DO YOU PLAN to watch tonight's Presidential Debate on TV at 9PM?
WE have plenty of spirits here to rally your spirits as you do, stop
by, pick your spirit(s) of choice, like a vice, choose one, make it
official, ...
SHARE IT with friends and family, the opinions you have on
this so-called vice, or is it more like a pleasure and a spirit to rouse
and rally and bolster your mood and well-being?
WE ARE HERE to help, stop by, have a chat, let's help make all of this easier for you. Cheers!
ALSO : JOIN US tomorrow when we continue with our monthly
Big-Theme Wine-Tastings that we started earlier this year. Tomorrow's is
on the Southern Hemishpere , it is free, the next two will be free
wine-tastings as usual, in November, too. We will have six countries
represented here for you all to enjoy : Argentina, Brazil, Chile, New
Zealand, South Africa and Uruguay. This will be a great opportunity to
discover what and which of these wines will work well with our holidays
and colder weather when we need to be warmed and cheered by both our
food and wine.
BUT, BEFORE I GET THERE I want to mention some of our ' other ' specials and ' goodies ' for you all to consider trying.
BEER From Santos :
1) ' La Rossa ' Doppelbock beer ' BIRRA MORETTI, imported from
Italy, On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12 ounce bottles, with 7.2%
alcohol by volume : more to steel you and warm and charge and ignite you
here!
TWO From SCHNEIDER WEISSE :
1) ' Original ' German Hefe-Weizen Ale, Tap 7, On Special for
$3.99 a 1 pint, 9 fluid ounce bottle, with 5.4% alcohol by volume, check
it out, from Germany.
2) ' Aventinus ' Tap 6, Germany's original Wheat-Doppelbock
Ale, On Special for $4.99 a bottle, with 8.2% alcohol by volume, for a
1pint 9 fluid ounce bottle : also here to keep you snug, happy and warm -
fired-up, too!
3) " Wolf Pup Session IPA ", refreshingly hoppy from GOLDEN
ROAD Brewing, from Los Angeles, CA. : we have Mike Moran here from The
High End segment of Anheuser Busch here to say a few words about this : "
New to DC we have a highly drinkable and aromatic tropical session IPA
perfect for Redskins tailgating ". Go to @goldenroadbrew for much more
information.
BREAKING NEWS : Mike and I are sitting here now brainstorming
and getting an idea going for November here to do a Big-Theme
Ale-Beer-Tasting in Novemeber for the holidays ! Yes, that would be our
very first time to do this. Come in and tell me and Santos, Jagir and
Chris that you want us to do this, thanks!
WE NEED TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS?!? Do not be silent, tell us what we may do to improve your shopping experience here?
LIQUOR / LIQUEUR From Jagir :
1) Spice , Blood-Orange liqueur from PUR LIKOR, $26.99 a 375ml
bottle, just look at the density of color to know the committment by
owner Kiki of Germany! She is fully-invested in this fine product, with
25% alcohol by volume, what a real treat! Add it to many thinks and '
spice-up ' your life! Lovely cloud of amber colors to slip your tongur
into, luxuriate, feel free and easy and smiling as you should when you
relax, just a touch will do you, dew you, thrill you.
TWO Liquors :
1) WIDOW JANE Whiskey Distilled from a Rye Mash , American Oak
aged, using pure limestone mineral water from the Widow Jane mine in
Rosendale, NY, look at the way this unfiltered liquid that has more
stuffing and taste and character captures the light in the bottle, and
will have more ' stick-um ' on your tongue and palate, too! Yes, $52.99 a
bottle, with 45.5% alcohol by volume.
2) TEELING Whiskey Small Batch , ' the spirit of Dublin ',
Irish Whiskey, non-chilled, with 6 months in rum casks, bottled 7/14,
$40.99, with 46% alcohol by volume : both extra flavor and definition,
and more harmonious and smooth, too!
WEEK'S TASTINGS :
Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 : 5:30-8:30PM,
Join Us for our Big-Theme ' Southern Hemishere ' Wine-Tasting,
representing 6 countries : Argentina, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, South
Africa and Uruguay : wow, this is big, this is really MONUMENTAL : a
total saturation of one's palate in these fine 25+ southern hemisphere
wines : reds and whites, sparkling : something for everyone here : great
to get thinking about the holidays and what you might like to serve
with family and friends, and ALL ON SPECIAL here tomorrow when you
taste! Join us, everyone always more than welcome.
Friday, October 7th, 2016 ( 5-8PM
) : We have Robert Kennedy here tasting fine, small batch, top-flight,
distinctive, interesting, special Italian wines from all up and down the
boot of Italy, something for everyone, to make you dream more largely,
to make your smiles and contentment blossom more freely : join us,
always very special!
Saturday, October 8th, 2016 ( 2-6PM
) : We have Andrew Stover here to taste some really special wines of
Turkey, some of the very best, made with indigenous grapes as well as
international ones , some more silky - soft - smooth, others with more
bite and pull and earth and spines, some to sip, some that really
benefit food as the food benefits them right back : just like in the
movie " Pretty Woman " where Richard Gere says at the end that he is
there to ' rescue ' Julia Roberts, and she responds immediately that she
will ' rescue ; him ' right back! ' Join us, this will be a great
tasting, you will enjoy and learn much!
SO : Here is our ' Southern Hemisphere ' free- wine-tasting for you all to read about now and come and taste here tomorrow.
NOTE : This will be one of the last two ' free wine-tastings '
that we do , this one and the Big-Theme Wine-Tasting of the Northern
Hemishere on November 9th.
In Decemeber for Part ONE and Part TWO of our Bubbly Sparkling Wine
Tastings ( we will charge a niminal fee for those that will be applied
to any purchase of a wine that you make that evening ). I am mentioning
this not to upset you but to let you know now so that it is not a big
surprise for you all. We love doing these as you know , but we also have
to have a balance with it as well as sales. I have asked you all in the
past to support these by buying one bottle to show your thanks, and
that has not happened many times. Sorry to have to do this , but as much
as it is a service for you all, it is also a business.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Wine-Tasting :
TABLE Number ONE : Brazil, SALTON Winery with Wagner Alberdi, Patty and Rolf pouring for us :
1) " Intenso ' Espumante sparkling wine, $15.49, like
Prosecco, made by a Veneto family that immigrated to Brazil a long time
ago : like Prosecco, better?!?
2) ' Poetica ' dry rose espumante/ sparkling, drier, more edgy, lovely, more body, too : $17.49 a bottle, ...
3) ' Classic ' 2013 Chardonnay, $10.99 a bottle - lovely, smooth, bright.
4) " Intenso ' 2014 Sauvignon Blanc - Viognier dry white
blend, $14.49 : more body, more edge, more of a lovely food wine to
soften the edges and the weight!
5) ' Classic ' 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, $10.99, earthy,
traditional style, great with food, grilled meats and vegetables, a fine
food wine!
6) ' Intenso ' Marselan 2012 ( great vintage in Brazil! ), a
hybrid-clone from southern France that you rarely ever see any more, a
treat. heartier, beefier, more girth, body and muscle than the Cabernet
Sauvignon, a good couterpoint to this Cabernet. Discover a grape you did
not know existed. Cheers!
TABLE Number TWO : South African wines with importer Bryce McNamee :
1) Chenin Blanc 2014 from SIX HATS , Western Cape,South
Africa, $11.99, a clean, dry and fresh and lively Chenin Blanc ( Steen )
to enjoy almost anytime, pairs well with many food : Fair Trade, too.
We like that. Try on all six hats and see which one fits best?!
2) Sauvignon Blanc 2014, $16.49, from WILDEKRANS ( Estate
Wine ), from South Africa's Bot River region, : some real body, steel,
force and delicious flavor that marries so well with so many
well-seasoned dishes!
3) Shiraz 2014 from SIX HATS, also Fair Trade, this $11.99
Shiraz has fruit, pepper and spice, chill 30 minutes, delightful with
barbecue and seasond dishes, pate, rillettes and more, great value too,
from South Africa's Western Cape.
4) Pinotage 2013 from WILDEKRANS, from South Africa's Bot
River origin, an estate wine, On Special for $18.49 ( regularly $20.99 -
while this vintage lasts! ), a very tasty, assertive , flavorful yet
amazingly drinkable dry medium-bodied red with a meal. Chill 30 minutes
and get around a fire, have something on skewers sizzling and popping
away on the fire close by, and enjoy, some wild rice, some pesto, some
mild hot pepper flavors?!?
5) ' Blueprint ' Shiraz 2008 from deTRAFFORD, $41.99 a bottle,
from South Africa's Stellenbosch region, this has to be tried to be
believed : too personal to say in words, it is a very special feeling,
one we all share but different for each and every one of us!
New ", " Exciting " -Many Special Liquid Libations
TABLE Number THREE : TWO Kiwi, THREE Uruguayan wines : Andrew Stover pouring :
New Zealand : TEN SISTERS :
1) Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Single Vineyard , Marlborough, New
Zealand dry white, $18.99, close to an elegant Loire Valley Sauvignon
Blanc without much of the typical Gooseberry taste in many Kiwi
Sauvignon Blanc wines.
2) Pinot Noir 2014 , Marlborough, New Zealand, $21.99 ( great
price for this quality of Kiwi Pinot Noir ) : with polish, some lovely
tempered leanneas, some toasty, roasted flavors, medium-to-light-bodied,
charming, best with food, holds it's own with just about any flavor
taste except too hot or too spicy.
THREE From Uruguay, ARTESANA :
1) Tannat dry rose 2016, from Canelones, Uruguay, good body,
good weight, really nice grip on mouth-feel, a lovely smooth, tasty rose
to sip a glass and then dive into when the food arrives!
2) A dry red blend of Tannat, Merlot and Zinfandel ( wow,
Zinfandel in Uruguay?!? ) 2015, $17.49. some good body, some good
weight, some real heft and edge and attitude ( don't mess with it unless
you want character to stand up to your food! ), tasty, what do you
think?!?
3) Tannat 2015 from Canelones, Uruguay, $17.49, has even more
pack, girth, grid, earth, steel and punch : broad sweeps of flavors that
need food to soften them up, make them more accessible, a fine food
medium-bodied, maybe more, food wine!
TABLE Number FOUR With John & Theresa Morrison, tasting Argentina, Chile and South Africa :
Argentina :
1) Mi Terruno " espresion ' Extra Brut , Medoza, Argentina, a
delight to sip, lilting, lively, rounded, lovely, $19,99, worth every
penny of it!
2) Malbec 2013 from VIAMONTEm in Lujan de Cuyo, $18.99, a
softer, rounder, smoother, brighter, fruit-forward dry red Malbec.
Chile :
1) Little Quino 2014 Sauvignon Blanc, $19.99, made by William
Fevre, the famous French house making Chablis, this is crisp and
refreshing, really bright!
2) 2011 Pinot Noir from Chile's Leyda Valley, from LEYKEN,
only 350 cases made : stellar, dry, complex, layered, slow to open but
boy does it deliver as it does : world-class!
South Africa :
1) " Trutina " from DE MEYE in Stellenbosch, South Africa,
this is a great blend of both Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, On Special
for $26.99 a bottle, this way over-delivers for this price, what a
treat!
TABLE Number FIVE : Brian Forgren pours wines of Uruguay, of BODEGAS CARRAU :
1) Sauvignon Blanc 2015 from Cerro Chapeu, dry, clean, crisp, very flavorful!
2) Sust Vintage 2012 Brut Nature, bone-dry, developed, mature, opulent, bready? Dough? We will see, $22.99 a bottle!
3) Pinot Noir Reserva 2013, $16.49 a bottle, a lighter, more
forrest floor, earthy, dusty, spicy and toasty flavor : great chilled 30
minutes with food!
4) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, $10.99, a real value : ' new ' for
us, thrilled to have it : enjoy with your meals. From JUAN CARRAU ...
5) Tannat de Reserva 2013 , $14.49 a bottle, this packs more
of a punch again, a food wine, earthy and powerful, and to be enjoyed
with barbecue, grilled meats, pate, cured meats, ...
6) Tannat 2007 ' Ysern ' ' Las Violetas ' $21.99 a bottle, the
best, el mejor, the best made by BODEGAS CARRAU : must be tasted to be
believed, still young, still able to age more, enjoy with a fine,
special meal now!
JOIN US, what fun we will have, ...
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, enjoy, come see us, get a wine tonight
to watch the Vice Presidential 2-hour debate, cheers, TONY 10/4/2016
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