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Entries from June 2008

Bella Vita

June 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Bella Vita is now open in Rock Hill. I cannot find any web site or list of wines they may have. I’ve emailed a couple of times trying to find more information for you good people, but have not heard anything back. I’m going to try to hunt down a phone number [...]

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Copia

June 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments

True, I have been a disgruntled employee at one time or another. But not disgruntled enough to resort to arson. I’m glad to see they are still planning a comeback at Copia. From the Post Dispatch.

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More Bottle Shock

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

A bit more from the new movie. A nice 8 minute break to help you get through the work day.

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Bottle Shock

June 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

One of two new movies coming out to tell the story of the famous 1976 Paris tasting. I’ve read that there will be an August 08 release. There is a bit of controversy with this movie version, as the organizer of the tasting, Steven Spurrier, is not thrilled with his portrayal in Bottle [...]

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CA drought, MO non-drought

June 6th, 2008 · 8 Comments

The Governator has officially declared a drought in California. Water rationing and other rules of conservation are a very real possibility in the near future for residents and businesses of CA. This is not good news for CA grapes and it will be interesting to see how they cope this season.
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From all around

June 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Bella Vita…The new wine bar in Rock Hill will be featuring 60 different bottles of wine. I am not sure which bottles and they have no website yet, but there will be some higher end offerings in there. This is possible due to Enoline which was featured in a youtube video I posted [...]

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