We hope you will join us tomorrow night from 5:30-7:30 for a free tasting of French and Spanish wines imported by European Cellars (a.k.a. Eric Solomon Selections). There will be two whites, a rose, and three reds. Specifically they are: Domaine Lafage Cote d’Est Blanc 2016- Roussillon, France. Grenache Blanc, Chardonnay, Marsanne. “Côté d’Est, as the name suggests,…
This Week’s Tasting Dear Tasters and Friends of Spirits, There will not be a tasting tomorrow night (April 7th, 2016). As most of you are aware I am pregnant with our first child- it’s due in less than two weeks! We do not know the sex yet, so baby Bologna will be a surprise, but…
This Week’s Tasting Neal Rosenthal established his importing company, Rosenthal Wine Merchant, in 1977. They specialize in wines from France and Italy, most notably the regions of Burgundy and Piedmont, although they also import wine from Switzerland and Spain, among others. He is a firm believer in the concept of “terroir” or the sum effects…
This week’s tasting features six fantastic wines for 25% off or more! Altes Herencia Garnatxa Blanca 2014 Terra Alta, Spain. 100% Garnatxa Blanca (white Grenache). “A short maceration on skins is followed by pressing and fermentation. The wines spend 2 months on fine lees to gain texture and complexity.Very aromatic with notes of melon…
French Wines Jean Francois Merieau Sauvignon Touraine ‘Les Arpents des Vaudons’ 2013– Loire Valley, France. 100% Sauvignon Blanc. “Instead of blending his wines, Jean-François produces most of the varietals with which he works in single varietal bottlings, often from a single parcel. This terroir-specific approach allows us to taste singular wines of great expression. He…
French Wine From the Rhone Valley, Languedoc, Beaujolais and Cotes de Gascogne Domaine de Pellehaut– “Located on the slopes of Castle Pellehaut, over 180 m above sea level, the vineyard has an ideal terroir and maximum sunshine. Frequently protected effect Foenh (Pyrenees barrier) Gers enjoys more of a relatively low summer rainfall. “Pellehaut”…
French Wines from the South of France Brotte Family Wines– “Charles Brotte founded the Maison in 1931 as a negociant-eleveur. Laurent, his grandson, is now in control of the company. Under Laurent’s direction, Maison Brotte has acquired ownership of a number of prestigious estates throughout the Rhone Valley, all of which are sustainably farmed….
Summertime Wines from France, Spain and Italy Charles Smith/Secco Italian Bubbles– “Grower-driven, vintage-dated, pure and fresh, Secco Italian Bubbles truly defines “the dolce vita.” Growing up in Rome, Italy, Ginevra and Olivia Casa always had an infatuation for Prosecco. In 2010, after the change in laws pertaining to Prosecco production, Charles Smith and Casa…
France and Spain Imported by Weygandt Selections and European Cellars Clement et Florian Berthier– “In 1983, Jean-Marie Berthier moved to his wife’s village, Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerre, where they built up their own domaine from scratch. In 1998, he took over the Montbenoit vineyards in the Coteaux du Giennois, plots that his father-in-law had worked for many…
Imported by Frederick Wildman and Sons Wines from France, Portugal and Italy Frederick Wineman and Sons– “Following the repeal of prohibition, Frederick S. Wildman, a Connecticut-born wine connoisseur, bought the century-old Bellows and Co., a wine importer and fine-food emporium. That same year Wildman traveled to Europe’s finest vineyards to pursue suppliers and to…