Wednesday, April 2, 2014

BOM DIA TODOS, Circuito BRASILEIRO Degustacao Porto Alegre 01 Abril 2014 - Obregado Maria Amelia Duarte Flores, Adri Wiest, Sonia Denical. PIZZATO, PERICO : Exciting Wine News / Events / Pictures / All From Facebook Postings This March 30-April 1st, 2014 In Porto Allegre, Brasil With Big Wine-Tasting : Hard To Keep Up! But Well Worth It! Tim Tim !


This is just the start, I want to get this posted as it is so current and I will add to it as I have a chance! Cheers,  Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn : I wish that I had been at this tasting!    4/2/2014  A gray Wednesday here in northern Virginia as I get ready to start my day now ...  TONY






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Amanhã Circuito de Degustação de Vinhos Brasileiros em Porto Alegre; a Pizzato convida para provar os vários vinhos BRasileiros que fazem sucesso no nosso país e no exterior, e em particular os nossos vinhos das marcas PIZZATO e FAUSTO. Tim-tim.
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Mais um dia de vindima...vitorioso!!!
E nas vitórias... é merecido...Pericó Cave Rosé Brut 2010...Santé!
Another day of harvest ... victorious!
And in WINS ... is deserved ...Pericó Basement Brut Rosé 2010 ... Santé! (Translated by Bing)
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73 DAYS TO GO: 73,531 fans are expected to fill the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro for the Brazil 2014 Final. Who do YOU want to see lift the FIFA World Cup in this hallowed ground? http://fifa.to/1pvRNiW
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

'Nouveau Visages ' / ' New Faces ' Of Bordeaux Wines With Mark Congdon Of J.W. Sieg Like The CHATEAU LA COUDRAIE 2010 Bordeaux Vignobles Jolivet Proprietaires A Soussac, Gironde, Bordeaux, France : We Tried The 2009 Pictured Here


We sell the CHATEAU LA COUDRAIE 2010, $13.99 on the left pictured above here - though we originally tasted the 2009 vintage : both fabulous vintages of Bordeaux wines when our local J.W. Sieg rep Mark Congdon brought all these 2009 dry red Bordeaux to sell way back when they were originally released.




Mark tasted us on them here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits at 3423 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington D.C., 20008, Tel : 202-363-4265, and we bought several of them including the two above towards the right with Heart-Shaped motifs. They sold well. They were very young and needed more time to cellar - another year or so, but most everyone bought and drank them immediately.





Mark was generous and shared them with our two wine resp on the left, as well as the lady in white on the right and her chef boyfriend that is holding some in his glass.






We share everything at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits,m always have. That's the only way to do it, the only way I see to do it anyway.






It's fun to see the colors of the wines - vibrant and inviting, sometimes clear and sometimes more opaque. I love the reflections I capture as well in the colors of the wines.




Sometimes the pictures really are captivating, and together like this they tell a story.




Look at the beautiful color above of the 2009 CHATEAU LA COUDRAIE : makes me want to have another glass tout-de-suite! S'il vous plait Mark?!?




Fitting to end here with Mark pouring and visible, focused, serious, professional! I will have to call our ' new ' rep and see if more of the 2010 is still ' disponible ' - available to us? Cheers, sante, enjoy ... spring has finally sprung on this late April Fool's Night, April 1st, 2014 that has just changed 12 minutes ago to Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 ...  thanks again Mark...  Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn


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Come Meet & Taste With Mary Olson The Owner Of AIRLIE Vineyards In Oregon's Willamette Valley, Thurs. April 3rd, 2014 from 5-8PM, No Charge! Everyone Welcome!! Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Store Email Of Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 Happy April Fool's Day!


Cleveland Park Wine Cleveland Park Beer, Liquor & Wine
Featuring a wide, international selection of fine wines, micro-brews and spirits

IT'S HAPPENING / BIG 20% OFF SALE & More! 2 DAYS TO SAVE BIG HERE TODAY, Tues.
April 1st, & Wed. April 2nd!

DRIVING TO WORK I FELT SPECIAL as it's April 1st, 2014, the sun is out, it's
bright and fresh and a bit breezy, too. I shivered slightly as I walked out my
front door awhile ago and realized that the warmth of the day was still to come,
the sooner-the-better! I am ready as I am sure we all are. It was funny for me
to think yesterday that my long pants might have been just a tad too hot, that
being bathed in bright sunshine that shorts might have been the preferred way to
go?!?

TODAY WILL BE THE TEST : Gags, and jokes and scrambled names and messages and
pranks from well-wishers and friends and neighbors. What does this day hold in
store for you all? Can you even imagine? Maybe a great promotion, a raise in
rank as our neighbor is receiving officially today. How exciting for him and his
gathered family.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ALL ABOUT this week. It's an exciting time for all of us,
really it is but there are so many things to consider and be on top of, as much
as is humanely possible?! It's not easy and yet it can be done.

HERE @ CLEVELAND PARK WINES & SPIRITS there have been so many exciting changes :

1) Two ' new ' , young, ambitious, hard-working men with real ' ideas ' of how
to advance the store in these really trying times  ...

2) Michel Dumas got a great chance to manage a store that is opening and to
start fresh and continue with his retail experience helping his new customers ,
' au revoir ' et merci Michel, grazie Michel!...

3) PULPO has closed and so now the owners of the Cleveland Park Bar & Grill will
be opening a ' new barbecue ' restaurant - Lavandou may come back, and we are
still waiting to see what goes into DINO's space? ...

4) Our shelves have been completely reorganized by Joe that is working here now
part-time. When I am not here he will be to help you all. That is his primary
job, to be here and to help you with whatever you may want or need? He has great
retail experience already and some valuable wholesale experience, too. From
everything that I have heard he is doing really well here so far. Welcome Joe.

5) The signage on the walls now needs to be fixed and will be to correspond to
the ' new ' organization that Joe has steadily worked at here on both walls of
the store. It's still a work-in-progress but it sure is going well! Thanks Joe.

6) PASSOVER IS COMING and tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 there will be a
big-drop of kosher wines for you all to choose from. COME and take advantage of
our Wednesday sale - three parts, SAVE here and be proactive about Passover, be
ready earlier so you have more time to enjoy it.

7) EASTER IS COMING and we have ordered for that as well and over the next two
weeks we will be receiving many wines that will be perfect to celebrate Easter.

8) THE SPACE in the store is larger and there is less room to put things than
before, SO : we will gradually be growing into this ' newly-liberated ' space of
ours , AND , there will, of course be some growing pains in all of this.

9) PLEASE BE PATIENT and UNDERSTANDING with us and please do voice any opinions,
concerns, observations , as many of you have already done. That's the only way
we know there is something to be considered that effect your better shopping
experience here.

10) MORE WEEKLY ACTIVITY with events like the one on this Thursday , April 3rd,
2014 with wine owner Mary Olson of the AIRLIE Winery,  Monmouth, OR, 97361, go
to : www.airliewinery.com (503) 838-6013 for more info. Come join us from 5-8PM
and taste with Mary Olson. I just spoke to her this morning. She's already here
in our region working with Olivia Bombart of the VOILA Collection Imports that
bring us these delightful wines from Oregon. Oscar, Olivia's husband will be
here on hand with Mary Olson this Thursday. May of you already know Oscar as he
has tasted here many times his portfolio of wines.

11) WE WILL RETURN to doing our ' Big-Theme ' Monthly Wine-Tastings and they
will now be on Tuesday evenings. I am working on the next one right now and will
tell you more as it falls more into place. They will be from 5-8PM on Tuesday
evenings and will cover specific themes and include an assortment of anywhere
between 25-40 wines.

12) OUR WEBPAGE that has been down way-too-long will be fixed again so that I
may keep that updated as well as daily-updating our Facebook Page at : Cleveland
Park Wines & Spirits. That will be great as many of you like the convenience of
using a web page more than a Facebook page or Twitter.

13) OUR TWITTER presence is expanding slowly as we continue to add things there
to bring to your attention. Out two accounts for Twitter and following us are :
cpwinespirits,  ALSO : wineenabler. Do Follow us, do LIKE us on Facebook, too.
Stay connected with us.

14) KEEPING YOU ALL constantly happy, that's our mission, that's our goal.
NOTHING is more important than that. Nothing.

15) BEING HERE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD is essential, too. We try and include things
about the neighborhood always to keep you all abreast of any developments that
we are made aware of. Cheers, and thanks!

BUT HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BEER ?!? Santos!

1) " Old Horizontal " Barleywine-Style Ale from VICTORY Brewing Company (
$8.99 a 1 Pt. 6 Fl. Oz bottle, 11% Alcohol by volume, Downington, PA. go to :
www.victorybeer.com for more information ) : " Low on the horizon the winter
moon reclines, resting up for warmer times. While inside our homes the warmth
abounds, as dearest friends are gathered ' round. In cheerful moods we
gratefully sup, robust Barleywine ale from the cup! ... " Sounds grand to me, am
I invited?!?

2) Pure Brewed Organic USDA  Lager Beer from SAMUEL SMITH Old Brewery -
Tadcaster - ( $4.99 a 1 Pt. 2.7% bottle/ 550ml , Tadcater, UK ) : " A flavorful
lager brewed only from the PUREST ingredients : organic malted barley, organic
hops, yeast and water."

3) Oak Aged Beer / Irish Whisky Cask - brewed in small batches - from
INNIS & GUNN hand-crafted Scottis Beer, limited edition  ( $11.99 a 4-pack of
11.2Fl. Oz bottles, 7.4% alcohol by volume, Edinburgh, Scotland, go to :
www.innisandgunn.com for more info ) : " Scottish stout matured using Irish
whisky barrels."

4) Spiced Orange Alcoholic Ginger Beer from CRABBIE'S ( $9.99 a 4-pack ,
4.8% alcohol by volume, 11.2 Fl. Oz bottles ) : " Following a secret recipe, the
steeped ginger is matured for eight weeks. It's then combined with real Orange
Extract giving a deliciously distinctive flavor."

LIQUEUR - LIQUOR From MALKIT & JAGIR :

1) Shine On GEORGIA MOON Apple Pie " It's Apple Pie " ( On Special for
$10.99 a 750ml bottle, 35% alcohol by volume , bottled by the Johnson Distilling
Co., Bardstown, Kentucky ) : " Corn whiskey with natural apple pie flavor and
caramel color."

2) Aged 12 Years Blended Scotch Whisky from GRAND MACNISH ( $25.99 a 750ml
bottle, 40% alcohol by volume , Glasgow, Scotland ) : When I tasted this the
other day with Vince Grande I was quite impressed and we bought it as well as
another that Vince will come and taste here on Saturday, April 26th, 2014 from
2-6PM. Cheers.

3) 1er Cru de Cognac ' Grand Champagne - Selection Des Anges ' PIERRE
FERRAND  Appellation Gognac Grande Champagne Controlee ( On Special for $159.99
a bottle a 750ml bottle ) : This is the creme-de-la-creme, the top-niveau, the
very best, the most special and silky and velvety and smooth that it ever gets!
It is what the angels drink as it is the quality of what evaporates as it is
being made. Wonderful and rare and a treat to make any occasion as special as it
can ever be, EVER! That's why it is not given away, hard to produce,
time-consuming, a treasure and we are thrilled to have a few bottles to offer
you. Cheers, sante!

4) Imported Vodka Triple Distilled from CARDINAL ( $24.99, 40% alcohol by
volume, Orangeburg, New York , produced and bottled by Henri Viek,
Sheidam-Holland ) : " new and exciting! "

5) Barrel Proof Straight Rye Whiskey from REDEMPTION ( $72.99 a bottle,
121.3 Proof , 60.65% alcohol by volume Bardstown barrel selection ,
www.bardstownbarrelselections.com ) : " Aged six years American Straight Rye
Whiskey... distilled in the Indiana heartland &... "

6) Jamaica rum  EXTRA Aged 12 Years from APPLETON ESTATE ( $33.99 a 750ml
bottle, 43% alcohol by volume ) : What a great gift, what a treat! Something
special to share with a loved one ...

WINE :

From AIRLIE, Oregon : Come Taste this Thursday from 5-8PM :

1)  AIRLIE Estate Bottled Muller Thurgau 20009, Willamette Valley ( $16.99,
10.5% alcohol by volume,  15305 Dunn Forest Road , Monmouth, OR. 97361, ( 503 )
836-6013  , go to : www.airliewinery.com for more info ) ...

2) AIRLIE 2011 Oregon Medium-Dry Riesling ( $15.99 a bottle, 13.7% alcohol
by volume ...

3) AIRLIE Dry Gewurztraminer 2007 ( $14.99 , 12.9% alcohol by volume ) ...

We will also taste the dry Pinot Gris and the Pinot Noir red as well!

From Joel Et Sandrine Duffau , Bordeaux, France :

1) Entre-Deux-Mers 2013 from the CHATEAU LES ARROMANS ( $11.99,  12% alcohol
by volume , Moulon, Gironde, Bordeaux, France ) : clean, crisp, steely and
bright!

2) 2012 Dry Red Bordeaux blend from the CHATEAU LES ARROMANS ( $11.99 a
750ml bottle, 13.5% alcohol by volume ) ... flavorful, balanced, a nice sipping
dry red for this spring that has sprung! GREAT VALUE, too!!

3) 2012 Bordeaux Superieur from the CHATEAU LA MOTHE DU BARRY ( $12.99 a
bottle, 13.5% alcohol by volume, more flavorful, bolder, more complexity, more
depth ... a great wine when you grill or marinate your food. Tasty!

SAVE TONIGHT & TOMORROW :

TUESDAYS :

1) BUY ANY sparkling wine bottle over $20 a bottle and SAVE 15% OFF the
marked sticker price ( except for VEUVE CLICQUOT ).
2) Mix six or more bottles and save 10% OFF the marked sticker prices.
3) BUY 12 or more bottles of sparkling or still wine and SAVE 15% OFF the
marked sticker prices.
Includes Port, Sherry, Marsala, Madeira, Sake.

WEDNESDAYS :

1) BUY ANY Still Wine over $20 a bottle and SAVE 20% OFF the marked
sticker prices.
2) BUY SIX or MORE bottles of still ( non-sparkling wine ) and SAVE 15%
OFF the marked sticker prices.
3) BUY TWELVE OR MORE non-sparkling wines and SAVE 20% OFF the marked
sticker prices.
INCLUDED are Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala and Sake.
MIX THINGS UP. Have fun, get more of what you want this way. spread out
your experiences, too.

SAVE , SAVE, SAVE MORE @ CP WINES!

WEEK'S TASTINGS :

THURSDAY , April 3rd, 2014 ( 5-8PM ) : With owner Mary Olson of the AIRLIE
Oregon Winery, Join Us, Never any charge!

FRIDAY, April 4th, 2014 ( 5-8PM ) : We have a VINI Inc. tasting for you all. We
will use the Pinot Noir Thracian 2011 from Bulgaria, $10.99  that everyone
already loves and re-introduce some of the ' other ' VINI wines. Come and be
surprised.

SATURDAY, April 5th, 2014 ( 2-6PM ) : We have John Spina with his portfolio of
The Spanish Wine Importers, LLC with four fine Spanish wines : 1) Sios ' Les
Creus ' 2010, $21.99 a 85% Tempranillo & 15% Garnacha with a fresh and fruity
character...  2) Dinarel dry red blend of Garnacha, Syrah and Carignano from
Emporta, Spain , $9.99 ...   3) Isa Belino , a dry white Verdejo from Rueda,
Spain $9.99 a bottle, ...  and the  4) Santes dry red blend from Monsant, $17.99
a bottle. COME TASTE, join us ...

I KNOW I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS but it's time to send this now to you all.
Thanks for everything, we really appreciate it. Come see us, stop in, chat, be
here a spell ... cheers,  TONY
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PRAVIS Vigneti Delle Dolomiti Pinot Grigio Indicazione Geografica Tipica Tested With David Enright Of Grappoli Imports Awhile Back!






I have been working with Grappoli Imports now for years, ever since I received in the mail at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits a letter announcing that they were a ' new Italian wine ' company with noteworthy wines at very fine values. I was dubious at first but with time with the persistent and professional work of President Alberto I tasted over a period of visits and was slowly won over.






David Enright that hails from Perth, western Australia took over and our business with Grappoli Imports at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits ( 3423 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. , 20008, 202-363-4265  anthony.quinn@clevelandparkwines.com  in Cleveland Park a ' happenin' place ' ! ) has continued.





One of the wines that has been consistently popular and a great performer, as well as great value , is the PRAVIS Pinot Grigio that we buy repeatedly as many of our customers ask for it by name. Dr. Erica their oenologue and family member came to visit here with David ( there's a blog on her here as well at chatwine.blogspot.com that you can find in the search engine here and read ) and that was great, too. We have used other wines by PRAVIS like their excellent Muller Thurgau, Chardonnay.

PRAVIS represents some of the very best and I hope someday to visit them. That would be great. I would enjoy that enormously.

In the meantime we continue to sell PRAVIS very well at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits in our nation's capitol. Grazie Erica, Alberto e David, e a presto : Caio!  Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn  4/11/2014   on this Friday morning here in northern Virginia before I drive into work to sell more PRAVIS and more fine wines of Grappoli Imports as well. Cheers,  TONY
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Anthony Quinn Revisits : Joh. Jos. Prum, Ty Ku, Peak Organic Beer, Fabbioli Cellars, Leesburgh, VA., Domaine Saint Andre De Figuiere, Couly-Dutheil, Chinon, Quinta Do Cotto, Ch. Grande Cassagne, Costieres de Nimes, Katarina Prum : Wow, So Many Fine Wines, From May 15th, 20009 To Now!


I'M FEELING A BIT LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS right now as I get ready to start my week here in Cleveland Park at Cleveland Park Beers, Wines & Spirits. It's a demanding, really rewarding place to work and to help serve some of the needs of our community. I love this part of the job : being here for as many of you as we possibly can : how could Santos, Mike, Ravi, Antonio, Sofredo, Ved or I feel any more connected with the flow and the energy that our neighborhood generates? I don't think that it is possible.

     
     WE HAVE AGAIN MORE THINGS LINED UP FOR YOU THIS WEEK than we can possibly mention here though I do try my best to mention as many as possible. I've got a full shelf behind me jammed with bottles that deserve mention and I will try and mention as many of them from the magnum bottle of BEAUMONT 2006 Shiraz ( ON SALE for $39.99 , reg : $52.99 ) to the JOH. JOS. PRUM 2007 Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett German Mosel Riesling, $46.99 ) signed by owner Katharina Prum : " Prost! ".
     THE UPGRADES TO THE STORE are progressing smoothly as we find better ways to clear the space and create a better flow of traffic through our rectangular-long-shaped store. The response has overall been really positive and supportive and that's a great feeling for us as it takes effort, planning and lots of trial-and-error to get things right. Please weigh-in with your opinions : it's an on-going project and so far so good. I think that overall everyone really likes our new wood racks for our wines. It's easier to see so many lined up side-by-side like this to make choosing both easier and more fun. Do you all agree with that?

    
     LAST WEEK'S EVENTS really generated a whole lot of stir and buzz here as we had wine owners and winemakers here starting on last Monday with the winemaker from GLEN CARLOU, Paarl, South Africa to Katharina Prum ( the owner with her father of Joh. Jos. PRUM, Mosel, Germany : home of great Rieslings ) to Doug Fabbioli ( owner and winemaker of FABBIOLI CELLARS, Leesburg, Loudun County, Virginia. It's great when you can come and meet and taste with them. You can get all your questions answered, signed bottles as gifts and cards in case you plan to visit that part of the world that they are from. It's a " WIN-WIN " situation any way you look at it : and so personal, too.
     We even had Anna Tyack our French rep for SAINT ANDRE DE FIGUIERE and COULY-DUTHEIL here tasting and explaining her wines as well. Anna is from the Champagne region of France ( Reims with the glorious stained-glass windows in the cathedral there ). Go to : chatwine.blogspot.com for pictures and more of the stories of these events here at Cleveland Park.
     WINES TO KNOCK YOUR PALATE OFF IT'S TONGUE :

        1) " Landau " Semi-Sweet 2006 Coastal Region, South African BLAAUWKLIPPEN white, $11.99 is more complex and flavorful than one would believe. It's really not sweet : more intensely fruity with large dollops of mineral and citrus. It's a fascinating wine really that will slowly drag you around to it's way of tasting, pleasing and tongue-magic.

        2) 100% Cabernet Franc from the French Loire town of Chinon , the COULY-DUTHEIL " Les Gravieres " d'Amador Abbe de Turpenay, $19.49 is drinking beautifully now. It's got just the right amount of spice, pepper, edge, verve, zip and splash with a touch of a chill to impress and relieve almost any palate as we head into these warmer days soon in Washington D.C. It showed fabulously this past Saturday when Anna tasted it. I wanted to just keep drinking it and yet I had to work and could only check on it's progress through the evening.

        3) Dry red Portuguese red from the Douro ; a 1994 made by the QUINTA DO COTTO ( Vinho Tinto GRande Escolha , ON SALE for $39.99   : it's also available in the 1995 vintage which is even leaner, more earthy, more visceral and toned like a fine athlete that just can't stop themselves : it needs food to flesh it out more than the heartier,beefier 1995 ) is a masterpiece of classic, European winemaking. It's a food wine first of all ; medium-bodied, real grip, grit, earth, berth, grind, smile and groan : all the emotions will pass over the features of your face ) as the wine slowly works it's way down and you begin to register one after the other of it's myriad of pleasures and charms. Food will assist you in this amazing journey : it's for a nice occasion when you can really take some time to focus on both the meal as well as this exceptional wine from an exceptional vintage in Portugal. It's still developing nicely in the bottle and showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

        4) Dry Brut Champagne ( Premier Cru ) from AUBRY ( $49.99 ), made in the Jouy-Les-Reims area of northern Champagne , this AUBRY has got so much character, rich flavor and brightness that it will take you palate at least four or more sips to really begin to understand some of the complexity and range of nuances of flavors. You've got to make time for it and really give it the time it deserves : if you do you will be more than amply rewarded. You can trust us on this.

        5) " Beau Sea " Viognier 2006 ( ON SALE for $10.99, reg: $18.99 ) from LONGVIEW in Australia's Adelaide Hills is showing quite firm, intense flavors that are best-served with a meal. The wine has developed nicely and has concentrated it's taste and has become a more serious wine at this stage of it's development. For the price and flavors it is A TRUE STEAL! Get some while you can : it won't be here for very long at this price.

        7) Shiraz 2003 from South Africa's  " Walker Bay " and made by BEAUMONT ( ON SALE for $39.99, reg: $52.99 ) is ANOTHER STEAL at this price for the wine that you get for the ridiculous price you pay in such a spectacular magnum ( double 750ml ) bottle. There are just a few left after our Big Theme South Africa tasting here last April 29th, 2009 ( Wednesday, 5:30-8:30 PM ). We tasted from the 750ml size bottle and all the earth, tar, leather extract of hard effort, labor and toil to produce this great Syrah ( called Shiraz here ) that it took. It's like a really fine Cornas or Saint Joseph from the northern Rhone valley and wears and displays openly all it's courage, strength, weaknesses, travails: it's all there to weigh-in nicely against the flavors in a well-seasoned dish with at least three others gathered around the table if not more. I could see this with lots of things I will be grilling this summer. Cheers!

      8) 2008 Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa's Stellenbosch region, made by KEN FORRESTER, $17.99 was tasted here at our Big Theme South African tasting on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 and I loved it rippling, bracing acidity. It will make a great food-pairing to enjoy with this summer's bounty of fish and grilled white meats, salads, goat's cheese, etcetera.
" Atmosphere " 2007 from SAINT ANDRE DE FIGUIERE ( Vin de Pays de Var, $9.99 ) is a near-perfect summer wine to enjoy outside when it's hot and humid and otherwise unbearable if not for the refreshing taste of this " Atmosphere ". It showed beautifully this past Saturday afternoon here when Anna Tyack tasted it to all our customers. Great value, too. 

        9) " Only Girls " 2007 dry red Syrah from Dianne's vineyard and CHATEAU D'OR Et GUEULES ( www.chateau-oret-gueules.com ) is named " Only Girls " because she only has girls and wants to name a wine after them. You alos have the " O " and the " G " for Or et Gueules : get it?!? The wine is smooth and really nice to sip with or without a meal. Medium-bodied and so fruit-forward that it will taste great with all this heat heaped onto us here in Washington D.C. soon.

       10) A dry French rose from the Costieres de Nimes region; made by the CHATEAU GRANDE CASSAGNE, this intense, deep-colored dry rose is best when paired with almost any warm-weather meals. It's a very good value, too at $10.49 a bottle. Ronnie Miller our local Robert Kacher rep will probably pour it along with the " Only Girls " this Friday afternoon ( 5-8 PM ) here in the store.
     THREE UNFORGETTABLE WINES FROM KATHARINA PRUM : Mosel, Germany : some of it's greatest Rieslings -

        1) JOH. JOS. PRUM 2007 Riesling Kabinett, $40.99 is still really young but from a great vintage. You can enjoy it now but it's still quite tight and only showing some of it's layers of flavorings and Riesling seasonings. Don't rush it : buy some now and save it for another five to ten years or even longer.

        2) JOH. JOS. PRUM 2007 Graacher Himmelreich, $46.99 from Germany's Mosel area is quite intense with a piercing bouquet of densely-packed flavors that rush over you/ sweep you off your tongue and make you feel like you are on a waterbed or lilting, lush, formidable and unabashedly excited/vocal Riesling flavors : like a party beginning to really take-off! Again, no need to rush this wine : buy some and hold them for a number of years.

        3) JOH. JOS. PRUM 2007 Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese is even broader, even more thick and viscous and deeper in all it's Riesling implications/stories/anecdotes/ditties/poems/art expressions : this is liquid opera at it's best and at those points in the performance that grab you, hold you, and bind you breathless to your chair as you are whisked off to places you want to go yet know not yet. There's magic with these liquid expressions of the Riesling Mosel grape turned-to-wine in such experienced hands. It sells for $55.99 and again should be purchased and buried away someplace safe for later retrieval. MANY OF THE BOTTLES ARE SIGNED for you to use and offer as gifts to yourself or to others. Cheers!
     BEER NEWS :  Santos Rivera our beer manager has just received three " new " beers from THE DUCK-RABBIT including " A Seasonal Specialty " , a Porter ( $7.49 ) and an Amber Ale ( $7.49 ) . The " Seasonal Specialty " is ON SALE for $13.99.

      WE TASTED WITH TIM last Saturday evening here, from PEAK Organic, Portland, Maine the " new " Pomegranate, Coriander Wheat beer that I loved : it's like a wine with all the components in balance and a great start, middle and long, lingering finish. It's also not sweet : it's impressive. Try the more biting, piercing IPA, too that we introduced from PEAK with Tim's help a month or so ago.
     LIQUOR NEWS : HOT 'N HEAVY OFF THE D.C. STREETS : TY KU imported premium Liqueur ( 40% proof ) fromChina : $33.99 ON SALE : Ty KU ASian citrus liqueur " unites all natural exotic flavors with premium asian spirits to bring you a unique experience with a clean, crisp, refreshing taste ". It got a Star Diamond award and for more info go to : trytyku.com. Enjoy ...
     RAVI has also purchased again both the DOOLEY'S Original Toffe Cream Liqueur ( NOW ON SALE for $21.99 : reg : $27.99 ) and the DOMAINE DE CANTON French Ginger Liqueur, $31.99 that we tasted with Devon this past Saturday afternoon here in the store. Devon sold many bottles of CANTON : it was our third tasting and did really well again. It's pretty exciting with a mystifying taste that draws you closer to the source with each sip.
     WEEK'S TASTINGS : NEVER ANY CHARGE : Come with family and friends -

        FRIDAY, May 15th, 2009 ( 5-8 PM ) : We have Ronnie Miller of Bobby Kacher Selections here to taste a number of dry French rose wines as well as some tasty dry whites and some Rhone-style red blends.

        SATURDAY, May 16th ( 3-7 PM ) : We have Antonio Cabibi here to taste some of his excellent French Organic wines that are tasty, well-priced, value wines to enjoy as the summer heat begins to envelop us here. We've had the wines before and they are nice, including the Pinot Noir when you sit around a grill outside and allow yourselves the chance to relax and unwind and breathe deeply/contentedly ....
     LET US KNOW HOW WE MAY BETTER ASSIST YOU with your needs, wants, desires. Come see us anytime : you are always welcome and so often a real sight for sore eyes. Cheers,  TONY
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