Biodynamic Wines / Beer Dinner / Old Chatham Cheese

This past week was full of excitement -

Wednesday's Single Malt Scotch night was great.
Four great scotches - great food, the best deck seating in town and
of course the Davidoff Grand Cru cigars.
Thanks very much to everyone that joined us. We had a lot of fun.
The next Spirits & Cigar Nights will be on:
July 20 - Cask Finished Scotch & the hand made boutique cigars of Moore & Bode.
August 17 - Worlds Greatest Rums & cigars from Arturo Fuente .

The beer tasting on Thursday was a hoot.
The folks from Dogfish Head Brewing Company - poured with real style.
The hooked up their crazy gizmo - I like to call it the "Hops-in-a-tor" - BUT they call it "Randall The Enamel Animal" -
Basically - this thing is a large clear Cylinder that is absolutely packed with fresh hops.
Then they filter the beer through this contraption as they pour a glass.
And it delivers such a rich "hoppy" flavor that it's like getting hit in the head with a rolled up newspaper.
It's great - if you like that sort of thing.

REMEMBER - and I mention this only because so many people have asked -
Our Beer Dinner is this Thursday June 29 - starts at 6 p.m.
All of the information - menu, price, etc - can be found at: http://www.thamesriver.com/site_2/wine/calendar.html
Or give us a call - 860-443-9463 we can tell you all about it.

There has been such interest in organic & sulfite free wine lately that we have asked Mary Kaye from Organic Vintages to share with us this Friday.
She will be bringing BIODYNAMIC & Sulfite Free wines. The process to create these wines is truly special and Mary Kaye is a wealth of info.

This Friday July 1 2005 6 - 9 p.m. - NO CHARGE

1 - FREY 2003 - Biodynamic® PETITE SIRAH - $17
Estate Bottled - Redwood Valley A lovely clove and nutmeg nose. Big North Coast flavors. Jammy red fruit with loads of pepper, hints of iron. Very spicy and completely captivating. Alcohol: 14.4% by volume. Total sulfite: BATF analysis, none detected. Total production: 400 cases

2 - Guy Bossard - Bio-dynamic muscadet - $14
Nice and plump up front, with peach and floral notes, then it picks up sea salt and mineral flavors on the crisp finish.
Drink nowGuy Bossard 87 Muscadet sur lie 2003

3 - Nevada County Wine Guild - 2003 Our Daily Red- Sulfite Free Organic - $8
A light, uncomplicated blend of carignan, cabernet franc and carmine from CA. It’s an unpretentious, fun red wine that will bring joy to grilled foods, burgers, pizza and other easygoing but spunky food.of carignan, cabernet franc and carmine from CA. It’s an unpretentious, fun red wine that will bring joy to grilled foods, burgers, pizza

4 - Nevada County Wine Guild 2001 Zinfandel - Sulfite Free, Organic - $8
From the same vineyard as the Syrah, these big, tasty barrel aged wines are perfect with that mad cow or hearty Italian style dinner.

Thanks for all of the calls and emails - we love your feedback.
We are adding more "Meet the Cheese Maker" events at Brie & Bleu -
keep checking the calendar - Old Chatham Sheep Herding Company - will be the first July 14th - No Charge
Check them out at: www.blacksheepcheese.com

The weeks ahead are full of food, wine, parties and events of all shapes and sizes - thanks for your support - we appreciate it.
www.thamesriver.com is at your service 24/7 with updates and items of interest.

Please join us on Friday - it's fun, informal and a great way to start your weekend.
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