We almost rang in the New Year 2011 with Chris Bartha of Cobblestone Cellars as he poured four bubblies for us including a Spanish dy cava, two sparkling French Burgundy Cremants du Bourgogne ( a dry rose and a dry brut - both non-vintages ) : and a fun Rudi Weist German importer's take on a Kir Royale already mixed with the dry sparkling wine ( mostly Pinot Noir in this case ) and the cremant de cassis. It was still a bit early as everyone this Friday afternoon got ready for toasting later this midnight evening.
It was crazy, people all gathered in a circle around Chris while Chris Barker and I worked the floor together - it was festive and grand, really exciting and you could feel the pulse of the energy all around here in Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits ( 3423 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20008 Tel: 202-363-4265 sales@clevelandparkwine.com www.clevelandparkwinepark.com, and also now on Facebook at : cleveland park wines & spirits, too ) on December 31st, 2010 from 3-6PM as we sold lots of bubbly and champagne - poured them, too to help people later cheer each other at midnight wherever they might be - and that could be almost anywhere according to what we all heard as we tasted and sold lots of cheers for midnight and New Year's Day as well.
Cheers, I will write more later but I cannot seem to type very well this morning and still have to walk my Terrier mixed breed dog and then have a wonderful breakfast with my wife on this Saturday, January 1st, 2010. It's now 9:48AM here at home on a nice yet still cold morning here in northern Virginia our home.
These pictures were taken a week or so ago when Chris Bartha of Cobblestone Cellars presented these bubblies to us for our tasting yesterday in the store. They were all excellent so we tasted all four : all " new " to us here in Cleveland Park N.W. Washington D.C. in our nation's capitol.
Thanks again for everything and I will include the details and names of the sparkling wines a bit later : but now I am home and tired and not working and I just wanted to wish you all : Happy New Year and to give you some pictures to enjoy in the meantime. TONY
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