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SCRAMBLING - OH WHAT FUN! So Much Happening this week here in our wonderful Cleveland Park neighborhood -
WE SUPPORT Breast Cancer research and awareness ( this whole month
is about this )and prevention and have donated much wine to raise the
money needed!
WE SUPPORT LOCAL wines ( and this month of October is Virginia wine month ), and we recommend you try some
1) SUNSET HILLS Vineyard 2016 Viognier, $23.99 - so smooth and
bright and a delight to sip all by itself! AND 2) DUNSET HILLS Vineyard
' Sunset Red ' blend, lighter, easy-to-sip, a nice bottle to enjoy with
some cold-cuts, a 2016, a ham sandwich, going on a picnic, casual
enjoyment, lovely, chill 40 minutes, much better colder, perfect for
this warmer weather now, $21.99, from Purcelville, VA. From Fran Kysela!
AND -
3) From Dave the winemaker-owner of BIG CORK, in Maryland, not far
from the Virginia winery he made the wines for years - BREAUX Vineyards,
this 2016 Vidal Blanc soft, fruity bright white, $19.99 is a delight to
sip and is local, a treat!
SANTOS tells me just now that yesterday was ' nino day ' " baby
day " he added immediately! Hope it went well, I did not know?!? Santos
told me they did something in school. I will ask my wife and daughter
how they celebrated at their respective schools. Glad to know this,
happy to share it. We love our babies and children !
AND IN THE WORLD!
COME HELP US CELEBRATE Nelson Mandela Day today here ( as they are
at the South African Embassy - many of our fine suppliers of South
African wine are there pouring today as well ), as later today I pour
the Eagle's Nest 2016 Sauvignon Blanc , $19.99 a bottle, from the
Coastal region, with 12.5% alcohol by volume, this is quite a fleshy
style Sauvignon reminiscent of some of the Loire valley Sauvignon
Blancs, always changing and growing and showing different parts of it's
personality, as it should, as all wine should.
COME AND TASTE how this 2016 is tasting today, we can discuss how
it pleases our palates. We can discuss how it will complement certain
foods more than others. We can talk, too about the impact that Nelson
Mandela has made on South Africa as well as the world. Lyss Wolf may
join us, too, maybe even Ian Wolf! You just never know, so much is
spontaneous in life, just keep an open heart and mind and experience!
BRETTANOMYCES LACTOBACILIUS and SAISON yeast - in beer , and there
is also Brettanomyces yeast that occurs in grape fermentation, too, of
wine - and it seems an appropriate time to include conversation of these
as the word Brett has all of a sudden become center-stage conversation
for one and for all, everyone with an opinion, everyone taking sides.
SO LET'S include this word Brettanomyces Lactobacilius in another
context, the one of pure enjoyment of that which it adds and how it
gives a distinct character to either the beer or the wine.
TWO BEERS from COUNCIL Brewing Co. -
1) Three Berry Tart Saison , a Community of craftsmanship, a
community, a style of taste and flavors that is blueberries,
raspberries, and blackberry ale, called " Beautitude ', for a 750ml
bottle, On Special for $14.99, with only 4.5% alcohol by volume, a great
way to relax and enjoy conversation, family, friends, all being equal,
all being accepted and enjoyed together. A treat. From San Diego, CA.,
check it out! It has a great purple bottle-top.
2) Raspberry Tart Saison , a raspberry ale, with 4,5% alcohol by
volume, for a 750ml bottle, On Special for $14.99 : " ... the magic
happens when our house culture of Brettanomyces Lactobacilius and Saison
yeast throw out an out-of-this-world party in our fermenters. Aged on
raspberries, this yields a beer with a lacto forward nose, an intensely
tart raspberry flavor, a doughy complexity, and takes the word "
refreshing " to a whole new level. "
AND - it has a lovely pink bottle-top, and this is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month! Love that, too! Swallow this Brett and enjoy the
sensation it gives! Cheers!
ALSO IN BEER from Santos -
1) Salad American Days Saison from PALE FIRE Brewing, $12.99 a
6-pack of 12-ounce bottles with 6.8% alcohol by volume, from
Harrisonburg, Virginia.
2) Peche ( Peach ) Mel ' Scaldis ' from the Brasserie Dubuisson,
product of Belgium, a Belgian Family Brewers selection, for a 330ml
bottle, with 11.2 Fl Ouze bottle, $18.99 a 4-pack. Come get some, get
your ' peach-peche-durazno '! Great for this!
3) Space Dust IPA from ELYSIAN Brewing, : " The hopping is pure
star glow energy, with Chinnook to bitter and late
and dry additions of Citra and Amarillo. ALE " On Special
for $12.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, brewed in Seattle, WA and also
Fort Collins, CO.
COME TRY SOME - our ' new frontier ', the canvas there is black and
spotted with thousands of white stars - a chance to
star-start-again-and-make-it-
IN SPIRITS From Jagir We Have -
1) Strawberries & Cream Limited Edition liqueur from BAILEYS,
On Special for $23.99 a 750ml bottle, with 17% alcohol by volume. I have
heard good things from some of our customers like Olivia that have
reported back to me liking it!
COME see what you think?
2) Mezcal Silver from XICARU, a 100% Agave Espadin, mezcal jove (
young ), On Special for $29.99 a bottle, tahona mashed, bouble
distilled, naturally fermented, made in a conical sove oven : " Using my
grandmother's recipe, Xicaru Silver is produced in small batches with
traditional methods. Our secret for producing a natural smoky flavor is
to cook the agave with mesquite and ocote, woods native to Oxaca, I'm
proud to share my family's mezcal with you. " F. Santibanes
3) Port Cask finished Virginia-Highland whiskey , from VIRGINIA
Distillery Co. : " Whisky from Scotland married with Virginia whisky
distilled from malt mash. " 46% alcohol by volume, for a 750ml bottle,
$48.99 a bottle - a great meeting of the two hemispheres in one bottle,
maybe this can be a lesson for us in other sphere?!? Cheers! A poet and
know-it!
4) Blanco Tequila, 100% de Agave CENTINELA , $43.99 with 40%
alcohol by volume, this is for us ' new and exciting ', have you had any
yet?
5) Restorative Gin from UNCLE VAL'S , On Special for $30.99,
regularly $34.99 , : " Fine words don't feed cats. " Infused with
cucumber, Coriander, rose petal and juniper - a savory
traditionally-styled gin " ...
6) Capitoline Dry, a grain neutral spirit with white wine and
botanicals, $29.99 a bottle, with 19.7% alcohol by volume, made by Green
Hat distilling for Peter Pasten, a vermouth-style spirit to be fully
enjoyed, made here locally in Ivy City, Washington DC, come try some,
get your Capitoline on!
WINE by Chris and Tony - 3 for $33!
1) Valdrinal de SANTAMARIA, a 2016 Rueda Verdejo dry white, On
Special for $12.99, 3 for $33, 6 for $60! A lovely bright refreshing
treat from Spain!
2) 2014 dry white Weingut Stadt KLINGENBERG, On Special for $12.99 (
a ridiculous price for this! ), a Churfranken blanc de noir Franken,
trocken wine made from Pinot Noir, 3 for $33, 6 for $60! HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED!
3) Le rose, from Corbieres, Southwest France, 2016, from the
DOMAINE du GRAND PLANAL, from Stephan Roger, a Languedoc dry rose made
from 100% Cinsault, On Special for $12.99, 3 for $33. 6 for $60 - a
lovely dry flavorful distinct treat!!!! Venez l'acheter!
4) A 2013 dry red blend from Chile's Maule valley, from BOTALCURA ,
a blend of 60% Syrah, 40% Malbec - flavorful, tasty, best with a meal,
medium-bodied, try it again for the very first time! You read right,
always delivers.
AND - ' Other ' Wines we recommend -
1) Vino de Agricoltores from Spain's Utile Requena region, AULA is
#13.99 a bottle, a 2017 Macabeo dry white ( they use the Macabeo to make
sparkling Spanish Cava as well as still versions without sparkle like
this one ), with 12% alcohol, exciting and fresh and something to really
get excited about!
2) Robert Debuisson BROUILLY 100% Gamay, On Special for $13.99 a
bottle, 2016, lovely to sip, charming, pretty, pure, pleasing, chill 40
minutes and enjoy with or without food.
3) 4 Mil Cepas from Toro, Spain, On Special for $16.99, made from
100% Tinta de Toro, 8 months in oak barrels, with 14% alcohol by volume,
this over-delivers for the money, certified organic by Sohiscert, I
really enjoyed this, a real fine mouth-feel, real wine, and at a superb
price, best eventually with food after enjoying most of a second glass.
Si si si si si.
4) Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz, 2015, from PENFOLDS in South Australia,
wow, we got a deal and this is quite the very special wine, a dry red
famous blend from PENFOLDS to enjoy with a meal, $59.99. Come get a
bottle before it is all done!
5) ' American Summer ' , a dry sparkling rose from California from
CHANDON, $21.99 a bottle, - a great gift, something special and pleasing
and the label is the whole bottles with pink waves and deeper pink red
waves floating on the surface and just below all the red perky perked
preening lips, ooohhhhhh yeah! Thinking of you Tess now! Call us with
your good news! We are cheering you and waiting!
WEEK'S TASTINGS -
TONIGHT - Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 5-8PM : I taste to celebrate Nelson
Mandela Day today the @EaglesNest South African Sauvignon Blanc, $19.99 a
bottle! Come celebrate with me!
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3rd, 2018 , 5-8PM : We have Craig Mauro and Klaus
Scroder here of his family's ALTA CIMA winery in Chile, Valle de Lontue,
with three wines to taste :
1) 4.090 Gewurztraminer, 2017, $13.49 a bottle - nicely silky dry and bright with good grip and firm flesh, too!
2) 4.090 Carmenere 2015 Reserva , also from the Lontue Valley in
Chile, a fine medium-bodied rich food wine with some bolder flavors that
are fleshed-out by the food.
3) Ensamblaje K dry red blend 2015 of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon and
26% Syrah , 17% Petit Verdot, and 5% Carmenere - a treat to thoroughly
wrap your tongue and lips around, to savor, luxuriate, elevate your
senses to soaring new lofty heights, especially when adding food!
Something off the grill, sizzling, enjoy! Si si si si si!
FRIDAY, October 5th, 2018 ( 5-8pm ) : WE had scheduled a tasting
with LVDH Imports , and earlier today because of an emergency it was
cancelled by them. I have reached out to both Robert Kennedy and to
Franceen Kahng to see if either can come and taste from their excellent
Italian portfolio? More to follow soon! Stay-tuned.
SATURDAY, October 6th, 2018 ( 2-6PM ) : We have a great Michael
Downey wine-tasting to celebrate Michael and say " grazie and thanks '
for all that he added to the wine world. I worked with Michael, and this
will be nice to remember him and his checker cars, his vine and steel
traveling wine sampler equipment, his expressions like : " in a few "
... and so much more. Join Brennan his son and the ' new ' sales person
they have hired to take care of our account as we try some D&N
Primitivo, some super Tuscan 3-liter box wine from Count Ferdinand
Guichiardino, and still-to-be-decided - more!?! Exciting soooooo!
SO : thanks for everything, you all are the very very very best! We
are thrilled to have you as customers. We are thrilled to be here to
assist you in any way that we can. Cheers, and thanks again for
everything!
SCRAMBLING, so much happening here in our wonderful Cleveland Park
neighborhood , .... taking advantage from our 2-DAY Still-Wine (
Non-Sparkling SALE on 12 or More Bottles of wine , OR : Any 1 bottle of
still-non-sparkling wine over $20 a bottle - On Wed. 5th and Thurs.
6th, 2011 ) : SAVE 20% OFF on the marked sticker prices, even if the
still-non-sparkling wines are already on sale! SAVE / SAVE and SAVE Some
More Here At Cleveland Park Wines , Beer and Spirits! I like the sound
of that. If you cannot come by call us at : 202-363-4265 or respond to
this email with any order that you might have. We can also deliver this
to you to your house or apartment here in Washington D.C. at your
convenience. CALL US.
RED BURGUNDY SALE Wine Alert :
BUT HEY, That's Only One Thing Happening here this week. We also
have all this week wines arriving that are going to be on DEEP
DISCOUNTS! Today we have some great red burgundy wines coming from the
Jeanne-Marie De Champs selections.
1) RAPET PERE & FILS " En Bully " 2008 Bourgogne On
Special for $19.99 / Reg : $29.99 a bottle ) : smooth, classic style,
medium-to-light bodied : gets richer and fuller as it opens gracefully
on it's own time. You can't rush burgundy. You will be sorry if you do!
2) RENE LECLERC Gevrey Chambertin On Special for $39.99 / Reg :
$47.99 : pretty drop-dead amazing as it opens ever so gracefully, wings
unfurling, like petals of a flower responding to the sound, to the
light - to the oohs and ahhs that we emit as we slowly taste and sip.
3) FERY Cote De Beaune On Special for $29.99 / Regularly
$36.99 : more up-front fruit, more a blend of the old and new world
styles. Medium-bodied and really quite flattering to the palate. Easier
to sip and delight and feel rather expansive and contented with oneself
and one's lot in life. Oh yeah.
Real Value-Champagne SALE Alert :
Incredible LOUIS De VARENCY N.V. ( non-vintage ) brut dry French
champagne On Special for $28.99 a bottle. We have already gone through
three drops of this and it is now getting really low so come get some
while we still have it! Unbelievably smooth , bright and refreshing and
MOST OF ALL : elevating!
WE ALSO ARE RECEIVING Italian Wines :
FROM THE NEIL EMPSON PORTFOLIO -
TWO Whites -
1) BUCCI 2008 Verdicchio CI Dei Castelli di Jesi DOC
half-bottles ( 375ml size , easy to take on picnics and to concerts or
on hikes ) : On Special for $13.99. It does not get more complex or more
laden with mineral " jewels " and essences of citrus and " grounding "
earth and land and roots that stretch to the opposite ends of the earth.
Now that's a stretch : that's one big reach! It's in the taste : just
like a great bottle of red : there are volumes of stories here, layers
upon layers of flavors that become decipherable with attention and
patience and practice.
2) FARNESE Pecorino Casale Vecchio 2008 On Special for $13.99.
I need to try this again. It's been six months since I last had it so I
will open a bottle here in the store tomorrow during the sale.
Six Dry Reds -
1) MATANE Primitivo 2007 On Special for $13.99. The California
Zinfandel in the DNA tests matches up the most closely to the Primitivo
grape. Pretty heady and intoxicating dry red. Feel the earth and the
grapes from the vines that together with the roots connect the soil with
the air and all the elements and gather them together into one
series/flights of tastes on the one's palate when one is patient and not
in a rush! Cheers.
2) PODERI COLLA Pinot Noir ( Pinot Nero ) " Campo Romano "
DOC On Special for $27.99. This is from the Piemonte region of Italy
that is responsible for the great barolos and Barbarescos of the world.
Here we have something more velvety and elegant and certainly lighter,
too for meals that require something perhaps with more subtle, refined
flavors?
3) PODERI COLLA Dolcetto d'Alba " Pian Balbo " 2008 On Special
for $13.99. Here we have a really famous, great everyday dry red from
the Piemonte that delivers the ol-world/traditional style of wine-making
that is pretty enthralling and mermerising especially when combined in
these cooler days and nights with some good comfort foods. Cheers.
4) PODERI COLLA Nebbiolo D'Alba magnums ( 1.5ml bottle size
which is double the normal 750ml bottle ) 2007 On Special for the very
reasonable price of ONLY $39.99 a bottle! This is the grape that makes
the Barolo and the Barbaresco wines that are so famous. In a magnum size
like this the wine ages ever so more gracefully and is slower to reveal
all of it's layers and layers of hidden charms. This is a FABULOUS DEAL
to buy and give or to keep and to wait for that special/right time to
enjoy it when the stars and everything else are aligned just so! 5)
TERRABIANCA Merlot " Il Tesoro " 2005, On Special for $33.99, this is
from a great producer as well, this time in Tuscany. Between PODERI
COLLA and TERRABIANCA we have sold hundreds of cases over the past ten
years. We have had the owner of PODERI COLLA and the international sales
manager of TERRABIANCA here at least two-three times over these past
ten years as well. They are family, they are genuine, they make
top-flight/ world-class dry Italian red wines and you all have supported
them over the years. Come again tomorrow, Wed and Thursday and buy
these individually or include them in a case and save 20% OFF your
purchase ( as long as each bottle is over $20 ). WHAT INCREDIBLE DEALS!
THERE ARE MANY MORE " Goodies " But No More Time so you will all
have to come and be surprised and pleased! You will not be disappointed I
promise you that.
SO : COME SEE US - I will open some of these bottles and share them with you.
HERE'S WHAT'S IN STORE For This Week's Tastings :
TONIGHT, Wed. Oct. 4th, 2011 : Hugh Hamilton of his own winery
in the Mclaren Vale of South Australia came by this morning to say : "
g'day ". We spoke for awhile and he is able to come by this evening at 5
PM and be here to taste what we had in the store of his on such notice :
some Jim Jim Shiraz ( $13.99 ) and some of his Mongrel Sangiovese dry
red blend ( $18.99 ) 2009 vintage. This will be great : come by and meet
a real icon / a classic in the Aussie wine business.
HOT OFF THE PRESS : Mark Congdon of J.W. Sieg Imports will be
at Bistro Lepic On Wisconsin Avenue N.W. on Tuesday, 11th of October
pouring the French wines of Les Perles : 1) dry white Viognier 2010 and
the 2) LES PERLES 2007 Mourvedre 100% BOTH On Special for $13.99 or
maybe even less ( they are both : killer " - I just quickly sampled them
and will buy them for the store as they are excellent. The red is lush
and svelte and so EASY, the white dips and soars high like the tail
feathers of an eagle - what vistas, what fancies, what ribald meals and
stories one can live out themselves! GO SEE MARK from 6-8PM for these
Languedoc- Rousillon wines!
TOMORROW : If Hugh Hamilton has time he will be back from
5-8PM and we will pour his Chardonnay and his Shiraz. It will be fun, it
will be Aussie, and it will all be anticipation of our BIG-THEME Aussie
Wine-Tasting on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 from 5:30-8:30PM. You
will have to come to that and live/experience the Aussie
life-mantra-life-style-spell-
FRIDAY, October 7th, 2011 ( 5-8PM ) : We will have both the Virginia wines of CARDINAL POINT with Sarah Gorman that is the wife of wine-maker Peter Gorman. Reds and white including a Barrel Select Chardonnay ( $19.99 ) and some delicious Cabernet Franc red called Rockfish Red ( $20.99 ) and more - a " Union " red blend also that includes 30% Tannat ( $27.99 ), and a dry white blend called A6 that is Viognier and Chardonnay blended together ( $22.99 ). We will also pour on Friday and on Saturday some of the CHATEAU LA BIANCA wines of Oregon that includes a dry elegant Pinot Noir ( $17.99 ) , a dry white Pinot Gris ( $14.99 ), an unoaked Chardonnay On Special for $11.99, and an off-dry Riesling. Theresa Morisson will stop by to assist pouring. JOIN US as we celebrate and draw attention also to the " Hoof Fund " ( suggested donation of $10 a person ) to provide support police horses in the form of funds, materials, labor, and public awareness - and much more. We may even have a mounted park police officer stop by to lend a hand and a visual delight, too.
SATURDAY, October 8th, 2011 ( 2-6PM ) : WE have Theresa
Morrison here to pour both some of the South African wines of BEAUMONT
and BLAAUWKLIPPEN as well as more of the CHATEAU BIANCA wines of
Oregon. JOIN US : NEVER any charge. The donation is simply suggested
but certainly not mandatory so please do stop by and help us celebrate.
It will be memorable.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS : For our Great Lakes Brewing Company
Dinner at DINO On Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 starting at 6:30 PM for
the reception, the dinner starts at 7PM. Cost is $49 a person plus tax
and gratuity, Call owners Dean and Kay at DINO to make your
reservations. ALL the beers at the dinner will be available for sale
here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. Ask Santos about this when
you are here next and do call and make reservations for the dinner. You
will have a grand time. Dean and Kay run a tip-top operation and
everyone really has a great time and also a great deal, too.
I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS and am sorry for that and
will make up for it soon as I get back into my regular emails. These are
a bit shorter and do not include as much as I would like and so I will
add those things back in starting next week. Sorry for any
inconvenience. Check on us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines &
Spirits, on Twitter at : cpwinespirits, and at : chatwine.blogspot.com. Cheers and thanks for all your support!
COME SEE US TONIGHT and get a chance to meet icon Hugh Hamilton of
his own winery HUGH HAMILTON in the McLaren Vale of South Australia
tonight from 5PM - 7PM. No charge, join us and have fun.
CHEERS, TONY
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Tuesday Email About Week's Events, Happy Nelson Mandela Day Today, Come Tste 5-8PM, We Support All Month BReast Cancer Awareness Month & Virginia Wine Month! Cheers!
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