LET'S CELEBRATE ACTIVELY this week ... both " Teacher appreciation " ... and Mother's day! A very full week for us all indeed, and a very positive one, too!
CALL US : 202-363-4265 ; We deliver ; HAPPY TO DELIVER, happy to get things for you to give to teachers as well as to your mothers!
LET'S ALSO MARK OUR CALENDARS, BUY & DONATE to both :
1) Acton Children's Business
Fair of Washington DC, here across the street next to the Uptown Arts DC
House,in the parking lot there, 10am-1PM, support children ages 6-14 with their entrepeneur skills and products for sale there, as well as please make
2) a contribution to the
Tyshon Perry Fund , a 16-year-old DC youth that was stabbed here in
Washington DC last week senselessly ( what a great loss to all of us ),
we have a donation bucket here.
AND :
3) Just after our 2-6PM
wine-tasting here to celebrate both mothers and teachers with Craig
Mauro pouring a selection of French, German and Italian wines with the
SCHLOSS VAUX " Cuvee Vaux ' sparkling Franken German blend of Pinot
Blanc, Riesling, and Pinot NOir , On Special for $22.99 a bottle , at -
FIREHOOK BAKERY from 6-8PM
there is a tasting of three wines ( all available to buy here if you
like them ) with Narayan Campbell pouring a selection of three to
celebrate our great mothers ( many that are teachers! WE have to
celebrate them, too - all marvelous, all joys, all that add immeasurably
to the quality and fabric of our lives ) ...
MARK YOUR CALENDAR -
HERE NOW with David Santiago
The Real McCoy rum from Barbados, thinking of Mojitos and more, come
check these out, we have our tasting Friday, June 8th, 5-8PM, join us for that, too.
BUT HEY - let's talk about some of what we have here now for you in beer, cider and spirits -
BEER :
1) Blazing World from San
Diego, MODERN TIMES beer, a hoppy dank amber , On Special for $13.99 a
4-pack of pint of beer with 6.8% alcohol by volume, using Nelson, Simcoe
and Mosaic hops, and the malts of Two Row, Munich, Midnight wheat ... come try this asap!
2) ' La Resistance ' Sour Ale
brewed with pink Himilayan salt, from The Larimer Beer Company ( Fight
the power, hate has no home here ), $11.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce cans,
with 4.6% alcohol by volume, from Denver, Colorado, ... love the
package, love the message.
CIDER :
1) ' Malice ' Hard Cider from
the Winchester Ciderworks, handcrafted here in Virginia, gluten-free,
$11.99 for a 4-pack of pint cans, using apples grown locally in Virginia
in the Shenandoah valley, fermented at low temperatures to retain the
fruit aroma, and later blended to produce an unfiltered , crisp, dry
medium-body style , like those ciders found in the Eastern counties of
England. Cheers.
Spirits -
1) SUZE made since 1889 , a
bitter elaborated by the Gentianes sauvages that grown wild and free and
add such a distinct flavor component in France, $30.99 a bottle, and
used in many cocktails, with 20% alcohol by volume, ... make a 1) SUZE
Tonic with 1 part Suze, 2 parts tonic and then serve chilled. AND 2)
SUZE White Russian that is 1 part Suze, 1 part Lillet blanc and 1 part
gin. Cheers, sante a tous.
2) Limoncello del Chiostro,
liqueur, from Paolo Lazzaroni, On Special for $22.99 a bottle, come
check it out and see what you think? Cheers.
3) 2 Gingers Irish whiskey
from Kilbeggan Distilling Co., On Special for $21.99, with 40% alcohol
by volume, this is as smooth as it gets, lovely, really delicate and
bright and fresh!
4) Compelling Gin from
DOGFISH HEAD, ' new and exciting ', and we have a bottle to taste you on
it when you come here, made from juniper berries, orange peel, lemon
& lime peel, cinnamon, green cardemom, coriander seed, and kaffir
lime leaves, On Special for $29.99, with 44% alcohol by volume. So far
it has been very successful when you all taste it here.
AND WE JUST GOT for the first time -
5) Port cask finished
Virginia highlands whiskey, whiskey from Scotland matured with Virginia
whisky distilled from malt mash, $48.99 a bottle, 92 proof, come check
this out - this spans the Atlantic ocean and literally blends the two
continents in this one bottle!
WINE -
Six 2017 Dry Rose Wines For Teacher Appreciation and Mother's Day Week :
ALSO : working on a possible Rose Wine-Tasting on Wednesday May 30th, 2018 ( 5:30-8:30PM ) with Oscar, Alan and possibly two others pouring their dry rose wines here - a mini-big-theme-dry-rose-tasting! Stay-tuned for more on that, mark your calendars now for that, be prepared.
1) " Premier ' Vin de
Provence from PIGOUDET, a magnum here for Mothers Day and for this whole
week of Teacher Appreciation! $32.99 a magnum, pale delicate rose-petal
color, beautiful, so much finesse and silky brightness.
2) ' L'Oratoire Cuvee Divine '
vin de Provence from Chateau Pigoudet, since 1820, the more complex,
more multi-layered flavor and taste, enjoy this amazing bottle with a
meal, some smoked fish like salmon or trout, some smoked turkey, almost
anything smoked, and almonds and strawberries for casual and simply
divine-nice-just-right-vraie-oui-si-yes! $21.99 a bottle, with a slightly deeper color here.
3) Cotes de Provence 2017
from the Domaine de Paris, $16.49 a bottle, what a treat, more flesh on
this liquid gossamer bones and grapes - a treat and a favorite here, too
... another food wine and it shines.
4) From the Cotes de Gascogne
- Gascony - we have the Doamiane de Millet dry rose, $10.99 , that in
the future had a grapefruit overtone to it, this year that has been
minimized and their is just the slightest accent of grapefuit to this
delightful rose.
5) Rose of Pinot Noir 2017
from Wither Hills in Marlborough, New Zealand, $13.99 a bottle, a lovely
dry rose that we enjoy a lot here, and they are supporting the planting
of trees here by the DC government, and we love that. Come check this
out.
6) Vignoble Cogue from
France's Loire valley , a vigneron-recoltant, bottled, farmed all by the
same family, $16.49 - more color, more body, this one is definitely
best with your food, it will hold it's own. Check it out. Cheers!
JUST ADDED : a special rose California bubbly-
7) ' Cuvee Trudi ' Cuvee #11,
2011, from SAINT GREGORY, all wrapped in a deep blush-flush of pink
paper, looks great for Mother's Day and Teacher Appreciation wee now,
$44.99 a bottle, come get a bottle while we still have them, they sell
out quickly! A real treat from Greg Graciano, third generation Italian
making wines in Mendocino for 40 years now. That is rare and special
indeed.
WEEK'S TASTING -
Tuesday, 5/8 Me tonight,
come taste two Rioja red wines and two Argentina Torontes white dry
wines - let me teach you how to drink and taste and get your money's
worth when you do. 5-7:30PM.
Wednesday, 5/9 5-8PM,
with Rebecca Eastman we are tasting some fine dry wines from Chile as
well as from Spain, some Carmenere and Garnacha reds, and some white
surprises, too.
Friday, May 11th, 2018 ( 5-8PM ) : We have three tastings for you :
1) Camille Edange here will
pour some fine wines from France's Loire Valley from the Marquis de
Goulaine house : 1) a dry Vouvray 100% Chenin Blanc, a dry 2) Cabernet
Franc 100% from the town of Chinon, ... and from her sparkling French
line : J.P. CHENET we will pour the 3) dry 187ml bottles of the rose,
and also the 4) Brut regular, 750ml, too. JOIN US.
2) David Santiago of
Constellation Brands here to pour the excellent Barbados pure
low-sugar-as-none-is-added rums from Brabados, a 5-year-old, and a
12-year-old. They were excellent when I tried them earlier here today.
Oops - this is June 8th!
TOM will taste the
Fillibuster spirits with you again to recap and include new flavors for
you all. come see what Tom has up his sleeve!
3) FLYING FISH Brewery, 1) Double IPA, 2) IPA, and the 3) Extra Pale Ale. Join us, taste with Allison.
Saturday, May 12th, we have Two Tastings scheduled here for you all :
1) Craig Mauro comes to pour
some great French, Spanish , Italian and German wines : 1) a Picpoul de
PInet dry southwest French white, a 2) dry Italian Montepulciano
D'Abruzzo, ... a 3) German Jeanette Eger JE Feinherb, Pfalz, $19.99 a
bottle - floral organic off-dry Riesling, and ... 4) the VAUX ' Cuvee
Vaux ' dry German sparkling Franken blend of 47% Pinot Blanc, 30%
Riesling and 23% Pinot Noir On Special for $22.99 - perfect for teachers
and mothers being feted, appreciated, loved, honored, respected, all!
JOIN CRAIG!
2) Eoghan Healy is back here
again to reprise the three fine Irish whiskies of TEELING Whiskey : 1)
Small Batch $39.99, and the ... 2) Single Grain, $55.99 a bottle. JOIN
US HELP CELEBRATE Mother's Day and the end of Teacher Appreciation week.
PLEASE COME and donate some
money, too in the donation bucket by the tasting table on our computer
for TYSHON PERRY that at 16 years of age was stabbed here in Washington
DC and died as a result, the money goes to his family here, so please be
generous. Cheers.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING you do for us, for your trust and belief in us, we greatly appreciate it. Thanks again, TONY
WHAT FOLLOWS below this is my old store email I wrote years ago, read and enjoy it if you have time!
LOOKS LIKE SUNSHINE TODAY and rain for the weekend, SO : start celebrating now and then also on Sunday continue as things will dry up some and the temperatures on Mother's Day will be 70 or so!
IT IS DROP-DEAD Gorgeous Today and I sure did love my drive into work, inspiring, really felt and still feels good.
WE HAVE LOTS GOING ON once again.
It seems like the only way to go these days as we come topgether as a
community and share and grow together.
JUST TRIED SOME TOMINTOUL
Speyside Single Malt Scotch whiskey that I have never seen or tasted
before, tried, three including the 10/ 16 year-old and was thoroughly
impressed, and we are working to set-up a tasting now here with our
local BREAKTHRU Beverage rep Christopher Regan ( Field Sales Manager -
working with Jill Sites the Regional Director - East Region Emerging
& Craft Brands ) : what a treat for Tuesday morning on this great Tuesday
morn. If I had had some coffee it would have been even better , like
being in a pub or cafe and having coffee and a splash of something like
this, or Calvados or Cognac or Armagnac to jump-start the day! Yes!
Thanks Chris and Jill. I have known Chris a long time and he has always
served our store really well. Thank you.
NEW & EXCITING In BEER From SANTOS :
1) Ginger Brew Ale Brewed
With Ginger from HITACHINO NEST BEER, GA, ? Kodawari , product of Japan,
On Special for $12.99 a 1 Pt 8 Fl. Oz bottle, with 8% alcohol by
volume : " Fresh ginger roots added to the brewkettle create an
intriguing balance of ginger-spice, sweet-malty and hoppy-dry flavors
and aromas. "
2) Super Pils ( Never
compromise on taste ) BAVIK, product of Belgium, no high gravity, 100%
Malt no distution , 100% noble bitterness, no pasterization, long and
cold maturation, 100% crystal clear, 100% natural flavor : WOW : I sure
am impressed! In cans, a six-pack of 12-ounce cans. On Special for
$10.99 ...
3) Millenium Ale , Ale
brewed with honey, a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, from DOMINION Brewing,
On Special for $12.99 ... : " Originally brewed as a celebration of our
1000th batch beer, Millenium is brewed in the barley wine style to
highlight the milestone, Millenium's high gravity, generous hopping
& bottle-conditioning all allow this beer to be cellared and enjoyed
for many years. " I like that, like a fine bottle of wine, age and
enjoy gradually over the years, no need to rush this. Made in Dover,
Delaware.
New & Exciting LIQUOR - LIQUEUR From Jagir :
1) ARACK MABROUKA ,
traditional Arack , authentic distilled, $22.99, product of Israel,
something to taste, check out, try it on for size, fit and feel, a
treat!
2) Buzzard Point Colonial
Style White rum , On Special for $27.99 a bottle, distilled and bottled
in Washington D.C., NW. by the District Distilling Company, with Matt
Strickland their master distiller here twice already pouring, and we
have some here for you to try, so aks us, and we will see how it tastes
to you? Great for this warmer weather, support local!
3) Pineapple CIROC , made
with vodka infused with Pineapple flavor and other natural flavors, made
from fine French grapes, and distilled 5 times, $38.99 a bottle, a
treat for this warmer weather coming our way ohhhhhh so soon!
WINE From Chris & Me - Tony :
We Are Really Supporting Austrailian Wines Once Again - ACTIVELY - here in Cleveland Park.
DO NOT GET ME Wrong - we
have always supported Australian wines, but the high Aussie dollar
against ours, and the need for distributors to bring in 600 ot 14
hundred cases at a time of the wines made it very hard and prohibitive
to do so, and so they have suffered here in the United States now for
almost ten years now. SAD.
We have had
important-from-the-start importers like Robert Whale close his
operation. A sad moment indeed, as way back when he was one of the very
first ever to bring Aussie wines to us, and in 1986 I believe there were
six hundred cases of Aussie wines improted, total, for the entire
United States? It was a small sum indeed, even if it was larger than
that. Then Aussie wines exploded here and Robert Whale with others led
the way. Thanks Robert.
SO : here we are and it is
time to have more and to show are renewed support for these fine wines
that are slowly making their way back and , once again, finding a happy
home on our shelves.
HERE IS WHAT Chris and I have found to offer you all now:
TWO Whites :
1) Dry Riesling 2016 from
Eden Vale and made by PEWSEY VALE, $18.99 a bottle, , an individula
Vineyard selection, this is lean, bright-mean-honest-grit-grip-steel-strict-supple-as-it-warms
tasting dry Riesling, what a great wine to sip now and enjoy thoroughly
with many a meal in this heat wave coming to us soon!
2) Chardonnay Filius 2015,
from Australia's Margaret River, the VASSE FELIX dry Chardonnay is
another gem, this one on Austrailia's western coast south of Perthe.
$27.49 gets you a rich and layered mouth-feel that is really nice just
to sip alone, or have some Chicken Cordon-Bleu or lobster dipped in
melted pure butter and fly and sing and dance, too!
THREE Syrah- Shiraz Dry Reds :
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
between a Shiraz and a Syrah : nothing but the spelling and the
pronounciation, nothing at all! They are one-and-the-same.
1) Shiraz ' The Ripper '
Geographe Western Australia, from owner Michael Hope's HOPE ESTATE
Family Vineyards, a 2013, $20.99 a bottle, this Shiraz has some really
generous ripe and fruit-forward EDGY flavor, a touch more steely, a
touch more accented spice and girth, great when you grill or have foods
more marinated and stronger-tasting. Chill 30-40 minutes and ' let it
rip! '
2) Shiraz 2013 from
Australia's Barossa Valley which is inland from the town of Adelaide in
southern Australia. This is from the SCHILD Estate, 21.49, with lovely
polish and elegance, fruit-forward balance and generous yet tempered
excitement for the tongue, lovely. Great to sip, like to chill 30-40
minutes to wake the flavors up, energize them, and to make them dance
and sing, croon on our palate, yes!
3) Syrah from ' The Right
REVEREND ', $24.49 a bottle, from Mount Barker, a 2014, from West
Australia sub-regional range, from : " our most reverend vineyards "
says Nick the owner/ president of VINACEOUS Wines. Many of you have met
and tasted with Nick here over the years from his WEST CAPE HOWE wines
of Denmark, western Australia, to now with the Right REVEREND! We tasted
this, too here recently when we featured and tasted these with you all
for our Big-Theme Aussie wine tasting, sold a lot, too. This is a fine
food wine, it has many layers of flavor, needs food to flesh it out
some, as in reality the wines are loaded with ' spit and polish ' honest
flavors!
TWO Fine Aussi Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Reds :
1) ' Avalon Tree ' Cabernet
Fleurieu Penninsula, Australia, a Single Site from ZONTE'S FOOTSTEPS ,
On Special for $19.99 a bottle, this Cabernet is another fine food red,
it has plenty to offer, a bit of an edge, a little more spice and grist
and edge, and the food will flesh that out brilliantly. Would have been
lovely with the steaks I grilled outside last night, mmmm, or some of
our cheese we enjoyed earlier.
2) Kangarilla Road
2012 Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia's McLaren Vale, On Special for
$21.99 a bottle, there is real polish, brightness, fruit-forward silk
and a lovely quality that makes this pretty irrestistable to sip all by
itslef or enjoy with many a meal : I gave it top scores, five hugs, five
WOWS, my highest praise almost : try and say ' Wow! ' five times
straight, sip some, then try again, sip some more and try saying it once
again : ALL fun!
THREE Warm-Weather Whites :
TWO VINHO VERDE'S with 9% alcohol by volume ...
1) IT IS Vinho Verde time,
almost, now, the weather just keeps flip-floppinh on us, and so we have
FOUR back in stock ( 1) GATAO Vinho Verde, $9.99, 9% alcohol by volume
_|: usually the most crisp, lean, tart and tangy with a splash of spark
spark arc sparkle, too! ...
2) SANTOLA Vinho Verde , also
with 9% alcohol by volume, and a touch of sparkle, a bit rounder,
fuller, more gentl taste here, $8.99 ...
NEWS that I hear about this area
concerns the 7-11 that still has not opened, they applied for the wrong
lease I hear and so that has been delayed.
TWO Vinho Verde's with 10.5%, 11.5% alcohol
1) Superior Vinho Verde 2015
from CURVOS, On Special for $9.99 a bottle, with 11.5% alcohol by
volume, more body, more weight and flavor, , a blend of the indigenous
grapes used like Luoreiro 75%, 15% Trajadura and 10% Arinto : lovely,
more levels of taste and flavor, great for this heat, enjoy at night!
2) Branco Meio Seco Vinho
Verde from ENCOSTAS DO LIMA, $9.99, the fruitiest, with the most weight,
with 10.5% alcohol by volume, a touch of sparkle, too, this is the most
unique Vinho Verde that I have ever tasted, and aquired tatse, great
when you need a low alcohol white for when it is sweltering outside and
you want it to complement your meal and you still want a glass or two of
white wine! Cheers!
TWO ' Ridiculous Value ' White Wines
1) ' Cote de DANUBE '
Viognier dry white from CHATEAU BURGOZONE, On Special for $9.99 a
bottle, ( regularly $15.00 a bottle, or more ), a really dry and
refreshing Viognier, flavor, taste, it has it all, a treat. We finished
the sample bottle left to us at home on Sunday
afternoon celebrating the graduation from college of our neighbor James
with Katarina, Byron and Carol, my wife and me included, and it was
really good, and it had been open since Wednesday I believe? WE have
just over a case so get some now. Five more cases are supposed to be
coming to us soon, but you never know? Get some while you can - really
special, and a ridiculous price.
2) ' Quantum ' 2015
Chardonnay from DOMAINE BUYAR in Bulgaria, On Special for $10.99 a
bottle, ( regularly over $20 a bottle ), this has some FABulous citrus
and mineral taste, not heavy yet rich, bright, lively, engaging, a treat
to enjoy now, a real treat, I really liked it a whole lot! Come get
some while you can, this is excellent dry Chardonnay, with 12.5% alcohol
by vlume, classic, balanced, distinct, try some! It will cut through
the humidity nicely.
REMEMBER it is Teacher's Appreciation week, we started last week, and continue this week, too!
BUY & SAVE here on Wine Each Wednesday :
1) Save UP TO 20% OFF the marked sticker prices two ways, ALSO ...
2) SAVE Up to 15% OFF the marked sticker prices one way, call either me (
Tony ) or Chris to find out more, 202-363-4265 , be sure and pay on
Wednesdays' to save, and pick up what you order at your convenience.
Cheers.
IT IS ALSO MOther's Day so think about what gifts that we may have here to tempt you to offer your mothers?
WEEK'S TASTINGS :
WEDNESDAY : TWO Tastings : 5-8PM : Free WineTastings always :
French Biodynamic wines and ...
Georgian Quevri Saperavi red and Rhatsiteli white , too
Camille Edange of Les Grands Chais de France tastes :
1) ' La Chapelle ' 2015
Chardonnay-Viognier rich, complex, multi-layered delicious dry wite,
DOMAINE DE THOLOMIES, slow to open, do not rush it, do not overchill it
either, a wonderful wine, $16.49 a bottle!
2) ' La Chapelle ' dry red
blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Pays D'Oc, too, Vin Bio, $16.49 :
some real flavor and structure and character - great with a meal, fine
balance!
ALSO :
Georgian winemaker, export
manager, 3rd generation, Gogi Dakishvili, making and aging wine in the
Quevri ceramic large jars - selles that are buried in the ground. Gogi
has been assisting the younger Georgian winemakers in Georgia now for
two decades, and it will be great to have him here with Noel Brockett of
the Georgian House of Greater Washington LLC, with Mamuka Tsereteli,
too ... pouring four wines :
TWO Whites :
1) ' Amber Dry ' 2015 dry
white indigenous blend of the Rkatsoteli 50%, and the Mtsvane 50%,
$15.49 a bottle, made in the Quevri dry and pleasing, a delightful
palate-cleaner-palate-awakener to enjoy with a meal from DILAO, AND :
2) Rkatsiteli from ORGO from
Kakheti, $26.49 , an orange wine made in the Quevri vessels in ceramic,
layered, multi-dimensional, the original ' orange wines ' that have now
been copied and made all over the world, and rightly-so as these are
quite compelling, quite intriguing wines, come taste and see for
yourselves.
TWO Reds :
1) ' Red Dry ' 2015 Saperavi
red from DILAO, $15.49 a bottle, , with 13% alcohol , also made in
Quevri , a softer, brighter, more approachable red to enjoy almost
anytime, anywhere. I like to chill it 40 minutes and have it warm to the
perfect temperature for all of us, we decide that. Enjoy with some
grilled foods, meats and vegetables.
2) Saperavi 2014 dry red
made from old vineayrds ( does that mean old vines, too Noel? ), with
12.5% alcohol by volume, $26.49, these wines are really quite pleasing,
very elegant, polished and refined, like them quite a bit! Cheers, look
forward to meeting you Gogi.
This will be a great wine-tasting with fine wines of France and of Georgia!
FRIDAY, May 12th, 2017 5-8PM , We
welcome John Peters here to come and taste a selection of fine SIMONSIG
wines from South Africa, from Stellenbosch, featuring their fine
Pinotage, as well as their fine dry Chenin Blanc! Come taste : what pure
joy these two.
SATURDAY, May 13th, 2017 ( 2-6PM
) : We have Narayan Campbell here to taste some fine wines of South
Africa, Australia, France, New Zealand, : still to be decided! Call for
more info at : 202-363-4265.
JOIN US : ALL winetastings are
free here, they always have been, join us and have a great experience,
learn, meet people, and buy what you like. Cheers, everyone always more
than welcome.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, do not
forget to thank your teachers, we started this last week : and do not
forget that it is Mother's Day this Sunday. WE have plenty of gifts to
offer you all for both occasions. TONY 4/9/2017
THERE IS TALK that the block with
Petco will become an office or apartment building , and if, so, we
certainly hope that the retail stores below will be kept.
CUSTOMERS for the last week have
informed me that they have received notices that WEYGANDT'S Wines is
closing it's location here. Though never close to them ( we used to have
Peter Weygandt himself come here and propose his wines for us to buy,
many that we did in fact and sell well - along with the wines of many
fine importers, as there are many ), and we wish them well as they are a
part of the community as we are. Was it the high rents there that have
them closing shop there?
LOTS OF SPECULATION continues to
circle with the old Four P'S Irish Pub location across the street, with
talk of retail and an open market coming there soon on the weekends? All
conversation, very little transparency as to what exactly will surface
there, and we encourage that there be more information offered as this
is a vibrant, important space across the street here in Cleveland Park.
LOTS OF CONCERN , too about how
other areas are taking our business away from us and making us as a
neighborhood/ business - retail area less desirable to live in, where
many roadblocks are there to even get or want to open a store or
restaurant here in the vacant spaces. That is disheartening as we
deserve to be, should be as desirable and imprtant a destination here in
D.C. as any other area, even though we are older, we have weathered the
many storms and still have so much to offer.
COME SHOP and DINE and EXERCISE
here with us : keep supporting our community, we need it, we want to
stay open for you all, we are only able to be here with your active
support. Tell others, spread the word, Cleveland Park is a great area
and we need to stick together and grow more together.
ON THE POSITIVE SIDE I often hear
new customers coming here, wanting to lve here becasue of our community
and it's look and feel and variety of small shops and businesses that
are not chain stores. That is good, we love hearing that. We are small
businesses here to offer you something more personal, more special ,
more important tahn simply only price.
ONLINE shopping is hurting many
retail operations, please think carefully before ordering something
online because it is simpler and sometimes less expensive, they do not
have the operating costs that we do, and a world with no retail at all
would be rather bleak.
SORRY For The Lecture, I only
pass it on as our enighborhood now, more than ever, needs lots of love
and care and support. Like so many today we are surviving, certainly not
thriving, and we do offer some great services and sense of contact and
community that enriches us all, as being able to talk to someone is
essential to many of us : our life-blood.
REMEMBER To Contact Your RET!
Many of you do not know what a RET is? I know. I ask many of those that
sell to me : " What does your RET say / think? " They look at me
quizzically? RET?!? Spell it? What is that, what are you saying, asking,
talking about?!?
A RET is short for retailer, just
as a SOMM is short for sommelier. Consult your RET and have an
eye-to-eye conversation where you will learn, have someone immediately
there to question, ask advice, talk one-to-one with and get hopefully
the information you need to proceed. A RET is here to assist you, we
here at Cleveland Park feel very strongly about this and want to do all
that we can to have an open / transparent conversation, on-going with
you all, it is how we will grow and achieve more together as a community
that stays and works , plays and smiles and bonds together in difficult
times.
I AM ON FIRE today, much as I have recently siad that Theresa Morrison was on-fire here this past Saturday
as she waxed poetic over all the fine Austrian wines of the HOEPLER
Winery in Burgenland, Austria. It was inspiring to see and hear Theresa
in action as she dscribed and told many stories about here visit there
to the winery to see owners Jost and Henry his son - both that have been
here. Their wines are perfect for this warmer weather, although it does
Yo-Yo back and forth and can be quite confusing at thimes.
WHAT FOLLOWS BELOW is an old
store email that I wrote on May 7th, 2013 I believe and sent to you all!
Read and enjoy it and check for current availability, vintages, prices,
and enjoy! Thanks for everything, Tuesday, May 9th, 2017, ... TONY
LOOKS LIKE RAIN THIS WEEK and
you may not to go out so call us and we will deliver to you. It's our
pleasure. Just let us know what you are interested in and we will come
by and save you from getting any more wet than you already may be from
this constant rain, clouds and gray, no sunshine, dampness and puddles
everywhere that eventually permeates everything we are wearing as well
as within us effecting our moods, feelings and thoughts. Let us bring
you some liquid sunshine, we have it in so many colors, forms, textures,
from the driest of dries to the sweetest of sweetest, from clear to
golden and green and brown and dark and blue, from still to sparkles -
few and bigger bubbles or more and really tiny ones like in real French
champagne! SOMETHING for EVERYONE is our motto. WE'VE ALL HAD FULL
PLATES and it has been exciting to hear from customers about some of
them like the NIKE WOMEN'S SERIES running marathons. One of our
customers this past Saturday
had just participated in the first one held here on Pennsylvania, 13
mile marathon starting on Freedom Plaza with 14 thousand-strong I
believe that she said. It all started in San Fransisco with firemen
dressed in tuxedos bringing the female runners Tiffany boxes with
necklaces. Joan Benoit-Samuelson was there, at this one in D.C. our
female customer relaying all of this to me also got a Tiffany box with a
Tiffany necklace. She showed it to me. Admission started at $160 per
runner and it went to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. ALL
GOOD. I loved hearing all of this. So many great causes. She received
her Tiffany box here from a man dressed in a tux - showed me the
picture, really nice. She had a broad smile on her face as she showed it
to me.
WHERE WILL THE NEXT one be held? I should have asked?
I ALSO SPOKE TO ANOTHER WOMAN
recently that was all excited about discovering the Barclay Bar Calvados
Collection and organic spirits menu in New York City at 111 East 48th Street.
Barbara told me that there was some insane number of French Normandy
Calvados bottles to sample and order the one that you preferred. She
told me that she had sampled a really old one. Being an avid Calvados
lover as I am, and knowing that we have many customers that love French
apple brandy as I do I asked her to email me the place and address and
phone number, etcetera. Thanks Barbara. She did, too : 1) www.intercontinentalnybarclay.com, and 2) www.Facebook.com/NYBarclay.
This all makes me wonder what we have to offer here in Washington D.C.?
It is worth checking if we have something similar here so that you can
support D.C. and our local economy before heading north to the Big
Apple. Cheers. Please do respond here and let us know any of your
thoughts? We'd love to hear the? How many of you love apple brandy?
SPEAKING OF APPLES we have three
California ACE Ciders for you all to try and choose from to see which
you like best? You may want to buy a 6-pack of each to see where you all
stand/ where your palates-tastes fall?! 1) ACE California " Joker
Hard Cider ( On Special for $11.99 a six-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 6.9%
alcohol by volume, produced by the CALIFORNIA CIDER COMPANY, Sonoma,
California, Sebastopol, 95472, www.acecider.com
) : " Our Master Cider Maker, decided he would experiment and make a
strong dry cider. The result is Ace Joker which is European in style and
has distinct Champagne characteristics. ... Enjoy this exhilarating
alternative to beer or wine. "
2) ACE California Berry
Hard Cider ( On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack, 5% alcohol by volume ) : "
ACE Berry Cider is a premium hard cider made in the heart of Sonoma
Ciounty's apple orchards. Ace berry is a mixture of raspberry,
blackberry and strawberry juice added into our fermented apple cider ...
Enjoy this exhilarating alternative to beer or wine."
3) ACE Hard Pumpkin Cider (
On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 5% alcohol by volume
), : " Our cidermakers developed a seasonal cider with pumpkin and
allspice for the fall. The cider is crisp with subtle aromas of pumpkin.
Ideal for Halloween and Thanksgiving which is traditionally cider time.
Enjoy! : I might add that with all this cold weather, dampness and
rain, cloudy days with spotty sunshine that this will also taste great
now for this week of Teacher Appreciation! Try some out, see what you
all think? ALSO : Great for Mother's Day.
BEER From SANTOS :
1) MOYLAN'S Hopsickle
Imperial Stout Triple ALE Hoppy ( On Special for $8.99, a 1Pt. 6 Fl. Oz
bottle, 9.2% alcohol by volume, from MOYLAN'S Brewing Company, Novato,
CA. www.moylan' s.com
): " This is a " Hop " tribute, worthy of a King's Imperial Court!
Enjoy the blast of fresh Tomahawk, Chinook and Ahtanum Hops as they
stimulate the taste buds in a truly Imperial Fashion. Pucker Up! "
2) " Night Tripper "
Imperial Stout from The High Gravity Series from NEW HOLLAND Brewing (
On Special for $8.99 a bottle, Vintage 2013, 27 Plato, 10.8% alcohol by
volume, 1 Pt, 8 Fl. Oz bottle, www.New HollandBrewing.com ) : " An
abundance of roasted malts and flaked barley create rich, roasty stout
with deeply intense, lush flavors. Layered, nuanced tones invite
intrigue and reward a curious palate. Pairings: dark chocolate, stinky
cheese, cayenne." Sounds like a real tasting experience. I love this
text, makes me want to try it!
3) PEAK Organic Brewing
Company , the IPA ( On Special for 10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles,
7.1% alcohol by volume, pure ingredients, delicious beer , Portland,
Maine ) : Santos has organized a tasting here from 5-8PM on Thursday night, May 9th, 2013/ JOIN US, NEVER any charge ...
LIQUOR/ LIQUEUR From RAVI :
1) Amaretto di Saschira from
LUXARDO ( On Special for $26.99 a 750ml bottle, 28% alcohol by volume,
product of Italy ) : a perfect Mother's Day treat. I know for a fact
that my wife really likes it. how about yours, and how about your
mother? Beautiful gift-bottle, too : fun, so much fun and great taste,
too. Cheers, Happy Mother's Day everyone ...
2) TORRES 20 Hors D'Age
Imperial Brandy ( On Special for $62.99 a bottle, Penedes, Spain ) :
this is another perfect gift for both Teacher Appreciation Week as well
as Mother's Day this Sunday. It's smooth enough for everyone to enjoy
sipping it all by itself. From the TORRES family, from Miguel Torres,
40% alcohol by volume, aged 20 years - NO BITE - soft like a newborn
baby's skin : www.torreswines.com for more info. A REAL TREAT for everyone.
3) Reposado CASAMIGOS
Tequila, 100% Agave Azul, from Jalisco, Mexico, Numero 22122 On Special
for $56.99 a 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, made in Mexico ) :
another great Teacher Appreciation Week gift that can be enjoyed still
relishing our past weekend of the Cinco de Mayo! Cheers and enjoy.
4) " Midnight " KAHLUA Rum With Black Coffee Liqueur ( On Special for $18.99 a 750ml bottle, 70 Proof, product of Mexico www.kahlua.com
) : best enjoyed as a chilled shot. This is another perfect Mother's
Day present that may be enjoyed easily this weekend, especially if the
temperatures continue to be cool and there is still some rain and
drizzle around. Let's hope everything will dry up and that the sun will
break through the thick blanket of clouds. Cheers.
IT'S BEEN BUSY HERE : SOME UPDATES:
THIS PAST FRIDAY
with Jody Jackman we tried the COUSINO-MACUL Chilean wines from the
Maipo Valley and they all showed really well as expected. The LOTA 2007,
On Special for $99.99 a bottle showed beautifully and we sold some of
that as well as of the FINIS TERRAE, the ANTIGUAS RESERVAS, the MERLOT,
and the dry white an exciting SAUVIGNON GRIS. ALL the wines are still in
stock and available here for any of you that missed this incredible
event to honor Arturo Cousino that was just in town here in Cleveland
Park about a week and a half ago. What a great moment that was to see
him again and have him back here. The LOTA Bordeaux blend may be enjoyed
now or aged and it will only show better with time. It's still very
young. The LOTA will make a great FATHER'S DAY Gift as that is also
coming up soon.
THIS PAST SATURDAY
with Chuck our salesperson for Robin Cellars we tried three California
wines from SHANNON RIDGE Petit Sirah and Sauvignon Blanc, VIGILANCE dry
red Zinfandel blend with Petit Sirah in it as well - from North Coast
, and PALI Chardonnay from Sonoma, that all showed really well - SOLD
REALLY WELL, too. We still have them all here for you to enjoy. They,
too will make great Teacher Appreciation Gifts, along with the
COUSINO-MACUL wines from Chile.
JUST HAPPENED : We had
winemaker Pascal / Schildt of the FALSE BAY Portfolio here with Nolan
Hale introducing his dry Chenin Blanc 2011 and his dry Pinotage 2012 ,
both will sell for $14.99 a bottle, both are balanced, fruit-forward,
smooth, bright, fresh, medium-to-light-bodied : delights both. They will
make good additions to what we currently have. Nolan will come by and
try Michel on them to see if he agrees with me on these two? I hope so
as I really do like them both very much. It was a treat for me to taste
them as I finish this store email for you all.
WINES From Michel & Tony :
1) Pinot Grigio from Italy's
Veneto, from CORNARO, $9.99 and very flavorful and rich and tasty this
2012 vintage! It's a fine food wine.
2) 100% Sauvignon Blanc
2011 from France's Loire Valley, a Touraine from Jean Sablenay, $10.99,
12.5% alcohol by volume, this is clean and crisp and bright with more
body and more personality than most and thus more reminiscent of a
delicate Sancerre. Cheer. Great value, too. AMAZINGLY GOOD!
3) !00% Sauvignon Blanc 2012 from MATUA in New Zealand's Marlborough Valley ( $11.99, 13% alcohol by volume, www.matua.co.nz ) : this was amazingly good like the Touraine Sauvignon Blanc above : BOTH WAY OVER delivered for quality and price.
4) 100% Sauvignon Blanc New
Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2012 from SEIFRIED in Nelson ( On Special for
$19.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume ) : this is the " new " vintage that
arrived and it's really amazingly flavorful, crisp, tasty, tangy, like a
great mineral-laden Pouilly-Fume from the Loire Valley in France.
Better with food, makes you hungry quicker as there is more acidity and
TANG here and so it's great with salads and vinaigrette, goats' cheeses,
anytime you squeeze lemon or lime on a dish, casual or formal, inside
or outside : and CERTAINLY PERFECT for both this week of Teacher
Appreciation and Mother's Day this Sunday! Cheers.
5) Moscato 2011 from Oregon's FORIS VINEYARDS in Cave Junction ( $20.99, 7.5% alcohol by volume, www.foriswine.com
) : this is a perfect dessert wine all by itself or with many fresh
fruits like apricots, pears, peaches, nectarines. Steve was the
winemaker, he might still be? Anyway, for years Steve lived and worked
here and so it was a great surprise to find him here at the FORIS Winery
: " This Moscato was made in an exuberant style and rich in
sustainable enthusiasm. Enjoy." We will : perfect for this weekend and
to cap an exciting evening or celebration : like teachers getting their
students to check their work, catch their mistakes, and dot their " i's "
and cross their " t's "! OH YEAH. BRAVO.
RED :
1) Syrah La Rioja, Argentina of CHANARMUYO, 2011 ( $10.99 , 14% alcohol by volume, www.chanarmuyo.com.ar ) : wow, peppery and spicy, earthy, pithy and delicious and GREAT VALUE! WOW!!!
2) L.A. CETTO Cabernet
Sauvignon 2010 Estate-Bottled from Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California,
Mexico ( $11.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume ) : the lovely essence of
bright dark red berry fruit like blueberries and raspberries : I love
it, so do many of our customers. Cheers.
3) Pinotage " La Capra "
from FAIRVIEW , this 2011 in South Africa ( $11.99, 14% alcohol by
volume ) is nice to add here to our collection. Cheers.
4) BOE Brookly Oenology 2010
Social Club Red Merlot blend from the North Fork of Long Island (
$19.99, 13.2% alcohol by volume , www.brooklynoenology.com
) is medium-bodied, bright, fresh, lively and really balanced and a
TRUE DELIGHT to enjoy now. Bravo! Signed, too in time for Mother's Day
by the female winemaker. Cheers.
5) TINTORGEN Co-Ferment
Malbec 2010 from Mendoza, Argentina ( $19.99, 14% alcohol by volume ) : I
loved the fruit-forward balance of the plum and the prune, spice and
toasty, bright roasted berry flavors here. Quite the treat! SO ENTICING,
drew me in ...
6) Pinot Noir Cuvee J from
EVESHAM WOOD from Oregon's Eola -Amity Hills, $54.99, a 2010 made with
organic grapes, 13% alcohol by volume , this is elegance and SILKY
SUBLIME-NESS , so fine and bright, and lovely now even so young.
DESSERT RED - PORT-STYLE :
1) Syrah Dessert Wine 2008
from the LAUTERBACH Cellars, this Russian River Valley , Sonoma County (
$36.99, 375ml bottle, 18.5% alcohol by volume ) is a beauty to sip.
WOW, it's a TRIPLE WOW! Michel and I both LOVED it, really we did.
WEDNESDAY WEEKLY 3-PART STILL-NON-SPARKLING WINE SALE :
1) BUY ANY $20 or more non-sparkling wine and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker price.
2) BUY ANY 1-6 Bottles of non-sparkling wine and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.
3) BUY ANY 12 or More Bottles of Non-Sparkling Wine and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.
Pay on Wednesday and SAVE BIG> Cheers, call if you cannot come : 202-363-4265 and Michel or I, Tony Quinn will be happy to take care of you.
WEEKEND TASTINGS'
THURSDAY, May 9th, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : Santos has set up a PEAK Organic , Portland Maine beer tasting . Join us, NEVER any charge.
FRIDAY, May 10th, 2013 ( 5-8PM
) : We have Chuck Leopold here to taste the organic California wines of
TERRA SAVIA : a Chardonnay, a Merlot and a Petit Verdot. Join us, NEVER
any charge.
RAVI has set up a FEW Spirits American Gin & Rye Whiskey tasting for you all as well. Same time.
SATURDAY, May 11th, 2013 ( 2-6PM
) : We have 3 from France from Bobby Kacher to try : Julienne Ducasse
with Domaine Tariquet, vegan an where they make Armagnac as well, as
well as Antonin Bonet of Domaine Caze, and also Jean Hubert Leberton of
Domaine Liberton. Antoine Songy the president of Robert Kacker
Selections will be here, too. It's in anticipation of the Robert Kacher
portfolio wine-tasting on Monday. Cheers. FUN!
I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN
MANY Things but it's time to post this. Cheers, thanks for everything.
Don't forget to say " thanks " to the teachers in your lives and to
prepare early for Mother's Day this Sunday. Cheers, TONY
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