Mid-Week Grab Bag

Your blogger will be unavailable for the balance of the week, so the vote was for a Grab Bag today. There have been more events announced, and plenty of new products to talk about as well.

Events

Tonight is the Weyerbacher Small Plates & Samplings at the Lawrenceville store. Click here for the details, bit you should call the store at 609-520-0008 to see if any spaces remain.

Thursday, there will be a free tasting of three different spirits items: Pallini Limoncello, Clontarf 1014 Irish Whiskey, and Celtic Honey. Click here for details. The tasting will run from 4-6pm.

We'll have our regular weekend wine tasting in Lawrenceville, 4-6pm Friday and 2-4pm Saturday. Click here for the menu.

Click here to visit our Events page, as the calendar will fill even more as the holiday season gets going. And speaking of holidays, we'll have extended store hours in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Please click here to see the schedule.

In Woodbridge, tonight is the Wine Dinner that we're hosting at Dominic's Italian Restaurant in Avenel. Click here for the menu and other details. Please call Dominic's at 732-726-3355, or the store at 732-726-0077 to see if any seats remain.

We're having a Halloween-themed wine tasting this weekend. Click here for the Trick-or-Treat-y menu.

While there are already a number of quality events on the calendar, we wanted to highlight the Kane Brewing Small Plates dinner on November 14. This in-store event will feature 5 small plates paired expertly with Kane products. Space is extremely limited. Click here for more information.

Click here for the Woodbridge Events page. Already on the schedule: Dewar's Higher Marques Tasting on November 15 and the Johnnie Walker Blue Label engraving on December 13, among many other programs. Please click here to see the Thanksgiving week hours for Woodbridge.

New Products

Peligroso Silver Tequila: After countless trips chasing swells, surfers Keith Ross and Bruce Beach set out to create a drink that embodied memories made on the dusty roads and beaches of Baja. Made the traditional way in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico Peligroso® is that drink.

Inspired by the pursuit of big breaks and good times south of SoCal, Peligroso® is handcrafted for those who seek a life traveled off the beaten path. For those who make their own rules. Those who push to live every moment to the fullest. For those hell bent on fully experiencing the ride. For those born to rattle the cage.

Smooth with a bite, this versatile 100% Blue Weber Agave tequila is a bottle that demands a permanent spot on the shelf. A rich blend of agave flavor and enticing heat, Peligroso® Silver has a full body highlighted with subtle hints of spice, white pepper and lemongrass on the finish.

Only $30.99 in the Bottle Club®.

SAVED Red: SAVED Red Wine is a robust, powerful wine with a big personality and a generous finish. It is big, bold and rich, with pedigree sourcing from California's finest regions.

An eclectic blend of grapes deliver rich color and fullbodied flavors: red currant, black cherry and black olive. Soft tannins balance well with distinct oak flavors - French oak for vanilla and coconut; American oak for caramel, créme brûlée and coffee.

This project is a colaboration between Clay Brock, a second-generation winemaker who excels at crafting Californian varietal wine blends and Scott Campbell, a contemporary artist.

A blend of Merlot, Malbec, Syrah, Zinfandel and mixed reds. Only $19.99 in the Bottle Club®.

2010 Boulder Bank Pinot Noir: This is the fifth vintage of the Boulder Bank series of wines. Winemaker Nick Goldschmidt has created this product to showcase one of New Zealand’s preeminent varietals – Pinot Noir.

Having made wine worldwide for many years, Nick has returned to his New Zealand roots to create Boulder Bank. This Pinot Noir comes from a single vineyard on Hawkesbury Road in the Omaka area. As with all of Goldschmidt's vineyard sites, this vineyard faces east and receives soft morning sun, which increases hangtime and ultimately complexity. Planted in 1999, these Dijon clones are cane-pruned to reduce yield and have separate shoots for maximum cluster exposure.

Only $16.98 in the Bottle Club®.