ENTREE NOTES.Byline: The Register-Guard Douglas County Douglas County is the name of twelve counties in the United States:
wins big prize River's Edge Winery of Elkton won the Best of Show prize at the 27th annual Tri-Cities Wine Festival for its 2003 barrel select pinot noir. The winery competed against 218 wines from 85 wineries in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography to take the top prize. Local brewery takes bronze medal The third-place medal for imperial ale at this year's Great American Beer Festival The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association held at the end of September or the beginning of October in Denver, Colorado. in Denver went to Eugene City Brewing's Natty Red. Brewer Trevor Howard gets the credit for the successful ale, which comes from the Rogue Nation's brewery at 844 Olive St. in downtown Eugene. The festival drew 2,335 entries from 466 breweries. This year, the Eugene City Brewery also won a gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize for its Saison at the Australian International Beer Competition and a silver medal at the 2005 World Beer Championships for its Trippel beer. Market hosts wine and cheese event The stewards from area Market of Choice stores will present their favorite cheeses - and serve wines to go with them - at a Holiday Wine & Cheese Pairing at the Valley River Inn on Dec. 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Additional highlights of the evening include a coffee bar by Full City and chocolates by Moonstruck moon·struck also moon·strick·en adj. 1. Dazed or distracted with romantic sentiment. 2. Affected by insanity; crazed. [From the belief that the moon caused insanity. Chocolatier choc·o·la·tier n. 1. One who makes or sells chocolate. 2. A place where chocolate is made or sold. [French, from chocolat, chocolate, from Spanish chocolate . Admission will be $30 per person in advance or $40 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Relief Nursery, which provides services to families at risk for child neglect or abuse. For information about tickets, call the nursery at 343-9706. Wine Tasting Noun 1. wine tasting - a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place wine tasting n → degustación f de vinos FRIDAY AND SATURDAY The Wine Place - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. both days, Highway 101 and West Fourth Street, Yachats. Wines from Chateau Lorane in Lane County. 547-5275. Deadlines To be listed in Entree Notes on Wednesday, notices of food-, wine- or garden-related events must reach The Register-Guard by Tuesday of the week preceding publication. Mail to Entree Notes, The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440; fax 683-7631 or e-mail rbjornstad@guardnet.com. CAPTION(S): ENTREE NOTES |
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