This Is What we Do

Greetings from all of us in New London,
Thames River Wine & Spirits - 860-443-9463
Brie & Bleu- 860-437-2474
Thames River Greenery - 860-443-6817

Calendar of events: http://thamesriver.com/wine/calendar.html
Favorites & items of interest: http://thamesriver.com/wine/instock.html

Let me first congratulate the team that took top honors at last weeks What's My Wine.
There were new faces that took the chalange and some familiar ones too.

The RED team had the higest score -
AND that makes two times in a row that "SD" was on the winning team - coincidence??

Also last Thursday night our Italian dinner was delicious! And sold out- Thank you

Keep an eye on this newsletter and also the calendar of events - We have a different wine dinner each week.
Do you like French food? is it German food that gets your attention? - Perhaps it is the stunning nouvel cuisine that is coming from the west coast that strikes your fancy. We are bringing all of it right to New London - and matching it with the perfect wine.

This is what we do.

We have a culinary team in place that makes people green with envy - how many of you remember Anne's Bistro in Old Lyme?
Anne is on our team - How many of you know "You Take The Cake" for cakes, deserts, and more - Lisa is on our team.

How many of you have had prepared foods & cheese and other goodies from the gourmet markets and special mail order stores from NY and other big cities - We feature the same remarkable cheeses - in fact we buy directly from the same cheese makers and purveyors as the famous stores. We are bringing it all right to New London and matching it with the perfect wine.

This is what we do.

How many of you have been down to Zabars, Balducci's, Murray's or Dean and Deluca and marveled at the breads, cheese, patés, olives, sausage, prepared foods and deserts? We make every effort to bring some of that right here to New London. In our combined stores we offer over 100 types of cheese - Cakes and deserts made to order - Fresh roasted coffees by the pound - we have over 60 imported & craft beers displayed in our cooler and in the cellar. We have 36 single malt scotches (and growing) for your your dancing pleasure - And fine wine from the world over. This is what we do.

Take advantage of our partnership with Thames River Greenery -
For example as a hostess:
Your having a party or holiday gathering at your house - you call "The Greenery" for your house flowers & centerpiece -
With that same call you can arrange for:
Cheese and gourmet platers, prepared foods and deserts, coffee, wine, beer and spirits to be delivered right to your front door at the same time!
All you have to do is place it all on the table - Your friends and in-laws are bowled over - "how does she do it all AND make it look so easy?"
"Maybe we WERE wrong about her after all....."

No stress, no fuss, no muss - no messy mop up.

This is what we do.

Remember - Every Thursday night we have a beer tasting and musicale.
Every Friday night - the wines are flowing from 6-9 p.m.
Please join us - it is fun, informal and a great way to start your weekend.

O.K. - now on to this weeks show -

WEDNESDAY - Prepare yourself for the FOOD STROLL - It will be the nicest day we have had in weeks -
Penny Parsekian and the New London Main Street Organization have planned a great event -
find out more on our web site or visit them directly at www.nlmainstreet.org

THURSDAY - Beer Tasting & Musicale - NO CHARGE - 5-8 p.m.
This is the same night as the Old Chatham Sheepherding Company cheese tasting next door at Brie & Bleu

Southern Tier Brewing Company from New York - http://www.southerntierbrewing.com/
Try their - IPA, Porter, Tripel and Phinn & Matt's Extraordinary Ale and then visit the
cheese store and meet the cheesemaker's from Old Chatham New York.

FRIDAY 10/14/05 - Wine Tasting - 6-9 p.m. - NO CHARGE

1 -Borsao 2002 "Tres Picos" $14
Cloves and cinnamon - Juicy raspberry fruit and spice are nicely balanced by firm acidity on the palate - a very-berry, fruit-forward wine. An excellent match with a char-grilled free-range chicken with fresh herbs tucked under the breast skin; plenty of body and structure to hold up well to rare red meat, too.

2 - Penfolds 2001 Bin 2 South Eastern Australia Shiraz-Mourvèdre - $15

Very dark reddish-purple with ruby glints. Peppery black fruit and pleasant floral aromas add a "green" nuance that's hard to pin down: Sappy, leafy, something like anise. Mouth-filling and bright, its flavor shows black fruit and piercing acidity that curls the sides of your tongue. A natural match with beef.

3 - Latour Pouilly-Vinelles - $14
Pouilly-Fuissé offers an excellent introduction to white Burgundy, showing fresh apple-like fruit, good balance, firm acidity and a touch of minerality ... all the components that display Chardonnay at its best and that can help re-calibrate a palate attuned to the rich, sweet, "buttery" style of New World Chardonnay. Today's tasting offers a good, straightforward example from Louis Latour, a major negociant whose wines are widely available worldwide. As Thanksgiving and the holiday season near, it's an excellent option to have on hand when lobster, crab or other rich seafood appears on a festive table.

4 - Torremoron DiBera Del Duero - $10
Wow. Rich, fruity, bit of oak, long finish, sweetness and great pleasure - this is a great bottle of wine for ten dollars.
Please give this a try you will be surprised.


We hope to see you all down town this week - after a long rainy spell like we have had you really need to get out of the house.
Thanks for your support and for making all of these event so much fun - we all appreciate it.


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