Free Saturday Tasting 3-24-18...Puglia, Emilia-Romagna, Marche, and Basilicata with Manuel Magnani...12pm to 4pm

• Sterparo Primitivo 2016 ($13.99)...Kirsch, plum, and black cherry on the nose with plum, ripe fig, fruit leather, and allspice on the palate.  Primitivo is the same grape as Zinfandel...this one hails from Basilicata in southern Italy. (Food pairing: Korean BBQ beef short ribs)
• Cantastorie Lambrusco Rose Amabile 2016 ($10.99)...Blackberry, rhubarb, and violets on the nose with boysenberry, strawberry, raspberry soda, and rhubarb on the palate.  Semi-sweet in style...Lambrusco from Emilia-Romagna quality has jumped considerably in the past decade! (Food pairing: Polenta bites with pear and prosciutto)
• Teatro Latina Mesca Rosso 2015 ($15.99)...Blueberry coulis, black raspberry, and currant on the nose with sandalwood, blueberry, cassis, and cherry on the palate.  Blend of Cabernet and Primitivo from Puglia. (Food pairing: Orecchiete pasta with turnip greens)
• Tenuta dell' Ugolino Vigneto del Balluccio Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi 2016 ($17.99)...Honeydew, beeswax, mandarin orange, and sage on the nose with yellow apple, beeswax, honeydew melon, Bartlett pear, and tangerine on the palate.  A lovely alternative to white Burgundy from the Marche region of Italy. (Food pairing: Clams with broth and crusty bread)

2017 Roses are arriving!

It's that time of year!  The 2017 Roses are arriving...below are the new guys so far with more rolling in through April.  The Houchart and Ameztoi are very limited so grab those while you can! 

Domaine Houchart Cotes de Provence Rose 2017

Domaine Les Grands Bois "Les 3 Soeurs" Cotes du Rhone Rose 2017

Ameztoi Rubentis Txakolina 2017

Chateau de Brigue 83 Cotes de Provence Rose 2017

Puech-Haut Prestige Rose 2017

Domaine Saint Damien Gigondas Rose 2017

New in the Shop...March 19th - 24th

Wines:  Domaine du Pavillon de Chavannes Cote de Brouilly 2016 ($22.99)

Beers:  Stone Enjoy by 4/20 IPA (cans and a keg!)

On Tap in the Beer Corner...

• Great Divide Vanilla Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout (9.5% abv...Rich vanilla and chocolate notes aged in oak barrels from Denver, Colorado...$7 a pour)
• Allagash Tripel Ale(9.0% abv...Classic Belgian-style Golden ale from Portland, Maine...$6 a pour)
• Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing IPA (6.8% abv...A brand new IPA to NC dry hopped with Mosaic and Motueka hops from Mills River, North Carolina...$5 a pour)
• Prairie Artisan Ales Phantasmagoria Double IPA (8.0% abv...Tropical fruit laden double IPA from Tulsa, Oklahoma...$7 a pour)
• Sierra Nevada Southern Gothic Unfiltered Pils (5.2% abv...Fresh, crisp and hop forward new Pilsner from Mills River, North Carolina...$5 a pour)
• Founders Solid Gold Lager (4.4% abv...A traditional Lager and brand new year round beer from Grand Rapids, Michigan...$5 a pour)

Wines on Tap... Just $6 a glass!

• Poggio Anima Nero D'Avola (medium-bodied red from Sicily)
• Martin Zumm Zweigelt (light-bodied lively red from Austria)
• Valdenivola Pinot Grigio (refreshing un-oaked light sipper from NE Italy)
• Patience Rose (dry elegant rose from southern France)

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