The Cincinnati International Wine Festival has been cancelled due to the State of Emergency declared by Mayor John Cranley in response to the threat posed by the Coronavirus.

As a consolation, ,The Spicy Olive will be adding two  Cincinnati International Wine Festival Gold Medal Winners to our wine tasting this weekend in addition to the  four excellent Italian wines we were featuring. We are also starting our wine tasting an hour earlier, 3-7 pm on Friday March 13, 2020

Cincinnati International Wine Festival Gold Medal Winners:

Titus Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley

Titus Zinfandel, Napa Valley

Wines from Italian winemaker Guerrieri Rizzardi:

Soave Classico, DOP

Bardolini Classico, DOP

Valpolicella Classico DOP

Valpolicell, “Pojega” Classico Superiore

$1-2 per taste

Melanie Cedargren, owner of The Spicy Olive, made a delicious yet simple dinner on the Fox 19 Morning show.

The pork tenderloin medallions are browned in Garlic olive oil for 2-3 minutes per side. A sauce is made by reducing a dry white wine in the pan with the brown bits from the pork. The Spicy Olive’s Vermont Maple balsamic and our Roasted Garlic and Champagne mustard are then added to the sauce.

A side dish of farro, arugula and fresh apples,  coated in the Vermont Maple balsamic and mustard dressing, compliment the pork medallions. This is a quick an easy dish that is suitable for a weekend meal but delicious enough for company on a weekend!

Here is the recipe from our website:https://www.thespicyolive.com/recipe/the-spicy-olives-maple-pork-tenderloin-with-farro-apples-and-arugula/

Prisoner Wine Company
Vs.
Orin Swift Cellars
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You are invited to join our select panel of Judges to determine the winners.
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Bout #1: Chardonnay

The Snitch
Vs.
Mannequin
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Bout #2 : Red Blend

The Prisoner
Vs.
Eight Years in the Desert
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Ringside Tickets:
$2 each Chardonnay & $4 each Red

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Regardless of the results,
you are the winner; every contender
pairs well with difficult relatives
Tale of the Tape
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Nickname: The Snitch  vs.            Mannequin
Age:              2017                              2016
Hometown:  Napa Valley                 California
Cut:  Chardonnay &                        Chardonnay
Roussanne
Class:  35% New Oak                       40% New Oak
Weight:  14.5% alc                             15.0%

Trainer: Nikki Williams                  Dave Phinney
Manager: Prisoner Wine Co.           Orin Swift Cellars

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Nickname: The Prisoner    vs.        8 Years in the Desert

Age:                2017                               2018
Hometown:    Napa Valley              California
Cut: Zinfandel                                   Zinfandel
Cabernet                                              Syrah
Petite Sirah                                      Petite Sirah
Syrah                                                 Grenache
Charbono
Class: 30% New Oak                          37% New Oak
Weight:  15.2%alc.                              15.6%

Trainer: Nikki Willams                   Dave Phinney
Manager :Prisoner Wine Co.          Orin Swift Cellars