SailFest 2008, The Blob, La-Vis Dipinti,Weingut Groiss,Jonathan Edwards,Columna Rose,Las Rocas

Greetings from all of us in New London, ** SailFest Weekend** *** Last Saturday night was a good one. New London's Art Attack was a big success and everyone was strolling the streets, browsing the galleries and store fronts, and people watching at every stop. We have a great down town - please visit us. This is the big SailFest weekend folks. Friday - Sunday. Fun for the entire family and of course the amazing Grucci Fireworks on Saturday night. Learn more about it HERE

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

Movies In The Park - The Hygienic Art Park - Across From Our Store Beginning this Wednesday night - July 9 @ 8 p.m. - NO CHARGE Wednesday night - July 9 @ 8 p.m - The Blob - Starring Steve McQueen. Have dinner at Brie & Bleu then stroll across the street to the park and watch the movie. Or just grab your favorite blanket and a bottle of wine from our cellar and picnic in the park - NEW MOVIE EVERY WEDNESDAY. Don't Take Our Word For It We say it all of the time - "We drink our red wine too warm and our white wine too cold." If you missed it - The New York Times validates us: The Chiling Truth - HERE ··· BRIE & BLEU WILL CLOSE AT 5 P.M. ON SATURDAY JULY 12. We close the deck every year for fireworks night. ··· July 12: Sailfest The biggest, baddest show of the year! 10,000 calories, fireworks, and much more at New London's 31st annual Sailfest with spectacular spectaculars and much, much more! LEARN MORE HERE

Dave's Fave The Monday Tasting Click on the photo to order it now La-Vis Dipinti Pinot Noir 2006 - $14 Important Update from the Pinot Noirs Under-20-Buck Newsdesk: La-Vis Pinot Noir is here, and strutting around the store - it's delicious! From Trentino in Northern Italy, La-Vis is grown on the high slopes of the Valle dell'Adige. This is a particularly delicate Pinot, owing to the mountain soil and cool breezes of the valley. Quite light, with the characteristic berry flavors, plus a bit of wild pine spiciness like... I dunno, a Tyrolean mountain forest? Come on in Monday and try a drop of this elegant newbie!

** SailFest Weekend** Wine Tasting Please Join Us Friday July 11 - 6-9 p.m. - No Charge Can't Make It To The Tasting? - Order it now - click on the photos Just In Stock - The Dominus 2005 has arrived and winemakerf Christian Moueix feels that it's their best effort since 2001. Wine critic Robert Parker agrees and gave the wine 96pts. While supplies last. 1 - Weingut Groiss 2007 Gruner Veltliner $12 In an effort to replace the sold out big green bottles of Hofer Gruner Veltliner, we stumbled upon another wine in a big green bottle we like even better. Groiss is a young and modern winery situated in the wine district of Wagram in Austria. They practice "intergrated production and natural management" and judging from the photos the place is run by fashion models. With sunny south facing slopes of Loess soil, the vineyards are perfect for producing lush and lively Gruner Veltliner. Another great affordable summer wine. 2 - Jonathan Edwards Connecticut Chardonnay 2007 $23 Located nine miles from the coast, the vineyard site provides the vines with the moderate coastal climate of the Long Island Sound, which extends the fall season for optimal grape maturation. Being perched on the South side of a hill allows for full sun exposure for the grapes and excellent airflow to dry off the vines after summertime showers. Additionally, an extensive drainage system known as "tiling" has been installed throughout the vineyards. Every vineyard row now has a drainage tile to allow excess water to drain down and out of the vineyard, allowing warmer soils in the spring, increased aeration in the soil, and prevention of excess moisture in the winter. With their estate releases Jonathan Edwards winery is defining Connecticut wine and terroir. Very limited. 3 - Columna Rose 2007 $11 From the province of Salamanca, near the Portuguese boarder. The wine is made from 100% Juan Garcia, a native Spanish grape that enjoys the high altitude and dry climate of this region. Like most Spanish roses, the wine is full bodied and spicy. And like most Spanish roses, it's very affordable and food flexible. Juan Garcia (no relation to the grape) 4 - Las Rocas Vinas Viejas Garnacha 2005 $18 The talented Jean-Marc Lafage (of Domaine Lafage in France's Roussillon) is responsible for the majority of the bottlings imported by European Cellars including the Las Rocas cuvees. Working in concert with Eric Solomon, Jean-Marc has helped to convince the directors of the coop to bottle some of the extremely old-vine material separately and has helped enormously with attaining proper maturity levels, extraction, and balance. The wine hails from Calatayud, which benefits from a continental climate with vast temperature differences between night and day. Harvests are much later than in other parts of Aragon (the region in which Calatayud lies) and the acidity/maturity/alcohol ratios tend to be more balanced. As most of the vineyards lie on what was (thousands of years ago) an old river basin, the soil is comprised of brown limestone and loam over slate and gypsum. Please Call Us Anytime With Questions - 8 6 0 - 4 4 3 - 9 4 6 3

Thank you one and all for the comments and suggestions and of course for your wonderful support - it's a great summer. Please Join us in New London. It's fun, informal, and a great way to start your weekend. AAA.