Featured Cincinnati Wine Events: Nov 20-27

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Since I missed last week by spending all of my time in an airport on Friday, I thought I’d include today in, well, today’s list! Since it’s a holiday week, it’s a short list, but Saturday is jam-packed. At the bottom of the list, pay particular attention to the various winery events happening on Thanksgiving weekend. Whether you’re in Ohio or
Kentucky, I guarantee at least one winery near you is having some sort of event. Wineries I haven’t ever heard of came out of the woodwork!

You should definitely hit up all the regular tastings this weekend. Place like Dep’s Fine Wine & Spirits (I really preferred the name Liquor Direct), City Cellars, and Little Sonoma are having some great Thanksgiving tastings this weekend and early next week. Looking ahead, the first week of December tends to be when everyone pulls out all the holiday tastings (sparklers, special beers, special everything …), so note that on your calendar.

Remember, all the recurring events, those dependable weekly tastings,
are displayed on our calendar. The one-time events are after the jump.

For information on what’s going on
in Dayton, you can refer to Mark’s blog at Uncorked.

Local Wine Tasting Event Calendar

Friday Interactive Wine Tasting Map

Saturday Interactive Wine Tasting Map

Image used under Creative Commons license
from Flickr user xybermatthew

Friday, Nov 20

Girl’s Night Out: A Girl’s Guide to Holiday Cocktails
The Party Source
95 Riviera Drive
Bellevue, KY 41073
Girls rule! Come mix it up with our own Jay Dickerson as he presents a Girls Guide to Cocktails! Learn to shake and stir the very best holiday cocktails! (Note: Each attendee will receive a cocktail shaker)
6-8 pm, $30/pp
Reservations required.
859.291.4007

Saturday, Nov 21

New Thanksgiving Wines
The Party Source
95 Riviera Drive
Bellevue, KY 41073
The Thanksgiving table is changing in America, as the way we cook and eat evolves. Let’s change up the wines too, with this tasting of all-new grape varieties and world regions for super Turkey Day matches. Please, no more jello salad–and no white Zin, either!
1-3 pm, $20/pp
Reservations required.
859.291.4007

Napa v Sonoma
Jungle Jim’s
5440 Dixie Highway
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
Which one is better? You decide as we taste wines from the two most famous areas in California; Napa and Sonoma. Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blancs will be the highlights of this event.
1 pm, $30/pp
Reservations required.
(513) 674-6008

Le Pot du Beaujolais-Nouveau
Arnold’s Bar & Grill
210 East 8th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
3-5 pm
Sponsored by the Alliance Francaise of Cincinnati
Celebrate release of new wine of harvest that, by French law, cannot be released earlier than third Thursday of November. Wine sold by the glass.
More Information: 513-421-6234

Holiday Pairings
Microwines
7292 Kenwood Road
Cincinnati, OH
We’ll show you the perfect wines pairings to accompany all of
your special holiday meals.
5 pm, $50/pp
More information: 513.794.9463

Weinlesefest Dance
Donauschwaben Haus
4290 Dry Ridge Road
Cincinnati, OH 45252
Sponsored by the Donauschwaben Society
German wine harvest festival. Music by Freudemacher Band. Special dance performances.
$8, 8:30 pm – 12:30 am
More information: 513.385.2098

Late Night at the Moulin Rouge
Opera Ball After Party
Music Hall Ballroom
1241 Elm Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Enter a world of spectacle and seduction, whimsy and illusion as you give in to the allure of Late Night at the Moulin Rouge the official Cincinnati Opera Ball after-party.
10:30 pm – 2 am
Purchase tickets online or call Julie Bergantino at (513) 768-5570.
$30 prepay, $40 at the door

Wednesday, Nov 25

The Wine List Holiday Tasting
The Wine List
7731 Tylers Place Blvd.
West Chester Township, OH 45069
4-7 pm
Thanksgiving. With Spencer Tirschek of Vintage Wines.
More Information: 513-755-3300

BONUS: Post Thanksgiving Weekend Winery Spectacular Spectacular

I highly recommend you spend either “Black” Friday or Saturday visiting the local wineries for their annual fall barrel tasting. The barrel tasting event includes Harmony Hill, Kinkead Ridge, Henke, Burnet Ridge, and Woodstone Creek. Additionally, Hanover Winery in Hamilton is open to the public on weekends through Christmas and post-Thanksgiving is the last weekend for La Vigna in the Ripley area.

In Kentucky, Stonebrook Winery, Elk Creek Vineyards, and Camp Springs are all open.

Posted by Michelle at 11:07 am in Weekly Cincinnati Wine Events | Permalink | Comments (2)

2 Responses to “Featured Cincinnati Wine Events: Nov 20-27”

Grape says:

November 20, 2009 at 5:32 pm

As we can, wine can make an event, especially a meal, a lot more beautiful than it would of been without it.
Hampers says:

November 21, 2009 at 7:08 am

Thanks for sharing the information on Cincinnati Wine Events: Nov 20-27. I wish If I could attend it. It was nice going through your blog.