Weekly Wine Tastings

July 2nd-3rd, 2010

Please join us for our FREE Wine and Beer Tastings  - Friday from 3-7 pm and Saturday 1-6; this week we are tasting:

WINE 

With the 4th of July this week -end of course we're featuring US wines from the big kahuna, California. To shoulder this awesome responsibility we chose Artesa Winery. These are great wines that show a fantastic sense of place and are varietally correct without emptying your wallet.

So in celebration of the birth of our nation, give all those pictures of presidents the day off and stop by and taste some of the best from the good old US of A.

Please Note - We will be closed on Monday, July 5. So if you're going to the beach or having a backyard BBQ, stock up. In a rush, call ahead

Artesa Winery, Carneros, CA

2007 Cardonnay
A great example of Carneros Chardonnay, it offers a big, spicy, Meursault-like bouquet with aromas of toasty oak, roasted nuts, and tropical fruit. It is medium to full-bodied, pure and fleshy, with honeyed citrus.
Bottle: $18.99 Special: $17.09 Case: $16.14

2007 Pinot Noir
A dark and exuberant expression of great Carneros Pinot Noir. Refined and elegant aromas of cherry, red currant, chocolate and faint whiffs of leaf tobacco. Excellent structure gives this wine a mid-palate weight and silky sensation from start to finish.
Bottle: $21.99 Special: $19.79 Case: $18.69

2007 Merlot "Elements"
A seductive red with a rich bouquet of chocolate, coffee beans, black currants, and sweet cherries offering aromas and flavors of roasted herbs, mocha, chocolate, and sweet berry fruit presented in a soft, round, medium-bodied style.
Bottle: $16.99 Special: $15.29 Case: $14.44

2007 "Elements" Red Blend
Brimming with lively dark cherry, ripe plum, cassis and juicy blueberries wrapped in a spicy bouquet of cinnamon, white pepper, clove and faint hints of black truffles.
Bottle: $16.99 Special: $15.29 Case: $14.44

BEER

Three new tastes this week - two from our great home state of Maryland, and one returning gem from the "other" coast.

Lucky 13
Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, CA)
"From the first day of the first mash of the first recipe in the first space to this oasis 13 years on the road; We have worked hard to walk in the footsteps of our hero brewers. The Esteemed brewer of California's best Pale Ale, the Noble Brewer of the planet's only legal Steam Beer, and Oregon's Rebel Brewer from Newport. Thirteen years down the road, we have found our own voice as brewers but our admiration for the Great Ones has not dimmed one bit. If we walked well down the hero's path ourselves, perhaps we too have been an inspiration for others. Beer is a Bronze Age business and we feel honored to have left our footprints on its path into history, at the same time leaving our flavors on your buds. Thanks for your trust over the years and we hope you enjoy this specially brewed Hi-Gravity Auburn offering. Beer Speaks. People Mumble!" 8.56% ABV
Regular $4.99 22oz. Special $4.49 22oz.

Serum XXIPA
DuClaw Brewing Co. (Abingdon, MD)
Double your pleasure. Some beers are released ... this one ESCAPED! Serum takes the style, IPA, to a whole different level! This Double IPA is hopped aggressively at several stages in the brewing process. But, Serum is well balanced with a malty sweetness, making it the perfect solution to awaken lifeless taste buds. 9% abv
Regular $9.99 22oz. Special $8.99 22oz.

Below Decks Barleywine (aged in Cabernet Barrels)
Heavy Seas/Clipper City Brewing Co. (Baltimore, MD)
"New to the Mutiny Fleet is barrel aged Below Decks. We've taken our award winning barleywine and allowed it to slumber through the winter in wood barrels. Now out of hibernation and available in 22oz bottles and limited draft. Bottles are vintage dated and will become more complex as they cellar. "10% abv
Regular $8.49 22oz. Special $7.64 22oz.

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