Tuesday December 4th, 2012 Weekly Store Email Written & Posted By Me, Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn For Our Customers To Enjoy : Cheers!

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CLEVELAND PARK OFFER SO MANY THINGS : WHAT A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD : Join Us For Our BIG-THEME BUBBLY Wine-Tasting here tomorrow ( Wed. Dec. 5th, 2012 ) from 5:30-8:30PM. NO CHARGE, Call To Confirm You Are Coming! 202-363-4265. Ask For Michel or Tony, CHEERS!   THIS EMAIL WILL FOCUS on our Big-Theme BUBBLY tasting as we will serve between 35-40 different types and we think that it is important that you have as much information as possible NOW as we start December , finish 2012 and start to think and plan some for 2013/ YES, I am giving everyone the big benefit of the doubt and putting many of you into the proactive category that plans and is organized and ready foranything and everything! Just like us, JOIN US, we can help you accomplish some of these objectives early.     NOTHING WRONG with being ready for things as you never know what things will be thrust upon you at any minute and that you will need to deal with immediately and put everything else that you had planned on hold till you can get to them. I always have to write them down and look at my lists later as I will often forget if I do not do this. That's okay, that's knowing one's limitations, strengths and weaknesses.   I WAS THRILLED to have my email last night from my daughter telling me something that my wife wants for Christmas. Not only did she tell me what it was but also that she would take care of getting it for me. LOVED that and said so in my prompt response.   SO : Let Us Be Here For You EARLY : now, ahora, agora, maintenant, prompto, ici, aqui, with you, avec vous, ...   AND TO START THIS DECEMBER we have BOTH our :        1) Our Annual Bubbly Wine-Tasting, and our weekly      2) Wednesday Still-Wine SALE , combined tomorrow with our BUBBLYOne-Day SALE :        TOMORROW'S WED. SALE :        1) BUY Any Still Wine at $20 or more and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker price.      2) BUY any 6 bottles of still wine at any price and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker price.      3) BUY any 12 or more bottles of still wine at any price and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.        AND FOR TOMORROW'S BUBBLY SALE :        1) Buy any 1-5 bottles of sparkling wine, or champagne ( from those being tasted ) and SAVE 5% OFF the marked sticker prices.      2) Buy 6-11 bottles of sparkling wine or champagne and SAVE 10% OFF the marked sticker prices.      3) Buy 12 or more bottles of sparkling wine or champagne and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.       YOU CAN buy one kind or mix them all up as you like and we can arrange for delivery if that helps you.      IF YOU CANNOT COME Call Us and either Michel or Tony will help you with your orders and selections. You must pay tomorrow but otherwise we can hold the order here till you can arrange to pick it up.   SAVE BIG HERE at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits and have the chance to taste first-hand what you will decide to buy and enjoy during these holiday weeks of December 2012.     WE HAVE MADE A BIG POINT to find sparkling wines and champagnes that you do not already know or that you have not tried here before. That's a big task as we have been doing these annual Big-Theme BUBBLY wine-tastings here now for years. We have sampled and tasted many from all over the world , in all different styles and grape varieties, from bone-dry to quite sweet, from the charmat process to the methode champenoise. It has always been a grand adventure for us as there are great discoveries to be made everywhere in the world, from the v ery well-known to the obscure and unexpected, shocking, who would have ever believed?!?   THE THING THAT MOST OF YOU DO NOT KNOW is how much work behind the scenes goes into these BUBBLY wine-tastings. We rely heavily on the help of our suppliers, brokers, resp, wholesalers, owners and wine-makers, etcetera to accomplish this as so often they have that which we are less-familiar with. Tomorrow we will have six tables pouring bubbly, sparkling wine and champagne. We want to thank them and their companies for their invaluable time and the samples that they bring to pour that make this  < br>   HERE ARE SOME OR ALL of our selections : TABLE # ONE :    With Regis of Roanoke Imports :        1) AGAPART  Non-Vintage Les 7 Cru Brut Blanc de Blanc Reserve Grand Cru champagne from Avize, Recoltant-Manipulant, $49.99        2) ANDRE CLOUET,  Non-Vintage Brut Grand Reserve 100% Pinot Noir,  Grand Cru champagne  , Recoltant-Manipulant, from Bouzy , Champagne,  $54.99     ALSO : Available in the Magnum ( 1.5 ml ) bottle size at $114.99 a bottle.      3) MICHEL ARNOULD ,  from Verzenay, Champagne,  Non-Vintage Brut rose, 100% Pinot Noir, Grand Cru champagne , $49.99        4) GATINOIS Rose , from Ay, Champagne, Non-Vintage Brut, 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay,  Grand Cru champagne, $62.99        5) GATINOIS Non-Vinatge Brut, from Ay, Recoltant-Manipulant, Grand Cru champagne, $52.99   NOTE : Grand Cru means the very best grapes grown in champagne, and that's 5% or less. Recoltant-Manipulant means that the grapes are owned, grown and harvested by the owners and that they have not bought grapes from others to use in the process. This gives them complete control from start to finish.   In the past these small family-owned vineyards in these small villages of Champagne may have sold their grapes to the larger, better-known champagne houses. Now with many small and quality-oriented distributors they are being encouraged to bottle their own champagne, or at least to sell it here in the United States.   If these small family vineyards in these small villages of Champagne do not know what they are doing , then they would be out of business quickly, so we have to assume that they know what they are doing and that they can do it really well with fewer stumbling blocks as they are in control of everything and not at the mercy of others. This is very important to note as they put all their money, efforts and passion into the making of a great product/ champagne and not into the advertising with glossy pictures in expensive magazines. Please make a note of all of this. Thanks, merci beaucoup!     TABLE # TWO :    With Lucinda of Washburn Imports,          1) EDOUARDO MIROGLIO Winery Brut 2006 Metodo Classico sparkling wine from Bulgaria's Thracian Valley region, a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, made by an Italian wine-maker, 13% alcohol by volume, $27.99        2) CASTELLROIG Cava Brut sparkling wine from Spain's Barcelona region, $21.99        3) COVIDES Gran Gesta Cava  Non-Vintage Brut dry rose from Spain's Barcelona region, $18.99        4) BOTTER Moscato Bianco IGT Non-Vintage, 8% alcohol by volume,      NOTE : less sweet than many Moscato wines. You know by the higher alcohol level : if it was 5-6% alcohol by volume it would be much sweeter      Vino Frizzante from Italy's southern region called Puglia.     TABLE NUMBER THREE  :  With Arielle of the Country Vintners Imports        1) Non-Vintage Loire Valley French sparkling wine from France's Vouvray, $15.99        2) GRUET New Mexico, U.S.A. Blanc de Blancs Extra Dry Methode Champenoise sparkling wine , $18.99        3) Non-Vintage Cremant D'Alsace  Blanc de Blanc PFISTER French sparkling wine, $$36.99        4) Non-Vintage Blanc De Noirs " Granit "/ slight blush of salmon pale color, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France, 100% Gamay grapes,  $33.99        5) Non-Vintage Brut Reserve Grand Cru, recoltant-manipulant, French champagne from Bouzy,  from BARNAUT, $59.99        6) Non-Vintage Brut Grand Cru Rose champagne, the " Authentique " from Bouzy, Champagne, recoltant-manipulant, $59.99        7) Cuvee N0# 735  non-vintage Brut French champagne, from Champagne's Dizy, from Gand and Premier Cru , from 72%  2007 harvest, the rest from reserve wines, and from Grande Vallee de la Marne and the Cote des Blancs, a blend of 47% Chardonnay, 33% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier,  $81.99     TABLE NUMBER FOUR  :   With Mark of J.W. SIEG Imports        1) " Hi " Prosecco from Italy's Veneto region, a Non-Vintage sparkling wine , $11.99        2) DU PRO Spanish Cava from the Barcelona region, a non-vintage brut sparkling wine , $11.99        3) ADAM, French non-vintage  Cremant d'Alsace sparkling wine dry rose, $22.99        4) YORKVILLE California Mendocino county, vineyards certified organic since 1986, non-vintage brut sparkling wine, $31.99        5) LALLIER French Non-Vintage Brut Rose Champagne from Champagne's Ay region, dry red blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes , $55.99        6) BOIZEL Demi-Sec " Tendre Reserve "  ( off-dry, smoother, easier sipping ) French Non-Vintage champagne , negociant-manipulant, from Champagne's Epernay region,  $42.99     TABLE # 5  :   With Richard of Elite Imports        1) 1 Plus 1 Equals 3 Spanish Cava Brut sparkling wine from Spain's Barcelona region, $16.99        2) CONDE De SUBIRATS Spanish Cava Brut rose sparkling wine from Spain's Barcelona region, a non-vintage dry , smooth brut, $13.99        3) SANTA DIGNA " Estrelado / Star " Dry Rose from Chile's Secano Interior, made by MIGUEL TORRES, a Fair Trade / Comercio Justo Chilean sparkling wine, $21.99         4) Cremant De Bourgogne dry non-vintage French brut from Celine Et Laurent Tripoz, 100% Chardonnay grapes, $23.99   NOTE : Cremants and many sparkling wines have fewer bubbles and bigger bubbles. Some also have less pressure in them and so they do not all not need to have corks and wire closures around the corks to keep the bottles safe. Many of these are very popular because they are less expensive and also because they are easier on our systems and with less bite and acidity. They are often not as tart or tangy and may be enjoyed equally as well on their own as with a meal. There are many champagnes that are more acquired tastes and some overtones of bread and yeast and even some vanilla and oxidation and that really benefit enormously from being paired with certain foods. Tomorrow we will have a full assortment and many of these issues may be addressed if you ask one of the people pouring. They may speak specifically to each and every bottle that they pour and give you the information you need of how to best enjoy the bubbly you ultimately decide to buy.   DON'T BE SHY : ask questions, GET ANSWERS! That's why we are still here even with all the competition : to help you and answer your needs and inquiries and to make you time-off more enjoyable and beneficial we hope.        5) CHARLES ORBAN of Champagne's Troissy region, a Non-Vintage Brut, this " Carte Noire " Recoltant-Manipulant French champagne is On Special for $39.99 ( regularly $46.99 a bottle ), Valley de la Marne. Owner Jean-Remy has been here often pouring it for you all in the past.        6) CHARLES ORBAN of Champagne's Troissy region, this French Non-Vintage dry rose champagne , recoltant-manipulant, On Special for $44.99 a bottle ( normanlly $50.99 a bottle )   NOTE : Champagne is usually made from one of the three grapes, or a blend of 1) Chardonnay,  2) Pinot Noir and  3) Pinot Meunier grapes.      TABLE # 6  : With  Andrew      Apple, Pear and Grape Sparkling         1) BOSC & BARTLETT Hard Pear Sparkling Pear Wine, from Maryland's GREAT SHOALS Winery in Princess Anne, 8% alcohol by volume, $18.99 a bottle        2) Heyser Farms' Spencerville Red Hard Apple , crisp and refreshing apple sparkling wine from GREAT SHOALS Winery, Princess Anne, Maryland, 8% alcohol by volume,  $18.99        3) " G " Apple Sparkling N.V. Brut apple wine from the GREAT SHOALS Winery in Princess Anne, Maryland, 12.5% alcohol by volume, traditional method,  $31.99        4) Charme Swiss Non-Sparkling from Angelo Delea, the Losone- Svizzera  is a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, bone-dry, $19.99        5) American Sparkling Wine , extra dry ( 630 cases produced by a Texas winery ) sparkling wine made by MCPHERSON ( blend of 85% Chenin Blanc and 15% Muscat Canelli , produced and bottled by South Coast Winery, Temecula, CA. ), $19.99        6) Nebbiolo dry Italian Piemonte, Italian Brut Rose , a non-vintage brut made by LOVISOLO, $On Sale for $16.99, regularly $19.99        7)  CA' BEA , from Italy's Oltrepo Pavese region, this Sangue Di Guida, Ca'Bona Gazzotti is a blend of 45% Uva Rara, 30% Barbera, and 25% Croatina, 7.5% alcohol by volume, a wonderful dessert sparkling wine, $10.99         8) Little Bosco red Malvasia sparkling from the Castel Nuovo Don Bosco , from Italy's Piemonte region, 5.5% alcohol by volume pretty much ensures that this red sparkler is quite sweet and wonderful, $13.99     WEEKS' TASTINGS :        Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 : 5:30-8:30PM : Our BIG-THEME BUBBLY Wine-Tasting, no charge, do call to confirm you are coming : 202-363-4265. Thanks.        Friday, December 7th, 2012 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Jody Jackman of Winebow Imports coming to pour an assortment of " fun " wines from her portfolio that include some really unique and under-appreciated wines , including some outstanding dry Riesling from New Zealand! Join us, never any charge.        ALSO : Santos has set up a fun Virginia " new " brewery beer tasting with the various styles and flavors of the BLUE MOUNTAIN Brewery.        Saturday, December 8th, 2012 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Estebe of Tradewinds coming to pour some of his " new " Spanish and Argentinian selections. Join us, never any charge.   I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN many things but it's time to post this and get to work on our wine floor that is filled with all these cases and bottles of sparkling wines and champagnes, too!   I WILL WRITE about other things next week. This email is all about bubbly! Thanks for everything.   COME TAKE ADVANTAGE of our sparkling-BUBBLY-champagne wine-tasting tomorrow and SALE, as well as our regular weekly Wednesday still wine-sale!   IT'S THE HOLIDAYS EARLY HERE in Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. Call Michel or Tony ( me ) to put together any orders you want. 202-363-4265. Pay tomorrow on Wednesday and SAVE BIG here at Cleveland Park. We are here to serve you in any way that we can. Thanks for your faith in us and all your business. We NEED and really do APPRECIATE it, thanks, obregado, merci, gracias, prego ...   TONY