they have no dress code. They want to keep the mood light and casual.

     If you’re looking for the perfect glass of wine this is the place to go. With over 200 bottles of wine and selection changing every 7-10 days, you can try a different glass of wine almost every week. They also offer wine boxes. An idea originally coming from the 1930's when famous people would bring their own personal wine stashes into a restaurant and the owners would store it for them in a locked box. 600 South owner Jim Homyak, got the idea of the wine box from a restaurant in Atlanta called the Capital Grille. Wine lockers are available for a rent of $300 per year. Customers who rent a wine box can get discounted prices on bottles of wine at 600 South and drink it whenever they want.

     If you like martini’s you’ve also found your place to go, but if you want beer from the tap your out of luck. However, bottled beer is sold behind the counter if you just have to have it. Located at the end of Palafox St. in New World Landing, they are open Monday-Saturday starting at 4:30pm. There is no specified closing time, but on the weekdays they usually close around 10 or 11pm. The weekends are a different story. The crowds mingle much longer, sometimes till 2am. So, when you are looking for a new bar to check out give 600 South a try. I bet your going to like it.

Wine tasting can be considered an art unto itself. When you truly wish to appreciate a good glass of wine, you realize that you cannot merely take a gulp and discern all that goes into making a glass of wine a memorable moment that highlights good taste among good friends.

For those of you who are new to the idea of wine tasting, you might be wondering what exactly entails this mysterious ritual. For you, I give you a crash course in wine tasting.

When you are faced with a wine tasting, remember that you will use your senses of sight, smell, and taste to ascertain the differences between each glass.

First, when you look at a glass of wine, you will want to note its color. The colors can vary far more than you might think. Aged wine’s tend to show more oranges and browns, white’s will actually vary in color from water white to a golden yellow, and red’s can be as light as a pink hue or as dark as brick red.
Next, go ahead and take a sniff. The aroma of the wine varies depending on the grape and how it was fermented. You’ll probably get hints of smells both familiar and good like vanilla, but be forewarned, some aromas can be astringent and a bit hard to swallow.

Now you can tip the glass back and taste the wine. Wines typically will have a bitter, sweet, or acidic taste to them. Before swallowing, let the wine settle on your tongue for a moment to savor the flavors and how it feels in your mouth. Depending on the way the wine was made, you will feel many different sensations along with the flavor, ranging from sweet to fizz to a stringent taste that makes you want to pucker your lips. Usually, the winemaker is trying for a smooth overall balance.

Now by no means is the above meant to be an extensive lesson to wine tasting. There are all sorts of other details that can go into a tasting ranging from types of glasses used, tilting the glass, swirling it to unlock aromas and tastes, the list can be quite extensive. But the above should give you the idea.
In the end, just remember to enjoy yourself, enjoy the atmosphere and the company, and you’ll enjoy the wine even more.

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