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Decatur Wine Festival

Yesterday we attended the Decatur Wine Festival. It was held on the square in downtown Decatur and was a sold out event. The weather was P-E-R-F-E-C-T! Not a cloud in the sky, and a high of about 60 degrees.

We spent about 2 1/2 hours there tasting various wines and champagnes, and a little bit of food. From there we walked down the street to Ted’s Montana Grill for an early dinner as we were famished.

I pieced together this video in Picasa and unfortunately the audio doesn’t quite match up to the video. You will still be able to get a feel for the event, though.

We were both surprised by how many wines we DIDN’T like…following are the wines we tried yesterday that we liked a lot:

  • Nine Walks Sauvingion Blanc (T)
  • Gnarly Head Authentic Red (S)
  • Ferrari Carano Chardonnay (S)
  • Valdo Prosecco (T)
  • Chocolate Shop Dark Chocolate Wine (T)
  • Amalaya Red (T)
  • Charles de Fere Blanc de Blancs (T)
  • Barefoot Bubbly Extra Dry (S)
  • Alamos Torrontes (T)
  • Alamos Chardonnay (S)
  • MacMurray Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (T+S)
  • Pine Ridge Chenin/Viognier (T+S)

Patroski Lawson On The Food Studio! – Part 1

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Patroski Lawson

Our interview with Patroski Lawson was so good, I had to break it up into two segments. Patroski runs the Square Hat Wine Company, a wine education company in Metro Atlanta. He leads wine education seminars and events, from tastings to corporate events.

On the first of a two-part show, we discussed the origins of Patroski’s company, and why he chose the name Square Hat Wine. Patroski was gracious enough to explain some wine basics in terms of food pairings and tasting techniques. Most importantly, he shares the details of his new wine class, Wine 101 – An Introduction to Wine.

This class, as you’ll see in the interview, is the PERFECT class for all beginners and novices to get a handle on how to drink and enjoy wine, and provide you enough knowledge to look good when ordering wine at a restaurant in front of the boss.

On Part 2, we enjoy three wines that Patroski brought to the studio for an on-air tasting! Part 2 coming soon!