TIME FOR ME to write today's store email and post it so all of you may read it after 5PM this beautiful fall-like Tuesday, September 12th, 2017. Read and enjoy it. Our server IContact and I are having problems and so this is our third week not there. Sorry!
Below is my artwork, a watercolor and oil pastels combined. I do these in series, based and inspired by our annual beach experiences.
A TOUGH TIME and we all need to rally our spirits with good spirits and community and not losing sight of the bigger picture and that we have so much we can do to enjoy life and one another.
IT WAS TOUGH yesterday and this weekend with Hurricane Irma as well as remembering the World Trade Center and the two towers and that tragedy that is still very much with us. We were lucky, too that Hurricane Irma was not so sever as expected, and that is such a tremendous relief.
PETER JUST GOT BACK FROM FRANCE where he and Veronique run a delightful B & B there nor far from La Rochele along the coast. If interested let me know and I will give you their eb page so you may see for yourselves, possibly stay there.
SANDY & RANDY are still in Spain I believe visiting the great Spanish wineries with guide Howard, and Maria that sells us high-end Kiwi wines just called ( she was on a ferry I believe as she called ) to organize the five Kiwi wines to be used for a great tasting in October of New Zealand wines! We hope to have Maria come here and pour them for you as well on Wednesday, October 25th, 5-8PM, so that will be quite exciting, a real treat, as they all glide down delightfully and soothe and please, cajole and tease our mouths and throats!
WE ALWAYS HAVE PROJECTS that we are working on together here. That keeps is all ' real ' for all of us, and I believe we need that in a time when there is so much that can be construed as ' fake ' and murky, uncertain, scary, disturbing.
IT IS TIME to finish paying bills from our vacations, assess where we are with children in school, how we want to finish the year of 2017, will we have a government budget to run on, will there be enough relief for Texas with the recent water damages, etcetera?
SPEAKING OF ET CETERA we tasted a FABulous wine here named that this past Saturday with Stacey of her own Old Town Cellars with ET CETERA ' Serendipity ' 5300 bottles Vin de Calitate Matur Rosu Sec, $19.99, with 13% alcohol by volume, from Purcari, Moldova, this is a hearty, deep, sense, chewy and beefy brawny dry food blend of Fetesca Neagra 70%, and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was a big hit on Saturday, many buying it, enjoying it here. A fine food wine with excellent definition, balance - world-class, and yes, from Moldova. Come by and try some. We still have some, with more on order.
SPEAKING OF keeping our spirits up we have some excellent beer, ale and cider selections from Santos Rivera to bring to your attention :
1) Prairie Artisan Ales VAPE TRICKS Sour Ale Aged In Cherries : 4 can, pretty cute deep pink labels with great graphics, too, On Special for $12.99 for it, 5% alcohol for 12 fluid ounces, yes!
2) Prairie Artisan Series TWIST Dry Hopped Farmhouse Ale, On Special for $12.99, for four 12-ounce cans, with 5.8% alcohol by volume : two dancers sending off a whole lot of vibes and energy on this label : kool! Let's all dance and get in this spirits now.
THREE From PERRY'S Somerset Cider : To Be Tasted Here : Gluten Free
1) Barn Owl Ty TO ALBA Bird British Isles Farm House Cider, 5d, On Special for $7.99 : tart, tangy, zoweeeee, needs a meal! 6.5% alcohol by volume,6.5% alcohol by volume.
" As with all our ciders .... ... our bottle-conditioned ciders are produced as simply and as naturally as possible - using the very best fresh apples, small batch techniques, wild yeast and 100% juice. The cider is then left to mature in wood before final conditioning in the bottle. "
2) Puffin FRATERCULA ARCTICA Birds of the British Isles, 3d, On Special for $7.99, bottle-conditioned, This is softer, not as tart or crisp and acidic as the Barn Owl.
3) Grey Heron ARDEA CINEREA of the Birds British Isle, 7d Single Orchard Cider, 5.5% alcohol by volume. This is the delicious, smooth, soft, rounded, ripe, delicious-sipping all by itself , no need for a meal, sit back, put your legs up, smile, relax, sip, and delight, yes! A treat.
ONE By ABRAHALLS : Gluten-Free -
1) Thundering MOLLY Cider , well-rounded, medium body, with 5.2% alcohol by volume, On Special for $6.99, this is the easy-to-drink, such a delight taste that is enjoyable all on it's own!
WE WILL BE TASTING all four of these ciders soon here with our local rep Bill Catron of Capital Eagle, Inc. We liked thrm all, think they all have things to offer you all. Plan on tasting all four here soon. If you cannot make it come and visit us today and pick them up here. What fun, and gluten-free, and really tasty, too.
SANTOS Tells me that Bill will be here tasting these four this Friday, September 15th, 2017 from 5-8PM, join us, always free tastings.
TWO BEERS From Santos -
1) Beatitude Raspberry Tart Saison Raspberry Ale , On Special for $14.99 a bottle, , with 4.5% from the COUNCIL Brewing Co., On Special for $14.99 a bottle, from San Diego, CA. :
" Beatitude is the French word for bliss is what we float away on whatever we enjoy this specially brewed beer. This Tart Saison is brewed in the Belgian tradition of tart farmhouse ales. The magic happens when our house culture of Brettanomyces Lactobacillius and Saison yeast throw an out-of-this-world party in our fermenters. Aged on raspberries, this yields a beer with a lacto forward nose, an intensely tart raspberry flavor, a doughy complexity, and takes the word ' refreshing ' to a whole new level, "
2) Vieille Provision SAISON DUPONT is an unfiltered Belgian Farmhouse Ale, bottle-conditioned, brewed by Brasserie Dupont, Tourpes, Belgium, On Special for $11.99 , 750ml bottle, with 6.5% alcohol by volume, :
" Brewed at one of Europe's last farmhouse breweries, in Hainaut province, Saison Dupont is a 4-star, world classic example of the Belgian Saison style. ... "
LIQUORS, LIQUEURS From Jagir Singh -
1) Creme de Cassis from Joseph CARTRON , a creme de Cassis from Burgundy, made since 1882, now that is some tredition, and here wi have it On Special for $26.99 for a 750ml bottle, with 19% alcohol by volume, come and get some, some white wine, too or some sparkling wine and make the classic examples of eithe a kir ( still - non-sparkling wine ) or a kir royale ) sparkling )! They are a great way to start any party off in real style. Bring this back, it is fun, tasty and a classic.
2) John D. Taylor's Velvet Falernum Liqueur, product of Barbados, " the original Falernum ", On Special for $18.99 a bottle, with 11% alcohol by volume, :
" This exotic, aromatic liqueur was invented on the island in the early1800's when natives made it at home by steeping lime, ginger, almonds and cloves in Barbados rum. "
3) Nocino Artisinal Walnut Liqueur from DON CICCIO & FIGLI , made in Washington DC,, On Special for $35.99 a bottle, with 29% alcohol by volume, : " a family tradition since 1883. no artificial flavoring or coloring added. And for best results keep it refrigerated. " Summon up the mixologist in you and come up with a great recipe or two. A real special treat.
WINE From Chris & Tony -
1) Rose Lime simply sparklingpremium wine product crafted with fine French wine & natural ingredients, PAMPLELONNE , with6% alcohol, a 250ml can : cute , it has the tasty, but yes the ' cute factor ' for gifts, for bachelorette parties, etcetera, with you ' own ' gree-white-striped straw!
2) Chardonnay and Dimiat and Muscat ( Fair for Life ) from LEVA Winemaker's Selection : dry, tasty, full of character, $10.99, 2016, a tasty, good complexity, really FABulous ' value ' dry white blend from Bulgaria!
3) Rose of Pinot Noir from BARRYMORE , made by CARMEL ROAD : $19.99 a bottle, light delicate color, a treat like Provence, France : check it out today, tonight, have some chilled for you all as it is a bit muggy now, yikes, not good, too oppressive, need to cut through that!
TWO From Chanarmuyo - TWO Reds Reservas -
4) 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Vale de Chanarmuyo, from La Rioja in Argentina, north of Mendoza - $21.49, these wines are getting better and better! Yes!Good body, good balance, some edge, some zip, some bing cherry zip, a treat with a meal.
5) 2014 Malbec, from the Valle de Chanarmuyo, again from La Rioja, $21.49, a biit more stuffing but yet a bit smoother and less edgy than the Cabernet. Both are youthful reds that will shine with food, or from being cellared another 3-6 years! Cheers. Something piping hot off the grill would be perfect.
REMEMBER : SAVE ON WINE each Wednesday here :
UP TO TWO ways to save 20% OFF -
ONE WAY to save 15% OFF
CALL Chris or Tony for details,
PAY TOMORROW, Always Save every Wednesday on wine here. Call : 202-363-4265.
WEEK''S TASTINGS :
WEDNESDAY, September 13th, 2017 - With Narayan Campbell ( 5-8PM ) : We have four wines with Narayan to taste :
1) Chenin Blanc 2017 from KAAPZICHT , an estate wine of Stellenbosch, from the Stetler family winemakers, $14.99, with 13% alcohol by volume, imported by Red Wolf Imports : I look forward to trying this as this is the ' new ' vintage. Should be lovely, bright, refreshing, a great food treat.
2) SilverMYn Sauvignon Blanc 2015, from ZORGVLIET , South Africa, $11.99, with 13.5% alcohol by volume, a sharper, more tart, more tangy zip that has real body and calls out for a meal to balance the stronger flavors - help flesh and soften them out. Yes.
3) SilverMYn Argentum 2015 dry red blend of 62% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon , 3% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc : a rounder, more fruit-forward red, some good weight, a treat to enjoy slithly -chilled 30-40 minutes!
4) Cremant de Bourgogne dry Brut Rose sparkling wine of Pinot Noir, $23.99, from MOINGEON, this has some real body , weight, character, definition : a beauty, a treat - the real McCoy, French McCoy bien sur mes amis!
COME TASTE all four tomorrow here with Narayan, 5-8PM.
FRIDAY, September 15th, 2017 ( 5-8PM ) : Come taste here with Sotiris Bafitis of his own OENOS Imports specializing in Greek wines but also selling fine wines of Italy, Spain,
COME TASTE FOUR wines with Sotiris Bafitis :
TWO From Greece -
1) FTERI 2014 , a dry Moschofilero white made with this indigenous grape, from the TROUPIS Winery, On Special for $11.99. What a great dry complex layered floral and tasty dry white, what a deal! ( Also there are a few bottles left of the 2013 On Special for $9.99 a bottle! We will not taste it but you may buy it and save ).
2) Mantinia 2014 Moschofilero from TROUPIS Winery , from a single vineayrd, more finesse, more flair, more elegance, brightness, melding-smooth-care, yes, On Special for $13.99.
TWO From Italy -
1) Panzanellofrom Panzano, this Chianti 2015 DOCG, On Special for $12.99 : a good flavorful balanced medium-to-light-bodied dry red Sangiovese blend, what a treat with a meal!
2) ' PorcaLoca ' from CANTINA San Biagio Vecchio, On Special for $13.99, from Romagna, a Sangiovese Superiore 2014 : more bite, more grip and grit, more edge, a food wine, needs the meal to soften and round-out the rough edges here!
COME TASTE the four new ciders mentioned above that will tasted here by Bill Catron : from England - all really special.
ALSO : With Jimmy we will taste three of the fine GLENMORANGIE Single Malt Scotches , what a treat , Highlands Single Malt scotches - smooth more refined, not peaty, very enjoyable to sip, you will see and taste for yourselves.
SATURDAY, September 16th, 2016 ( 2-6PM ) : Come taste with Andrew Stover ' great values ' from :
1) NETZL ( great Austrian dry rose ), $14.99
2) Domaine Vetriccie Ile de Beaute 2014, $9.99 a bottle for a dry rich flavorful French red
TOO From Chevalier FAMAEY -
1) 2015 Cotes de Gascogne French dry white, $10.99 ... and ...
2) 2015 Malbec , $10.99 ... also from France, from the cote de Lot ( the town and area of Cahors is here in the Lot where the Malbec comes originally - and all the immigrants took cuttings with them and brought them to South America on boats - amazing they survived at all!
JOIN US, always free tastings.
ALSO On Saturday - we will taste the Twin Valley Distillery spirits in Rockville, MD, tried-and-true : loved here, come taste with JoAnn!
THANKS for everything, you all are the very best! TONY 3423 Conn. Ave. NW Washington DC, 200008, 202-363-4265.
My artwork I did at the beach at the Outer Basnks, all is for sale, inquire, cheers, TONY
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