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WE SPEND ALL our time trying to keep our shelves stocked with exciting spirits to uplift yours!
SPIRITS to spirits, all essential to keep the flow going correctly.
I LOVE ' Word-Play ' as you can clearly read in my lines here. Hope you enjoy them, too
.
I AM WORKING on my ' strip collage art ' using strips of
transparent adhesive tape that I start and then double-back with the
adhesive tape to seal the items I call : ' found and discarded pieces ',
and the whole of them I will attach to rope and it may be strung up
wherever anyone wants, and the name is " Prayers ". I hope to string
them up soon at the East Wing or the Hirschorn Museum on the Mall, and
before that at " Catharsis on the Mall". We will see.
 
BE A DREAMER and work to making them reality! That is my plan, spread the word, let's fly together.
COME IN OUT OF THE HUMIDITY! We have plenty of that this week, so
stay hydrated and come and see us, we have plenty that will stress us
less, and make things more enjoyable as we wait for this weekend's rain!
SORRY TO SEE SUMMER GO!
BUT That is Officially, now we will have our Indian Summer and this
may be when we get the most enjoyment, as the weather should be nicer,
so we have a whole lot to look forward to.
WE ALSO HAVE our Mini-BIG-THEME Wine-Tasting on Wednesday,
September 19th, 2018 , 5:30-8:30PM to look forward to. We will have five
talented , energized, alive and passionate people pouring the wines of
Chile, South Africa, Australia, some great sparkling wines and the very
fine wines of Brazil, too.
SO : Mark Your Calendars! Everyone welcome, everyone always
welcome, bring family and friends and colleagues, too! This is a great
event and tasting 21 wines is always a real treat.
HAPPY ROSH HASHANAH, too! We have lots here for you, very exciting,
just received four great kosher wines from Israel that will be
something very special to include, two reds and two whites I believe,
all four I will write about later here in our store email.
IT WAS GREAT to see so much positive energy this past week
celebrating both the lives and the contributions of Aretha Franklin,
John McCain and Neil Simon. We need things to celebrate and not ignore,
shun or outright snub. So this felt great, like it should be, it felt
right.
SO WITH THEIR EXAMPLES let's move forward together and embrace what we have in common and grow stronger.
I HAVE ASSEMBLED some fun spirits here to share with you all today,
a wide range, something to please most everyone, whether they know or
realize it yet, but surely will when they buy and taste these spirit '
gems '.
BEER & CIDER :
1) Pocahoptas India Pale Ale, On Special for $11.99 a 6-pack of
12-ounce cans, : ' It all revolves around the beer '. From Center of the
Universe Brewing Co. in Ashland, VA. This sure is fun and exciting, and
I bet those going to school in Ashland Virginia at Randolph-Macon
College are delighted, even the alumni like me are delighted, cheers!
2) Lunatic Blonde Belgian Style Ale from WICKED WEED Brewing, a
6-pack of 12-ounce cans On Special for $10.99 , from Asheville, North
Carolina, another 6-pack that packs and socks it to us!
3) Dead " N " Dead , Dead Guy Ale aged in Dead Guy Whiskey barrels,
$10.99 a bottle, from ROGUE Brewing Co. in Oregon, with 8.2% alcohol by
volume, - this has oak and vanilla notes from the whiskey barrels. Come
check this out! Die a bit with each sip, but stop when necessary!
4) Mills and Hills Imperial Stout, brewed and bottled by Fine Ales,
United Kingdom, an outstanding craft beer , Brouwerlj de Molen, with
9.5% alcohol by volume, $8.99 a 330ml bottle, check this out, try
something new. Cheers!
LIQUEUR and LIQUOR from Jagir -
1)HUDSON Baby Bourbon Whiskey, 750ml bottle, with 46% alcohol by
volume, $45.99, NOW available in the larger size bottle and a good
value, too, from Tuthilltown Spirits, Gardener, New York, made with New
York corn, aged under 4 years in American oak, cheers!
2) Original STROMA Liqueur made with Single Malt whisky, a 750ml
bottle with 35% alcohol by volume, $43.99 a bottle, made by Old
PULTENEY, check this out, does it also travel over the seas?!? I think
it must!
3) American Dry Gin Barrel Finished in American oak barrels, $36.99
a bottle, from BLUECOAT Distilling in Pennsylvania, with 47% alcohol by
volume, ' new and very exciting ', cheers!
4) Dry Curacao Orange Ameres from France's cognac house PIERRE
FERRAND, $32.99, ancienne methode, a treat to sip on the rocks or to add
splashes to anything where this will pick them up and made your palate
stop and notice!
WINE from Chris and me ( Tony ) :
1) YAEGAKI Sake , a 1.5ml bottle, made in Vernon, California,
$14.49 : our ' deal ' for sake, come check this out! Back again by
popular demand!
TWO Fine Italian Wines -
2) Gavi dry Italian Piemontese wine the Le Terre di Stefano Masone,
MASERA, $13.49 a bottle, 2017 , with 12.5% alcohol by volume, so
refreshing and with soooo much individual taste and character, come try
some - be refreshed!
3) 2015 Roero 100% Nebbiolo from Italy's Piemontese region, made by
Matteo CORREGGIA, $21.99, with 14% alcohol by volume, this is a
classic, stylish, hearty, robust, earthy, a fine food wine! Love it,
really I do, glad to have it back.
ONE Fine Austrian rose wine -
1) Zweigelt Rose 2017 off-dry, floral, fresh, fragrant, lovely,
$16.49 a bottle, with 12.5% alcohol by volume. Yes! Andy Gable will pour
this on Saturday, September 15th, 2-6PM. Cheers.
FOUR Really Fine Israeli Kosher wines-
1) Southern White 2014 Ramat Negev, drywhite blend , kosher for
Passover, not mevushal, $21.99 - a real delight - distinct, tasty, a
fine food wine for Rosh Hashanah ! Mature and fully-developed.
2) Kerem Kishor white 2016, from the KISHOR Vineyard, kosher for
Passover, $26.99, I like these KISHOR wines for their distinct,
authentic flavor and taste - fine with your meals!
3) Southern Red 2014 Ramat Negrev, with 14.2% alcohol by volume,
$21.99 a bottle, not mevushal but kosher for Passover - there is an
elegance and finesse to these wines that is so very appealing.
4) Kerem Kishor red 2014 from the KISHOR Vineyard, $26.99 a bottle,
kosher for Passover , with some more weight, mouth-feel, texture and
gravitas. I like this, too, especially with my meal.
ONE from Portugal -
1) Vinho Verde PROVAM from the VARANDA Do CONDE, a dry white blend
of 80% Alvarinho, and 20% Trajadura, 2016, with 12% alcohol by volume,
this is a fuller, denser, more floral version that impresses everyone
when tasting as it is so pleasing! Love it, great to sip, a pleasure.
SAVE BIG HERE on each Wednesday when you buy your wine, to 15% OFF
on six bottles assorted or the same, and on 12 bottles assorted or the
same get 20% OFF, and on any bottle of wine at $19.99 a bottle or more!
SAVE.
SAVE BIG ON WINE each Wednesday.
WEEK'S TASTINGS -
TONIGHT ( Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 5-8PM ),I will pour a yummy
Nerello Mascalese, a kosher Pinot Noir from Italy, and a lovely off-dry
Spanish Sangria - white and refreshing! JOIN ME.
Friday, September 7th, 2018 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Eduardo from Brazil
coming to pour a selection of the fine SALTON wines, join us.
AND -
We have Dean George from NARRAGANSETT Brewing Co. here to pour a selection of his fine beers.
Saturday, September 8th, 2018 ( 2-6PM ) : We have a REPUBLIC
RESTORATIVE local DC spirits tasting, as well as TWO FINE TASTINGS -
1) Serghei will pour some fine wines of Turkey and Moldova, an assortment, 2-5PM , and
2) Owner-winemaker Alice Bonaccorsi of her own Mt. Etna Sicilian
winery here , 5-7:30PM pouring her red Nerello Mascalese and her white
blend that includes indigenous grapes as well as some Chardonnay, too -
all world-class, the best you can buy, real treasures. Come taste and
get some bottles signed for gifts. Alice comes with Robert Kennedy, and
this will be memorable. It will be her second wine-tasting here, the
first was a grand success last year.
THANKS for everything!
I HAVE MORE to say but will get this email sent now as there is so
much to still do before 5pm when you all rush here from work to taste
with me! Cheers,
SEE YOU SOON! TONY
THE STORE IS FILLING UP!
WE RECEIVED SO MANY GREAT deliveries today!
WHAT FOLLOWS below is an old store email I wrote and sent you all
on September 6th, 2011! Read and enjoy it if you have time, see what you
are interested in and let us know. Cheers, TONY 9/4/2018
WE SPENT TWO EXHAUSTING DAYS at the end of last week before Labor
Day re-Stocking our shelves and floor displays with MORE OF EVERYTHING
as we were pretty much out of about everything. This was due of course
to both an earthquake and a hurricane all in one week. That's a big
first in a very long time in these parts. Everyone was concerned and
very much aware and no one wanted to run out of the essentials. We here
are blessed that you in included us in your list of " essentials ". From
what I heard from a number of you we were at the top of that list.
Thanks.
WE RECEIVED DELIVERY AFTER DELIVERY and so I have just assorted
some of those items and brought them here to the office to include in
this email. From beer to liquor to wine : something to please many of
you including a whole assortment of the single bottles of FAT TIRE beer
that we have not been able to sell here for years much to your great
disappointment. We have received two drops in the last two weeks and
sold out of both of them within days. You all may be buying more of them
than usual as you may be afraid that this is a temporary thing and that
the FAT TIRE may disappear as quickly again as it just appeared?!?
TRAFFIC TODAY on the day after Labor Day was not as bad as they made it sound on the news earlier. I was delighted as you simply never know anymore and so you plan a bit more time to get to work and hope it is enough. I was about ten minutes late because Angel was parked in my space and I had to get Nelson to get him to move his car. Oh well, it only happens once in awhile. Then a bit later one of our customers came and asked if I would be willing to walk down to the store at the end of our block that makes extra keys to be a witness to a home sale? I said : " Okay, I'd be happy to ". That's what we do here all the time being a neighborhood store. Suzie of Wake Up Little Suzie joined as as she needed two witnesses to sign the papers. Done in less than five minutes and it made me feel good to help in any way that I can. OUR COCA COLA cooler just broke over the weekend and so we have just replaced it with a brand new sparkling, bright and zippy-looking new unit . Be prepared to be awed and blown away, amazed and pleased and do tell Ravi and Santos at the register that you noticed. It's okay if you spend a few more seconds in front of it fully appreciating the whole new " newness " and brightness of it all. The red colors on the words Coca Cola are pretty jazzy.
ARE YOU ALL READY TO BUCKLE DOWN and face this cooler weather and
getting back into the grind? Are you still fighting this eventuality?
Did you all get plenty of relaxation and time off or are many of you
still planning to take your vacations later when the prices of rental
properties at the beach and in the mountains and lakes all drop
drastically? WE ARE HERE for you in either case scenario. If you want
something just come on by or call us and we will deliver to you.
BEER From Santos Rivera :
1) Organic Handcrafted Raspberry fruit ale from SAMUEL SMITH (
On Special for $6.49, USDA Organic, 1 Pt. 2.7 Fl. Oz. ) is brewed in
Stamford, Lincolnshire and bottled in Lancaster, North Yorkshire. It's
yet another very welcome addition to the handcrafted beers and ales that
we sell here daily. Come check it out.
2) Belgian Pale Ale from HARPOON Brewery ( $8.99 a 6-pack of
12-ounce bottles, Boston , Massachusettes and Windsor, Vermont ) - a
golden amber ale with a mellow malt body, some spicy fruit flavors and
spice, too. Go to : www.harpoonbrewery.com for more info.
3) Original Malt Liquor Munich, German LOWENBRAU ( On Special
for $8.49 a 12 ounce bottle six-pack, 5.2% alcohol by volume ) is back
in stock here and so now all of you that have lamented in the past that
the LOWENBRAU that you have tasted recently is not as good as the "
original " : you can drink your favorite once again. This is good news,
don't you think? Go to : lowenbraubeer.com for more info. Cheers.
4) Amber-Style AVALANCHE Ale, original fine handcrafted amber
ale ( On Special for $10.99 for a 6-pack of 12 Oz bottles ; first brewed
in Breckenridge, Colorado in 1988 , 302-623-brew ) is back again after
having not been available for quite some time. Anticipate an avalanche
of activity once the news gets out that it's available once again here!
LIQUOR From Ravinder Sharma -
1) Cranberry-Cherry Liqueur MALIBU Caribbean rum ( On Special for $15.99, 21% Alcohol by volume, 750ml bottle, www.malibu-rum.com
) makes a nice drink : 1 Part Malibu Cranberry-Cherry, 2 parts Cola,
and served in a tall glass over ice with cherries as a garnish.
2) Tennessee Honey, JACK DANIEL'S original recipe ( $22.99,
35% Alcohol by Volume ) is blended with JACK DANIEL'S Tennessee whiskey.
It's got a lovely mellow flavor and is very nice slightly chilled.
3) Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Aged 18 Years from BOWMORE
Distillery ( $109.99 a bottle, ) with all this extra aging has a
mellow/mahogany color, a bouquet that's creamy with caramel toffee, ripe
fruit and smoke aromas. Notice the soft fruit flavor blended with a
hint of chocolate and a light smokiness? All so subtle and refined and
divine. Balanced and with a finish that you all will never believe until
you try it. Don't be in a rush once you do : linger and focus and close
all electronic things off and enjoy/savor the moment. Very special.
WINE -
WHITE :
1) Sauvignon Blanc Private Reserve 2010 from ALMA De Chile (
$14.99 from the Aconcagua Valley ) has really got some extra body and
flavor and backbone. I really enjoy it, especially when there is some
food to soften it just a touch as it bristles with taste - like a guitar
string that has been plucked - electric!
2) Dry white Rioja from Spain : the MARTINEZ LACUESTA 2010 is
back again ( $10.99 ). It's really quite refreshing and perfect for this
cooler, rainy weather that we are enjoying after Labor Day. Great value
and really nice with a grill and after the National's baseball game
with Stephen Straussberg ( spelling ) pitching his first game after a
year is it?!? ). Actually you will have to drink some of the ALMA
Sauvignon Blanc tonight as the MARTINEZ LACUESTA will be back again
tomorrow. We sold out over the weekend.
3) Viognier Estate-Grown from RABBIT RIDGE in Paso Robles,
this 2008 ( $8.99 ) I opened here last week to a great reception from
many of you. Buttery and oaky and many of you could not believe how much
wine you all tasted for so little money!?! I agree : if you like this
style of wine it's pretty amazing but you have to love the power and the
edge that the oak brings to it. Cheers.
4) Rheinhessen, German off-dry 2010 Silvaner from WEIN KELLER
ERBACH, from the Flonheimer Adelberg region ( $10.99 a full liter bottle
) is really quite a great deal. A whole lot of delicious Silvaner for
so little money. Silvaner is the name of the grape and this is a delight
to sip with or without a meal.
5) Dry, powerful Bukettraube 2010 ( an almost extinct now
grape variety called Bukettraube that originally came from Germany and
Alsace I believe ) that is now growing in Cederburg, South Africa. This
white from the CEDERBURG vineyard was tasted recently ( Friday, August
19th, 2011 ) by wine-maker David Niewoudt here and we sold out of all
five cases of the wine that we had. It's so flavorful and so distinct
and so immediately appealing to most palates ( $18.99 ) that it's hard
to refuse and not buy a bottle or more. David signed some of the bottles
for us. We have five more cases finally back in stock and they are
going quickly so please come and get some more while we still have it.
We are one of the very few stores in the country to get it as it is very
rare and there simply is not enough of it. The dry Chenin Blanc that
David tasted was also exceptional and we will get that back again soon.
It was a great tasting.
6) Godello 2010 from Bierzo, northern Spain and made by
FLAVIUM ( $8.99, Vinos De Los Vados, Leon, 12.5% alcohol by volume ) is
really quite a value and a treasure. COME DISCOVER the beauty and the
power and the flavor of the Godello Spanish grape that is usually twice
this price if not more.
7) Chenin Blanc 2009, estate-bottled from L.A. CETTO from
Mexico's Valle De Guadalupe, Baja California ( $11.99 ) is really dry
and crisp and refreshing. It almost tastes as if it has a bit of
Sauvignon Blanc blended with it to give it such a dry and edgy taste
that is best with food and less for casual sipping. This would also be
good to enjoy when you grill something, even with this rain that is
hitting us off-and-on so far today. It will bring a smile to your face
and hearten you as it's much cooler today.
REDS :
1) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 from ANTIS in Argentina's Mendoza
region is On Special for $7.99 ( down from $10.99 ) and it's showing
beautifully now. One of our customers came to the store to buy a case
last week the next day after trying it with her boyfriend : it really
impressed her. It's the first case she has bought in years!
2) Shiraz, Southeastern Australia estate-bottled ( $9.99 ) was
tasted this past Saturday by Alexis and it's a drier, more complex,
more old-world style of Shiraz: spicy, dusty-dry and the fruit and the
spice and the fruit are all nicely blended with the oak of the wine.
great value for under $10 a bottle.
3) Petit Shiraz 2008 Estate-Bottled from L.A. CETTO in
Mexico's Valle De Guadalupe, Baja California ( $11.99 ) is quite spicy
with a dry herb taste that when you swallows dries the palate. That's
also a bit of tannin working there. It's a food wine : fruity up front,
medium-to-light-bodied and then the dryness hits you. Enjoy some food
with it and it opens gradually like a bottle of French wine. With the
interest in Petite Sirah today this is a great one to enjoy when you
want a dry, classic, food-oriented version. Alexis poured it for
everyone this weekend here and it really sold well. Come check it out
and discover some of the wines of Mexico : you will be both surprised
and mostly pleased I believe - and for only $11.99 a bottle - very
reasonable.
4) Toscana Rosso Poderi Del Giuggiolo CORTE ALLA FLORA (
$11.99 ) , this 2009 is mostly a fruit-forward, smooth and bright
toasty-cherry style Chinat-style wine to be enjoyed casually with or
without food. Lovely - a " must-try ".
5) Barbera D'Asti 2008 MIGNANEGO ( $14.99 ) was tasted here
this past weekend by John and Theresa Morrison and it was sublime :
smooth as a one-week old baby's skin. So silky, so soft. Great all by
itself.
6) Merlot Reserve 2005 from ANTIS in Argentina's Mendoza
region ( On Special for $10.99, regularly $16.99 ) is showing really
well now. It's a great food wine that reminds me of French Bordeaux and
the old-traditional style of Bordeaux wines. What a great deal as well.
So much flavor for so little. Enjoy with red meats, cheeses, when you
grill, with some vegetarian dishes as well that are especially
well-seasoned.
7) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 from the Margarita Vineyard of
BROADSIDE ( $21.99 ) comes from California's Paso Robles region, Creston
to be exact. It's 14.1% alcohol by volume and really well-balanced and
showing quite well now. We just recently enjoyed this bottle the other
day here and decided that we had to have it now.
WEEK'S TASTINGS :
Friday, September 9th, 2011 ( 5-8PM ): We have Jody Jackman
here again to taste some of her wines and I am thinking that we will do a
COUSINO-MACUL Chilean wine-tasting here as September is our Chilean
Wine Month with our " Big Theme " Wine Tasting on Wednesday, Sept. 14th,
2011 from 5:30-8:30PM.
Saturday, September 10th, 2011 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Vince of
Wine Wave Imports here to taste a selection of his wines that will be
determined tomorrow. Call : 202-363-4265 for an update if you want to
know what we have selected. We may also have Don Manuel here from his
own winery in Argentina here from 3-8PM? Call about that as well. We are
trying to work it out. Cheers.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 ( 5:30-8:30PM ) : We have our
Chilean Big-Theme Wine-Tasting with special guest Manuel Rojas here to
pour the ALMA, DOS PASOS and IN SITU wines. We have invited other
wineries to be a part of this which includes VIU MANENT, FALERNIA in the
Elqui Valley, and more to pour their wines, too. It's pretty amazing
the dry white Pedro Ximenez 2010 ( $11.99 ) that is amazing all by
itself. It's made by an Italian wine-maker that spends half his time in
Chile making wine and half in Italy. Our local rep Gary Diamond brought
him here months ago through the Neil Empson portfolio and it was a great
treat to meet him and taste some of his wines with him : both from
Italy and from Chile. He's not married and so can do this amazing feat
of going between countries like he does to make these very tasty wines.
Join us, never any charge for the tasting. Come learn more about the
wines of Chile. You will walk away from here impressed and very content.
I AM SURE THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING but it's time to post
this email now " as is " and get it in front of you all. It's still
raining and this will give you some extra reading to do as you watch it
come down from a window? Check on our web page at : clevelandparkwine.com, our Facebook page at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, our Twitter at : cpwinespirits, and at : chatwine.blogspot.com and chatpoetry.blogspot.com
for more updates. Most all these sites are kept current to bring you as
much information of events and tastings and dinners as possible.
LOOKING FOR HOME FURNISHINGS? Go to : ROOM & BOARD Home Furnishings with Ed Heid at : 202-7289-8300 , roomandboard.com, eheid@roomandboard.com
for more info and help. Ed's the best. he really knows his stuff and
has a thorough background in making bourbon whiskey as well as
involvement in restaurant work having worked Equinox before the fire.
He's your man, reliable and so nice to speak with.
LOOKING FOR ART & A GREAT CAUSE? Go to the art show on
September 9th, 2011 at CARBON your sustainable neighborhood chic
clothing and shoe store at 2643 connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C.
20008 ( 202-232-6645 www.carbondc.com). The opening reception is from 6:00PM -8:00PM and we will be providing the wine to help with OLIBERTE : This Is Africa http://www.oliberte.com.
COME AND SEE US ANYTIME, let us know how we may enlighten you? No
request is ever too little - everything you want is important to us.
Cheers, TONY
NEWS FLASH : Jean Trimbach, the owner of TRIMBACH wines from Alsace, France just walked into the store with Pascal Salvadori of Palm Bay Imports and so we will sample some of his " new " and current wine releases that we already carry here. Come check out what we have in the TRIMBACH wines - they are classic and excellent! Cheers. | |
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