It's National Drink Wine Day!

We can't argue with the Internet declaring today to be National Drink Wine Day. If you ask us, that's every day, but that's another story. There's also a saying in California's wine country that it takes a lot of beer to make a good wine, so we thought we'd discuss both today.

Cabernet Sauvignon is called the King of the grapes, as it is the most popular varietal. Lawrenceville's Senior Wine Manager Brandon Bartfalvi recommends celebrating National Drink Wine Day with the 2013 Robert Storey Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. It's an even better value right now, as it's on sale for only $22.96 in the Bottle Club®.

One of the top offerings of the year, do not miss this great Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from Burgess Triere Vineyard and their signature hillside estate on Howell Mountain. Napa Valleys Burgess is one of our most requested Cabernets and this wine from their Estate Vineyards and a great vintage is one of the most incredible offerings yet from wine industry icon Robert Storey.

While the Cabernet will satisfy you during your meal, consider the 90+ Cellars Lot 2 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc as an aperitif, with salads or with lighter fare. The wine is expressive on the nose, with bright citrus, lemon zest, and grapefruit notes and subdued green bell pepper and fresh cut grass undertones. The mouth feel is incredible with racy acidity and fruit. It’s very crisp and clean and varietaly accurate of Sauvignon Blanc, with almost a hint of minerality on the finish. Only $7.94 in the Bottle Club®.

We like to focus on seasonal beer here, due to the interesting character of the beers, along with their limited availability. One such beer that's new this week is the Smuttynose Rhye IPA.

In craft beer, there are almost as many bad rye puns as there are bad hop puns; Smuttynose is happy to spare you from more of either. Instead, we’ll tell you about our new Big Beer, Rhye IPA. We brewed it because we like drinking hoppy American-style beers and we wanted a chance to brew with rye. The rest, as they say, is history. The result is a 7% hoppy IPA, with rye spiciness and big hop character. This beer will really get under your armor...

The image on the Rhye IPA label is a famous drawing of an Indian rhinoceros by 16th century German painter and printmaker, Albrecht Dürer. Dürer had never seen the creature before and

created the drawing based on one description and a crudely scribbled sketch. $8.89/6-pack, 12 ounce bottles.

Flying Dog Tropical Bitch Belgian-Style IPA. Pineapple and mango dominate with subtle passionfruit and sticky sweet, yet crisply bitter, hop notes. Give this beer a whirl with spicy Mexican and you'll never go back to a mango margarita again. 8.0% ABV, 55 IBU's. At this time, only available in Woodbridge. $10.99 for a 6-pack, 12 ounce bottles.

Celebrate National Drink Wine Day with a real stunner, the 2010 Chateau Barde-Haut St. Emilion. 93 points from Wine Spectator: "Still a bit compact, with blueberry coulis, fig and blackberry paste notes tightly wound, backed by tangy black licorice,

singed apple wood and tar on the finish, which features a very sleek structure and a buried iron note. This has good vivacity and should unwind nicely in the cellar. Best from 2015 through 2030."

92 points from Wine Advocate: "Loads of blueberry, black cherry and dusty, loamy soil notes as well as hints of herbs, licorice and incense jump from the glass of this well-endowed, supple wine. Tannins are sweet and the acidity sufficient to give delineation to the wine. Full-bodied and impressively endowed, it should drink well over the next 10-15 years."

"The 2010 Barde-Haut is a delicious, seductive style of St.-Emilion made from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Proprietress Helene Garcin-Leveque purchased the estate in 2000 and has been pushing quality ever since."

James Suckling, 91-92 Points: "This is very concentrated, with a treacle tart and chocolate character. Almost raisiny. Full and velvety. Intense."

Each store has a limited amount of this wine, for $39.99 in the Bottle Club®.

Finally, as we noted yesterday, we're less than 4 weeks away from the New Jersey debut of New Belgium's Fat Tire Amber Ale. Stay tuned for updates.