Weekend Update and More

Writing headlines and subject lines are a different skill set than long form writing, which is why newspapers and magazines typically employed different people for those tasks. Here, your blogger handles both assignments, and we like to change things up on occasion.

Changing the subject line, however, isn't changing the basic message of our Friday blog post. We have to give you enough information to last until our next posting, which will be Monday.

In-Store Events

We outlined our upcoming events (both stores) in yesterday's blog post. Click here to link back to that post. In particular, we want to draw your attention to the Founders Brewing Small Plates event in Woodbridge next Friday, July 31. Click here for more information on that tasty event. And we're in the final week of our Christmas in July Growler tappings in Lawrenceville. Click here for details.

New Products

If you're someone who prefers the autumn beers and ales, they are starting to arrive. Consult our store staff for specifics.

Domaine Bernard Defaix 2014 Petit Chablis. Produced on the flatter grounds of Chablis, the Petit Chablis is characterized by its freshness.

Its pale robe and its vivacity redolent of mineral hints convey the subtlety of the Chardonnay grape grown in this stony soil. The wine is bottled 8 months after the harvest in order to preserve all of its tangy, racy freshness. An attractive advantage of this appellation is its excellent value for money. We only produce small quantities of this wine. 100% Chardonnay.

Only $13.99 in the Bottle Club®, making it a great value from this classic appellation.

Prophecy Pinot Noir showcases the best of California. Upon the first swirl, this Pinot Noir delights the senses with a bouquet of toasted oak and ripe raspberry. Plush and smooth, the mouthfeel is round and filled with luscious layers of red cherry and strawberry that are complemented by notes of brown spice.

Priced at $11.99, this will pair with grilled chicken or salmon.

Re Manfredi Vigneto Serpara Aglianico del Vulture DOC 2008. 94 points from Wine Advocate: "An evolved and sophisticated expression, the 2008 Aglianico del Vulture Serpara gives us a great taste of the pedigree and potential of Aglianico del Vulture. This is a massively full-

bodied wine with an inky dark and impenetrable appearance. The bouquet shows thick layers of dried blackberry, spice, leather, cola and tobacco. You'd be hard pressed to beat this massive level of vinous intensity. Polished, but firm, tannins characterize the mouthfeel and the wine shows elegant tertiary tones of ash, tar and licorice that give it extra momentum and persistence."

The vineyards are in south central Italy, at the foot of Mount Vulture in the Basilicata region. That's about half-way between Naples and the Adriatic.

Limited availability, priced at $46.99.

Ripped from the Headlines

Winemaker Charles Smith (between our two stores, we currently carry at least five of his wines) has opened up an urban winery next to the Boeing facility in Seattle. Road trip! Click here for the story.

Have a great weekend!