Former NBA player Desmond Mason will be among the 20 local artists at the fifth annual Refreshing the Palate. Sponsored by The Metro Wine Bar & Bistro, the event features 20 wines. LaVeryl Lower, owner of The Metro, commissioned artists to create interpretations of the labels of the wines being served. The artwork is auctioned […]
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Feeling thirsty?
What better way to welcome fall than with a toast? Representatives of 35 premium wineries will gather next Wednesday for the fourth annual Thirst for a Cause. Several area restaurants and clubs will provide food for the evening, which will include about 200 wines. The fundraiser is sponsored by Thirst Wine Merchants, an Oklahoma brokerage […]
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Evergreen wine
Edmond Bottle Shop Credit: Shannon Cornman The wines were from Pepper Bridge and Amavi, two wineries owned by the Goff family, regular visitors to the Oklahoma City market. Their daughter, Travis Goff, who moderated the tasting, hosts the event to display the quality and value of Washington’s wine industry. “No [American viticultural area, or AVA] […]
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On the vine
We’re not asking for much … just an arm and a leg! So goes the slogan of Limbs for Life Foundation, an Oklahoma City-based nonprofit that supplies prosthetics to amputees who could not otherwise afford them. Similar nonprofits offer prosthetic assistance to specific groups, but Limbs for Life — by working with prosthetic clinics, manufacturers […]
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Sweet bubbles
While this isn’t about Riesling, it is about a wine that is sweeter by half than the average Riesling — but still not as sweet as your morning Big Gulp. Moscato d’Asti is one of the most refreshing choices possible in the heat of an Oklahoma summer. It’s a light, aromatic, sweet sparkling wine from […]