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Bella Vita’s web site is up and running. Click here to visit. One thing missing that I see is that there are no vintages listed with the wine selections. The division of the wine list is a bit puzzling as well, but I am happy to see them out on the web.

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I hadn’t noticed this comment on an earlier post, but straight from Chris Hoel himself…
“Well I can tell you…. It’s been a wonderful experience moving to Napa after living in St. Louis for over 24 years. St. Louis is and will always be very close to my heart.
I applied as a dare almost for this [...]

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Thanks to Lauren from Bella Vita for forwarding a list of available wines to me. She says that the list will have changes and additions in the near future, but this is what is available now.
*****Please note I have taken the list down as there are new changes.*****
With all the craziness that goes into [...]

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I just got off the phone with Gordon of Bella Vita. He reports things are going well with the new concept for the wine bar in St. Louis. A website will be up shortly and a wine menu and food menu will be available soon after some tweaking. I’ll post as soon [...]

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

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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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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.
This [...]

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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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