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GREAT OPPORTUNITY to enjoy life fully here with us as we try in every way to not sell out, to be true to the integrity and the originality and roots of many of the spirits that we sell and recommend to you here daily - nightly!       ALSO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WITH US, and to taste with us ( with me tonight. I will taste the SALTON wines here and we will get ready for our mini Big Theme Wine-Tasting of 24 wines  5-8PM), ALSO TOMORROW with six talented, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and friendly wine professionals 24 or so wines from around the world - with the countries of Argentina, France, Italy, Greece and the United States represented, celebrating both countries that make great wines as well as countries that have celebrated their days of Independence in July.            JOIN US. NO CHARGE, everybody welcome.            I WROTE DESCRIPTIONS of the 24 wines and sent that email before leaving on vacation that you all were supposed to open and read last Tuesday, so please refer to that to get excited about our great event tomorrow!     WE HAVE SOME wonderful things to bring to your attention. I am fresh from vacation where I did 100 drawings ( three sketch pads - two large ones, one smaller that I brought here if any of you want to see some of my art ), read my The Ballad of Bob Dylan, given to me by my daughter,  written insightfully by Daniel Mark Epstein , listened to my i-pod with a thousand songs downloaded by my son, swan in the ocean, walked our dog, enjoyed great wine thanks to our great reps that brought me samples to enjoy, and ate great food, too like steamed shrimp and crab cakes that I make each trip, and sooo much more, SO - rested I am and ready to greet you all really well!     SO : Beer and Cider from Santos -   1) 10 Hop IPA from ROGUE , ale brewed with ten ROGUE Farm hop varieties, with 10.10% alcohol by volume, for a 1 PT 6 Fl oz bottle, : ' Risk*Dream !   2) Original  The Garden Cider Hand-Crafted On Special for $5.49 a bottle, , a 500ml bottle, with 5% alcohol by volume,  : " our first cider, clean, freshly pressed garden apples and naturally fermented. We only use unwanted household fruit to make our ciders and we share the cider we make with those who give us the fruit. ... "   3) Peche Mel Scaldis Belgian ale with peach juice malt beverage with natural flavor added, from Brasserie Dubuisson, with 8.5% alcohol by volume, since 1769, a 4-pack at $18.99.   4) Rosetta , an ale aged on cherries with other natural flavor added, from the OMMEGANG Brewery, for a 1 PT. 9.4FL. oz ml. bottle, On Special for $10.99, a World Beer Cup gold award Belgian style fruit beer, a class-act always, some fine beer indeed, made and brewed in Belgium, cheers!   IN Liqueur & Liquor from Jagir -             TWO From Greece :   1)  12 OUZO since 1880, $24.99 , get some tomorrow when you come to taste the two tables of fine Greek wines here with Danielle and George, and buy some of the wine, too!   2) The original Greek spirit, since 1888, Greek brandy from METAXA, & Stars, $35.99 a 750ml bottle, nice to sip after you enjoy the wines from Greece that both Danielle and George will pour here! Cheers JOIN US - 5:30-8:30PM.               Clear Blanche  Armagnac Exciting & Intriguing -   1) Blanche from CASTAREDE, $42.99, a stronger more edgy and crisp taste that refreshes and enlivens, energizes more and does it repeatedly, freshly with each and every sip - steels us soooo - a fine experience and one that we should all experience once if not many times more.   2) Bourbon Whiskey , Kentucky straight, stitzel-weller distilling Co., 45.5% alcohol by volume, from BLADE and BOW, On Special for $45.99, regularly $55.99, ... ' new and exciting ! '   3) Rye Whiskey Straight from DISTRICT MADE, grain to grain, $45.99, 94 proof spirits, smooth power sublime rich rico taste!  ( going to be tasted here this Friday, July 24th, 2018 5-8PM, join Colt and us ).   4) Dry Vermouth since 1786, a full liter bottle from CARPANO dry, $21.99, the dry to the sweet vermouth that everyone loves so! Try this one, see what you all think?! So far it has been the sleeper in the line and those that know and love it do not talk about is as it , too might become scarce like the sweet CARPANO! So buy some and enjoy it in relative silence, cheers!     EIGHT Wines from Chris and Tony -   4 whites -   1) Chenin Blanc Single vineyard Block V 2017, from DE MEYE, in Stellenbosch, slightly-oaked, $13.49 - more mouth-feel, mouth-grip, taste and all.             TWO From South Africa -   1) Tropical Sauvignon Blanc 2016 TANGLED TREE , On Special for $7.99 a plastic bottle ( easy to transport, and if dropped it does not break! ), Robertson, South Africa, with 12.5% alcohol by volume.   2) Sauvignon Blanc 2016, $19.99 a bottle, from South Africa's Coastal region, with 12.5% alcohol by volume, fuller, lusher, more creaminess in the flavors, much less bite! A treat.               ' Value ' Chardonnay -   1) Apellation California from BROWNSTORM, On Special for $9.99 a bottle, with only 12.5% alcohol by volume, : " These crisp citrus flavors are enhanced by an extended cool fermentation and pleasant acidity. ... "               FOUR Dry Red Wines -   1) 2017 French Pinot Noir from NICOLAS, $9.99 a bottle, with 12.5% alcohol by volume, ... chill 30-40 minutes and enjoy with food!   2) Spicy Shiraz 2015 from South Africa's Robertson region, from TANGLED TREE, On Special for $7.99 for a plastic bottle with 13.5% alcohol by volume, a real juicy rich and immediately enjoyable drenching of tongue and senses into pure liquid brightness, and what a great value, too. Take on trips hiking, to the pool where if it falls it will bot break, a practical delight, yes , si, oui!   3) Syrah 2011 Private Reserve Chilean dry red from the Aconcagua Valley, On Special for $9.99 a bottle with 14% alcohol by volume, this is smooth, tasty, good rich mouth-feel, with some mature refined flavors, a treat and another great value!   4) PF 2016 Shiraz from Australia's McLaren Vale, from the YANGARRA Estate Vineyard, On Special for $19.99 a bottle, with 14.5% alcohol by volume, there is some subtle elegance and refinemant, smoother, slower to open and reveal all it's charms, medium-to-light-bodied, a tasty wine to sip or to enjoy with many a meal.   ALL THESE WINES need to chilled 30-40 minutes minimum, enjoy them and let them charm and refresh you and your muscles and all. Cheers.     WEEK'S TASTINGS -   TODAY , Tuesday, 7/24 5-8PM : I will taste with you some of the SALTON wines : Cabernet Franc, dry sparkling rose and also the un-oaked Chardonnay that impressed me so much recently.   TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 ( 5:30-8:30PM ) : Come taste with six really talented wine enthusiasts-professionals their excellent selections from the countries of Argentina, France, Greece, Italy, and the United States ( California and Oregon ) - 24 wines in all - what an amazing treat! JOIN US, No Charge, everyone always welcome.   FRIDAY, Friday, 7/ 27/2018 5-8PM, with Rob Moulthrop, he will pour some great Chilean COUSINO-MACUL of Santiago and the Maipo Valley - and introducing now the Valle Central  wines as well as the LEYDA Vineyard wines too, of the Casa Blanca Valley , including the really FABulous and expensive Single Vineyard wines of LEYDA, the Chardonnay and the Sauvignon Blanc, both mature and displaying all their many charms now!   ALSO : Santos and Jagir have organized another tasting here with Colt from our excellent local Washington DC spirits distiller ONE EIGHT in Ivy City, here to taste his straight Bourbon, straight Rye whiskey and also his Gin.      SATURDAY, July 28th, 2-6PM, Kristin Brueckner of the Santa Margherita Italian line of wines will be here pouring some of the sparkling dry rose they make, the Lamole di Lamole Chianti Classico, the dry white Pinot Blanc Bianco of Feudo Zirtari, si si si si si! E a presto!   THANK YOU ALL very much for everything, you all are the very very best, cheers!  TONY    WHAT FOLLOWS BELOW is an old store email that I wrote and posted to you all way back when on July 26th, 2011! Read and enjoy it if you have time and then check for current pricing, vintages, and availability?!? Cheers, thanks again, TONY 7/24/2018   GREAT OPPORTUNITY to learn  about the Loire Valley - GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WITH US about the many wines of the Loire Valley , all the grape varieties ( Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Cot ( also called Malbec ), Gamay, Sauvignon Blanc and many more ) as well as the areas from the mouth of the Loire river ( the Muscadet region ) to Saumur and Vouvray and Montlouis all the way to the eastern tip with towns like Sancerre and Pouilly-Sur-Loire. Join us as we welcome Danny Haas of Vineyard Brands, Roy Cloud of Vintage 59 and Jeremy Sutton of Kysela Imports. We will have seventeen wines from dry to fruity to sweet whites, dry rose and dry reds and three sparkling wines, too.     WE ALSO WELCOME COLLEEN HUGHES OF METRO TEENAIDS as we are doing this wine-tasting to also benefit the Metro TeenAIDS group on this evening by asking you all to make a $5 donation to help support them in their work here locally in Washington D.C. For more information on this go to : www.metroteenaids.org or call : 202-543-8246. WE ARE THINKING, TOO from now on of supporting local charities and causes with each Big-Theme Wine-Tasting that we do. The next is in August so if you have suggestions please let us know by responding to this email. OF COURSE the donations are completely up to everyone that comes and they may be for more than $5. WE FEEL STRONGLY a part of our community and we think that is a good way to help where we can even if it may only be in a small way. Please share any thoughts that you may have on this subject. Thanks in advance for anything that you do for us.     AUTHOR, ROY CLOUD will also be selling and signing copies of his new wine book called : " To Burgundy and Back Again " that will be on-special for $15 and not $17 a copy. Roy will also be tasting his Loire Valley wine selection.     ALL WINES FROM BOTTLE #1 will be On Special tomorrow night at our Loire Valley Wine-Tasting. Hopefully the weather will hold out for us till then and you may all enjoy this tasting of 17 wines, conversation, too with Colleen Hughes and Danny, Roy and Sal. You might also consider going to dinner here after the tasting at one of our excellent local restaurants as there are many right here within a two-block radius. I ALMOST FORGOT : our regular customer Kate gave me the idea for this with her Facebook entry asking : " Wouldn't it be nice to have a day where we do not have to think of Hiv/Aids? ". I am paraphrasing this, of course and as I responded I mentioned that we might work on this together? Kate will also be here along with Colleen and they will have information to pass out as well. Contributions are to be given to them directly. Cheers.     IT'S TOUGH TIMES With Talks On National Television last night about our budget to run the country expiring in a week or more and with still no sight of a compromise and solution to fund our government?! Exasperating to one and to all I am certain. I watched the two segments on television last night and it just knotted my guts and tied my face into contortions that it does not easily take on. I had already enjoyed some of the Bobby Kacher MAS CARLOT dry Costieres De Nimes rose 2010 ( on Special for $10.99 ) earlier with my wife.      AMY WINEHOUSE DIED AT 27 : The famous British singer passes away and makes everyone talk about the age 27. Why 27? Why so many talented artists have died at the tender age of 27? What a shame! What wine to drink when having conversations about the age of 27 when people are just starting their lives and have to deal with such profound depression? All sad. I can't tell you what wine to drink but now I am enjoying a sip or two as I get ready to eat my lunch of the 2007 ISOLE E OLENA " Ceparello " Toscano IGT ( $78.99 ) that we will sell here in August. It's superb : a real work or art.       I JUST MET " they call me Charlie " who tells me he is 84 years old. He came in asking me for " a wine to enjoy with my hamburgers , a simple Mouton Cadet or a Parallel 45 Cotes-Du-Ventoux? I started to show him some wine choices as he clutched his bottle of CUTTY SARK scotch under his right arm and we began to speak. Actually I listened to him as he began to speak of being in the war and having drunk some pretty bad red wine. It was just after the war. He's British and  was an ensign then and in the area around Naples, Italy he would take his bottle and have it filled with the red wine. I mentioned that it might have kept him alive as he was still here? His eyes twinkled when I said this and he spoke then ob making his was back to England and have trying some local Polish moonshine that almost did kill him. Again he smiled and it was a bright, vibrant and warming smile emitting from his eyes just above a gnarled salt-and- pepper beard and mustache.   HE ASKED ME IF I KNEW HOW THEY MADE THIS POLISH MOONSHINE? I said : " no ". And " they call me Charlie was off again chasing the twinkle in his eyes and the story he wanted to share with me. " Well, they take a sack of potatoes and some sugar and a car generator and they take it round to the side of a pig stye. They do this to throw the authorities off as the smell from the pig stye is enough to keep anyone away from it. " So clever I thought and also remarked that even that had not killed him as he was still here now by my side. He remarked again with the same gentle beaming countenance that " this " as he stared at the bottle of CUTTY SARK ( On Special for $17.99 a bottle ). He told me also that someone that does some hand work for him brought him some of his local moonshine and that it was quite good, too but nowhere as intense as the Polish potato vodka that he had drunk in Poland back in his twenties. Thanks for sharing this with me " they call me Charlie ". These were some good stories and now I am sharing them with our readers, too. Who knows? One of them might already know you and have heard you tell this story?     NEWS FROM MICHAEL another one of our local customers has been here buying his selections and now twice telling me stories of the fight between our local CVS here at the end of our block and the local pharmacy that's on Conn. Ave. directly across from the National Zoo entrance there : Cathedral Care Pharmacy that has been in business in that same location for ninety years. I told Michael that I would mention this all to you in case you are unfamiliar with this recent development and want to " weigh in " with any opinions or concerns. Michael wants everyone to sign online at : http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-dcs-cathedral-care-pharmacy/ . And for more info also contact : Michael Ross at mross1949@aol.com.      FUNNY HOW THINGS ALL COME INTO FOCUS and how one thing makes you think of another. On Saturday evening before we closed an old elementary and junior high school friend of mine , Crystal came to the store and told me about just having returned from Normandy, France and having walked the beaches and written about this period now and of the past when our American soldiers came onto the beach under enemy fire. She was so overcome with emotion this time that it was almost impossible for to get her work done. She spoke of how still the French in Normandy, France love the Americans. Perhaps not so in other places, she said but in Normandy to this day they still love Americans. I liked this story and these sentiments and I am happy that you shared them with me. I look forward to hearing more over time. I also look forward to seeing one of the stories that you wrote of this and that also published some of your photos, too. Cheers. By the way : how was your bottle of SAINT ANTOINE Pinot Grigio/Garganega dry white Veneto blend ( $13.99 )? It's a great seller for us and I perfect for this weather, too. I just sold a bottle a few minutes ago to a lady that may use it for an upcoming party with friends?  " It's a small world after all " goes the Walt Disney song. Those lyrics were written so long ago and yet they still now ring true.     BEER From Santos Rivera : What You Got For Us Santos? :        1) Tavern Ale Craft-Brewed in Williamsburg, VA. ( On Special for $9.99 a six-pack of 12-ounce bottles, www.AleWerks.com ) is from ALE WERKS. It's good to have it back. We introduced these two or so years ago and so it's good to have some back here to sell once again. In the past we had the local rep for ALE WERKS taste it out with our customers to great success. Cheers.      2) KEO Brewed on the Island of Cyprus Premium Beer/Biere-Mnypa ( On Special for $14.99 a six-pack of twelve ounce bottles, ) is cold-filtered and we are very pleased to have it here for you all. With this break in the intense heat-wave it will be an excellent choice to pick up later today and enjoy. Cheers.      3) SAXO Belgian Blond Ale, Caracole ( On Special for $9.99, 750ml bottle, 7.5% alc. by volume ) comes from Falmignoul, Belgium and I believe is " new " to our line-up of excellent Belgian beers and ales. Come check it out : fun label and will make a great gift. Drink some as you listen to Stan Getz play his bossa nova pieces.     LIQUORR From Ravinder Sharma / What You Holding For Us? :        1) GLENDRONACH Original Aged 12 Years Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky ( $52.99, non-chill filtered natural colors ) is from Scotland and " matured in a combination of the finest Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks ". This is quite special. Highly recommended to treat yourselves today as the weather has broken and it's simply quite gorgeous today. Cheers.      2) CYRUS NOBLE Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey Original recipe from San Fransisco, this barrel select is made in Kentucky. It costs $29.99 a 750ml bottle , bottled by the Haas brothers in San Fransisco, CA. and is 90 proof. Cheers.      3) JAMES E. PEPPER Bourbon Whisky, Est. 1780 : Join Or Die " ( On Special for $62.99 , a copper Pot Still - small batch - non-chill filtered ) has been made once again by Amir ans his partner that also bring us the excellent SULLIVAN'S Iris Whisky ( On Special for $22.99 ) is " The oldest & most legendary whisky brand in Kentucky & American history. Founded during the American Revolution. Distilled from 1780-1858. Re-launched using the same historic " bourbon recipe " " states the back label. This past Saturday weekend here importer Amir sold every bottle but this one. Maybe there will be more available in August : maybe not. It's superb - lovely, balanced, refined, silky and full and rich and a treat no matter what way you cut it or don't. I recommend not cutting it. Cheers.      4) TAMDHU Aged 10 Years Speyside, Scotland ( est. 1897 ) Highland Single Malt ( On Special for the ridiculous price of only $20.99 ) is finally back in stock. Come in and load-up. More is coming in August. What a great value this is. Incredible, really.     OKAY, WINES From Greg & Tony, Oh Yeah :   Walking around the store I Found these today -           WHITES :        1) VErdicchio dei Castelli Di Jesi 2010 ( $10.99 ) : A lovely . balanced, fresh and very appealing dry white to enjoy even with all this heat. Try some today, especially nice today! Go to : www.vinisantabarbara.it for more info. Cheers. A long-time favorite here.      2) Langhe Arneis 2008 Piemonte Italian dry white ( $19.99 ) from Vias imports is a real beauty : balanced and flavorful with enough taste and character to stand up to many a seasoned dish or grilled one, too. Cheers.      3) " Bianco " dry white Piemontese Italian blend from Sulin Incontra La Slina ( a collaborative effort between two friends and their wineries in Piemonte : Mauro and Giorgio , $10.99 ) that's an utter delight to enjoy now in this heat and some humidity. Another favorite for many of our customers. Come and discover it all over again : fall in love all over again!      4) DAEDALUS Cellars Riesling from the Dundee Hills, Oregon ( $25.99 ) is from the Maresh Vineyard specifically for the Riesling. Wine-maker Sara Shaw tasted it here on her last in-store wine-tasting and it is quite balanced and refined. We enjoyed some of it as well at our wine-maker dinner at Ripple. Quite a treat anyway you serve it. Treat yourselves to some of the best " good stuff ".      5) 2010 Moscato D'Asti BERA  ( $10.99 for a half-bottle/375ml bottle size ) at 5% alcohol tastes of fresh peaches and nectarines and apricots and is great to take on a hike or a picnic. Easy to carry and such a nice finish or accent to almost any occasion : period. Good value, too.          SPARKLING WINES -        1) BAILLY-LAPIERRE Brut Dry Cremant from Burgundy, France , this RESERVE bottle ( $13.99 a half bottle/ 375ml bottle ) is really very impressive and only available in this size bottle. SO : if you want more you will have to buy more bottles in this size. Our customers love it. It sure is impressive. Try it and you will become a follower, too of it. Beautiful deep yellow/mango color for the label. Great gift once again.      2) CASABIANCA Prosecco Doc Treviso Brut ( $11.99 ) is another favorite of ours and again with a beautiful deep cadmium yellow label it, too flies of our shelves. Dry and a good mouth-feel as well. Lingers and tells stories as well, What stories will it tell you>?!>          RED Wines -        1) APPALINA 2008 Merlot from France's Pays D'Oc ( $10.99 ) is dry and smooth and lovely to sip all on it's own as well as being kosher for Passover and Mevushal, too. This is a real pleaser - a real winner. I was very impressed when I tasted it. Cheers.      2) DI LENARDO Vineyard's indigenous dry red Refosco ( $13.99 ) from Venezia Giulia 2009 is a great summer red that's dry and tasty and goes great when you grill something or enjoy cold-cuts and a simple meal. Cheers.      3) CRISTOBAL dry indigenous red Bonarda 2008 ( $10.99 ) from Argentina is a great example of a red that is adored by Argentinians. Up until the very recent Malbec craze the Bonarda was the most widely-planted grape varietal in Argentina and it deserves our attention. The grape originally comes from the Oltrepo Pavese region of north-western Italy and shines in Argentina. Cheers.      4) INURRIATA " Norte " Roble 2007 ( $13.99 ) dry Spanish red is a blend of 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and made in Spain's Navarra region. This is a nice Bordeaux-style dry red blend that is excellent with a meal. Medium-bodied, distinct and will leave a favorable impression on you as you sip it and enjoy friends and family around a table indoors or outdoors somewhere. Cheers.          ROSE -        1) Der Bender dry rose of BENDER, Leiwen, Germany ( $19.99 ) that is dry and refreshing and flavorful and an excellent food rose. What a treat to be sitting outside with a view in the shade with loved ones or ones you want to love in this summer weather of ours either here or in the country or the lakes and hills and mountains or at the beach?!? All winning places to be : even in one's back yard, terrace, apartment or roof top... cheers.     WEEK'S TASTINGS :        Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 ( 5:30-8:30PM ) : Our Loire Valley Big-Theme Wine-Tasting and book-signing. Read more about it above here in this email.        Friday, July 29th, 2011 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Theresa Morrison here to taste some of her excellent wines like her Buketraube indigenous mellow white and Chenin Blanc from South Africa as well as some other real treats. We will organize the details tomorrow. Call for more info.      Saturday, July 30th, 2011 ( 2-6PM ): We have Nolan Hale of Mondo Vino coming to taste some of his excellent Chilean VIU MANENT dry reds and whites with us in various price brackets.      SANTOS has organized a tasting of many of the SAM ADAMS beers and ales at the same time at no charge. We never charge for our weekend tastings here,      RAVI has  arranged a NUDE  Simply Seductive Vodka ( $34.99, On Special for $25.99 a bottle now , 80 proof, www.NudeSpirits.com ) that is distilled from grain and bottled by Bend Spirits in Bend, Oregon.     I AM SURE THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS but it is time to post this email to you all now so that you can read it early while still at work and plan your day later today as well as through the week to include us in some of your events. Check us out on our web page that we keep current at : www.clevelandparkwine.com, also on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, and on Twitter at : cpwinespiirits, as well as at : chatwine.blogspot.com and chatpoetry.blogspot.com. THANKS for all your continued support. We really do appreciate and value it all. Come and shop and hang and tell us some of your fun stories. See you tonight for some of these wines above to enjoy this beautiful day after a string of really hard ones. Cheers,   TONY

Store Email I write for two week's from July 10th-July 21st! Our Mini-Big-Theme-Wine-Tasting Wed. July 25th, 2018 with six fun knowledgeable people Pouring 5:30-8:30PM, Join Us, Everyone Welcome, Free wine-tasting here always!

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THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR a 20% Still Wine Sale! Each & Every Wednesday SAVE UP to 20% OFF the marked sticker prices, whether On Special or not, SAVE!          HAPPY BASTILLE DAY ON SATURDAY!'                             This will be a TWO-PART store email for this Tuesday the 10th and for also Tuesday July 17th, 2018 - enjoy, read today's, SAVE this email, and then on the 17th read that PART TWO : cheers, Tony          IT'S HOT AND SOMEWHAT HUMID ( it has been worse ) and we are all still looking for refreshments to curb and cope with this intense heat and variable weather that simply cannot make up it's mind. At least we can make up our minds. SO: This WED( JULY 11th ) we will have our THREE-PART 20% OFF On STILL WINE SALE :        1) PART ONE : BUY ANY BOTTLE OF STILL WINE OVER $20 and GET 20% OFF the sticker price (even if it's already ON SALE ).        2) PART TWO : BUY ANY 12 BOTTLES OF STILL ( Non Sparkling ) WINE ( includes ports, sherries, madeiras, marsalas, sakes, 750ml bottles 20% OFF the sticker prices. SALE APPLIES TO wines already in the store : not special orders. 3) PART THREE BUY any 6 bottles at any price and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices!   SAVE BIG ON WINE every Wednesday here!   CHEERS, and THANKS - GRACIAS MERCI, OBREGADO GRAZIE for your support, faith and business, especially now that there are five places on the block to buy beer and wine. We appreciate all your patronage, whether it is a 20-pack of cans of beer or a $5 bottle of wine or a bottle 1.75ml of Zelko vodka, it all matters to us - it is a sale for us here and not somewhere else, and it helps the bottom line!   WE HAVE NOT ADDED drugs or food or anything else to make up for the business we now lose even here on our block to others that have added beer and wine, so thank you from the bottom of our hearts as we struggle to make ends meet like everybody else.   WE HAVE another mini-Big Theme Tasting on Wednesday, July 25th celebrating both days of independence as well as great countries that have so many great wines to enjoy in these hot summer months! We will pour the wines of the UNITED STATES, FRANCE, ITALY, GREECE, and ARGENTINA         WE HAVE WINES FROM $5 a bottle and up that are all included in this and so this is a great time when thinking of going off to the beach or to a lake somewhere ( even camping in your own back yard ) to SAVE/ SAVE and SAVE SOME MORE! LOAD UP on things for everyday and for some special occasions.     WITH THE HEAT WE have to think of what will taste good and refresh and not weigh us down. So I will focus on that today!   PART ONE store email -   BEER From Santos - 15-pack specials -   1) Pub Beer Lager from 10 Barrel Brewing Co, On Special for $16.99 in cans - 2) Belgium White from SHOCK TOP On Special for $16.99 for 12-ounce cans.   3) IPA and also their WHEAT from GOOSE ISLAND, On Special for $17.99 for 12-ounce cans 4) Premium Lager Solid Gold from FOUNDER'S RESERVE, On Special for $17.99 for 12-ounce cans. 5) Trail Angel Weiss from DEVIL'S BACKBONE On Special for $17.99 for 12-ounce cans 6) Wolf Pup Session IPA  from GOLDEN ROAD TRAIL, On Special for $17.99 for 12-ounce cans!       LIQUEUR - LIQUOR From Jagir -   1) Royal SEal DC Ivy City local fine vodka from JOS. MAGNUS, made by Nicole Hassoun, On Special for $27.99 - a lovely summer treat, perfect weight, texture, mouth-feel and all for this heat these days here! 80 proof.   2) ' new and exciting ' : Traditional Jamaica rum from SMITH & CROSS, a pure pot-still plummer & wedderburn navy-strength, 57% alcohol by volume rum at a great price of $31.99 - great deep, rich, rico color!   3) MAHON Gin, the authentic Mediterranean gin, destilerias Xoriguer gluten-free lier bottle, qith 41% alcohol by volume, $42.99 a bottle, come check this out as it , too is ' new and exciting ' here!     WINE From Chris and Tony -   1) Brut Nature Gran Reserva vintage dated sparkling Spanish cava, 2013, from JUVE Y CAMPS , $33.99 : for a party and to celebrate in a big way, buy this magnum ( two regular bottles 750ml here ) and celebrate in style, with a really very fine sparkling wine that is dry, balanced, flavorful, and balanced in taste! Si si si si si!   2) Vinho Verde Portuguese dry white, lighter-style slight-sparkle wine using the indigenous grape there called Loureiro, On Special for $12.99 a bottle with a 3 for $33 program that I will open here later this evening from 5-8PM, join me! Refreshing, tasty, good concentration and character.   3) Super-Tuscan Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Tuscany dry rosso, 2016, On Special for $9.99 from PERFECTUS, with 12% alcohol by volume, a 50%/50% blend here, come see what you all think? Cheers.   TWO 187ml bottle of French sparkling wine -   TASTED here this past weekend by Camille Edange, these are perfect to enjoy anywhere -   1) Original J.P> CHENET blanc de blancs brut, $3.99 a bottle - dry and tasty, bright and pleasing.   2) Original J.P. CHENET frais et fruite off-dry rose sparkling, $3.99 a bottle, easy to sip with or without food, but you have to like the soft, rounded, pleasing fruity taste here. Clear bottle, can see the color, a nice packaging for each and with a thumb-print in the glass to better hold and pour it! Cheers! Merci Camille   BOTH come in the 750ml bottle size, too at $10.99 -   ALL PERFECT to celebrate Bastille Day this Saturday!   ORGANIC - BIOdynamic wine from France for the 14th :   1) A 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot blend 2015, called La Chapelle from the DOMAINE DE THOLOMIES, On Special for $12.99 a bottle with a 3 for $33 program. Tasted here this past Saturday by Camille, this is a perfect 14th of Juillet wine to enjoy when you grill this weekend! From the Pays D;Oc region of southwest France.     WEEK'S TASTINGS -   TONIGHT :I will taste some fine dry white Vinho Verde and some super Tuscan red, too tonight - 5-8PM, JOIN ME! Let me teach you about wine and how to get all that you pay and more when you drink your wines!   FRIDAY, July 13, 2018 ( 5-8PM ) : WE have Peter Frustaci coming here to taste and asortment of fine wines from the Jackson Family portfolio, still to be determined, stay-tuned for more info, but thinking of doing a mostly California wine-tasting to continue celebrating our 4th of July!   ALSO : Santos and Jagir have organized a tasting of our fine local spirits made right here in Ivy City, Washington DC from Republic Restoratives! That includes Bourbon, Rye and Vodka!   SATURDAY, July 14th, 2018 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Eric Garcia here from Tradewinds Specialty imports here to taste some fine Spanish wines. AND from 10am-2PM we have Adriene here from 5 Grapes Selections to help you with wines and spirits, and to taste something French, too to celebrate Bastille Day!   ERIC will taste some sparkling brut cava BOHIGAS , $16.49 a bottle,  from Spain, some sherry, some organic dry Chardonnay and also some red organic red from FINCA FABIAN, also some wonderful dry Spanish rose that comes both in the 750ml bottle and a 3-liter box, and some Ribera del Duero crianza from MIBAL, a 2014 100% Tempranillo Hornillos Ballesteros, $25.49 that pretty much blew me away for the character, focus, flesh and fragrance, yes si si si si!   ALSO we will reprise our excellent tasting last month of ILEGAL Mezcal - three types from blanco to Reposado and Anejo - loved them all, sold them all, they rock, loved the silver and the Reposado the most - that is just me. Cheers!   JOIN US : #freetastings always here. #Everybodyalwayswelcome.       PART TWO to be read on Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 -   LET'S START here with our week's tastings :   FRIDAY, July 20th, 2018 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Amy from the Vinicola SALTON winery here in the Valle dos Vinedos , Bento Goncalves, pouring some excellent brut Intenso espumante, some tasty Intenso Cabernet Franc, $14.49 ( we might be able to seel it for $13.49 depending if they are running a deal on it? ), and the Classic Chardonnay, too, $13.49, that really impressed me the other day here when we tasted it - FINE bright lively and balanced unoaked Chardonnay!   AND From Santos : he has organized a ONE EIGHT Distilling local Ivy City , Washington DC, spirits tasting of Bourbon, whisky and gin. JOIN US.   SATURDAY, July 28th, 2018 : Santos has organized another LEBLON cachaca Brazilian rum tasting here from 4-7PM.   CHRIS and I have organized a Balkan wines tasting with Aleks of his own Balkan Project that represents wines from Serbia, Croatia, Albania, and Macedonia, : TRAPAN Inside Ruby dry rose from Croatia, $20.99,   KANTINA ARBERI'S Kallmet indigenous Albanian dry red, $19.99, STOBI'S Macedonian dry rose, $13.49, and from Serbia we have the dry red Grina doo Portuguiser 2016 2016, $13.49, and also the Rebula Ribolla Gialla from FERDINAND, a 2016 dry white, $21.99, JOIN US! Cheers!   LIQUOR from Jagir -   1) JEFFERSON'S RESERVE Very Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, very small batch, $62.99 a bottle, a real smooth refined treat ... 2) The TYRCONNELL Single Malt Irish Whiskey aged 16 years, with 40% alcohol by volume, $105.99 a bottle - 3) ' Vigilant ' District dry gin from Jos. MAGNUS here in Ivy City, Washington DC, made by Nicole Hassoun, this rocks and is lighter, brighter, more perfect for this intense heat and often humidity! $35.99 a bottle - a sublime treat.     FROM CHRIS & TONY -   OUR Mini- Big-Theme- Wed. July 25th, Celebration of Both Days Of Independence & Great Countries - yes, si, oui, -   TABLE Number ONE ( Danielle Davidowitz of Dionysos Imports here pouring four really FABulous Greek wines -   1) From CAVINO their higher-end MEGA SPILEO Moschato, from Greece's Penepolese Peninsula, I absolutely LOVED the bouquet - it leterally blew me away, adored the challenging bouquet, and the flavors followed right behind, a very fine dry , bright, balanced and fruit-centered dry white that fascinates me and intrigues me on many levels, at a great value here, ridiculous price!   2) Paros White , a dry Malvasia not barrel-aged, $16.49, from the MORAITIS winery on the mainland not far from Athens, this white also is extremely fun, dexterous, smacks your palate around, pulls you close, releases it, smiles, smirks, cares without really caring, knowing that it is exactly what is meant to be and that maybe, just maybe we will understand at some point, appreciate, and realize how wonderful these wines are when combined with food as once they were all made to do, way back when. 100% Malvasia. Fine food wine.    3) Averoff dry red blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignnon and 30% Agiorgitiko , from STROFILIA Winery : amazing character, flesh, flank, form yet soft, inviting yet edgy, for $16.49 this dry red weaves circles around your tongue and simply does not let it rest until later after you swallow and think you momentarily doze and are shaken awake and your senses all tell you : " sip again already! " A treat.   4) Black Kalavarta, $11.99 a bottle, made from a largely extinct red grape variety by the TETRAMYTHOS Winery in the Penepolese peninsula. It is largely unlike any other wine you will have tried - everything it offers it does in an original, flavorful, hearty, heady, spicy, flame-fire-free-flow-flash way that needs to be chilled and enjoyed with equally pagan, savage natural, untamde foods that dance and tread and satirize, inflame, and challenge our palates and every fiber in our being! Tread strongly, hold your position, do not go gentle into this liquid-swallow-good-great-mmmmm-night! As Ioannis of Dionysos Imports put it, he believed so strongly in this wine and everyone else is getting onto his bandwagon and following happily now.     TABLE NUMBER TWO     To be continued tomorrow, cheers, thanks for everything!

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HAPPY 4th of JULY EVERYONE! JOIN US as we celebrate all week long July 4th and all that we have to appreciate, honor, serve, acknowledge and be eternally grateful for!   LIFE IS AMAZING and it sure is a scorcher here today in our nation's capitol! So much to take in, to digest, to rise above at times, and to find our paths that are overall positive and productive and also so imortantly enriching.         WE CAN HELP YOU GET EVERYTHING STARted here as we are essentially here for you, to help you enjoy your lives and enrich them.   WE HAVE over fifty cases now rolling through our back door to make things better and offer you both more variety and selections. That is a great thing.   TONIGHT I will open some bubbly to start the festivities off well. Or perhaps I may open some Oregon Pinot Noir called Grateful Red?!? Choices, choices!   WHATEVER I DO NOT OPEN TONIGHT Chris and I will pour here tomorrow as we are open. I will start pouring at noon so you will have something refreshing to enjoy tomorrow here. You can count on that. And when Chris arrives he will take over. It will be fun and relaxed and a respite from the intense heat outside. Come inside tonight and tomorrow and cool off!   HARRY just came by to restock, He is a retired lawyer and misses his work, but loves going on cruises! We got him taken care of and that's what we do - we helped Harry and hopefully his Spanish Navarra red 2010 MONJARDIN will please both him and his guests!?!? The ALTOS2014 On Special now at $9.99 is a steal to enjoy this how eek!   MARK YOUR CALENDARS -   WEDNESDAY, July 25th, 2018 ( 5:30-8:30PM ) : Our next Mini-Big-Theme-SUMMER-HEAT-Celebrations! WE HAVE picked the countries of the United States, Argentina, France and Greece to pour for you all with Danielle Davidowitz of Dionysos Imports ( Greek wines ), Mark Congdon ( wines of Argentina ) of Bacchus Imports ,  Jennifer Jaiswall and Will Murck of BreakthruBeverage ( American wines ), and Roy Cloud of Vintage 59 ( French wines, and maybe also George Tsapos, too?!? This will be a grand tasting as always, something to really enjoy with these days of intense heat, so mark your calendars with this now.     SO : NOW AHORA AGORA MAINTENANT for the 4th of July-   HERE ARE SOME suggestions for you all -   IN BEER :   Santos just said that we will have an assortment of 15-packs of beer ALL On Special here from -GOOSE ISLAND -TEN BARREL -BLUE POINT -DEVIL'S BACKBONE -GOLDEN ROAD and maybe more ALL arriving here today, more than sixty cases to be displayed up front in front of our chilled wine cooler by our WINES $10 and under.   CHECK THIS OUT.   ALSO :   1) R Pattern Recognition REASON BEER IPA, ' Delicious tropical hop flavor and aroma with notes of citrus, melon and fresh pine. A 1 Pt .9Fl Oz bottle, $6.99 a bottle, from Charlottesville, VA, with 6% alcohol by volume, an ale ....   THREE ' New Beers ' from HELLBENDER Brewing Co. Local and made right here in Washington DC! :   1)Bare Bones Kolsch Style ale, On Special for $11.99, 6-packs all - with 4.7% alcohol by volume, for a 6-pack of 12-ounce cans. 2) Sun Breaker Hefeweizen ale, with 5.3% alcohol by volume, also On Special for $11.99 for a 6-pack of 12-ounce cans AND - 3) Ignite India Pale Ale with 6.6% alcohol by volume, On Special for $11.99 for a 6-pack of 12-ounce cans!   TRY ALL THREE - perfect for our 4th of July here in Washington DC tomorrow!   AND ON WINE - SIX selections from the United States for the 4th -   1) Vidal Blanc 2015 Estate-bottled STONE HILL Winery, Missouri, $10.99 - lively, soft-dry, refreshing, lovely!   2) Viognier 2016 from Virginia's SUNSET HILLS Vineyard, $23.99 - so lovely and round, soft, full and smooth and silky-dry on palate - mmmmm good!   3) Viognier 2015 ( 191 cases made ), from McPHERSON Winery in Lubbock, Texas, $18.99 - a lovely Viognier to enjoy now for the 4th! A real treat from owner Kim McPherson!   4) Riesling Whole Cluster from Old Mission Peninsula, from CHATEAU GRAND TRAVERSE Winery in Michigan, $16.49 a bottle, a drier Riesling. a treat.   5) Monte Volpe Primo Rosso 2013 from GRACIANO Vineyards in Mendocino county, CA : an intriguing bequiling dry red blend, just had a customre come in raving about it and buy three bottles! $13.49 a bottle.   6) Cabernet Sauvignon from the Hillside and Benchland vineyards of the DRY CREEK WINERY in Sonoma, CA : ON SPECIAL now for $15.99 ( regularly $19.99 a bottle ), a 2015 - come check this classic Cabernet out!   ALSO for the 4th :   1) Fizzy PINK of the earth, a can ( half-bottle ), La Bulle-Moose de Cigare, 2017, $8.99 a can!   2) DOMAINE de MUS Rose, a 3-liter box of dry French rose from the Languedoc, ... tasty! Dry, fresh, a treat now!!!   3) Manoir de Carra 2016 Beaujolais ' Bistro ', refreshing, bright, good acidity, chill 40 minutes and enjoy with your summer meals indoors or outdoors, $13.49 a bottle.   4) Bordeaux 2015 dry red blend from the Chateau Rampeau, $11.99 - smooth, silky, pleasing, nice sipping and fine with your burgers off the grill as well!   5) Chateau PIGOUDET Classic dry Cotes de Provence rose, a magnum ( 2 regular-size bottles ), $49.99 : when you want to mark the occasion with something completely suitable for now and that will please almost everyone, and that has the finest style, finesse, silky delicate dry rose elegance, too!   WEEK'S TASTINGS :   TONIGHT, Tuesday, I will open some of the 1)Cotes de  Provence Fazioli 2015 grom LA MASCARONNE, On Special for $19.99 a bottle, come have a taste with me! 2) 2014 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, On Special for $19.99, a lovely lilting, lively, mature refined Pinot Noir taste!   3) Perolla Toscana San Felice Agricole Maremma dry Super Tuscan red  2013 using the Merlot grape, On Special for $12.99, with 3 fro $33.00 and 6 for $60!   TOMORROW, July 4th, 2018 : We will open the sparkling wines of STAHL, the regular Brut, $17.99,  and sparkling PINK Spark $18.99 - and we will pour the wines I opened today, too if any remain! Cheers, the tasting will be impromptu and start at noon and continue till 6PM! Cheers, JOIN US - Happy 4ht of July everyone!   FRIDAY, July 6th, 2018 ( 4-7PM ) : We have Eric Gracia of Tradewinds IMports here to pour ' new ' Portuguese Dao red and white, as well as some fine La Gitana Manzanilla sherry, some BOHIGAS dry sparkling Trepat rose Cava, and more, some Txakolina dry rose, too ... fine wines to celebrate our summer and vacations.   SATURDAY, July 7th, 2-6PM, we have Camille Edange from France coming to pour some fine J.P. CHENET sparkling wine as well as some fine HELFRICH Alsace Pinot Blanc and Cremant d'Alsace, and more! Join us.   ALL TASTINGS are free, JOIN US, meet people, hear stories, be a part of our community, smile, relax, feel welcomed and start your festivities here with us!   CHEERS< HAPPY 4th of July to one and to all! Thank you for your continued support, trust, faith and business with us. We cannot be here without you, so let us help you any way we can. Cheers!   TONY