Culinary Demonstration – Robert Irvine – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Robert Irvine, Robert Irvine’s eat!, Hilton Head, South Carolina & Restaurant Impossible! on the food channel October 25, 2012

Wine: Hanna Winery & Vineyards (Sonoma County, California) Hanna Chardonnay Chris Hanna

Hanna Chardonnay

In the 1970’s Chris’ dad bought a 12 acre farm, they planted a garden, an orchard, and some vines…

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Culinary Demonstration – Yacht & Beach Club Resorts – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Oscar Prieto, Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts October 22, 2012

Wine: Kim Crawford, Kim Crawford Un-Oaked Chardonnay, New Zealand Sarah Brewer

Today we were served the Kim Crawford Un-Oaked Chardonnay 2010 vintage. There are four Kim Crawford wines available at the New Zealand booth on World Showcase: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio,

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Culinary Demonstration – Fulton’s Crab House at Downtown Disney – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Mark Boor, Fulton’s Crab House, Downtown Disney October 16, 2012

Wine: O’Neill Vintners and Distillers (California), GroundSwell Organic White Table Wine Mandy Silver

Mandy Silver is the representative of O’Neill Vintners, her territory is the southeastern states and she lives in Myrtle Beach, SC. O’Neill is now the 7th largest winery in the U.S.,

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Beverage Seminar – Florida Groves Winery – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Florida Orange Groves Winery – Florida Vincent Shook, Winemaker Key Limen, Mango Mamma, Hurricane Class 5 (Florida White Sangria) October 16, 2012

Key Limen, Mango Mamma, Hurricane Class 5

Vincent Shook, our presenter today, was declared “one of our favorite presenters” by today’s host. The Florida Orange Groves Winery is located in St

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Culinary Demonstration – California Grill – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Eddie Mendoza, California Grill, Disney’s Contemporary Resort October 9, 2012

Amy Meddins (wine), John Ekin (host), and Eddie Mendoza (chef)

Wine: Sterling Vineyards (California), Napa Merlot Amy Meddins

Amy Meddins is back with a Napa Valley Merlot (vintage 2009). The first vintage from Sterling Vineyards was 1969 and they were the first winery

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Culinary Demonstration – Concha y Torro – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Ruth Van Waerebeek Concha Y Torro Winery, Maipo, Chile October 8, 2012

Winemaker from Concha Y Torro, Pam Smith, and Ruth Van Waerebeek

Wine: Concha Y Torro Vineyards (Chile) Casillero del Diablo Sauvignon Blanc

Concho Y Torro, Casillero del Diablo Sauvignon Blanc

area of production: Casablanca Valley, Chile soil: benchland and

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All Things Sake! – Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic 2012

We’re back again! This is the third year for Chad’s Sake Class at the Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic and this year nora again attended both evenings (on Friday night she and nick attended and on Saturday night, nora sat with three of our guests for the Classic while nick and Calvin went

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Beer, Please! – Beverage Seminar at the Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic 2012

“Beer, Please!” is a seminar we had hoped to do in 2010 – the first year for the Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic. However, it sold out very quickly in 2010 and we could not get tickets. That was lucky for us as we did the “All Things Sake” seminar and got to

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Culinary Demonstration – White Jasmine – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Huma Siddiqui (and her son Samir) White Jasmine, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin (actually they’re located in Madison, WI) October 9, 2012

Samir, Huma, and John (host) – and Sharon the assistant chef

 

John Ekin (host) did a very good job today talking about the different events during the Food & Wine Festival (the booths,

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Beverage Seminar – Thelema Mountain Vineyards – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Thelema Mountain Vineyards – Stellenbosch, South Africa Thomas Webb, Winemaker Chardonnay, Mountain Red, Cabernet Sauvignon October 8, 2012

Thelema Chardonnay, Mountain Red, and Cabernet Sauvignon

We had not tried Thelema Mountain Wines before, for some reason when we were making our choices for this year’s Food & Wine Festival – we sort of

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