Barry Sams In Hospital : Our Wishes Are With You Barry!

We are thinking of you Barry! We have your excellent two Italian whites now in the store. Come and buy a bottle and drink them to your health Barry! Cheers,  TONY

I am having growing pains with this " new " blogspot sysyem that has just gone into effect. It has never been this hard to use or complicated and I am wondering how I will find and easier way to post these blogs.

I want to get this out immediately as I am really troubled that Barry is so sick. On his last visit here to Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits ( 3423 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20008, Tel: 202-363-4265 , anthony.quinn@clevelandparkwine.com, also now on Twitter at : cpwinespirits, and on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits ) Barry, you were looking a bit under the weather and as if you needed some time off from the job. We were concerned, really we were.

You have come at least four or five times since your initial visit with Shawn Tuttle in early 2011 was it? I don't remember exactly? Anyway you came to introduce your " new " specialty Italian import and then you started to come on your own with samples of your wines Barry.

I have enjoyed tasting with you Barry and " shooting the breeze " as we have both been in the business a long time and it is nice to trade stories. It's always fun to hear what the other has to say as we have shared parallel careers in the Washington D.C. wine business and share a mutual respect for one another.

We have two dry white wines as I have mentioned. I have not bought the one pictured above yet. The two white wines are : 1) the PAOLO SCAVINO Langhe Bianco 2010 ( $26.99 ) which is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and other dry white varietals from Italy's Piemontese region. It's flavorful and robust and a great medium-bodied, dry, good acids white to enjoy with food. It will hold it's own against many a meal. We also have the  2) REMO FARINA Bianco Di Custoza 2010 ( $15.99 ) dry white Veneto white from Italy that is rounder, softer, a bit mellower, softer, a touch more cream and warmth and with less sharp acids or delineations. I like it : nicer to sip by itself. It is also medium-bodied, a touch lighter than the PAOLO SCAVINO. I like them both and am happy to have them both here in the store in Cleveland Park in Washington D.C.

Thanks Barry and I hope to see you soon with more wines for us to sample here in Cleveland Park as we sell lots of Italian wines. Our customers love our Italian wine selection and you have many more to add to our collection. I jave tried several on your recent visits and we will have to put our heads together yet again and buy some to offer. Perhaps you can come and do an in-store wine-tasting here for our customers once that you feel better? That would be great. Looking forward to that.

Cheers Barry and heal quickly! WE are looking forward to seeing you and your twinkle in your eyes here again soon. You always have something nice to add and to say and share with us. I always come away from our visits feeling a bit better. Thanks Barry. Take care,  Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn