Archive for Tim
Wine Class: Portugal ancient revolutionary
Portugal: Ancient Revolutionary
All of a sudden everybody’s talking about Portuguese wines – as though they’re the new kid on the block. Somehow, the delicious port-induced haze that has covered the country’s other wines, has started to lift. And, while we love her fortified wines, Portugal has much more to offer. You don’t have to take [...]
Stefano Farina Barbera d’Alba 2006
Let’s look at three of the Piedmont reds: Barolo, Barbaresco, and Barbera d’Alba. Barolo and Barbaresco are stately wines which can reach a great age. When they are good, they smell like wet fir trees and taste like the forest floor. Barolo is the more sonorous and formidable; Barbaresco is ready to drink sooner [...]
4Feb2009 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
Australian Wine Tasting – A free in-store event: Gnarly Old Vines, Big Tasty Wines.
Friday March 6th from 5:00 – 9:00
Australia makes its share of mass produced everyday drinking wines. The country is the fourth largest exporter of wine and many of these wines you might see in gas stations and grocery stores. Many producers get grapes shipped to them from long distances and make their wines as a [...]
The Spirit of Rebellion – Colle Ticchio 2007 by Corte Dei Papi
Consider the vast wine-making regione of Lazio in central Italy. It includes the city of Rome plus four other provinces. It was once the home of King Latinus, the misty and apocryphal ruler of the Latin tribe and rival of Aeneas. The country is hilly but not mountainous. Lazio and Latin are (perhaps) derived from [...]
17Dec2008 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
Champagne & Sparkling Wine – A Free In-Store Tasting
Bubbly: it’s not just for celebrating, but it does put the Holiday Cheer right into your glass!
Champagne and sparkling wines make any moment special – a great reason to drink a bottle every week! We’ve got five spiffy, food friendly wines to taste, and they’ve got bubbles! How many more reasons do you need? OK, [...]
6Dec2008 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
Dedalus Gift Certificates – Giving the Gift of Vino Has Never Been Easier
Giving the gift of vino has never been easier. Our rechargeable gift certificates work just like a debit card. Available in any amount, they can be used to purchase wine, merchandise, classes, and anything else we sell at the shop.
If you’ve got a bunch of people on your gift list, give us a ring [...]
30Oct2008 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
The Riedel Swan Decanter – Drama, Elegance and Utility Collide
These just might be the sexiest decanters out there. All curves and brilliant, radiant, hand-blown lead crystal, the Swan makes for an incredible centerpiece. Here’s Riedel’s very own description of the Swan:
“There is no more elegant bird than the Swan, so Riedel thought it only fitting that their new Swan decanter should embody the same [...]
30Oct2008 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
Epic Pour Discs
We’ve all spilled more than a few drops of red wine in our time. It leaves a record of its passing like no other beverage – that annoying maroon stain that slowly fades to a tie-dye pink and then camps in place for all eternity. These simple to use, reusable mylar disks will keep it [...]
30Oct2008 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
Private Preserve Wine Preservation System
Oxygen can be the enemy of wine, laying siege to all the goodness in those bottles you just can’t finish in a single sitting. Instead of dumping good vino down the drain, gas it! Using a wine preservation system can buy you four or five days of happy drinking. Private preserve is our favorite, low [...]
30Oct2008 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
The Big Fizz – Champagne & Sparkling Wine Class
Champagne and sparkling wines make any event special – a great reason to drink a bottle every week! These wines run the gamut from sleek and mineral laced, to rich and fruity. They’re also super food-friendly, and they’ve got bubbles! How many more reasons do you need?
Sign up for this class and we’ll explain the [...]
Join our email list
Upcoming Events
