Cocktails / Taylor Farm / Spirits & Cigars / New London Project

Greetings from all of us in New London
Thames River Wine & Spirits - 860-4439463
Thames River Greenery - 860-443-6817
Brie & Bleu - Cheese & Specialty Market - 860-437-2474
www.thamesriver.com
www.brieandbleu.com

Well it goes without saying that this past week was a whirlwind in New London.
It was a short week to begin with and then the annual SailFest took center stage.

One of my personal favorites of the past week was the Sherry Dinner that we hosted on Thursday. The food prepared at Brie & Bleu by Anne Haviland was fabulous. www.brieandbleu.com
The Sherry was perfectly matched with each course and the room was full of laughter and conversation. For those of you that joined us thanks for making it so much fun. We were joined by industry "legend" Mr. Fred Segerman. This guy has forgotten more about sherry than any of us will learn - He has been crawling around the cool dark sherry bodegas of Spain for over 40 years and he brought us about six or seven of his favorites. I'm telling you - some of this stuff is better than a morphine drip.

And to the folks that joined us on Saturday - on the deck at Brie & Bleu - to watch the fireworks - thank you, it was a wonderful night.

Before I give you the line up for THIS Friday - I want to direct your attention to our Calendar of Events Page on our web site :
http://www.thamesriver.com/site_2/wine/calendar.html

We have lots of interesting things taking place - The list is updated often - and it is the best place to see items of interest before the email goes out. Several people have commented that by the time they get the email - it is too late to reserve seats or learn about limited quantities on certain things. I hope this is helpful.


THIS THURSDAY - July 14th - 5-8 p.m. - NO CHARGE
Nantucket Off Shore "Cocktail Party" - www.nantucketoffshore.com
This is the company that produces all of those great drink mixers in those bright colorful bottles - we sell them in all of our stores - Apple Martini, Mojito, Cosmopolitan are just a few of the cocktails that will be served up for you to try.

ALSO ON THURSDAY NIGHT

Thursday 14th - MEET THE CHEESE MAKERS - Brie & Bleu - NO CHARGE
Taylor Farm - from Vermont - www.taylorfarmvermont.com
For the past seven years the Wrights have hand-crafted award winning Gouda cheeses using raw, fresh, sweet milk from their herd. This creates cheeses with a depth of flavor not found in others made with pasteurized milk. Currently about 1,000 pounds of cheese are produced each week

AND I cannot forget to mention in advance our second Spirits & Cigars night coming on Wednesday JULY 20th - 6:00 - p.m. - $35.
Cask Finished Single Malt Scotch -
Port Wood -Sherry Wood -Madeira Wood - Bordeaux Wood
The evening will include the "BOMBSHELL" Scotts Selection -
1964 North of Scotland ($180) 39 years in the barrel!
IN ADDITION
The Hand Crafted Cigars of Moore & Bode.
http://www.mooreandbode.com/quotes.htm
Cigar Aficionado Magazine said - "There are cigars, and there is the art of the cigar.
Moore & Bode cigars are one of the foremost exposition of the roller's art, expressed in the highest possible quality of construction."
The factory has prepared a special selection just for our evening! - Limited Seating.


THIS FRIDAY - July 15 - 6-9 p.m. - NO CHARGE
The Australian Wines of d'Arenberg AND The New London Project
http://www.darenberg.com.au/

1 - d’Arenberg 'The Stump Jump' White - $11.
The Stump Jump White is a great summer wine - a real crowd pleaser.
An unoaked blend of premium varietals which changes from vintage to vintage, but always conspires to create an excellent crisp dry, lively white, proudly named after an important South Australian invention - the stump jump plough.

2 - d’Arenberg d’Arry’s Original Grenache Shiraz - $20
Well cellared, d'Arry's Original becomes, soft, generous, full flavoured, velvety long & seamless in bottle, with no particular component standing out, as more than four decades of previous vintages have shown. Serve at room temperature. Now or over the next 3 – 20 years with grilled or barbecued meats, potato based dishes, dishes with noodles, rice pasta, cous cous, served with beef, veal or lamb. Roast meats and mature cheese.

3 - d’Arenberg The Hermit Crab Marsanne Viognier - $16
The Hermit Crab McLaren Vale Marsanne Viognier has a green, brilliant mid-straw colour and exhibits fresh and tropical fruit with a strong emphasis on stone fruits, pineapple, mango and honeysuckle. Great with a large range of foods from lightly flavoured, through to full flavoured poultry, veal, lamb and pork as well as desserts and cheeses. Also good as an aperitif.

4 - d’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz - $19
(previously known as the Old Vines Shiraz)
The Footbolt Shiraz undergoes minimal processing and as such may throw a deposit in the bottle. This is a wine which will benefit from further bottle age, as will most of d’Arenberg’s reds. The young Footbolt Shiraz has a deep red-purple, then the immediate hallmarks of spicy, ripe mulberry and blackberry fruit aromas.
Good now or cellar for the next 2- 20 years. Serve with especially hearty stews, rich pasta dishes, roasted and grilled meats including poultry and other white meats. Also goes well with slightly hot or spicy dishes and with hard- pressed cheeses. Serve after decanting as an older wine.

Now if all that wine was not enough fun for one night - remember that it is also a night to see the amazing "Portrait Of A City" - The New London Project.
These are larger than life size portraits of New London residents and business people - you have to see them - please stop by.

OPEN STUDIO & WINE TASTING
Come talk with artist Joe Standart - http://www.joestandart.com/
about his monumental public art exhibition/event The New London Project,
while sampling The Wines of D'Arenberg

And visit his studio a few doors down at 24 bank Street
There is detailed information about this in a
more Informative Brochure in pdf format:
Click here to Download project Brochure.

Thanks for your comments and email - we appreciate all of your interest.
Please Join Us - it's fun, informal and a great way to start your weekend.
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