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Tasting Notes Friday 9/27/13
- October 4, 2013
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NCWC PINOT NOIR TASTING 9/27/13 McMANIS CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIR 2012 Blueberry, blackberry, and black cherry aromas are accented by just a kiss of smoke from oak aging. Those fruit flavors follow through on the palate, incredibly smooth and creamy, again …
Wine Club October Newsletter
- October 2, 2013
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Hello and Happy Autumn! 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 …
Friday 10/25/13
- September 28, 2013
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You know how we are, and don’t say you don’t. You know we never stop looking for great new wines. You know we keep our palates to the proverbial grindstone, endlessly tasting and evaluating. And you also know we keep …
Friday 10/18/13
- September 28, 2013
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As a family operation ourselves, we have a particular fondness for family-oriented wineries and wine companies. Foley Family Wines is one such company. While they are certainly not “mom and pop” in size, their goal is to produce handmade, highly …
Friday 10/11/13
- September 28, 2013
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This Friday, October 11th we invite you to partake of seven wonderful wines of Spain! We find ourselves returning to the land of bullfights and tapas at least a couple times a year. The wines are SO good and represent …
Friday 10/4/13
- September 28, 2013
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In 2006 something quite special happened in Australia. Husband and wife Sparky and Sarah Marquis – with $17 in the bank – started a new wine brand called Mollydooker. Their motto: “We make wines that make people go WOW, through …
E-Newsletter 9/24/13
- September 24, 2013
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WINE OF THE WEEK: It was only a couple weeks ago that we introduced you to a WOW called McManis Pinot Noir, an amazing value at $7.97. Turns out the folks at McManis make a Cabernet Sauvignon as well. We …
E-Newsletter 9/17/13
- September 17, 2013
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WINE OF THE WEEK: In honor of this, the last week of Summer, your designated WOW is a flat-out yummy Chardonnay from Sabastiani. It’s their 2011 Sonoma Chard, just $11.97. They think it’s the most elegant Chard they’ve produced from …
E-newsletter 9/10/13
- September 10, 2013
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WINE OF THE WEEK: Well, we did it again. We found a smokin’ deal on a tasty red, and we present it to you at the every day price of just $7.97. From producer Bibi Graetz of Tuscany, this is …
Tasting Notes Friday 8/30/13
- September 3, 2013
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NCWC “GREAT GRILLIN’ WINES” TASTING 8/30/13 DASHWOOD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2012 This lovely New Zealand white offers aromas of stone fruit, citrus and fresh tropical notes that leap from the glass. The palate is expressive with those very same flavors that …