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The Curse of the Hopeless Diamond to Benefit Dawson County Humane Society
The Murder Mystery Dinner event happens on May 8 at Peach Brandy Cottage in Dawsonville. Tickets are available now...
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Dine the United Way Thanks Participating Restaurants
The Blue Bicycle, Fajita Grill and McDonald's will be donating a percentage of their proceeds to United Way of Dawsonville on January 14, so grab family and friends and eat out that night!...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2007 Joel Gott Monterey Chardonnay
Coming from Monterey, it gets a lot of bright afternoon sun and cool foggy breezes at night to produce a very big fruit Chardonnay with citrus and pear flavors, which launch at you on the first sip. The finish is so clean and crisp that it reminds you of biting into a perfectly ripe Granny Smith Apple...
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[ In Wine ]
Norm's Tasting Notes: 2005 Marques de Caceres Rioja Crianza
Tempranillo wines are usually characterized by light, but flavorful notes of strawberries and cherries. This one is a bright red in color and the aroma dances across your senses with notes of the aforementioned fruits...
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[ In Wine ]
Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Redtree California Pinot Noir
According to Wine Spectator magazine, this wine, which received a score of 88, "offers baked cherry pie, with rhubarb and blueberry, showing a wonderful fruit profile that's spicy, elegant and easy to drink"...
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Cedar Hill Celebrates 'Fresh Green Friday Dinner' First Anniversary
This celebration of showcasing locally grown foods began after the staff of Cedar Hill read the book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Alamos Malbec
This wine is dark purple in color, and the nose abounds with dark berries, and a hint of flowers and spice. The flavor is lush...

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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2004 Bellino Montepulciano d' Abruzzo
The wine is dry, but soft in character, more so than a Chianti. The flavors swirl together with with hints of both cherries and red berries. The finish has good structure and mild sweet tannins which linger for a while as you contemplate the next sip...
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[ In Food & Wine ]
Norm's Tasting Notes: 2004 Riserva Ducale Oro
It is a layered, full-bodied wine with attractive notes of tobacco, sweet red cherries, wild herbs, and toasted oak. The wine's density, persistence and complexity make it one of the better versions in recent memory...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2004 Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Valley Merlot
It has a wonderful nose of black cherries, with big flavors of the fruit coupled with rich red berries, trailing off into a mellow, but toasty finish with mild and pleasant tannins...
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[ In Food & Wine ]
Norm's Tasting Notes: 2005 Gnarly Head California Merlot
It has a wonderful bouquet of abundant ripe berries and a huge flavor swell of jammy cherry and red berries which just sails on and on. The finish is strong with lingering flavors of the fruit coupled with a nice toasty oak finish that compels another sip...
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[ In Food & Wine ]
2007 Greg Norman California Pinot Noir
This Pinot Noir is ruby red in color with the scent of strawberries. It descends on your taste buds to reveal the swirling flavors of cherries and a hint of the strawberries. The finish is smooth with good structure and the evidence of mild tannins...
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