Vintner's Circle Winemaking Shops

Vintner’s Circle Raises Money, Awareness to Fight Domestic Violence

David — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:41:22 +0000

Hackettstown winemaking shop donates $1,100 to Warren County chapter of Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, June 24, 2010 — Vintner’s Circle Hackettstown sponsored a fun event to raise more than $1,000 for a serious cause. The local winemaking shop, located in Patriot’s Plaza on Route 46, was the site of its [...]

Grand Opening This Saturday At Vintner’s Circle Middletown!

jolan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:00:34 +0000

Come join us for an exciting event Saturday, June 26, as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Vintner’s Circle Middletown! As wine making in New Jersey continues to increase in popularity, Vintner’s Circle Middletown is proud be the first wine making shop in Monmouth County. This Saturday afternoon the celebration will last from 12 to [...]

Region At a Glance: Douro Valley

jolan — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:36:10 +0000

The Douro Valley lies in Northern Portugal, the wine region partially demarcated by its namesake river and heavy hand of pre-Cambrian shist. Douro is the official name of the region, one of the oldest delimited wine regions in the world, and is most famous as the home of Port with a capital P. Port is [...]

Friday Night Wines

jolan — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:06:44 +0000

Welcome Friday, the quintessential night for tasty take-out like pizza and Chinese food (or Thai, or Mexican, or burgers from that new barbecue joint down the road). I’d like to offer a few wines for pairing recommendations, easily enjoyed with the Friday food classics. Simply swing by your local liquor store on your way to [...]

Vintner’s Circle Andover Gives Back

jolan — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:50:05 +0000

Vintner’s Circle Andover hosted a special community ceremony yesterday evening, as Todd and Janine Billingsley, franchise owners of the wine making shop, presented Coupons for the Community with a check for $100. In attendance were Suzanne Stigers, head of Coupons for the Community, in addition to many of the organization’s volunteers. Neighbors from the area [...]

Taste the Experience: Sweet Indulgence Collection

jolan — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:17:46 +0000

Las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso. (Ideas should be clear and chocolate thick.) ~ Spanish proverb I like this Spanish proverb very much, not in small part because it makes me think of wine. I’ll explain briefly: chocolate comes from cocoa beans, which originated in the Americas. Spaniards, as the main European colonizers of [...]

5 Ways to Enjoy Your Wine the Most

jolan — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:53:54 +0000

5. Drink your wine at the proper temperature. While there is a broad range of recommended temperatures, with certain wines falling along the spectrum, the general rule is: white wines are best served chilled, and red wines are best served slightly below room temperature. Degree-wise, this means most white wines should be served anywhere between [...]

Region At a Glance: British Columbia

jolan — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:43:01 +0000

Peachland Vineyard, from www.winebc.com British Columbia is a Canadian province that spans more than 300,000 square miles across the west of the country. British Columbia is a region of varied geography, featuring stately mountains, dense temperate rainforests, populous cities (the illustrious Vancouver is located in the province), and more than six thousand islands that hug [...]

The World Cup (of Wine)

jolan — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:58:25 +0000

Today, for those of you who are not soccer fanatics (or those of you who, unlike me, don’t live with one), is the grand kick-off of the World Cup. The month-long competition takes place this year in South Africa, with 32 national teams from across the world vying to be the ultimate winner. The country [...]

On Finding Wine Events Near You

jolan — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:14:31 +0000

With a ton of great wine events coming up at Vintner’s Circle, I thought it would be pertinent to mention a fantastic website to check out: LocalWineEvents.com. As the website’s founder Eric Orange explains in his interview with Gary Vaynerchuk, LocalWineEvents.com began as a way for places like wine shops, liquor stores, and restaurants to [...]