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Friday 12/13/13
- November 30, 2013
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Friday the 13th used to signify bad luck, but we’re putting a stop to that. How? By staging a spectacular sequel to our last “Top Shelf” tasting event. We’ll call it “Top Shelf II, The Return of the World Class …
Wednesday 12/11/13
- November 30, 2013
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I just typed that without a glass of Bubbly nearby, and it felt kind of weird. Why? Because Bubbly goes with the holidays like ribbons go with bows, like Santa goes with reindeer, like …
Tasting Notes Saturday 11/16/13
- November 29, 2013
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GOLDSCHMIDT TASTING EVENT 11/16/13 FOREFATHERS SAUVIGNON BLANC 2011 From the Marlborough region of Nick Goldschmidt’s native New Zealand, this “Savvy” shows lovely gooseberry and apricot aromas accented by herbal notes. Those same flavors follow through on the palate, somehow managing …
Wine Club December Newsletter
- November 29, 2013
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Good Day & Good Holidays! We shall begin with a reminder that your 4th Quarter Stock-up Days are this very weekend, Saturday November 30 and Sunday December 1. That’s when you get 10% off everything in the store, so mark …
E-Newsletter 11/25/13
- November 26, 2013
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WINE OF THE WEEK: We’re not sure if the “joined at the hip” connection between Beaujolais Nouveau and Thanksgiving is due to the fact that Nouveau is always released one week prior to the holiday, or that it’s such a …
Friday 12/6/13
- November 25, 2013
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We are NOT messing around this month! In fact, we are kicking off December with a bang, a pop, a crash, and a whang-doodly-bippity-boppity bash! (now say that five times, real fast) Done? Good. We begin our December festivities with …
E-Newsletter 11/12/13
- November 12, 2013
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WINE OF THE WEEK: Quick – when I say “Cabernet,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? You may have answered with words like delicious, full-bodied, tannic, or complex. Or you may have thought of a place like Napa, …
Wednesday 11/13/13
- November 8, 2013
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The middle of November means the holidays are bearing down on us like a freight train. A gift-giving, well-wishing, fun-having, giving-thanks freight train, to be sure… But a freight train nonetheless. And what does this train run on? It runs …
E-Newsletter 11/5/13
- November 4, 2013
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WINE OF THE WEEK: Your WOW this week is the 2011 Carnivor Cabernet, which manages to combine full- bodied flavors with smooth finesse. Rich with blackberry, caramel, vanilla, and subtle coffee notes, this is delicious on its own or accompanying …
Wine Club November Newsletter
- November 1, 2013
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Howdy! To start with, here’s advance notice of your 4th Quarter Stock-up Days, which will fall on Saturday November 30 and Sunday December 1. That’s when you get 10% off everything in the store, so mark those days down! Your …