Weekend Grab Bag

We can all shop in a more leisurely manner than last weekend, so that's a good thing. Please note, however, that the professional football championship game (we honor trademarks and copyrights, but you know what we mean) is one week from Sunday. You'll beat the crowds if you do your Big Game shopping this weekend.

In-Store Events

It's a wine tasting weekend in Lawrenceville. We will observe the usual tasting hours of 4-6pm Friday and 2-4pm Saturday. Click here for the tasting menu.

Looking ahead to the Big Game weekend, we have a tasting of Neshaminy Creek Brewing on Friday, February 5, and a visit from the Bud Light Girls on Sunday. Of course, there will also be the regular Saturday wine tasting. Later on, we wrap up February with a Leap Year Sale and Celebration, with details TBA. Click here for the complete Events Calendar.

In Woodbridge, we're also having a wine tasting weekend. Our tasting hours are 4-6pm Friday and 1-3pm on Saturday. Click here for the tasting menu.

We'll have three different tastings at Woodbridge on that Big Game weekend. Stop in on Friday for a tasting of Jim Beam Apple and Kentucky Fire. Our regular wine tasting will take place on Saturday. And come back on Sunday for a tasting of a new product, Henry's Hard Soda.

The rest of our February schedule includes a tasting of Leinenkugel's. Click here for the full Events Calendar.

New Products

River Horse Chocolate Porter. We start with a brown porter brewed with dark roasted malts, and add one pound of chocolate per barrel. We then throw in some Madagascar Vanilla beans to accentuate the chocolate flavors, resulting in a decadent porter. Available February - March. ABV - 6.5%.

Bodegas Avante Tineta 2012. "This Tempranillo is lush and inviting with a lot of personality for the modest price. The wine offers flavors of dark raspberries, spice, cedar and cocoa. Deep and dark with lush tannins and medium acidity.  Give this an hour to open up and enjoy!!!" - Brandon

Bartfalvi, Senior Wine Manager, Lawrenceville.

Also Rated 91 points by IWC. Their review: "Dark purple. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes dark berries, cola and candied flowers. Plush and invitingly sweet, displaying good heft to its concentrated boysenberry, lavender pastille and cherry-cola flavors; zesty acidity contributes spine and lift. Shows real depth and power but comes off as lithe, with a bright minerally quality adding cut. Fine-grained tannins add grip to the very long, penetrating finish, with the blue fruit and floral notes echoing. This wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged in used French and American oak barrels."

Only $10.96 in the Bottle Club®.

Dream Catcher Legendary "Toasted" Irish Liqueur. Rooted in an old Gaelic recipe and started in an historic farmhouse with a pot still in County Cavan, Ireland. A farmer was inspired to blend the natural flavor of toasted chestnuts and other superb ingredients with Premium Irish Spirits. The farmer said that it was a "dream worth catching."

Available for only $18.99. Click here for cocktail recipes featuring Dream Catcher.

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There's no more news possible after that. Have a great weekend!