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Kansas Award Winning Wines from Aubrey Vineyards This year Aubrey Vineyards submitted 9 different wines to the Mid-American Wine Competition and all 9 wines were deemed as Kansas award winning wines. The competition was held in Ankeny, Iowa from July 8th-10th. The competition judges wines against wines and in addition the wines are also judged with food. The Aubrey Vineyards Gold medal winning wine was the 2015 Catawba. Catawba has light aromas of honey and pear, with a blood orange finish. It’s a "foxy" wine perfect to pair with a heavy brunch. Six Aubrey Vineyards wines won Silver medals. 2015 Chambourcin...

Looking for something sweet to sip in the heat? The 2014 Honey Wine is here! This wine is made from pure and local honey. It is a sweet wine with soft honey aromas, sweetened grain and clover notes. Compared to the previous 2013 Johnson County vintage, it is of lighter hue, delicately sweet yet higher in viscosity. It pairs well with spicy foods, light cheeses, fruit, and desserts. Visit the Aubrey Vineyards tasting room to try before you buy. Next to the Peanut at 7932 Santa Fe Dr (inside Vinyl Renaissance & Audio), free tastings and sales by the bottle...

The wine and recipe of the week is Trail Rider White and Watermelon Salsa. The 2013 Trail Rider White is a semi-sweet white wine blend by Aubrey Vineyards. It has honey and floral aromas, with pear and apple flavors, similar to a fine German Riesling. It is a great summer wine to enjoy at a picnic gathering with watermelon salsa or an indoor gathering with Asian cuisines. Watermelon Salsa recipe:   3 c seedless watermelon, diced 1/2 medium sweet red bell pepper, diced 1/4 c fresh cilantro, chopped 1 medium scallion, chopped 1 tsp unpacked brown sugar 2 T fresh lime juice (1...

In addition to local wine events Aubrey Vineyards also conducts public wine tastings at local liquor stores. For the rest of the month of July there will be wine tastings in Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, and also Kansas City, Missouri. Aubrey Vineyards upcoming liquor store wine tastings: MDL Wine & Spirits-Overland Park, KS on Friday, July 22nd from 4pm-7pm Smooth Liquor-Olathe, KS on Friday, July 22nd from 5pm-7pm Gomer's of Kansas-Lenexa, KS on Thursday, July 28th from 4pm-7pm Cooper's Cork & Bottle-Shawnee, KS on Friday July 29th from 4pm-7pm Plaza Liquor-Kansas City, MO on Friday, July 29th from 4pm-7pm There...