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Villa Nova special offer
One of our favorite waterfront restaurants invites you to receive $10 off any $50 food purchase or 20% off a bottle of wine. (Fine print: Offer not valid Saturdays and cannot be combined with any other discount. One offer per table. Expires Nov. 30, 2008.) www.villanovarestaurant.com. 3131 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach. 949.642.7880.
Sponsored by Villa Nova Restaurant
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TASTE TEST YOU'LL LOVE!
Next Vintage Wine Shop is an exceptional resource for wines at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza.
And if you love to explore wines attend Next Vintage's wine tastings from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
The stunning ambiance, incredible wines, and premium attention make it a perfect pre-dinner date (and a great value). For just $25 you can taste 4 to 6 wines paired with mini hors d'oeuvres prepared from Charlie Palmer's kitchen.
You'll appreciate Palmer's philosophy on enjoying wines. He prefers that guests enjoy wine so he prices them affordably (even for hard-to-find labels.)
And after you sample wines you can purchase bottles at the Next Vintage retail wine store. Prices range from $11 up to $10,733.
Here's the schedule for the themed wine tasting events:
Tuesday: "Wines of Latin America." Learn the history of wine and wine-making in Latin America and explore some of the fine wines from Argentina, Chile and Mexico.
Aug. 12: "Spanish Reds -- New Wines from Old Vines." Find out about modern techniques, new wine-making talent and old vines that could make Spain the country to watch over the next several years.
Aug. 19: "Southern Italy's New Frontier." The region attracts the attention of the world as the re-emerging wine region. Taste some incredible selections from this abiding land.
Aug. 26: "Zinfandel, An America Immigrant." Taste some fine examples from California and compare it with Primitivo, its European sibling.
Reservations required. Charlie Palmer is at Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza. 3333 Bristol Street in Costa Mesa. 714.352.2525.
http://www.charliepalmer.com/bloomingdale/home.html
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