Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits Store Email Today, Tuesday September 23rd, 2013 : Let's Talk The Fine Wines of Brasil!

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SCRAMBLING - OH WHAT FUN! So much to share with you all. This beautiful weather is contagious and puts a broad smile on my face. We have some special treats for you all here that I will mention from Michel Dumas, Ravinder Sharma, Santos Rivera and me - Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn.   I WANT TO " Shout Out " for Ravi that works our register, buys the spirits and sells you all so many winning lottery tickets, too. Ravi is retiring and going to India to spend a month, maybe more. He's here until October 15th, 2013 : so if you have not yet said your " bye byes ", this is the time.   RAVI MAY BE BACK TO WORK, he may not : that remains to be seen. It's all up to him. We love having him here and will sorely miss him, all that he has done, all that he has meant to us and the many of you that have gotten to know and love his broad grin and beaming smile. He has added so much to the daily fabric of our lives. he has solved many problems, his level-headed approach to many situations has been a real saving grace that we will remember, grin at, and miss. HOW DO YOU MEASURE 20 years?!? That's a mini lifetime, a mini-marriage, a real chunk of both time and change. Ravi : the stories you can tell, the things that you have seen pass through this long rectangular space. So much life, so many marriages, celebrations, birthdays, reunions, partings, returns, births and deaths. You could spend another twenty years writing all these stories down, emailing them, tweeting them, blogging and pod-casting them.   THINGS CHANGE and life and business and communities, neighborhoods all go on, keep changing and morphing, the characters and the players, the observers, the landscape, city-and-neighborhood-scapes all continue to adjust. We as humans try and adjust. It's hard when you figure into all of this things like the fact that we have one week to establish a budget and pass it for our government to continue functioning.   THE THINGS THAT SUSTAIN US , nourish us, provide us with comfort and order and a certain calm and joy - like Ravi - have stayed the same. He has been here weekly for all of you, for us : we have weathered together many a storm. We are grateful for Ravi's service to Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits as well as to our fabulous Cleveland Park neighborhood.   THANK YOU RAVI,gracias, merci, prego, obregado. You are always welcome here! What will we ever do without you?!?   SO : HAVING SAID ALL this about you Ravi I will start out with your spirits and talk about them first. Santos you will follow Ravi in today's store email.    WHAT HAVE YOU FOR US RAVI :             LIQUEUR :        1) Asian Pear Eau De Vie from SUBARASHI KUDAMONO, Pear Brandy ) $49.99, 375ml bottle, 49% alcohol by volume,  go to :www.winesofsubarashi.com for more info, Ashford, CT ) : " celebrates fruit at it's finest : fresh, clean, flavorful. Select Asian pears from the Subarashi Kudamono orchards create a liveliness and intense fruit essence. " ALL SO TRUE : we have tasted it here now twice and it is so bright and brilliant and subtle and elegant and refined. A little bit goes a very long way. What a great way to welcome sleep and a good rest for a day well-spent!           LIQUOR :        1) " Tombo " Shochu / Soju Spirits distilled from Barlet ( $14.99, 24% alcohol by volume, product of Vietnam ) :      " Once known as the dragonfly islands. Japan is steeped in history and traditions of the powerful Samurai who often emblazoned their armor with the dragonfly symbol. Tombo is a reflection of their courage and strength. Enjoy the elegant strength of Tombo on the rocks, with a splash of cool water or mixed in your favorite cocktails "      GO TO : www.tomboschochu.com for more info.      MY WIFE asked me if I knew about this? I said I did and that we sold it. She forwarded an email onto me saying that there was a push to have it become even more popular here than vodka, that it sells really well all over the world.   MY RESPONSE was that I doubted it would do as well here, and that the people selling it to us had really dropped the ball as this is the only one we have.   WHERE are all the others?   WHY have we not seen them yet? Where's all the push and advertising here to boost sales?   WHY have we never been approached to do an in-store soju tasting? Many unanswered questions. Only time will tell. Come check this out!   WHAT DO YOU ALL KNOW? Please share with us. This is something worth taking a much closer look at, don't you agree?        2) Genever Style Gin from GENEVIEVE / Essay 0-SSG-GM-1 ( $54.99. 47.3% alcohol by volume, established 1993. San Fransisco, from ANCHOR Distilling Co. Go to : www.anchordistilling.com for more info ) : " Genevieve Genever-Style Gin is an offshoot of our research into the history and evolving production methods that led to modern gin. ...   The earliest gins, however- which came to be known as ' genever ' ( or ' Geneva gin ', or ' Hollands gin ' or ' Schiedam-style gin ' - were a very different product.   To be sure , juniper berries and other botanicals are used in both styles, but 17th-century 'genever ' gin was distilled in primitive pot stills from a grain mash.   Genevieve is our attempt to re-create this ancient and mysterious gin style. ... "   TOO MUCH to type, come read the label, come buy the gin and try it! Cheers.        3) THE TYRCONNELL Single Malt Irish Whiskey  10 Years Old & Finished In Port Casks ( $81.99, Est. 1762, Riverstown, County Louth , go to : www.tyrconnellwhiskey.com for more info ) : " Initially matured in American oak and finished in port casks to impart further depth and flavour creating an inviting single malt with a deep antique copper colouring. ... a silky sweet taste of rich fruits, honey and spice with a beautiful lingering oak finish. "        4) Tres Agaves TEQUILA Blanco/ Estate-Bottled ( $36.99 a 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, Jalisco Mexico,  go to :www.tresagaves.com for more info ) : " ... Since it does not age in oak barrels, Blanco Tequila simply reflects the clean, herbaceous character of blue agave. "        5) Grappa Elevata in Barili di SASSICAIA / Tenuat San Guido & Jacopo Poli ( $59.99, a 375ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, Poli Distillerie Schiavon ( Veneto ) Italy ) : MARCHESI INCISA DELLA ROCCHETTA.        6) ZING ZANG Not HJust Another Bloody Mary Mix ( On Special for $8.99 a 1/2 Gallon, 1.8 Liter plastic bottle, go to : www.zingzang.comfor more info ) : Come make the Classic Zing Zang Bloody Mary - 4 Parts Zing Zang, 1 Part of your favorite vodka, Pour over ice, stir, add squeeze of lime and garnish with a celery stalk. Cheers.  NOW FOR YOU SANTOS : Beer, Cider & Ale :        1) Virginia Draft BOLD ROCK Hard Cider ( On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 4.7% alcohol by volume, from Nellysford, VA. ) : Made by Brian Shanks!        2) Pipeline Porter with 100% Hawaiian Kona Coffee Seasonal Release  from KONA Brewing Co. ( On Special for $8.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 5.3% alcohol by volume, go to :www.konabrewingco.com for more info ) : " Pipeline Porter is full bodied with a rich, smooth, dark roasted malt flavor. "        3) Amber Ale from PEAK ORGANIC Brewing Company (On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, from Portland, Maine ) : We just did a PEAK ORGANIC Beer tasting here this past Friday and I loved the smooth, creamy, flavorful taste of this Amber Ale. The other night I showed it to our customer Susan and her eyes lit up! She said that she vacations there and she picked up two six packs and put them on our counter to pay immediately! Yes!        4) Creme Brulee Blackwater Series from SOUTHERN TIER Brewing Company ( $9.49, 9.5% alcohol by volume, from Lakewood, New York , go to : southerntierbrewing.com for more info ) : Very dark in color, full body, medium bitterness : great with organic vanilla ice cream, cheesecake. What a fun treat.        5) " Bacchus " Belgian Ale from the CASTLE BREWERY ( On Special for $7.49 a 12.7 Fl. Oz bottle, Van Honsebrouck, Belgium) treat yourselves!        6) " Four Witches " 2013  Black Saison The High Gravity Series from NEW HOLLAND Brewing ( $8.99 a 1 Pt. 6-Fluid Ounce bottle, from Holland, Michigan, go to : www.New HollandBrew.com for more info , 8.92% alcohol by volume ) : " White and dark roasted wheat join caramel rye and barley in a flavorful backdrop for yeast character accentuated by mild spicing. Pairings : grilled or blackened fish, jambalaya, mushroom sautees. "     WINES From Michel & Tony :             WHITE :        1) Sauvignon Blanc 2012  from California's Lake County, the Line 39 ( $10.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume, from CECCHETTI Wine Company , go to : www.ceccettiwineco.com ) : consistent, fresh, bright, balanced and a phenomenal value!        2) 2012 Sauvignon Blanc from France's Loire Valley, a Touraine " En Lieu-Dit- LES JARRIERS " ( $11.99, from Aligny-Cosne, France ) : Both Michel and I really liked this the other day. Over delivers for the money.        3) 2004 Dry Riesling from the FORREST ESTATE in New Zealand's Marlborough region ( On Special for $14.99. regularly $28.99 a bottle, 12% alcohol by volume, ) : presented to Michel and me by the owner John Forrest, this mature, flavorful, dry Riesling is exceptional and drinking beautifully : buy several bottles while you still can. No petrol nose, clean, brisk and razor-sharp acids that ripple and delineate you to the core, to your foundation! Wow, I love it, I really do : one of our very best sales ever.        4) " Charmed " Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2010 from California's JAQK CELLARS ( $29.99, 13.9% alcohol by volume, go to :www.jaqkcellars.com for more info ) : More taste, more body, more width and stuffing - yet bright and tasty and really it does sparkle without any sparkle - all on the palate, a shindig of shindigs here : and an amazing label, too. Great treat, great gift.        5) 2011 Fontanasanta Manzoni Bianco Vigneti Delle Dolomiti from FORADORI ( $30.99 a bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume, ) : we like very much the dry red teroldego wines of Elisabetta, here is her white that also speaks volumes to us. A flavorful dry white that is a great wine to pair with a meal. Has the body of a red, the brilliance and lyrical quality of a white. Go to : www.elisabettaforadori.com for more info. Both Michel and I loved it , all over again, thanks Regis!           ROSE:        1) 2012 Touraine Dry Rose from the DOMAINE BELLEVUE ( $11.99, 13% alcohol by volume, Loire Valley, France, ) : this is a great sipping dry French medium-to-lighter-bodied rose. Many of you already love it - Justin, Zack and many more ... and it just makes you feel good to enjoy a glass with or without a meal. Great now as we are officially in Autumn! Cheers.             REDS :        1) Pinot Noir 2011 from California's REDTREE - the CECCHETTI Wine Company ( $9.99 , 12.5% alcohol by volume, go to :www.cecchettiwineco.com for more info ) made from 100% Pinot Noir and it tastes like real Pinot Noir : more elegant and bright and not heavy in the least - a breath of fresh Pinot Noir air!        2) Petite Sirah Central Coast 2011, this LINE 39 dry California red from grapes grown in the Central Coast ( $10.99 a bottle, from Bob Browman of CECCHETTI Wine Company, go to :www.cecchettiwineco.com for more info ) : good weight, good balance, a good taste, too : a treat for this price that sells really well. Nadine loves it as do many of our good customers! Cheers.        3) " Chatte D'Avignon 2011 " Seven Of Hearts " GSM - Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre red blend from the SEVEN OF HEARTS ( $29.99 a bottle, Columbia Valley, Washington State, 329 cases made, Dundee, Oregon, go to : www.sevenheartswine.com for more info ) : a delightful, superb red blend of 35% Grenache, 52% Syrah and 13% Mourvedre. Wow, double wow!        4) " Magnificat " Vigneto Singolo - Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 from DREI DONA in Romagna, Italy ( $42.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume, go to : www.dreidona.it for more info ) : this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is a real delight : classic Italian style dry red, I like it better than many of the Super Tuscan reds I try in this price range. Regis, our local rep brought the 2009 for Michel and me to taste last week and it was  showing really well, the 2007 is that much further along in it's development. It's a food wine. Enjoy largely!        5) 2003 Vigna D'Alfiero Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano from Tenuta VALDIPIATTA ( $62.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume ) : as good as any Tuscan wine can be, the very top-level of classic, great Sangiovese-Sangiovetto Grosso grapes! Guido the owner says it best : as great as any Brunello. The TOP TOP TOP! Great present to yourselves. I brought a bottle back with me from Tuscany I liked it so much! Cheers.   OUR FABulous 3-Part Non-Sparkling, Madeira, Marsala, Port, Sherry, Sake SALE :        1) Buy ANY  bottle at $19.99 or more from these categories above and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.      2) BUY ANY SIX ( 6 ) bottles at any price from the categories listed above and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.      3) BUY ANY TWELVE ( 12 ) or more bottles from these same categories and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.      MIX them up, get a variety and SAVE BIG on Wednesdays. If you cannot come then call Michel or Tony ( me ) and place your order over the phone, or here by responding to this email. We also deliver here in Washington D.C. where it is legal. CALL : 202-363-4265. PAY Wednesdays and save. Cheers.     WEEKEND TASTINGS :        Friday, September 27th, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Keith of Vine Connections here pouring the Argentina Susana BALBO wines that include the " Crios " series, too. This will be fun, this will be a treat, Both Michel and I love the Bonarda-Syrah blend, There's also the dry white Torontes and the dry rose, as well as others. Keith will also taste the Malbec from LUCA as we have some of it as well to sell. What fun! Join us, never any charge! Free to taste, only costs you something when you buy a bottle! Cheers.      Saturday, September 28th, 2013 ( 2-6PM ) : we have Oscar Losama of the Voila Selections Import Company of primarily French country wines to pour some exciting wines that include dry red, white and rose, and maybe also a sparkling wine from regions around France like Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Southwest France and maybe the Rhone Valley , too? To be decided tomorrow. Call for an update or just come by and taste with Oscar! Cheers.    I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS and am sorry for that and will make up for it soon as I get back into my regular emails. These are a bit shorter and do not include as much as I would like and so I will add those things back in starting next week. Sorry for any inconvenience. Check on us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, on Twitter at : cpwinespirits, and at : chatwine.blogspot.com. Cheers and thanks for all your support!   CHEERS,   TONY

SADLY, NOTHING About Brasil Here In Anthony Quinn's Store Email For Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits On September 20th, 2011 : How May We Change This? Happy Tuesday, Sept. 17th, 2013 Today : There's Still Time - START NOW!!!!

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GREAT CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits as the
cool weather and rain of today are the perfect foil for us all to get together
here and outside the store and work together to accomplish many shared goals
and opportunities. Things seem to be heating up and I had plenty of opportunity
sitting in traffic not far from home this morning to organize many of my
thoughts. Take a gander in outline form :
1) TONIGHT : Giovanni Pasquero-Elia of PAITIN winery in Piemonte, Italy
here Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 2011 from 5-8PM with Regis of Roanoke Imports to
taste his red wines made from the Barbera and Nebbiolo grapes : that means some
Barbera D'Asti and some Barbaresco, too. No charge, join us. What great values
Giovanni's wines offer : classic and traditional and meant to be enjoyed fully
in the context of a meal with family and friends, and what values, too.
2) Weekend Tastings with Regis tasting the RANSOM gin products and Sotiris
tasting more Italian wines with maybe a surprise or two. Both here from 2-6PM.
3) A GAUCHEZCO wine dinner at Chef Geoff's on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
for you all. I'm waiting on a menu and a price for the dinner and have just
called Mark Congdon my local rep for more info to put here for you at least to
all mark your calendars. UPDATE : Mark just returned my call and the evening
will have two Malbecs served as well as a dry white Torontes and a dry rose as
well. I will have to ask him what grapes are used to make the dry rose?
4) Spoke to owner Richard Gguyen of Nam Viet here about his friend Javier
Perez of the Team Pura Vida that will be running the 36th Annual Marine Corp
Marathon and I need more info to include here? Go to : Javier@teampuravida for
more info and I will add more as soon as I here from Richard.
5) Cleveland Park Day is on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 from 1-5PM and so
I called my local rep Vince Grande that represents both Italian producers of :
MARCHESI Di BAROLO ( in the Piemonte region of Italy ) and CANTINA Di
MONTALCINO in Tuscany ( among other selections, Too I am sure). Anyway, I have
called Vince and asked him to come up with a really SPECIAL wine-tasting for us
from 1-6PM to really make that period wonderful here in the store. Both Santos
and Ravi are also working on things to treat you all to from 1-6PM here at the
same time. Last year we had wine-owner and wine-maker Hugh Hamilton come of his
own winery in the McLaren Vale, of South Australia called HUGH HAMILTON.
6) Make plans already for our next Big-Theme Wine-Tasting : AUSTRALIA : on
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 from 5:30-8:30PM. This will be fun : we will
include many of our favorite Aussie wineries from LONGVIEW, WEST CAPE HOWE,
VINACEOUS, GIBSON and LOOSE END, HUGH HAMILTON, LOGAN, CULLEN, D'ARENBERG, SHOO
FLY, LEEUIN, PENLEY, INNOCENT BYSTANDER and more. Still working on this of
course. Just getting started and building gradually ...
7) Working with the Cleveland Park Business association of local stores
here to help promote our neighborhood and what we may/can offer you all? I am
signing up to work on the Marketing Committee as that is something that greatly
interests me and that I am good at.
8) I just heard last night that legendary wine-importer Joe Dressner
passed away. He was fighting brain cancer and we have sold selections of his
wines for years. He had been to the store I believe three times, the last time
with owner/wine-maker Eric Texier of TEXIER French Rhone wines before heading
down to their dinner at Lavandou here at the end of our block. Joe, you will be
missed! It's really a big loss for all of us. You have made a huge difference
to the wine world with your selections of wines made in Europe and that respect
both the place, the grapes and of course the land in which the vines and grapes
grow. Someone might not like the wine(s) that you have selected but no one can
dispute the quality : traditional, classic, always popular even today as they
will still be tomorrow and the next. Thanks for all that you have added. I will
order some of your wines for October and celebrate with them and sell them in
testament and in celebration of you and your wine selections. This will be a
fun event. Look forward to more info about all of this.
9) Introducing Ralph Gillotte to the Cleveland Park staff. Ralph's first
day was yesterday and that is a BIG DEAL and we are all thrilled here to have
Ralph on board especially to help me with the wines. Ralph used to be our sales
person from Vinifera Italian wines and he really knows them well. He knows
really great Italian wines, too as Vinifera imports only sells the very best:
period. SO, we will probably have even more emphasis in the future on our
Italian wine selection. I have as yet to learn what Ralph likes along with his
Italian wines? Ralph has had experience in both retail, restaurants and local
country clubs. He's just back from a 2-month trip to Hawaii where he worked two
jobs I believe, one being in a local wine shop there? We will get more
information in the next few days. SO : come by and welcome Ralph to our store.
We think you will like him : great smile.
10) We are very sad to say " bye " to Greg Siebert that worked really hard
here and really made his mark and contribution on our store. I know a number of
our customers really liked working with him. He got another job offer but would
not tell anyone what it was. We wish him well and Greg said in leaving that he
had really enjoyed his experience here and that he wanted to stay in touch and
receive this store email and return for some of our tastings. We will include
more info as we get it. If you are reading this Greg : thanks for everything -
you will be missed. Cheers and good luck.

SO YOU SEE MY DRIVE TO WORK can be fruitful and many ideas and memories come to
mind. I had to make my list here quickly once that I arrived. I probably missed
some things but that's okay. I will add them to my growing list.

BEER / ALE / LAGERS / CIDERS From SANTOS:

1) Cerveza Premium 100% Malt Lager Beer from CUSSQUENA ( On Special for
$7.99 a 6-pack of 12 ounce bottles, made in Peru ) is brewed by Union De
Cervecias Peruvianas Backus Y Johnston S.A.A. Lima, Peru.
2) " Life and Limb " 2  Ale Brewed With Maple Syrup and with Burch syrup
added ( $14.99 a 1 Pt. 9.4 Fl. Oz bottle, 10.2% Alcohol by volume ) is made by
SIERRA NEVADA. For the complete story visit : www.Life-Limb.com. Made by Sam
Calagione and Ken Grossman in Chico, California.
3) " A Sorachi Ace " by BROOKLYN ( On Special for $9.99, 1 Pt., 9.4Fl. Oz
bottle, 7.6% Alcohol by Volume , Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY ) is 100%
bottle-refermented ale. " ... a classic, saison, a cracklingly dry, hoppy
unfiltered golden farmhouse ale ... ".

LIQUOR From Ravi :

1) Armagnac V.S.O.P. 10 years-old ( 10 ans d'age ) from CASTAREDE (
$56.99, 40% alcohol by volume , 47230 Lavardac, France ) is the oldest Armagnac
house founded in 1832. We should do a tasting of this soon.
2) Single Barrel Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey by KNOB CREEK (
$42.99 60% Alcohol by volume, 120 proof ) is " new and exciting ". It's aged
nine years.
3) Pisco estate-distilled producto de Peru from BARSOL ( On Special for
$25.99, 40% alcohol by volume ) is a Primero / Quebranta ( the name of the
indigenous Peruvian grape - it's 100% of the Quebranta grape ) " adheres to the
classic Pisco pot distillation method used for centuries in Peru ".

WINE From Tony & Ralph :

SPARKLING -
1) Non-Vintage Brut/Dry Aussie sparkling wine ( $13.99 ) that reminds me a
whole lot of really nice Italian prosecco. Enjoy!
2) Prosecco of CANALLINO ( $14.99 ) is pretty impressive. Dry, elegant and
so luminously bright!
3) Prosecco of VIGNADORO ( $18.99 ) has got a silky finesse and breed and
refinement that it's pretty amazing and so very agreeable. Lovely!

REDS -

1) Syrah Estate grown and bottles 2007 ( great vintage ) from California's
Santa Ynez Valley and made by ZACA MESA was great over the weekend. I enjoyed a
bottle over Sunday and Monday and I must say that it was quite spectacular,
especially on Sunday night when it was freshest. I loved it, even with the
higher 14.5% alcohol level. It was a really great foil for the cool weather
outside as I grilled on both evenings and prepared dinner for my family. It
sells for $26.99 a bottle and is worth every penny. We still have some so come
and take advantage of this before it is all gone. It's so well-balanced and
smooth : melts and molds and caresses and seduces and cajoles - an overall
grande " please ".
2) Private Reserve 2008 Merlot from Chile's Aconcagua Valley from ALMA De
Chile ( $14.99 ) is a lovely dry red that's medium-bodied and so silky and
bright and the sun shines through the color and catches in it and radiates
warmth and comfort and ultimate joy that's there for the taking and involving
no effort at all. It's perfect for this weather when you get home and want a
dry, smooth, no-edge red to sip. Cheers.

BY THE WAY : Our Chilean Big-Theme Wine-Tasting here this past Wednesday,
Sept. 14th, 2011 from 5:30-8:30PM was a huge success and we had more new faces
and customers and so much excitement and joy that it was palpable. You could
almost touch it. Many came from the Chilean Embassy to be a part of this
three-hour event where the wines showed beautifully and we sold many bottles
and cases of wine on this evening. We also raised money that we sent the next
morning to the Chilean Earthquake relief and you all helped us to do that.
Thanks. Feels good to help others where we can.
MANY OF THOSE WINES ( ALMA De CHILE, IN SITU, FALERNIA, AROMO, DOS PASOS
and VIU MANENT ) are all here from the tasting and can be purchased now if you
were not able to attend. We can tell you all about them. I tasted wines from
Chile from Wednesday through Saturday and we sold much more after the tasting.
It was a week of Chilean wines, of quality and of tremendous value, too. Thanks
Manuel Rojas for helping me to get the ball rolling and for inviting everyone
from the Chilean Embassy to be a part of this special moment.

WHITE -

1) Bordeaux blanc blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon Blanc, this 2010
CHATEAU LA MOULINIERE ( $13.99 ) has become a real favorite of you all. All you
have to do is have a couple of sips and you will understand immediately: what's
not to really like here?!?

Dry ROSE -

1) Shiraz dry rose from South Africa's Stellenbosch region and made by DE
MEYE ( $13.99 ) is very pleasing and rich and full on the palate. Again, hard
to not be drawn to it within the first three sips. Nice with or without a meal.
Beautiful apricot-salmon-strawberry colors that entice. This 2011 is as fresh
as it gets with 13.5% alcohol by volume.

TASTINGS :

FRIDAY, September 23rd, 2011 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Arielle here from Country
Vintners coming to do an Italian wine-tasting of some of Italy's all-time
favorite wines like Pinot Grigio and Sangiovese and maybe even more. Call for
more info as it will all come together by tomorrow at the latest! Cheers!

SATURDAY, September 24th, 2011 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Sotirs Bafitis back
again to do another sweep of Italy and France and perhaps even Greece. I will
have that resolved for you all by tomorrow. So call me at : 202-363-4265 for
any clarification. It will be a European wine-tasting. Regis Sheithauser will
also be here on Saturday at the same time pouring his RANSOM gins from.
IF YOU COME TONIGHT ( 5-8PM ) to meet wine owner/wine-maker Giovanni
Pasquero-Elia of the PAITIN Piemontese Italian house you can ask Regis about
what he will taste here on Saturday.

COME TONIGHT TO MEET GIOVANNI PASQUERO-ELIA of the PAITIN Wines with
Barberas and Nebbiolos, also with Barbarescos, too : all fabulous dry Italian
reds to taste that pair and marry so well with food. Get some bottles signed as
gifts.

I AM SURE THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING but it's time to send this email
now so that you all have plenty of time to read it at your leisure. Is there
such a thing anymore as leisure?!? Thanks again for all your support. Cheers.
Join us on our web page at : clevelandparkwine.com, also on Facebook at :
Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and at :
chatwine.blogspot.com. Take care,  TONY

RALPH, glad to have you now on board, welcome.

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References

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Back In Mid 2011 @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits In N.W. Washington D.C., 20008, I Was Selling MIOLO Brazilian Espumante & Still Dry Merlot and Chardonnay : We Need To Have More Choices Here In The United States! Let Me Help!!! I'm Both Willing & Very Able!!!!!

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY : Our Opportunity : Together we can all help to make
a difference. This month of September is Chile's month of independence and so by
trying 24-25 Chilean wines tomorrow ( Wed. Sept. 14th, 2011 5:30-8:30PM ) we can
also help with the Chilean earthquake relief with $5 donations ( or more, anyone
is welcome to give as much as they would like ). We have Manuel Rojas as our
special guest. His family owns DOS PASOS, ALMA and the IN SITU wines of
Aconcagua Valley. Manuel as a young man was also an actor and he starred in two
movies with Anthony Quinn. So, if you are also a film buff you can talk film
with Manuel. We have also invited everyone at the Embassy of Chile to join us
and so there will be a chance to taste with some of them as well. Manuel also
said that he has tentatively lined up a Chilean band to come and play music for
us during the event. That will be a whole lot of fun : a bit wild and mad and a
first, too for us. SO : Join us for three hours of a unique experience and SAVE
when you buy a bottle or more as from bottle #1 all the wines will be on sale
for this event.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING FUN with so many liquor tastings that Ravi Sharma has
organized for us all. We've had the NUDE vodka tasted ( On Sale $25.99 ),
BULLDOG British gin ( On Sale for $21.99 ) , and just this past Saturday the
CATOCTIN CREEK Purcerville, Virginia gin, rye and white whisky ( all $38.99 )
with owner Scott ( www.catoctincreek.com 37251-C East Richardson Lane,
Purcerville, VA. 20132 ). Scott and Chad were on hand to taste and talk about
their three products. We sold good amounts of all three. They are all quite
smooth , mellow and elegant. There is so much interest these days in liquor and
along with our weekly wine-tastings we try and do as many with liquor and
liqueurs as we can. We especially like to support local and organic as well. The
CATOCTIN CREEK products are all organic.

RAVI KEEPS FINDING " New and EXCITING " LIQUOR / LIQUEUR for us. Just the other
day he found some SMALL'S gin ( " The People Have Spoken " ) Premium Extra Fancy
( $27.99. 43% Alcohol by Volume, made from 100% neutral grain spirits, RANSOM
Spirits DSP-OR-15, Sheridan, Oregon, U.S.A. ) is : " an Oregon spirit handmade
in small pot still batches using naturally fermented and wild-grown botanicals.
Intensely aromatic from a complex infusion of juniper, orange, lemon, coriander,
cardamon, angelica, caraway, star anise and raspberry ... ". Great value, too.
Come taste this when Regis will be here on Saturday September 24th, 2011
pouring three products from RANSOM from 2-6PM. Join us, no charge.

FROM SANTOS RIVERA some of the same excitement and energy has been recently on
display with a whole number of beer tastings like the GREAT LAKES, SAM ADAMS,
FLYING DOG, just to mention those that pop immediately into my head as I type
this. All the Pumpkin beers and ales are now out and so you better get down here
to pick some up before they start to disappear again from our shelves. These are
seasonal and they only make so much each season/year so do not assume that they
will always be available in another week or two. Check on this and take care of
it now while you still can and are thinking of it. We just got the :

1) SAM ADAMS pumpkin ( $9.49 a six-pack of 12 ounce bottles ) and the

2) DOGFISH HEAD Pumpkin Ale called " Punk " ( $10.99 a 4-pack, 7% alcohol
by volume ) is " a full-bodied brown ale brewed with real pumpkin, brown sugar,
all-spice, cinnamon & nutmeg". AND :

3) " Smashed Pumpkin all with natural flavor by SHIPYARD Brewing Co. ( On
Special for $9.49 for a 1 Pt. 6 Fl. Oz bottle, 9% Alcohol by volume ) is " a
big-bodied beer with a light coppery orange color and pleasing aroma of pumpkin
and nutmeg.   ... Pale Ale, Wheat and Light Munich Malts combine with the
natural tannin in pumpkin and the delicate spiciness of Willamette and Hallertau
Hops to balance the  sweetness of the fruit. " Sounds like a winning combination
to me. Cheers.

SANTOS ALSO JUST RECEIVED some of the SPATEN " Optimator " Dopplebock ( On
Special for $7.99 a 6-pack of 12 Oz bottles, www.spatenusa.com, Munich, Germany
) and so I had to include this for you all as well.

FROM RAVI I JUST DISCOVERED in LIQUOR and in LIQUEUR :

1) Rum Cask 17-Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky from BRUICHLADDICH
( $101.99 a 750ml bottle ) that is Caribbean rum cask matured and mellow and
really smooth yet quite flavorful, too. Distinct yet polished in flavors.

2) ) 03 Premium Orange Liqueur  from DeKuyper & Sons ( $21.99, 40% alcohol
by volume ) is made from Brazilian oranges. This way you can give your Margarita
a Brazilian twist. 2-parts Tequila, i part JDK & Sons 03 Premium Orange liqueur,
1 part lime juice and one-half agave nectar. Shake all ingredients with ice and
strain into a  chilled margarita glass and garnish with an orange.

3) CATOCTIN CREEK Organic Roundhouse Rye Whisky ( $38.99 ) is distilled
from 100% rye.

4) CATOCTIN CREEK Organic Mosby's Spirit Whisky ( $38.99 ) is distilled
from 100% rye ( smooth as can be ).

5) CATOCTIN CREEK Organic Watershed Gin is triple distilled from rye and
wheat ( $38.99 ) is also quite smooth with much less bite. Owner and distiller
Scott said this weekend that it's a gin that most people that say do not like
gin will enjoy because of this. I had to agree : it's very polished and silky. I
preferred myself the white Mosby's Spirit whisky because that's even smoother to
my taste.

WINES TO GET REALLY EXCITED ABOUT : Especially On Such A Beautiful Day :

REDS -

1) Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2009 MONTEVENTO ( $8.99 ) is really showing
beautifully now. When I tasted it with our sales rep Regis recently I said we
simply have to have it. Flavorful and balanced and delicious and so inexpensive,
too.

2) Merlot 2010 Central Valley Chilean Merlot ( $9.99, 13.5% alcohol by
volume ) will be tasted here tomorrow by Manuel Rojas at our Chilean Big-Theme
Wine-Tasting tomorrow night from 5:30-8:30PM. I've liked the wine in the past
and can't wait to try it once again.

3) Pinot Noir ( Nero ) from Italy's Provincia di Pavia in the Oltrepo
Pavese hills from CA' BEA ( On Special for $11.99, 2009 ) has notes of cassis
and raspberry and to me some accents of plum and prune that darker and deepen
and stretch and enlarge the flavors on one's palate. It's a great
medium-to-light-bodied food wine that really comes alive when combined with a
meal.
4) Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve 2008 from ALMA De Chile in Chile's
Aconcagua Valley ( $14.99 ) will also be tasted by Manuel Rojas tomorrow at our
Big-Theme Wine-Tasting here. It's flavorful and bold and just what the doctor
ordered to be enjoying now with today's cool breeze and warming sunshine notes
with that delicate baby blue sky above and puffy white clouds overhead. Come and
get a bottle tonight and enjoy in anticipation of tomorrow's big event.
Medium-bodied : best with food.

5) Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Coleccion Privada from NAVARRO CORREAS in
Argentina's Mendoza region ( $15.99 ) is where it all started years ago in the
United States. This bottle was a measure of the excellence in Argentina red
wine. It all started with Cabernet Sauvignon ; it all happened at NAVARRO
CORREAS. Come check it out - discover it for the very first time. Cheers.

6) Zinfandel 2005 from South Africa's Stellenbosch ( On Special for $24.99/
regularly $29.99 ) is one of the really special wines that we have here now in
the store. It's an old-world style wine that really has tremendous character and
flavor and will make a great pairing with a meal - many meals for that matter.
As you grill outside these days get a bottle and enjoy it will you grill and
really treat yourselves.

ROSE -

1) Ruby Vixen Soft-Dry Rose from the FOX RUN Vineyards in the Finger Lakes
of New York ( $10.99, ) : "  The refreshing, fruity flavors of this blush wine
make it a tasty partner to just about anything you have on your table...
marinated salads with goat cheese and roasted walnuts " are a favorite. Really
nice, really enjoyable with or without a meal. Enjoy!

WHITES -

1) Chardonnay 2011 from Chile's Central Valley and made by DOS PASOS (
$9.99 ) will be tasted tomorrow by Manuel Rojas. I can't wait to try it once
again. It's always been so bright and smooth and lively and easy to sip with or
without food.

2) Pinot Gris 2010 from New York's Finger Lakes in New York ( $16.99 ) is a
beauty any way that you cut it. I loved it recently at last month's Big-Theme
New York State wine-tasting here when owner John poured it for me and for all
our customers. The balance and the focus and the pleasure - immediate - of this
wine is unmistakable! It's worth buying a minimum of two bottles or more. We
will soon run out. Cheers.

WEEK'S TASTINGS :

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14TH, 2011 ( 5:30-8:30PM ) BIG-THEME CHILEAN WINE-TASTING,
No Charge, Join us for 24-25 wines with Special Guest Manuel Rojas and members
of the Chilean Embassy.

FRIDAY, Sept. 16th, 2011 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Neil of the Five Grapes
portfolio here to taste a selection of his company's wines from around the world
and to be decided Thursday. Call for more info at : 202-363-4265.

Saturday, Sept. 17th, 2011 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Sotiris Bafitis here tasting
French , Greek and Italian wine selections like a lovely Barbera we just sampled
earlier this week.

I KNOW I HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING but it is time to send this email. Thanks for
all your support and please join us this week for all our many store specials.
There are MANY ITEMS on DEEP DISCOUNT in all categories. Come see for
yourselves. You are always welcome and we are always happy to serve you.
Cheers,  ... and don't forget about tomorrow's Big-Theme Chilean Wine-Tasting.
See you soon  TONY

Response To The Wines Of Brasil Liking My Recent Blog On 10 Days & 10 Nights In Late June 2012 For Me Falling In Love With The Wines, People, Food, Culture, Wine-Land Of Brasil : Si, Vai, Vai, Vai, Vai, Vai!

Obregado Wines of Brasil : I mean every word of this, I am here to stay and will continue daily and weekly to communicate with current information as well as that from my ten days in Brasil that have inspired me so and given me a clearer vision, purpose and desire to promote to everyone the excellent quality of Brazilian wines : something I saw very clearly then and which everyone needs to start believing in as much as I do : and I am not even Brazilian, though I did spend six glorious years of my life, from ages 2-8 years of my life in first Rio and then Brazilia when it became the capitol of Brasil way back in 1960 was it?!? SO MANY MOONS ago! Cheers,  Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn  9/2/13   Happy Monday everyone, ola, bom dia a todos!   TONY    Contact me at : tonythewineguy@gmail.com if you want to have my help and guidance promoting the wines of Brasil here in the United States. I am eager and ready to start quickly if we can come to a mutually satisfying arrangement. Cheers,   TONY