Jean Farris Winery in Lexington announced the release of their 2007 Syrah in their July newsletter.   Ben O’Daniel, owner states “After 19 months in the barrel and and repeated tastings, the wine is true to syrah style.”

From the Jean Farris July 2009 Newsletter:

“The Tempest has always been one of those wines. It was an original concept that just seemed to work in my mind and in the winery. The Viognier has always been a challenge, the needy child. Then we have the 2007 Syrah. This is not a large production for Jean Farris but it has been a learning experience.

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Kentucky wineries earned 15 gold medals at the Kentucky Derby Festival wine competition March 24 in Louisville.

Eighteen Kentucky and Indiana wineries brought 145 varietals to the competition. A panel of 17 experts from the American Wine Society judged the competition.

Those winning gold were: Acres of Land (Richmond), Elk Creek (Owenton), Equus Run (Midway), River Bend (Louisville), Talon Winery (Lexington), and Wight-Meyer (Shepardsville).

Some of the winners will be featured at the fifth annual Kentucky Derby Festival WineFest April 28-29 at Kroger’s Fest-A-Ville on the Waterfront. Thirteen Kentucky and Indiana wineries will sample 99 varietals at the event.

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Open that bottle night, a tradition started by a wine writing pair at the Wall St Journal, is observed on the last Saturday of February.  This year that’s the 28th.

This year there is a new twist…

Wine importer, Wilson Daniels, and Twitter Taster Live (TTL), a premier forum for real-time wine tasting on the Web have teamed up to host an online web tasting to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Open that bottle night.  For more information visit, Twitter Taster Live

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Liquor Barn announced that starting Tuesday, January 13, 2009 customers can enjoy double the discount on the purchase of your favorite wines.  By the case or 6pk, all the same or mix and match.  But hurry in, because this offer is good on Tuesdays only, and who knows how long it will last!

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Talon Winery (Lexington, KY) announced two new food pairing events today.  The first is to be held on Saturday, Dec 13 with Azur Restaurant and Patio and another on Dec 20th with Summit Patio, Bar & Restaurant.

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