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For the Love of Wine
Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: August - 2022
Seduce your palate and charm your full suite of senses with a set of wine tastings in Cashiers and Highlands.
With the summer holiday entertaining season in fullswing, hosts, wine lovers and the wine curious areall eager to stock up. The only hurdle is figuringout what to buy. Far too often, selecting wine has felt more liketaking your tongue and brain on a palate-numbing and mind-baffling tour than making an informed decision.Until now, that is. To help you find the perfect wines foryourself and your summer guests – or at least to narrow thefield dramatically – Highlands Wine Shoppe and Buck’s Café inCashiers is offering a series of wine tastings.The Wine Series is held on Wednesdays at Buck’s from 5:30 to7:30 P.M. and on Thursdays at Highlands Wine Shoppe from4:30 to 6:30 and costs $25 per person. Accompanying the winesis a selection of charcuterie.Tastings at the wine shop are led by owner Stephanie Miskew,a Certified Sommelier and Host of the Wine Atelier Podcastand Managing Partner Annelize Giliomee – longtimeHighlands Sommelier and well-known, well-respected wineaficionado. At Buck’s, Stephanie leads the tastings with helpof husband and co-owner Steve. The series is informal, andreservations are not required.Wednesday, August 3, at Buck’s and Thursday, August 4, atHighlands Wine Shoppe, it’s Under the Tuscan Sun. Thisbeloved region of Italy begs for a closer look and Stephanie andAnnelize will supply just that through a sampling of wines thatwill take you through Tuscany’s major subregions.Wednesday, August 10, at Buck’s and Thursday, August 11, atHighlands Wine Shoppe, you’re invited to Perfect Seafood Wines.Pairing wine with seafood doesn’t have to be a difficult task.On Wednesday, August 17, at Buck’s and Thursday, August 18,at Highlands Wine Shoppe, it’ll be Sipping under the Radar;Delightful Grapes to Geek out Over. Stephanie and Annelize havepinpointed a few of their favorite geek-wines worth seeking out.Wednesday, August 24, at Buck’s and Thursday, August 25, atHighlands Wine Shoppe brings us The Terroir of Pinot Noir:No other grape is as hauntingly site-specific and complex asPinot Noir, nor as dramatically affected by its terroir – thatcombination of geography, geology and vineyard quality. Thetasting will reveal the startling flavor distinctions in Pinot Noirgrown in different parts of the world.Highlands Wine shoppe is located at 229 Oak Street inHighlands. Buck’s Café is located at 6 Hwy. 107 N. in Cashiers.More information can be found on Facebook or Instagram at#highlandswineshoppe, or call (828) 526-4080.
by Marlene Osteen / photo by Susan Renfro
