Pick It Up, Oxford!: October 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Great article about Oak Hill Stables in Oxford, Mississippi in the Summer 2010 OLE MISS ALUMNI REVIEW

This post is a little late - but I only just got my hands on the Summer 2010 issue of the Ole Miss Alumni Review.

Jim Urbanek wrote a fantastic article about one of my favorite places in Oxford, Oak Hill Stables. The article is filled with beautiful photographs taken by Robert Jordan. (My niece is featured jumping on horseback in the first photo.) Read this lovely article about Oak Hill Stables Bed and Breakfast's owners Laura and Owen Sale.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

3 Blind Wines – The Wine Tasting With a Twist!

Teams compete in a blind wine contest to benefit charity

A fundraiser for the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council & Oxford Tasting Society

Oxford, MISS. –– Oxford reigns as one of the South’s leading locales for fine food, culture and hospitality. It’s the home of many of the South’s most famous restaurants and the Southern Foodways Alliance, an organization dedicated to the study and celebration of Southern food. However, within all this greatness, something is missing.

It’s only natural, in a town that knows its art and food, the incorporation of great wine can’t be far behind. That’s why the Oxford Tasting Society and the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council have joined together to bring a unique wine tasting event to Oxford. 3 Blind Wines, the wine tasting with a twist, will be held at the Powerhouse on October 12th. “We wanted to take the traditional idea of a wine tasting and turn it upside down,” said Wayne Andrews, director of the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council.

3 Blind Wines is a blind wine tasting where teams of two people select three bottles of the same red wine. Two of every team’s bottles of wine are set out for the tasting with the labels covered up, and the third bottle of wine is held as part of the wine auction prize. Everyone then samples the other team’s wines and votes for their favorite wine of the night. The team whose wine is selected as the most popular of the night wins the auction which includes all the other team’s third bottle of wine. Winners could go home with a cellar full of free wine! “It’s a great way to sample a lot of different wines while supporting a great cause.” said Marvin King, president of the Oxford Tasting Society.

Tickets to the event are $25 per team ( $20 for members of the Arts Council and Oxford Tasting Society) plus the cost of three bottles of red wine. The proceeds benefit the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and Oxford Tasting Society and annual programs presented by the organizations. Doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets are on sale now at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center. Ticket buyers who present their tickets at these fine wine stores, Star, P.J.’s and Kiamie Package stores will receive a discount, plus a free door prize coupon for the event. If you would like more information about 3 Blind Wines visit www.oxfordarts.com or call the arts council at 662-236-6429.