Ben Larks one of the owner/ winemakers of IDLE CELLARS here this coming Wednesday, Oct. 25th, 2017 5-7PM as we taste with Ben and raise money to buy Toys for Kids that lost everything in these horrible CA fires that still burn there!
ALSO :
Eric Grasser of Constantine Wines will be here tonight, Friday, Oct. 21st, 2017 , 5-8PM pouring the fine wines of L.A. CETTO in Baja, California, Mexico ...
a Chardonnay 2014 a lovely butter style On Special for $10.99,
a Cabernet Sauvignon all fruit-forward, bright, smooth, $14.49, ...
and a Petit Sirah 2013, $14.49, more gnarly and earthy, touch of spice, all, fine food wine, $14.49, all are Estate-Bottled, all really fine, come tonight!
WHAT A BEAUTY OUT HERE, High temps in the 60's today! Wednesday, 10/18
HAPPY DIWALI tomorrow!
MINI-Big-Theme-Wine-Tasting Tonight : Wednesday, Oct. 20th, 2017 ( 5-8PM ) :
SAVE 20% OFF on any wines tonight priced at $19.99 or more! Yes!!!
- California Cabernet mystique - king of feasts2013 paso robles,
-Washington state bergevin lane vineyards ' linen ' 2016 comlumbia valley Sauvignon Blanc Made by a female winemaker, yes!
- Antonio serpane winemaker at franco serra in piemonte,italy,
1) gavi 2016 dry white, from Franco serra , 12% alcohol by volume, ...
2) barbera d'alba 2016, 13% alcohol by volume, ... and antonio might
have with him the barolo, barbaresco, pinot noir to taste as well! si si
si si si!
-collezione lisabella terra siciliane Nero d'avola 2015 ,
AND : in KOSHER WINES ( Wines Of Israel ) we have :
With Agnes and Naomi ( IWDirect ) -
Kosher from Israel :
1) Kerem Kishor dry rose from KISHOR Vineyard 2016,On Special for $22.99
2) GSM 2014 dry red blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre, 13.5% alcohol by volume, On Special for $28.99 ...
3) Kerem Kishor red 2014 dry red blend, On Special for $24.99
4) Ein Teina 2016 dry rose blend of Sangiovese, Barbera and Petit Sirah ...
ALSO AVAILABLE from Agnes and Naomi - non-kosher
1) 2013 Sauvignon Blanc from PELTER, On Special for $32.99
2) 2010 dry red blend from SOUTHERN Winery, $28.99 - elegant!
3) 2010 dry red blend from Upper Galilee from the SHVO Vineyards, $41.99
4) 2010 Adom from the SOMEK Estate WineryOn Special for $27.49 yes!
JOIN US - No Charge, everyone welcome, yes yes yes!
Tastings For Week :
FRIDAY, October 20th, 2017 ( 5-8PM
) : We have to get someone here as our tasting scheduled with OENOS has
been cancelled and I am just seeing this : oops! Will get it done today
and by tomorrow at the latest! So please stay-tuned, sorry for this
inconvenience.
In Liquor - we have the FILIBUSTER group coming in to pour their -
1) Dual Cask Straight Bourbon whiskey, finished in French oak barrels, On Special for $44.99, and -
2) Dual Cask Rye Whiskey.Finished in French oak barrels, On Special for $44.99 -
come try both! Free tastings, everyone always more than welcome
SATURDAY, October 21st, 2017, 2-6PM
: We have owner, winemaker Silvia Cassali here from her own family's
TENUTA CASSALIin Emilia, yes : three Sangiovese Superiore wines, dry
reds :
1) Palazzina 2014, $16.49 a bottle, unfiltered, unoaked, 13% alcohol by volume, yes!
2) Baruccia 2013, $23.99, with 14% alcohol by volume, unfiltered, a treat, some oak ...
3) Quatrosole Riserva 2012, $32.99, their finest, best barrels and
vines and super Sangiovese, too! Unfiltered with 14% alcohol by volume.
Yes si si si si SI!
AND In White -
1) Cavalieri Bianco 100% Trebbiano, 2016, from Colli Romagna Centrale,
$14.99 a bottle, with 13% alcohol - soft, bright, like liquid
pretty=pleasing-proud-pure sun'sshine! Yes si si si!!!
AND In Sparkling Spumante -
1) Villa Zappi dry rose named after one of the men that discovered the
North Pole that lives there in Emilia, yes. $18.99 a bottle - lovely,
fresh, so easy to sip and smile and feel good and sooooo happy to be
alive when you sip this! Yes , si si si oui yes si!
AND :
With Santos we have set up -
1) Come taste the fine Rockville, MD spirits of TWIN VALLEY Distillers.
JUST IN - " In " Beer - from Santos -
1) Xocoveza Imperial stout by MexicanHot Chocolate, made by STONE, On
Special for $17.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, ... yes!
2) Seasonal Harvest Special Ale, On Special with 6.7% alcohol a real treat - just in!
AND -
1) Cranberry Light & refreshing natural flavors , a premium malt
beverage w/ natural flavors , On Special for $9.99 for a six-pack of 12
ounce bottles , a treat and back again by popular demand. Several
flavors, come try some if you have not already???!
SPIRITS From Jagir -
TWO Vodkas in the 1.75ml bottle -
1) LVOV vodka distilled from potatoes, from Poland, what a great deal,
really special, come try some before the price goes up, On Special now
for $28.99 a 1.75ml, yes!
2) Wheatly Vodka, craft distilled, On Special for $31.99, same
distiller for the BUFFALO TRACE, come try some, another FABulous deal!
Yes!
TONIGHT : every Wednesday, Save up to 20% OFF on your wine purchases! Yes!!!
THANKS for everything, come see us tonight, cheers, TONY 10/18/2010
WHAT FOLLOWS below is a store email I sent on this same day way back in 2010! Read and enjoy it if you have time! TONY
I'm thinking really good thoughts now
THE RESCUE OF THE 33 CHILEAN MINERS alone is so inspiring, I'm still riding that wave!
THE " Big Theme "
Wine-Tasting here this past Saturday, October 16th, 2010 was a HUGE
SUCCESS and it was really a thrill to have you all taste wines from
Hawaii, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, and Arizona as well as from Virginia,
Oregon, New York State, California and France. Yes, we cheated : WE
TASTED wines as well from Burgundy, France from wine-maker Michael Shaps
because he was one of our two featured speakers/guests and he makes
wines in Monticello, Virginia as well as with his partners Michel
Roucher-Sarrazin who lives in the town of Meursault, Burgundy, France.
ALL THE WINES CO-EXISTED HERE in pretty much perfect harmony and perfect
pitch.
I WILL WRITE MORE about all
of them. We still have most of them here as well as the sheets that we
gave out so please ask for them when you come. It was a treat to have
both Andrew Stover that brings us all these U.S. States and Michael
Shaps that brings us Virginian as well as French wines. Also pouring
were both Mark Congdon and Nick Materese. Thanks guys : you were our
four musketeers this past Saturday and we could not have pulled this off without your generous help and tremendous knowledge of all of these exciting wines.
SO, I AM FEELING REALLY
QUITE INSPIRED ON THIS MONDAY morning that I have switched days with
Chris Barker so that he can be away with his fiancee and enjoy some
personal time away from the store. Have a " good one " Chris!
I JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH DANIELLE KANAK and we have arranged
for wine-maker Thinas Kruger of BOSCHENDAL winery in Franschoek, South
Africa to be our special guest this Saturday, October 23rd, 2010. We
will have Thinas taste both his BOSCHENDAL 2008 Chardonnay ($17.99 ) as
well as his 2008 Sauvignon Blanc ( $17.99 ). He will be here from 1-5 PM
tasting both of the BOSCHENDAL whites and we are now working on a red
that he may pour as well and I am thinking that it may be the DOUGLAS
GREEN Shiraz that I recently tried along with the BOSCHENDAL when we
helped host the 17th Annual Georgetown Day, Saturday, October 2nd, 2010.
THINAS KRUGER, WINE-MAKER @
BOSCHENDAL Winery in Franschoek, South Africa will also be our " Special
Guest " at the end of my next WINE-CLASS here in the store where I
cover many of the tips to tasting, evaluating and better appreciating
wines and the foods, too and how they may work better together and
complement the other better to create the " magic " that happens when
the food and wine " create " a taste that did not ever exist before in
either by themselves. We will end the tasting with the two wines of
Thinas : his 2008 Sauvignon Blanc and his 2008 Chardonnay. I will start
with the reds and then finish with the whites : this is something that
Robert Mondavi championed years ago and which I personally like.
WE WILL FEATURE the wines
from the Eastern Hemisphere in this class with grapes that are
indigenous to their countries and place of origin.
COST IS $10 A PERSON, and includes 6 WINES : SIGN UP NOW, class goes from 11:30AM-1PM. I am limiting my classes to 15 people so respond to this email or call here at : 202-363-4265. I will need a phone number from you, too.
THIS PROMISES TO BE A REALLY
SPECIAL WINE-TASTING : I intend to make it one of my best ever so come
check it out. It will be fun to see what Thinas Kruger brings to the
table at our Wine-Tasting class.
BEER From Santos :
1) Wheat Dopplebock,
brewed in 2006, from AVENTINUS ( $7.99 ) " is the world's oldest top
fermenting wheat-doppelbock, has received accolades for the perfect
balance of fruity spiciness ( banana, clove, vanilla ) and notes of
chocolate ( crystal & dark malts )" ... from the Schneider's
Brewery, started in 1999 with 240 cases made. It's one bottle wrapped in
paper that looks to be a 12 ounce bottle to me? No, it's a 500ml
bottle!
2) DE M LTION Belgina
Style Golden Ale ( On Special for $5.99. 7.2% alc. by volume, 650ml )
from GOOSE ISLAND " is brewed to honor the brave souls who kept our
bewery open while wrecking balls tore down the mall around us ".
3) Limited Release Eisbock 28
Ice Processes Winter Warmer from Red Hook ( On Special for $7.99, 11.0%
for the 1 pint 6fl. oz ) , this ale " is aged for months at temperatures
well below freezing ... and is extraordinarily smooth & malty with a
bittersweet complexity achieved by ice processing. Cheers to 28 years
of Liquid Goodness from Redhook."
LIQUOR/LIQUEUR From Ravi :
1) Blackcurrant Liquor (
Cassis ) Creme de Cassis from Rene de Miscault ( $12.99, 375ml, Musee
des Eaux de Vie68650, Lapoutroie, Haut Rhine, France ) is " new and
exciting " and will make great kirs and kir royales, too for before a
meal. Cheers!
2) Supreme Straight Rye
Whiskey from PIKESVILLE ( $13.99. 750ml bottle, 40% alc, bottled by
Standard Distillers Products Company in Bardstownm Kentucky 40004) and
is also " new and exciting "! We've had customers tell us about it and
we just got it here this week or the last.
WINES From Chris & Tony :
WHITES :
1) Sawtooth Estate Winery Snake River Valley Riesling ( On Special for $11.99, from Idaho was tasted here this past Saturday by Andrew Stover and it's dry and bright, lively and quite pleasing - great value, too.
2) Chenin Blanc 2010 ,
Stellenbosch, South Africa ( $10.99 ) is quite pleasing, crisp, dry ,
lively and nice with or without a meal. Owner Phillip knows how to give
us some really exciting, pleasing wines that complement a wide range of
foods, too.
3) 2009 Viognier from
Michael Shaps' WINEWORKS in Charlottesville, Virginia ( $16.49 ) is
another real delight to taste and enjoy with or without a meal. It
shines so brightly and costs so little for all that cheer and friendly
flavors that always remain faithful, defined and refined. Yes!
4) 2008 California Dry
Creek Valley Sauvignon Blanc ( $16.49 ) really impressed Chris Barker
and me the other day and so here it is a few days later. California
Sauvignon Blanc seems to be going through a great period of much better
and consistent quality with wines often with some true distinction and
also balanced. Try this one, you won't be sorry.
5) White4 2009 Huerhuero
Paso Robles, CA. is a blend of 42% Vermentino, 29% Verdelho, 26%
Viognier and 3% Sauvignon Blanc ( $14.99 ) and I really like it. We
tasted it here this past Friday
with rep Chris Bartha of Cobblestone Imports and I liked it when he
brought the rep in as well as when he tasted it again this past Friday.
It's full, rich, muti-layered and got force yet subtlety and real
extensions - natural, that massage my complete palate!Chardonnay from
California's Santa Barbara County region, 2008, ( $21.99 ) is back in
stock and we have had people calling for it here and are thrilled to
have it back. I'm going to talk to my rep Jennifer to bring a bottle so
that we may taste it out soon with you all here. I'd like to try it
again and see what all the fuss is about.
6) 6) Maui Blanc Pineapple Wine with Caramel Coloring ( $14.99 ) from Hawaii was tasted here again this past Saturday
by Andrew Stover and it's a bit off-dry, bright, full, silky and rich
on the tongue and just feels great in the mouth. I really enjoyed it and
will use some this Thanksgiving with my meal. Thanks Andrew for
bringing this to us and to my attention.
7) Dry Riesling Blend (
$17.99 ) called SHINDIG and the pet-project of Andrew Stover from New
York's Finger Lakes district. It ripples and vibrates- resonates with
delectable nuances of brightness and dryness/fryness/joy-in cryness...
lovely and it sure did show well here this past Saturday when Andrew poured it. It will complement so many meals whether formal or relaxed.
8) " Tazi " 2008 dry white
table wines from ARIZONA STRONGHOLD ( $25.99 ) is a compelling argument
to drink dry and flavorful white from Arizona. It's a blend of 52%
Sauvignon Blanc, 21% Chardonnay, 19% Riesling and 8% Malvasia Bianca.
It, too showed fabulously this past Saturday
when Andrew poured it. I liked it, and if I had had more time I would
have stopped what I was doing to pay more attention to it. That's how
interesting the flavors on first and second sip were to me.
ROSE :
1) NO PARKING 7:00-4:00 PM
( $17.99 ), from BROOKLYN OENOLOGY ( BOE ) from New York's Finger lakes
region is a 2009 Cabernet Franc rose that's a real treat to sit around
and sip and enjoy all by itself or with many hors d'ouevres, too. Great
on a picnic now with our Indian summer continuing still ...
REDS :
TWO FROM SOUTH AFRICA :
1) Raoul's " Old Basket
Press " 2009 dry red from the BEAUMONT Vineyard ( $15.49 ) from South
Africa's Walker Bay is by now an old-favorite of ours here in Cleveland
Park. It's a blend that includes Shiraz and this new 2009 vintage is a
bit more firm and tightly-knit that the last. It will soften, round-out
and become smoother with age but for the moment it's a very fine food
wine.
2) " Ariane " 2002 dry red
blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from BEAUMONT
Vineyard in South Africa's Walker Bay is named after Raoul's daughter
Ariane. It's On Special for $19.99 a bottle ( regularly $34.99 ) and is
drinking really well now. We have very little of it so don't delay if
you want some : it won't be here very long. Rich, mature, very complex
and multi-layered and yet quite refined, too. 3) Pinot Noir dry
red Michigan 2008 ( $17.99 ) is medium-to-light-bodied and very youthful
and fresh and earthy-toasty with some Marechal Foche blended, too? It
will be a lovely Thanksgiving wine, chilled slightly and serve it with
some turkey as it will cut beautifully through the fresh cranberry sauce
as well as gravy and Brussel sprouts, too.
4) Malbec/ Tempranillo/
Merlot dry red blend " Yin " 2008 from California's Temecula region in
southern California was made by Andrew Stover himself and it's being
poured here in town at one or more restaurants, right Andrew? You made
it for one of them, which one? Let me know as I'd like to include the
information later. It sells for $21.99 a bottle and I will have to open
another bottle with our customers as I did not get a chance to focus on
it this past Saturday here.
5) 2008 TURN4FOUR Napa
County Cabernet Sauvignon ( On Sale for $27.99 ) is made by BENNET LANE
and Chris really liked it. I still have to taste it myself. Ask Chris
about it next time you stop by.Le Petit Pinot Noir from PHELPS CREEK
Vineyards in Washington State's Columbia Gorge ( $21.99 ) is showing
nicely. It's actually got some very interesting " twists " of flavor
that I noticed and grew to like as I sipped it this past Saturday here as I rushed around.
6) Petit Sirah 2008 from
Virginia's Monticello region and made by Michael Shaps of the MICHAEL
SHAPS winery ( $29.99 ) is the definition of elegance, refinement and
silky brightness- lovely-engaging-let's get married!
7) 2005 ( great vintage )
Vosne-Romanee " Les Chalandins " from SHAPS & ROUCHER-SARRAZIN ( On
Special for $64.99 ) from Burgundy, France is subtle and refined ,
medium-to-light-bodied and yet still got a bit of added spice and edge
and attitude that needs a bit of food or perhaps needs to be open
between 1-2 hours before drinking it. Bottles are signed for gifts, too
by Michael. We had it open here this past Saturday.
WEEKEND WINE-TASTINGS :
Friday, October 22nd, 2010 ( 5-8PM
) : We have Alfredo Cohen/ Estebe of Tradewinds coming again to pour
the Argentina wines of the La Rioja region : CHANARMUYO Estate Viognier
2009 and the Malbec and dry red blends, too ( both at $10.99 ) and I
will see what else they have available by Wednesday. Join us, Alfredo is
from the winery and can speak to you all about Argentina as well. Never
any charge.
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 : Two Parts -
1) 11:30-1 PM:
Wine Class Of Eastern Hemisphere wines, where it all started, 6 wines,
$10 per person, only 15 people per class, with " special guest " Thinas
Kruger, wine-maker of BOSCHENDAL Franschoek South African winery here
for the last thirty minutes of the class talking about his 2008
Chardonnay and his 2008 Sauvignon Blanc. 2) 1-5 PM
: Special Guest wine-maker Thinas Kruger of BOSCHENDAL Winery in
Franschoek, South Africa will be here to taste the BOSCHENDAL Chardonnay
and the Sauvignon Blanc ( Both are 2008 and both are On Special for
$16.49 a bottle. We will also have Thinas pour the DOUGLAS GREEN South
African 2008 Shiraz ( On Special for $11.99 a bottle ). JOIN US, NEVER
any charge.
I AM SURE THAT I AM
FORGETTING SOMETHING but it's time to push the " send " button here on
my computer. Come and see us, come give us some of your input, share
with us, unwind and let's share and compare notes and stories.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON HERE.
WE ARE SELLING LOTS OF
CHILEAN WINES THESE DAYS : We are so proud of Chile and the rescue of
the 33 miners with the world's help. We are selling the VIU MANENT (
Carmenere ), the CHILENSIS ( Carmenere, Pinot Noir, ), COUSINO-MACUL (
Merlot, Finis Terrae ), TERRA NOBLE ( Carmenere ), SANTA DIGNA (
Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Csrmenere ), OVEJA NEGRA ( Sauvignon Blanc
& Carmenere white dry blend ) , VALDIVIESO and many more Chilean
wines to celebrate this joyous event when for awhile there we all became
Chilean in rejoicing and celebrating this human joy of ours in very
difficult times.
NOTE : I think that the new
Chilean ambassador was holding in his hands a bottle of the VALDIVIESO (
$14.99 ) sparkling wine that was one of the very first Chilean wineries
to come to the United States way back when with Alfredo Bartholomaus
back in the early eighties. We have a k=little bttle-age you and I
Alfredo now! Cheers to you, to one and to all! What an amazing
story-time.
CHECK OUT ALL OF THIS AT:
Facebook @ clevelandparkwine&spirits
LOTS OF NEWS and PHOTOS.
THANKS AGAIN for everything and all your support, cheers, TONY
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