Thanksgiving Edition 2008

This year think of TRW&S for your holiday gifting.
Use our expert staff to make a quality selection.
Then let us do the shipping.

Here are just a few examples of how affordable it can be.

Here are just a few examples of how
affordable it can be.

Miami ___Packaging ____FedEx
1 bottle ___4.20 _________6.30
2 bottle ___5.25 _________7.20
3 bottle ___7.35 _________7.85
6 bottle ___ 11.15 ________11.89

Chicago
1 bottle ____ 4.20 _______ 5.87
2 bottle ____5.25 ________6.74
3 bottle ____7.35 ________7.33
6 bottle ____11.15 ________9.41

San Diego
1 bottle ____4.20 ________7.04
2 bottle ____5.25 ________8.22
3 bottle ____7.35 ________9.74
6 bottle ____11.15 _______16.20

A few holiday scheduling notes need to be mentioned right up front.

First Brie & Bleu will be open Monday Tuesday & Wednesday to serve all of your cheese and gourmet needs. All of our stores will be closed on Thursday and will then be open Friday & Saturday as usual.

A great addition to any holiday table is Fine Chocolate.

We offer Handmade Chocolate from MoonStruck. These are the same chocolates that have been featured on Oprah and have choosen by the Academy Awards for their celebrity gift baskets.

The Angry Mob Speaks To Dave

Dave's Fave
The Monday Tasting 11.24.08

Terres Dorees Beaujolais l'Ancien 2007 $14
Thursday on Bank Street, the contagious cry went out: "Le Beaujolais est arrivee!!" Young and old joined hands and formed a dancing chain which encircled the town, filling the sunny autumn skies with song. No really, it was totally awesome.

That is, until some salty dog bellowed: "Sacre Bleu! Vintage 2007? What trickery is this? J'Accuse!!"
I climbed the massive stack of wine crates being loaded onto the pier and tried to calm the angry mob, now dangerously fueled on flagons of delicious Gamay.

"Good people of New London - fear not, the Beaujoulais Nouveau HAS arrived! And it's got a really cool orange label this year!" "Huzzah!" they roared back. "But THIS," I explained, "is Beaujolais Ancien, from very old vines, les vieilles vignes, painstakingly crafted by the winemaking genius Jean-Paul Brun, fermented with indigenous yeast, so that the glorious
Gamay grape, married to the terroir of the Beaujolais region, can truly express itself!"

The crowd, having been to our wine tastings, seemed to follow this argument agreeably and there was much rejoicing. Order Now

Thanksgiving Edition
The Friday Tasting - Please Join Us
Friday November 28 - 6 - 9 p.m. - No Charge

1 - Tenuta San Leone 'Le Ancienne'
Pinot Grigio 2006 $20

From the Della Venezie region of Italy, where they practically invented Pinot Grigio.

Hand harvested and soft pressed to create a wine of elegant character and flavor.

The wine is lush yet delicate with nuances of citrus, lemongrass and dry pear.




A big and bold Pinot Grigio, great with dinner, or as a
i-just-want-to-stand-around-and-eat-cheese wine.
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2 - Ramirez de la Piscina Rioja Reserva 2001 $21

Since the XI century, the name Ramirez is linked with descendants of Navarra Kings who fought in the first Crusade, and included amongst their ancestors is the famous Cid Campeador.

Their wine reflects this noble Spanish heritage. Aged in casks for 15 months, followed by a further 21 months in the bottle.

This is a lovely, rich, complex wine, showing maturity and a deep ruby-red color and a brickish rim. Powerful, with beautiful oaky fruity aromas intermingling with the Tempranillo.

Silky, with a good balance between oak, tannins and acidity, hints of vanilla and spices. Order Now

3 - Tres Picos Garnacha 2007 $18

For a limited time only.

Deep and sweet, Tres Picos Borsao is cherry red in colorwith a hint of purple tones. In the nose, there is a boundless bouquet of mature red fruits with traces of flowers that are typical of the best Granachas.

In the mouth, it is rich and well structured simultaneously conveying flavours of blackberries, strawberries, and tones of leather, vanilla, and plums. Perfectly combined with a sweet and pleasant tannin. Tres Picos Borsao leaves us with a long, silky and balanced finished.

The grapes come from vineyards that are between 35 and 40 years old. Located on uneven terrain at an altitude of 600 to 700 meters. These vineyards yield under four and a half tons per acre.
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4 - Cuvelier Los andes Grand Malbec 2005 $50

From the Cuvelier family, of Leoville-Poyferre fame, and ubiquitous winemaker and consultant Michel Roland.
This is Roland's first foursquare look at Malbec. Will it rank as one of the great expressions of Malbec and join the ranks of Trapiche and Tikal?
From the winemakers notes:
Appearance and nose:
very deep, dark purple-red colour. Excellent aromatic complexity, with red and black fruits predominating. We can distinguish pleasant notes of ripe prunes and spices.

Palate: a soft entry as expected of a Malbec, then it opens out to become full and smooth with well-textured tannins and a very pleasant and generous finish.

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Thanks very much for your support. Keeping your business local and supporting local merchants and events is especially important this season - We appreciate it.

We hope you all have a wonderful holiday with family and friends this week. And if time allows please join us on Friday. Please join us. It's fun, informal, and a great way to start your weekend.


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