Your Weekly Grab Bag

It's about that time, so we'll share our weekly review/preview.

Events

In Lawrenceville, we have our regular wine tasting today, 4-6pm. Click here for the menu. On Saturday, we have a special tasting of Hetta Glögg. You don't know what that is? Click here for more information. The tasting hours will be 1-3pm. Later in November, we'll have tastings of St. Francis wines, Acacia wines, and Glenfiddich. Click here for our website's Events page, so you can be the first to know.

In Woodbridge, we tasting Hetta Glögg tonight, 6-8pm. Use the above link for the product description. We'll have our regularly scheduled wine tasting tomorrow, 1-3pm. Click here for the menu.

Next weekend is our time to shine at Woodbridge. We start on Friday, 11/14 with the Kane Brewing Co. Small Plates pairing dinner. We're pairing 5 Small Plates (from the Bahama Breeze in Woodbridge) with 5 different Kane beers for only $25. This is an in-store event, starting at 6:30pm. Click here for more information or to RSVP, as space is limited.

Look for the Dewar's Higher Marques Tasting next Saturday, 11/15, from 2-5pm. Your purchase of a 12 year (or older) Dewar's gets you a complimentary wax seal, perfect for holiday giving. Click here for more information.

Later in November, we'll also have tastings of Glutenberg (Gluten-free) Beer, as well as a tasting of Schoefferhofer beer. Click here for the Woodbridge events page.

Holiday Notes

We are at the start of the holiday shopping season, and we wanted to make sure our website was available to help. The formula will be the same, whether you're shopping at Lawrenceville or Woodbridge. From the home page, find the Customer Service tab. Within the pull-down menu, you'll find the following selections:
-2014 Holiday hours, to let you know about special extended shopping hours, as well as early closings for Thanksgiving.
-Gift Ideas is exactly what it sounds like, and this section will be updated regularly, depending on deliveries of relevant items.
-Holiday Toy Drive: we're partnering with other local businesses to collect and distribute new, unwrapped gift items to less fortunate children. We will collect the toys at both stores.

Tuesday, November 11 is a Federal holiday. We thank all Veterans for their service that day. Joe Canal's will be open regular hours on 11/11.

New Products

This week saw lots of deliveries, so here are a few highlights:

Cameron Hughes Chardonnay Lot 475: another outstanding wine from America's leading négociant. It's tropical, oaky, buttery, and delicious. Only $15.96 in the Bottle Club®.

Chateau d'Yquem, 2005 vintage. One of the great dessert wines of the world. 97 points from Wine Spectator. Their review: "This has a deliciously pure feel, with juicy, inviting green plum, ginger, heather, creamed pineapple and Jonagold apple flavors all melded together and gliding through the lengthy finish, which echoes with lilting flowers and dried citrus notes. Best from 2015 through 2045."

Portillo Sauvignon Blanc. This wine has a refreshing, crisp, and persistent palate of lychee, mango and pineapple. Our buying power allows us to offer this at only $4.98 in the Bottle Club®.

Tenshen

Tenshen Red Blend, which exhibits a fresh, lively array of flavors, extending from ripe, juicy plum and black cherry to subtler dried herb, tar and rose petal. It's impressive too for its supple texture and length. WS:92. Only $24.99 in the Bottle Club®.   

That's not even half of the new products that were delivered to our stores this week. Please ask a team member for the locations of our new items.

Ripped from the Headlines

We might never see this in New Jersey, but click here for the story about the box wine beverage that reaped a $1 Million investment on Shark Tank.

Have a great weekend!