Do any of you know these wineries? Please comment if you do. Obregado, tim tim a tudos ...
Sonia Denicol Let me know your opinion about this wine after you taste it.
My suggestions are always for wines of small wineries. Era dos Ventos, for example. They have new wines now, Merot 2008 and 2009, Marselan 2008, that I love, Tempranillo 2008 and Teroldego 2007, another one that I love and as we say here, a "vinhaço", a big wine!!!
In the same style there is another boutique winery called Tormentas (Storms in a free translation). Marco Danielle is the producer that makes one of the best brazilian Pinot Noir, Bourgogne style. He has now a very good Barbera and Teroldego too.
There is another winery I discovered last year, Bodega Czarnobay, from Encruzilhada do Sul, at Serra do Sudesta. They made 2 wines, Alto das Figueiras Merlot, delicious, and Pedregais, a sparkling wine made with Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. They started to work in biodynamic system two years ago.
In Santa Catarina I can name two special wineries: Domínio Vicari, very, very small. Lizete Vicari is the winemaker and she produces just 1000 bottles of a Merlot and a Riesling Itálico, an orange wine.
The other one is Santa Augusta, the first one to produce a byodinamic wine, Imortali, fantastic!
They also produces sparkling wine and a delicious white wine form Moscato Giallo.
I believe you know Cave Geisse, one of the best brazilian sparkling wine. Another one I love is Adolfo Lona, you must taste it!
There is some many others... but we'll have time to talk about them!
Cheers!!1
Thank you Sonia for keeping in touch with me, I value this greatly. TONY
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SNOW WHITE falling from the skies, whisking here and there, carried by the
breezy-freezy winds and the effect was magical as I drove into work. I loved it,
a great way to start the day, also my week as ideas came to me about what to
write about :
HAPPY Mardi Gras and ...
Happy Carnaval of Brazil, too that starts this Friday, February 28th, 2014.
WE WILL CELEBRATE this Friday with Fatima of the LEBLON Brazilian Cachaca. That
will be nice. I also hope to have Mike Cavanagh come and pour the Brazilian
SALTON wines of Pinot Noir dry red, $17.99, and the " Intenso " Brut sparkling
dry wine, $14.99 : that would be a great addition to the LEBLON cachaca!
Stay-tuned, working on all of this. Should have everything set by the end of the
day.
UPDATE : Mike Cavanagh will pour the wines of SALTON on Friday at the store! Vais! Vais! Vais!
WE NEED to find how to buy the beer above? Let us know? TONY
THE
STORE'S BEEN CLEARED, there's a floor to see, and space to dance and teach
you all how to dance if you do not know already as you enjoy our wine, beer,
cider, liqueur and liquor selections. What fun! And when we do our tastings,
large-and -small there will be plenty of room to get around. That's nice, too.
I WAS VERY PLEASED TO WALK into the store and see the floors all waxed, shiny
and clean : they sparkled almost, and that's coming out of the white snow and
seeing my reflection on the floor! Thanks Santos, I know you did this, and it
impressed me as always.
THEN, TO SEE the shelving for wine moved from the center of the store and pushed
over to the side of our office wall, really nice, too. This will really make
things easier to shop and less cluttered and messy. I think most of you will
like this quite a bit as there will be no more real competition for standing and
shopping space anymore. That is the idea, make things more easy to see and think
about, less buried behind other bottles, more clarity, more full disclosure!
WE WANT YOU ALL to tell us how you feel about this? Let us know when you come?
That would be greatly appreciated. We hope you like it this way because it's a
WHOLE LOTTA WORK to move things around as they were yesterday. Malkit has a real
vision and he is constantly working to implement it to make your shopping
experience more positive, easy and enjoyable.
SO : WE CAN move into Mardi Gras and Brazil's Carnaval in / with style! What a
treat!!
I AM PLANNING another ' Big Theme ' Tasting from South America that will
include both beer and spirits as well as wine. What do you all think? TOTAL
SUBMERSION in South America. That can be fun, including rum from Venezuela, beer
from Brazil, Pisco from both Peru and Chile, and so much more. We will include
the wines of Uruguay, all the wines I can find from Brazil with both the next
World Soccer Cup and the Summer Olympics to celebrate so soon. We want to be
proactive and ready and organized - well-tasted / well-informed about all of
this. Please weigh-in and give us any ideas or help that you may have? It's
always good to hear from you.
SO : HAVING SAID ALL THIS, lain the groundwork, so-to-speak, let's hear what
Santos has in beer and ale suggestions for us all :
ALE, BEER, CIDER From Santos :
1) Hefeweizen Ale from SCHAFLY Brand, Saint-Louis, U.S.A. ( On Special for
$10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, bottled with love , Missouri, , go to :
www.schlafly.com for more info ) : " SCHLAFLY Hefeweizen is an unfiltered wheat
beer, often served with a wedge of lemon, Made with thirty percent American
winter. " What do they do with the 70% winter left-over?!? I guess we have that
falling on us now in the form of fresh white snow? Of course, how silly of me.
2) Cerveza Beer MEXICALI Special Dark Beer ( On Special for $8.99 a 6-pack
of 12-ounce bottles, a Pilsner Superior, made by TECATE, Mexico ) : New and
Exciting! Perfect as we start to image spring and warmer weather on the way,
eventually?!?
2 By WINDOWPANE, 1 By SILENT NIGHT - from MOTHER EARTH BREWING,
Kinston, NC :
Matt Loftin tasted all three of these WINDOWPANE Series here this last
week :
1) SERIES ' Peaches ' , ale brewed with natural flavor and aged in
Chardonnay barrels ( $17.99 , a 1 Pt. 9.3 Fl. Oz bottle, Peace, Love & Beer, go
to : www.motherearthbreing.com for more info ) : very soft and subtle and almost
delicate peach overtones. Really nice to sit back and sip and chill and reflect
and feel expansive about life. Nice to enjoy while the snow falls outside.
2) SERIES ' Blackberries ' ( $17.99 , a 1 Pt. 9.3 Fl. Oz bottle, ) : ale
brewed with natural flavors and aged in Pinot Noir barrels. Again, there was an
emphasis on the purity and the freshness, the BRIGHTNESS of the fruit flavors,
this time blackberries. Delicate and lively and so pleasing to sip all by
itself. No bite, no burn, a lovely churn, a lovely tumble, easy and being kind
to oneself here! All about pure joy and satisfaction. I liked them both very
much.
3) Imperial Stout ' Silent Night ' ( $20.99 a 1 Pt. 9.3 Oz bottle, BA
Brewers Association ) : ale aged in oak bourbon barrels. This was fuller,
richer, thicker, denser, more immediate, more decadent with overtones of toffee
and chocolate. Pretty irresistible, really! And as Matt said repeatedly : Worth
every penny of it if not more! " I agree, it's a treat, like spending money on a
good bottle of wine. Whatever rocks your boat ...
From Malkit & Jagir :
1) American Orange Liqueur Small Batch Triple Sec from LEOPOLD BROS. (
$35.99 a 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, Denver, Colorado, go to :
www.leopoldbros.com for more info ) : what I liked most about this when we
tasted it here with Matt Loftin this past weekend here, it was not heavy, it was
not cloying, it was light, breezy and so refreshing. I liked it's subtleties.
Nice. Come get the recipe on the bottle neck and make the ' Boxcar ' ...
2) Straight RyeWhiskey made in Texas , the ' Yellow Rose ' is handcrafted
in small batches ( $38.99 a 750ml bottle, 45% alcohol by volume, Houston, Texas,
go to : www.yellowrosedistilling.com for more info ) : ' ... as it was before
Prohibition with this small batch limited production spirit , made from 95% rye
this whiskey is a true American classic perfect for fine cocktails. " NEW and
EXCITING! Come try some, tell us what you think?
3) 2GINGERS Irish Whiskey ( $20.99 a 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume,
go to : www.2gingerswhiskeycompany.com for more info , product of Ireland ) : "
... an Irish spirit over which ideas travel forward. Smooth, malty, and slightly
sweet with a tingle of honey and citrus, 2GINGERS woody essence suggests caramel
and vanilla to the finish. Make a Big Ginger : fill a Collins glass with ice,
pour 2 Oz of 2GINGERS Whiskey, top up with ginger ale, wedge with both lemon&
lime.
WINES By Michel & Tony :
1) Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2012 from MONTEVENTO ( $8.99 a 750ml bottle ,
from Italy ) : this dry medium-bodied red wine always OVER-DELIVERS, so bright,
so toasty and rich and forward, the flavors just wrap themselves around you in
such an inviting way, hard to resist! Cheers.
2) Dry Portuguese white Vinhas do LASSO Colheita Seleccionada, Branco from
Vinho Regional Lisboa, it's a flavorful and rich, filling, less polished or
refined, but PERFECT for this cold and snow, a blend of 50% Fernao Pires and 50%
Arinto, $14.99 a bottle, 13% alcohol by volume. A treat now.
3) Petit Verdot Prestige from the DOMAINE BERGON 2011 Pays D'Oc ( $15.99 a
bottle, 13% alcohol by volume ) : What a treat to find this and taste it with
Joe awhile back of LVDH Imports. This Petit Verdot is the 5th grape of the five
that are blended to make Bordeaux red wines. It's so rare to see it like this
bottled by itself! It's also the grape that may become the famous dry red grape
varietal of Virginia. It may replace the Cabernet Franc that way? We will see.
Tasty, balanced, flavorful and ever-so-reasonable in price! WOW!! A ' Must- Try!
"
4) Chablis 2012 from CLOTHILDE D'AVENNE French northern white Burgundy 100%
Chardonnay grapes ( $21.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume ) : this is drinking
beautifully! We had it open this past weekend with Jim Reeves and his wife
tasting you all on it. What a treat. BRING ON the oysters and mussels ... and
let's chow down ... nice.
5) Canaiuolo Italian Tuscan grapes make this SONO MONTENIDOLI dry rose
wine ( $25.99, 13% alcohol by volume , from San Gimignano , go to :
www.montenidoli.com ) : so fine, so delicate, so yet firm and fleshy and
resilient, a real treat with owner Elisabete tasting it here the other day with
importer David Enright. LOVED it, we all did.
6) Sangiovese Riserva ' Petrignone ' 2010 from TRE MONTI ( $23.99, 14.5%
alcohol by volume, Romagna, Italy : go to : www.tremonti.it for more info ) : we
tasted this this past weekend with Oscar Losama and it's earthy, pithy, lots of
barnyard, rustic and really tasty, still very young! Needs a meal now : will be
FABulous in 3-5 years or more.
7) Marsannay ' Les Echezots ' 2009 - GREAT VINTAGE - from the DOMAINE
BALLORIN & F, Morey-Saint-Denis ( On Special for $23.99, regularly $30.99 a
bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume ) : this is ONE OF THE GREAT DEALS now here at
Cleveland Park. BUY several bottles, take advantage of this amazing deal. Get
another 20% OFF the marked bottle price tomorrow when you buy a bottle. OR : if
you need one today get 15% OFF the bottle price today.
WEEKLY TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY Wine SALES :
Tuesday - SAVE UP To 15% On Sparkling and Still Wines, inquire from Michel
or Tony for more info. It's the same as always.
Wednesday - Save UP to 20% On Non-Sparkling Wines. The same three-part SALE
we always run. Inquire with Michel and Tony ? It's the same as always.
SAVE BIG EVERY Tuesday and Wednesday here at Cleveland Park Wines &
Spirits.
IF YOU CANNOT COME, CALL and PAY on these days and SAVE. WE can keep the
orders for you or deliver them to you. 202-363-4265. Cheers.
WEEKEND TASTINGS :
Friday , February 28th, 2014 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Damien Lehoux here of
OPICI Imports to taste some of his French, Spanish and Portuguese wine
selections.
WE ALSO HAVE : Fatima of LEBLON Brazilian Cachaca here to taste and
celebrate with us.
WE MAY also have Mike Cavanagh here to taste SALTON Brazilian wine - two ,
a dry red Pinot Noir, and a sparkling white, both mentioned above.
Saturday, March 1st, 2014 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Amy of Diamond District Wines
here to taste some of her exceptional wine portfolio. Amy brings us special
treats and we are thrilled to share them with you.
I AM SURE I have forgotten many things but it's time to get this store email out
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