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This is an abbreviated "Presidents Day" edition of the weekly newsletter.
We have great wines for Friday they are listed just below a couple of updates and items of interest.
• First a big note of thanks to Grace Magazine for including us in a great feature article about New London.
And to Karen C.L. Anderson for all of the kind words in the story.
If you did not get to see it here is the link: http://adserver1.harvestadsdepot.com/daypubco/ss/058687/
• Thanks to everyone that came out last Friday night - The Clio from Spain was king.
• Speaking of Spanish wines we still have four seats left for our Spanish Wine Dinner on Thursday March 22nd - 6 p.m.
Featuring the new Power House names of Spanish Wine.
And each will be paired with a classic savory dish from Spain - just look at this line up of wine:
Alto Moncayo - $40
El nido Clio - $45 ( rated 96 points by Robert Parker two years in a row! )
El Puntido - $55
AND Termanthia - $190 ( from 140 year old vines.)
Of course it would not be one of our dinners without a few surprises.
Please reserve early - 860-443-9463
• For some of you these three little letters "DRC" make you weak at the knees.
They stand for Domaine de la Romanee-Conti
This is home to some of the most coveted and talked about wines in the world.
Names like: Grand Echezeaux, Romanee-St-Vivant, and Montrachet.
We have these wines in stock - take a peek: http://thamesriver.com/wine/instock.html
Wines like this are not easy to find - they are doled out carefully to prestigious wine shops that are located in fancy zip codes.
But because of the buzz that you are creating around us - we are finding that we are able to procure these types of wines.
Because of you spreading the word - our phone calls are returned promptly from suppliers.
When we first started and would make inquiries about special products for customers the response was something like:
"Hey, wait a minute, I want to put you on speakerphone so everyone here can enjoy this."
Thanks for getting us noticed - we really do appreciate it.
THIS WEEK - Dinner Specials at Brie & Bleu
Friday Night - February 23 - Smoked Rib-Eye and Goat Cheese Empanadas
We are recommending a couple of options
From Abita Brewing in New Orleans "Abita Restoration Ale" - $8 or a nice Rioja - We have several excellent choices in all price points.
Saturday Night - February 24 - Corned Beef & Cabbage Stew - try this with Babcock Fathom - $24, a Bordeaux blend from California or
Otter Creek Stove Pipe Porter - $8, an absolutely delicious beer that will compliment this perfectly.
Brie & Bleu - The featured cheese of the week at $17/lb is Gubbeen Cheese from Ireland. Gubbeen has been enjoyed across Ireland, Europe and America, and has won some of the key cheese awards both in Ireland and England. Gubbeen is vegetarian, semi-soft, table cheese. The terracotta brine-washed rind has fine, white and pale blue moulds. The taste of this dense, full-bodied cheese is rich and savory. It is excellent with burnt onions and grilled cheese. For an additional 10% off the cheese pari with a nice Chardonnay purchased at Thames River Wine and Spirits.
Cheers, Colleen.
Wine Tasting Please Join Us
Friday February 23 - 6-9 p.m.No Charge
1 - Scarborough Chardonnay 2002 - $18 - Hunter Valley Australia
Since 1987, the Scarborough wine label has emerged as a leading example of Australian Chardonnay. Owners Ian and Merralea Scarborough maintain a strong profile with their consumers, coordinating their own distribution and marketing direct from the vineyard. The Scarborough philosophy is to provide the discerning wine consumer with wine of international standing, classic character and style. Chardonnay is the Scarborough flagship wine. It may be time for you to re-visit Chardonnay - Lots of folks burned out on the over oaked Chard's that were coming out of California - give this one a try you might rediscover the subtle flavors that Charonnay can deliver.
2- Santa Ema Reserve Merlot 2004 $12 Maipo valley Chile.
Pedro Pavone Voglino in 1917 emigrated from the famous winemaking region of Piamonte, Italy, to the Maipo Valley in Chile.
Following his family's traditions Mr. Pavone planted carefully chosen european vine varieties, Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon blanc, those grapes were sold to well established Chilean wineries for over 20 years. Until he decided, along with his son Felix Pavone Arbea to create the now prestigious Viña Santa Ema. Since its begining the company has been focused on the production of high quality wines. This wine is a delicious ruby red color. Unique and unmistakable, in this wine you will find the red fruits (plum and blackberry) mixed with chocolate and toasted coffe notes.
In the mouth, the tannins are mature, with a good structure, balance and roundness. The amount of finesse that is in this bottle, for just twelve dollars, is amazing. Please try it on Friday night.
3- Dominio De Tares "Baltos" 2004 $16 Mencia from Bierzo Spain.
Wine Spectator magazine says "one of Spain’s 'Best Buys." 'Wine Spectator Rating 90 points Ranked 67th in the Wine Spectator Top 100.
"Mencía" - Few grape varieties better express the terroir of a region than this. The “mineral” grape par excellence, until recently it was erroneously disdained for having poor ageing potential and lacking color. Nothing could be further from the truth. Now enjoying unparalleled popularity, its combination of fruity mineral characteristics, in harmony with the contribution of new French and American oak, have shot the Mencía grape into the limelight as a star in its own right. Mencía wines stand out on the international stage among other Spanish grape types for their elegance and individuality, along with the world’s very best. This is a great food wine with an easy going price - give it a try.
4- Vinedos de Paganos "El Pundito" Rioja 2003 $55
This is the third vintage of this wine that we have carried, always impressive. Massive fruit, licorice and texture of heavy velvet. So thick it's almost syrupy, this red never loses its balance. Dense and thick, with blackberry, currant, mineral, dark chocolate and espresso flavors that build on each other through the long finish--yet it remains graceful and brings you back for another sip - and another, and another.... This alone is worth the trip downtown on Friday night.
We hope to see you this weekend - please say hello if you stop in - we love to hear your feedback.
Please join us - It is fun, informal, and a great way to start your weekend.
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