Winchester On T.V. Series " Mash " Dies at 75 Years Of Age, What Wine Is He Enjoying In Heaven Now? Teachers In West Virginia Get Justice In Spite Of Governor Justice Yeah! Yes Si Si Oui Oui Oui! Tastings Here Alberto Paltrinieri Of Lambrusco, Emilia Italy Here Saturday March 10th 2-6PM W/ Robert Kennedy, Join Us, Free Wine-Tasting, Come Get Shelter From All Storms Here at Cleveland Park Wine & Spirits! Cheers

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THERE IS SO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT and yet you just have to find a moment when you are not helping customers, tasting ' new ' wines , beers, spirits, and checking in orders like the two now from Robert Kennedy as he has both Alberto Paltrinieri of Paltriniere spumante here this Saturday  ( 3/10 2-6PM ), and Vittorio from TRE MONTI here next Saturday ( 3/17 2-6PM ) - all great news for you and for us, we are thrilled with this as this is the full-circle of the wine experience, and what matters most in family-owned business.   SO : Let's Get Started NOW :   IN BEER and CIDER from Santos Rivera we have :             IN BEER -        1) GUINNESS Special Edition Can, 4 X 14.9% Fl. Oz cans, brewed in Dublin, a Draft Stout 4-pack of cans is On Special for $8.99 with St. Paddy's Day - a  special time as you know coming up this March 17th! Cheers. We have other GUINNESS beers, too as well as other Irish beers for that great Saturday soon enough!        2) UINTA Brewing Company , the Hop NOsh IPA, their flagship featuring bold, juicy hops with a touch of malty sweetness. On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles.        3) TROEGS Impending Descent, is a stout brewed with vanilla bean and cocoa and then aged in Bourbon barrels, bottled in 2017, for a 12.7Fl oz bottle, $14.99 a bottle, turning up and amping-up with 12% alcohol by volume, yes!!        4) FARM TOBARREL, Cherry Picker Farmhouse ale aged in oak barrels with cherries, On Special for $10.99 a bottle with Brett, from the ALMANAC Beer Co., for a 12.68 Fl. Oz bottle, brewed in northern California, with alcohol of 6.8%, check this out and tell us what you think? Cheers!   AND in   - Cider -          1) Stone Dry naturally gluten-free, from the ANGRY ORCHARD, On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, with alcohol of 5.5% , something really crisp, tart and refreshing, a real treat, from Walden, NY.     In LIQUOR From Jagir -        1) Writer's Tears Copper Pot Irish Whiskey, 40% alcohol by volume, On Special for $35.99 a bottle, regularly $39.99 : new and very exciting, especially with St. Paddy's Day coming this 17th of March! Come get some.        2) OLD LINE aged Caribbean RUM from Baltimore, MD, $29.99, with 47%% alcohol by volume, something again very new and very exciting!      " Old Line worked with master rum blenders for more than a year to develop this unique Caribbean cask-aged rum. Aged for at least seven years in used bourbon barrels in the tropics, its rich notes of sugarcane and oak are complemented with just a hint of dryness. Enjoy! "        3) WASMUND'S Rappahannock pot stilled non-chill-filtered SINGLE MALT WHISKY from the COPPER FOX Distillery, in Sperryville, VA., $43.99 is back in stock, 49% alcohol by volume.        4) CONNEMARA Peated single malt Irish whiskey, a product of Ireland, distinctively Irish peated Single Malt, " original ", from the KILBEGGAN Co. Distillery On Special for $45.99 a bottle, regularly $55.99 a bottle. Happy St. Paddy's Day! Cheers!   ON WINE from Chris & Tony -        1) Fiano di Avellino from TENUTA VICARIO, On Special for $12.99, for a mature, flavorful, dry mineral complex and wonderful dry Naples Italian white that I will open and taste with you all tonight, come taste and see what you all think , 5-8PM, Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 - free wine-tasting with me!          IN Reds -        1) Spicy Shiraz 2014 from TANGLED TREE, On Special for $7.99 a bottle, regularly $9.99, and it is drinking really well now, a real treat to enjoy in this colder damp and brrrrrr weather! And what a value now.             THREE For 3 for $33 Program  SALE -        1) Tempranillo 2015 from the Ribera del Duero TORREMORON , On Special for $12.99 a bottle, regularly $15.99 a bottle, and down to $11 on three bottles! Classic dry and edgy and spicy earthy style made for a meal.        2) ET CETERA 2013 dry red blend ' Cuvee Rouge ' dry red Moldovan blend of Rare Neagra, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Saperavi, will be open for you all to taste and buy here next week when our shipment arrives, Amazingly round, lush, ripe, fruit-centered lovely supple and easy-sipping , mmmmm good!        3) 2007 CLOS ROJA from Priorat in Spain, a Rhone-Ranger-Style, mature, flavorful, a real treat to enjoy with many a meal, medium-bodied, earthy, a touch gruff, rustic, flavorful, mature - yes si si si si si!            TWO Reds from Washington State from DESERT WIND -        1) Merlot Estate-grown, Wahluke Slope, $18.49, Merlot - a good balance, flavorful, well-made, Washington State's most famous red grape variety, some real character, presence, and best with food.        2) Cabernet Sauvignon Estate-Grown Wahluke Slope, WA. State, $18.49 - a bit rounder, a touch more fruit-centered and forward, and also a delight to enjoy - can sip without a meal, but also best with food. Cheers!     ONE Insane Value -        1) OBSIDIAN Wine " Molten " 2011 Oregon dry red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot, regularly $47.99 a bottle, and the last few bottles are here NOW On Sale for $29.99 a bottle! Come get some for a really nice occasion - first-come, first-serve!     SAVE BIG up to 20% OFF on every Wednesday on wine in 750ml bottles, a great way to save two ways and get the 20% OFF, one way to get 15% OFF< CALL me here, Tony at 202-363-4265 for more info, cheers! Every Wednesday!     WEEK'S TASTINGS -   TONIGHT, Tuesday, March 6th, 5-8PM, with me - Tony tasting Fiano dry white, and more in reds - some Spanish, Moldovan wines, too.   WEDNESDAY, March 7th, 2018 ( 5-8PM ) : Reid Harper comes to taste some fine Sonoma TRIONE Winery Sauvignon Blanc and some Zinfandel, too - Top-Flight, join us!   FRIDAY, March 9th, 2018 ( 5-8PM ) : Chris here pours the TOMASELLA Friuli dry red Merlot-Refosco great red like Bordeaux On Special for $12.99, the great TOMASELLA dry white BIanco, alsso On Special for $12.99 - assort three and get both down to $11, assort six and get the prices down to $10! YES!! ALSO : Chris will taste the Jenette Eger Pfalz Riesling , and the GRAND PLANAL Corbieres dry red blend from Southwest, France, too! Cheers!!!   SATURDAY, March 10th, 2018 ( 2-6PM ) : Robert Kennedy will be here with owner/winemaker Alberto Paltrinieri of his own sparkling Italian Emilia wines of Lambrusco di Sorbara, introducing a brand spanking ' new ' one, too ! Yes, si si si si si, e a presto!     THANKS - KEEP READING!            STILL MORE HERE - Read-ON!         OUR GERMAN wine producers will be by tomorrow I believe and that is exciting, just to say " prosit - hello! " as we plan our Wednesday tasting of there wines here for Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 5-8PM, that you should all mark on your calendars and plan to be here! Yes!   FUN - better to have a full agenda that you rush to complete each day than not enough, and that is the way I roll.   THE West Virginia teachers just got Governor Justice to agree to a 5% pay raise for them that will be signed into law. I was up there yesterday visiting my brother on my  day-off and saw many of these teachers on the side of the road protesting and listened to my brother tell me the story as he knew it - what an embarrassment for both them, the state of West Virginia - not goo. So glad they get the raise they deserve, and so much more than that, they are so important to the healthy and productive fabric of our lives.   DAVID OGDEN STIERS known as Winchester in the great t.v. series '  Mash " passed away at 75 years of age, and the question I pose to all of us is what fine wines , spirits, beers, etc is he enjoying up in heaven now?!? He loved quality, and was quite the fascinating character, too. We will miss you Winchester - bon voyage ami!   INCLUSIVE RIDER was googled so much on Sunday night because of the great speech that Francis McDormand gave winning the Oscar for Best Actress in her amazing role in : " Three Billboards ... " - loved the movie, Woody also gave a great performance, a fine movie on every level! Cheers, ...   AND MEN  do look around at all the women around us and ask them for their suggestions, too on everything that will ultimately better all our lives - they have our backs, always have, always will. Cheers!   MEN and WOMEN must find ways both to communicate and work better together, accepting and appreciating all our collective and individual strengths and weaknesses to make the very best of every situation we face togther - yes, si, oui so important.   I HEAR that for a month there is a circus to take advantage of at the National Harbor, sounds like an opportunity!   JOHLINE BARNHARDT of TANGLED TREE plastic bottles of wines from South Africa , from Robertson, is here on Thursday afternoon to say ' hello ! '. The wines really showed well here this past weekend, and the 2014 Shiraz On Special at $7.99 is a delight and delicious, mature, balanced, fruit-centered - really nice~     THANKS For everything! TONY       YOU ALL are the very best!   WHAT FOLLOWS below is my old store email I wrote and posted back on March 6th, 2012, read and enjoy it if you have time! Cheers, TONY  3/5.2018   THERE IS SO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT and it's a beautiful Tuesday here : brisk, bright and cold with a chilling wind, lots of Luke-warm yet brilliant sunshine, too. It's Super Tuesday and here we in Washington D.C. we watch ten states vote for their favorite Republican candidate for President of the United States. What to drink while watching? How many of us will indeed be watching? We do have some excellent Italian Pinot Grigio coming today : the VITAS Friuli 2009 On Special for $1199, regularly $16.99 a bottle. We also have some great dry red French Burgundy CHATEAU PRETY " Clos Du PERPETUANT " 2006 On Special for $18.99, regularly $25.99 a bottle. Both are drinking so well and would be great to enjoy tonight with some light finger foods. BOTH represent GREAT DEALS as well. So come and buy at least a bottle of each and enjoy tonight or this week sometime. You will want to taste both as there is limited availability on both and once we sell out the deal is off.     LAST WEEK WAS PRETTY CRAZY HERE as we received two large drops of various wines from around the world and worked all day and nigh long to get them displayed in floor stacks and on our shelves. It feels great to have so much wine come to our store as we sell it and are always looking for " more deals " and " more specials " for you all. Fortunately the wholesalers are obliged to buy so many wines to be competitive ( especially the large wholesalers ) and so there are always specials that they are offering us. WE ALSO HAD MORE OWNERS / WINEMAKERS COME visit Ean and me :  1) Caleb L.E. Foster ( owner/ winemaker ) of BUTY in Walla Wall, Washington State ( www.butywinery.com : Caleb makes a : killer dry white aromatic blend of mostly Semillon ( $22.99 ) , and the 2008 Horse Heaven Hills Dry red Blend will be $56.99 when it arrives that will be here by April at the latest ...  2) Mona and her husband of  Azienda Agricola REBULI ANGELO & FIGLI that make some great Prosecco ( since the 750ml bottle is out-of-stock we will get some magnums of it and they will sell for $46.99 and make great gifts for special occasions;   from the Veneto regio along with  and some outstanding Cartisse ( will be $29.99  GREAT PRICE for this high quality level) . too, including vintage dated Prosecco and dry soft rose Prosecco . We have the soft dry rose sparkling ( www.rebuli.it ). We have sold this Prosecco over the years here and so it will be great to have it on our shelves once again : probably in April at this point. They are located in the best region for making Prosecco : Valdobbadene, Saccol di Valdobbiadene ( Treviso ).   BUT HEY, LAST WEEK I FORGOT RAVI'S LIQUOR and so I will skip ahead to it right now. I was wondering last week why I had finished the Tuesday store email so soon and that was at least one reason. Sorry Ravi and all of you that read it interested in the liquor and the liqueurs as well as the wine.        1) GLEN BRETON, Canada's Only Single Malt Whisky , Aged 10 Years ( $89.99 , 43% alcohol by volume, Rare, www.glenoradistillery.com) , a Gold Medal winner in 2011. " Cape Breton is one of only a few places on Earth, outside of Scotland, where the Gaelic culture and language lives and thrives ... Glen Breton, Canada's only single malt whisky, is distilled with the wisdom and legacy of deeply rooted Scottish traditions but with a unique character all its own ".        2) Rhum Agricole NEISSON Thieubert-Carbet Reserve Speciale ( $67.99 for a full liter, alcohol is 42% by volume, www,caribbean-Spiirits.com ) : " In Martinique - French West Indies - the uncontested home of rhum agricole, where endless discussions wax eloquently over the comparative qualities of its different sugar cane spirits, everyone agrees on the superior rank of Neisson Rhums ... "        3) The Jewel Of Russia " Classic " Vodka ( On Special for $42.99, www.jewelofrussia.com, alcohol is 40% by volume, 750ml bottle ) : " You are holding a bottle originally created over 300 years ago in the days of Peter The Great of Russia. ... only the finest grains ( wheat, rye ) and crystal deep well artesian water were used to bring you this ultimate perfection of quality ".        4) MEZCAL Joven Produced By ILEGAL MEZCAL, Collection Privada, 100% Agave Special Edition J. Pallo R. ( On Special for $56.99, 40% Alcohol by volume ) is from Oaxaca, Mexico. For more info go to : www.ilegalmezcal.com. Just off the truck, here for only minutes now as I write about it. Cheers!        5) FIFTY POUNDS Gin Batch No 04/10 Rare & Handcrafted London Dry Gin ( $34.99, 43.5% alcohol by volume, 100% grain neutral spirits  ) : " In 1736, during the reign of George II of England, an annual levy of 50 pounds, known as the 1736 Gin Act, was imposed on those wishing to produce and sell gin. Only two distilleries agreed to pay this tax ... "          BEERS / CIDERS From SANTOS :             CIDER -        1) JACK'S Hard Cider ( On Special for $9.99, 12 fl. oz cans, 5,5% alcohol by volume, www.hauserestate.com, also jackshardcider.com  for more info, from biglerville, Pennsylvania ) is " new and exciting since last week when Santos brought these shiny deep colored green cans to my attention.             BEER -        1) IMPERIAL India Pale Ale ( IPA ) from EPIC Brewing and their " Exponential Series " ( $8.99 a 1 Pt. 6 Fl. Oz. bottle, Salt Lake City, UT. ) : " You are holding something special - one of only 1,800 bottles released and numbered. Go to : www.epicbrewing.com for more info on this.        2) BRAINLESS On PEACHES Belgian Style Ale Malt Beverage Brewed With Peaches and aged in oak barrels, by EPIC Brewing from their " Exponentia Series " ( $11.99 for a 1 Pt. 6 Fluid oz. bottle ) is also " new and exciting. Go to : www.epicbrewing.com for more info. Cheers. They look fun. We should do a tasting of these.        3) " Big Eddy " 2011 Russian Imperial Stout from LEINENKUGEL'S ( $11.99, for four 12 ounce bottles, 9.5% alcohol by volume, from Milwaukee, WI. ) : " Dark and complex with 11malts and grains balanced by three different and distinct hops ". Come check this out. Cheers.          WINE From EAN & TONY :        1) MAS LAVAL " Les Pampres " 2010 ( On Special for $20.99 , regularly $ 26,99 a bottle ) will be here shortly and a nice surprise for many of you. Ean and I really were very impressed. This is a well-crafted Rhone blend. Thus a bit heartier and earthier than the DOMAINE L'EVECHE listed below. From the Pays De L'Herault and made with Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre and it is hearty and robust as it is neither fined nor filtered. You can drink it now or cellar it longer.        2) DOMAINE L'EVECHE Bourgogne Rouge 2007 is really drinking well with the extra bottle age and it offers a babulous deal On Special for $19.99, regularly $24.99 a bottle. It's nice to have some wine that is slightly aged and where the various elements have had a chance to reveal themselves and more thus of the complexity that this dry and aromatic and elegant red 100% Pinot Noir can offer you. Cheers and enjoy!      3) CHATEAU TOUR D'AURON 2009 ( great vintage for Bordeaux wines ) Bordeaux Superieur ( $11.99 ) is drinking beautifully now and has polish, elegance, brightness and finesse and is quite reasonably priced as well. This is a clear winner for pretty much anytime the need or desire strikes. Cheers.        4) CHATEAU BELLES-GRAVES 2007 Lalande-De-Pomerol ( On Special for $21.99 , regularly $24.99 ) is drinking really well now : balanced, focused, hearty and very much alive with attitude and grip and some sustained brawn, too. GREAT VALUE as well. Cheers.        5) Bourgogne Blanc 2007 from Desertaux-Ferrand ( Corgolain, Cotes-D'Or ) is On Special for $18.99 , regularly $21.99. What makes this wine truly unique is that it is a blend of both the Chardonnay and the Pinot Blanc grapes and that it gives this wine with some great bottle age some real different nuances , textures, colors and flavors. Really special, do not over-chill and let it open gracefully just as you would a great red Burgundy.          WEEK'S TASTINGS :        Friday, March  9th, 2012 : 9 5-8PM ) : We have Neal coming to taste some of his great selections from 5 Grapes Imports : to be decided tomorrow so please call us at : 202-363-4265 for more info if you need to know before you show up. No charge ever - join us. Bring family and friends.        Saturday, March 10th, 2012 : 2-6PM Join us with Chris of Lanterna Imports. We hope to have Emily Roberts here of Oregon if all works out. Should know more tomorrow so once again please call if you have any questions : 202-363-4265 and ask for Ean or Tony and we will catch you up as this is down to the wire.  Cheers,  TONY          I KNOW I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS and lots of the wines mentioned here above have rolled through our doors in the time it has taken me to type this email to you all. I will finish this and then go and continue pricing bottles like a happy madman as there is so much great wine to bring to your attention! Cheers and thanks for everything. For more info please go to : www.clevelandparkwines.com,  on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, on Twitter at : cpwinespirits, and on my blog at : chatwine.blogspot.com. Thanks again for everything.        DO STOP BY, the store is filled with all sorts of goodies for you all! Cheers,  TONY