Thames River Wine & Spirits - 860-443-9463
Thames River Greenery - 860-443-6817
Brie & Bleu - 860-437-2474
IMPORT - 860-443-6817
www.thamesriver.com
We have a great line up of wines for Friday - the list is just below these items of interest.
• A couple from New York stopped in at Brie & Bleu the other day and said:
"It is easier to get a table at Rao's, than it is to get in here."
But it's not true - it is not hard to to get into Brie & Bleu for dinner- really.
Here is the store schedule and I have listed the current menus too.
Brie & Bleu is closed on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights are reserved for our wine dinners and the seating is limited - BUT all you have to do to join us is check the menus on the website or call the store and ask, pick one you like and make a reservation.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights the kitchen opens at 5p.m. for dinner and the seating is available to all.
Tuesday Nights - French Dinner Series:
Sublime French Wine Served With Each Course
$40 plus tax and service:
1/30/07 - Mache salad with warm goat cheese and croutons
Duck a L'Orange
Baked lemon cheesecake with Champagne sorbet
2/06/07 - Frisse salad with lardons
Grilled Wild Sea Scallops with Curry Anise Cream
Almond puff pastry gateau
2/13/07 - French watercress salad
Grilled Salmon fillet with lentils
Creme brulee
2/20/07 - Carmalized pears with Roquefort and Champagne gastrique
Beef Tenderloin with Perigeaux Sauce (Maderia Truffle)
Rasberry Cream Charlotte
2/27/06 - Radish salad with baby romaine
Rack of Lamb en Croute with ratatouille
Strawberry Napolean
3/6/07 - Fennel and orange salad with wild argula
Trout Almondine
Apple tarte tatin
Wednesday Nights Comfort Food Series:
Wine Served With Each Course
$35 plus tax and service:
1/17/07 - Spinach Salad with Peppered Bacon
Chicken Marbella with Rice Pilaf
Old Fashioned Bread Pudding
1/24/07 - Vermont Star Salad
New England Pot Roast and Veggies
Brownies and Vanilla Ice Cream
1/31/07 - Cheese Plate
Rosemary Chicken and Butternut Squash
Apple Cake with Rum Glaze
2/7/07 - Tossed Greens with Chevre Crouton
Deviled Shortribs with Garlic Mashies
Pear Crisp with Whipped Cream
2/14/07 - Classic Ceaser Salad
Pasta Bolognese
Chocolate Bread Pudding
2/21/07 - Italian Cheese Plate
Beef and Veal Canneloni
Italian Cheesecake
2/28/07 - Tossed Greens
Classic Meatloaf with Mashies
Banana Walnut Cake
If you are not familiar with Rao's take a look here: http://www.raos.com/raos_restaurant.html
Colleen has picked a local cheese for Brie & Bleu this week:
The featured cheese is Farmstead cheese from Beaver Brook Farm - Old Lyme, CT
This is another new one produced at Beaver Brook Farm. The cheese is a bit dry and sharp with a natural rind. Beaver Brook Farm, a 175 acre sheep and cow farm located in the Pleasant Valley section of Lyme, CT.
At Beaver Brook Farm, they are committed to preserving the environment and producing goods of the highest quality.
Cheers,
Mrs. Z
Wine Tasting Please Join Us
Friday January 26 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge
1 - Andre et Michel Quenard Chignin-Bergeron 2005 $22
Bergeron is the local name for Roussanne. Made from 30-year-old Roussanne vines grown on the steep, chalk rich hillside slopes of Chignin. The grapes are hand-harvested parcel by parcel, and undergo a long fermentation in stainless steel. Malolactic fermentation helps give the wine additional richness on the palate. The wine has lots of fruit on the nose, with creamy apricot and white peach rising from the glass. The medium to full body of this wine, along with its subtle minerality, make it an ideal partner for fish in sauce, scallops, poached salmon or white meats.
2 - "I Vini Di Maremma" - Bliss Maremma Toscana 2004 $10
In 1954 a group of keen vine-growers founded the first wine-cellar of Tuscan Maremma, near Grosseto Italy.
Year after year, thanks to the enthusiasm and the tenacity of the people of Maremma, Cantina "I Vini di Maremma" has improved its production through the rigorous selection of grapes and the perfecting of the method of wine-making. Today the Cellar signs with the trade mark I vini di Maremma the great wines obtained from the grapes warmed by the sun of Tuscan Maremma, grown by more than 400 Maremman producers, and then processed at the historical establishment at the locality "Il Cristo", a beautiful stone building on the road from Grosseto to the seaside. This is a delightful surprise, and at this price, a good bargain too - please try it on Friday night.
3 - Chateau Du Trignon Sablet France - $16
You have seen this Chateau name before in our cellar - In fact, it was just last August that we featured this Kermit Lynch selection. But this time the wine is from a slightly different area. Just around the corner, so to speak, in Sablet. Château du Trignon has been in the hands of the Roux family since 1896. For many years it was run by André Roux - he retired in 1987 and the property is now managed by his nephew, Pascal. The château and winery are located in Sablet, one of the most picturesque Côte du Rhône villages that you can imagine. It produces a wide variety of wines but is most renowned for its Gigondas. My first visit to the village was last year and I have missed it ever since. Sablet is small, tidy and quiet, with church bells tolling on the hour.
There are two bakeries, two butchers, a place where you can buy the morning newspaper in different languages, a café and a good restaurant that serves sturdy Provençal fare. Not to be overlooked is the little cave des vignerons where you can buy, at bargain prices full, fruity local reds and fragrant rosés produced by local winegrowers under the highly regarded Sablet, Gigondas and Séguret appellations. The wine we have on Friday is dark ruby/purple in color and is accompanied by layers revealing herbs, blueberries, raspberries, and black cherries. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, pure, and well-balanced. Join us a try a taste of the french countryside.
Gran Crucero Syrah 2003 $24 Colchagua Chile
Around 150km south of Santiago, following the course of the Tinguiririca River down from the Andes, the Colchagua Valley runs from the foothills east of the Pan-American Highway westwards towards the Pacific Ocean. The river provides a ready source of irrigation water, essential in this dry area. The regular, warm climate combined with high fertility, meant that for years the valley floor was considered ideal for a large production of bulk wines. But, as in most of Chile, in the past decade the emphasis has been switching to quality rather than quantity. This is one of those great new wines. Sublime and seductive. Lovely, brilliant and deep ruby color. Aromas of very ripe black fruits, strawberry jam, notes of coffee and very delicate mint. Its fruity flavors are enhanced in mouth and remind me of a sweet fig. Most everyone knows that we have a fondness for the South American wines at the store - not just because of their low price - But because of the remarkable consistent quality. We are trying to arrange a trip into Chile and Argentina in the coming months. There is no substitute for actually walking the land, eating the food, and getting loaded with the winemakers themselves, in order to appreciate the wines and the lifestyle. - I'll keep you posted on the details.
Jim has always wanted to dress up like an Argentinean Gaucho, but perhaps I've said too much already.
Thanks so much for all of the email on our trip to South Africa - we will be posting a few of the photos in the gallery and on the blog very soon. In addition, we are putting a special SA tasting/dinner together. If you are interested in attending please call the store and ask to be placed on the list. 860-443-9463
As always we appreciate your support - thanks for making it so much fun.
Please Join Us -
It's fun, informal and a great way to start your weekend.
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