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THANK YOU From The Bottom Of Our
Hearts Veterans for your invaluable service to all of us here in the
United States of America. We greatly appreciate what you have done for
us, the freedome you have secured for us, the incredible sacrifices you
all have made individually, as well as as a whole, to ensure that we all
here in America live and enjoy better lives. Thank you, gracias,
grazie, merci and ' thanks ' in all the other languages of peoples that
have come to live here peacefully in our great country even with so much
divide that we need to unite and build bridges to cross and mend and
grow from, not walls as Pope Francis just said recently. I love that,
amen.
BRIGHT, BRISK, FRESH and
BEAUTIFUL as we star start this day and go off and vote before starting
work. My wife and I already did, a great - grand relief to have done so.
As my wife said to me : " We did what we could. " So true, I agree
wholeheartedly , and feel a relief that this chapter of our lives is
soon coming to an end, hopefully by the end of this day and night,
perhaps into tomorrow?
WHOL WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE ' UNITED ' STATES OF AMERICA?!?
IT WILL BE HISTORY NO MATTER WHAT :
1) The First Female President of the United States Of America , or the
2) First President that has not been involved in politics before , run for office of any kind, and more.
WE WILL CELEBRATE HERE TOMORROW ' THE NEXT ' President of the United ( Not Divided ) States Of America, : COME JOIN US here on Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 9 5:30-8:30PM,
#FreeWineTasting of 30+ Wines from @LiebCellars in New York State, ,
and @VinumCellars In California, as well as the fine wines of Italy,
Spain 7 sherries!, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, ... and more. What a
great moment!
WE HAVE SIX PASSIONATE-ABOUT-WINE
Experts ( retailers, wholesalers, owners of their own companies, people
that have paid their dues and worked their way up gathering knowledge
and experience over time ) coming to pour and ' wax poetic ' over their
wines.
WE WILL POUR excellent wines for
our holidays to help us celebrate and grow and mend our differences, use
our talents to unite together and to all prosper.
WE WILL THANK our veterans for
their invaluable service individually as well as collectively for all of
us here living in the United States.
HERE IS WHAT we will offer for you all to taste tomorrow. Please come, please invite your friends and let us make this an event and all of us come together as one.
ABOVE I QUOTED JOHN LENNON in his
song : " Imagine ' : " I ma be a dreamer, but I know I'm not the only
one. " I like that message as with both dreaming and reality, we can
work more as a unifed whole to better life for everyone, we all have
grievances and concerns that need to be heard and answered, we still
have time. Perhaps the best is still to come, I would like to think that
this is possible still. So join us tomorrow.
TO QUOTE MY WIFE over this last
week, she spoke to me about how in this election cycle we have not ever
stopped to think about that a female might be elected by the end of this
day that is a female. I have thought of it a whole lot, I see the
enormity of this, the implications, the defining moment that it will be
if it does happen.
BUT HEY, ENOUGH about that all now, turning to our six fine poureres and their fine wines:
BUY at least ONE BOTTLE to
show your support of these so far for so many years FREE events, as we
may have to start charging otherwise. Your choice.
TABLE NUMBER ONE : Andy Gable pouring LIEB CELLARS, North Folk, Long Island, NY w/ Hop & Wine Beverage
1) Sparkling Blanc de Blancs
of Pinot Blanc ( old vines, 40 years old, $29.99 a bottle, NV Brut :
spectacular, loved it, really turned my head!
2) Pinot Blanc , $22.99 , some really good weight, amde from the old vines, they did not filter the wine much : more taste and stuffing for our holidays.
3) Bridge Lane is the
introduction, first level of these fine LIEB CELLARS' wines, the
Chardonnay, is made in stainless steel and tastes like it was left on
the sediment of the grapes, the ' lees ' longer, and so there is more
body and weight, a fine holiday wine, $16.49 a bottle.
4) Bridge Lane white Merlot,
#16.49, this is the most fun and joyous, lively and easy-feeling of the
five we taste with Andy. Just relax, enjoy, smile and grin, so
pleasing.
5) Bridge Lane Dry Red Blend
, $16.49, some good ' mouth-feel ', some grip, some grasp, some lasting
flavors that linger and do not say ' adieu ' so quickly. This is a fine
food dry red, medium-bodied, it shines with food, is definely better
with food to ' flesh it out'.
TABLE NUMBER TWO W/ Graham
Isaac of the Country Vintners/ Winebow Group pouring the VINUM CELLARS
California wines, six in all, from Paso Robles, Monterey and also
Clarksburg, California. Christina Morris of the Winesellers Selections
will also join Graham here to pour tomorrow.
Christina, Graham, and founder Richard Bruno of VINUM CELLARS were here
two-three week's ago pouring their fine wines that started twenty years
ago!
I really liked all the wines, especially VINUM Series so much, excellent ' values for the money.
1) 2014 Chardonnay, VINUM from Monterey : so pleasing, a nice balance. $15.49 a bottle.
2) 2014 Monterey VINUM
Pinot Noir has some fine fruit-focus, elegance, mouth-feel, I liked it!
$15.49 a bottle. $14.49 a bottle.
3) 2014 Chenin Blanc VINUM, some real flesh and flavor again, things in balance, some tasty harmony of the components, I liked this yet again, best with a delicious holiday meal ! $14.49 a bottle. 4) 2014 Clarksburg, VINUM Petit Sirah, $14.49 : fruit-forward, fruit-accented-rush-taste : mmm, nice. I liked this, too for it's fine fruit definition and somewhat restraint.
5) " The Insider 2014
Cabernet Sauvignon, a thicker, denser, more opaque and hearty-robust
flavor : great when you grill have pate, something well-marinated.
$21.99 a bottle, a fine food wine.
6) " Red Dirt Red ' dry red
earthy hearty flame-flavor of Grenache Mourvedre and Syrah, a 2013 from
Paso Robles : with more time to mature and to fill-out, this is another
more intense and complex, layered wine : work pleasingly through these
layers, breathe deeply!
TABLE NUMBER THREE w/ Six Spanish Sherries from ALEXANDRO and GITANA with Andrea Shank of Tradewinds Specialty Imports .
1) GITANO 500ml bottle of
their Manzanilla made from the Palomino grape, $17.49 a bottle : the
resilience, last and lingering, loving taste, yes, yes yes, claro que
si!
2) ALEXANDRO Manzanilla
using again the Palomino grape , 375ml bottle, $12.49 : it rips, it
soars, rushes out and into your palate to test and tease and strip-tease
you, your tastebuds, too.
3) ALEXANDRO Amontillado
375ml bottle, $12.49 a bottle, a real rich and bright nuttiness that is
nicely layered and will coat your toncils in richness and warmth, yeah!
Also made with the Palomino grape.
4) ALEXANDRO Oloroso 375ml
bottle, $12.49, a richer, more elegant, more silky, even more distinct
delineation of nutty cadences in taste that resound like sounds off the
walls of your palate in such a generous, loving fashion!
5) ALEXANDRO Cream sherry,
made, too with the Palomino grape, 375ml bottle, $12.49 a bottle, so
tender and soft and full and lulling lullaby melodies on your tongue,
nice creamy-dreamy nuttiness!
6) ALEXANDRO Pedro Ximenez
sherry, 750ml bottle, $32.99 : the decadent , sinfully seductive,
pampering, lingering, lasting, thick, legubrious yet airy-tasting Pedro
Ximenez grape varietal produces this ' wonderful legs ' liquid Pecan
pie, mmmmmm, a real delight " great to warm you when sitting outside in
the coldgazing up at the moon and the stars on a gold night!
TABLE NUMBER FOUR w/
Franceen Kahng of Vias Imports pouring really fine Italian wines to
celebrate all that we have to celebrate!
1) ACINUM Prosecco, Veneto, Italy, $15.49, will be tasting it right along with you for the very first time!
2) Falanghina 2015
TERRADORA dry mineral white from Montefusco Naples , a refined taste
that combines heaven and earth in such a wonderfully distinct, memorable
way, $17.49 On Special.
3) MASO POLI northeastern
Italy ( Trentino-Alto Adige ) Pinot Grigio, 2014, the wine has some
bronze-pink , from the skin contact being longer before removed, thus
giving more richness, complexity and mouth-feel, lingers longer, is more
intense, fresher, more contact with you!
4) ACINUM Ripasso
Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy, made with a blend of mostly Corvina grapes,
some Molinarra and Negrara, and more, 2013, $24.49 a bottle, a fine
flavorful, honest, true-to-type food red!
5) TERRADORA Aglianico,
2013, from Naples, Italy : again, some really good pepper and spice,
earth and rustic dusty-bright, shake yourself out flavors, perfect when
you gril.
6) Salice Salentino 2013
from CANTELE, from the Puglia region, the heel of Italy : you need a
heel to walk, you need a heel to get where you are going, to make your
meal complete : a fine food red, $14.49 a bottle.
TABLE NUMBER FIVE : W/ Diana Richer with G&B Importers, tasting Portuguese and Armenian wines :
1) KARAS dry white 2014,
$15.49 a bottle, from Armenia's Armivir region, a blend of Chardonnay
34%, Rksateli 20%and 45% Kangun... I loved it, distinct, flavorful,
refreshing, tasty, yes!
2) Extra Brut sparkling
KARAS Armenian wine, On Special for $14.99 a bottle, a deliciously
creamy version - I loved it, so happy to have it here!
3) ' Ossa ' Vinho Regional
from Alentejo in Portugal, a dry rose 2015 from ROQUEVALE, $9.99 : great
to warm and comfort you even if the temperatures drop : great value,
too : using in the blend 40% Castelao, 40% Trinchiadera and 20%
Aragones.
4) Reserva 2009 Tonto Red ,
$25.99, from Portugal's Alentejo region, Aragones 40%, and Syrah 30%,
and Touriga Nacional 30% ... this rocks, like great rock and roll, aged,
mature, excellent, like the Stones, like Cream, Pink Floyd, ... yeah!
Love it, I do.
5) Dyutich KARAS Muscat fruity-floral-free-and-
TABLE NUMBER SIX : W/ Ericc Platt pouring fine German Riesling whites, one dry red 2007 Priorat Spanish red ...
1) Brauneberger Juffer
Riesling - Kabinett 2013 from WILLI HAAG, from Germany's Mosel region,
On Special for $16.99, from $21.99... love!
2) Riesling Spatlese 2013,
from Wwe. Dr. Thanisch, Erben Thanisch, from BERNKASTELER BEDSTUBE, On
Special for $19.99 : blows my circuits in all the right bplaces!
3) Riesling Spatlese
Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen Trocken-Dry German Rheingau region from the
fine house of SCHUMANN NAGLER , On Special for $19.99 from $24.99 : what
is not to luxuriate, feel expansive, smile broadly about when sipping
this?!? Amazing.
4) C CLOS ROJA Priorat 2007
dry red Spanish blend of 50% Carignan, 30% Grenache, 20% Syrah, a
mature, complex, layered, rustic, earthy, pithy : wonderful
medium-bodied Spanish red that shines when combined with food!
COME TASTE, Everyone ALWAYS welcome here. cheers, ... thanks for everything ...
GETTING CLOSE, results are coming in, the voting is soon coming to an end, what will be the results?!? TONY
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