Mid-May Grab Bag

Since this is the last weekend prior to Memorial Day, we suggest stopping at Joe Canal's early, so you can avoid the holiday shopping crowds. Click here to see our current specials in Lawrenceville, and click here for our current specials in Woodbridge.

Events

We provided a detailed accounting of our upcoming events for each store in yesterday's blog post. Click here for that post.

Woodbridge Parking Lot

The parking lot re-paving project wrapped up yesterday. I think you'll agree that they did a great job.

Looking toward the entrance

Looking toward the exit

Delivery zone and extra parking, rear of store

New Products

Kreusch Dornfelder: Produced from the Dornfelder grape variety, which yields a red wine brimming with rich flavors of ripe plum and berry. Deliciously sweet with a deep, nearly opaque, purple color. The finish is full with velvety smoothness and little hint of tannin.  Best served slightly chilled. Serve on its own, with a hearty beef dish or with pasta and red sauce. Available in Woodbridge only (for now), for $8.49 in the Bottle Club®.

Valdespino Fino Inocente: "The NV Fino Inocente must be one of the few wines in Jerez that is still fermented in 600-liter American oak botas, which is an incredible amount of work compared with fermenting tens of thousands of kilos of grapes (or even more) in a big stainless steel tank. This method was the norm of yesteryear, but is so labor intense that it was discontinued in most wineries, and gives a big diversity of wines, as each barrel has its own character, which contributes to the complexity of the blend. Furthermore, the

bottled wine is on average 8 to 10 years old. One other thing that makes it apart from other Finos is that the grapes are exclusively from the high part of the Macharnudo vineyard, so this is a single-vineyard Fino. The nose is very complex, showing the effect of the long lees contact: chalk, dried hay, aromatic herbs and salty almonds. The palate is full, but at the same time elegant and balanced, powerful and fine, with the texture of a Meursault rather than a Puligny. A very complex wine, that manages to be both powerful and elegant. Inocente is great value for money. Drink 2013-2016." - Wine Advocate, 94 points. Also 92 points from Wine Spectator. Only $18.99 in the Bottle Club®.

Ripped from the Headlines

A Pinot Noir "game changer"? Click here for the story in the Philadelphia Inquirer. And note that the price cited in the article was $12.99. We sell Underwood Pinot Noir for $9.99 in the Bottle Club®.

Have a great weekend!