Our Customer Harry Finally Gets Two Bottles Of ALBERTI 154 Malbec 2011, $17.99, From Mendoza, Argentina That He's Patiently Waited For From Us @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits In Northwest, Washington D.C., 20008 Wednesday December 11th, 2013 : Happy Holidays 2013 Harry! Enjoy!!

Harry finally got his wine! Wow, this is good! He has been asking for the ALBERTI 154 2011, $17.99, 14% alcohol by  volume, Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina. We had been out of it for a month or so and I have been promising Harry this wine now for quite some time and I am thrilled that on his third or is it the fourth visit here that we had it. He saw he and immediately asked without any other introductions : " Is the ALBERTI 154 Malbec in? " I smiled and said : " Yes, it's been here now for several days. " Both Michel and I went to reach for it at the same time! Michel also obviously knew that Harry wanted some ALBERTI 154 Malbec that we buy from our local rep Marci Weinstein here of Constantine Imports. This was good, all good : a happy ending to this saga. Harry brought two bottles to the register to buy yesterday, Wednesday afternoon, December 11th, 2013. Cheers and happy holidays Harry to you and to your family. Thanks for being patient with us and not losing faith that we would have it for you again. I remember maybe a year or more ago when Harry discovered this ALBERTI 154 Malbec. It's obviously been a favorite ever since. Cheers,  ...   A good bottle to stay warm in in this really cold arctic air blowing through now with snow still on the ground and baby blue skies now. Bundle up all.   TONY

Anthony Quinn's #Wine Store Email From Late November 2011 : #Happy Thanksgiving & #Happy Hanakkah Everyone, #Happy HOlidays To One & To All!

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Featuring a wide, international selection of fine wines, micro-brews and
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THE WHOLE STORE IS A THANKSGIVING compilation of many ideas and subtle
suggestions for you all to try this 2011! We are already being bombarded with
so much Christmas music and I feel that we should wait until this Sunday after
Thanksgiving to be playing it so much. I do love it. I told this to Eon this
morning as we both stocked the shelves and started to get ready for this really
busy week here in Cleveland Park. It was a really fine weekend this past one
and we were busy from start to close thanks to all of you out there with so
many special requests.

WE JUST RECEIVED the JULES TAYLOR wines 2011 New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon
Blanc ( $18.99 ) that just did the top honors - Grand Champion at the Old
Ebbitt Grill Oyster Riot- Fest ( out of hundreds of wines tasted, actually this
year out of 233 submitted - it will be poured by the glass at the Old Ebbitt
Grill for the next six months I believe? ).

WE MET THE WINE-MAKER/owner Jules Taylor perhaps in May 2011 here with our rep
Mark. She has a lovely British accent. We really liked it then and are
delighted to have more of it here to offer you as you come in search of it.
Some of you stopped by last Saturday mentioning this and saying that it
reminded you a lot of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc at a better price. We all like
that, a better price that is : especially when the wine is as good as this 2011
JULES TAYLOR. WE have some in stock now for you all to get with your oysters
... just in time for Thanksgiving.

WE ALSO HAVE FREISA : that's the Italian word for strawberries! It's also the
name for an Italian wine made in the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy by
Frabce and Switzerland. This one is called CAVALLOTTO. It's from the famous
Langhe region: this one called " Bricco Boschis ", it's a 2008 ( $22.99 , 14%
alcohol by volume ). It was just in yesterday's Washington Post Sunday edition
Food section wine article in time for Thanksgiving titled : " What Do You Pair
With Baloney ? " by Dave McIntyre.

DAVE GAVE THE FREISA dry Piemonte CAVALLOTTO red two and a half stars  out of
three and wrote : " This delicious red seems to capture a autumn in a bottle
with earthy, leafy notes and a hint of decay - in a cyclical sense, like a
ferris wheel beginning its descent, sure to come around again. " Sounds like
what I might write. We will open it here and give you all a taste.Probably
later tonight as this email is fresh in your minds having just read it. SO:
Join us tonight for a taste of the indigenous grape Freisa which very few
people know much about as there is not a whole lot of it around. Cheers.

RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT HOLIDAY party wines either to take yourselves
to a party or when you are hosting it. This is what I wrote in response to
those questions earlier today.

WE DON'T HAVE TO ALL BE REDUCED to the least amount of choices. There's plenty
of choices. There always has been. You just have to know where to look for it.
Here are some examples that I will mention here today to show you all just how
much range and flexibility you all really do have. We are always ready and
eager to assist you make your dreams or those of your friends' come true.

YOU CAN BE REALLY PROUD of what you bring / and or serve and it can help really
make your party special and not just a carbon copy of so many others'. You can
stand out just like the wines you serve or you bring.

YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO CHOOSE wisely and go with your gut and heart. You can be a
success beyond imagination and still bring or serve something that is
especially meaningful to you ; and that can be anything and any style, color,
dryness or sweetness, sparkling or not, and sized from bottle to box, from
kitchy and commercial to serious and known labels, from almost any state here
in the U.S., from almost any country.

YOUR WINE CHOICES For Your Parties at UNDER $20 a bottle or box can be kosher,
vegan, biodynamic,  with really low-sulfer content, you name it?!? I know that
we can help you find it whatever it may be.

BE PROACTIVE, don't always wait to the very last minute, give yourselves some
time to do it right. Give others like us a chance to find what is special and
right for you. Profit largely, win grandly with just a bit more time and
planning. You will greatly be rewarded for all of this. Let us help you realize
yours' and others' dreams and have them come true. Cheers.

THIS ALL SOUNDS LIKE ONE BIG PEP TALK. Well it is. I / we need as much as you
all do as this is simply the beginning of the rest of the year and there is a
lot to fill it with. One of our sales reps, for example from the WINEWORKS
Virginia wines of Michael Shaps just got married this past weekend. They are
playing the Pachelbell Canon in C is it( ? ) as I type this and I am wondering
if they played it at their wedding? I love it. Now this is a piece that they
can play before the end of Thanksgiving and that I never tire at hearing.
Lovely. Congratulations to you Allison and your new husband, too. May you
always be blessed, healthy and happy.

BY THE WAY : The Big-Theme American Holiday Wine-Apple Cider-&-Homemade D.C.
Chocolate Tasting last Wednesday was a grand success here. Everything showed
really well and we sold lots but still have lots here and so all that is
recommended for Thanksgiving as well. We are now selling Bailey's handmade
Washington D.C. chocolates and they are in a lovely display up by the register
and they start at $9.99 a bottle. You should try some of them. They are really
special.

THE BEAUJOLAIS THAT FOLLOWED THE NEXT DAY, Thursday was another BIG SUCCESS! We
opened the MANOIR DU CARRA BeaujolaisVillages ( $10.99 ) and Beaujolais Nouveau
bottles ( $9.99 ) : and both showed beautifully. I took a bottle home to my
wife that Thursday night of the Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau ( $10.99 ) and my
wife on the first sip and announced it was " good". That's all I need. Come and
check some out yourselves, it works really well with the meals at this time of
the year. Chill slightly and enjoy fully!

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT WANTING NOUVEAU : we have the BROUILLY " Combiaty "
Vieilles-Vignes " 2007 ( Old Vines ) ( On Special for $15.99, regularly $22.99
). It's a medium-to-light-bodied 100% Gamay grape beaujolais that is a real
treat and ideal with white meats from turkey to goose to chicken and veal and
salmon, too. Lovely. We will open it here this week. Cheers.

FROMM'S : La Strada ( one of three they make ) New Zealand Marlborough Pinot
Noir 2004 ( On Special for $19.99, regularly $44.99 ) is still available and a
wonderful holiday wine. We got the last fifteen cases on Friday and are down to
seven now. Don't delay, get some today! We've already sold 35 cases. It's big,
flavorful, old-world style like the red Burgundy French wines. Best with a
meal, not really a sipping wine. It's pretty darn-gosh amazing with a meal I
will add! Cheers.

TERRABIANCA 2005 " Il Tesoro " Super-Tuscan Italian -young- dry- red -with-
tremendous- promise- still is ON SPECIAL for $33.99, regularly $44.99. IT'S A
BEAUTY, beautiful six-pack cases, and perfect for meals and for gifts. This
100% Merlot is like having a really fine Pomerol from Bordeaux, France. The
bottle is raise/ embossed like the French bottles of Cheateuneuf-du-Pape :
classy. This bottle may be enjoyed now with a meal or to age longer and enjoy
then. Either way it makes a really special gift. Buy a six pack and we will
take 10% off the price and make the bottle cost $30.59. WHAT A DEAL!

A COUPLE OF " New " FRENCH Specials :

1) AOP Cotes Du Rhone Villages 2009( $17.99, 14.5% ) from DOMAINE COSTE
CHAUDE Madrigal is a youthful, robust, hearty mouthful of 70% Grenache and 30%
Syrah. What at a treat.
2) Cotes Du Ventoux 2008 ( $17.99, 14% alcohol by volume ) from the
DOMAINE FONDRECHE / from Fayard has just been given Bob Parker's blessings and
we were lucky to get a couple more cases before it disappeared./ from Fayard.
WE tasted some of this a few months ago down at Lavandou Provencale restaurant
when Bobby Kacher had his portfolio wine-tasting at the Washington Club on
Dupont Circle. It showed really well with Florence's cooking. What a treat. It
will do really well now with the heartier meals, stews and roasts and
cassoulets that we make.
3) Crozes-Hermitage " Le Millepertuis " 2007 ( great vintage ) northern
French wine made from 100% Syrah. Eon and I tried this with the president of
his own company, Jim Reeves. Thanks Jim, this is a really special Syrah that
may be enjoyed now with a meal or cellared for many years!
4) MARSANNY " Clos Du Roy " from the Cote D'Or red Burgundy region, this
young and fresh 2009 ( $34.99 ) is another real steal from Jim Reeves'
portfolio. It's exciting to have it as well as his Crozes-Hermitages. This is,
of course one of the great red burgundy values and made from 100% Pinot Noir by
law. It , too is a great food wine and really fine with turkey and goose and
even wild salmon and much, much more.

EON AND I ALSO DISCOVERED Some Dry Rose and Dry Whites that impressed us
no end :

ROSES :

1) BOXWOOD ESTATE 2010 " Topiary Rose " ( $17.99 ) is a really nice,
complex, sophisticated dry Bordeaux-style rose with a high concentration of
Cabernet Franc. It needs a meal : it's too flavorful to drink all by itself.
That's why if you want to sip the BOXWOOD VINEYARD dry rose you need to , you
need to try the " Boxwood " version for $17.99 that is smoother and silkier and
easier on the palate all by itself.
2) Cotes Du Rhone 2010 Harvest-Dentelle from the DOMAINE ROUGE-BLEU ( a
blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Carignan ) is also a softer easier-to-sip dry
southern French rose. It has a bit more color ( deeper -redder ) than the two
BOXWOOD Virginia, Middleburg dry roses. This is On Special now for $13.99 a
bottle.
3) Cotes-Du-Provence 2010 " Cuvee Tradition " dry biodynamic French rose (
AB certified . 13% alcohol by volume ) from the DOMAINE LES FOUQUES is On
Special for $13.99 a bottle now and showing beautifully! It's a perfect holiday
wine and for this unseasonably warm and balmy weather, too.
4) Dry Virginia rose and Raspberry wine from Leon, Virginia ( $12.99 ) and
made by the RAPIDAN RIVER winery that is now owned by PRINCE MICHEL. This is
quite a bit drier than one would expect, it's not a fruit bomb. As a matter of
fact with a salad using some raspberry vinegar this would be a real treat! You
all should try some. Cheers, it's fun, really it is.

WHITES:

1) Sparkling New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ( $18.99 ) from LAKE
CHALICE and called " Cracklin' Savie " showed really well this past Saturday
when we tasted it and we sold quite a bit when Paulette poured if for you all.
It's brand new and really tasty, fun and refreshing. I called it a great palate
cleanser. Works for me.
2) Cremant De Biurgogne sparkling " Pur Chardonnay " from France's
Burgundy region ( On Special for $14.99 ), made by BAILLY LAPIERRE is a classic
that we love to sell here and have for years. It's so flavorful and wonderful
and a real special treat, and what a value!
3) Chardonnay Estate-Grown from the Los Carneros region of California (
$14.99 ) is slightly-oaked from EGRET and twice now Eon and I have fallen in
love with it. Classy, tasty, bright, filled to the brim with promise : it's a "
keeper! "

APPLE CIDERS From FOGGY RIDGE :
New and Exciting! WE tasted 4 of them with Dawana at our Big-Theme
American Holiday Tasting.

1) Hard Cider " First Fruit " ( $21.99 ) was my favorite of the four. Just
like Goldilocks I found a place to hang my hat and relax and dream of
everything that awaits me.
2) Hard Cider Sweet Stayman " was simply just a bit too fruit-forward and
rich for me, a bit heavier, too on my tongue and palate. It's all personal
taste of course. We also have the " Serious " that is the dries and the most
tart and tangy. Not enough of a finish for me. They are all 750ml bottles and
all sell for $21.99 a bottle. The Handmade is a also quite nice. It comes in
500ml bottle, 7% alcohol and sells for $16.99 a bottle.

THREE BEERS FROM SANTOS : SALES!

1) APRICOT ALE unfiltered wheat ale from PYRAMID is On Special $5.99 a
six-pack of 12 ounce bottles.
2) ABITA LIte beer  is On Special for $5.99 as well. What great deals
Santos!
3) JOCKAMO IPA from ABITA is also On Special for $5.99 a six-pack. Wow!

FROM RAVI : Great Liquor Specials :

ALL THE GIFT SETS are now available here at special prices to you all from
Jim Beam to Beefeater and many, many more. Come check them out or call us at :
202-363-4265 to call and inquire.

ALSO From Ravi :
Great French Cognac Gift Set Boxes/Cannisters:
1) French Cognac since 1821 VS from COMANDON is On Special for $19.99 a
bottle.
2) French Cognac since 1821 VSOP COMANDON is On Special for $24.99 a
bottle.
What great values.

TASTINGS THIS WEEK : Eon , Chris and I will have some of these wines open
for you taste as we go along. Join us, inquire, let us know what you are
interested in? Let us help you. Tonight we may have the Brouilly ( On Special
for $15.99 a bottle, or the Italian Piemontese Freisa open for tasting? )
FRIDAY : We have Eduardo coming from COUSINO-MACUL to taste his various
Chilean wines from the Antiguas Reservas Caberbnet Sauvignon and the special
dry white Sauvignon Gris and introducing the  " Lota " 2007 that's for
cellaring and for some special rainy, cold day in another ten-twenty years! Try
it now, buy it now, drink it later.

I KNOW I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS : Sorry for that! Thanks for
everything and have a great Thanksgiving with family and friends and even new
acquaintances. Come see us, too. Let's all spend some quality time together.

Please visit our website below for more information, events and specials, and
our calender of wine tastings!

[1]www.clevelandparkwine.com

If you have any orders, suggestions or questions, you may e-mail us at
[2]sales@clevelandparkwine.com or call (202) 363-4265.

References

1. http://www.clevelandparkwine.com/
2. mailto:sales@clevelandparkwine.com

Today's Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits' Store Email : Enjoy!

HAPPY YOM KIPPUR that begins at sunset this Saturday, September 14th, 2013!

BY THE WAY, DID YOU ALL KNOW that on the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge , driving to work each day from Virginia that I see on the edge of the Bridge to my left with the Kennedy Center as a backdrop, a " living GREEN " Washington Monument! YES : it's true. Right there, growing before our eyes all summer long is a wondrous, fun and spirited,  shooting upwards tendril vine , a most-certain climbing green vine that quickly grew to cover up the lamp post that became it's anchor, it's grounding for such a living spectacle of sun-loving green growth! I loved being a witness to this and wonder if anyone else has noticed and made the same connection? 

 

FROM MY DRIVER'S SEAT I could see both this living . changing yearly " alive " green  Washington Monument, right to the left of the now scaffold-covered " original ". What fun, what life, what splendor, what a monument this all is to being alive and reaching out for the essential embrace of our sun that keeps us all alive and gives us the unique ability to thrive, stretch our arms and wings, to climb, to reach for so very much. Cheers.

 

 

PUMPKIN BEERS GALORE, GINGER BEERS, TOO, GINS POPPING UP ALL OVER, HARD APPLE CIDERS FINDING " New " EXPRESSION : this is a great time for so many categories, the sky's the limit, really it is today as we all scramble just to keep up, just to keep our heads above water. That's a challenge these days as many of you already know. I have to say that I welcome this challenge as it certainly keeps me feeling quite alive and younger, too. 

 

TODAY : The " New " LANDSCAPE is much more than wine and that is something that becomes painfully obvious to me each and every day! I have to try and keep up with all of this, and I welcome writing this weekly store email as it really does help me.

 

AS YOU ALL COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD we try and have at least something from your home , wherever that may be. I wish that there was a better system in place to help us. We get requests for things like Chinese wines, for more plum wines with the plums inside the bottles, for the wines of Uruguay, or Peru, and of Chile, too. That's just scraping the surface, believe me.

 

TWO YOUNG LADIES from Hungary, one named Anna came in search of their country's wines and were very disappointed that we did not have any good Bull's Blood. We will soon, that is one situation that Michel and I have been working to solve and should have nipped in the bud by the end of this month.

 

WE TALK WITH YOU , OUR CUSTOMERS and explain that we need more help from our suppliers, brokers, importers, wholesalers, reps to bring more of these things to our attention. For example, I know that Ethiopian Honey Tej wine must still be available? I know that the Ethiopian restaurants here must be selling it? SO, if that's true, why aren't the wholesalers calling us, too : and asking us if we would like to buy any? That would be nice, we would order it.

 

WHY DON'T THE EMBASSIES work more closely with us all, their Commercial Sections could call us in the store and restaurants to alert us to what is available to us and to you? That would be a " big help ", really it would, hint- hint ...

 

SPEAKING OF EMBASSIES, yesterday the Embassy of Uruguay had a major wine-tasting from 1-5PM , including the excellent wines of CATAMAJOR,  STAGNARI, ... and , I hope, BODEGAS CARRAU & BOUZA? We carry the BODEGAS CARRAU and the BOUZA ( 2011 Tannat Reserva, Montevideo, $23.99, 15% alcohol by volume, www.bouza@bodegabouza.com ,  ALSO : bouza@bodegabouza.com, Tel : 598-2323-7491 , Chacras del Sur, S.A., INAVI 287 ), we used to carry both the CATAMAJOR and the STAGNARI wines, lots of Tannat and Tannat Reserva. That's the French red grape variety Uruguay has adopted as their own, and done very well with it. The grape comes from France's Madiran region and is the grape with the highest amount of natural Resveratrol, and thus been very much in the public's eye since 2006 when many studies were released as to the benefits to all of us of Resveratrol.

 

AS A MATTER OF NOTE :  We carry the CHANARMUYO Reserva Family Wine from La Rioja, Argentina : the 2009, $19.99, 15% alcohol by volume, from the Valle De Chanarmuyo, go to : www.chanarmuyo.com.ar for more info. Big, flavorful, a fine food wine when you grill outside in this late summer of ours. Enjoy, stay healthy.

I WANT TO GIVE A " Big SHOUT OUT " TO YOU ALL : for all that you do to help us keep Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits well-stocked. Because of you largely we have the diversity and the variety that we offer you. By so often coming back from trips with wonderfully-enriching experiences that you want to keep alive and healthy, you come in search of products that we have or try and get for you. Together we make a real difference, and for that I want to " MAKE SOME NOISE " for you all! Cheers , thanks, obregado, merci, gracias, prego ....

 

 

SO : Let's Talk SOME ALE & BEER & Cider, Too : From Santos :

 

     1) Scotch Ale from McEWAN'S ( On Special for $10.99 a 4-pack of 11.2 US Fl. Oz bottles, 8% alcohol by volume, since 1856, WELLS & YOUNG'S Brewing, Bedford, UK, MK40 4LU ; go to :   www.mcewans.co.uk for more info ) : glad to have this here for you all, what a treat. Cheers.

 

     2) Pivo Beer Stoljetna Tradicija, Okrunjeno Kvalitetom , since 1854, from KARLOVACKO ( On Special for $3.99, 500ml bottle, 5% alcohol by volume, product of Croatia, go to : www.karlovacko.hr for more information ) : what fun, we also sell wines from Croatia. People's eyes light up with the mention of Croatia. How many of you have been there? Please do comment at the end of this store email and let us know. Cheers.      3) Organic Chocolate Stout from SAMUEL SMITH'S Brewery ) $4.99 a 1 Pt. 2.7 Fl. Oz bottle, 550ml, 5% alcohol by volume, Tadcaster, UK USDA Organic, ) : " Brewed with water from the original brewery well sunk in 1758, the gently roasted organic chocolate malt and real organic cocoa used in this ale impart a delicious, smooth and creamy character, with inviting deep flavors and a delightful finis - ...  ".

 

     4) " Old Thumper " A Beast Of A Beer  from RINGWOOD BREWERY ( On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12 ounce bottles, 5.6% alcohol by volume, brewed by SHIPYARD BRewing Company, LLC. in Portland, Maine,  ) : brand new from what I can tell, looks FIERCE with the wild boar on the two labels as well as on the gold bottle top! Taste it, enjoy, and be protected as you do by a local wold boar, that's the message I get from this. What do you think, any of you tried it yet? Cheers.
     5) Pumpkin Ale from SCHLAFLY Special Release ( $12.99 a 6-pack, 12 Fl. Oz, brewed and bottled by The Saint Louis Brewery, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, go to :www.schlafly.com for more info ) : " Schlafly Pumpkin Ale blends the spices - cinnamon, nutmeg and clove ) of the harvest with full-bodied sweetness for a beer that tastes like pumpkin pie . "  NO WONDER then, that this Pumpkin Beer is so very popular each year here. Cheers.

 

 

OUR FAMILY FRIEND is on a two-week trip to Peru and our thoughts and prayers go out to her for a safe and wonderful trip and journey. I have contacted our good friend Melanie Asher that, with her sister, makes their very own Peruvian Piscos : the MACCHU PISCO, $23.99 - and the topflight " La Diablada " , $39.99.

 

THE " LA DIABLADA " : " is named after an Andean spiritual dance reenacting a legendary fight between anges ( angels ) and demons, and just as the dance strives to achieve perfect harmony , this blend achieves a sumptuous balance of bold , sweet aromas and spicy round flavors." I agree, the Pisco Sours that you made the other weekend with your Aunt Rosa here were sublime Melanie, the very best.Go to : www.macchupisco.com for more info on these two fine products from Melanie that she is now making in Lima, Peru. See you when you return Melanie. Cheers.   We have both here in stock now for you all. What a treat, a fine Peruvian Pisco Sour to make you dream and feel free and good.

 

MORE LIQUOR & LIQUEUR From Ravi :

 

     1) Sambuca Superiore liquore from CASTELLO MIO ( $21.99, 750ml bottle, 38% alcohol by volume, family-made since 1898 ) : " Ignite your evening with the cool, rich taste of CASTELLO MIO Sambuca Superiore... "

 

      2) Espirito Puro Da Natureza  Ypioca RUM TOUCANO from Brazil ( On Special for $24.99, 1 liter, 40% alcohol by volume , since 1846, ) : " Carefully aged for a shimmering taste, versatile  Ypioca TOUCANO makes ordinary rum cocktails take flight! Try it where rum is not typically used - for there the Adventure Truly Begins! ... TOUCANO is born of the first flavorful crush of sugar cane. " I've enjoyed this at home now and can attest to it's very fine flavor and taste. Top-notch : glad to find a local distributor for it here - FINALLY! Enjoy.

 

     3) Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey from SPEAKEASY ( $30.99 a 750ml bottle, 47.2% alcohol by volume , distilled in Kentucky, bottled in Bardstown Club Distilling Company, Bardstown, Nelson, County, Kentucky ) : Original Sour Mash Bourbon. Try some. Cheers.

     4) The Original GORDON'S London Dry Gin ( $11.99, Est. 1769, 4-% alcohol by volume, in a plastic bottle, lighter, easier to travel with, won't break ) : " The World's No 1 International Gin ... the original ". I have a new respect for it as it was featured in the second-to-last James Bond movie that I saw with my son. That must have cost the people of GORDON'S several pretty pounds, for get the pennies! GREAT VALUE. Try some again as if for the very first time. Who knows, Daniel Craig might be there in the same restaurant or bar when you ask for it " shaken, not stirred " ... Cheers everyone.

 

     5) Island Spiced Caribbean rum with Coconut liqueur & natural spices, with Truvia sweetener , by MALIBU 70 Calories ( On Special for $14.99 a 750ml bottle, imported Caribbean rum, go to : www.malibu-rum.com for more info and recipes ) : Try this one :  with your favorite zero calerie mixer, like diet cola or sparkling water for a light, fresh drink. Cheers.

 

 

WINE From Michel & Tony : 

          WHITE :

 

     1) 2011 Sauvignon Blanc  from South Africa's Swartland region, made by RIEBEEK CELLARS ( $7.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume,  ) : what a delightfully engaging crisp and dry white wine, and what incredible value, too. Great outside with shellfish, goats' cheese, salads with a fine mustard vinaigrette, oh yeah. Nice on a boat, a sail boat would be ideal, anchored, the sun in full splendor, you there at the edges sipping wine, feeding each other some goats' cheese, or the goat and cow version that's a bit firmer and won't fall into the water as might the goats' cheese if the boat rocks, with you there I feel most certain that it will! Cheers.

 

     2) Viognier 2012 from Argentina's La Rioja region, from CHANARMUYO, $On Special for $9.99 - regularly $13.99, this 13% alcohol by volume dry white is quite engaging , quite the listener, will hear  your concerns, and help you to deal with them as you have a moment to enjoy with family and friends with a meal somewhere close at hand. It's bright, it's fresh, it's flavorful, it's firm with flesh but well-balanced and tastes really good in this 90 degree weather of ours now. Go to :www.chanarmuyo.com.ar for more info. Cheers.

 

     3) Sauvignon Blanc From New Zealand's Marlborough region, this TEN SISTER'S dry white, 2011, is showing beautifully now , reminds me of nice Sancerre that is fruit-forward, bright, still steely but less so than some, smooth, sits so elegantly on one's palate, a delight ( On Special for $13.99, regularly $16.99 a bottle, 13% alcohol by volume, go to : www.TenSisters.co.nz for more info. Cheers.

 

     THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY afternoon I was " waxing poetic " as is my serendipitous artistic nature and I started to talk to Sara and her husband about the indigenous two grapes found in the ADOLI GHIS dry white mainland Greek mineral-laden wine : the Lagorthi ( 70% ) and the Aspoudes ( 30% )  blend - that they had the unique capability with their root systems that are so ancient to still grown from them tendrils that reach out, burrow the soil and rock around the roots, grow Peacock-like, colorful plums that fan and thus air the roots themselves and provide them both with some color and some more room to breathe and expand. I was waiting for some reaction. I was about to continue this description, to say that the roots that are living have their own language. That when they speak of the vines above they refer to them as being " down under " and in the dark, so-to-speak. I would have , too. But I did not want to continue wi thout admitting that what I was telling was just a story to draw attention to these two delightful grapes from Greece that Sotiris said are not used for any other wines that he knows about. SO : the morale of this story  : always remember the two indigenous grapes - Lagorthi and Aspoudes, that they have fine tendrils with Peacock feather-like fans to illuminate these roots and bring color and life to the grapes they eventually grow " down under ". It's all depends on one's perspective or point-of-view. Cheers.

 

     4) 2011 Dry Greek white blend of indigenous grapes called Lagorthi and Aspoudes ( read above ) that produce this magnificent dry white Greek wine , the ADOLI GHIS that, when less chilled is rounder and fuller and softer on one's palate. When chilled it is leaner, sterner, more firm, less fleshy, with higher levels of acids and minerals to taunt and tease and ultimately please one's palate. We sell it for $21.99 and are almost sold-out because of our Greek wine-tasting here this Saturday with Sotiris Bafitis that was a grand success! What a treat, what a wine. Thanks Sotiris. After your tasting Michel came up to me and complemented your fine selection of Greek wines as perhaps the best available to us? I agree, excellent job.

 

     5) 2012 Pino & Toi dry white Veneto white, a refreshing and flavorful wine by MACULAN that's a blend of three grapes : Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Tocai " get it?!? It sells for $10.99 a bottle, 12.5% a;cohol by volume, from Breganze, Italy : it's charming, it's delightful. Jody Jackman poured it here this past weekend. Thanks, grazie Jody e a presto! 

 

          ROSE :

 

     1)  2012 Cape Rose from RIEBEEK CELLARS in South Africa's Swartland region ( $8.99, 13% alcohol by volume, est. 1941, 100% Pinotage dry rose ) : " Abundant and distinctive flavours of fresh strawberries and ripe cherries with a crisp dryness on the palate will be charming at many an occasion. .. enjoy a glass on its own or pair with seafood and light meals with smoky flavours. "

 

     2) Dry Greek rose blend made from the 85%  Xinomavro and 15% Moschomavro grapes in this 2012 from DIOFILI at the Siatista Winery ( $14.99, 13% alcohol by volume ) : made from 70 year-old vines this is spectacular and so fresh and bright and " friendly " and right. It was a big hit this weekend when Sotiris poured it. Everyone loved it, even those that usually do not like rose wines Heard that as frequent refrain as people grabbed a bottle and walked away with it. Cheers.

 

 

          REDS :

 

     1) 2011 dry red Piemonte Barbera red from Italy, from BRICCO Del TATI ( $8.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume, go to : www.briccodeitati.com for more info ) : " ... we make this delightfully fresh Barbera. We make it for ourselves, friends, and family. " Mary Beth & Manu. It's a beauty : so lively, so bright, such a tasty treat to enjoy with many a meal year-round!

 

     2) La Cappucina " Madego " Biodynamic ( made with organic grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenere ) , this Veneto dry red blend 2011, On Special for $11.99, regularly $14.99, estate-bottled medium-to-light-bodied red is fleshier, riper, ,more fruit-forward, and easier to sip from the first sip than the past vintage. it's a great price now. Chill slightly and serve inside or outside, with many a grilled or well-seasoned meal. Andrew Stover tasted us on it recently and we gave him an order immediately once we tried it. Excellent.

 

     3) 2011 Chianti Colli Senesi from the TENUTA VALDIPIATTA ( $16.99, 14% alcohol by volume ) : made in Montepulciano from their grapes this 2011 is perfect hot-weather dry red. medium-to-light-bodied, chill thirty minutes to focus  and firm-up and energize these toasty cherry-berry flavors that are quite polished and still young. This is perfect outside with many a meal. Love the colorful label, too. It's a well-balanced wine where the tannins and acids are softer and allow the fruit and accents of spice to find true expression. " Enjoy with hearty and red sauced pastas, red meats, game, roasts and aged cheeses." It will fill-out more with time.

     WED HAVE ENJOYED selling a whole lot of the excellent vintage 2008 of this Colli Senesi up until last week when the last bottle was sold. AS A MATTER of interest one of our customers this Saturday stopped me to tell me what a big success the 2008 VALDIPIATTA was : he and his friends loved it. What more can any wine ask?!? That's success, that's pure enjoyment and satisfaction, and all for only $16.99 a bottle. Thanks for tasting it here this past weekend Jodi.

 

     4) 2010 1005 Agiorgitiko dry Greek red from the MITRAVELAS ESTATE ( $25.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume ) is seriously serious, tasty, great classic Greek wine to enjoy with a meal. Take a sip, close your eyes, lean your head back and swallow " in steps ", not all at once, move the liquid around your mouth with your tongue. hold your breath shake your head ever so slightly, pause, reflect : let the wine charm you as you charm it : what a tactile, wonderfully personal, unique experience, swallow and smack your lips to get whatever acidity there is and taste the finish now for a very long time. Thanks Sotiris for tasting this here this past Saturday. What a wine.

 

 

     WEEKLY WEDNESDAY 3-Part Non-Sparkling Wine, Sake, Port, Madeira, Marsala, Sherry SALE :

 

       1) BUY ANY BOTTLE of the above for $20 or over and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker price.

 

       2) BUY ANY 6 or more bottles of the above and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.

 

       3) BUT ANY 12 or more bottles listed above and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.

 

     MIX THEM UP, get a variety. Call us here at : 202-363-4265 if you cannot come and either Michel or me ( TONY ) will be glad to help you.


WEEKEND TASTINGS :

 

     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Boutique here to taste an assortment of their fine California wines I believe? I think we will make it all about the west coast and with wineries like COMPASS, DREYER, YORKVILLE Organic CELLARS and KENNETH VOLK. Ohhhh what fun! Cheers. Just tasted some really fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from KENNETH VOLK, but might have to use their dry red Negrette or dry white Verdelho ( $21.99, Paso Robles, " Pomar Junction " vineyard, 2010, 14.4% alcohol by volume, for more info go to : www.volkwines.com ) instead?!? We will decide this all tomorrow.
     SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2013 ( 2-6PM ) : It's Yom Kippur at sunset! : we have Fernando from Tradewinds Specialty Selections coming to pour the ESTATE Series from CHANARMUYO, all four On Special for $9.99 : as well as perhaps the Reserva Tannat and the Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, both selling for $19.99 a bottle. Cheers.

 

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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,  ... LIKE us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits and also follow us on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and also at wineenabler. See you soon  TONY

 

Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits' Weekly Tuesday Email Written & Posted On This Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 : Enjoy!

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WOW, IT'S STILL THE SUMMER, WHAT GLORIOUS WEATHER. WE DESERVE IT, WE'RE WORTH IT. SPLURGE AND CONTINUE TO PURGE YOURSELVES NOW WHILE YOU STILL CAN!  A " NEW " BABY PANDA, THE ARRIVAL IN THE SPRING OF TWO " NEW " CANADIAN ELEPHANTS, TOMORROW BEING THE ACTUAL DAY OF THE " FREEDOM MARCH " ALL THE WAY BACK 50 YEARS AGO TO 1963!  THE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOSSOMING WITH " NEW " RESTAURANTS LIKE PULPO WITH A SATURDAY LUNCHEON " ALL YOU CAN EAT & DRINK " MENU, AND " LIVE MUSIC ", AS WELL : ALL GOOD, ALL THINGS WE NEED TO REFLECT THE VIBRANT AND ENGAGING AND ENERGIZED QUALITIES THAT REPRESENT US HERE, TRUE MELTING POTS OF SO MANY CULTURES AND LIVES, EXPERIENCES, PURSUITS, DREAMS , ASPIRATION, HOPES AND WORK! AND , GOSH DARN IT, IT'S STILL SUMMER AND BEAUTIFUL, LOVING IT, REALLY PUTS ME IN SO MANY WONDERFUL STATES-OF-MIND TO PUSH BOUNDARIES AND OURSELVES TO BE ALL THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN. LET US HELP YOU WITH THIS HERE, WE CAN, WE ARE SEASONED, WE AREMORE THAN READY. BE PROACTIVE ABOUT LABOR DAY AND SHOP EARLY. WHAT FOLLOWS BELOW IS WHAT I WROTE A WHOLE YEAR AGO AND IT'S ALL STILL SO TRUE. READ ON :  OUR WEEKLY WEDNESDAY 20% STILL-WINE SALE WE WANT TO SIMPLIFY THINGS.  FROM NOW ON, each and every Wednesday here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits you can count on SAVING 20% on your still-wine ( non-sparkling wines not on sale ) purchases as we usually do every month.    TO MAKE THINGS EASIER we want to make every Wednesday our 20% OFF Still-Wine ( non-Sparkling wine SALE. We will not have the sale on Thursday anymore. This means that each week here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits you can take advantage of our 20% OFF SALE that is always a TWO-PART SALE :        1) BUY ANY BOTTLE $20 or over that is a still wine and SAVE 20% off the marked sticker price.        2) BUY ANY 12 BOTTLES at any price ( even already On Sale ) and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.        3) Buy any six or more bottles of non-sparkling wine and save 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.      You can add bottles of sake, marsala, madeira, sherry, as well as all size bottles - even box wines.      You can in this way get an assortment of wines, ports, sherries, sakes, marsalas, and madeiras : you can help stock your wine racks, bars, etcetera and be prepared for many events.      IF YOU CANNOT COME to do this in person please call and ask for either Michel or for Tony and we will be glad to assist you over the phone.      YOU MAY ALSO RESPOND directly to this store email and let us know how we may help you with your selections.      IT'S SIMPLE : CALL : 202-363-4265 or EMAIL :anthony.quinn@clevelandparkwines.com or :michel.dumas@clevelandparkwines.com.         EITHER OF US will be more than happy to walk you through your many possibilities.   CLEVELAND PARK WINES & SPIRITS is the place to be with this heat and humidity. It's nice and cool here and you can come in and chill-down a bit and collect your thoughts and we will show you some of the CONSTANT, EVER-CHANGING, continuously-growing landscape of wines, beers, spirits, apple ciders, liqueurs, waters, sodas, and more. It's pretty amazing and it takes us by surprise and sometimes we are caught running up to catch up to whatever " new " and exciting!   I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH WITH FAMILY to have my lunch this past Saturday at Pulpo. I did not have much time but the time that I did have was thoroughly enjoyable. My wife really enjoyed herself. The general manager Dave Hansen came to greet us. He has come from California recently to lend his special talents and skills to make PULPO be all that it can. As it now joins the other celebrated neighborhood " success stories " of RIPPLE, DINO, ARDEO, NAM VIET, SPICES, LAVANDOU, BIBLO'S, SORRISO, INDIQUE, ST. ARNOLDS, PALENA , MEDIUM RARE, and so many more : exciting.   I HAVE ENJOYED ON Saturday afternoon's here listening to regular customers like Samantha come in with her friend and speak about their dining experiences at PULPO. She said that she might still prefer the old chef and not the " new " one : Billy Klein. She's willing to give Billy a chance , of course, and will return again and I will ask her what she thinks then? That's okay, she's the only one that has said this so far. Mostly everything I hear is positive about PULPO. That's so encouraging, we need this!   AS YOU MAY REMEMBER that space lay empty for so many years - more than seven - when McDonald's left there. It was an eye-sore : now it's exciting and a " destination ". I always want to enter each time I pass as I both see and hear the musicians and their " live music ". That calls out to me each and every time! I'm a sucker for live music, I really am. I would like to see - to hear more of it here in our neighborhood. I believe it will help to keep many of our younger residents here and not going to other D.C. neighborhoods because we are not showing enough of our vibrant, thrilling, electric, energized and entertaining side! Show some of our skin- so-to-speak, ;  show we can still dance and samba and fox trot and tango. We'll make no bones about " our lines " : they will not be blurred - they will be true and clear, fun, fresh and alive!   ANYWAY, Dave has come here to trade stories, talk shop, talk ideas and together gain some perspective. I have been talking of going there and I had my chance this past Saturday. I spoke with him at our table and asked him for recommendations. As he spoke I told our waiter to bring us this, bring us that, don't forget  it, maybe bring us two?!? Oh yes, that's sounds so good, can't wait to try this. It was like a bit of quick theater that my family enjoyed listening to. Made their jobs that much easier. With a refreshing, light white Sangria and two small platters to greet us we were off with our lively conversation. One dish after another, like Spanish tapas kept arriving and we would each take our portions and taste , try on for size, fit and feel what we liked or did not so much.   I LOVED THE frittatas of Serrano Ham, Chorizo, Smoked Salmon. The Eggs Benedict were really tasty, too. The Ensaladas of White Bean and Pearl Cous Cous really hit the spot as well. It was a theatrical treat of color, sound, smells , textures, solids-to-liquids. The service was very good , and as a special treat our waiter gave us an extra-helping of the Smoked Salmon on the Frittata. He may do the same for you?   I GOT TO MEET the owner Dino Tapper that came to our table personally to welcome us. That was nice. We spoke awhile and I remembered the old days of Floriana. That took me back a ways.   I DID NOT GET to meet executive chef/ partner Billy Klein. That's okay. Dave pointed him out to me in the kitchen feet away from us, with his back to us, facing the ovens and stoves and busy at work as one would expect and hope.   HAVING DAVE HANSEN here in our neighborhood encourages me. It's a good sign. Energy, thought, inspiration, new ideas being tossed about by him and his staff, just like by all of us - continually as we do all that we can to keep the business, the heart-and-soul pf Cleveland Park PUMPING and ALIVE. We are a force to be reckoned with, we are special, we are important to Washington D.C. Cleveland Park 20008 is a " Happenin' Place " and we are all proud of it and doing all that we can as businesses, residents, neighbors, caring individuals, guests from around the world, to keep the flame bright, marching ahead, marching on, gathering ...     AS WE GATHER AGAIN TOMORROW as a team, as a working and functioning unit of caring, motivated, dedicated, thoughtful, civic, social, sharing people that are working constantly for a better world, a better life, less prejudice, less hunger, less inequality on every level, a place where all our concerns and voices may be better heard and answered.   WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM, where have we gone, where will we still go?! Keep the dreams alive, keep them coming, eat your fears, chew them, and spit them out, and never fear fear as it will eat us all alive.    I WOKE UP FROM A DREAM today , as I did yesterday and the day before and I rushed to my typewriter to record my thoughts, feelings, impressions, words and sentiments before they disappeared as quickly as they came. I found myself doing this yesterday on scraps of pieces of paper while out and about with my son and wife. It did not matter! Poetry, emotion, a grand release that was nice later when cooking dinner and ...   ENJOYING MY GLASS  of PIAN DI NOVA 2010, a dry Tuscan red blend from IL BORRO in Arezzo, Italy of 75% Syrah and 25% Sangiovese,$32.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume. I kept day-dreaming by the grill : " So this is what Syrah from Tuscany can taste like : a nice mouth-feel, a nice grip, a gentle girth, a warmth of soft spice and dusty earth, a youth that is still finding it;s way, learning it worth, paying it's dues. I would like to come back to this 2010 PIAN DI NOVA in another three or so years!   SEE : THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS when I return rested from an incredible vacation! I will try and curb that all now as I " get serious " and start with some ;   ALE, BEER, CIDER From Santos Rivera :   ALL THE PUMPKIN ALES are coming and many are already here so please come and check those out with Santos. Or call us at : 202-363-4265 to check in with us for any info on availability. Buy now, be safe, be prepared, get them while you still can as they do sell quickly as it is an amazingly popular category for us here.        1) " Monk's Brew " Dark Ale from MIKKELLER ( $14.99 a bottle, 1 Pt. 9.4Fl. Oz, 10% alcohol by volume, Proef Brouwerij, Lochchristi-Hufte, Belgium ) : maybe later tonight, as things start to settle, as one reflects on the trials and tribulations of this day, as one focuses on the momentous relevance of tomorrow's symbolic March 50 years to the day here on our National Mall?!        2) TROUBADOUR " Obscura " Mild Stout ( $13.99, 1 Pt. 9.4Fl. Oz. bottle, 8.2% alcohol by volume, The Musketeers B-9910 Ursel, Belgium, go to : troubadourbeers.com ) : " Donker bier, hergist op fles, met een kraching moutig karakter, gebalanceerde bitterheid en een genoosterde toets, Bevat gerstenout. Mild stout, refermented in the bottle ... " WOW, that was hard to type. Hope I got it right?!? Cheers.        3) Rum Aged - Oak Aged Beer from INNIS & GUNN, carefully matured for 57 days ( $11.99 a 4-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 6.8% alcohol by volume, 11.2 Fl. Oz bottles, from Scotland, go to :www.innisandgunn.com for more info , Edinburgh ) : " This ruby red beer has been aged with rum oak chips, resulting in a brew with a delicious warming character that is bursting with fruit and warming spiciness... "        4) Extra Pale Ale from WYLD Brewed with Organic Barley Malt from UINTA Brewing Co. ( On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack , from Salt Lake City, 98% organic, kosher, too ) : Unleashed by the Uinta Brewing Co! Cheers. Come try some.             ONE PUMPKIN BEER :        1) Pumpkin Ale from the BLUE POINT Brewing Company , Malt Beverage Brewed with Pumpkin & Spices ( On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, Long Island's Brewery, New York, go to :www.bluepointbrewing.com for more info, Patchogue, NY and Rochester, NY ) : what fun!     WONDERFUL LIQUOR & LIQUEUR From Ravi :             1) Serbian Plum Brandy From BISTRA SLIVOVITZ Produced from Fresh, Sound, Ripe Prunes ( $29.99 a 750ml bottle, ) : we are always glad to have this is stock as it has a very loyal following. Cheers.        2) " Tropical " 100% De Agave Tequila from TANTEO ( On Special for $39.99 a 750ml bottle, product of Mexico, go to : tanteotequila.com for more information ) : Try these :  1) " The Palms ", 2) " Downtown Tropic ",  3)  Tanteo Tropical,  4) Tropical Margarita " ... as this is : TEQUILA REDEFINED! Special, " new " and very exciting indeed.        3) 10 Years Nurtured then Matured , the Unhurried Since 1833 GLENGOYNE Distillery  Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky ( $45.99 a bottle, 43% alcohol by volume, product of Scotland, Glen of the wild geese, Dumgoyne, Scotland ) : " Fresh GREEN APPLES, toffee and a HINT Of NUTTINESS. This is the taste of DISTILLING SLOWER than anyone else IN SCOTLAND, of BARLEY we dry by air - NEVER PEAT - AND OF OAK CASKS WE SELECT BY HAND. JUST AS we've always DONE. " I'm in, let's make some noise for GLENGOYNE Distillery!        4) Spruce Gin From ROGUE ( $52.99 a 750ml bottle, 45% alcohol by volume, 12 ingredients, from Newport, Oregonwww.rogue.com ) : " Dedicated to the rogue in each of us. " What a special treat!      5) Aged 12 Years " Special Reserve " Triple Distilled - A Blend from POWERS , The Gold Label, also available here in a 17 Yr. Old version ( On Special for $42.99 a bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, from Cork, Ireland ) : Since 1781 - a very special treat indeed, and yet WHAT A VALUE!       6) " Elit " Ultra Luxury vodka from STOLICHNAYA ( $68 a 750ml bottle, 40% . produced in Latvia, 100% grain neutral spirit ) : Get ready for the ride of your lives : you know you want it!        7) BAR KEEP Lavender Organic aromatic Bitters ( $17.99 , 48% alcohol by volume, 8 Oz bottle, USDA organic, Los Angeles, CA. , go to : www.greenbar.biz for mor info ): Make " True Outlaw with one and a half TRU GIN, three-quarters Fruitlab Orange liqueur, 1 Oz fresh lemon sour, 6 dashes lavender bitters , then shake  strain into coupe. Cheers, sounds tasty to me, what do you all think?   HOT NEWS OFF THE PRESSES : Just in, my second talk with the Washingtonian Magazine this morning. Looks like they will be featuring soon an article on the availability of the local Virginia wines here in Washington D.C.? Since we sell these all day, all week long we are thrilled to get some more attention for them. Owner, sparkling winemaker Claude Thibaut was here in the store when the first call came and that was good. Come check out what we have locally : always a fun assortment here. Look for the article, too in the Washingtonian magazine. Cheers.     WINE From Michel & Tony :             WHITE :      1) Dry D.O.C.  white Italian Orvieto from Umbria and made by ARGILLAC , this 2010 ( On special for $18.99 a bottle, 13% alcohol by volume, ) was delicious a couple of night's ago as my family sat out on our back deck with some crackers and cheese and talked about how wonderful Italy is! The wine was flavorful, broad and rich, refreshing and open and quite forward, nothing really holding back here : this Monty was feeling quite pleased with itself and it showed in the flavors! We all really enjoyed it before heading off for dinner. Great when you're in an Italian state-of-mind!        2) " La Rustia " 2010 dry Piemontese white from ORSOLANI made with the indigenous grape variety called Erbaluce di Caluso  ( $11.99 for a half-bottle/ 375ml bottle size, perfect for Wolf Trap, perfect for a picnic, on a hike , 13% alcohol by volume, S. Georgio, since 1894 ) : this is tasty, dry, flavorful, charming and what a conversation it will have going along the contours of your palate. Strap yourselves in, this march will be a march to be a standard for many to follow!        3)  Vermentino indigenous dry white ,  PLINIO from BRUNI , made in Tuscany's Maremma region of Italy ( $20.99 a bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume ), this 2011 is a great summer, a great August wine, and both Michel and are thrilled to have it. We just keep ordering it and it just keeps selling out! Cheers.        4) Blanc De Blancs from Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula , from L. MAWBY winery ( $55.99 a magnum, 1.5ml bottle-size, 11% alcohol by volume . Traditional Method ) this dry brut is elegant and polished and fine and such a value and a special treat. It was great to have Larry himself pouring it this past Saturday. The bottles are here and signed for gifts and other celebrations like tomorrow. March right on over here and get yourselves a bottle or two of this!              ROSE :        1) Shiraz dry rose from DE MEYE in South Africa's Stellenbosch region ( $13.99 a bottle, 2012, 13.5% alcohol by volume,www.demeye.co.za ) : this is so deliciously bright and so frightfully engaging , and the marches you will plan and will make while enjoying a bottle will certainly lead to the next, as there is so much to organize, so much to philosophize about, so much to pontificate about, ... oh yeah, on a roof top, planning your bucket list, whatever .... enjoy.             RED :        1) 2012 PADRILLOS Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina ( $10.99 a bottle, 13.5% alcohol by volume, go to :www.vineyardbrands.com ) : Michel and Tony don't buy anything marginal, Danny and Olivie don't sell us anything that's not exemplary! Tasty, flavorful, a fine food wine, try it tonight when you grill : BE AMAZED at the value it represents!   Cheers.        WEEKEND TASTINGS :      Friday, August 30th, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Jim Reeves here of his Comete Selections Imports here to taste and assortment of his excellent French wines starting at $14.99 On Special bottles of Burgundy red and whites and moving - marching on, along, covering important bases and spice points with FABulous tastes, too!        Saturday, August 31st, 2013 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Mark Congdon with the fine Italian wine selections of Diego that include some sinfully delicious, refined, brilliant, sun-sky-drenched ENRICHED DEFINED Prosecco : and so much more in both reds and whites. I'm in an Italian state-of-mind. What a fine state that is, too.       HAVE A GREAT DAY ( it sure is beautiful today - a near-perfect summer day! ), I know I have forgotten many things but it's time to post this now as time is running out. Hope this finds you all well as I feel. Cheers. Check out our Facebook page and " Friend " and follow us ( Cleveland Park Wine & Spirits - ALSO follow us on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and also at : wineenabler )  as we do go some fun and exciting places. We include everything as well love you and you love everything and so thus we, too LOVE everything! Take care,

Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits Store Email He Wrote & Posted On August 14th, 2012 : Read It Now & Enjoy It, Tuesday, August 27th, 2013! Cheers, Hola Todos!

Cleveland Park Wine Cleveland Park Beer, Liquor & Wine
Featuring a wide, international selection of fine wines, micro-brews and spirits

Our WEEKLY WEDNESDAY 20% STILL-WINE SALE

WE WANT TO SIMPLIFY THINGS.

FROM NOW ON, each and every Wednesday here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits you
can count on SAVING 20% on your still-wine ( non-sparkling wines not on sale )
purchases as we usually do every month.

TO MAKE THINGS EASIER we want to make every Wednesday our 20% OFF Still-Wine (
non-Sparkling wine SALE. We will not have the sale on Thursday anymore. This
means that each week here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits you can take
advantage of our 20% OFF SALE that is always a TWO-PART SALE :

1) BUY ANY BOTTLE $20 or over that is a still wine and SAVE 20% off the
marked sticker price.

2) BUY ANY 12 BOTTLES at any price ( even already On Sale ) and SAVE 20%
OFF the marked sticker prices.
You can add bottles of sake, marsala, madeira, sherry, as well as all size
bottles - even box wines.
You can in this way get an assortment of wines, ports, sherries, sakes,
marsalas, and madeiras : you can help stock your wine racks, bars, etcetera and
be prepared for many events.
IF YOU CANNOT COME to do this in person please call and ask for either
Michel or for Tony and we will be glad to assist you over the phone.
YOU MAY ALSO RESPOND directly to this store email and let us know how we
may help you with your selections.
IT'S SIMPLE : CALL : 202-363-4265 or EMAIL :
anthony.quinn@clevelandparkwines.com or :
Michel.Dumas@clevelandparkwines.com.
EITHER OF US will be more than happy to walk you through your many
possibilities.

CLEVELAND PARK WINES & SPIRITS is the place to be with this heat and humidity.
It's nice and cool here and you can come in and chill-down a bit and collect
your thoughts and we will show you some of the CONSTANT, EVER-CHANGING,
continuously-growing landscape of wines, beers, spirits, apple ciders, liqueurs,
waters, sodas, and more. It's pretty amazing and it takes us by surprise and
sometimes we are caught running up to catch up to whatever " new " development
that was just proposed to us.

FOR EXAMPLE : Lindsay Marsh just showed Michel and me this past week an
assortment of the " new " whiskies from the LEOPOLD BROS. I have two here in the
office. We tasted 19 I believe? I know that we tasted a number of them and that
they are working on a " new " one that they cannot as yet divulge.

LINDSAY MARSH has come to the store now and already tasted five or so of these
LEOPOLD BROS. whiskies. They were already really well-received. When Michel and
I tried them last week we had nothing but praise for them. I think that we have
six of them now in the store. Here are two that I brought to the office :

1)  New York Apple Flavored Whisky ( $35.99, 40% alcohol by volume, Batch
No. 1226, www.leopoldbros.com, Denver, CO. 80239) made from : " ... New York
State apples marry perfectly with the subtle oak, vanilla, and raisin finish of
our whiskey in this uniquely blended spirit ". It's so rich and thick and full
on the palate. You get so much immediately and it's so nice to sip slowly and
let all the flavors spread over your tongue and seep into you many senses, too.
It's pretty amazing. Don't rush it, close your eyes, swallow in steps - always
leaving a bit still on your tongue - as the flavors explode and intensify and
multiply. it's pretty much like enjoying a good bottle of wine. You pay for the
whole bottle so get your money's worth and let the flavors and tastes linger and
make their subtle influences known fully to you. The patience will be well worth
your time and care and notice.

2) American Small Batch Whiskey from the LEOPOLD BROS - Pot Distilled from
Open-Fermented Sour Mash ( $35.99, 43% alcohol  by volume, www.leopoldbros.com,
Denver, CO. 80239 ) makes a Classic, Old Fashioned :  2 oz. Leopold Bros.
American Small Batch Whiskey, 1 sugar cube, 2 dashes of bitters and 1 large
orange peel.
LINDSAY will come here and pour these again over the next four or so
months. She is scheduled to come again in September and I will include that date
as soon as I know it.
I JUST RECEIVED an email from Lindsay and I have three other web pages to
add. This company is doing a whole lot of really good things. Check them out at
: www.NonoFogo.com, www.TequilaRack.com,www.MotherEarthBrewing.com. I have a
really good feeling about all of this and I do think that we will be a great
source for the LEOPOLD BROS whiskies for you all.

BUT HEY, this is also beer weather and I have some really fun suggestions from
Santos for you all. Here are some of them, I had to pick and to choose:

1) Double-Wide India Pale Ale " It's Twister Proof " bottle-conditioned
from the BOULEVARD BREWING COMPANY ( On Special for $10.99 a 750ml bottle, 8.5%
alcohol by volume ) is from the Smokestack Series ,
www.smokestack.boulevard.com, Kansas City, Missouri ) : " The classic India Pale
Ale is a traveler's beer, aggressively hopped to withstand the long, hot ocean
voyage to the British East Indies. ... ".
2) Dream Weaver Unfiltered Wheat Beer from the Independent Pennsylvania
TROEGS Craft Brewery( On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack, 4.8% alcohol , Hershey, PA.
www.troegs.com ) is handcrafted by the Troegs brothers.
3) Red Nectar All Natural Ale , Nectar Ales ( On Special for $12.49 a
six-pack, 5.4% alcohol by volume, www.NectarAles.com ) is something that will be
a real treat for this sunny weather that we are enjoying now as the clouds have
cleared from the morning and the sun is gearing-up to be a full-force-FULL
FACTOR for us all. Yesterday was great and so maybe the humidity will vanish and
the sunshine and blue skies will prevail once again?
4) Humming Ale from the ANCHOR BREWING Company, ( On Special for $10.99 a
six-pack of 12 ounce bottles, since 2009, San Fransisco, CA.
www.anchorbrewing.com ) : " Humming is an ancient term, used centuries ago to
describe both ales and beers. ... suits this bold, hoppy ale which we have
created to celebrate the anniversary of our first brew at 1705 Mariposa Street
... ". It's all there to read in fine print on the neck of the bottle. Come
check it out. Great taste.

CIDERS ARE SO BIG NOW, They are everywhere , especially here in the store.
Santos discovered a " new " one that we need to mention here :

1) Ragged Mountain " Virginia Apple Cider from the ALBEMARLE CIDER WORKS (
$16.99 a 750ml bottle, 9.8% alcohol by volume, www.albemarleciderworks.com,
North Garden, VA. ) : " Ragged Mountain Cider is a blend of classic apple
varieties - Albemarle, Pippin, Winesap, Staymen and others - historically grown
on and around the Ragged Mountains. This semi-dry cider pleases a wide range of
palates. It is good with spicy foods and pairs well with sharp cheeses and
fruits. "

Ravi, WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE for us? What LIQUOR, what LIQUEUR?

1) Creme Yvette Delicieuse Liqueur, L'Original : the Original since 1890 (
$52.99, from France, 27.75% alcohol by volume ) : " handcrafted from a masterful
blend of all natural fruits, spices and provincial violet petals ... " makes the
famous drinks , 1) the Stratosphere :  one-quarter ounce of CREME YVETTE and top
with sparkling wine served in a fluted glass. You can also make   2)  the Pousse
Cafe : Triple Sec, Creme Yvette, Creme de Cacao, Creme De Menthe and Grenadine.
2) Berkshire Bourbon Whiskey from the BERKSHIRE MOUNTAIN distillers, Inc (
$45.99, 43% alcohol by volume, since 2007, Sheffield, MA. ) is triple distilled
utilizing a traditional pot still method and is aged in virgin American white
oak barrels. " It is round, rich and complex with hints of toffee and spice".
3) GLENGRANT Single Malt Scotch Whisky, established 1840, aged 10 Years (
$45.99, ) is " seductively smooth, fruity and rich ... delicate nutty finish ".
WE are happy to have this back once again. It's a great crowd-pleaser and a very
good value, too.
4) Swiss Absinthe Superieure from KUBLER is :  grain neutral spirits with
herbs and spices, since 1863, ( On Special for $52.99 a bottle ) is distilled in
the Val-De-Travers in Neuchatel, Switzerland, 53% alcohol by volume, a full
liter bottle , www.kublerabsinthe.com )  has been revived by Yves Kubler the
great-grandson of Kubler in 2001. It contains all natural herbs and flavors and
formulated without using of preservatives, artificial flavours or colors,
according to Swiss and European law. We have recently had a lot of interest in
this KUBLER. Note that it comes in a full liter bottle and so this is a GREAT
DEAL.

TITILATING WINES From Michel & Tony :

REDS :

1) Tempranillo 2011 dry red from Hacienda LOS HAROLDOS ( On Special for
$8.99. Mendoza, Argentina ) is new and exciting and such a special wine to enjoy
now with or without a meal. Very smooth, no bite, medium-bodied and
fruit-forward, chill and enjoy anytime now., inside or outside.
2) 2009 Cotes Du Rhone dry red from Charles Thomas ( $8.99 ) : delicious to
enjoy slightly chilled now : medium-body, really a nicely-balanced inexpensive
dry , spicy, toasty red.
3) 2009 Gamay Noir called " Bone-Jolly " from Edmunds St. John from Eldora,
California ( $19.99 ) is a great red to chill and to enjoy anytime outside,
anytime you grill. Tasty and fresh and lively with good spice, too.
4) " Paco Rojo " dry red Virginia wine - a blend from the FABBIOLI CELLARS
is fruity and fruit-forward and a delight to enjoy chilled. This is fun, this is
fresh, this is so pleasing : I loved it the other night sitting with two Swedish
ladies, one on each side of me as we discussed life and as I had to defend all
men as there was a wee bit of men-bashing that I survived beautifully, thanks to
the Fabbioli Cellars!      5) " Falcon's Perch 2010 from the J.LOHR Estates, CA.
( On Special for $13.99 ) is a great red to enjoy now with all this intense heat
and humidity. Chill it twenty minutes and open it twenty minutes before drinking
and enjoy with or without a meal.

WHITES :

1)  LEVA Winemaker's Selection Chardonnay/ Dimiat and Muscat ( $10.99 )is a
new and exciting product of Bulgaria. WE are thrilled to have it here as it is
quite tasty and flavorful and something fun and different. I mean , after all
who has ever heard of the grape Dimiat? What is the character of Dimiat? What
does the Dimiat add to the Chardonnay and to the Muscat? We will have to taste
it here soon with our local rep that sells us this LEVA and she will be here as
soon as we can determine a date. More to follow.
2) Chardonnay 2011 Hacienda Los Haroldos de Mendoza ( On Special for $8.99
) that is light and unoaked and everyone this past weekend loved it when Marcie
had it open this last Saturday.
3) Grill indigenous dry white makes this " Zagra " from the VALLE DELL'
ACATE vineyard ( $19.99 ) and it's shiny bright, thoroughly refreshing and
energizing and a dream to drink now with all this humidity. It will elevate your
spirits, Medium-t-light-bodied with great minerality/ theatricality, too.
4) Alianca Dao Reserva 2010 D.O.C. Dao from the QUINTA Da GARRIDA in
Portugal, this is another flavorful, original-tasting dry and complex and
multi-layered white made from 100% of the Encruzado grape. Jody Jackman tasted
it with you all and it makes for a great food wine : anytime you marinate food
well, cook your fish in lemon and lime juice, and order out from the two Thai
restaurants here, for example. This is pretty amazing - pretty special. Do not
rush through it, take your time, relax, close your eyes, hold your breath,
swallow in " steps " and always leave something in your mouth as the flavors
will expand and explode and intensify and clarify and overall amaze you.
Wonderful, really a nice treat, especially in these humid days, you need
something like this to enjoy. Thanks Jody for bringing this Encruzado grape to
our attention. Cheers!
5) Amontillado medium-dry sherry from ALEXANDRO ( $21.99 ) are really nice
at this time of the year chilled and served with many various nuts and some
semi-hard and hard cheeses, crackers and specialty breads like Olive and also
rosemary bread.

WEEK'S TASTINGS :

Friday, August 17th, 2012 ( 5-8PM ) : Join us with Chris of Lanterna
Imports as we try some great French dry Rhone wines : a red, a white and a dry
rose, too. These are great summer wines that are very inexpensive and will taste
great anytime that you are outside and with family and friends. Chill all three
down and enjoy now- no need to wait, they are ready now.

Saturday, August 18th, 2012 ( 2-6PM ) : join us with Nolan Hale when we
taste  through a series of the excellent California FRITZ CELLARS WINES : the
Old Vines Zinfandel, the Chardonnay , the Cabernet Sauvignon : all from the
famous and excellent Dry Creek Valley! These are really superb wines : my father
loved this winery and it has become a favorite of mine, too.

I KNOW THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING : Sorry! However, it's time to send this
email now and alert you to our new schedule with our WEEKLY WEDNESDAY SALES
mentioned above.

JOIN US TOMORROW and start saving 20% on your still wine ( non-sparkling ) sales
here. It's a Two-Part and you can find ways to make our weekly Wednesday sales
work for you. Let us help you try. Cheers and thanks for all your business and
faith in us, we appreciate it and do not take any of it for granted.   Cheers,
TONY

Please visit our website below for more information, events and specials, and
our calender of wine tastings!

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In Anthony Quinn's Weekly Store Email Of Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 He Speaks Of VALENTIN BIANCHI Winery In San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina & The " Elsa Vineyard " Malbec That Started Things In Mid Eighties In Washington D.C.!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Cleveland Park Ales.Beers,Ciders,Liqueurs,Liquors,Waters& Wines!

FORGET? FORGOTTEN? The Pace Continues at such an intensity that our blinders are all and in place to protect us from being bombarded with too much information that we cannot possibly absorb. SO : Let me share with you a story to start this email.   IT'S ABOUT ELSA, it's a bout one of our customers that we have known for years like so many of you. It's time to put names to so many of your faces. This is the face of Elsa. She's such a wonderful character and I met her years ago here and we always spoke of the VALENTIN BIANCHI " Elsa's Vineyard " dry red Malbec, and sometimes even of the " Elsa's Vineyard dry Chenin Blanc. How many of you know and remember these wines? It goes back awhile, it really does.   WITH MY OWN " Bottle Age " I like to share some perspective, some history, some of the " then " to get to the " now " of today. I hope you do not mind, I hope you enjoy and can use this information as you navigate through the myriad that is today's wine and food scene here in Washington D.C.? ALWAYS please feel free to ask me for any clarification on anything that I write about.   I WOULD LOVE to hear more from you all so that we may all do our jobs better in these difficult times where every sale is important to us from the smallest to the largest. So please do comment , no inquiry or comment from you will not be welcome. As a matter of fact, any comment or inquiry from you today is a reason for celebration as today, so many push the LIKE button , or not, and my constant question when I see that something is LIKED is : " What is ' liked ' about it?!? " . SO : let's celebrate more and share more and please tell us what you LIKE or LIKE-NOT( ! ) about what we are doing or failing to do for you?   BUT BACK TO ELSA, I did not know that this fine, beaming, sparkling-eyed lady's name was Elsa. It would not have mattered, except it is always nice to know a customer's name. It helps break the ice when we can address you all by name and not use the ancient old terms of " Governor " - Herbie used to say that , or " Buddy ", or " Sport ".   I SIMPLY KNEW ELSA and who she was and then I began to know her daughter, too that shops here as well when she is home. Now I am getting to know Elsa's daughter's boyfriend-fiancee as well. It's all one big-glorious family here.   THE " Elsa's Vineyard " Malbec was THE FIRST Argentina Malbec to come here to Washington D.C. Wow, that's something, that's a bit or real history for us all.   BACK THEN " Malbec " WAS NOTHING here in Washington D.C. back in mid-to-late eighties. No one knew of Malbec back then except for the " Black Wines "  of France's Lot region south of Bordeaux where the Malbec was wither used 100% to make these dark and inky wines that required a whole lot of patience and cellaring-time before drinking.   I USED TO HAVE many conversations with my father when we lived in Paris, France back in the early seventies about the " black wines " of Cahors which is both a picturesque town and region as well. We started buying our Cahors at the local Nicolas wine stores and then started to patronize Steven Spurrier's Cave De La Madeleine before the earth-moving-wine-changing-landscape wine-tasting of Steven's back in 1976 when California and French wines were tasted blind.   SO ELSA would always ask me for the " Elsa's Vineyard " Mendoza, Argentina dry value-oriented Malbec that we sold forever for $4.99, them $5.99, then $ 6.99 a bottle : get the picture. It was a great quaffing dry red from Argentina and it sold really well.   ALFREDO BARTHOLOMAUS and NORA FAVELUKES of Billington Imports beat the pavements here and around Washington D.C. and placed and sold well this " value " dry red Malbec, and " value " dry white Chenin Blanc.   " Elsa's Vineyard " was named for the daughter of owner Valentin Bianchi in San Rafael, Mendoza, in the southern part of Mendoza. I was there. I was wined and dined by the Bianchi family and met brothers Roberto and Valentin, their parents, their " other " brother, but I do not remember ever meeting Elsa and that saddens me as I did walk down and photograph her vines named after her.   I TOOK PICTURES with a camera with film in it, not digital. I had rolls of film and I took them to a store to have developed and I was like a giddy child waiting breathlessly for them to be developed so that I could see the pictures I had once taken in both Mendoza and in Buenos Aires, Argentina.   BACK THEN in 1995 Malbec was still relatively unknown. It was the Cabernet Sauvignon that was " king " back then with the NAVARO COREAS " Collecion Privada " that everything was once measured against : always the Cabernet Sauvignon. The whites were relatively unknown back then.   IT TOOK PAUL HOBBS that used to make the wines of SIMI WINERY in California to go to Argentina and to make at CATENA the oaky and buttery marriage in a Chardonnay that made people look to Argentina for more than Cabernet Sauvignon. ALL OF A SUDDEN, besides the BUZZ over the red dry Cabernet Sauvignon there was also tremendous BUZZ over the dry Chardonnay of Nicolas Catena. There was no buzz yet over the Malbec grape. It was still being developed and pretty much in the shadows.   THE BUZZ would also soon come on winemaker/owner Susana Balbo's dry and aromatic and floral Torrontes that we still sell really well today. She was the lonely female Argentina winemaker working alongside many men winemakers : together this group brought Argentina wines to where it is today. According to Susana that spent some time here with us at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, everyone discouraged her from making her version of a dry , floral white Torrontes, and yet once out it sold fabulously and everyone had to make a similar version and follow in her footsteps!   NOW the BUZZ for the Malbec grape has come along, and it's still very much with us today. So VALENTIN BIANCHI and their " Elsa's Vineyard " Malbec were way ahead of the crowd and deserve to be remembered for blazing the trail, being THE FIRST to introduce their Malbec to us here in the United States back in the mid eighties. Gracias Valentin, gracias Elsa e Elsa, e Alfredo e Nora e todos involved in getting the ball rolling here so many years ago when the wine scene was so very different.   GRACIAS ELSA our good customer for being here last week and tasting with Jim Reeves and taking a picture and posting it on our Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits Facebook page. I have been meaning now for a week to share some of this story and am now finally doing it here in today's Tuesday weekly store email. Thanks for giving me this platform to share some of the history of wine here in Washington D.C. Northwest as I have seen it unfold and grow, brands coming and going, trends appearing and disappearing, brands and grapes becoming discovered and then forgotten over the last thirty-plus years. What a glorious trip it has been.     BUT HEY, IT'S TIME to give Santos and CERVEZA, ALE, BEER and CIDER a chance here now :          1) " Noble Rot " Ale Brewed with Grape Must and with grape must added from DOGFISH HEAD ( On Special for $10.99 a 1 Pt. 9.4Fl. Oz Bottle, 9% alcohol by volume, Milton, Deleware, www.dogfish.com) : " Off-centered ales for off-centered people. We brew this unique, sorta-saison with a little help from our friends at Alexandria Nicole Cellars using botrytis-infected Viognier grape must. This ' noble rot ' magnifies its complexity and long finish. " Cheers.        2) RUBAEUS Pure Raspberry Ale from FOUNDERS Brewing since 1997, Brewed For Us ( $13.99 a 4-pack of 15 IBU'S, 5.7% alcohol by volume, www.FoundersBrewing.com , Grand Rapids, MI. ) : " Malt beverage fermented with raspberries. " Packaging made from 100% post-consumer recycled content brewed and bottled by founders brewing CO. ... Crack it, pour it, love it ...        3) Double Dark Abbey Ale 1128 Phoenix Ardet Nec Consumitur from GRIMBERGEN ( On Special for $14.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 6.5% alcohol by volume, Belgium ) : " GRIMBERGEN Double is a rich, dark Burgundy ale with a white head. Double has undergone two fermentations which give this ale a chocolaty, toffee taste with a brandy-like finish. "     RAVI: What LIQUOR & LIQUEUR Have You?!?        1) Passion Fruit Triple-Distilled Vodka from SMIRNOFF , No. 21 Recipe ( On Special for $13.99 a 750ml bottle, 70 Proof, distilled from premium grain, USA ) : last week we had lots of requests for Passion Fruit products and we " came to the rescue " with this SMIRNOFF. Come check it out : something must be going on, Passion Fruit must be hot now! What have you all heard? Cheers. It's here for you now. Come check it out.        2) Rum Cream from CRUZAN :  a Rich Cream Liqueur with natural flavors ( $14.99 a 750ml bottle, since 1760 - who remembers that far back? What were you all doing in 1760 in a previous life? Drinking CRUSAN Rum we are sure! This is 15% alcohol by volume, go to :www.cruzanrum.com for more info, Deerfield, Illinois, USA ) : " We combine the finest quality ingredients and rich traditions of master blending to produce our creamy, smooth, and distinctive flavor. Enjoy! "        3)  Single Malt Scotch Whisky of Glendullan, since 1897, THE SINGLETON 12 Year-Old ( $42.99, a 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, Keith, Banffshire, Scotland ) : " Matured for twelve years, aged in sherry & bourbon casks, ... perfectly balanced, naturally rich and smooth ... from the heart of Speyside, we make it slowly ... in a unique balance of European Sherry Oak and American Bourbon Oak casks ... " Go to : SingletonGlenullan@consumer-care.net for more valuable information.        4) KINKY Liqueur Get Kinky!  ( On Special for $19.99 a 750ml bottle, 17% alcohol by volume, go to : www.kinkyliqueur.com for more info , Princeton, MN ) : Enjoy over ice, with lemon-lime soda or in your favorite kinky cocktail. ... a naughty fusion of super premium vodka distilled 5 times with succulent mango, blood orange liqueur and passion fruit. " Cheers!      WINE From Michel & Tony : So Many!             WHITE :        1)  100% Insolia 1012 indigenous dry white from VALLE DELL'ACATE in Sicily ( $11.99, 12.5% alcohol ) is an absolute delight to drink now in this weather. It's so bright, lively and refreshing and is guaranteed to make you feel pretty good about things, brighter about life and yourself and your present surely, too! WOW!        2) IGP  Dry White Blend , this F Cotes Catalanes 2012 from the DOMAINE FERRIER RIBIERE , $13.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume is showing so well that tomorrow we will have it open for you all to sample and enjoy here after work. Come taste and let's talk about what foods it will complement most. Cheers.        3) Roussanne 2011 indigenous dry French grape variety best-known in France's southern Rhone valley where it is often blended with some Marsanne and even some Grenache Blanc and Clairette and others, too. Here it's from California's southern region San Luis Obispo, from TOLOSA Winery   ( $18.99, 13.2% alcohol by volume, ) and it's bright, crisp, so amazingly lively and bright at fresh and engaging : PERFECT hot-weather white, a treat! Tasted here by us this past Saturday and it sure does show well : what a wonderful liquid conversationalist!        4) 80% Pinot Blanc/ 20% Pinot Gris " Caprice " off-dry white wine from MATELLO and Oregon's Yamhill-Carlton district ( $23.99, 11.8% alcohol by volume , McMinnville, Oregon ) : so smooth and creamy and full and pleasing on the palate. No bite or edge, just a lush magic carpet ride of flavors as you step onto John Kay's Magical Carpet and take flight into the stratosphere of taste and comfort and pleasurable flavor sensations ! Oh, say can you taste all of this?!? Give it a try. As MATELLO writes : " Cricket or Frog / which makes the perfect sound / for a summer night " ... Go to : matellowine.com for more palatable suggestions.        5) HUGL Weine dry Gruner Veltliner from Austria, this 2012 is NOW AVAILABLE in the 750ml size bottle, $9.99 a bottle, 13.5% alcohol by volume : ALWAYS delivers for the money. Cheers.        6) I Basalti  2012 dry white Italian Soave from the CANTINA Di GAMBELLARA using the Gambellara indigenous Veneto grape variety ( $7.99 a 750ml bottle, 11.5% alcohol by volume, go to :www.cantinagambellara.it ) : " Soave Basalti is named for the Basaltic outcropping on which the golden garganega grapes that make this wine are grown. ... using Pergola trellising ... goes best as an aperitif or with fish, salad or chicken dishes." LOVE it, love it's low price, too : bone-chillingly refreshing and DRY!          7) COCOCCIOLA Indigenous dry Italian white from the Abruzzo region, this Terre Di Chieti I.G.T. TERRA VALSE from the CANTINA FRENTANA, 2011, 13% alcohol by volume, was tasted here this last Friday by Scott Calvert of Monument Imports , at $17.99 is an utter delight to enjoy, to feel really good, to be pleased, to be entertained, to be storied ( as in this white tells you it's story as you sip it ), and the flavors AMPLIFY as you continue to let it weave itself in and out of your senses. Cheers. A fine hot weather food wine to be enjoyed thoroughly outside.              ROSE :        1) Chiaretto Classico 2012  Mostly Corvina Grape Dry Rose Blend W/ Molinarra, Negrara and other grapes, too that make fine Bardolino red wines from MARCHESINI  ( $13.99 a bottle, 12% alcohol by volume, from Italy's Veneto region in Bardolino by Lake Garda ) : NOTHING is any nicer for the humidity because it refreshes, cuts through the air and creates a lovely breeze all by itself that serves to move things along around us, and catch us up in it's motion-commotion! LOVELY.      2) Rose MARTINEZ LACUESTA 2012 dry Spanish Rioja ( $10.99, estate bottled, 13% alcohol by volume, a wonderfully rich and pleasing dry Tempranillo blend - a treat, also a very fine value for everyday enjoyment!        3) TROIS AMIS dry rose 2011 from France's Vin De Pays Du Grad ( $8.99, 13% alcohol by volume from Route Des Vins Imports, ) is both an amazing deal as well as an amazing wine. It was still good after two-weeks' being open. And on the first day it was pure sunlight filtered through the grapes just picked -that's how fresh this dry inexpensive rose is! GREAT VALUE.          RED :        1) Sangiovese from Italy's Romagna region, this " Le Vigne Nuove " from DREI DONA , this Forli Rosso ( $13.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume, www.dreidona.it ) is showing really well and when combined with a meal the liquid-music sounds it makes plumb the depths of our soul and settle really nicely in the pits of our guts. The real true experience, one not to be missed. Thanks, grazie Enrico that is the owner, and Regis our local rep for Roanoke Imports.          2) Tempranillo from Spain's Ribera del Duero region from MARQUES DEL CAMPO ( $17.99, 14% alcohol by volume, sustainable viticulture and grape-growing , from Burgos, Spain ) : there is good body and weight here, the wine is still young, best with a meal, don't rush it : needs to be cajoled to reveal more of itself.        3) AR GUENTOTA Old Vine 2009 Malbec from Arentina's Lujan de Cuyo in the Mendoza region, this BELASCO DE BAQUEDANO dry red is made from 103 year-old-vines. Still very young, may be enjoyed now but it will continue grow magically and spiritually into it's next five-to-ten-to-fifteen years of life. No need to rush this. Made at 3.346 feet above sea level and aged for 12 months in French oak barrels :  " Ar GUENTOTA means " Cuyo's soul " in the language of the Huarpe Indians , the first inhabitants of Mendoza river valley's Cuyo region. It was the spirit of those people, who with great respect, effort and persistence, achieved an alliance with the dessert to create the oasis that thrives today." Wow, this is impressive, this is wonderful, this is special indeed. BUY, store away, wait patiently, respect this wine, let it grow and develop slowly.        4) Petite Sirah 2010 Barrel Select from Napa Valley, $37.99 a bottle, 14.5% alcohol by volume, www.elysewinery.com ) : big and full-flavored, dusty-earthy dry, needs to age more, best with food, a real treat for us to discover here as so many of you are in love with the Petite Sirah grape, and this is a nice one to buy and to lay away if you can and drink in another 3-7 years! Get some now!               THREE From TORBRECK , Barossa Valley, Australia:        1) 2004 " Descendant " , $105.99 a bottle, 14.5% alcohol by volume, www.torbeck.com , by David Powell ), 92% Shiraz, 8% Viognier ), gown & made by TORBRECK Vintners, Roennfeldt Road, Marananga, S.A. Cheers.      2) 2003 " The Factor " Shiraz , $106.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume, www.torbreck.com.      3) " RunRig " 2003, $203.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume,  95% Shiraz, 5% Viognier.     WEDNESDAY 3-Part Sake, Port, Madeira, Marsala, Sherry, Still-Wine/Non-Sparkling Wine SALE :        1) Buy any wine above for $20 or More a bottle and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker price, whether on sale already or not.      2) BUY any 6 or more of these , solid or mixed of existing store inventory and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.         3) BUY any 12 or more bottles of these categories listed above and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.        Call Michel or Tony if you need assistance at : 202-363-4265. Cheers.          THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. We appreciate it all! Please LIKE us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits and also follow us on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and also at : wineenabler . Take care, and thanks again,   TONY