My Sweet Tooth Heads to Yadkin County
I will be the very first to admit that during a normal meal the part that I look forward to the least is dessert. Most of my adult life I...
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barhama
- Mar 6
- 4 min
The Mystique of Montepulciano
No doubt you have met someone named Elvis, Tiger or Marilyn only to find out that their parents named them out of love and admiration for...
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barhama
- Feb 20
- 7 min
Winter Reds Return To Yadkin Valley 2022
I have been waiting for the coveted Winter Reds wine tour to return to Yadkin Valley for well over a year. My readers know that if my...
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barhama
- Feb 14
- 7 min
I Am In Love...with LOVE !
With Valentines Day 2022 upon us everyone's thoughts turn to one thing - love. To many this will come as no surprise since this holiday...
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barhama
- Feb 6
- 8 min
A Meal Fit For A King PLUS An Evening To Remember
lifetime I am humbled to say I have experienced many meals that I will truly never forget. Contrary to what you may anticipate, all of...
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barhama
- Dec 24, 2021
- 3 min
Yes Virginia, Cider IS Great For Holiday Food Pairings!
I have been a big fan of the NC Wine Guys and their podcast "Cork Talk" since it's inception in December 2018. Since that inaugural...
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barhama
- Sep 19, 2021
- 4 min
Summer White Wine Trail Returns to Yadkin Valley
I go on record right now and confess that I have always preferred red wine to white wine. There are many reasons for my affinity for the...
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barhama
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
Grilled Pork, Smoked Trout & Chicken Pizza with Basil Pesto Cream Sauce
A Perfect Match With Chardonel wine from FireClay Cellars, Siler City NC In honor of the recent release of Chardonel by my good friends...
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barhama
- Aug 30, 2021
- 4 min
North Carolina Make Way for Crimson Cabernet
From Cabernet Franc to Chardonnay to Traminette there are several grape varietals that have found a home here in the Tarheel State. Their...
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barhama
- Jul 25, 2021
- 3 min
Sparkling Wine Tasting Comes to Raffaldini Salon
Champagne and sparkling wine are the stuff of myth, legend and opulence. The very presence of this beverage at virtually every...
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barhama
- Feb 16, 2021
- 8 min
A Magical Valentines Day at Piccione Vineyards
Speaking as someone who has been blessed to celebrate over 30 Valentine’s Day occasions with my wife, trust me when I tell you that this...
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barhama
- Jan 24, 2021
- 9 min
The Best Birthday Present? Your Own Birthday Entourage Of Course!
When it comes to birthdays, there are two kinds of people; those who love them and those who really do not want to celebrate getting...
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barhama
- Dec 12, 2020
- 3 min
Long Live the Assemblaggio !
To the individual using the extremely popular application Google Translate, the Italian term "assemblaggio" means "assembly"; simply put...
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barhama
- Oct 11, 2020
- 4 min
Socially Distant Wine Tasting 101
It is not lost on most people that the current pandemic has forever altered our once laissez-faire lifestyle now forcing us to settle for...
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