August 2024 Newsletter

August Tasting Events

                  Thursday, Aug. 8thth – 5:30-7:00 pm
                            ROSÉ REDUX
              A selection of a few of our favorite Rosés
                          only recently arrived.
                    Discounts on all wines tasted.

                  Saturday, Aug. 17th - 2:00-5:00 pm
                COOL WINE for a HOT SUMMER
      A selection of under the radar white wines perfect for warmer weather. 
                      Discounts on all wines tasted.

            WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY   2:00pm-5:00pm
‘                        Whatever we feel like opening’

NEW – UNCORKED: J. EMERSON WINE SCHOOL

AUGUST CLASS OFFERINGS! - TWO OPTIONS!

Uncorked is an exciting and fun educational series we are offering.
It is a sit down class focused on particular regions and lasting 90 minutes.

Sign up for both classes and get 10% off!
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1. The white wines of the Veneto, Italy with Ellen Simpson.
This is the third class in our DISCOVERING ITALY series. Enjoy 8 wines, cheese plates, and more while getting a fun lesson on refreshing wines perfect for summer! 

TWO DATES:
• TUESDAY, AUGUST 20th from 5:30pm-7:00pm $55
• THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd from 5:30 -7:00pm $55
Call or ask an associate to sign up or email us at:

Payment due at sign-up.

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2. The many faces of CHENIN: Savennières, Vouvray, and Montlouis-sur-Loire.
This is our fourth class in the “Meandering up the Loire” series.  Enjoy 8 wines, cheese plates, and more while learning about your new favorite varietal!
 
TWO DATES:
• TUESDAY, AUGUST 27th from 5:30pm-7:00pm $75
• THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th from 5:30 -7:00pm $75
Call or ask an associate to sign up or email us at:

Payment due at sign-up.

AUGUST SPECIAL OFFER- FROM THE CELLAR! – no further discounts!

2003 Leconfield Sparkling Shiraz, Coonawarra, Australia - Leconfield was founded in 1974 by Sydney Hamilton to make classic Cabernet Sauvignon but he also vinted some Shiraz as the wine became the “cool kid wine” of the early 2000’s. This particular Sparkling Shiraz was only made in two vintages at a time when this style of wine was becoming very popular. It has aged remarkably well and retains its creamy texture and fruit with a soft sparkling finish. It reminds one of a rich Lambrusco and would pair well with hot dogs, burgers or pulled pork. Serve well chilled & try a bit of history!  Regular price $19.99 / On Sale in August $9.99

AUGUST SPECIAL OFFERS – no further discounts!

Here is an organic Barolo-like Nebbiolo from the extraordinary 2016 vintage eight years out and ready to drink with a short decant. Pair with any grilled beef or lamb. The review is from 2018.
2016 Malvira’ Roero DOCG Piedmont, Italy – “The 2016 Roero is an intense wine with serious depth and equally imposing tannins that call for at least some time in the cellar. Deeply pitched spice notes and bright red berry fruit appear first, followed by hints of iron, leather, smoke and tobacco that develop later. Above everything else, the 2016 is endowed with notable character and complexity. It should be even better than this note suggests in a few years’ time.” (Vinous Galloni 8/18) Reg. price $34.99 / On Sale in Aug.: $26.99

A delightful organic and biodynamic white Rhone!
2018 Domaine Lombard Cotes du Rhone Brezeme Blanc, France- (Roussanne, Viognier, and Marsanne) “Bright straw color. Mineral-accented aromas of orange zest, yellow apple and honey suckle, along with deeper peach and honey nuances. Dry and brisk on the palate, offering nicely concentrated citrus, orchard fruit and melon flavors and a touch of succulent herbs. Finishes with very good clarity, an echo of Anjou pear and lingering florality.” Vinous 3/20           Regular price $31.99 / On Sale in August: $19.99

This is a great summer outdoor sipping wine with a cheese and charcuterie board at your side!
2022 The Marigny ‘Drink This Wine’ A Chillable Red-ish Wine, Oregon, USA– (45% Merlot, 45% Pinot Noir, 10% Gamay Noir) We opened this at our Chillable Reds tasting and now we have an opportunity to offer a great price! This is a low intervention, natural, organic, juicy chillable red blend made by The Marigny in collaboration with food journalist Molly Baz. They source grapes from cooler climate vineyards and utilizes carbonic maceration for a lighter style. According to Molly, this wine tastes like “Strawberry Lemonade, Swedish Fish & Sunshine Drives.”            Regular price $32.99 / On Sale in August: $18

NEW ARRIVALS

The iconic Sicilian producer Arianna Occhipinti

2023 Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Sicilia Rosso IGT Sicily, Italy - “The 2023 Rosso SP68 is pretty and perfumed, with a blend of crushed roses and violets accentuating blackberries, white smoke and wet stones. It washes across the palate with a liquid floral concentration and tart wild berry fruits, all guided by a core of brisk acidity. The 2023 leaves the mouth salivating as a tart cranberry crunchiness resonates and hints of blood orange slowly fade.” (Vinous 6/24) $36.99 / $85.99 1.5 liter
2023 Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Bianco Sicilia IGT Sicily, Italy- “The 2023 Bianco SP68 is distinctly savory, as wild herbs and wet concrete give way to crushed nectarines. This is soothingly round and supple with a spicy tinge of ginger up front, leading to tart orchard fruits and a cascade of salty minerals. The 2023 finishes vividly fresh yet still potent, leaving hints of green melon and lime zest that linger on and on. Allow the Bianco SP68 some time to open in the bottle to express its aromatics properly.” (Vinous 6/24) $36.99
2022 Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato Terre Siciliane IGT Sicily, Italy - “The 2022 Il Frappato is an understated beauty. Blackberries and currants swirl from the glass, accentuated by hints of incense and rubbed sage. This splashes across the palate, soft textured and pliant, with crisp red and black fruits that flow across a core of tactile minerals and savory spice. A bump of zesty acidity maintains amazing freshness even as a tart wild berry tinge pinches the cheeks through the long and tension-filled finale. I’d rather enjoy the 2022 with a meal than on its own, but I have a feeling that was Arianna’s intention.” (Vinous 6/24) $65.99 / $139.99 1.5 liter

NEW ARRIVALS

We just got some new Rieslings (a noble grape) and here is a beautiful GG dry one for a hot summer day.

2020 Gessinger Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Grosses Gewachs Hifflay Trocken, Mosel, Germany- “Hifflay GG, as it is referred to on the central part of the label, comes from un-grafted vines planted in 1895 in this Lieu-Dit forming a rocky sector above the Rothlay part of the vineyard. It offers a rather ripe nose made of poached pear, white melon, and citrusy elements. The wine proves quite light-weighted but packed with flavors on the palate and leaves a clean and direct feel of citrusy fruits, melon, and chalk in the finish.” (Importer notes) Wines marked with the Grosses Gewächs Bernkasteler Ring are the German equivalent of Grand Cru. $34.99

MONTHLY SPECIALS