Showing posts with label Shafer Vineyards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shafer Vineyards. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Six-Pack Ab's and Wine
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Greetings From New London.
We are hoping that everyone had a great holiday weekend - wasn't it nice to have a couple of days off?
It's a short week here so the line up for the tasting is just below - lots of news coming for next week - including the new hours for Brie & Bleu, new events, dinners, trips, contest's and all of the other bits and pieces that make this the longest running party in New London.
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In case you missed the "Just In" arrival last week:
Shafer 1.5 Cabernet 2006 $75
"Deep ruby/purple to the rim, with a gorgeous nose of creme de cassis, licorice, graphite, spice, and cedar, concentrated, and beautifully seductive."
QUILCEDA CREEK
VERY LIMITED - First come, First served
VERY LIMITED - First come, First served
Wine Tasting
Please Join Us
Friday May 29 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge
1 - Belisario Verdicchio di Matelica 2007 $18Please Join Us
Friday May 29 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge
The nose denotes intense, clean and pleasing aromas which start with hints of pear and hawthorn followed by aromas of pineapple, almond, apple, grapefruit and hints of mineral. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a crisp attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of apple and pear. This wine ages for 4 months in steel tanks.
2 - Perrin Reserve Rose 2007 $12
Traditional winemaking by saignée - the French term meaning "bled", for a wine-making technique which results in a rosé wine made by running off or "bleeding", a certain amount of free-run juice from just-crushed dark-skinned grapes after a short, prefermentation maceration.
Clearly a wine from a warm place, the color is an intense pink with bright reflections. The nose is fresh, of redcurrants and yellow raspberries. The mouth is supple with fruity roundness in the middle, and a lively finish that is quite long.
Pair with any summer foods or Mediterranean dishes. A perfect pairing would be grilled pork ribs with white peach and verbena julienne.
3 - Bierzo Mencia 2007 $16
According to the Wine Advocate:
"The 2007 Mencia was fermented in stainless steel and bottled unfiltered. Purple-colored, it has an expressive nose of mineral, earth notes, and racy blue fruits.
Sweet, ripe, and full-flavored on the palate, this well-balanced effort has the potential to evolve for 1-2 years but can be enjoyed now through 2013."
4 - Petite Grealo 2002 $20
Only created as a Denominacion of Origin in 1988, there have already been great changes within the region's short history. Cooperatives and independent growers have established specific subzones and planted a number of international varietals. Costers del Segre is considered one of the most interesting regions in terms of potential for quality blends between Spanish and foreign grapes.
Bombay
S A P P H I R E
We have amazing spirits on our shelves:
The History:
Bombay Sapphire is famed for its smoothness and its nuance.
They use ten different herbs and botanicals to produce Bombay Sapphire, including juniper berries, almonds, lemonpeel, liquorice, coriander, orris, cassia bark, and some peculiar stuff called "cubeb berries" and "grains of paradise."
While I haven't so sharp a tongue to taste all these things, I can tell you that this is a very tasty gin that pricks the tongue and puts the whole of it through some extraordinary calisthenics. And despite being 94 proof, it finishes smooth and clean and without a nasty alcohol burn.
In terms of dry vermouths to pair it with, stick with something dull, like Martini & Rossi's Extra Dry Vermouth. You don't want a wildly herbal vermouth that will drown out Bombay Sapphire's fireworks. And don't even bother with an olive or lemon twist- it just isn't required.
Those looking to try gin for the first time are urged to stay away from the rotgut that bars serve from the well and instead go for something smooth. Start at the top. Start with Bombay Sapphire. Have some mixed with grapefruit juice or with tonic and lime. But by all means, have some. (Rating *****)
Bombay Sapphire is famed for its smoothness and its nuance.
They use ten different herbs and botanicals to produce Bombay Sapphire, including juniper berries, almonds, lemonpeel, liquorice, coriander, orris, cassia bark, and some peculiar stuff called "cubeb berries" and "grains of paradise."
While I haven't so sharp a tongue to taste all these things, I can tell you that this is a very tasty gin that pricks the tongue and puts the whole of it through some extraordinary calisthenics. And despite being 94 proof, it finishes smooth and clean and without a nasty alcohol burn.
In terms of dry vermouths to pair it with, stick with something dull, like Martini & Rossi's Extra Dry Vermouth. You don't want a wildly herbal vermouth that will drown out Bombay Sapphire's fireworks. And don't even bother with an olive or lemon twist- it just isn't required.
Those looking to try gin for the first time are urged to stay away from the rotgut that bars serve from the well and instead go for something smooth. Start at the top. Start with Bombay Sapphire. Have some mixed with grapefruit juice or with tonic and lime. But by all means, have some. (Rating *****)
8 6 0 - 4 4 3 - 9 4 6 3
CITY NEWS
Featured Cigar
CAO ITALIA
Italy has been widely heralded as the producer of some of the world's finest wines and olive oils; however, it has been largely overlooked as a source of premium cigar tobacco - UNTIL NOW!
Grown exclusively for CAO, the Italian Habano seed used for CAO ITALIA was originally brought to Italy from Cuba some 40+ years ago. The Habano seed is grown in the Benevento region of the southern portion of Italy, located between Rome and Naples.
This Italian Habano tobacco lends an incredibly unique earthy-sweetness to the robust, full-bodied flavor profile of CAO ITALIA.
We are proud to be an authorized CAO distributor. CAO cigars are available in singles or by the box.
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Thanks to everyone that stocked up with us for the long weekend - we appreciate it.We have a great summer planned for you.
Please join us. It's fun, informal and a great way to start your weekend.
AAA.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Halloween Edition
Greetings from all of us in New London,
We have a great line up for you this Friday night, and the staff has already picked out their costumes for the night. I don't want to reveal too much - but Jim is coming as his favorite character from Cats - (he's seen the show a hundred times!) So get your costumes ready and please join us, the wine list has some big names on it, and is below some very exciting news and information.
Call 8 6 0 - 4 4 3 - 9 4 6 3
CITY NEWS PRESENTS:
The big announcement for this week is our first guest at City News. We hope to have a regular schedule of presentations and special guests for you to enjoy.
civil society and media to advance oce
New London is just LOADED with interesting people - isn't it?
So please join us and Meet America's Expert on The Arctic & Environment
Located next to Thames River Greenery, just one block from the train station at 70 State Street. 8 6 0 - 4 4 3 - 6 8 1 7
Show up for Thanksgiving with one of these and we guarantee you will have the biggest one in the room.
Large format bottles are a specialty for us - They offer outstanding value and show-stopping appeal. AND we have cornered the market on a number of very impressive names.
Here are the latest arrivals:
Josh Jensen's Calera
The Calera Large formats are here. We have the following;
Mills Magnums $110, we have 12 of the 66 bottles produced
Mills Jeroboam $200, we have 1 of the 12 bottles produced, signed by Josh
Ryan Magnums $95, we have 12 of the 72 bottles produced
Ryan Jeroboam $175, we have 2 of the 12 bottles produced, signed by Josh
All wine is Pinot Noir Produced in the 2005 Vintage, Josh's 30th Anniversary.
This is the entire allocation for the entire state of Connecticut!
What It All Means:
Magnum
1.5 lters or two times the standard bottle size
Jeroboam
Red wine Jeroboam equals 6 regular bottles, or 4.5 liters.
We have a great line up for you this Friday night, and the staff has already picked out their costumes for the night. I don't want to reveal too much - but Jim is coming as his favorite character from Cats - (he's seen the show a hundred times!) So get your costumes ready and please join us, the wine list has some big names on it, and is below some very exciting news and information.
Call 8 6 0 - 4 4 3 - 9 4 6 3
CITY NEWS PRESENTS:
The big announcement for this week is our first guest at City News. We hope to have a regular schedule of presentations and special guests for you to enjoy.
Our first guest happens to be a New London resident. He also happens to be America's Expert on The Arctic & It's Environment. Dr. Scott Borgerson.
He is featured in the current issue of Atlantic Magazine, and just last week was a featured speaker at BioMarine the first World Forum to bring together business, science, government,
an sustainability. It took place from 20 to 24 October, 2008 in Toulon and Marseille, France.
New London is just LOADED with interesting people - isn't it?
So please join us and Meet America's Expert on The Arctic & Environment
A City News Special Event
Monday November 3 - 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Monday November 3 - 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Located next to Thames River Greenery, just one block from the train station at 70 State Street. 8 6 0 - 4 4 3 - 6 8 1 7
Size Matters
Show up for Thanksgiving with one of these and we guarantee you will have the biggest one in the room.
Large format bottles are a specialty for us - They offer outstanding value and show-stopping appeal. AND we have cornered the market on a number of very impressive names.
Here are the latest arrivals:
Josh Jensen's Calera
The Calera Large formats are here. We have the following;
Mills Magnums $110, we have 12 of the 66 bottles produced
Mills Jeroboam $200, we have 1 of the 12 bottles produced, signed by Josh
Ryan Magnums $95, we have 12 of the 72 bottles produced
Ryan Jeroboam $175, we have 2 of the 12 bottles produced, signed by Josh
All wine is Pinot Noir Produced in the 2005 Vintage, Josh's 30th Anniversary.
This is the entire allocation for the entire state of Connecticut!
What It All Means:
Magnum
1.5 lters or two times the standard bottle size
Jeroboam
Red wine Jeroboam equals 6 regular bottles, or 4.5 liters.
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED - CALL TO RESERVE YOURS.
8 6 0 - 4 4 3 - 9 4 6 3
Dave's Fave
The Monday Tasting 10.27.08
Pierre Gaillard Syrah 2007 $18
Yet another wine from a real person (named Pierre) and a real place (you can even google-map his vineyards). Awww snap - how do you like us now, billion-dollar adult-beverage conglomerates?
After apprenticing as a young man with legendary northern Rhone producers Guigal and Vidal Fleury, Pierre Gaillard started his own winery in the city of Malleval, with plots in Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and St. Joseph.
This wine is 100% Syrah grown on a small plot of granite pebble and clay, hand-coaxed from vine to bottle to express the aromatic lavender freshness of the fruit. A harmonious red perfect for the cooler weather. Please stop by Monday for a sip!
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8 6 0 - 4 4 3 - 9 4 6 3
Dave's Fave
Pierre Gaillard Syrah 2007 $18
After apprenticing as a young man with legendary northern Rhone producers Guigal and Vidal Fleury, Pierre Gaillard started his own winery in the city of Malleval, with plots in Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and St. Joseph.
This wine is 100% Syrah grown on a small plot of granite pebble and clay, hand-coaxed from vine to bottle to express the aromatic lavender freshness of the fruit. A harmonious red perfect for the cooler weather. Please stop by Monday for a sip!
Order Now
The Friday Tasting - Please Join Us
Halloween
Friday October 31 - 6 - 9 p.m. - No Charge
Halloween
Friday October 31 - 6 - 9 p.m. - No Charge
1 - Colledoro Solaluce 2005 $22
From Monferrato In Piedmont Solaluce The wine name, Solaluce, means only light.
This white wine made with Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grapes has a pale yellow color with golden highlights.
The aroma is fresh and refined, with fragrance of fresh grapes and hints of vanilla.
Delicate and round, with elegant acidity to the palate. Italy
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2 - Aussieres Rouge 2005 $14
Fruit Château d'Aussières is located near Narbonne, in the Corbières in the microclimate of Fontfroide and Boutenac. Château d'Aussières has been since the Roman era, one of the great estates of the Languedoc.
In the Middle Ages, it belonged to the celebrated Abbey of Fontfroide, its neighbor. With its exceptional location and terroir and by the force of its history, the Château d'Aussières is, a wild and natural property of intense and powerful beauty.
A Blend of Cabernet, Grenache, Syrah and Merlot, the wine is a deep garnet color. The nose is discreet and elegant, nicely fresh with cherry and violet notes. Gentle, smooth and balanced attack.
The wine is concentrated and develops notes of resin and liquorice. Good length, with ripe tannins that are still young.
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3 - Marimar Estates Pinot Noir 2003 $38
Named after the late patriarch of the Torres family, this organic vineyard is located in the Green Valley, one of Sonoma County's coolest growing regions; its proximity to the Pacific Ocean provides an extended growing season and allows the grapes to develop slowly to full intensity.
In the European style, the vineyard is planted with 2000 vines per acre - four times the traditional density in California - on phylloxera-resistant rootstocks, and the vines are trained very close to the ground on an open vertical trellis. Yields are low and labor is intensive, but the vines live longer and produce grapes with greater concentration of flavors, more refined and elegant aromas, and better balance.
The grapes were harvested September 15-20 2003. Each clone and parcel picked was vinified separately in small stainless steel tanks, after minimal crushing, with about 15% whole clusters. The berries were "punched down" for gentle extraction of color and tannin, then the wine was aged in premium French oak; the barrels were 40% new, from various coopers (Remond, Rousseau, Seguin Moreau, Marsannay, and Marchive) and forests (Allier, Tronçais and Bertranges).
It was bottled, unfined and unfiltered, in August 2004. The seven different clones planted in the vineyard's 30 acres of Pinot Noir yield wines with complex layers of flavor. Sensual aromas of black cherry and raspberry preserves, complemented by a note of nutmeg and spice from the elegant oak.
The palate is fleshy and round, with plush tannins that assure a long life. Richness and concentration combine with softness and finesse in this classic example of Green Valley/Russian River Pinot.
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4 - Shafer Merlot 2006 $55
"This release is marked by its perfumy aromas of dark fruit that push out of the glass. The wine itself fills the mouth with opulent flavors of red and black berry fruit, licorice, spice, pepper, strawberry and plum.
It's a wine that pairs so well with food, it makes me hungry just tasting it," says Winemaker Elias Fernandez.
Sustainably farmed in Napa California.
Order Now
Thanks very much for your support -
we appreciate it.
We received tremendous input from you last week from our survey link. We will leave it up for this issue too. Comments ranged from menu ideas to staff improvements and special event ideas. Thank you for taking the time to contribute it is very helpful.
Also, thanks for all of the comments about City News. Our plan is to develop the space into a regular stop for author's, special guests, and create a hub for lifestyle & cultural interests. And, as always, all suggestions are welcome.
Remember, all comments are completely anonymous and you can add them HERE We look forward to hearing from you.
Please join us. It's fun, informal, and a great way to start your weekend.
AAA.
From Monferrato In Piedmont Solaluce The wine name, Solaluce, means only light.This white wine made with Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grapes has a pale yellow color with golden highlights.
The aroma is fresh and refined, with fragrance of fresh grapes and hints of vanilla.
Delicate and round, with elegant acidity to the palate. Italy
Order Now
2 - Aussieres Rouge 2005 $14
Fruit Château d'Aussières is located near Narbonne, in the Corbières in the microclimate of Fontfroide and Boutenac. Château d'Aussières has been since the Roman era, one of the great estates of the Languedoc.
In the Middle Ages, it belonged to the celebrated Abbey of Fontfroide, its neighbor. With its exceptional location and terroir and by the force of its history, the Château d'Aussières is, a wild and natural property of intense and powerful beauty.
A Blend of Cabernet, Grenache, Syrah and Merlot, the wine is a deep garnet color. The nose is discreet and elegant, nicely fresh with cherry and violet notes. Gentle, smooth and balanced attack.
The wine is concentrated and develops notes of resin and liquorice. Good length, with ripe tannins that are still young.
Order Now
3 - Marimar Estates Pinot Noir 2003 $38
Named after the late patriarch of the Torres family, this organic vineyard is located in the Green Valley, one of Sonoma County's coolest growing regions; its proximity to the Pacific Ocean provides an extended growing season and allows the grapes to develop slowly to full intensity.In the European style, the vineyard is planted with 2000 vines per acre - four times the traditional density in California - on phylloxera-resistant rootstocks, and the vines are trained very close to the ground on an open vertical trellis. Yields are low and labor is intensive, but the vines live longer and produce grapes with greater concentration of flavors, more refined and elegant aromas, and better balance.
The grapes were harvested September 15-20 2003. Each clone and parcel picked was vinified separately in small stainless steel tanks, after minimal crushing, with about 15% whole clusters. The berries were "punched down" for gentle extraction of color and tannin, then the wine was aged in premium French oak; the barrels were 40% new, from various coopers (Remond, Rousseau, Seguin Moreau, Marsannay, and Marchive) and forests (Allier, Tronçais and Bertranges).
It was bottled, unfined and unfiltered, in August 2004. The seven different clones planted in the vineyard's 30 acres of Pinot Noir yield wines with complex layers of flavor. Sensual aromas of black cherry and raspberry preserves, complemented by a note of nutmeg and spice from the elegant oak.
The palate is fleshy and round, with plush tannins that assure a long life. Richness and concentration combine with softness and finesse in this classic example of Green Valley/Russian River Pinot.
Order Now
4 - Shafer Merlot 2006 $55
"This release is marked by its perfumy aromas of dark fruit that push out of the glass. The wine itself fills the mouth with opulent flavors of red and black berry fruit, licorice, spice, pepper, strawberry and plum.
It's a wine that pairs so well with food, it makes me hungry just tasting it," says Winemaker Elias Fernandez.
Sustainably farmed in Napa California.
Order Now
Thanks very much for your support -
we appreciate it.
We received tremendous input from you last week from our survey link. We will leave it up for this issue too. Comments ranged from menu ideas to staff improvements and special event ideas. Thank you for taking the time to contribute it is very helpful.
Also, thanks for all of the comments about City News. Our plan is to develop the space into a regular stop for author's, special guests, and create a hub for lifestyle & cultural interests. And, as always, all suggestions are welcome.
Remember, all comments are completely anonymous and you can add them HERE We look forward to hearing from you.
Please join us. It's fun, informal, and a great way to start your weekend.
AAA.
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