Each week "Cheers, Westchase!" helps you kick off your weekend, highlighting either a beer, cocktail or wine you can find right here in the neighborhood.
Here at Cheers, Westchase! we kicked off the summer and wrote about one Flip Flop wine back in May. But as you know, flip flops always come in pairs -- so as we near the end of summer '12, we close out the season by finding the "other flip flop" -- a red to go with the white that we sampled at The Village Market. We enjoyed the riesling, so we were pleased to discover the merlot is equally likeable. The flavor is bright, similar in many ways to a Petite Sirah, coupled with the typical depth of a merlot. There are delicious notes of vanilla, spices, oak and plum. Red wines are not just set aside for wintertime anymore, and this one can be found at Vilage Market for $8.99. The makers of Flip Flop suggest pairing this wine with black & blue…
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The Village Market
10110 Montague St, Tampa, FL
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Each week "Cheers, Westchase!" helps you kick off your weekend, highlighting either a beer, cocktail or wine you can find right here in the neighborhood.
With the Republican National Convention just around the corner, Tampa is in a frenzy of excitement. In just a couple of weeks, thousands of politicos will descend on "Cigar City" for what will not only be an historic event for our city, but one that will stimulate our local economy -- which is good news, no matter who you plan to vote for. The elephant has long been the symbol of the Republican Party. In 1874, when politcal cartoonist Thomas Nast illustrated the group as an elephant in an issue of Harper's Bazaar, the symbol somehow stuck and is still used today. So this week in honor of the RNC, we headed to Napa Flair to highlight a wine with some acrobatic elephants on the label: Petite Petit. "Petite Petit is a blend of Petite Sirah …
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-82.5825
Napa Flair
11967 Sheldon Rd, Tampa, FL
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