My Store Weekly Email That Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn Each Tuesday , Today, July 23rd, 2013 : Met Jessica Borges of Brasil Today : Read About It Here, Cheers!

SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED above in the headline header how they rescues a child that was buried many feet under the sand as he suddenly sank when playing with his friends and they tried to dig him put with their hands until the crane and men arrived and would not stop until they found him, his lungs filled with some sand but still alive as there had been air trapped inside from the roots of a tree or the tree itself : a miracle or close to one, lucky to still be alive! Now that's something to CHEER ABOUT! THESE ARE CREATIVE TIMES filled with hope and inspiration/ motivation , care and concern and doing things to help make a difference. We are having the times of our lives working 150% to bring you what's available through us for your pleasure, enjoyment, education, edification and amusement. Real life takes place here in this long rectangular space. We know so many as a result of this very special space where you can grow and feel comfortable and both share and learn. We welcome Amy to our neighborhood. She was just here this past week. Amy came and tasted this Saturday with Mak Congdon and bought his bottle of dry white Italian Oltrepo Pavese made from the Pinot Nero grape, the 2012 FRECCIAROSSO " Sillery " , $18.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume. She also tasted the wines of BOORDY VINEYARDS, Hydes, Maryland, the red blend ( brought to us by Susan Rayner recently of the BOORDY VINEYARDS ) ; and the dry " new " Cotes Du Provence rose that we will have from Kathy Joseph ( Le Grand Fromage - French Cheese Seminars & Tours ) and Robert A. Shive of ST. TROPEZ WATER, LLC - " Provence Rose Wine Period " is Robert's motto. AMY GOT TO MEET them both as well as some of our regular customers. Robert and Kathy came to us through part-owner Martin Lumet of the French " classic " restaurant LA CHAUMIERE in Georgetown across from the Four Seasons Hotel. Merci Martin. We will have Robert and Kathy's rose here the first week of August and it will sell for $19.99 : unique packaging, really elegant, bright and fresh and lovely dry rose. ALE, BEER, CIDER - SANTOS HAS A " Whole New " Collection ! 1) Birra ETRUSCA Bronze An Ancient Ale Brewed with honey, hazelnut flour, heirloom wheat... ( $13.99 , 1 Pt, 9.4 Fl. Oz bottle, 8.5% alcohol by volume, brewed & bottled by DOGFISH HEAD Craft Brewery, Inc. Milton, DE. www.dogfish.com ) ... and also in this ale ... myrrh, gentian root, raisins, pomegranate juice & pomegranates. I'm in on this, sounds like a glass will be enough for me to enjoy thoroughly. 2) THE MAHARAJA Imperial India Pale Ale - Supremely Limited - from AVERY BREWING CO. ( On Special for $8.99 a bottle, 1Pt 6 Fl. Oz., 10.4% alcohol by volume, Boulder , Colorado, since 1993 ) : " ... this Imperial IPA is regal, intense, fierce and mighty ... fashioning a royal scarlet hue and an exquisite malt essence. " 3) :" Old Crafty Hen " Superior Fine Ale Vintage Ale Imported From England ( On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 6.5% alcohol by volume, www.oldspeckledhen.co.uk for more information ) : " Crafted by the master brewer of Old Speckled Hen. this superior fine ale combines distinctive malty taste ... ". Cheers. RAVI & His LIQUEUR / LIQUOR Selections: 1) YENI RAKI Liqueur from Turkey ( $25.99, 45% alcohol by volume, is produced from grape and anise seed, distilled and bottled by Mey Icki San, Ve Tic, A.S. www.yenirakiusa.com for more info ). How many of you know it, have tried it? Please comment if you have. Cheers. 2) SPEAKEASY Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey ( $30.99, 47.2% alcohol by volume, distilled in Kentucky, bottled by Bardstown Club Distilling Company, Nelson County, Kentucky) : original Sour Mash BOURBON. Cheers. 3) KIRSCH Selection Special Reserve " American Whiskey " , aged 20 Years, distilled from Bourbon Mash, 02/27/87 ( On Special for $59.99 a bottle, 86% Proof, bottled by HIRSCH Distillers, Weston, Missouri, USA ) : " Hirsch Selection represents a hand picked series of single barrel whiskies chosen expressly for connoisseurs of small batch fine spirits ... " It used to be much easier for us to get on hands on. Now it's so scarce and that is very hard on a number of our customers. What can you all do to remedy this awful situation? Cheers. 4) Single Malt Irish Whiskey Aged 16 Years from BUSHMILLS ( $88.99 a bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, matured in three woods, since 1608, original Grant distillery , www.buschmills.com for more info ) : aged in bourbon, oloroso sherry and port wine casks for a rich fruitiness and malty nuttiness. Cheers. THIS PAST SATURDAY it was nice to chat and taste with Mark Congdon and Audry. She had been listening to the opera Othello by a Chilean conductor and told us both that Othello was pronounced " Otello " with the " h " being silent. Mark liked that a lot, made him smile. AUDRY TOLD US about her dog that has allergies and that used to scratch itself but now expects others to do the scratching for it. Audry motioned how her dog would lie all legs spread out. It's " chill " here and we do have some interesting conversations around wine. AUDRY BOUGHT the 2009 SASSETTO 100% Sangiovese from Italy's Romagna region, $17.99, and the Italian Oltrepo Pavese dry white Pinot Nero 2012, $18.99 a bottle. Both showed beautifully and both sold really well. It was a really good Italian tasting including a fine Prosecco, too. WINES From Michel & Tony : WHITES & BUBBLY : 1) Extra Brut " Le Fare " MEROTT, $20.99, 11.5% alcohol by volume, from CASA VINICOLA MERETTO , Mark Congdon poured this here this Saturday. It's an upper-scale Prosecco that's as bright, light, fresh, silky, airy and refreshing as can be with definite character and definite breed. Wonderful really, great for this hot weather and humidity! 2) RAPIDO 2012 Veneto Pinot Grigio with the Yellow Vespa on the label, $ 10.99 a bottle,`overdelivers with more dryness, flavorfulness ( my own mad-up word - like it?! ), and pizazz and brightness for such a reasonable price. 3) MASO POLI 2011 Alto Adige Pinot Grigio ( single vineyard ) , $22.99, has such extra body, more like the Volvos-of-old- more armature, more depth, more caches and trunks of mineral and citrus and reserves of creaminess that have a wonderful accent of nuttiness : wonder- WONDER-ful!!!!!Full, feel fully-free to wander, to discover the layers of charming flavors here in this MASO POLI PG! 4) Terra Di Dora FIANO DI AVELLINO 2010 white wine from TERREDORA DIPAOLO, $27.99, 13% : these wines ( 4 whites and 2 reds ) , all dry, are some of Italy's very, VERY finest. I LOVE how they do not copy any other grapes or any other styles : they are what they are : excellent food wines with character, integrity and flavor and taste that is distinct and best with food. THIS 2010 IS FULLY MATURE : " ripe, honey ", says Franceen that sells it to us. Franceen will be here this Saturday from 2-6PM tasting out some of her wines from up and down the map of Italy : from Puglia, skipping across the water to Sicily and then all the way up to Trentino that hugs Switzerland. What fun it will be. REDS : 1) Dry Rosso Nero D'Avola blend from Sicily's fine COLOSI Winery, this 2010, $11.99 is a distinctly tasty, flavorful and fine food Italian wine. What value, the owners have been here, we have loved selling the wines now for years. 2) Marques De Zenate dry Tempranillo red 2012 from Spain's Valencia region, $8.99 : AGAIN a wine that way-over-delivers for the money and all the nuances of flavors, levels of textures, depths of accents. WONDERFUL, very special for this ridiculous price now. 3) Rapido Red Sangiovese dry red from Italy's Puglia, this 2011 AGAIN way-over-delivers : what a finely-tuned/nuanced/balanced effusiveness of fruit-forward toasty rich cherry-berry flavors, and only $8.99 a bottle. 4) Cotes-Du-Rhone dry red blend , this 2011 Haiut De Brun from Alain Jaume & Fils , $15.99 is perhaps the most friendly, fruit-forward wine that Jeremy and I have tasted yet. WE both commented on this the other day. It's lovely, medium-to-light-bodied, flavorful, not heavy : great when you grill. Cheers. 5) Teroldego indigenous dry red from the Italy's LECHTHALER Vineyard, this 2010 at $17.99 has some real flavor and dryness and is always best with food. Franceen will taste it this Saturday from 2-6PM. Join us, never any charge. WEEKEND TASTINGS : FRIDAY, JULY 26rd, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Enrico and possible Brigitte coming from IL PIOPPO Italian Artisinal Family Wines to pour a selection of their fine Veneto, Abruzzo, Marche, Tuscan dry reds and white. It will be fun. We may ask them to ficus on their Veneto wines and also throw in a sweet wine, too, a sparkling one as well, maybe even their extra virgin olive oil, and some of their food products, too?!? Will let you know really soon. Cheers. SATURDAY, JULY 27th, 2013 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Franceen Kahng coming from Vias imports to pour many of the wines I spoke about above : 1) RAPIDO Pinot Grigioo 2012, 2) MASO POLI 2011 Pinot Grigio, 3) LECHTHALER Teraldego dry red 2010, 4) COLOSI Nero D'Avola red blend from Sicily. JOIN US, NEVER any charge - everybody welcome. WEEKLY WEDNESDAY 3-PART Non-Sparkling/still WINE SALE : Call : 202-363-4265 if you cannot come. 1) BUY ANY BOTTLE at $20 a bottle or over of non-sparkling and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker price. 2) BUY ANY 6 or more bottles of non-sparkling wine and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices. 3) BUY ANY 12 or More bottles of non-sparkling wine and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices. If you cannot come call and pay tomorrow, Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 and SAVE BIG here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits! I AM SURE I HAVE MISSED many things and am sorry for that. Time to post this now. It was fun to have Aliyah announce this past Saturday : " It's the white wine of my dreams ", referring to a bottle of the Condrieu Les Grandes Chaillees from MonteZ Stephane that she had with her father in a Parisian restaurant! We will try and find it for her. IT WAS ALSO nice to have Michael Doyle and his Brazilian fiancee here , Jessica Borges, of the PALAIS PRIVE French Luberon Rhone region of France. We have signed by Michael now for gifts the 1) PALAIS PRIVE 20102 dry white, $20.99, and the 2) PALAIS PRIVE Luberon dry rose, $20.99 : both wines that are elegant, vibrant, distinct, gracious, bright and LOVELY. Wow, love them both. We spoke of the BORGES port wines and of the wines of Brazil like the LIDIO-CARRARO Merlot that we sell from the Vale Dos Vinehedos, $13.99 . THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, come see us, TONY

It's Snowing In Brasil Now ( July 2013 ) According To Ana Paula Valenti & Wines Of Brasil On Facebook Monday-Tuesday, July 22-23rd, 2013 / What A Contrast To My Trip Last Year Of Green & Warm Weather, Exotic Flowers Blooming & Many Orange Trees Everywhere! Cheers!!

( I borrowed this picture just now from Wines Of Brasil's Facebook Page : hope they do not mind ?! ) Looks so beautiful and white, when I was there last July it looked so green and there were many oranges in bloom, too : what a complete contrast Ana Paula!, Michele, Jaqueline, Morgana ( that I never did get to meet ), Roberto, Bruno, Clovis, Fernanda, Ruy, Elisa, Francine, Gustavo oenologue of MIOLO Winery, Rodrigo, Frederique, Fabiana and so many others of you that I met there! 7/23/13

Responding Just now to a post on Facebook by Edgar Cardoso On The BORGES House Of Ports : " My Latest Discovery. Let's Go Taste It. " Edgar Writes Today, Monday, July 22nd, 2013 : Yes, Let's Taste It!

Anthony Quinn / write on Facebook just now in response to seeing this by Edgar Cardoso : I copied his picture, too : hope you do not mind Edgar.

 And to think that we sell the young Ruby and the Tawny from BORGES really well at $11.99 a bottle here in Washington D.C. Northwest, Cleveland Park neighborhood all day long! Cheers, Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn What a lovely discovery! 7/22/13

 That's at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits , 3423 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20008.

 We have been buying the red Ruby and Tawny, as well as the white golden port from BORGES now from our local rep Danielle Davidowitz of Dionysos Imports for at least two or more years now. They all sell really well. The quality-price ration is great.

 We once did a tasting of all three at the Kennedy-Warren apartments down the street from us On Connecticut Avenue N.W. 20008, next to the Smithsonian National Zoo, and everyone loved them, bought them, and that was a really fun event with Danielle helping me pour that evening. Thanks Danielle. Cheers,  Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn  Happy Monday everyone, July 22nd, 2013 ....   TONY

White Grapes In Brasil Start Week Of Monday, July 22nd Off Well : Great News!

IBoas notícias para começar a semana

Safra 2013 é histórica para vinhos brancos e espumantes brasileiros : Vivendo a Vida
http://www.vivendoavida.net/?p=30953

White wonder wonderful wanting whooshing, wearing, weaving wandering .... espumantes especially essential, elegant, elevated, elevating , vintage vantages, visual vibrant voondrebar, very visionary ... NICE, glad to hear this vintage report on the 2013 for the whites and sparkling wines of Brazil! Thanks for sharing, Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn   artis, wine-educator, wine-enabler ...   OLA   BOM DIA!  7/22/13


Anthony Quinn I'M LETTING MY ARTISTIC side =part of me FLOWER : it is summer, after all, cheers and enjoy. I can't wait to try these wines. I LOVED the 2012 wines that I did try last year in late June, 2012 in and around Bento Galcalves, Vale Dos Vinhedos, and Caxia...See More




I ADDED this on just now and I meant to put it on a separate blog entry. Sorry!  This is about the BOORDY VINEYARD wines in Hydes. Maryland. ...

I'm having so much fun copying and pasting and making my life so much easier these days. I know that the result is a little bit like a frantic, erratic, zagged and mixed tapestry but I think it's more spontaneous, too. Hope you do not mind.

I do want to include some more information here for you all to read and ponder and hopefully enjoy.

Michel Dumas and I also tasted the 1) Chardonnay,  the  2) Seyval Blanc and the  3) dry rose.

 On this tasting our favorite for now and this horribly hot weather was the dry rose. It had it all : brightness, freshness, easy to drink with or without a meal.

The 2011 Chardonnay coming from a difficult vintage had something in the finish that I did not like so well. It had some oak that grew stronger with the wine being open in the bottle. By the time I got it home and drank some the next day with my wife that likes white wines it was a bit too strong in oak for me, or just at that edge for me.

The Seyval Blanc was quite nice but it's about to be done for this vintage so we will have to see what the next batch which will be from fruit added from Pennsylvania will be like? More on that later.

The wines are solid and well-balanced and getting stronger and stronger as the new vines mature. With Lucie Morton's help Rob DeFord uprooted now for a third time his vines and is starting fresh all over again. I like that spirit. What Susan said was that when Rob told Lucie his initial response to planting " new " vines he said : " absolutely not ", that Lucie responded : " well then I guess you do not need my help ".  The rest is history and now it just is a matter of waiting to see " what we can see " , that's what I just added here.

I can't wait to see you Rob again after so many years. I can't wait to have you come to our store and do another wine-tasting for us since your last one was in 1985 or 1986 I believe when I managed Burka's Fine Wines?

Cheers and stay-tuned for more.   Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn   7/22/13  4:44PM now! Like that, 3 fours!   TONY

A California Napa Valley Vineyard That Has Stood The Test Of Time Says Today With Jewelry On It's Cork Top : " It's About So Much More Than The Wine " / I Do Not Really Agree, Not Really

I WROTE and posted this just now on STERLING WINERY'S picture above posted by them on Facebook that I just saw. This is what seeing that prompted me to write below. I hope they do not mind me copying and pasting the photo here to show what I am referring to? if they do I will gladly delete the photo. We will see, I am ready to accommodate them if they wish. Cheers. I have enjoyed in the past the simplicity and elegance of STERLING, I do not need the jewelry, too. The wine in itself is all the decoration, ornamentation that I need for me senses and my palate.   Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn   Thursday night here at home now in northern Virginia at 11:57PM,  Cheers, Happy Thursday everyone,  TONY

An interesting concept that intrigues me and yet with STERLING I think it's about the simplicity of the wine, the wine without ornament, the wine without " dressing ", that's natural and itself, that's the key, for me to STERLING'S continued success, relevance in today's global market L less is sufficiently more to keep STERLING in the world wine game. Cheers for the lovely basics STERLING< don't forget that with you alcohol levels in check, and the balance of the wine integral always. Cheers, Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn  7/18/13    I just wrote this looking at the picture of your cork with the jewelry on top of it posted today on Facebook. I say ultimately, " lose the jewelry ", the wine's the jewelry, you just have to taste it longer, taste and the hold the wine longer on your palate, don't be in a rush to swallow, take it in gradually, savour it : cheers!   Not everyone does this, you have with some of your wines, my palate greatly appreciates that. Cheers and bravo to you for that,  TONY

It's Been Just More Than One Year Since I Visited DOM CANDIDO Winery in Brasil's Vale Dos Vinhedos. Bento Goncalves & Had One Of Those Moments That Surprised & Greatly Pleased me As I LOVED The Wines, The People & The Hospitality & Food & The Whole Experience @ DOM CANDIDO, ESPECIALLY The FOLLOW-THROUGH & Continued Faith In The Visit & Me & Our Working Together To Promote Here In The United States! Obregado Roberto!

This is a picture above of Jucelia Vicari that visited DOM CANDIDO Winery and posted this picture on Facebook that I saw an hour ago. I hope you do not mind my copying and pasting it here Jucelia? Let me know if you have a problem? I can always delete it if you object. Obregado, tim tim!   TONY   at 9:14PM here at home on Thursday, July 18th, 2013 

I WROTE this inspired by a picture I just saw on Facebook from a " new " friend that I have made as a result of this incredible ten-day experience I had last year in late June, 2012 deep in Brasil's wine country in and around the towns of bento Goncalves and Caxias Do Sul. I loved it, I loved everything about it and am still in contact with some of the people I met like Roberto the owner of DOM CANDIDO and that pleases me greatly.

I WILL WORK HARD as I have already to continue promoting DOM CANDIDO here in the United States. It is both an honor and a privilege to do so. Cheers,  TONY   PS : Below is what I wrote inspired by the picture I just saw that I will copy and paste here soon to put it all together. Thanks, obregado, what a lovely image, I'm so happy.

Only one of my " all-time " FAVORITE wineries in Brasil that is proactive and still keeps in contact with me and values my opinion and says so to me even now as it's been a year since my visit there and I enjoyed thoroughly the time I spent there, the wines I tried, meeting the family and spending a lot of time with winemaker Mr. Paris and owner Roberto, and enjoying their humble and kind interest and their welcome of me, not knowing me at all at first, and still treating me with respect and kindness, and offering me a meal as well. Breaking bread with someone and sharing wine with them is like being welcomed into their family - like in a broad sense I was an extension of the family. I liked that. Cheers,  Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn   - and I look forward to promoting them in the United States. They will always be at the top of my list to help because they have kept in touch and not lost faith in me. Cheers, obregado, bom dia ...  TONY  7/18/13