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Winter hike Swift River Trail at the Quabbin Reservoir ideal spot for peace and quiet, E2

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The Swift River Trail at the Quabbin Reservoir is ideal for a peaceful winter walk or hike. Above, stone walls are evidence that the trail was once farmland. (STEVE SMITH PHOTOS)

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acres. And it has more than 50 trails open to the public. It is a hiker’s paradise. You’re a kid in a candy store — except you’re wearing hiking boots, warm gloves and a heavy parka.

One great hike is on the Swift River and Winsor Dam Trail.

The trail entrance is located off Route 9, just before Belchertown’s border with Ware if you’re traveling east. It’s just a few F-stops away from the former studio of the late nature photographer Les Campbell.

By Steve Smith No one had a greater love of Special to The Republican the Quabbin or did more to on’t give the capture its magic and beauty than Campbell did in his cold shoul- lifetime. If you’d like to visit his gallery, go to lescamp der to a bellphotography.com. winter hike. Much of the 2.6-mile, inIt’s quiet in and-out Swift River and Winthe winter woods. It is untrou- sor Trail runs along the Swift bled and tranquil. The only River. It is mostly flat and leads sound you might hear is the into the Quabbin to a field crunch of your boots on snow just south of the Winsor Dam. or frozen fallen leaves. And This is one of Quabbin’s most you may not see a soul. You scenic trails, especially in the may feel like you’ve been inwinter. There are strategically vited by Mother Nature herself placed benches and wooden to an open house in her own steps. The water is so clear pristine home — and you’re you can see rocks on the river the only guest. Don’t trash the bottom — and more. place.

“There, can you see it? You The Quabbin Reservoir is can see its tail wriggling. It’s a such a place. It holds 412 billion rainbow,” a fly fisherman told gallons of water and contains a visitor recently on the edge of 181 miles of shoreline. The wa- the river. “There’s another one tershed area includes 119,940 and another right behind it.”

Take a winter hike

Swift River Trail at the Quabbin Reservoir ideal spot for peace and quiet

D Hikers along the Swift River will see fly fishing underway.

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The Swift River here is designated as a catch-and-release area for fly fishing only.

The paved bikeway on top of the Winsor Dam is also scenic.

There are other loop trails (look for yellow blazes) nearby that will take visitors away from the Swift River. One loop trail takes hikers to the Visitors Center. All are mostly flat and good for all skill levels.

The Quabbin is a haven for wildlife. The bald eagle and common loon have been breeding at the Quabbin since the 1980s. The Quabbin is also home to beaver, bobcat, porcupine, red fox, black bear, moose, white-tailed deer and others. It’s not a zoo, so visitors may see only evidence of the wildlife. Woodpecker holes are common. Look for footprints and droppings. The wildlife is well ... wild, so respect their habitat.

It’s winter, but there’s color in the woods. (STEVE SMITH PHOTO)

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MOVIES DVD RELEASES

Journey to desert world with sci-fi saga ‘Dune’ Tribune News Service

The first film in Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic tops the DVD releases for this week.

“Dune”: Timothee Chalamet plays young Paul Atreides, the ducal heir who realizes his destiny after arriving on the desert planet Arrakis. The cast also boasts Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Bautista and Zendaya.

“It’s the sheer size and scope of Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ that initially impresses, human beings dwarfed by the size of the gaping maws of spaceships (and/or sandworms), engulfed in the cavernous spaces of brutalist concrete structures,” writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. “But the scale of the emotions, politics and story are decidedly human.”

The film, which covers the first half of the 1965 novel, “approaches Herbert’s text with a sense of almost religious reverence, carefully creating an intoxicatingly mysterious and undeniably immersive world,” Walsh writes. “The end of ‘Dune’ declares that ‘this is only the beginning,’ leaving us with the tantalizing possibilities of what’s to come in Part Two.”

Zendaya, left, and Timothee Chalamet star in the film “Dune.”

live with a robot named Tom for three weeks in order to secure money for her research.

Out on Digital HD “Algren”: Documentary exploring the life and work of writer Nelson Algren, who exemplified post-war American (WARNER urban fiction with his depicBROS. tion of working class Chicago.

ENTERTAIN“Amityville Uprising”: A MENT / TNS) chemical blast at a military base results in toxic acid rain starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy “Heart of Champions”: approach. that not only eats through Greer and Andi Matichak.

Michael Shannon stars as an “I’m Your Man”: Gerflesh, but also causes the dead “Spencer”: Set over three army veteran who takes over many’s submission for best to return as zombies. days around Christmas 1991, as coach of a dysfunctional Ivy international film at the up“Dawn Raid”: Documenthis drama from director Pablo League rowing team, bringing coming Academy Awards, this tary about influential New Larrain (“Jackie”) stars Kristen out the best in the student-ath- futuristic rom-com concerns Zealand music label Dawn Stewart as Princess Diana, letes with his unconventional an archaeologist who agrees to Raid Entertainment. spending a tense holiday with the British royal family at a countryside estate.

“Mass”: Two sets of parents come together for a discussion in a church meeting room following a school shooting, the mother and father of the shooter and those of one of his victims.

With Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney and Ann Dowd.

“Billions: Season Five”: The fifth season of the Showtime drama set in the world of New York finance, starring Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis and Maggie Siff.

“Cobra Kai: Season 3”: Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprise their roles as Also new on DVD middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence “Halloween Kills”: The second film in the reboot of the respectively in the first season Michael Myers franchise from of the “Karate Kid” reboot to director David Gordon Green, premiere on Netflix.

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MUSIC

Northampton Silver Chord Bowl back as live show

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OW IN ITS 38TH year, the Silver Chord Bowl is the region’s oldest collegiate a cappella showcase.

The Northampton Arts Council will bring back a live version of the Silver Chord Bowl after COVID-19 forced the council to screen a virtual retrospective last year.

The oldest collegiate a cappella showcase in the region will be held this year at the Academy of Music on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m.

The show will begin with a performance by Northampton High School’s The Northamptones, followed by performances by groups from colleges and universities around the Northeast, including Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, Boston College, New York University, Smith College, Amherst College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Tickets, priced between $15 and $40, are available at aomtheatre.com/event/ silver-chord-bowl-2022.

Due to the pandemic, all patrons must present proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test within 72 hours prior to showtime and a valid ID, and wear a mask inside the theater when not eating or drinking. Children under the age of 12 who cannot get a vaccine must provide a negative PCR test and wear a mask.

artist, not a variant,” he said in the first of three videos. “So please be aware that if you just so happen to run into me on the street, you don’t have to isolate for five days.

“While it’s important not to touch me and keep your distance, ‘cause you know that’s how it’s supposed to be, you don’t need a negative test to dance to my music,” he added in a second video.

Born Omari Ishmael Grandberry, Omarion was the lead singer of the boy band B2K. As a solo artist, he received a Grammy nomination for best contemporary R&B album at the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006.

The Beatles gave their final live performance on Jan. 30, 1969, atop the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row, London. The concert, featured in Peter Jackson’s Disney+ documentary “The Beatles: Get Back,” will be presented in IMAX theaters on Jan. 30. (PHOTO COURTESY OF APPLE CORPS LTD.)

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• The Beatles’ iconic rooftop concert — recently seen in Peter Jackson’s three-part Disney+ documentary, “The Liner notes Beatles: Get Back” — will be • Bowzer’s Rock ‘N’ presented in IMAX theaters Doo-Wop Party — The 20th on Jan. 30, which is the 53rd anniversary of the band’s final Anniversary has postponed concert atop the Apple Corps the Mohegan Sun Arena performance originally scheduled headquarters in 1969.

“I’m thrilled that the rooftop for Sunday at 3 p.m. concert from ‘The Beatles: Get The Uncasville, Connecticut, show will now take place Back’ is going to be experiFeb. 20. enced in IMAX, on that huge The decision has been made screen,” Jackson said in a following tour safety protostatement. “It’s The Beatles’ cols, and Centers for Disease last concert, and it’s the abControl and Prevention and solute perfect way to see and tribal health guidelines. hear it.”

Tickets will be honored at The 60-minute film will be accompanied by a filmmaker the new show date. Ticket

• A two-part, four-hour documentary about Janet Jackson will premiere on Jan. 28, Lifetime and A&E anQ&A with Jackson, broadcast early favorites to brand new nounced on social media. via satellite simultaneously to tracks, as well as the live im“Janet” will include nevall connected IMAX locations. provisations that have become er-before-seen footage from Massachusetts screenings a highlight of They Might Be Jackson’s professional and will be at AMC Liberty Row Giants shows. personal life, discussion about Mall 20, AMC Boston ComTicket information can be her brother Michael and mon 19, and AMC Assemfound at aomtheatre.com. interviews with stars such as bly Row 1, all in the Boston Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, area. They are the sole New • While R&B singer OmJanelle Monae, Tyler Perry, England IMAX showings. For arion has seen social media and more. tickets, visit tickets.imax. users joke about his name The film was directed by com being confused with omicron, Ben Hirsch and took five In addition, there will be a the latest strain of COVID-19, years to create. theatrical engagement Feb. he took to TikTok recently The premiere date coincides 11-13. to clear things up, albeit in a with the 40th anniversary The complete docuseries, lighthearted way. of Jackson’s 1982 self-titled “The Beatles: Get Back,” will “Hi, this is Omarion. I am an debut album. be made available on Blu-ray and DVD on Feb. 8.

• They Might Be Giants will play the Academy of Music in Northampton on March 27, performing the entirety of “Flood,” which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2020.

The show is a makeup for a concert that was originally scheduled for May 3, 2020, but was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

All tickets for the original date will be honored for this new date.

In addition to performing “Flood,” the song selection for the show will span the band’s entire career from

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MOVIES REVIEW

‘The 355’ solid if by-the-numbers spy thriller

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By LINDSEY BAHR

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t’s always a little suspect when too much is made of a big action movie being “female-fronted.”

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From left, Diane Kruger, Jessica Chastain and Lupita Nyong’o in “The 355.” (ROBERT VIGLASKY / UNIVERSAL PICTURES / TNS)

This one is dripping in photogenic talent, with Jessica Chastain as a CIA agent, Diane Kruger as a German spy, Lupita Nyong’o as a former MI6 operative and Penélope Cruz as a Colombian psychologist, who all find themselves searching for the movie’s McGuffin. a cringey “two months later” sequence at the end that leaves the door open for a welcome sequel. But there’s enough good preceding that moment to almost excuse it and much of that has to do with its cast, which also includes Sebastian Stan, Edgar Ramírez and Bingbing Fan. The premise isn’t groundbreaking and at times even a little predictable: There’s a microchip floating around that can access any closed system, and all the bad guys in the world want it. And there are many, many intelligence agencies trying to stop it from getting in the wrong hands.

More than a few aren’t just playing for one team either.

As in most every spy movie for the past 50 years, there’s talk of impending World War III, but no one is coming to this for original stakes.

And “The 355” hits all the expected beats ably, though at times it also makes you appreciate just how good a spoof Paul Fieg’s “Spy” is. Their globetrotting brings them to sleek high-rises and crowded

markets, they fight in hoodies and in heels, they find an excuse for our heroines to get glammed up at a major auction (all spies deserve at least one black tie affair in the middle of

all the chaos), and they even get to share a beer and a few war stories.

The main characters are a little simply drawn and you’re bound to get sick of Chastain’s

nickname (“Mace”), but the actors give them enough depth to pass. Not only do you believe that these are all smart, capable women (who show you that instead of telling), they also all seem like they’ve all lived lives before the cameras started shooting them. Nyong’o, in particular, is a standout as the tech wiz who was trying to move on with her life. Kruger does a great job elevating her character beyond “angry, loner German.” Cruz gets the short stick as the fish out of water, but she’s still fun to have in the mix.

Mostly, “The 355” succeeds where others have come up short because it put the movie and the story first — not the message.

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Unfortunately, Hollywood has decided lately that in course correcting for decades of gender inequity in certain genres that it’s not enough to just make an action-packed movie starring more than one woman: They must let the audience know that they know that this is A Girl Power Moment. And frankly, whether it’s the lady Avengers assembling in “Infinity War,” a montage of Girls Doing Sports and Science in the latest “Charlie’s Angels,” or all of “Ocean’s 8,” it’s never not insulting to its purported audience.

There have been subtler, cleverer and just plain better efforts at bringing women to the forefront of so-called male genres (from “Widows” to “Spy”), but it’s hard not to go into something like “ The 355,” which has been written about as a female “Jason Bourne” meets “Mission: Impossible” for over four years, a little wary.

We’ve been burned before, no matter how many Oscar nominees are on the poster. And this one is dripping in photogenic talent, with Jessica Chastain as a CIA agent, Diane Kruger as a German spy, Lupita Nyong’o as a former MI6 operative and Penélope Cruz as a Colombian psychologist, who all find themselves searching for the movie’s McGuffin.

“The 355,” directed by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Dark Phoenix”) who co-wrote with Theresa Rebeck (“Smash”), is not an instant classic by any means. It is, however, a straightforward and solidly entertaining spy thriller that (mostly) avoids the impulse to pat itself on the back too obviously. Well, that is until

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MOVIES ONLINE STREAMING

‘A Mouthful of Air’ leads new film releases

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By Michael O’Sullivan

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ovelist Amy Koppelman doesn’t do light, poolside reading. In her books “I Smile Back” (2008), made into a film starring Sarah Silverman, and “Hesitation Wounds” (2015), she grapples with such themes as self-destructive addiction, violent death and mental illness.

Making her directorial debut with an adaptation of her 2003 novel “A Mouthful of Air” – loosely inspired by her own experiences with postpartum depression – Koppelman tells the story of children’s picture-book author and illustrator Julie Davis (Amanda Seyfried), a new mother who, as the film opens, is recovering from a suicide attempt. With her deer-in-the-headlights eyes, Seyfried is well cast, although depression is notoriously difficult to render on screen, and there are many scenes of Julie simply starring into what presumably is the abyss. Finn Wittrock is serviceable as Julie’s husband – doting, yet increasingly alarmed when, after getting pregnant a second time, Julie decides to stop taking her antidepressants. Not much happens here, in a story that hops between visits with Julie’s shrink (Paul Giamatti) in the 1990s, when the main action is set, the challenges of motherhood and flashbacks to Julie’s childhood, when her struggles with depression began. The story will probably resonate best with

At left, Amanda Seyfried, left, and Finn Wittrock in “A Mouthful of Air.” At right, Bruce Willis in “American Siege.”

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From left: Cord Newman, Mickey Rourke, Matthew Van Wettering and Gianni Capaldi in “The Commando.” (SABAN FILMS)

anyone who has dealt with a mood disorder, but it’s a tale of gloom and doom, heading straight for an outcome that is still a shocking downer, in a film that Koppelman wields like a warning – or weapon – urging viewers, in an onscreen postscript, to get help before it’s too late.

R. Available on demand.

Contains some strong language. 105 minutes.

thriller about a sheriff of a small Georgia town who becomes caught up in a hostage situation involving his community’s wealthy residents and their dark secrets. According to Flickering Myth, “Like most movies involving Bruce Willis so far this decade, advertising him in a starring role is disingenuous, as here his screen time mostly amounts to standing out in an open field of grass Also streaming making casual conversation Bruce Willis stars in with his partner Kyle Rut“American Siege,” an action ledge (Trevor Gretzky, son of

hockey great Wayne Gretzky) treating a hostage situation with as little urgency as someone packing grocery store bags.”

R. Available on demand.

Contains violence, coarse language throughout and some drug use. 90 minutes.

es a DEA agent’s family. The Guardian writes: “Conspiracy-minded viewers might wonder if some of these films aren’t subsidized by pro-gun lobbyists as a way to drum fear into the audience and maintain support for the right to keep huge home arsenals to ward against a • In the violent home-indanger with a vanishingly vasion thriller “The Comsmall probability in the real mando,” Mickey Rourke world.”

– “looking more melted than R. Available on demand. usual,” according to the Contains strong violence, Guardian – plays a newly re- coarse language throughout leased criminal who terroriz- and some drug use. 93 minutes.

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DINE & WINE

Ex-NBA star joins White Lion team

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ORMER UMASS and NBA star Marcus Camby was not only a great player, he was also known as a great teammate.

So it’s no surprise that White Lion Brewing would want to have Camby on its team.

While White Lion owner Ray Berry had to keep the specific details under wraps when I talked to him last week, he was able to say this: “White Lion continues to expand its community reach and branding. Building upon past partnerships such as the American Hockey League’s

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Springfield Thunderbirds, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and MGM Springfield.”

White Lion recently teased on social media about a new

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Former UMass and NBA player Marcus Camby stands next to a statue of him that was unveiled Sept. 10, 2021, outside the Mullins Center in Amherst. Camby is partnering with White Lion Brewing. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)

6 wines that slipped through the cracks last year

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ROUND THIS TIME of year, just after the holidays and at the start of the new year, many of us like to start fresh.

For some people, that might mean going on a diet.

For others, it might mean cleaning the house, starting a new hobby or exercise routine.

As for me, I want to look back one last time.

Loyal readers have already recently read about wines worth splurging on and my top 10 wines under $10 for 2021.

But before writing about new wines I discover this year, I wanted to get around to a few wines I kept meaning to write about last year.

So why didn’t I get around to writing about these wines?

Why do any of us not do certain things?

Whether it’s not reading a particular book, not watching a certain movie or putting off tackling that project in the basement or the barn that’s been collecting dust for several months or perhaps even longer, there are often a

to milk chocolate and, yes, a dash of butter.

The six wines recommended this week. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)

million different reasons why.

When it comes to not writing about these particular wines, let me just say that sometimes it has to do with scheduling when to write about them.

No one wants to read about similar wines from the same wine region week after week.

You have to mix things up.

You have to keep things fresh.

At least that’s the way I think.

And, hopefully, you feel the

same way as well.

So without further ado, let’s get to six great wines that somehow slipped through the cracks. I hope you enjoy them this year as much I did last year.

Recommended wines 2019 Bread & Butter Merlot ($15.99 Suggested Retail Price) Region: Napa Valley, California Grape: 100 % merlot

2019 Concha Y Toro Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon ($16.99 SRP) Region: Colchagua Valley, Chile Grape: 88% cabernet sauvignon, 9% malbec, 2% cabernet franc and 1% syrah Ken Ross Tasting notes: This graceWine Press ful, elegant red wine from Chile’s Colchagua Valley has a clean, bright finish that Tasting notes: When I retastes great straight out of the cently wrote about my top 10 bottle. Soft fruit flavors and wines under $10 for last year, aromas range include cherry I noted that it’s hard to find a and blackberry. There are great wine from California for also hints of cedar and a dash under $10 a bottle. If you’re of black pepper but nothing willing to spend a few dollars overpowering. Everything more and explore some about this wine is soft and lesser-known grapes besides subtle. cabernet sauvignon or pinot noir, you can enjoy relative2016 Auspicium Montely affordable gems like this cucco Rosso De Vino Salvo delightful merlot. I have been ($18 SRP) singing the praises of merlot Region: Montecucco, Italy wines from California for Grape: Blend of sangiovese years. This silky smooth wine and shiraz shows why. Flavors here are Tasting notes: Located in subtle and understated and the southern part of Tuscany, range from cherry and plum SEE WINE, PAGE E12

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DINE & WINE

January is ‘Veganuary’ for diners

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ANUARY IS THE month when diners around the world are called upon to participate in Veganuary, a globally promoted “try vegan” campaign.

Veganuary is a U.K.-based nonprofit that describes itself as working to move us all to a plant-based diet as a way of protecting the environment, preventing animal suffering, and improving human health.

It pursues those goals by soliciting people to take a one month “go vegan” pledge as well as through year-round advocacy promoting vegan products and a vegan lifestyle.

Interestingly, the organization’s mission statement emphasizes its goal of ending animal farming, with health benefits associated with a vegan lifestyle getting less prominent mention.

Several major restaurant brands have timed their chainwide introduction of new plant-based menu options to coincide with Veganuary’s start-of-year timing.

KFC is this month executing a nationwide rollout of its Beyond Fried Chicken, a product that KFC’s marketing team has dubbed “Kentucky Fried Miracle.” Developed for the chicken chain by El Segundo, California-based Beyond Meat, Beyond Fried Chicken has gone through several reformulations and

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exciting partnership with Camby.

An event is scheduled for today to roll out the new partnership along with a new beer release. Berry added that “the partnership will allow Marcus to strengthen his relationships in Western Massachusetts and assist White Lion in growing its brand and reach.”

If you can make it, the event is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at

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Veganuary is a U.K.-based nonprofit that describes itself as working to move us all to a plantbased diet as a way of protecting the environment, preventing animal suffering, and improving human health. test market cycles as KFC and Beyond Meat worked to create a product as close as possible in flavor and texture to the chain’s animal protein version.

A nugget-style product, Beyond Fried Chicken is being served in six- and 12-piece

the brewery at 1500 Main St. in Springfield.

There will be music by Floyd Patterson and Camby will also sign items, so make sure to bring a Sharpie and any memorabilia.

In other beer news: Tröegs Brewing of Pennsylvania just announced the annual release of its once-ayear classic, Nugget Nectar.

Excessively dry-hopped, the beer is an imperial amber ale that celebrates the arrival of “fresh-off-the-vine” Nugget

Max’s Tavern, located at 1000 West Columbus Ave. in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, is presenting “A Dry January Beer Dinner” on Friday. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)

orders as well as in a combo meal. It’s slated to be available for a limited time only, as long as supplies last.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has also “gone national” with a new vegan option this month, making its plant-based chorizo substitute available chainwide. Made from peas, chipotle peppers, and a propriety blend of spices and natural flavors, the plantbased sausage crumbles will also be a limited-time-only menu option.

For more details on Veganuary, go to veganuary.com.

Information about the new KFC and Chipotle plantbased products and the menu items in which they are being featured can be found at the

chains’ respective websites, KFC.com and chipotle.com.

hops from the brewery’s annual trek to Yakima, Washington, for hop selection.

The beer is a hop carnival that I’ve enjoyed for years. It combines a sumptuous blend of Nugget, Warrior, Tomahawk, Simcoe and Palisade hops with Munich, Pilsner and Vienna malts.

Nugget Nectar is available on draft, in 12-ounce cans and bottles, and in 16-ounce cans.

Stay tuned for information about Tröegs Double Nugget Nectar 16-ounce can release coming later this month.

And last but not least, if you want to buy a beer for the recently deceased Betty White, a brewery in Wisconsin will let you. Commerce Street Brewery in Mineral Point has had a running list of people who have bought a beer for the beloved actress for several years.

Mineral Point is where her late husband Allen Ludden was originally from. When Ludden died in 1981, White attended his funeral in the small town. Residents had hoped for a return visit one day, and the brewery, which

be presented as a first course.

A roasted squash salad is planned for the second course, with red curry mussels to follow.

The centerpiece of the menu is to be sous-vide short rib, while a black sesame truffle cake is slated for dessert service.

Each course will be accompanied by a different nonalcoholic beer.

This prix fixe menu, which is to be priced at $65 per person (not including tax or tip), will be available from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Reservations may be made by calling 413-746-6299.

• One restaurant marketing trend that might get some Side dishes serious traction in 2022 is • Max’s Tavern at the Na- the concept of “subscription” ismith Memorial Basketball programs.

Hall of Fame in Springfield Already pilot-tested or put has put together an interestin place by several restaurant ing beer dinner variation. brands, the idea of buying a On Friday the restaurant is restaurant “subscription” has presenting “A Dry January begun to morph into interestBeer Dinner.” ing variations.

Organized in collaboration One such wrinkle is the with the Athletic Brewing Co. subscription plan being of Stratford, Connecticut, the tested by Los Angeles-based dinner will exclusively feature Sweetgreen, a trendy fast-cathe nonalcoholic beers that sual chain that specializes in Athletic Brewing specializes bowls, salads, and sides. in.

The company’s new SweetThe five-course menu will pass is part loyalty program, feature beer cheese soup as a part subscription, with pass prelude; fresh hamachi crudo holders paying $10 monthly SEE MENU, PAGE E10 (sashimi-grade yellowtail) will

allows patrons to buy beers for friends who might come in, saw her name added to the list by some patrons.

The brewery even brewed a beer in White’s honor, the Blonde Betty, in honor of White’s 97th birthday. Commerce Street brought back the beer after her death on New Year’s Eve. And people now are buying more beers for her, and Commerce Street plans to donate the money to one or more local animal shelters in White’s name.

To buy Betty a beer, go to square.link/u/HhfEDtgO.

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Events SATURDAY Drive Through Collection: Sat, 1-3 p.m., Foster Memorial Church, in the church’s back parking lot.

Nonperishable food will be collected for the Open Pantry, no cost.

1791 Wilbraham Road, Springfield; 413-782-2112.

Valley Voices Story Slam: Sat, 7 p.m., Academy of Music Theatre.

All attendees at the Academy of Music theatre must show proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 or a negative PCR test taken within the past 72 hours and wear a mask while they are inside the theater.

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to be eligible for a $3 credit each day the passholder visits a Sweetgreen restaurant.

The Sweetpass is being tested for the next month in all 150 of the chain’s locations, presumably to assess the deal’s impact and the desirability of making the Sweetpass a permanent part of the brand’s marketing program.

To see learn more about the chain and view Sweetgreen’s menu, go to sweetgreen. com.

Children under the age of 5 who can’t be vaccinated yet may attend, but they must wear a mask at all times. Tickets: $20. 274 Main St., Northampton. 413-584-9032 or aomtheatre.com.

Wedding & Bridal Expo: Sat.-Sun, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Center, Admission: Adults $10; kids 12 and under are free. 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-737-2443 or thebige.com.

SUNDAY Virtual Delving into Dance History: Scholar and Artists Perspectives on Dance and Culture: Sun,

2-5 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow Dance, online via Zoom. Open to all levels, recommended for educators and dancers. Online workshop series highlights resources from the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive site. DELving into Dance History is an ongoing series and is designed for K-12 dance educators and college dance history enthusiasts to enhance remote and in-person teaching. Register at: jacobspillowdance.formstack. com/forms/jpdel; $99 - financial assistance available. 358 George Carter Road, Becket; 413-2430745 or jacobspillow.org.

Wedding & Bridal Expo: See Saturday listing

Quadrangle Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: Dr. Seuss National Memorial, an outdoor sculpture garden of larger-than-life bronze statues of Springfield native Dr. Seuss at his drawing board surrounded by some of his most beloved characters including Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, the Lorax and others, free on the green.

Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: “Splash and Bubbles: Dive in, Lend a Fin!” Interactive exhibit runs through Sunday. Permanent exhibit: more than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia.

Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: “Capturing Our Worlds,” works by the Springfield Photographic Society, through June 26. “The Body Adorned: Artistry and Legacy of the Ancient Americas,” through Feb. 27. Museum a la George Walter Vincent Smith Carte, today at 12:15 p.m., “Drawing Art Museum: Permanent exhibit: “Ancient Treasures,” a display of ar- in Color: Contemporary Artists tifacts from ancient China, Greece, Reimagining Race.” Cost: $4, $2 Rome and Egypt. Hands-on making members. In person or online on Zoom. To register for Zoom visit activities in the Hasbro Games Art SEE CALENDAR, PAGE E11 Discovery Center.

Tony Pitts, has created a “go wild” dining experience; each savory course will be paired with a microbrew selected to show to best advantage.

The Wild Game & Beer Dinner will be held starting at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 27. Cost to attend is $76 per person, tax and gratuity additional.

Reservations can be made by calling The Duck at 508347-2321.

offered as a special dessert.

Starter selections include a classic Brunswick stew as well as a special salad creation, the “Louisiana Sunburst.”

All meats are smoked on the premises; for more details contact Max Burger at 413798-0101.

• Now open on Boston Road across from Five Mile The Shortstop Bar & Grill, 99 Springfield Road in Westfield, is Pond, Fogo Do Reo has celebrating “Hygge” today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on its heatbrought the churrasqueira ed outdoor patio. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO) • Champney’s Restaufood experience to Springrant at the Deerfield Inn in field. the Munich Haus at 413-594- week’s take on America’s Deerfield continues to offer Formerly known as Gallo 8788.

Favorite Restaurant Chains, $44 Family Meals to go.

Rei, the restaurant has been go to newsweek.com/ Five menu choices are avail- rebranded and given a menu • “Best of ” lists have in re- americas-favoriteable, ranging from a “Let’s overhaul. Fogo Do Reo now • A winter season restaucent years become a content restaurant chains-2022.

Eat Casual” option featuring features an assortment of rant tradition, game dinners, staple for many media outwings and thin-crust pizzas traditional Portuguese dishes are returning this year, with lets; late last year Newsweek, • The Shortstop Bar & and a “Just Like Mom Made” such as bifanas, bitoque, the Munich Haus German in conjunction with marketGrill is celebrating “Hygge” meatloaf dinner to a more el- grilled shrimp, and the Restaurant in Chicopee ing research firm Statista, today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. egant presentation of grilled restaurant’s own distinctive offering three such events in developed its own America’s on its heated outdoor patio. chicken breast with shrimp, version of grilled chicken. the months ahead.

Favorite Restaurant Chains Hygge is a Danish/Norwewild rice pilaf, and fresh Operated by the business Its first Wild Game Feast rankings. gian term used to describe market vegetables. Meals are partnership of Sandra Rubbo of the season is scheduled To develop the Newsweek a feeling of coziness and available seven days a week, and Anthony Morganstern, for Jan. 22 with a 6 p.m. start rankings, more than 4,000 well-being. and each Family Meal will Fogo Do Reo plans to further time. The focal point of the customers and employees Shortstop’s patio event serve up to four diners. expand its menu offerings evening will be a buffet carv- were surveyed, with particiis designed to promote the Orders can be placed from over the next several months. ing station featuring venison, pants asked to suggest favor- hygge experience with good 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., with pickup The restaurant is open from bison, elk, and mountain ites in 16 different categories food, a menu of specialty times scheduled from 4 p.m. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday goat. ranging from Chinese to Tex- coffee offerings, and lots of to 7:30 p.m. For more inforthrough Sunday for dine-in or Roasted wild boar, wild tur- Mex. Participant responses cozy blankets. mation call 413-772-3087. takeout; its telephone number key schnitzel, fried alligator, were then aggregated, with Space is limited for this speis 413-455-2847. and kangaroo kabobs are a individual restaurant brands cial get-together, and reserva• January is BBQ Month at sampling of some of the other being assigned a score value. tions are required.

Max Burger in LongmeadHugh Robert is a faculty “wild” edibles that will be Those values were then transContact the Shortstop Bar ow. The limited-time-only member in Holyoke Commuavailable. formed into four- or five-star & Grill at 413-642-6370 for menu features a St. Louis nity College’s hospitality and As is customary, the buffet ratings. The resulting “Favor- more information. rib tower, BBQ beef brisculinary arts program and has will also include cheeses, sal- ites” roster is extensive, with ket, grilled BBQ chicken, more than 45 years of restauads, and side dishes such as more than 200 restaurant • The Duck in Sturbridge an 8-ounce Backyard BBQ rant and educational experired cabbage and sauerkraut. chains both national and has also scheduled a game burger, and a BBQ brisket ence. Robert can be reached For more specifics or to regional listed dinner event this month. sandwich. online at OffTheMenuGuy@ make reservations, contact To have a look at NewsThe restaurant’s head chef, Warm apple crisp is being aol.com.

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self-guided tour weekdays at 2 p.m. and weekends at 3 p.m. Masks are required. Call to reserve at 413-6373206. Admission: $18 adults, $17 seniors (65+), $10 students with ID and $7 children 5-17. Ventfort Hall Saturday Talk on Saturday at 3:30 p.m., “Lost Ski Areas of the Berkshires,” with Jeremy Davis.

Reservations are required, call 413637-3206. Tickets are nonrefundable and non-exchangeable. Payment is required to make a reservation for an event. Proof of vaccination, ID and masks are required. $20, 104 Walker St., Lenox or gildedage.org.

CONTINUES FROM PAGE E10 springfieldmuseums.org; tickets for in person available at the welcome center on the day of the talk.

Springfield Science Museum: “Cut ‘N’ Rough Collection,” through June in Mineral Hall. Stars Over Springfield, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $3, $2 children ages 3-17.

The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: The first floor exhibition provides opportunities to explore new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, invent stories, and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking, with interactive three-dimensional exhibits. The second floor contains Geisel’s personal memorabilia, including never before publicly displayed art, the original Geisel Grove sign which used to hang in Forest Park, and furniture from Ted’s sitting room and studio, including his drawing board and armchair. Timed tickets required, for reservations visit springfieldmuseums.org.

Quadrangle admission: $25 for adults, $16.50 for seniors (60+) and college students with ID, $13 for children ages 3-17; free to children under age 3 and members, Springfield residents are free with proof of residency. Welcome Center and Museum store. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Scarlett Jones enjoys one of the several displays at the Amelia Park Childrens Museum in Westfield. The museum is open Thursday through Monday from 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.

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with admission. “The Undefeated: An Exhibition of Original Paintings”

by Kadir Nelson. Through April 3.

Purchasing museum admission in advance on Eventbrite is highly recommended, as visitor capacity is reduced. “I Could Do That!” The Picture Book Art of Ed Emberley, Through June 12. Virtual gallery talk with Caleb Neelon, Jan. 27, 7-8 p.m.

Neelon will give virtual tour of the “I Could do that!” Hours: Thurs.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. Admission: $6, $9, $22.50 for a family of four. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or carle museum.org.

Thurs.-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Advance tickets purchase required; Closed Tuesday and Wed.;. $20 adults; $18 seniors, AAA, retire military; $10 college students, free children ages 18 and under, members and active military, 9 Route 183, Stockbridge or nrm.org.

Old Sturbridge Village: “New England on Parade” exhibit runs through July 2023 and examines parades and parade traditions in New England from 1776 to 1940. Included with general admission. Permanent exhibits: Kidstory, an indoor learning gallery in the Visitor’s Center where kids ages 3-10 can try on period cosHolyoke Merry-Go-Round: Hours: tumes and imagine life in the 1830’s; Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Sat.-Sun. noon-4 p.m. Cost: $3.50 “Neat and Tasty: Getting Dressed in Sign up online for a play session at ride or 4/$10. 221 Appleton St., Holy- Early New England”; and apparel in ameliaparkmuseum.org. Hours: oke or holyokemerrygoround.org. portraiture. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 9:30 Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat., Sun. 10 a.m.a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $24, $22 Mead Art Museum: Permanent noon and 1-3 p.m. Open for groups seniors, $8 children 3-17, free for chilexhibit: various American and Euroon Tues. and Wed. Admission: dren under 3. Route 20, Sturbridge pean paintings, Mexican ceramics, Children and adults $8; Seniors or osv.org.

Tibetan scroll paintings and more.

(62+) $5; Children under 1 year of Museum hours: Tues.-Thurs. and Springfield Armory National Hisage and members are free. Military Sun. 9 a.m.-midnight; Fri. 9 a.m.-8 toric Site: Ranger-led interpretive Personnel & Teachers: Receive a 10% p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. free, 220 programs offered in the museum discount off the price of your regular South Pleasant St., Amherst or in the afternoon. Junior Ranger admission. Members and infants are amherst.edu. programs conducted frequently each free. 29 South Broad St., Westfield.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall day. Hours: Wed.-Sun, 9:30 a.m.-4 Connecticut Science Center: Perp.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield or of Fame: Permanent exhibit: three manent exhibit: hands-on, interactive nps.gov/spar. floors with dozens of hands-on exexperiences with over 150 exhibits hibits, a regulation sized basketball Titanic Museum: Exhibits from the in ten galleries and a range of topics, court and more than 900 artifacts collection of the International Titanic including space and earth sciences on display. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 Historical Society. Hours: Mon.-Fri. plus more. Hours: Tues.-Sunday, p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $28 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Admission: adults adults (16-24); $23 seniors (63+); $19 $4, $2 children and students, 208 $24.90; seniors (65+) $22.95; youth (5-15); $23 students with valid Main St., Indian Orchard or titanic1. children ages 3-17 $16.95; free for high school or college ID. free for org. members. 250 Columbus Boulevard, ages under 5, 1000 West Columbus University Museum of ContempoHartford or ctsciencecenter.org.

Ave., Springfield or hoophall.com. rary Art - Fine Arts Center: Exhibits Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book New England Air Museum: Permaare available online, visit fac.umass.

Art: Everyday art project: “Shaping nent exhibit includes the restored edu/UMCA/Online/. 151 Presidents Creatures.” Through Jan. 20, in F-104 Starfighter, vintage planes, gift Drive, Amherst. the art studio. Free with museum shop, hands-on activities, $12.50, $7 Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded admission. “Color \ Joy \ Eric Carle.” children 4-11, free for children 3 and Age Museum: Guided tours of the Through March 6. Included with under free, and $11.50 seniors 65+, first and second floors. Open weekgeneral admission. Gabrielle Healy 36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks days 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and weekends Carroll Storytime Programs are held or neam.org. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Self-guided Tues. and Fri. 10:30 a.m.; Sat. 10:30 Norman Rockwell Museum: Hours: tours are on the hour with the last a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., free

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Volleyball Hall of Fame: Museum is only open Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Docent-led tours are not available; a maximum of 50 visitors will be permitted inside at a time. Online ticket purchasing strongly recommended.

Wistariahurst Museum: “Wisteria Vines in Full Bloom,” Carriage House and Gift shop open Sat.-Sun, Mon. noon-4 p.m. Historic house tours are $7, and $5 for students and seniors.

238 Cabot St., Holyoke or wistariahurst.org.

Yiddish Book Center: Permanent exhibit, “A Velt mit veltelekh: The Worlds of Jewish Culture.” Hours: Thurs, Fri, Sun, and Mon. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors, free for members, students and children, 1021 West St., Amherst or yiddishbookcenter.org.

Galleries A.P.E. Gallery: Hours: Tues.-Thurs. noon-5 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m.; 126 Main St., Northampton or apearts.org.

Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery: Hours: Tues.-Fri. 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. First floor of building 28. 1 Armory Square, Springfield, 413-755-5258.

Anchor House of Artists: “Big Music: Charles Miller Jazz Paintings,” Tues.-Sat.,1-6 p.m. through Jan. 22.

Jan. 14 will include a performance from the original performers depicted in the artwork. The musicians will perform live at the gallery but the performance will be broadcast live on Instagram. $10 suggested contribution, anchorhouseartists.org. 518 Pleasant St., Northampton.

Forbes Library: “The Svalbard Archipelago,” photography by Rhea Banker; “Nature’s Palette” photography by Paul Hetzel. Through Jan. 30. 20 West St., Northampton or forbeslibrary.org.

Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: “At the Precipice” by Gloria Kegeles; “Back & Forth” by John Krifka. Jan. 6-29. Opening reception, today, 5-7 p.m. (check website to confirm); art forum online, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., to register for the forum visit gallerya3. com; Hours: Thurs.-Sun. 3-7 p.m. 28 Amity St., Amherst 413-256-4250.

Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery: “Songs of the Sacred Harp” paintings by Mairead Clifford Dambruch. Jan. 14-Feb. 28; gallery hours: Mon.- Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 319 Main St., Amherst or hopeandfeathersframing.com.

William Baczek Fine Arts: Winter Show 2021-2022 runs through Jan. 29, highlights the work of gallery artists. See more information at wbfine arts.com/index.php. 36 Main St., Northampton or wbfinearts.com.

Outdoors Berkshire Botanical Garden: Botanical Wellness: Fire Cider Make and Take, Saturday and March 12, 11 a.m.You will learn about the medicinal qualities of the plants within the formula, the history of Fire Cider, a basic herbal extraction lesson, the importance of traditional foods and remedies, recipes, and ideas on how to incorporate this tonic in your home. Cost: $35 members, $30, berkshirebotanical.org/events. 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge or berkshirebotanical.org.

Great Falls Discovery Center: Great Hall Exhibit: “The Northfield Chateau-Remembered, Revisited.”

Through Feb. 27. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; open Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org.

Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary: Tracking and Animal Signs at Laughing Brook, Saturday, 10 a.m.

Take a family hike while looking for tracks and signs of wildlife. Bring a mask. Registration is required. Audience: Family (children 5-12 years.)

Duration: 1.5 hours. Members: $6.

Nonmembers: $8, massaudubon. org/get-outdoors/program-cat alog#search. Trees Through the Seasons: Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Saturday, 10 a.m. Explore trees as the seasons change from fall through spring. Sign up for one or all to discover tree leaves, buds, and bark. Audience: Adult. Duration: 2 hours. Registration is required. The program will take place entirely outdoors. Member: $15, Nonmember: $20, massaudubon.org/get-out doors/program-catalog#search.

Main Street, Hampden Natural Bridge State Park: Visitors Center exhibits open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., year round; explore the park story through displays, artifacts and scavenger hunts. $2 parking fee; programs are free, 107 McAuley Road, North Adams.

Northfield Mountain: Introduction to Snowshoeing, Saturday, 1-3 p.m.

Learn tips on equipment, technique and clothing. Participants must be 18 years or older and comfortable hiking over moderate terrain. Snowshoes are available to rent for $16.

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Calendar CONTINUES FROM PAGE E11 Masks needed for group gathering. Registration is required as group size is strictly limited for this program. Register at first lightpower.com/northfield. 99 Millers Falls Road, Northfield or firstlightpower.com/northfield.

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Montecucco might not be as well known as other, nearby winemaking regions like Montepulciano or Chianti.

That might also explain why this smooth, earthy red wine costs so much less than wines from those other regions.

Like Brunello di Montalcino, sangiovese takes center stage in this wine and gives it its intense yet luxurious finish. The shiraz adds another layer of complexity to this wine, which has flavors that range from bright cherry to blackberry and plum. Truly delightful.

2019 Etude Chardonnay Grace Benoist Ranch ($32 SRP) Region: Carneros, Napa Valley, California Grape: 100% chardonnay Tasting notes: This delightful California chardonnay from the Carneros subregion in Napa Valley hits all the right notes. It’s light and refreshing and has wonderful complexity and depth. Flavors range from fresh pear and honeydew melon with a dash of lemon and minerality often associated with chardonnays from France’s Chablis subregion in northern Burgundy.

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hallway, Saturdays through April 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 367 Russell St., Hadley.

Holyoke Winter Farmers Market: First and third Saturday of the month, through March 19, 10 a.m.2 p.m. 310 Appleton St., Holyoke.

The Republican is not responsible for unannounced schedule changes.

Listings must be received two weeks before the date of the event. Items should be mailed to: Entertainment Guide, The Republican, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA 01102-1329; emailed to pmastriano@repub.com; or submitted to masslive.com/ myevents

the fierce name fool you. This easy-drinking red wine has a soft, smooth, slightly earthy finish. Bright fruit flavors (including blackberry and raspberry) mixed with wonderful floral aromas make this well-balanced wine a pleasant addition to any meal, especially duck or wild game.

2018 Lion Tamer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($65 SRP) Region: Napa Valley, California Grape: Cabernet sauvignon (with “a touch of malbec”) Tasting notes: This voluptuous red wine made primarily with cabernet sauvignon grapes has a dense, plush texture and long, intense finish. Flavors range from roasted blackberries and cherries to dark chocolate and toasted almonds. A big, meaty wine perfect for hearty foods on cold winter nights.

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