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Just got back from a week in Florida and had a great time. During this show I’ll be sharing some of that fun with you by talking to some of my friends that make it happen.
1st up is Dan Termini, Head Distiller at Wicked Dolphin. Started in 2012, Wicked Dolphin Distillery is located in Cape Coral, just miles from the fertile sugarcane fields of Florida. Wicked Dolphin Rum was born out of an idea for a true Florida Rum. Using 100% Florida Sugar and local ingredients our rum is handcrafted in small batches using an American copper pot still, the largest in South Florida. Our award winning rum is then aged in American White Oak once used bourbon barrels that held premium aged Kentucky Bourbon for a minimum of 3, and up to, 14 years.
The family run distillery produces award winning rums available throughout Florida and the Southeastern United States. The plan from the outset was to make rum to be proud of, using the best ingredients available. Florida’s rich and fertile Sugarcane fields are 35 minutes from the distillery, and over half of the sugarcane produced in the United States is produced right here in Florida. Using only local, natural ingredients, Wicked Dolphin is “Florida’s Rum.
Learn more and order some rum here!
Rachel Healy
Have you ever had dinner at Bern’s Steak House in Tampa? If not, you are dancing backwards! Enjoyed a great meal with friends Thursday and as always it was impressive. It’s so refreshing to have professional waitstaff. Combine that with 1st class food and the BEST wine list in the USA and it’s a night to remember. I’ll tell you about this epic dinning experience and a little history of this storied restaurant. But then we will focus on the wine program at Bern’s with Sommelier Rachel Healy.
Owner Rick Hill
Then we’ll talk to Rick Hill the colorful owner of Key Largo Fisheries. When Rick walked up to talk to me he was wearing a hat with “GRUMPY” written on the front and said ‘Hi I’m Rick Hill, I’ve never worked and never will.” I can assure you he works hard and has evolved this Key Largo operation in to one of the BEST fresh seafood stores and restaurants. More than just retail, they provide fresh wholesale seasonal seafood to many restaurants and seafood shops.
While we have shopped there for many years, it’s only been in the last several years that they have expanded and now offer a very casual outdoor eating area and some fine seafood choices. Key Largo Fisheries Backyard is adjacent to the seafood shop and right next to the 
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Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
Something FUN with seafood…check back soon.
The 2007 Clos des Andes is 100% Malbec sourced from an 80-year-old vineyard in Lujan de Cuyo and aged for 12 months in 60% new French oak for 16 months. Dark ruby/purple in color, it offers up an alluring bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, spice box, and black cherry. This leads to a wine with excellent density, layered fruit, and spicy black fruit flavors nicely concealing enough structure for 2-3 years of further development. This rich, well-balanced effort will be at its best from 2011 to 2019. Bodega Poesia is owned by Bordeaux proprietors Helene Garcin and Patrice Leveque, with Leveque doubling as winemaker with consultation from Dr. Alain Raynaud.
Then we will be talking about Saturday afternoons 15th Annual Midwest Beerfest at Century-II. New times this year: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Not only is it the best beer event in the Midwest, the craft beers represented and available for tasting are bigger and better than over.
Deep ruby color. Deep cherry, plum, and vanilla intertwine with beautiful hints of anise and caramel. Additional notes of dark chocolate and cassis linger on the nose. Dark cherry and berry pie flavors combine with hints of rosemary and bay, perfectly complementing complex notes of allspice and vanilla. A smooth, seamlessly integrated palate with rich structure and mountain personality.
Bob’s winemaking philosophy has remained constant throughout his career—to source and farm the best fruit possible, with minimal intervention in the cellar. He was awarded the 2011 Wine Star Award from the Wine Enthusiast as “Winemaker of the Year.”
This Argentinean beauty shows a dark ruby color with violet tones. On the nose, it offers intense aromas of ripe raspberries and cassis with notes of pepper, clove, and a touch of cedar. On the palate, it is full-bodied and rich and displays layers of black currant and black raspberry with notes of cedar and oregano. This Cabernet Sauvignon is an elegant wine with silky tannins that provide structure and a long and persistent finish.
Then it will be a blast from the past!
This Silver Label Cabernet Sauvignon reflects a blending of grapes grown from select North Coast vineyards. This combination offers full, rich flavors of berry, cassis and black cherry with hints of vanilla in the background. Aging with French oak adds complexity and depth, resulting in a high quality Cabernet Sauvignon with great value.