Entries Tagged as 'Local Events'

Hyde Park Farmers Market Opening This Sunday

April 26th, 2010

Hat tip to the fine folks at Blue Oven Bakery for giving me the heads up on this.  The Hyde Park Farmers Market opens this weekend!
The “pre-season” market opens this Sunday at 9:30 AM.  12 vendors will be on hand, including Blue Oven Bakery and the best bread you’ve ever had.  Perfect Sunday:  start your [...]

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Moerlein Brewing Coming Home to Over-the-Rhine

April 19th, 2010

The Christian Moerlein Brewing Company is coming home to Cincinnati, announcing plans to open brewing operations in Over-the-Rhine’s historic brewery district for the first time since 1919.

Moerlein, Hudepohl, Schoenling, Burger and Little Kings will all be coming home to the new OTR facility, which will be located in the former Husman Potato Chip plant on [...]

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Grapevine Fridays in Over-The-Rhine’s Gateway Quarter

April 7th, 2010

The 1st Friday of each month stores and businesses throughout OTR’s Gateway Quarter will be opening their doors for wine lovers.

So the first event has already come and gone (it was this past Friday…sorry!) but the next event will be coming up on May 7.  Each month a different wine theme will be selected based [...]

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Cincinnati Wine Festival – A Few Pictures

March 15th, 2010

I finally have my first Cincinnati International Wine Festival in the books!  Hard to believe, but it seems like every other year I’ve been out of town for one reason or another.  Below are a few pictures I snapped while my balance was still relatively sound.

My wife and I on the advice of friends took [...]

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Bockfest 2010 This Weekend

March 4th, 2010

In Pennsylvania the Grand Groundhog himself, Punxsutawney Phil, announces the coming of Spring with a glance at his shadow.  In Cincinnati, it’s beer of course with our own celebration of Spring’s coming…BOCKFEST!!!
First a bit of background for those new to Bockfest.  Bock-Fest comes from a celebration of Bock beer…a rich and complex lager beer.  Back [...]

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Cincy Winter Beer Fest This Saturday

January 27th, 2010

The Cincy Winter Beer Fest is this Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Downtown…and hopefully you already have your tickets in hand.

The 3rd annual event has turned out to be a very hot ticket with all the VIP tickets already sold.  A few more General Session tickets, however, have been released at $40 each.  Snatch them [...]

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Gentlemen’s Wine Tasting at Tino Vino

January 20th, 2010

Our good friends at Tino Vino Vinters in East Hyde Park are hosting a unique wine tasting just for the guys.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this “Gentlemen-only” wine tasting is geared towards helping guys pick that perfect bottle of wine to impress their ladies.
For $40 each attendee will get:

Wine education for selecting [...]

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Bacchanalian Society Winter Event Announced

January 4th, 2010

The Bacchanalian Society will host their Winter Gathering on January 28 at Music Hall.  Event proceeds will benefit CET and Cincinnati Public Radio.

For those new to the Bacchanalian Society and their mission, from the Bacchanalian website…
By helping charities to organize and conduct wine tastings every quarter – that’s right, only four events a year – [...]

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Cincinnati Cyclones Wine Tasting Events

December 9th, 2009

The Cincinnati Cyclones have announced four unique wine tasting events they’re calling “Pucks and Pinot.”  Hockey and wine isn’t a pairing you often see, but this is a pretty cool idea.

The Cyclones have joined forces with Constellation Wines to offer four unique wine tasting events coinciding with Cyclones hockey at U.S. Bank Arena.  The dates [...]

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2009 Ohio Barrel Tasting Review

December 8th, 2009

This post is written by our good friend, Aaron Fetters, and was originally posted on his personal website, Enjoying the First Miracle.  Aaron attended the Ohio River Valley Barrel tasting on Thanksgiving weekend and his review is below.
Thanksgiving Saturday was one of the most enjoyable days of the year for a local wine fan. For [...]

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Tasting Tips for the Annual Ohio River Valley Barrel Tasting Tour

November 27th, 2009

The Ohio River Valley Annual Barrel Tasting Tour happens tomorrow with five Southern Ohio wineries opening their cellars so you can taste unreleased vintages and award-winning wines. Harmony Hill Vineyards & Estate Winery (Bethel), Kinkead Ridge Estate Winery (Ripley), Burnet Ridge Winery (Cincinnati), Henke Winery (Cincinnati) and Woodstone Creek Winery (Cincinnati) will all take [...]

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Big Wine Weekend in Cincinnati

November 12th, 2009

It’s a great weekend to be a wine lover in Cincinnati with two huge wine events to choose from…or better yet just attend both!

Taste of the World Wine and Beer Festival – Saturday,  7:30 PM-11:00 PM
On Saturday the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will host the annual Taste of the World Wine and Beer Festival at [...]

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