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French and Spanish Wines, August 31 5:30-7:30

August 30, 2017
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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,…

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Posted in French Wines, Spanish Wines, Tastings, Wine Tagged Eric Solomon, European Cellars

New 2015 Roses from the South of France

April 6, 2016
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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…

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Posted in French Wines, Tastings Tagged 2015 Roses from the South of France, Chateau des Annibals Rose 2015, Commanderie de Peyrassol Rose 2015, My Essential Rose 2015

Rosenthal Wine Merchant

February 4, 2016
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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…

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Posted in French Wines, Italian Wines, Tastings Tagged Bisson Glera (Prosecco) 2014, Chateau du Gour de Chaule Gigondas "Cuvee Tradition" 2011, Chateau Massiac Minervois Rouge 2013, DeForville Barbera d'Alba 2014, Domaine Jean Claude Thevenet Bourgogne Rouge "Bussieres Les Clos" 2014

Beginning of Year, End of Vintage Sale

January 7, 2016
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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…

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Posted in Canary Islands, French Wines, Portugal Wines, South African Wines, Spanish Wines, Tastings Tagged Altes Herencia Garnatxa Blanca, Domaine Lombard La Cote, Esporao Blanco Reserva, Esporao Tinto Reserva, Fronton de Oro Tinto, Neil Ellis Sincerely Chardonnay, SALE Leave a comment

This Week’s Wine Tasting

September 24, 2015
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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…

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Posted in French Wines, Tastings Tagged Domaine la Manarine Cotes du Rhone 2013, Fleur de Rigaud Bordeaux Superieur 2012, Jean Francois Merieau Sauvignon Touraine ‘Les Arpents des Vaudons’ 2013, Louis Laurent Vouvray 2014, Mas des Etoiles Petite Etoile Cahors 2011, Yves Cuilleron Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes Rose ‘Sybel’ 2014

This Week’s Wine Tasting

July 30, 2015
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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”…

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Posted in French Wines, Tastings Tagged Beaujolais, Cotes de Gascogne, Domaine de Pellehaut, Domaine de Pellehaut Blanc 2014, Domaine de Pellehaut Rouge 2014, Domaine Lombard, Domaine Lombard La Cote Drome Syrah 2013, Languedoc, Lucien Lardy, Lucien Lardy Beaujolais-Villages Blanc 2013, Lucien Lardy Les Thorins Moulin a Vent 2013, Rhone Valley, Villa Symposia, Villa Symposia Coteaux du Languedoc Equilibre 2012

This Week’s Wine Tasting

July 9, 2015
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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….

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Posted in French Wines, Tastings Tagged Brotte Cotes du Rhone Rouge 'Esprit Barville' 2013, Brotte Crozes-Hermitage 'La Rollande' 2012, Brotte Family Wines, Brotte Vacqueyras 'Bouvencourt' 2013, Brotte Viognier Vin de Pays d'Oc 2014, Chateau de Campuget, Chateau de Campuget Tradition Rose 2014, Michel Gassier, Michel Gassier Cercius Rouge 2012

This Week’s Wine Tasting

June 25, 2015
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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…

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Posted in French Wines, Italian Wines, Spanish Wines, Tastings Tagged Bieler Pere et Fils Rose 2014, Biutiful Cava Brut Nature nv, Charles Bieler Wines, Charles Smith Wines Secco Moscato 2014, Charles Smith/Secco Italian Bubbles, Domaine de Fenouillet, Domaine de Fenouillet Rose 2014, Domaine de Fenouillet Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Rouge 2014, Isaac Fernandez Seleccion, Vestini Campagnano, Vestini Campagnano Kajanero 2012

This Week’s Wine Tasting

June 4, 2015
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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…

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Posted in French Wines, Spanish Wines, Tastings Tagged Berthier Coteaux du Giennois Rose 2014, Bodegas Casa Castillo, Bodegas Casa Castillo Monastrell 2013, Chateau Saint-Roch, Chateau Saint-Roch Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2013, Chateau Saint-Roch Rouge 2012, Clement et Florian Berthier, Domaine Lafage Bastide Miraflors, Domaine Lafage Bastide Miraflors Vieilles Vignes 2012, Hazana Rioja, Hazana Rioja Vinas Viejas 2012

This Week’s Wine Tasting: Wine Abroad

May 21, 2015
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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…

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Posted in French Wines, Italian Wines, Portugal Wines, Tastings Tagged Cavicchioli 1928, Cavicchioli 1928 Spumante Demisec nv, Churchill's Estates, Churchill's Estates Duero Red 2012, Churchill's Late Bottled Vintage Port 2005, Churchill's Port, Frederick Wineman and Sons, Hugel et Fils, Hugel et Fils Classic Riesling 2012, J.J. Vincent, J.J. Vincent Bourgogne Blanc 2011, Jaboulet Parallele 45, Jaboulet Parallele 45 Rouge 2012
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