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A week of Devotion to Rosé

A review of some of the rosés in the shop.

10Jun2010 | Jason | 1 comment | Continued
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Free In-Store Tasting this Friday – Italian Party Wines!

Free In-Store Tasting
ITALIAN PARTY WINES
4 Italian wines under 20 bucks
Mix Up a Six-Pack for Guaranteed Success.
Friday, May 21st – 209 Battery Street

20May2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Wine Tasting and a Movie – Taste a Rockstar’s Wine

12May2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Wine Dinner – The Unsung Heroes of the Southern Rhone

We’re laying it out there folks. The Bluebird’s going to put out a spectacular multi-course family style dinner, and we’re going to drink wine so good it’ll make you wonder why you don’t live in the Rhone. We’re pulling out natural wines from Catherine le Goeuil and southern Rhone stars from the Brunier Brothers. The [...]

12May2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Get it while you can! Gorgeous, spicy Zin from our main man in California.

Wow, this is magnificent stuff. Not for the feint of heart, the 2006 Neyers Tofanelli Zin is a a massive effort squeezed out of a tiny parcel of 60 year old vines in the hills above Calistoga. A big, brambly wine, it provides a joyous assault of blackberry and raspberry jam, bits of tar, plum [...]

6May2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Wine Class: Zinfandel

Big, explosive and opulent – Zin is the key to some of California’s most impressive wines. We’ll show you the ins and outs of these uniquely American crowd-pleasers – and you’ll learn why Zin is the perfect wine to have around for all that summer grilling your about to get into.
Sunday, May 23rd
Firehouse Center for [...]

5May2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Bouillabaisse Bash at the Barn – 2010

The Bluebird Tavern, the Burlington Free Press and Dedalus Wine Shop present:
Bouillabaisse Bash at the Barn
June 13th, 2010

Celebrate spring like you’re in southern France… For a taste of spring in Provence, we’re serving up big, spicy bowls of delicious Bouillabaisse and washing it down with piles of juicy, ice-cold rosé.
Every town in southern France has [...]

5May2010 | Jason | 1 comment | Continued
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Wine Class: Wine 101 – A Component Tasting!

“Bone dry”, “chewy tannins”, “full bodied”… there’s a lot of terminology floating around in a bottle of wine. What’s it all mean, and why’s it important? Our Component Tasting will explain it all, and show you how to identify it in a glass of wine. Best of all, you’ll leave knowing exactly how to describe [...]

7Apr2010 | Jason | 2 comments | Continued
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Fire up the grill! Joel Gott’s 815 is up to the challenge.

The 815 Cabernet is named for the August 15th birth of Lucy, Joel and Sarah Gotts’ oldest daughter who was born during the 2003 harvest.  In a very short time, Joel Gott has established cult status in California winemaking and earned a reputation as someone making affordable, carefully crafted wines.  Aside from making wine, Joel [...]

26Mar2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Terre Nere’s wine is fit for a feast!

The estate of Tenuta delle Terre Nere is located on the northern slopes of the famed Etna Volcano.  These are believed to be the highest vineyards in Italy and all of Europe.  The vineyards are well exposed to the sun, not closed in by hills.  It is a difficult climate – in many ways akin [...]

25Mar2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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