COME TASTE TODAY @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits 3423 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Washington D.C. 20008, With Oscar Losama Of His Own VOILA Imports : Fine French Country Wines 2-6PM, 9/28/13 Free Wine-Tasting!

COME TASTE TODAY : Saturday, September 28th, 2013 from 2-6PM with Oscar Losama , owner of VOILA Imports with his wife Olivia : 4 Great French Wines : TWO from the Savoie by Switzerland from the DOMAINER De L'IDYLLE -
1) Mondeuse dry red 2011, $19.99, 12% alcohol made from 100% Mondeuse indigenous grapes,

2) Roussette dry white " L'Altesse 2012, made from 100% Roussette. BOTH are tasty, flavorful, distinct. The red can be slightly chilled, that will focus and energize the flavors that have nice earthy and spicy overtones.  

ALSO :

3) the CHATEAU GAILLARD Beaujolais Villages 2011, from Sebastien Gutty, $16.99, 13% alcohol by volume, made from 100% Gamay grapes. Also chill this thirty minutes : BOTH reds are fine for this cooler weather now with grills, cheese, salads, etcetera. The dry ROUSSETTE is perfect for flavorful meals, fondue and some flavorful cheeses ... like a raquelette ( spelling? ).

 4) WE ALSO HAVE a fine 100% Chardonnay white burgundy from Macon for you all : SOMETHING for everyone.  COME TASTE, everything is free to taste, only costs you when you buy a bottle!  It's beautiful today , any of these wines will be fun this weekend.

COME DISCOVER some of France's real hidden treasures. Cheers,  TONY  9/28/13

 What a great day here! See you soon!   TONY

Anthony Quinn's Tuesday Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits' Store Email Today, September 23rd, 2013 : Read It & Enjoy It : Cheers!

leveland Park Beer, Liquor & Wine Featuring a wide, international selection of fine wines, micro-brews and spirits

SCRAMBLING - OH WHAT FUN! So much to share with you all. This beautiful weather is contagious and puts a broad smile on my face. We have some special treats for you all here that I will mention from Michel Dumas, Ravinder Sharma, Santos Rivera and me - Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn.   I WANT TO " Shout Out " for Ravi that works our register, buys the spirits and sells you all so many winning lottery tickets, too. Ravi is retiring and going to India to spend a month, maybe more. He's here until October 15th, 2013 : so if you have not yet said your " bye byes ", this is the time.   RAVI MAY BE BACK TO WORK, he may not : that remains to be seen. It's all up to him. We love having him here and will sorely miss him, all that he has done, all that he has meant to us and the many of you that have gotten to know and love his broad grin and beaming smile. He has added so much to the daily fabric of our lives. he has solved many problems, his level-headed approach to many situations has been a real saving grace that we will remember, grin at, and miss. HOW DO YOU MEASURE 20 years?!? That's a mini lifetime, a mini-marriage, a real chunk of both time and change. Ravi : the stories you can tell, the things that you have seen pass through this long rectangular space. So much life, so many marriages, celebrations, birthdays, reunions, partings, returns, births and deaths. You could spend another twenty years writing all these stories down, emailing them, tweeting them, blogging and pod-casting them.   THINGS CHANGE and life and business and communities, neighborhoods all go on, keep changing and morphing, the characters and the players, the observers, the landscape, city-and-neighborhood-scapes all continue to adjust. We as humans try and adjust. It's hard when you figure into all of this things like the fact that we have one week to establish a budget and pass it for our government to continue functioning.   THE THINGS THAT SUSTAIN US , nourish us, provide us with comfort and order and a certain calm and joy - like Ravi - have stayed the same. He has been here weekly for all of you, for us : we have weathered together many a storm. We are grateful for Ravi's service to Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits as well as to our fabulous Cleveland Park neighborhood.   THANK YOU RAVI,gracias, merci, prego, obregado. You are always welcome here! What will we ever do without you?!?   SO : HAVING SAID ALL this about you Ravi I will start out with your spirits and talk about them first. Santos you will follow Ravi in today's store email.    WHAT HAVE YOU FOR US RAVI :             LIQUEUR :        1) Asian Pear Eau De Vie from SUBARASHI KUDAMONO, Pear Brandy ) $49.99, 375ml bottle, 49% alcohol by volume,  go to :www.winesofsubarashi.com for more info, Ashford, CT ) : " celebrates fruit at it's finest : fresh, clean, flavorful. Select Asian pears from the Subarashi Kudamono orchards create a liveliness and intense fruit essence. " ALL SO TRUE : we have tasted it here now twice and it is so bright and brilliant and subtle and elegant and refined. A little bit goes a very long way. What a great way to welcome sleep and a good rest for a day well-spent!           LIQUOR :        1) " Tombo " Shochu / Soju Spirits distilled from Barlet ( $14.99, 24% alcohol by volume, product of Vietnam ) :      " Once known as the dragonfly islands. Japan is steeped in history and traditions of the powerful Samurai who often emblazoned their armor with the dragonfly symbol. Tombo is a reflection of their courage and strength. Enjoy the elegant strength of Tombo on the rocks, with a splash of cool water or mixed in your favorite cocktails "      GO TO : www.tomboschochu.com for more info.      MY WIFE asked me if I knew about this? I said I did and that we sold it. She forwarded an email onto me saying that there was a push to have it become even more popular here than vodka, that it sells really well all over the world.   MY RESPONSE was that I doubted it would do as well here, and that the people selling it to us had really dropped the ball as this is the only one we have.   WHERE are all the others?   WHY have we not seen them yet? Where's all the push and advertising here to boost sales?   WHY have we never been approached to do an in-store soju tasting? Many unanswered questions. Only time will tell. Come check this out!   WHAT DO YOU ALL KNOW? Please share with us. This is something worth taking a much closer look at, don't you agree?        2) Genever Style Gin from GENEVIEVE / Essay 0-SSG-GM-1 ( $54.99. 47.3% alcohol by volume, established 1993. San Fransisco, from ANCHOR Distilling Co. Go to : www.anchordistilling.com for more info ) : " Genevieve Genever-Style Gin is an offshoot of our research into the history and evolving production methods that led to modern gin. ...   The earliest gins, however- which came to be known as ' genever ' ( or ' Geneva gin ', or ' Hollands gin ' or ' Schiedam-style gin ' - were a very different product.   To be sure , juniper berries and other botanicals are used in both styles, but 17th-century 'genever ' gin was distilled in primitive pot stills from a grain mash.   Genevieve is our attempt to re-create this ancient and mysterious gin style. ... "   TOO MUCH to type, come read the label, come buy the gin and try it! Cheers.        3) THE TYRCONNELL Single Malt Irish Whiskey  10 Years Old & Finished In Port Casks ( $81.99, Est. 1762, Riverstown, County Louth , go to : www.tyrconnellwhiskey.com for more info ) : " Initially matured in American oak and finished in port casks to impart further depth and flavour creating an inviting single malt with a deep antique copper colouring. ... a silky sweet taste of rich fruits, honey and spice with a beautiful lingering oak finish. "        4) Tres Agaves TEQUILA Blanco/ Estate-Bottled ( $36.99 a 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, Jalisco Mexico,  go to :www.tresagaves.com for more info ) : " ... Since it does not age in oak barrels, Blanco Tequila simply reflects the clean, herbaceous character of blue agave. "        5) Grappa Elevata in Barili di SASSICAIA / Tenuat San Guido & Jacopo Poli ( $59.99, a 375ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, Poli Distillerie Schiavon ( Veneto ) Italy ) : MARCHESI INCISA DELLA ROCCHETTA.        6) ZING ZANG Not HJust Another Bloody Mary Mix ( On Special for $8.99 a 1/2 Gallon, 1.8 Liter plastic bottle, go to : www.zingzang.comfor more info ) : Come make the Classic Zing Zang Bloody Mary - 4 Parts Zing Zang, 1 Part of your favorite vodka, Pour over ice, stir, add squeeze of lime and garnish with a celery stalk. Cheers.  NOW FOR YOU SANTOS : Beer, Cider & Ale :        1) Virginia Draft BOLD ROCK Hard Cider ( On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 4.7% alcohol by volume, from Nellysford, VA. ) : Made by Brian Shanks!        2) Pipeline Porter with 100% Hawaiian Kona Coffee Seasonal Release  from KONA Brewing Co. ( On Special for $8.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 5.3% alcohol by volume, go to :www.konabrewingco.com for more info ) : " Pipeline Porter is full bodied with a rich, smooth, dark roasted malt flavor. "        3) Amber Ale from PEAK ORGANIC Brewing Company (On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, from Portland, Maine ) : We just did a PEAK ORGANIC Beer tasting here this past Friday and I loved the smooth, creamy, flavorful taste of this Amber Ale. The other night I showed it to our customer Susan and her eyes lit up! She said that she vacations there and she picked up two six packs and put them on our counter to pay immediately! Yes!        4) Creme Brulee Blackwater Series from SOUTHERN TIER Brewing Company ( $9.49, 9.5% alcohol by volume, from Lakewood, New York , go to : southerntierbrewing.com for more info ) : Very dark in color, full body, medium bitterness : great with organic vanilla ice cream, cheesecake. What a fun treat.        5) " Bacchus " Belgian Ale from the CASTLE BREWERY ( On Special for $7.49 a 12.7 Fl. Oz bottle, Van Honsebrouck, Belgium) treat yourselves!        6) " Four Witches " 2013  Black Saison The High Gravity Series from NEW HOLLAND Brewing ( $8.99 a 1 Pt. 6-Fluid Ounce bottle, from Holland, Michigan, go to : www.New HollandBrew.com for more info , 8.92% alcohol by volume ) : " White and dark roasted wheat join caramel rye and barley in a flavorful backdrop for yeast character accentuated by mild spicing. Pairings : grilled or blackened fish, jambalaya, mushroom sautees. "     WINES From Michel & Tony :             WHITE :        1) Sauvignon Blanc 2012  from California's Lake County, the Line 39 ( $10.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume, from CECCHETTI Wine Company , go to : www.ceccettiwineco.com ) : consistent, fresh, bright, balanced and a phenomenal value!        2) 2012 Sauvignon Blanc from France's Loire Valley, a Touraine " En Lieu-Dit- LES JARRIERS " ( $11.99, from Aligny-Cosne, France ) : Both Michel and I really liked this the other day. Over delivers for the money.        3) 2004 Dry Riesling from the FORREST ESTATE in New Zealand's Marlborough region ( On Special for $14.99. regularly $28.99 a bottle, 12% alcohol by volume, ) : presented to Michel and me by the owner John Forrest, this mature, flavorful, dry Riesling is exceptional and drinking beautifully : buy several bottles while you still can. No petrol nose, clean, brisk and razor-sharp acids that ripple and delineate you to the core, to your foundation! Wow, I love it, I really do : one of our very best sales ever.        4) " Charmed " Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2010 from California's JAQK CELLARS ( $29.99, 13.9% alcohol by volume, go to :www.jaqkcellars.com for more info ) : More taste, more body, more width and stuffing - yet bright and tasty and really it does sparkle without any sparkle - all on the palate, a shindig of shindigs here : and an amazing label, too. Great treat, great gift.        5) 2011 Fontanasanta Manzoni Bianco Vigneti Delle Dolomiti from FORADORI ( $30.99 a bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume, ) : we like very much the dry red teroldego wines of Elisabetta, here is her white that also speaks volumes to us. A flavorful dry white that is a great wine to pair with a meal. Has the body of a red, the brilliance and lyrical quality of a white. Go to : www.elisabettaforadori.com for more info. Both Michel and I loved it , all over again, thanks Regis!           ROSE:        1) 2012 Touraine Dry Rose from the DOMAINE BELLEVUE ( $11.99, 13% alcohol by volume, Loire Valley, France, ) : this is a great sipping dry French medium-to-lighter-bodied rose. Many of you already love it - Justin, Zack and many more ... and it just makes you feel good to enjoy a glass with or without a meal. Great now as we are officially in Autumn! Cheers.             REDS :        1) Pinot Noir 2011 from California's REDTREE - the CECCHETTI Wine Company ( $9.99 , 12.5% alcohol by volume, go to :www.cecchettiwineco.com for more info ) made from 100% Pinot Noir and it tastes like real Pinot Noir : more elegant and bright and not heavy in the least - a breath of fresh Pinot Noir air!        2) Petite Sirah Central Coast 2011, this LINE 39 dry California red from grapes grown in the Central Coast ( $10.99 a bottle, from Bob Browman of CECCHETTI Wine Company, go to :www.cecchettiwineco.com for more info ) : good weight, good balance, a good taste, too : a treat for this price that sells really well. Nadine loves it as do many of our good customers! Cheers.        3) " Chatte D'Avignon 2011 " Seven Of Hearts " GSM - Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre red blend from the SEVEN OF HEARTS ( $29.99 a bottle, Columbia Valley, Washington State, 329 cases made, Dundee, Oregon, go to : www.sevenheartswine.com for more info ) : a delightful, superb red blend of 35% Grenache, 52% Syrah and 13% Mourvedre. Wow, double wow!        4) " Magnificat " Vigneto Singolo - Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 from DREI DONA in Romagna, Italy ( $42.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume, go to : www.dreidona.it for more info ) : this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is a real delight : classic Italian style dry red, I like it better than many of the Super Tuscan reds I try in this price range. Regis, our local rep brought the 2009 for Michel and me to taste last week and it was  showing really well, the 2007 is that much further along in it's development. It's a food wine. Enjoy largely!        5) 2003 Vigna D'Alfiero Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano from Tenuta VALDIPIATTA ( $62.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume ) : as good as any Tuscan wine can be, the very top-level of classic, great Sangiovese-Sangiovetto Grosso grapes! Guido the owner says it best : as great as any Brunello. The TOP TOP TOP! Great present to yourselves. I brought a bottle back with me from Tuscany I liked it so much! Cheers.   OUR FABulous 3-Part Non-Sparkling, Madeira, Marsala, Port, Sherry, Sake SALE :        1) Buy ANY  bottle at $19.99 or more from these categories above and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.      2) BUY ANY SIX ( 6 ) bottles at any price from the categories listed above and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.      3) BUY ANY TWELVE ( 12 ) or more bottles from these same categories and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.      MIX them up, get a variety and SAVE BIG on Wednesdays. If you cannot come then call Michel or Tony ( me ) and place your order over the phone, or here by responding to this email. We also deliver here in Washington D.C. where it is legal. CALL : 202-363-4265. PAY Wednesdays and save. Cheers.     WEEKEND TASTINGS :        Friday, September 27th, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Keith of Vine Connections here pouring the Argentina Susana BALBO wines that include the " Crios " series, too. This will be fun, this will be a treat, Both Michel and I love the Bonarda-Syrah blend, There's also the dry white Torontes and the dry rose, as well as others. Keith will also taste the Malbec from LUCA as we have some of it as well to sell. What fun! Join us, never any charge! Free to taste, only costs you something when you buy a bottle! Cheers.      Saturday, September 28th, 2013 ( 2-6PM ) : we have Oscar Losama of the Voila Selections Import Company of primarily French country wines to pour some exciting wines that include dry red, white and rose, and maybe also a sparkling wine from regions around France like Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Southwest France and maybe the Rhone Valley , too? To be decided tomorrow. Call for an update or just come by and taste with Oscar! Cheers.    I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS and am sorry for that and will make up for it soon as I get back into my regular emails. These are a bit shorter and do not include as much as I would like and so I will add those things back in starting next week. Sorry for any inconvenience. Check on us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, on Twitter at : cpwinespirits, and at : chatwine.blogspot.com. Cheers and thanks for all your support!   CHEERS,   TONY

Anthony Quinn's Store Email For Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits Written & Sent October 12th, 2013 : Tuesday, Happy Tuesday TODAY, September 23rd, 2013 Everyone!

Cleveland Park Wine Cleveland Park Beer, Liquor & Wine
Featuring a wide, international selection of fine wines, micro-brews and
spirits
SCRAMBLING - OH WHAT FUN! So Much Happening this week here in our wonderful
Cleveland Park neighborhood from our 2-DAY Still-Wine ( Non-Sparkling SALE on
12 or More Bottles of wine ,  OR : Any 1 bottle of still-non-sparkling wine
over $20 a bottle - On Wed. 5th and Thurs. 6th, 2011 )  : SAVE 20% OFF on the
marked sticker prices, even if the still-non-sparkling wines are already on
sale! SAVE / SAVE and SAVE Some More Here At Cleveland Park Wines , Beer and
Spirits! I like the sound of that. If you cannot come by call us at :
202-363-4265 or respond to this email with any order that you might have. We
can also deliver this to you to your house or apartment here in Washington D.C.
at your convenience. CALL US.

RED BURGUNDY SALE Wine Alert :

BUT HEY, That's Only One Thing Happening here this week. We also have all this
week wines arriving that are going to be on DEEP DISCOUNTS! Today we have some
great red burgundy wines coming from the Jeanne-Marie De Champs selections.
1) RAPET PERE & FILS " En Bully " 2008 Bourgogne On Special for $19.99 /
Reg : $29.99 a bottle ) : smooth, classic style, medium-to-light bodied : gets
richer and fuller as it opens gracefully on it's own time. You can't rush
burgundy. You will be sorry if you do!
2) RENE LECLERC Gevrey Chambertin On Special for $39.99 / Reg : $47.99 :
pretty drop-dead amazing as it opens ever so gracefully, wings unfurling, like
petals of a flower responding to the sound, to the light - to the oohs and ahhs
that we emit as we slowly taste and sip.
3) FERY Cote De Beaune On Special for $29.99 / Regularly $36.99 : more
up-front fruit, more a blend of the old and new world styles. Medium-bodied and
really quite flattering to the palate. Easier to sip and delight and feel
rather expansive and contented with oneself and one's lot in life. Oh yeah.

Real Value-Champagne SALE Alert :

Incredible LOUIS De VARENCY N.V. ( non-vintage ) brut dry French champagne On
Special for $28.99 a bottle. We have already gone through three drops of this
and it is now getting really low so come get some while we still have it!
Unbelievably smooth , bright and refreshing and MOST OF ALL : elevating!

WE ALSO ARE RECEIVING Italian Wines :

FROM THE NEIL EMPSON PORTFOLIO -
TWO Whites -
1) BUCCI 2008 Verdicchio CI Dei Castelli di Jesi DOC half-bottles ( 375ml
size , easy to take on picnics and to concerts or on hikes ) : On Special for
$13.99. It does not get more complex or more laden with mineral " jewels " and
essences of citrus and " grounding " earth and land and roots that stretch to
the opposite ends of the earth. Now that's a stretch : that's one big reach!
It's in the taste : just like a great bottle of red : there are volumes of
stories here, layers upon layers of flavors that become decipherable with
attention and patience and practice.
2) FARNESE Pecorino Casale Vecchio 2008 On Special for $13.99. I need to
try this again. It's been six months since I last had it so I will open a
bottle here in the store tomorrow during the sale.

Six Dry Reds -

1) MATANE Primitivo 2007 On Special for $13.99. The California Zinfandel
in the DNA tests matches up the most closely to the Primitivo grape. Pretty
heady and intoxicating dry red. Feel the earth and the grapes from the vines
that together with the roots connect the soil with the air and all the elements
and gather them together into one series/flights of tastes on the one's palate
when one is patient and not in a rush! Cheers.
2) PODERI COLLA Pinot Noir ( Pinot Nero ) " Campo Romano " DOC  On Special
for $27.99. This is from the Piemonte region of Italy that is responsible for
the great barolos and Barbarescos of the world. Here we have something more
velvety and elegant and certainly lighter, too for meals that require something
perhaps with more subtle, refined flavors?
3) PODERI COLLA Dolcetto d'Alba " Pian Balbo " 2008 On Special for $13.99.
Here we have a really famous, great everyday dry red from the Piemonte that
delivers the ol-world/traditional style of wine-making that is pretty
enthralling and mermerising especially when combined in these cooler days and
nights with some good comfort foods. Cheers.
4) POSERI COLLA Nebbiolo D'Alba magnums ( 1.5ml bottle size which is
double the normal 750ml bottle ) 2007 On Special for the very reasonable price
of ONLY $39.99 a bottle! This is the grape that makes the Barolo and the
Barbaresco wines that are so famous. In a magnum size like this the wine ages
ever so more gracefully and is slower to reveal all of it's layers and layers
of hidden charms. This is a FABULOUS DEAL to buy and give or to keep and to
wait for that special/right time to enjoy it when the stars and everything else
are aligned just so!      5) TERRABIANCA Merlot " Il Tesoro " 2005, On Special
for $33.99, this is from a great producer as well, this time in Tuscany.
Between PODERI COLLA and TERRABIANCA we have sold hundreds of cases over the
past ten years. We have had the owner of PODERI COLLA and the international
sales manager of TERRABIANCA here at least two-three times over these past ten
years as well. They are family, they are genuine, they make top-flight/
world-class dry Italian red wines and you all have supported them over the
years. Come again tomorrow, Wed and Thursday and buy these individually or
include them in a case and save 20% OFF your purchase ( as long as each bottle
is over $20 ). WHAT  INCREDIBLE DEALS!

THERE ARE MANY MORE  " Goodies " But No More Time so you will all have to come
and be surprised and pleased! You will not be disappointed I promise you that.

SO : COME SEE US - I will open some of these bottles and share them with you.

HERE'S WHAT'S IN STORE For This Week's Tastings :
TONIGHT, Wed. Oct. 4th, 2011 : Hugh Hamilton of his own winery in the
Mclaren Vale of South Australia came by this morning to say : " g'day ". We
spoke for awhile and he is able to come by this evening at 5 PM and be here to
taste what we had in the store of his on such notice : some Jim Jim Shiraz (
$13.99 ) and some of his Mongrel Sangiovese dry red blend ( $18.99 ) 2009
vintage. This will be great : come by and meet a real icon / a classic in the
Aussie wine business.
HOT OFF THE PRESS : Mark Congdon of J.W. Sieg Imports will be at Bistro
Lepic On Wisconsin Avenue N.W. on Tuesday,  11th of October pouring the French
wines of Les Perles : 1) dry white Viognier 2010 and the 2) LES PERLES 2007
Mourvedre 100% BOTH On Special for $13.99 or maybe even less ( they are both :
killer " - I just quickly sampled them and will buy them for the store as they
are excellent. The red is lush and svelte and so EASY, the white dips and soars
high like the tail feathers of an eagle - what vistas, what fancies, what
ribald meals and stories one can live out themselves! GO SEE MARK from 6-8PM
for these Languedoc- Rousillon wines!
TOMORROW : If Hugh Hamilton has time he will be back from 5-8PM and we
will pour his Chardonnay and his Shiraz. It will be fun, it will be Aussie, and
it will all be anticipation of our BIG-THEME Aussie Wine-Tasting on Wednesday,
October 12th, 2011 from 5:30-8:30PM. You will have to come to that and
live/experience the Aussie life-mantra-life-style-spell-charm-attitude-outlook
and everything AUSSIE!
FRIDAY, October 7th, 2011 ( 5-8PM ) : We will have both the Virginia wines
of CARDINAL POINT with Sarah Gorman that is the wife of wine-maker Peter
Gorman. Reds and white including a Barrel Select Chardonnay ( $19.99 ) and some
delicious Cabernet Franc red called Rockfish Red ( $20.99 ) and more - a "
Union " red blend also that includes 30% Tannat ( $27.99 ), and a dry white
blend called A6 that is Viognier and Chardonnay  blended together ( $22.99 ).
We will also pour on Friday and on Saturday some of the CHATEAU LA BIANCA wines
of Oregon that includes a dry elegant Pinot Noir ( $17.99 ) , a dry white Pinot
Gris ( $14.99 ), an unoaked Chardonnay On Special for $11.99, and an off-dry
Riesling. Theresa Morisson will stop by to assist pouring. JOIN US as we
celebrate and draw attention also to the " Hoof Fund "  ( suggested donation of
$10 a person ) to provide support police horses in the form of funds,
materials, labor, and public awareness - and much more. We may even have a
mounted park police officer stop by to lend a hand and a visual delight, too.
SATURDAY, October 8th, 2011 ( 2-6PM ) : WE have Theresa Morrison here to
pour both some of the South African wines of BEAUMONT and BLAAUWKLIPPEN as well
as more of the CHATEAU BIANCA wines of Oregon.     JOIN US : NEVER any charge.
The donation is simply suggested but certainly not mandatory so please do stop
by and help us celebrate. It will be memorable.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS : For our Great Lakes Brewing Company Dinner at DINO
On Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 starting at 6:30 PM for the reception, the
dinner starts at 7PM. Cost is $49 a person plus tax and gratuity, Call owners
Dean and Kay at DINO to make your reservations. ALL the beers at the dinner
will be available for sale here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. Ask Santos
about this when you are here next and do call and make reservations for the
dinner. You will have a grand time. Dean and Kay run a tip-top operation and
everyone really has a great time and also a great deal, too.

I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS and am sorry for that and will make up
for it soon as I get back into my regular emails. These are a bit shorter and
do not include as much as I would like and so I will add those things back in
starting next week. Sorry for any inconvenience. Check on us on Facebook at :
Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, on Twitter at : cpwinespirits, and at :
chatwine.blogspot.com. Cheers and thanks for all your support!

COME SEE US TONIGHT and get a chance to meet icon Hugh Hamilton of his own
winery HUGH HAMILTON in the McLaren Vale of South Australia tonight from 5PM -
7PM. No charge, join us and have fun.

CHEERS,   TONY

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Wine-Tasting Of VALLE DELL'ACATE ( Sicily ) & DOMAINE DAUMAS-GASSAC ( France ) & ELYSE Winery ( California ) Today @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits in Cleveland Park Neighborhood, Northwest, 20008, Washington D.C. With Regis Our Local Roanoke Imports Rep! 2-6PM, Saturday, Sept. 21st, 2013 No Charge, Everyone Always Welcome

Pictured here is one of our regular customers that came into the store perhaps a year or more ago in 2012 or early 2013 asking for the Frappatto! Can you believe it?!? And here she is holding the bottle, too. She's back more than once, many times really to buy it from us. We love that!?! Cheers,  ...   I am here bathed in sunshine now on my day-off as I update this post before tweeting it on Monday , January 2014. Happy New Year 2014 everyone! LOVE the sunshine. Will have lunch soon with my son, love that, too!   Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn   1/13/14

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Saturday, September 21st, 2013 : we have Regis of Roanoke Imports here to pour some of his great selections from Italy ( Sicily with the Inzolia white and the Frappato dry red : BOTH from the VALLE DELL'ACATE vineyard pretty much assured ), the West Coast ) Gamay and Pinot reds, some white blends ), France ( the dry white blend " Selection Guibert " vin de pays de l'Herault, 2009 from the PONT DE GASSAC ( $16.99, 13% alcohol, I LOVE this dry white blend, so delicious, so pleasing to sip all by itself, go to : www.daumas-gassac.com for more info ) and more. We have to decide tomorrow. If you need to know call us at : 202-363-4265. Again, I will add the names of the wines, their web pages, and our notes later on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. Cheers.
FREE TASTINGS HERE, everyone always welcome.
JOIN US TODAY --With REGIS, 2-6PM! Free tasting, only costs something when you buy a bottle or more... Happy Saturday everyone. TONY

JUST ADDED : the ELYSE Winery 2010 Petite Sirah, Barrel Select, $37.99 ...

Regis of Roanoke Imports will also be tasting the ELYSE Winery 2010 Petite Sirah Barrel Select, Napa Valley , California dry red, $37.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume. It will open gracefully and become smoother, mellower, more lyrical and accommodating during this 4-hour wine-tasting today , Saturday September, 21st, 2013 when Regis also tries the Sicilian wines and the dry French Southwest white listed below in previous entries today. JOIN US : NEVER any cost. if you are at Elyse Winery hop on a plane and come on over now, it's only 12:27 PM and you can make it for the tail-end of this FABulous tasting here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits in Cleveland Park, Washington D.C. 20008 ( 202-363-4265 ) with Regis. Cheers,  Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn 9/21/13

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There's always a fun story to share : Layla is off for California to start her new job. She just came back from the Basque country and from Spain where she was surfing. She had a cold and was packing and was in great spirits and eager to know more about her new home. While tasting with everyone else our wines from FRance, Sicily, Napa Valley and Washington State our customers shared some of their stories and recommendations with her for when she is there. Nice. It was a great visit and she met Veronica , too and they shared their information before leaving with their wines for the weekend! Cheers, ... Happy Sunday everyone. It's clear as the torrential rains and clouds have passed on and the sun is starting to rise higher in our baby blue skies this morning. I'm loving it! TONY

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Veronica passed by the wine-tasting table as I was tasting Layla on some Washington State and Napa Valley California wine. Layla really liked the 2010 Petite Sirah Napa Valley ELYSE Winery dry red, $37.99. It was the Big-Hit on the reds with her. remember, she had a cold and it broke through and she could taste it! Veronica, down from Connecticut visiting her aunt in northwest D.C. needed a gift for her. She decided on the VALLE DELL'ACATE " Cerasuela " D.O.C.G. dry red blend of 75% Nero D'Avola and 25% Frappatto 2009, $24.99 Classico to give her aunt. She quite liked it as well as the interesting story behind it, that it was from the southeastern region of Sicily, and that by law that it had to be this blend, and that it was a traditional style, flavorful, an maturer dry red wine to leave as her " thank you " to her aunt for letting her spend the night before heading on to continue her journey, going south I believe veronica? Cheers. Thanks for stopping by. Good to chat yesterday before the skies poured forth with all their pent-up waters!.   TONY


Victoria says of the ELYSE Winery 2010 Petite Sirah from Napa Valley, $37.99 a bottle, that : " It's a really nice one. Tastes like blackberries . " She then said : " Don't you smell it? " I did. I thanked her for sharing that with Regis, me and the others tasting at the time. It's always a treat to hear what you all think of these wines, and for sharing it with others, too. Take care, happy Sunday morning September 22nd, 2013!    TONY

Tasting Yesterday, Friday , September 19th, 2013 With Elisa Scavino of Her Family PAOLO SCAVINO Wines & Later With Andrea Pace Of CERETTO - Both Fine Piemontese People & Wines - Great Barolo & Barbaresco Wines! Lovely!!

I forgot to mention that at Winebow's portfolio tasting of French, Italian and Greek wines that I saw again Andrea Pace of CERETTO, and he poure me a glass of the incredible 2008 " Propo " Barolo that we would sell for $119.99 a bottle. Pretty special, just like the PAOLO SCAVINO that we tried with Elisa Scavino yesterday and have already ordered. We will try and also make room for this exciting 2008 " Propo " as it was quite magical and lyrical as well, not quite as intense or deep-welled as the 2006 Scavino Barolo! Both have their rightful places : BITH are excellent! Cheers, grazie a Elisa e Andrea! e a presto ...   Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn    I enjoyed lunch outside today in the full sun and breeze and baby blue skies that were sparkled with tiny white puffs we call clouds ... nice, a glass of wither the PAOLO SCAVINO 2006 or the CERETTO 2008 Barolo would have been a real PLUS! Come and check out what we have here for everyday drinking like the Dolcetto D'Alba 2011, $21.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume ; and the PAOLO SCAVINO Vino Rosso  L 2012 B, $16.99, 13% alcohol by volume. COME BY, it's still a killer of a day here, .... and Abi Huntington will be here in an hour to taste the American wines from California, Oregon and Washington State from 5-7:30PM. Cheers : A FREE TASTING, you only pay when you buy a bottle or more!  TONY

@ Ripple Restaurant Fri. Sept. 19th, 2013 For Winebow Wine-Tasting W/ Filippo Zardetto, Clara Gentili of Fattoria Le Pupille, Angela Maculan, Guido Orzalesi Of ALTESINO & Salvatore Galati Of Winebow Imports!

What a fine wine-tasting : Italian, Greek and French wines! Cheers,  Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn 9/20/13   Caio, Bravo e a presto!   Grazie ...



YESTERDAY @ Ripple Restaurant Winebow Imports hosted a great wine-tasting and I met : 

1) Angela Maculan of her family's Veneto winery called MACULAN. We have the excellent PINO & TOI dry white blend of Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Tocai that's flavorful and dry and only $10.99. LOVED her 2 reds : 1) Brentino IGT Merlot 2011, and the Cabernet Sauvignon  Palazzotto DOC 2010 - so elegant, airy, fruit-forward, fresh, BRIGHT and lively : gravity-defying BOTH!

 I ALSO MET :

 2) Clara Gentili ( pubbliche relazioni ) ofFATTORIA LE PUPILLE that in Tuscany, in Maremma and also in Morellino di Scansano makes fine reds - I tasted three, I LOVED the basic, less-expensive one. Will have to order some ASAP!

    ALSO I MET : 

3) Guido Orzalesi from ALTESINO in Tuscany and tried four FABulous reds, I loved the 3rd that came in a burgundy-style bottle that really impressed me to " no-end " - was it the 100% Sangiovetto Grosso 2008 DOCG Brunello? I'm calling for clarification now?

ALSO MET :

4) Filippo Zardetto of ZARDETTO SPUMANTI SRL that makes five spumanti sparkling Veneto wines from Valdobbiadene and around the region. I LOVED the Organic 100% Glera Brut NV, the Tre Venti-Three Winds Single Vineyard Brut NV 100% Glera, and the Rose NV 100% Rabosso. Wonderful!

I WILL TALK about GREECE in the next entry here! Cheers, Come check these out! What wonderful wines.   Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn  9/20/13 Happy Friday, happy weekend, it's gorgeous here today, really beautiful.  TONY

Tasting With Abi Huntington Of Free Run Imports TONIGHT, Saturday, September 20th, 2013 from 5-7:30PM Here @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits In Northwest Cleveland Park , 20008 , The WILLOW CREST 2012 Pinot Gris From Washington State : Join Us - A Free Tasting! Abi Huntington of Free Run Imports will be here TONIGHT from 5-7:30PM here at CP Wines & Spirits ( in northwest Washington D.C. 20008 - our FABulous to taste four FABulous wines I spoke about here yesterday. WE are using the WILLOW CREST Estate-Grown Yakima Valley Washington State Pinot Gris 2012, $16.99, 13% alcohol made by winemaker and viticulturalist David J. Minick : this wine has 25 years of his and the family's dedication - what more can we ask for? I am excited to taste this Pinot Gris WILLOW CREST 2012 at such a reasonable price. I have a great feeling that it will be great tonight as it's another drop-dead gorgeous day with a breeze, baby blue skies, puffy small white accents in this ocean of blue that we call clouds, and no humidity and cooler temperatures that make it easy to be at ease and feel fresh, alive, balanced, enthused and excited and SO READY to begin a glorious weekend HERE @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits before going off to fun venue like tonight's Cirque Du Soleil! WHAT FUN! See you soon Abi! Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn 9/20/ 13 Hop on a plane, fly over : No Charge for the tasting, you just have to pay the airfare! Happy Friday & weekend! Abi Huntington of Free Run Imports will be here TONIGHT from 5-7:30PM here at CP Wines & Spirits ( in northwest Washington D.C. 20008 - our FABulous to taste four FABulous wines I spoke about here yesterday. WE are using the WILLOW CREST Estate-Grown Yakima Valley Washington State Pinot Gris 2012, $16.99, 13% alcohol made by winemaker and viticulturalist David J. Minick : this wine has 25 years of his and the family's dedication - what more can we ask for? I am excited to taste this Pinot Gris WILLOW CREST 2012 at such a reasonable price. I have a great feeling that it will be great tonight as it's another drop-dead gorgeous day with a breeze, baby blue skies, puffy small white accents in this ocean of blue that we call clouds, and no humidity and cooler temperatures that make it easy to be at ease and feel fresh, alive, balanced, enthused and excited and SO READY to begin a glorious weekend HERE @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits before going off to fun venue like tonight's Cirque Du Soleil! WHAT FUN! See you soon Abi! Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn 9/20/ 13 Hop on a plane, fly over : No Charge for the tasting, you just have to pay the airfare! Happy Friday & weekend!

Abi Huntington of Free Run Imports will be here TONIGHT from 5-7:30PM here at CP Wines & Spirits ( in northwest Washington D.C. 20008 - our FABulous to taste four FABulous wines I spoke about here yesterday. WE are using the WILLOW CREST Estate-Grown Yakima Valley Washington State Pinot Gris 2012, $16.99, 13% alcohol made by winemaker and viticulturalist David J. Minick : this wine has 25 years of his and the family's dedication - what more can we ask for?

I am excited to taste this Pinot Gris WILLOW CREST 2012 at such a reasonable price.

I have a great feeling that it will be great tonight as it's another drop-dead gorgeous day with a breeze, baby blue skies, puffy small white accents in this ocean of blue that we call clouds, and no humidity and cooler temperatures that make it easy to be at ease and feel fresh, alive, balanced, enthused and excited and SO READY to begin a glorious weekend HERE @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits before going off to fun venue like tonight's Cirque Du Soleil!

WHAT FUN! See you soon Abi! Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn 9/20/ 13 Hop on a plane, fly over : No Charge for the tasting, you just have to pay the airfare! Happy Friday & weekend!

Every Wednesday @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits Save Up To 20% On Non-Sparkling Wines, Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala & Sake : Call : 202-363-4265 Or Come By! Cheers!!

 WEEKLY WEDNESDAY : SALE :

     - MARSALA,

     - MADEIRA,

     - PORT,

     - SAKE,

     - SHERRY and

     - NON-SPARKLING Wine

    : a   3-Part  SALE Of The Above :

     1) BUY ANY Bottle at $20 or more of the above categories and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.

     2) BUY Six Or More bottles of these same categories listed above and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.

     3) BUY Twelve or More bottles of these same categories and SAVE 20% OFF on the marked sticker prices.

     MIX THEM UP, have some fun, experiment, test yourselves and your palates and see what you like and can discover. Have fun! It's still an Indian summer and the weather is still beautiful so SAVE BIG HERE every Wednesday @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits.

IF YOU CANNOT COME respond to this email or call Michel Dumas or me ( Tony Quinn ) here at : 202-363-4265. Pay on Wednesday's and SAVE BIG !! Cheers.

Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits Weekly Store Email Today, Tuesday September 17th, 2013 : Read It & Enjoy! Cheers!!

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GREAT CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits as the cool weather and rain of today are the perfect foil for us all to get together here ...   THAT'S FROM a store email I wrote and posted 2 years ago on September 20th, 2011. Seems like a lifetime ago. How things have changed. I posted this email on our Facebook page for you all to read and to see how things have evolved since then : always good to have some perspective on our lives.      I WANT TO GIVE A GREAT BIG " Shout-Out / Let's Make Some Noise " For Our LOCAL LEGEND in the spirits business here in Washington D.C. : to LINDA FERGUSON that worked at Forman Brothers distributors that became National, that later became National-Republic where she is now and retires at the end of this month. Everyone that has ever done any spirits business with these three distributors over the years knows that Linda Ferguson has been like the mother, the savior, THE ONE that made many things happen, many deals complete, many orders ship and arrive in one piece and as intended  - on so many instances that no one can count them. I know this first-hand because I worked at Forman Brothers back in 1995-1997 and she was the glue of the operation, the face of the company, the kind and gentle and professional person in the link that never lost her temper, never despaired, worked and worked until it happened if at all humanely possible.   I THANK YOU LINDA for all of us. We will miss you, you will be sorely missed. Come by sometime with your lovely daughter and say : hello ". You are always welcome. You helped us all a lot here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits over the years. Thanks! You are a rare gift to us all, you are a wonderful person.   I WAS DEVASTATED YESTERDAY with the news that my wife brought home to me about the senseless killing and loss of lives at the Naval Yard here right in our backyard. That was then compounded by watching the early evening news with the flooding in Colorado. Later I saw footage in Mexico, too. As my friend said to me : " I'm overwhelmed. " Me, too. I was touched to see a woman helping in Colorado in one of the neighborhood's of Denver where people could still drive to helping out.   SHE SAID THAT she had been surprised by all the help that was given her during Hurricane Sandy on the Jersey shore, and this was her way to try and pay back that generosity shown her. The comments that I heard in that footage from those there in Denver was that they could not believe others would help as they did. So positive, so assuring.   I HEARD ALL THIS LATE YESTERDAY as I had been out trimming and cutting away all the exuberant and lively growth from plants and shrubs, bushes, flowers and trees : from all the lush and tangled masses of butterfly bush, green shrubs with no name that I know, to holly bushes and trees, ornamental and invasive grasses, Crepe Myrtle bushes, and more. Oh, the Virginia creeper and the other not-so-desirable creepers were thick in the butterfly bushes and the overgrown azaleas!   THERE, IN THE THICK of these bushes and vines I felt like I was in Brazil's Amazon with a machete hacking away at everything to find the light and blaze a trail! I did enjoy this and have all my scratches and bruises to show as badges of this valiant effort that I have undertaken this year, It's all paying off slowly. Glad to be in the thick of things like this.   AS I TOLD MY WIFE over the dinner I grilled outside for us I knew that working hard like this in our yard grounded me and kept me younger : and certainly attached and involved with life : may I say : real life?!?   I ALSO FELT very much in the thick of things here in Cleveland Park as many of us met at the Cleveland Park Library on Thursday night to discuss the four proposals of what to do , or keep the same, about our strip out front of parking spaces on our access road. Tempers, emotions, voices and facial expressions were all intense and flared and it was an intense meeting with strong opinions from everyone for about two-and-a-half hour period. Everyone has an opinion, many expressed parts of them, it was quite emotional.   WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK about the space that is a block-long here in front of our stores : our access road : should it stay the same or be changed? I did see a number of our customers there. People did show up for this meeting, people do care. I was pleased to have been there for this.   I WANT TO WELCOME Anna and Adam from Australia to our neighborhood. They were here this weekend shopping with two of their Aussie friends. Anna is pregnant she and I spoke quite a bit about the current wine market here for Aussie wines. It was nice for me to meet them and to have a chance to hear what they say? They are concerned as sales have been sluggish from what they hear because of YELLOW TAIL they believe? I said I thought it was more because of big companies like FOSTERS that had made the change, especially considering the strong Aussie dollar and the weak American dollar?   ANYWAY, we are delighted to be keeping the wines of Australia alive-and-well here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. We just added some and that feels so good. Come by and buy some Aussie wines the next time you need a bottle. I spoke of WEST CAPE HOWE ( go to :www.westcapehowewines.com.au  for more infor mation ), VINACEOUS, HAY SHED HILL, LONGVIEW, HUGH HAMILTON, DOMAINE TERLATO & CHAPOUTIER, and more : ALL alive and selling here!   BUT WHAT'S SANTOS GOT BREWING FOR US in ALE, BEER & CIDER ?! :        1) " Weiss Principal " Ale from the PEAK Organic Brewing Company, an Imperial German-Style Hefe-Weisse Wheat Ale ( On Special for $6.99 a 1 Pt. 6 Fl. Oz bottle, 8.6% alcohol by volume, USDA Organic, go to : www.peakbrewing.com, Portland, ME ) :  " Double IPA meets HEFE-WEISS -  Weiss Principal is the international love child of a Hefe-Weisse and an American Double IPA. This unfiltered wheat beer employs a traditional German Weiss yeast, providing engaging banana and clove flavors. ... "        2) " Tart Of Darkness " Sour Stout Aged In Oak Barrels By Famille Rue THE BRUERY 2013 edition , unfiltered , bottle-conditioned ( $21.99, 750ml bottle, 7% alcohol by volume, Orange County, Placentia,  CA. Go to : www.TheBruery.com for more info ) : " Tart of Darkness is suitable for aging up to three years when cellared properly. Best stored and cellared around 55F. Ideal serving temperature is 50F. Please pour carefully, leaving the yeast sediment behind in the bottle. ...  With a toasty aroma and a tart finish, this sour black ale is a contortion of style and flavor, creating an unexpected delight. "        3) Orange Shandy Limited Release from LEINENKUGELS Brewing Company - Five generations of family brewing history ( On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 12 Fl. Oz bottles, 4.2% alcohol by volume, The pride of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin since 1867, go to :www.leinie.com for more info ) : perfect for this beautiful weather here now. Enjoy!        4) Premium Pils , a Belgium original, from ESTAMINET ( On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, since 1797, produced, brewed and bottled by Palm Breweries NV/SA, Steenhuffel, Belgium. Go to : www.palmbreweries.com for more info ) : fun and exciting and great packaging, too! Black, gold, red and white : makes me want to rip the enclosed 6-pack shiny box open and have a beer right now! Can you resist this when you see it ? I do not think so. Cheers.        5) " Long Strange Triple " Belgium-style ale, bottle-conditioned, from the BOULEVARD BREWING CO. . " the Smokestack Series " ( On Special for $11.99 a 4-pack of 1ounce bottles, 9.2% alcohol by volume , Kansas City, Missouri ) : " Well, the first days are the hardest days, says master mechanic Trip Hogue, one of our first employees. We gratefully dedicate this rich, golden Triple ton all those that keep on playing in the band . " As Jerry Garcia sang : " What a long, strange trip it's been ... "           CIDER :        1) Sidre Brut Tendre from France and from Eric Bordelet ( $13.99, 5% alcohol by volume, Sidre demi-sec, go to :www.ericbordelet.com for more info ) : this blew Michel, Danielle, Santos and me away : it's wonderful, so rich, so dense, so filling, so apple-fleshy and lingering and INVITING! AMAZING apple flavors here : a MUST-TRY for all of you.     HEY RAVI! What You Have In Liqueur / Liquor For Us This Week?             LIQUEUR :        1) Premium Limoncello Lemon Liqueur " Giola Luisa " from Sorento, Italy ( $24.99 a 750ml bottle, 30% alcohol by volume, go to : www.golimoncello.com for more information ) :  THIS is PERFECT for today as it is so beautiful outside and we can all enjoy some limoncello from Sorento, Italy where it originated! What a treat for this beautiful weather of ours today.            LIQUOR :        1) Unblended AMERICAN Whiskey Small Batch from MICHTER'S . Est. 1753 ( $46.99 a 750ml bottle, 41% alcohol by volume, from Bardstown, Kentucky ) : " We are proud to offer you our unblended Small Batch American Whiskey. In the Michter's tradition hailing from one of America's first distilleries, this whisky is made from highest quality American grains and matured to the peak of perfection in bourbon-soaked white oak barrels. It is then further mellowed by our signature filtration . " TRY SOME - what quality, later tonight, as things cool down and it's quite brisk outside : this will warm and cheer and steer you nicely as you prepare to call it a day and catch some zzz's...        2) " Tierras " TEQUILA Autenticas de Jalisco, ANEJO Hecho en Mexico, 100% Agave ( $39.99 a 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume , Mexico ) : " ANEJO is a small batch Tequila made from carefully selected Blue Agave , grown on the Authentic Lands of Jalisco from where it obtains it's richness. Aged in oak barrels for more than a year, it is processed in the traditional way and bottled at " La Autentica " Distillery located in Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico. " I LOVED IT, loved them all, so smooth, so fine, no burn, no bite, SUBLIME and also organic, too. WHAT A TREAT.        3) AMERICAN Dry Gin from SMALL'S, Premium Extra Fancy ( $34.99, 43% alcohol by volume, 100% neutral grain spirits, Sheridan, Oregon, go to : www.localwinespirits.com for more info )  : " An Oregon spirit handmade in small-pot still batches using naturally farmed and wild-grown botanicals. Intensely aromatic from a complex infusion of juniper, orange, lemon, coriander, cardamon, angelica, caraway, start anise and raspberry. SMALL'S gin brings together a combination of recipes from the 19th century with obsessive distillation techniques and it's finest regional ingredients. .. "        4) Sloe Gin from PLYMOUTH ( On Special for $38.99 a 750ml bottle, go to : www.plymouthgin.com for more information ) : " A truly traditional English Sloe Gin , made to a recipe we first used in 1883, It's intensity and richness is the result of using high strength Plymouth gin which extracts the maximum flavour from the Sloe berries. " WINES From Michel & Tony :             WHITES:        2 Exciting Pinot Grigio Wines :        1) Pinot Grigio delle Venezie , 2012 from ZENATO , $11.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume, the current wines have that " bit extra pizzas " and acidity to energize-polarize them and make them very bright and very refreshing!        2) Pinot Grigio Unoaked 2012 from di LENARDO Vineyards , established 1878, Friuli, Italy ( $13.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume, Gonars, Italy ; go to : www.dilenardo.it for more information ) : there's a fullness, a passion , a pleasure, an instant-contact with your palate when this Pinot Grigio of owner Max touches it : unmistakable, so immediate, so overall pleasurable! Bravo Max!             OTHER WHITES :        1) Chardonnay - 234 , a 2012 Somontano from ENATE ( $15.99, 14% alcohol by volume, from Vinedos y Crianzas A.A.S.A., Salas Bajas, Spain, 100% Chardonnay ) : this flavor, balance, taste profile really impressed both Michel and myself. We are very pleased to have this current vintage of 2012 here once again. Cheers.      2) Viognier 2012 from CHARMUYO Estate in La Rioja, Argentina ( On Special for $9.99 a bottle - regularly $13.99 a bottle, ) : Fernando Valenti that poured this for you all this past Saturday ... it was a big success for those planning a meal that's flavorful and needs a dry white to stand up to bold flavors.   THERE'S A DISTINCT beginning taste here that's bold of sun-drenched nuts and a splash of vanilla, and then a touch of toast and a touch of tartness-even an accent of bitterness that will cut many flavors. It's bold, for an equally bold meal - something grilled, some eggplant, some Portobello mushrooms even before turning to the reds that they make, like the Reserva Tannat that we sell here for $19.99?   ONE OF OUR GOOD customers Andrea said of the Tannat Reserva from CHANARMUYO Estate that it would be great, as she's a vegetarian , with grilled tofu, grilled eggplant and grilled mushrooms like Portobello! Buy a bottle of each and start cooking and testing the two wines with these various flavors.        3) 2011 Riesling VQA Niagara Penninsula from CAVE SPRING CELLARS ( $16.99 a bottle, 11.5% alcohol by volume, Jordan, Ontario, Canada : go to : www.cavesspring.ca for more info ) : this past Friday when John Morrison poured it for everyone the comment was always something like : " Wow,  and ... I don't usually like Riesling, but I like this . "   WE SOLD MOST of it as it is showing so well : has some fruit but not too much for most. SOME DID NOT WANT any of the Riesling fruit, others wanted more of the Petrol-nose that the Riesling develops with more age : many found it perfect as it was! Thanks owner Tom, you make fine Rieslings, you and your Italian winemaker. Bravo.      4) Sauvignon Blanc 2011 from YORKVILLE CELLARS. made with organic grapes ( $18.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume, from Mendocino, CA. Go to : www.Yorkville Cellars.com for more info ) : Estate grown, from the Randle Hill Vineyard, this wine has a bit more weight and depth that you might expect. It's a really fine food wine as the dryness and the weight will make you start thinking about some food to accompany it.      JOHN MORRISON also poured this on Friday night and, again everyone loved it. We still have a few bottles here, some in the cold box. What a good wine this would be to start sipping outside before you move inside to your meal on this drop-dead gorgeous afternoon here now!             ROSE :        1) Petit Rose 2012 from Germany's WEINGUT FRIEDRICH BECKER in the Pfalz, dry, flavorful, $19.99, 11.5% alcohol by volume , from Schweigen , a qualitatswein ) : made from a blend of 60% Pinot Noir, 20% Portuguiser, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Dornfelder.   " IT SHOWS NICE FRUIT, lingering freshness, good balance and a mouthwatering acidity which makes this a great wine to enjoy on it's own or with a wide variety of dishes. "        2) Lagrein dry rose , made from the indigenous Lagrein grape variety, DOC, from KELLEREI CANTINA ANDRIAN, $18.99, 13% alcohol by volume ( from Italy's Alto Adige region in Terlano , go to :www.cantina-andriano.com for more info ) :    DARKER, DEEPER COLOR, this has a lot of weigh and flavor and again is best with a meal. Perfect in these evenings as it get cooler outside as the sun moves further away from us and eventually disappears from sight. The flavors here longer for a long time and stay with you until the sun returns, of course! Real flavor, real excitement here. Cheers.             REDS :        1) Monica , an indigenous dry red grape variety from Sardinia, from PALA, $18.99, 14% alcohol by volume, this 2011 really impressed Michel and myself. For more information on it go to :www.pala.it.        LOVED the toasty cherry, roasted berry flavors that are fruit-forward, medium-to-light-bodied, engaging and fun and make your palate follow along as not to miss anything! This is a really nice, special wine from Sardinia : a " new " taste sensation for you all, nice just to sip for awhile before the meal comes along. Great when you grill. Chill it slightly up to 30 minutes. PERFECT for today and this weather! FUN!        2) Cannanau Di Sardegna is another name for the Grenache grape. This 2012 from BRUNO ZANATTA, $16.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume, near Olbia, made from 100% Cannanau, it will remind you of a good southern French Rhone with it's own flavor twist and surprise. We loved it and ordered it immediately. It's a great food wine, and great now as things begin to cool down some. It will buttress and fortify you and your home, and you will be happy to be getting to know it and it's specific Sardinian character. Cheers!     WEEKLY WEDNESDAY : SALE :        - MARSALA,      - MADEIRA,      - PORT,      - SAKE,      - SHERRY and      - NON-SPARKLING Wine       : a   3-Part  SALE Of The Above :        1) BUY ANY Bottle at $20 or more of the above categories and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.      2) BUY Six Or More bottles of these same categories listed above and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.      3) BUY Twelve or More bottles of these same categories and SAVE 20% OFF on the marked sticker prices.        MIX THEM UP, have some fun, experiment, test yourselves and your palates and see what you like and can discover. Have fun! It's still an Indian summer and the weather is still beautiful so SAVE BIG HERE every Wednesday @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits.   IF YOU CANNOT COME respond to this email or call Michel Dumas or me ( Tony Quinn ) here at : 202-363-4265. Pay on Wednesday's and SAVE BIG !! Cheers.     WEEKEND TASTINGS :        Friday, September 20th, 2013 : we had a last-minute cancellation and so are now trying to get someone here. We have a couple of people we have contacted so we will let you know ASAP. For updates go to our Facebook page at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits , or call here and ask to speak to Michel or to me, Tony. Sorry. This just happened unexpectedly.        Saturday, September 21st, 2013 : we have Regis of Roanoke Imports here to pour some of his great selections from Italy ( Sicily with the Inzolia white and the Frappato dry red : BOTH from the VALLE DELL'ACATE vineyard pretty much assured ), the West Coast ) Gamay and Pinot reds, some white blends ), France ( the dry white blend " Selection Guibert " vin de pays de l'Herault, 2009 from the PONT DE GASSAC ( $16.99, 13% alcohol, I LOVE this dry white blend, so delicious, so pleasing to sip all by itself, go to :www.daumas-gassac.com for more info ) and more. We have to decide tomorrow. If you need to know call us at : 202-363-4265. Again, I will add the names of the wines, their web pages, and our notes later on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. Cheers.     FREE TASTINGS HERE, everyone always welcome. I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS but it's time to send this email to you all early for a change! LIKE us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, and FOLLOW US on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and also wineenabler. Cheers, thanks for everything.   COME BY, Stop In, Say HELLO, chat for a spell. let's share stories and cry on each others' shoulders for the senseless shooting and lose of lives at the Naval Yard yesterday and all the water devastation in Colorado and in Mexico. Horrible.     TONY

Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits Store Email Written & Sent On September 20th, 2011 : Read It & Enjoy! Cheers!!

Cleveland Park Wine Cleveland Park Beer, Liquor & Wine
Featuring a wide, international selection of fine wines, micro-brews and
spirits
GREAT CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits as the
cool weather and rain of today are the perfect foil for us all to get together
here and outside the store and work together to accomplish many shared goals
and opportunities. Things seem to be heating up and I had plenty of opportunity
sitting in traffic not far from home this morning to organize many of my
thoughts. Take a gander in outline form :
1) TONIGHT : Giovanni Pasquero-Elia of PAITIN winery in Piemonte, Italy
here Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 2011 from 5-8PM with Regis of Roanoke Imports to
taste his red wines made from the Barbera and Nebbiolo grapes : that means some
Barbera D'Asti and some Barbaresco, too. No charge, join us. What great values
Giovanni's wines offer : classic and traditional and meant to be enjoyed fully
in the context of a meal with family and friends, and what values, too.
2) Weekend Tastings with Regis tasting the RANSOM gin products and Sotiris
tasting more Italian wines with maybe a surprise or two. Both here from 2-6PM.
3) A GAUCHEZCO wine dinner at Chef Geoff's on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
for you all. I'm waiting on a menu and a price for the dinner and have just
called Mark Congdon my local rep for more info to put here for you at least to
all mark your calendars. UPDATE : Mark just returned my call and the evening
will have two Malbecs served as well as a dry white Torontes and a dry rose as
well. I will have to ask him what grapes are used to make the dry rose?
4) Spoke to owner Richard Gguyen of Nam Viet here about his friend Javier
Perez of the Team Pura Vida that will be running the 36th Annual Marine Corp
Marathon and I need more info to include here? Go to : Javier@teampuravida for
more info and I will add more as soon as I here from Richard.
5) Cleveland Park Day is on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 from 1-5PM and so
I called my local rep Vince Grande that represents both Italian producers of :
MARCHESI Di BAROLO ( in the Piemonte region of Italy ) and CANTINA Di
MONTALCINO in Tuscany ( among other selections, Too I am sure). Anyway, I have
called Vince and asked him to come up with a really SPECIAL wine-tasting for us
from 1-6PM to really make that period wonderful here in the store. Both Santos
and Ravi are also working on things to treat you all to from 1-6PM here at the
same time. Last year we had wine-owner and wine-maker Hugh Hamilton come of his
own winery in the McLaren Vale, of South Australia called HUGH HAMILTON.
6) Make plans already for our next Big-Theme Wine-Tasting : AUSTRALIA : on
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 from 5:30-8:30PM. This will be fun : we will
include many of our favorite Aussie wineries from LONGVIEW, WEST CAPE HOWE,
VINACEOUS, GIBSON and LOOSE END, HUGH HAMILTON, LOGAN, CULLEN, D'ARENBERG, SHOO
FLY, LEEUIN, PENLEY, INNOCENT BYSTANDER and more. Still working on this of
course. Just getting started and building gradually ...
7) Working with the Cleveland Park Business association of local stores
here to help promote our neighborhood and what we may/can offer you all? I am
signing up to work on the Marketing Committee as that is something that greatly
interests me and that I am good at.
8) I just heard last night that legendary wine-importer Joe Dressner
passed away. He was fighting brain cancer and we have sold selections of his
wines for years. He had been to the store I believe three times, the last time
with owner/wine-maker Eric Texier of TEXIER French Rhone wines before heading
down to their dinner at Lavandou here at the end of our block. Joe, you will be
missed! It's really a big loss for all of us. You have made a huge difference
to the wine world with your selections of wines made in Europe and that respect
both the place, the grapes and of course the land in which the vines and grapes
grow. Someone might not like the wine(s) that you have selected but no one can
dispute the quality : traditional, classic, always popular even today as they
will still be tomorrow and the next. Thanks for all that you have added. I will
order some of your wines for October and celebrate with them and sell them in
testament and in celebration of you and your wine selections. This will be a
fun event. Look forward to more info about all of this.
9) Introducing Ralph Gillotte to the Cleveland Park staff. Ralph's first
day was yesterday and that is a BIG DEAL and we are all thrilled here to have
Ralph on board especially to help me with the wines. Ralph used to be our sales
person from Vinifera Italian wines and he really knows them well. He knows
really great Italian wines, too as Vinifera imports only sells the very best:
period. SO, we will probably have even more emphasis in the future on our
Italian wine selection. I have as yet to learn what Ralph likes along with his
Italian wines? Ralph has had experience in both retail, restaurants and local
country clubs. He's just back from a 2-month trip to Hawaii where he worked two
jobs I believe, one being in a local wine shop there? We will get more
information in the next few days. SO : come by and welcome Ralph to our store.
We think you will like him : great smile.
10) We are very sad to say " bye " to Greg Siebert that worked really hard
here and really made his mark and contribution on our store. I know a number of
our customers really liked working with him. He got another job offer but would
not tell anyone what it was. We wish him well and Greg said in leaving that he
had really enjoyed his experience here and that he wanted to stay in touch and
receive this store email and return for some of our tastings. We will include
more info as we get it. If you are reading this Greg : thanks for everything -
you will be missed. Cheers and good luck.

SO YOU SEE MY DRIVE TO WORK can be fruitful and many ideas and memories come to
mind. I had to make my list here quickly once that I arrived. I probably missed
some things but that's okay. I will add them to my growing list.

BEER / ALE / LAGERS / CIDERS From SANTOS:

1) Cerveza Premium 100% Malt Lager Beer from CUSSQUENA ( On Special for
$7.99 a 6-pack of 12 ounce bottles, made in Peru ) is brewed by Union De
Cervecias Peruvianas Backus Y Johnston S.A.A. Lima, Peru.
2) " Life and Limb " 2  Ale Brewed With Maple Syrup and with Burch syrup
added ( $14.99 a 1 Pt. 9.4 Fl. Oz bottle, 10.2% Alcohol by volume ) is made by
SIERRA NEVADA. For the complete story visit : www.Life-Limb.com. Made by Sam
Calagione and Ken Grossman in Chico, California.
3) " A Sorachi Ace " by BROOKLYN ( On Special for $9.99, 1 Pt., 9.4Fl. Oz
bottle, 7.6% Alcohol by Volume , Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY ) is 100%
bottle-refermented ale. " ... a classic, saison, a cracklingly dry, hoppy
unfiltered golden farmhouse ale ... ".

LIQUOR From Ravi :

1) Armagnac V.S.O.P. 10 years-old ( 10 ans d'age ) from CASTAREDE (
$56.99, 40% alcohol by volume , 47230 Lavardac, France ) is the oldest Armagnac
house founded in 1832. We should do a tasting of this soon.
2) Single Barrel Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey by KNOB CREEK (
$42.99 60% Alcohol by volume, 120 proof ) is " new and exciting ". It's aged
nine years.
3) Pisco estate-distilled producto de Peru from BARSOL ( On Special for
$25.99, 40% alcohol by volume ) is a Primero / Quebranta ( the name of the
indigenous Peruvian grape - it's 100% of the Quebranta grape ) " adheres to the
classic Pisco pot distillation method used for centuries in Peru ".

WINE From Tony & Ralph :

SPARKLING -
1) Non-Vintage Brut/Dry Aussie sparkling wine ( $13.99 ) that reminds me a
whole lot of really nice Italian prosecco. Enjoy!
2) Prosecco of CANALLINO ( $14.99 ) is pretty impressive. Dry, elegant and
so luminously bright!
3) Prosecco of VIGNADORO ( $18.99 ) has got a silky finesse and breed and
refinement that it's pretty amazing and so very agreeable. Lovely!

REDS -

1) Syrah Estate grown and bottles 2007 ( great vintage ) from California's
Santa Ynez Valley and made by ZACA MESA was great over the weekend. I enjoyed a
bottle over Sunday and Monday and I must say that it was quite spectacular,
especially on Sunday night when it was freshest. I loved it, even with the
higher 14.5% alcohol level. It was a really great foil for the cool weather
outside as I grilled on both evenings and prepared dinner for my family. It
sells for $26.99 a bottle and is worth every penny. We still have some so come
and take advantage of this before it is all gone. It's so well-balanced and
smooth : melts and molds and caresses and seduces and cajoles - an overall
grande " please ".
2) Private Reserve 2008 Merlot from Chile's Aconcagua Valley from ALMA De
Chile ( $14.99 ) is a lovely dry red that's medium-bodied and so silky and
bright and the sun shines through the color and catches in it and radiates
warmth and comfort and ultimate joy that's there for the taking and involving
no effort at all. It's perfect for this weather when you get home and want a
dry, smooth, no-edge red to sip. Cheers.

BY THE WAY : Our Chilean Big-Theme Wine-Tasting here this past Wednesday,
Sept. 14th, 2011 from 5:30-8:30PM was a huge success and we had more new faces
and customers and so much excitement and joy that it was palpable. You could
almost touch it. Many came from the Chilean Embassy to be a part of this
three-hour event where the wines showed beautifully and we sold many bottles
and cases of wine on this evening. We also raised money that we sent the next
morning to the Chilean Earthquake relief and you all helped us to do that.
Thanks. Feels good to help others where we can.
MANY OF THOSE WINES ( ALMA De CHILE, IN SITU, FALERNIA, AROMO, DOS PASOS
and VIU MANENT ) are all here from the tasting and can be purchased now if you
were not able to attend. We can tell you all about them. I tasted wines from
Chile from Wednesday through Saturday and we sold much more after the tasting.
It was a week of Chilean wines, of quality and of tremendous value, too. Thanks
Manuel Rojas for helping me to get the ball rolling and for inviting everyone
from the Chilean Embassy to be a part of this special moment.

WHITE -

1) Bordeaux blanc blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon Blanc, this 2010
CHATEAU LA MOULINIERE ( $13.99 ) has become a real favorite of you all. All you
have to do is have a couple of sips and you will understand immediately: what's
not to really like here?!?

Dry ROSE -

1) Shiraz dry rose from South Africa's Stellenbosch region and made by DE
MEYE ( $13.99 ) is very pleasing and rich and full on the palate. Again, hard
to not be drawn to it within the first three sips. Nice with or without a meal.
Beautiful apricot-salmon-strawberry colors that entice. This 2011 is as fresh
as it gets with 13.5% alcohol by volume.

TASTINGS :

FRIDAY, September 23rd, 2011 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Arielle here from Country
Vintners coming to do an Italian wine-tasting of some of Italy's all-time
favorite wines like Pinot Grigio and Sangiovese and maybe even more. Call for
more info as it will all come together by tomorrow at the latest! Cheers!

SATURDAY, September 24th, 2011 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Sotirs Bafitis back
again to do another sweep of Italy and France and perhaps even Greece. I will
have that resolved for you all by tomorrow. So call me at : 202-363-4265 for
any clarification. It will be a European wine-tasting. Regis Sheithauser will
also be here on Saturday at the same time pouring his RANSOM gins from.
IF YOU COME TONIGHT ( 5-8PM ) to meet wine owner/wine-maker Giovanni
Pasquero-Elia of the PAITIN Piemontese Italian house you can ask Regis about
what he will taste here on Saturday.

COME TONIGHT TO MEET GIOVANNI PASQUERO-ELIA of the PAITIN Wines with
Barberas and Nebbiolos, also with Barbarescos, too : all fabulous dry Italian
reds to taste that pair and marry so well with food. Get some bottles signed as
gifts.

I AM SURE THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING but it's time to send this email
now so that you all have plenty of time to read it at your leisure. Is there
such a thing anymore as leisure?!? Thanks again for all your support. Cheers.
Join us on our web page at : clevelandparkwine.com, also on Facebook at :
Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and at :
chatwine.blogspot.com. Take care,  TONY

RALPH, glad to have you now on board, welcome.

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