WINE OF THE WEEK: Been a while since we’ve had a WOW from France, and frankly, it’s about time! This one is the 2009 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone, which received a stellar 90 point score from Stephen Tanzer: “Complex …
We have arrived, dear friend, at the very end of 2013. Some of us may mourn the year’s passing; others may cheer its demise. Either way, it’s time to party! Let’s start with this Friday, 12/27. For your enjoyment we’ll …
This Friday, December 20th, we invite you to give mad props to several wines that have already received, well, mad props! It’s all about 90-point wines, including a couple that landed in very prestigious “Top 100 Wines of the World” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …