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Archive for March, 2006

Inn at Thorn Hill Wine Weekend

The Inn at Thorn Hill, the White Mountains only four diamond inn and restaurant is hosting its first wine weekend. The Inn has had a series of wine dinners for the last 11 years and is adding a weekend long celebration of food and wine for the weekend of May 5th & 6th. It will feature a reception and wine tasting on Friday night, wine appreciation class on Saturday and a gala wine dinner and pairing of Beaulieu Vineyards wines on Saturday night. The price for this event is From $458 to $658 for the wine events, and lodging. Check our website for availabilty and and price. www.innatthornhill.com is the address and the toll free telephone is 800-289-8990. Space is limited.

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Windham Hill Wine Series Announced

Windham Hill Wine Series-2006

Spring is just around the corner at the end of our country road-a time for renewal after a winter of contemplation on the quiet snowy days-plenty of time to cook up the best Windham Hill Wine Series yet!!

Following the continued success of the wine dinner series in 2005, an expansion is in the works for 2006, with an added twist. One of the consistent questions I get at each wine dinner is “where can we get these marvelous wines??” More often than not, the answer has been that the wines are not readily available on a retail basis, which I know is not the answer you want. So…enter the Collectors Edition Dinners, two dinners over the course of the Windham Hill Wine Series designed to showcase wines that are available through Amory Consultants. These dinners will be held in the early summer and late fall and are designed to let you stock your cellar for summer and winter!!! Daphne Amory has a growing clientele in the area and is able to source most any wines that I get here at the Inn.

As always, Jenn Cayer and her wonderful kitchen staff create each wine dinner menu to complement and showcase the wines on offer and the wonderful organic ingredients we purchase and grow here for your pleasure and healthy enjoyment! The menus are created in the few weeks before each dinner in order to pair wines and locally available produce, meats, game and seasonal seafood-the result is always a feast for the senses in a convivial and relaxed setting.

This year Jenn will have a broad canvas at her disposal given the range of wines and the areas of the world where they are grown. Spring freshness and light will eventually meet the brooding warmth of winter’s slow food, in each case complemented by and enhanced by the expression of the grape and the terroir of its origin…..but I digress!

Menus will be posted at www.windhamhill.com a few weeks before the dinners. Join our mailing list and get email notice. These emails sometimes contain lodging discounts in conjunction with off peak season dinners, so sign up to receive these offers at windham@sover.net.

Our first dinner of the year will be held on Thursday March 30th at 6:30pm and will feature the astounding wines from Domaine Weinbach in Alsace. This is the second time we have focused on these fantastic white wines with Sheilah McGovern Reynolds of Vineyard Brands. Jenn Cayer and her team have fashioned a superb combination of flavors to complement and highlight the qualities of each varietal and stylistic impressions of the daughters Faller, the winemakers at this ancient family run estate. A full menu follows, and remember to check out our Midweek Reality Break Special for lodging.
Sante’!!


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Four Diamond Celebration for Distinctive Inn-siders

Newport Rhode Island luxury bed and breakfast, Cliffside Inn and its sister property, Abigail Stoneman Inn, have helped set a new luxury inn standard in Newport, by both being honored recently with AAA Four Diamond Awards. The pair are owned and operated by the Legendary Inns of Newport, which now has the distinction of running one-quarter of all the AAA Four Diamond luxury hotels, inns or B&Bs in Rhode Island.

Cliffside is also a founding member of the Distinctive Inns of New England. And to celebrate our unique Four Diamond achievement, Cliffside is inviting all Distinctive Inn Innsider members to enjoy 10% off all suites and rooms not only at Cliffside, but also Abigail Stoneman Inn and the Adele Turner Inn in Newport Rhode Island.

You can check availability on line but to book a room, please call our reservation office 800-845-1811 and present your Innsider number. This Four Diamond Celebration Special is available from April 2 – 30, Sundays through Thursdays only.

The Legendary Inns collection features a trio of meticulously restored, historic Victorian inns, known for seamlessly blending today’s most luxurious amenities — whirlpools, steam baths, fireplaces, grand beds, fine linens, wireless internet — with exquisite design and decoration, antiques and artwork, refined elegance, personal service and warm hospitality.

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Culinary classes in New Hampshire

Cooking and food enthusiasts will not want to miss the Manor On Golden Pond’s, New Hampshire’s only Small Luxury Hotel of the World, new offering of culinary classes “Fork In The Road” led by Executive Jeff Woolley.Participants can enhance culinary skills and learn to cook with the Manor’s professional team of chefs in a professional kitchen atmosphere. Each of the nine programs include: a two-day workshop (three-hours each day) with demonstrations and hands-on cooking for all participants. A selection of wine will be served with each dish prepared. Enrollment is limited to six participants to ensure individual attention. Optional afternoon culinary-related activities may be offered in conjunction with some of the cooking classes. “Guest chefs” receive a recipe book and complimentary culinary gift courtesy of the Manor On Golden Pond.Whether you’re a wizard in the kitchen or a gourmet wanna-be, the Manor On Golden Pond’s Fork In The Road Cooking Program is the ideal way to enjoy a culinary vacation with some rest and relaxation and is always in good taste.

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