We Should Have Fun With Bubbly & All It's Implications, Styles, Types !
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THIS IS a FUN store email that I write today. Time to relax, time
to enjoy what we have, time to feel positive, pleased, warmed and
without stress. We are tired of being of being so stressed out by
events and situations and possibilities and situations that we have
little control over and that serve to depress, upset, disorient,
alienate, and make us sad and helpless and at times make us feel like
failures.
HEY, we are only human. We are all in the same boat and so let's
cut each other some slack and smile and try and embrace and welcome one
another.
SO to do that we have planned tomorrow's Big-Theme SPARKLING -
BUBBLY - CHAMPAGNE - wine-tasting here of 20+ types that come in all
styles, shapes, forms, countries, from dry-to-fruity, with tiny small
bubbles or fewer larger one!
I AM SO RELIEVED that I have already done my job to write about them all!
SO NOW I will have fun with all of the sparkling wine styles.
WE WILL also talk about cold-weather spirits, cocktails and drinks :
HERE ARE some to consider making -
1) Dead Rabbit Irish coffee - use the BRADY'S Irish Cream On
Special at $12.99, mix it and drink it all by itself, too. Excellent.
2) The JIMADOR Hand-Harvested Hot Shotty , make it with the
Reposado tequila, On Special for $19.99 a bottle, and enjoy the rush of
Mexican spirits!
3) HENDRICK'S Hot Gin Punch - make this with HENDRICK'S Gin,
$39.99, and let that cucumber taste, accent, softness and brightness
soar to new levels on your palate!
4) Hot Buttered Rum - this can be so warming and you can use some
of the Plantation Original Dark Double-Aged rum, or the 3-StarS Clear
rum, BOTH at $20.99 to make a great hot buttered rum to warm and soothe
and cajole you into a relaxed smiling enjoyable experience. They are
both finished in the pot-stills in Cognac, France at PIERRE FERRAND.
Cheers, sante.
5) Tea & Honey & Spice, with a Spritz of lemon - these added instead of hot water to either -
a) Rum ( DON Q , in clear or gold - $14.99 ),
b) Brandy V.S.O.P. of HARTLEY ( using imported brandy
), from SAZERAC, On Special for $10.99
c) Bourbon from JIM BEAM, their Black Extra-Aged, 1.75ml bottle, $41.99 - you can make many with this larger-sized bottle!
d) Rye from OLD OVERHOLT , a Straight Rye Whiskey ( 1.75ml bottle,
$34.99 - again more to make more or make other drinks with Rye Whiskey!
).
IN CIDER and BEERS for this colder weather TRY -
1) Red Cider, a 4-pack from WOLFER ESTATE in Long Island, New York :
a 4-pack of 355ml bottle, gluten-free, - deep rose color, really fresh
and bright, lively, exciting, tasty - liked it a lot and it was fun and
had a unique quality and taste! Made with New York State apples,
gluten-free, a nice 4-pack carrier, - ALL fun and special for the
holidays and this cold.
2) GAFFEL KOLSCH, imported German beer from the
GAFFLE Brewery in Cologne, $12.88 for a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles.
With only 4.8% alcohol by volume, this is a great way to go : blue and
gold shiny colors, fine taste, too.
3) Double Bock beer " Troegenator ", from TROEGS Independent
Brewing, handcrafted by the Troegs, $11.99, with 8.2% alcohol by volume,
a 6-pack using Magnum, German Northern and Brewer hops, with an IBU 25,
available year-round! Yes so oui!
FOUR Beaujolais Nouveau Wines from Burgundy, France to finish off the year for cocktails and relaxed parties -
FOUR Beaujolais Nouveau Wines from Burgundy, France to finish off the year for cocktails and relaxed parties -
1) Beaujolais Nouveau 2018, from DOMAINE DESCROIX, $10.99 a bottle -
so soft and mild and nice - purrrrrrFect sipping with or without food.
2) Beaujolais Nouveau 2018 from Bouchard Aine & Fils, $14.49 a
bottle - another bright and cheerful Gamay to enjoy almost anytime and
with anything.
TWO from MANOIR DU CARRA - from Frederique -
1) Beaujolais Nouveau , $9.99 - a bit more stuffing, girth, density
and intensity - always one of the favorites each and every year!
2) Beujolais Villages Nouveau, from Frederique Sambardier, owner,
$12.49 - each yoear the most popular, like the Nouveau but with more
polish, finesse and smoothness! A class-act!
We still have about three cases here assorted between these four so
come get some while you still can. These are perfect now. Chill 30-40
minutes and enjoy how vibrant they are - just like us and our FABulous
community here of Cleveland Park!!!!
WE STILL HAVE SOME of our half-off Wine-Specials, so come by and
get them while you still can. Come tomorrow and get 20% OFF on those
bottles of wines that are $19.99 a bottle or more!
SAVE BIG Every Wednesday here at CP Wine & Spirits.
TASTINGS this week -
Wednesday - tomorrow - our Big-Theme BUBBLY, 5:30-8:30PM, $15 cost that you apply later to your purchase.
Friday, December 21st - TWO Tastings -
1) We taste the VA. DR STONERS from 5-8pm =
2) We have Eric Garcia here of Tradewinds Specialty Imports here
tasting a selection of Spanish wines from the sparkling ROSSINYOLOL Brut
Rosado, $16.49, the Gran Cardiel Rueda dry white blend of Verdejo and
Viura, $12.99, the dry Bobal indigenous grape variety from TEMPERAMENTO,
$19.99, and from Argentina, the CHANARMUYO Reserva 2016 Cabernet
Sauvignon from La Rioja, $21.99 a bottle. JOIN US! Something for
everyone.
Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 : We have THREE Tastings -
1) Andrew Shapiro comes to taste his Ginger Brew non-alcoholic DC-made ginger beer 12-3pm, and
2) Tina Epstein comes to taste her fine wines from 12-2pm of EVANS
& TATE Chardonnay and Shiraz and red blend, as well as here
McWILLIAMS Chardonnay and Pinot Noir - different tastes and styles, a
nice assortment from Australia! AND
3) Kevin comes to taste the BLACKLEAF Maison Rene Laclie in Cognac,
France, On Special for $25.99 with 40% alcohol by volume, a Organic
winter wheat , a copper pot artisinal distillation - ' new and exciting !
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JOIN US ...
COME TOMORROW for our BUBBLY tasting of 20+ bottles ( the biggest event here of the year )!
PAY $15 a person - and that money can be used later when you purchase a bottle or more of anything you taste and want.
NOW for some more fun -
NOW for some more fun -
ABOUT Bubblies -
REAL French Champagne - must come from the Champagne district of
France. The three grapes in most French Champagne : Chardonnay, Pinot
Noir, and Pinot Meunier!
-A Blanc de Blancs in Champagne is 100% Chardonnay.
- Brut is dry
- Extra Dry is not as dry as Brut
- RM = Recoltant Manipulant, MN = Negociant Manipulant , CM = Commerciant Manipulant
- Grand Cru grapes represent 5% or less of the grapes grown in Champagne and they are the best
- Premier Cru grapes are a step-down from Grand Cru
-Most famous Champagne houses do not use either Grand Cru or
Premier Cru grapes, and if they do, they charge usually an arm and a leg
to you
-Vintage champagne from one vintage is considered the best by many people
-the British like aged French Champagne - aged up to ten years after release from the cellars
-Most people do not necessarily like aged French champagne
-Once released and NV ( non-vintage ) Champagne it should be enjoyed within the next two years
-some champagne is kept on the sediment for 18 months, some more,
-when the sediment is finally removed at the top of the bottle, it
is frozen ( a process developed by the widowed Clicquot a hundred years
ago ), and some still wine is put in to replace what was removed.
- the wine added can either be bone-dry without any sugar or include some.
-if the added wine and brandy has any sweetness it will not be
labelled Sauvagem Brut Integral, Brut Zero, Natur , Natural, Nature
ALL Fun and Interesting
-Prosecco is perhaps the most popular sparkling wine here today
because it has bigger and fewer bubbles and is easier to sip and
immediately appreciate
-Valdobbiadene makes the fines Prosecco as it grows the best Gerla Prosecco grapes ( Cartizze being the very best! ),
- Franciaccorta from Italy is the only sparkling wine many people
in the wine business says rival real French Champagne - you will try two
tomorrow
-Cava is the Spanish word for sparkling spumante wine
-In Spain the grapes usually used are Parellada, Trepat for the dry
rose, and one other? Sometimes the French grapes of Pinot Noir and
Chardonnay are used, and
- in one case with have used tomorrow the Rhone grapes of Grenache ( Garnacha + Monastrell = Mourvedre + Pinot Noir ) - wow
- Sekt is the word for dry in Germany
- we will taste a German dry Riesling
- We will try a Greek dry Xinomavro - a red grape variety
- We will try two fine California sparkling wines, too from CHANDON
-We will learn about the grape Raboso Veronese in Veneto, Italy - fun!
- We will learn about the Cremant style of French sparkling wines from Burgundy tomorrow
- We will try the French Savoie wines tomorrow - sparkling = vin
mousseux - that uses the indigenous grapes of Molette and Altesse
grapes!
- WE WILL LEARN< ENJOY, celebrate -
ONE OF US turns 65 soon, and we will celebrate that, too. More on that when you ask me.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING , you all are the very best! We could not be here without you - we love you!
NOTE - I got an email from someone in the business that started : "
Tony, you know I love you ... " I have not been able to get that out of
my head because I know it is only meant in part, but reading it makes
me feel ggod, all day good!
SO - once again I say , we love you. Hopefully you will feel as
good from reading this as I have all day today! Cheers, happy
holidays! TONY
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