Is That A Corkscrew? Or are You Just Happy To See Me?

Rediscover A Great Night Out At Brie & Bleu
Great Food And Delicious Wine By The Glass
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Greetings from New London,

It was a great turnout for the Fall Food Stroll - thanks for stopping in.

Brie and Bleu has been getting new "rave" reviews. The attention to the menu is based on your comments and suggestions. Chef Andrew has been listening carefully and we are adding a few more classic dishes. Some might call them Comfort Food - we think that they are truly traditional bistro items, and we hope you enjoy them.

Also - coming next week we will bring back beer tastings hosted by our own Matt Spring.

They will be held at Brie & Bleu and we hope that all of our Beer Lovers will join us.

Time and day will be in next weeks email.

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Other Highlights for the coming season include:
Wine dinners, beer dinners, guest chefs, authors and holiday surprises.

New food & wine series coming to Brie & Bleu.

New wine dinners & special events coming to City
News, Brie & Bleu, and our one of a kind cellar.

Please join us.


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Wine Tasting
Please Join Us
Friday October 16 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge

A Great Way To Start Your Weekend.



1 - Gruet Blanc de Noirs $18

This is a sparkling methode champenoise, made by the great Gruet family from Champagne, who, once upon a time, went on vacation to Albuquerque.

They took one look at the high chalky mesas of New Mexico and decided on the spot that they could grow French vines and make a worthy
Champagne-style sparkler in America.

Why are we breaking out the bubbly? Just because - because it's what we want to have with lobster tomorrow night, and because we want to celebrate all our friends in New London as the autumn turns chilly.





2 - Domaine La Manarine Cotes du Rhone $15

This is a light Rhone with an interesting story, sourced from a family vineyard of young winemaker Gilles Gasq, an understudy of the great winemaker Paul Jeune from Domaine Montpertuis.

When Gilles mentioned his family's hilly plot of Grenache vines, Paul Jeune inspected the site and declared it deserved its own bottling!

100% Grenache - a rarity in the Rhone - without any other blending grapes it could not be given a "village level" status, and had to be labeled with the generic "Cotes du Rhone" name. The winemakers didn't care - the wine is so fine and elegant it speaks for itself. Light and mellow, a big favorite here at the shop.





3 - Lucien Crochet Sancerre Rouge
"La Croix du Roy" $38

The town of Sancerre in France's Loire Valley is best know for its Sauvignon Blanc, considered by many to be the best in the world - but they also grow Pinot Noir.
This is a wine that would make me get up off the couch and come to a wine tasting - beautiful French Pinot Noir that rivals great Burgundy at half the price.

Only six hectaires of the Crochet family estate is planted with Pinot. Light, elegant, with minty flavors of wild raspberry. With fall flavors at the dinner table, a perfect complement to pork, turkey or salmon.

4 - Bogle Phantom 2006 $24

The flagship of the Bogle portfolio, a deep ruby California blend of Petit Syrah, Zinfandel and Mourvedre. Rich, smooth, and detailed - we highly recommend it.

But around here we call it "The Phantom of the Bogle" because of its frequent disappearing acts. This is a hard wine to get a hold of! First, the delivery truck came and The Phantom was on the invoice, yet the wine had vanished - "The truck driver did it!" said they - Days later, I was informed that The Phantom was gone, only for it to mysteriously appear. But one Phantom had broken, spilling its contents onto the surviving bottles like some kind sacrifice. Creepy! Taste it before it's too late!




We want to thank you once again for the tremendous support and all of the comments we have been getting over the past couple of weeks..

We are committed to the qualities that brought many of you through our doors from the beginning - great wine and service, a friendly approachable staff, and a place where beginners, experts and collectors alike will feel right at home.

Please Join Us.
It's fun, informal and a great way to start your weekend.


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The One Bottle A Day Wine Diet

Photo is from the commercial currently running in Prime Time.
Thanks for all of the great comments.

Greetings from New London,
Thank you all for the many emails and calls about the commercial currently running in Prime Time that features Brie & Bleu in the CL&P promotional campagin.


Click on the photo to
see the profile



If you have not seen it here is the link to the video.
Clink on the link and then click the video window to play.
Brie & Bleu On TV

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We want thank everyone that turned out for
ChessFest IV held at City News Last Sunday. A great afternoon was had by all. If you are interested in joining the weekly City News Chess Society - please call Bryan Desautell for more information - 8 6 0 - 4 4 9 - 3 6 6 7

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Berkshire Brewing is back. We again offer a large selection of our favorite microbrew from Deerfield, Massachusetts in Bomber and Growler sizes!

In other news, Pawcatuck Rhode Island's own Cottrell Yankee Ale and the new, much-trumpeted Mystic Bridge IPA are now a fixture at Brie & Bleu - New London's original bistro.

And as if all that was not enough - we are adding a nice selection of "Hard Ciders" to choose from.
The Fall is officially here.

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Other Highlights for the coming season include:
Wine dinners, beer dinners, guest chefs, authors and holiday surprises.
New food & wine series coming to Brie & Bleu.
New wine dinners & special events coming to City News, Brie & Bleu, and our one of a kind cellar.

Please join us.

Wine Tasting
Please Join Us
Friday October 9 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge

A Great Way To Start Your Weekend.



1 - Pares Balta Blancs de Pacs 2008 $11

We've always loved this bottle - from the grapes one finds in sparkling Cava, but vinified as still wine.

We're all familiar with these varietals, yes class?
Macabeo, Parellada and Xarello - can't you taste that note of Xarello?

The new label has a bright yellow B on it to make it easy to spot from 100 yards, plus a cute ladybug which means it's all organically farmed

This is a very affordable indulgence. Great with food or just sipping with friends.













2 - Louis Latour Valmoissine Pinot Noir 2007 $15

"We Take Under-$20 Pinot Seriously" Part 2.

Last week we poured Culley from New Zealand - This week we pour a familiar friend.

This earthy French jewel has been a fixture around here for years. Our delivery driver John pointed out that this a new vintage so let's find out what the 2007 bottling is all about.

The Domaine de Valmoissine is located on the site of the ancient monastery and university of Valmoissine at 500 metres above sea-level which guarantees sunshine during the summer months whilst remaining cool and limits the possibility of spring frosts. The grapes are entirely hand-picked before being fermented in stainless steel open-vats for a short period of 4-5 days.


Another great food wine from Latour - It tastes like it should be priced a lot higher - please try it this week.



3 - Chateau Valcombe Cotes du Ventoux 2005 $14

The terroir of Valcombe is situated at an altitude of 1000 feet on the lower slopes of Mont Ventoux, one of the most majestic sites in Provence known as the "Giant of Provence".

A big, complex Rhone from the slopes of Mount Ventoux. Grenache and Carignan with a touch of Syrah and Cinsault from vines averaging 60 years old.
(I thought I tasted a hint of Cinsault, didn't you?)

Peppery and dense, a perfect match for steak and potatoes or deep conversation over matters of great importance.



4 - Goretti Montefalco Rosso Le Mura Saracene 2006 $16

The Goretti Family of the Umbria region of Italy creates this Montefalco Rosso at Fattoria Le Mura Saracene from a blend of Sangiovese, Sagrantino and Merlot. The process begins in stainless steel tanks, then 12 months in oak barrels followed by 8-10 months in bottle.

To start the experience, deep ruby and purple coloring followed by intense aromas of blackberries and a floral bouquet.

Their website adds:

"With hints of cloves and roasted red peppers, flavors of black cherries and toasted oak, then a bit later lilacs mingle with a pleasantly bitter plum. Bright tannins combined with all these wonderful flavors and aromas weave a rich vibrant wine that leaves one with a lingering finish."

Made from Sangiovese with a bit of Sagrantino, this lovely red from Umbria (right in the calf of the Italian boot) can mimick old-school Chianti without pickling your tongue.

We say that it's lush and herbal, great pairings would be roasted lamb or fresh fettucine with pesto - I've been reminded that Sagrantino wines were traditionally used in exorcisms in Italy - I haven't been to a good exorcism in years - This could be a good bottle to have around as we approach Halloween. You be the judge - give it a try this Friday.

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"Old World European Charm - it reminds us of home."

That was the comment a couple from France made this past week about Brie & Bleu. They were sipping wine nibbling on cheese and watching the rain drip on the couple at the table next to them.

We have tried many times over the years to address the leak issues we have. The best minds in the business have put in their two cents worth of wisdom, and in the end most say - "its an old building - and New London has a lot of leaks downtown."

Well - this week a full union crew has installed a seamless membrane roof "system" on the building.
All new, latest technology. We are hoping that this will do the trick. If not - I think we will settle for the Old World European Charm - there is nothing left to do.
Unless of course we try a good old fashion Italian exorcism - hey, that may not be such a bad idea.

Please Join Us.
It's fun, informal and a great way to start your weekend.


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Lights, Camera, Action!

Director Jim Collins gets us ready for our close up.
A crew of 25 and 8 actors moved into Brie & Bleu last Friday night.



New London selected for
Connecticut Light & Power's new promotional campaign.
Begins airing on Labor Day.

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Greetings from New London,

Lots of excitement last week - many of you saw the film crew setup in the street as you arrived for the tasting. "Whats this all about?" people were asking.

New London was selected by Connecticut Light & Power for part of its new promotional campaign.

The producers liked what they saw and included us in all of the action.

Thanks to all of you that had to work around them, we appreciate it.

Please join us at the weekly tasting - the list of wine is below these words of interest.

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SUMMER MOVIES
Get your wine & cheese from us and then walk across the street to the Art Park for
free summer movies

MUPPET MOVIE TRAILER

Hygienic Art Park
Across From The Wine Store
Summer Flickers
Wednesday nights June 24 - September 9 at 8pm.

August 12: The Muppet Movie (1979)
August 19: Coffee & Cigarettes (2003)
August 26: Faire Harbour Film Fest
September 2: Double Indemnity (1944)
September 9: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

For more info, visit hygienic.org

Wine Tasting
Please Join Us
Friday August 14 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge

1 - Arboleda Sauvignon Blanc 2005 August sale price $10 a bottle

The fruit for this wine comes from the Leyda Valley, located just south of the prestigious Casablanca Valley. Leyda is quickly building a reputation for producing some of the best Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir fruit in Chile.

Unlike Casablanca, which is protected from the Pacific by a mountain range, Leyda enjoys a maritime influenced, cool climate throughout the growing season, with morning fog and afternoon breezes.

The low-yielding vines are picked early in the morning by hand to keep the fruit cool before pressing. The vineyard is farmed with sustainable practices, and the care taken in the fields is echoed in the meticulous winemaking in the cellar. The wine displays fresh gooseberry and citrus aromas, with distinctive notes of green Serrano pepper and freshly cut grass.




2 - Crios Rose of Malbec $12

A very big Rosé, done in the tradition of big Argentine wines. The wine maker Susana Balbo bleeds the Rosé off as she makes her old vine Malbec.

And as you might imagine, the Rosé mirrors the Malbec, bone dry with lots of fruit and exotic spices. The wine is so big and dry, that it's closer to a light bodied red than any other Rosé I know.

Remember, only mad dogs and Englishmen drink red wine in the noonday sun, and summer will come, and you will need a good, dry Rosé to serve at your backyard barbeque.

















3 - Mas de Gourgonnier Les Baux de Provence 2006 $16

(Pronounced:
"Mmm, yum")

I've always been charmed by this spicy red in the tubby bottle. I've poured it Monday before, but the new 2006 vintage has arrived and needs to be sampled!

From a small, beautiful vineyard of grape vines and olive trees in Provence, Gourgonnier produces even-handed wines of Rhone varietals and Cabernet Sauvignon, and some of the most prized olive oil in France.

And they are the modern model of a fully organic and biodynamic agricultural producer. Wild rasberry tones with touches of smoke, nutmeg and black pepper, defined by ripe round tannins (translation: "Mmm, yum"). Get It Now.



4 - Beryna Tinto Alicante $18

60% Monastrell, 10% Syrah, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Tempranillo

Rafael Bernabe and Olga Navarro own 40 hectares of vineyard, planted predominantly with the Monastrell variety.

They also cultivate Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah, with different clones, root-stocks and age of vines. The vineyards are near the town of Villena, in the western portion of Alicante which is relatively cool and offers lower humidity which reduces disease pressure and leads to sound grapes.

Perhaps most importantly, be tween veraison (grape coloring) and harvest there is slightly higher air humidity which burns off by the afternoon leading to reduced water stress on the vines.

Water stress is controlled through the use of leaf pressure chambers and measurements of leaf temperature and has proved to be important for increasing aromatic characters in all of their different red varieties.

Winemaker Joaquin Galvez, one of the most respected Spanish professors in wine tasting, is the first Spaniard to take the prestigious Institute of Masters of Wine courses. In 1996 he released his first wine, made in Jumilla. Finally in 2003 he obtained not only a Gold medalat the prestigious International Wine Chal lenge in London, but also the Red Wine Trophy for the best Spanish Red Wine in the UK, for the Altos de Luzon 2002. He explains his goal as "something that in the late 90's seemed to be unthinkable for Spanish southern Mediterranean wines; my intention is to produce elegant wines, seeking for finesse, aromatic fruit expression and freshness."

The wine is harvested in small boxes of 20 kg. In the vineyard only the best bunches are harvested. At the winery all the bunches are sorted again eliminating leaves and all inferior bunches. Given the careful farming, dis carded material is significantly below 1% of total mass. Varietals are fermented separately with only free run juice proceeding to aging for 12 months in 1/3 new and 2/3 1 and 2 year old oak. The wine is fined with egg whites and bottled unfiltered. The wine is an expression of the vineyard, aiming to make it more and more delicate, balanced and with intense fruity aromas.

"Inky purple. Explosively aromatic nose offers a seductive bouquet of blackberry, pungent flowers, oak spices and minerals. Red and dark berry flavors display impressive depth and purity, building in sweetness with aeration. Supple tannins add gentle support but don't dis tract from the deep berry flavors. Finishes silky and persistent." - IWC

As always - thanks very much for your support - we appreciate it.

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Sixty Dollars A Bottle - try it on us

New London Mentioned in the Top 20
Outside Magazine Available At City News
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Greetings from New London,

Well what do you know - New London makes it to the pages of Outside magazine and listed in the Top 20.
But all of us already knew that - right?
Remember - you read it here first.

Please join us at the weekly tasting - the list of wine is below these words of interest.

OPENING:
Saturday August 8 - September 7
Golden Street Gallery, 94 Golden Street, New London, CT 06320
Located in the ever so thriving Downtown District of New London and an easy line-of-site walk from Brie & Bleu & the Wine Store.


Serial Fiction: an exhibition of visual narratives by Christine Shank, Jake Saunders, John O'Donnell and Brad Guarino.

A little wine & food and then a walk to the gallery for the opening - nice.

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SUMMER MOVIES
Get your wine & cheese from us and then walk across the street to the Art Park for
free summer movies

MOVIE TRAILER

Hygienic Art Park
Across From The Wine Store
Summer Flickers
Wednesday nights June 24 - September 9 at 8pm.

August 5: Blazing Saddles (1974)
August 12: The Muppet Movie (1979)
August 19: Coffee & Cigarettes (2003)
August 26: Faire Harbour Film Fest
September 2: Double Indemnity (1944)
September 9: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

For more info, visit hygienic.org

Wine Tasting
Please Join Us
Friday August 7 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge

1 - Domaine La Hitaire sauvignon Blanc and
Semillion 2006 $12

Armin and Remy Grassa are brothers in life and in their work. Sons of Yves Grassa, the famous Gascon wine grower, they have naturally grasped and grown up with modern wine growing methods. Together they bought the Domaine La Hitaire in 1999 where they have transformed and restructured this 110 hectares wine estate.

Different grape varieties that are not so common in the region (Sémillon, Chardonnay, Chenin ...) have found their place alongside the precious Petits Manseng that grow opposite the terrace at the entrance of the Castle.

The wines of character produced by Armin and Remy Grassa are created to provide a conviviality which is so close to their hearts.

Beside a magnificent lake surrounding this superb XVIIIth century Château, the Domaine La Hitaire vineyards spread out over the hills of Eauze, the capital of the Armagnac region.

Mainly planted with Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Sémillon, Chenin, Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng, our vineyards benefit from a very favourable sub soil (tawny coloured sands), for those who appreciate elegant, fresh and very aromatic white wines.

Our Domaine is situated in the "Côtes de Gascogne".

The meticulous upkeep of each vine, the careful monitoring of grape maturation and the great care taken during harvesting coupled with the sun and the oceanic climate of the South-West contribute to producing wines of the finest quality.



2 - Rose des Tourelles 2007 $21
From the vineyard of Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron, a second growth classified estate in Pauillac.

The wine is the exsanguination, or bleeding off of juice during the production of their estate wine.

Comprised of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. This is Second Growth Rose.

3 - Hopler Pinot Noir 2005 $21

A Dark red burgundy with characteristically fine strains of marzipan and wild berries. A refined, velvet elegance defines this wine as an excellent representative of the variety.

Pinot Noir presents a unique test for the soil, climate and the winegrower. The wine ripens on the east slopes of the Leitha hills, the perfect environment to achieve the best quality.

Most pleasurable when enjoyed with lightly fried chanterelles or delicacies with duck.



4 - Alonso del Yerro
Ribera del Duero Maria 2005 $60
Rated 95 points - Robert Parker

The 2005 Alonso del Yerro "Maria" was aged for 18 months sur-lie with batonnage. It is a bit layered,and immediately pleasurable.

Aged completely in new French oak, with malolactic in barrel and aging sur-lie for 18 months, with a bit of batonnage, this is Stephane Derenoncourt's 'La Mondotte treatment' in Ribera del Duero.

A super-heady, flamboyant, exuberant nose of sweet, peppery black cherries, plums, and espresso roast is followed by a voluptuously textured, full-bodied, pure wine with wonderful sweetness, definition, and vibrancy.

This is a stunning wine to drink now as well as over the next decade.

"There is plenty of ripe tannin and a long finish. Vinedos Alonso del Yerro was purchased in 2002 and Stephane Derenoncourt was hired on as consultant.

This will go quickly so start your evening early and please be sure to try this on Friday night.

Brie & Bleu
New London's
Bistro

Featured This Week:

Gazapacho

Classic Hot Lobster Roll
on a toasted bun, served with fresh cole-slaw and
Poore Brothers chips.
(great with a glass of
Sancerre or Rosé)

D'artagnon Duck Breast
with couscous

Dessert
Homemade Coconut Macaroons

Illy Coffee & Espresso

Please Reserve Early
8 6 0 - 4 3 7 - 2 4 7 4

It has been a busy week - lots going on, and some very cool things coming up - very juicy news in the next week or two - stay tuned.

And as always - thanks very much for your support - we appreciate it.

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Grand Opening Party - Join Us

Food Arts Magazine Available At City News
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Greetings from New London,

Please join us at the weekly tasting - the list of wine is below these words of interest.

The specials at Brie & Bleu this week are in the sidebar to the right. I've actually seen the type of shrimp that Chef Darryl will be using for the Asian Shrimp Special - They are so big you could throw a saddle on them.
Please make your reservations early - giddy-up.

Grand Opening
Saturday August 1st - 6-8 p.m.
Expressiones Cultural Center
74 State Street in New London.
This is located directly next door to Thames River Greenery in the former Mallove's Jewlery space.
Its art, culture, people, language and so much more.
If you are in the area make a point to stop in and see what two people can do when they put their minds to it.
There will be music & dance, sculpture & painting,
wine & food - and that's just for starters.
Expressiones Cultural Center

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SUMMER MOVIES
Get your wine & cheese from us and then walk across the street to the Art Park for
free summer movies

MOVIE TRAILER

Hygienic Art Park
Across From The Wine Store
Summer Flickers
Wednesday nights June 24 - September 9 at 8pm.

July 29: Do the Right Thing (1989)
August 5: Blazing Saddles (1974)
August 12: The Muppet Movie (1979)
August 19: Coffee & Cigarettes (2003)
August 26: Faire Harbour Film Fest
September 2: Double Indemnity (1944)
September 9: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

For more info, visit hygienic.org

Wine Tasting
Please Join Us
Friday July 31 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge

1 - Francois Cazin Cour-Cheverny 2007 $15

Cheverny is one of the most recent new appellations in the Loire Valley (1991). The area, south of the Loire and abutting the marshy region of Sologne (the best hunting grounds in France), has produced wines since at least the 6th century.

Cour-Cheverny is made from Romartin, a local variety of grape introduced to the region in 1519. The wine exhibits bright acidity and classic Loire minerality, with a fresh lemon finish that lasts for days.

This wine comes to us from a dear friend, Joe Dressner. For Joe's musings on the wine business and brain cancer, visit his website, CaptainTumorMan.



François Cazin tends vines of considerable age and the resulting yields are well below average in any given year. His Cheverny is fresh and floral, with appley-texture and crisp acidity. The flavors are sleek and precise. Since 1997, the wine has been bottled unfiltered by gravity. His wines have consistently been the top pick of the vintage at the annual Loire Valley wine show in Angers.









2 - Mulderbosch Cabernet Rose 2008 $12
A lovely, lively, bright and clear pomegranate colour and has complex layers of strawberry, cherry, roses and fresh peaches on the nose. The wine has a nice, spicy and slightly peppery taste on the palate and is well balanced with a fresh long aftertaste.

Serve well chilled. An excellent aperitif or picnic wine. The ideal summer salad wine. Serve with fresh, seared tuna steaks; veal limone; poached salmon; asparagus quiche; cold crayfish salad; vegetable spring rolls dipped in soy sauce; ideal with sushi and other Japanese delights.








3 - Louis Latour Domaine de Valmoissine Pinot Noir 2006 $15

The family-run company of Maison Louis Latour is one of the most highly-respected négociant in Burgundy. Renowned throughout the world for the quality of its red and white wines, the company has built a reputation for tradition and innovation.

The Domaine de Valmoissine is located on the site of the ancient monastery and university of Valmoissine at 500 meters above sea-level. The grapes are entirely hand-picked before being fermented in stainless steel open-vats for a short period of 3-4 days. The wine is then matured in old oak casks from Maison Louis Latour's cooperage in Beaune in which the wines flavors and aromas develop naturally with the mellow wood flavors of the oak.

Latour is a famous name that will impress your guests - but the style of the wine resembles Burgundy's classical 'Vin Vermeil' that the first Louis Latour was producing at the end of the 18th century. Elegance and finesse packed with fruit, and a vivid bright red color. The resurrection of this style of wine already has a dedicated following - and it is hard to beat for the price.

4 - Rust en Vrede Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 $30

The New York Times
Published by ERIC ASIMOV on January 21, 2009
"FORGIVE me if I'm excited, but I can't help it. I want to tell you straight out that South Africa, of all places, is one of the greatest sources for moderately priced cabernet sauvignon on the planet today."
THE WHOLE STORY

Cherry and Chocolate aromas backed up by hints of spice from the French oak. A very elegant wine with huge tannin structure, lovely fruit and great mid palate weight. This spice oriented Cabernet Sauvignon is supported by chocolate, tobacco and aniseed flavors on the palate.

Please be sure to try this on Friday night.

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Bistro

Featured This Week:

Seasonal Stone Fruit Salad
with citrus dressing

Australian Grass Fed
Filet Mignon
with blue cheese butter sauce

Jumbo Asian Shrimp

Dessert
Black Forest Cherry Cake

Illy Coffee & Espresso

Please Reserve Early
8 6 0 - 4 3 7 - 2 4 7 4

A great week here in the Whaling City - thanks very much for your support - we appreciate it.

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Summer Fun In New London

Does it get any better?
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Greetings from New London,

A great line up for the tasting this Friday - just take a look at the list below.

Sunday Breakfast at City News going strong - It's a great way to enjoy your lox & bagels with
the NY Times - come on down.
70 State Street New London - 8 6 0 - 4 4 3 - 6 8 1 7

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SUMMER MOVIES
Get your wine & cheese from us and then walk across
the street to the Art Park for
free summer movies

MOVIE TRAILER

Put your lips togethers and BLOW

Hygienic Art Park
Across From The Wine Store
Summer Flickers
Wednesday nights June 24 - September 9 at 8pm.

July 22: To Have and Have Not (1944)
July 29: Do the Right Thing (1989)
August 5: Blazing Saddles (1974)
August 12: The Muppet Movie (1979)
August 19: Coffee & Cigarettes (2003)
August 26: Faire Harbour Film Fest
September 2: Double Indemnity (1944)
September 9: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

For more info, visit hygienic.org

Wine Tasting
Please Join Us
Friday July 24 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge

1 - Clos des briords Muscadet 2007 $17

100% Muscadet from the western Loire Valley, fermented "sur lie" - that's a fancy way of saying they keep the wine in the barrel (on the lees or sur lie) all winter, this allows the wine's aromas, body and texture to develop, and the carbonic gas produced by this process imparts a liveliness on the palate. Only wines made from the best vineyards are permitted to use the Sur Lie designation. Absolutely perfect for seafood and shellfish - Including this recipe, that we managed to steal from the private recipe box of Dr. Henry Mann:

"Saute garlic and a small chopped onion slowly; add chopped fresh tomatoes and let it simmer; add 1/2 to one bottle of dry white wine. Add some fresh or dried thyme, Chile garlic paste, and a 1/4 cup of Pernod and you could add a little saffron. I also might add some Vietnamese fish sauce. Cook it until it is perfect and correct seasoning. Then cook the mussels for a very short time, stopping as soon as most of them are open."

Please try the wine this Friday night - and if you want to spice up your weekend - try the recipe too. You'll note that the exact measurements were not on the dog-eared copy of the Dr's stained 3x5 inch card - just cook with your heart, you will know when it is right.


2 - De forville Lange Nebbiolo 2007 $21


The DeForville family emigrated to Piedmont from Belgium in 1848 and established themselves in the village of Barbaresco in 1860. Here, the family was instantly engaged in growing the Nebbiolo grape. In 1907 Paolo Anfosso married into the DeForville family and took over the reins of the family business.

For five generations, the Anfosso family has lived in the nearby town of Castagnole Lanze and, to this day, vineyards are maintained in Castagnole where the current Anfosso generation grows Moscato, Grignolino and Barbera. In the early part of this century, the DeForvilles sold their wine in bulk directly to restaurants and to retailers who then bottled the wine.

In 1940 the Anfossos bottled their first wine and now virtually their entire production is bottled at the estate with annual output averaging 100,000 bottles. Valter and Paolo Anfosso, sons of Bruno, now manage the estate. This is a very light and fine expression of, one of the prettiest wines I've ever seen.


3 - Cascina Ballarin Tre Ciabot Barolo 2000 $35


Cascina Ballarin was founded in1928 and is a small but prestigous producer with a total anual production of about 30,000 bottles.The winery has holdings in the communes of La Morra, Monforte d'Alba and Novello, blending wine from all three to create Tre Ciabot.


The 2000 vintage in Barolo was exceptional, and this shows the character of that great vintage and the results of several years of bottle maturation.

The wine has ideal Barolo flavors of roasted red cherries, and blackberry fruit beneath a bouquet of lavender, violets and licorice.

4 - Allegrini Palazzo della Torre 2005 $21

Allegrini represents the highest expression of Valpolicella wines, with passion for elegance, commitment to excellence and a long heritage in refined winemaking style.

A smooth, full-bodied cru made in an innovative ripasso style, sacrificing its DOC status by replacing the Molinara grape with Sangiovese. 70% of the grapes picked are vinified immediately. The remaining 30% are left to dry until the end of December when they are vinified and then re-fermented with the wine from the fresh grapes.

The result is higher alcohol content, rounder style, lower acidity and more extraction than a Valpolicella Classico. A classic accompaniment to grilled or roasted vegetable or meat dishes.

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The History:
Tonic water was first enjoyed in 1825 when ingenious (or hard drinking, depending on how you look at it) British officers in the Indian Army improved their bitter anti-malaria medicine-Peruvian quinine extract-by mixing it with soda water, sugar, and gin. Instead of drinking the medicine with their troops at dawn, the officers figured out how to enjoy it at cocktail hour. The original gin and tonic was born, and it soon became the quintessential drink of the British Empire.

Tonic water's story begins two centuries earlier, in 1638. The wife of the Spanish Viceroy in Peru, the Countess of Chinchon, had fallen violently ill with malaria. Her husband begged the local Incas for an antidote. In a show of generosity, the Incas instructed her to drink a potion containing the ground bark of the native "Quinquina" tree, which grew on the slopes of the Andes. The potion worked and she quickly recovered. In her honor, the Spanish renamed the Peruvian tree the "Cinchona" tree. They also killed off the Incas, stole their gold, and colonized their land.

The ground bark was then imported to Europe and quickly prized. But Peru prohibited exporting Cinchona seeds.
So, as colonialism and hard-drinking officers created more need, the supply of Peruvian Cinchona bark could not keep up with demand.
Prices skyrocketed - at one point, the cost of the bark powder was its weight in gold - and the bark was over harvested. The Cinchona tree became nearly extinct.

In 1862, Charles Ledger smuggled Cinchona seedlings out of Peru and sold them to the Dutch government. Holland set up large plantations in Java, their colony in Indonesia.

Q Tonic has returned the essence of tonic water-Peruvian quinine. They custom blend Q Tonic with all natural ingredients, including handpicked Cinchona bark grown in its native habitat, the slopes of the Peruvian Andes.
As a result, Q Tonic is a better tasting, healthier, and more authentic tonic water. It's your drink. TRY IT.

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