Archive for January, 2010

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The Kung Fu Girl is Back! It’s hard to believe a wine this good could cost so little!

Who drinks Riesling in the winter? Anyone chasing a little sun and summer fruit. Anyone serving Asian food or other spicy cuisine. Or brined and pickled foods — sauerkraut or preserved fish like pickled herring or gravlax. These wines play in the borderland between sweet and acid. They go well with food which is naturally [...]

28Jan2010 | Jason | 4 comments | Continued
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How do you drink like an insider for less than 25 bucks? Here’s our little secret: Domaine Gallety Côtes du Vivarais.

Just about every glorious adjective in the book has been spent in the name of describing 2007 vintage wines from the Southern Rhône. Robert Parker gave the wines his benediction when he wrote that it is “the greatest vintage I have tasted in my thirty years in that region.” More importantly, our own Chris Parker [...]

21Jan2010 | Jason | 1 comment | Continued
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Should Cairanne be a part of your wine vocabulary? Catherine le Goeuil thinks so.

Here is a sweet-natured, fragant Rhône wine.  It is lighter than some and openly appealing.  It is organic.  It is a little floral — more field flower than scented garden.  The taste is lively with just enough stone and wood at the back of our mouth to remind us that this is no summer-time idler, [...]

21Jan2010 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
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Four Great Wines, One Special Guest – Don’t miss this free tasting!

Judy Long is coming to Dedalus this Thursday; and she’s bringing four delicious new wines for you to taste!
Every time she’s in town, Judy introduces us to new favorites from her incredible portfolio. Stop in anytime between 5 and 8 this Thursday, and she’ll do the same for you!
This week we’re going to be trying [...]

12Jan2010 | Jason | 2 comments | Continued
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We’ve got new winter hours!

Don’t worry folks, there will still be plenty of time for you to get your wine fix!
Our new hours are:
TUESDAY – SATURDAY
NOON – 7:00 PM

7Jan2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued