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MONTH WE ARE FEATURING A
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WITH ANY OCCASION !!!!!
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This
Month we are featuring
The Perfect
Wine for St Patty's Day
"Green
Wine"
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Weingut-Groiss
Gruner Veltliner
HISTORY:
Our cutting edge production installations and cellar facilities have been operational since 2005 and they provide the prerequisites for the production of high-quality wines. In 2,500 m² premises, the hand-picked grapes from the surrounding area are processed into different varietals. Not only do we exceed the high standards of hygiene demanded today, but we also strive to maintain the original
flavors our taste buds desire. As we strive to harmoniously unite the old with the new, we carefully implement
computerized technology and give meticulous consideration to the nuances of
flavor.
It takes time. It takes passion. And it requires sensitivity. We give our wines as much time as they require. We bestow as much passion as we have on them. And we use as much sensitivity as it takes. Our wines grow and mature in harmony, develop strong characters, and find their own identity. Their origins always remain tangible, and their homeland ever present. We allow our wines the freedom to find their own balance and, in return, they thank us with high quality.
TASTING
NOTES:
The Austrian national grape variety is marked by its primary rock character, a light green tinge, yellow apple scents, and spicy hay
flavors supported by minerals.
FOOD PAIRINGS:
Grüner Veltliner is particularly good when served with cold starters.
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OUT
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Barossa
Jack Shiraz
Another Exclusive
offering from Pond Point
Extremely
Limited & Only
at Pond Point !
Made
with grapes from
vineyards strung along
a winding five-mile
section of the Barossa
hills. The
violet-and-blueberry
scent leads into sweet
black- cherry flavors.
Loaded with black
raspberry, cassis
fruit and beautiful
purity. You experience
notes of chocolate and
spice. This wine is
rich, shows good depth
and complexity and
drinks more like twice
the price. Barossa
Jack is one of four
new wines from Pure
Love Wines. Coming
from Jayson
Woodbridge, the
prestigious winemaker
that brought you
Hundred Acre. 100%
Shiraz.
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Cakebread
Sauvignon Blanc & Chardonnay !!!
Get
yours while you can !
Founded
in 1973 by Jack and Delores Cakebread, this
family-owned winery includes sons Bruce, the
winemaker, and Dennis, who is responsible for
sales and marketing. Cakebread Cellars
produces Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay,
Chardonnay Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon and
Rutherford Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, all
made from Napa Valley grapes.
Our
very aromatic Napa Valley Chardonnay
offers delightfully forward aromas of ripe
pears and apples, with intriguing scents of
guava and banana. On the palate, the wine
boasts a full, fleshy texture and rich, ripe
flavors balanced by subtle, spicy oak tones
and an excellent underpinning of acidity.
Delicious now, this very flavorful Napa Valley
Chardonnay will gain additional bouquet and
complexity with 18-24 months of further bottle
age. - Winemakers notes
Cakebread's
interpretation of this wine is a classic
expression of the varietal, with aromas of
fresh pink grapefruit, mineral, and stone
fruit. On the palate, the flavors mirror the
aromas. Refreshing and lively fruit acids with
hints of mineral, gooseberry, melon and
grapefruit all contribute to this wine's
overall crisp impression. The wine's lovely
fruit intensity and subtle vanilla oak notes
carry into the clean, persistent finish.
WINE NEWS:
From Home
Page
The Irish Wine Geese
by Pat
Friend
Irish and Wine? Surely I can't mean to be using those words together?!? If this is an article about Irish spirits I must mean whiskEy or stout, right? Or maybe I meant to say "Wild Geese"? No, I meant Wine Geese. They are an interesting story of the Irish Diaspora. But, first, why isn't Ireland known for fine wines? Happily, that the European Commission had finally listed Ireland as a wine producer in 2000. Why did it take so long?*It turns out that Ireland's climate may be the culprit that has kept the island from consistently producing wine quality grapes. In general, the island's average temperatures are just plain too chilly to grow the needed grapes, except, perhaps, in an area south of an imaginary line drawn between Drogheda and Limerick. Add too little sunshine and the possibility of frost and establishing a wine industry becomes a challenge at best.*The Irish Times reported about one family who had achieved some success by 1998. The McGraths had moved from England to the Blackwater Valley in Co. Waterford in 1989 and finally managed a fine white wine of Irish grapes. Horticulturists at work on the challenge point suggest taking whatever advantages are available. It could be as simple as a south-facing slope with the possibility of more sun, or soil tests to find areas with optimal mineral composition.Even absent large local wine production, the Irish wine market has grown considerably in the last half century. According to the Wine Development Board, close to 45 percent of adults in Ireland are wine consumers. So where do they get the wine? Well, at least some seem to purchase their wine through e-commerce organizations. An online purchase can mean that a buyer must purchase a case of twelve bottles. Some vendors even offer selections from the vineyards of the Wine
Geese.
There I go again! Who are the Wine Geese?
To be sure, to understand the "Wine Geese", you must first remember the "Wild Geese." When James II was defeated in 1691, and the Williamite War came to an end, many Irish who had been loyal to him chose to leave Ireland. Many settled in France, and chose to continue the traditional Irish bond with the land. The "twist", however, was that in the Bordeaux region, commercial agriculture didn't mean cattle or grains, as it had in Ireland - it meant grapes and the wine trade!*If you were to look for those vineyards today, look for labels bearing the names Lynch, MacCarthy, Dillon, Phelan, Hennessy and Barton. The Bartons reportedly still consider themselves Irish, and carry Irish passports. Ownership has changed hands for the other chateaux. Still a piece of history lives, even in their labels. Michel Lynch, you see, fought with James II at the Battle of the Boyne.
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