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