Wine & Words

Back when Thanksgiving weekend ushered in the holiday "shopping season" I compared it to the feeling of driving along the Niagara river approaching the falls. The surge and rush of heading toward a precipitous climax. But I didn't tell you about Niagara Falls in winter on a really cold night.
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As I came across the Pantego Creek Bridge this morning, the fog was so heavy that it looked like a "bridge to nowhere." Now there are some who say Belhaven is "nowhere." But you know it's the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that's bound to be up there somewhere.
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This month our Featured Wines are taking the form of a Holiday Wine Sale. We've put together a list of some of our best wines, wines that will make great holiday gifts or stunning accompaniments to a holiday get-together. We're offering a 20% discount on all of these wines...until they're gone.
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It's a yucky, rainy day here in Eastern NC, but the leaves are sure pretty. And we've got the lights on at the Wine & Words stores. Stop by Wine & Words...& Gourmet in Washington and get a cup of Counter Culture coffee and a Back Bay Cafe sandwich, browse the growing selection of books and CD's, and generally take shelter from the storm. If you're in Belhaven, come by Back Bay Cafe, where the Maple Sweet Potato Soup is just the ticket on a day like this. You'll probably meet some ICW transiters who are hunkering down before continuing south. And you'll see how international we've become.
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