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Inventory Clearance Sale
These three little words mean big savings for you because beginning on
Thursday, August 27, through Saturday, August 29, The Savvy Wine Cellar
is having its very first Semi-Annual Inventory Clearance Sale! In order
for us to stock our shelves with the terrific new wines we have waiting
in our storeroom we need to clear out a lot of bottles currently on our
shelves. We decided the best way to do it was to throw you folks
a party and call it an "Inventory Clearance Sale."
Shop in our store Thursday, Friday and Saturday and find lots of
marked-down items just waiting to go home with you. You still get to
take advantage of our 5% discount on six bottles (and take home our new
reusable bag) and 10% on 12 bottles. It's a win-win situation...
You can get many of your favorites at a big savings; we will have room
to put some great new wines on our shelves for you!
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This Week at the
Tasting Bar: A New Wrinkle for this Week Only
If you've been coming to our weekly tastings you already know that The
Tasting Bar menu for Thursday nights and Saturday afternoons features the
same wines. It's worked out really well for us and we don't have
any plans to change things...except for this week...and it all has to do
with the New York State Fair. To celebrate the first day of this year's
fair we've asked Chris Reneau of Chateau Lafayette Reneau Winery (Seneca
Lake) to be our guest pourer on Thursday night, August 27, from 5-8
p.m. He will be pouring five beautiful wines from their
internationally acclaimed winery. Here they are:
Chateau Lafayette
Reneau Semi-Dry Riesling, 2007
Chateau Lafayette
Reneau Dry Riesling, 2007
Chateau Lafayette
Reneau Chardonnay (Barrel Fermented), 2005
Chateau Lafayette
Reneau Pinot Noir Blanc, 2007
Chateau Lafayette
Reneau Cabernet Franc, NV
Click
here to see detailed tasting notes.
Saturday, August 29, at The Tasting Bar-Teacher's Pet Wines
Like it, or not, or like it a lot it's that time of year again.
Yes, we all know that as soon as the New York State Fair ends, the school
year begins anew. In fact, this year some schools are returning
even before Labor Day. And many college students and faculty have
already returned to their campuses and teaching assignments.
Instead of lazy days at the beach, on the golf course or in the pool,
everyone will begin to focus on school, grades and scores. Because
we're empty nesters with grown children we were feeling a little left out
of this whole school and grades thing. So we decided that this Saturday
at The Tasting Bar we would feature wines that get Great Scores and are
Great Values. You won't want to miss a sip of any of these
high-achievers as they are great-tasting wines with solid scores from
Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast as as being great
values. Don't play hooky on us! Drop by The Tasting Bar
on Saturday, August 29, from 1-5 p.m. and check out our Teacher's Pet
Wines. Here's the list:
Willamette Valley
Pinot Gris, 2007, Oregon (Willamette)-90 Points Wine
Enthusiast
Waterbrook
Chardonnay, 2007, Washington State (Columbia Valley)-88
Points Wine Spectator
Chateau D'Aqueria
Tavel Rosé, 2006, France (Rhone)-88 Points Wine Spectator
Hacienda Molleda
Garnacha, 2006, Spain (Carinena)-91 Points Wine Advocate
Pascual Toso Malbec,
2007, Argentina (Mendoza)-89 Points Wine Advocate
Click
here to see detailed tasting notes.
"Pick of the Week"
In keeping with our New York State Fair theme, this week's pick is a
terrific Finger Lakes Chardonnay. It's Heron Hill Ingle Vineyard
Unoaked Chardonnay. Sustainable farming was used in growing the
grapes, which were selected from the Ingle Vineyard plot named "Carl's."
There are great aromas of lemongrass and green apple skins and the
wine has terrific balance and a lovely finish. Stop in and try some
Thursday-Saturday.
Savvy Cooking
This week's Savvy Cooking recipe comes to you from our son-in-law, Andy
Hayes. Andy's a middle school science teacher in Boston but he has
a passion for cooking and is great at it. Part of the fun of
visiting him and our daughter and grandson in Boston is sampling his
cooking. One of Andy's cooking specialties is baby back ribs.
Everyone in our family loves them. You can just see the meat coming
off the bone when it's sitting on your plate. And the flavors are
amazing! Since summer, picnics and bar-b-ques are coming to an end, we
thought we'd send it off to you as an End-of-Summer-Cooking Blast.
Enjoy!
Click
here to see the link to the Andy's Rib Recipe):
And here are three wines to choose from that we think will pair quite
nicely with this recipe:
Finca El Origen Reserva Malbec 2007, Argentina, $11.99/bottle
Cline Zinfandel, 2007, California, $12.49/bottle
Brujeria Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Tempranillo blend, 2007,
Australia, $15.99/bottle
Upcoming Events
September 16:
Exploring the Wines of Tuscany with John Racciatti of Winebow Wines. Join
us from 7-8 p.m. and learn about the beautiful wines of Italy's Tuscany
region. John has a wealth of knowledge about Italy's wines so, if
you love Italian wines, you won't want to miss this.
September 30:
New World Meets Old World with Erin Stepowany, 7-8 p.m. With summer
on the way out and fall quick on its heels, it's time to think about
pairing cheeses with wine. Erin will show us just how much fun (and
easy) this can be. Make sure you sign up right away.
Click
here for the link to register for these classes.
How Savvy Are You?
Are you keeping track of your answers? How savvy are you
becoming? Maybe you are more savvy than we are! Good for you!
What is Austria's
national grape (white)? Answer: Grüner Veltliner
You are in a
restaurant and ask to see a wine list. Your server asks if you
would like the "sommelier" to help you select a wine.
What/who is a sommelier? Answer: A sommelier is a certified
wine steward who has attended the International Sommelier Guild and has
earned and received a degree.
What wine pairs
best with foi gras? Answer: Since foie gras is rich and very
fatty, the classic wine pairing has always been Sauternes because of
their sweet, rich taste.
12% Tuesday
The 12% discounted selection for Tuesday, September 1,
is.....EVERY WINE IN THE SHOP. That's right, we're going to give a
12% discount to everything because it's the first day of September and
call it a Last Blast of Summer 12% Tuesday. But you'd better get
here early and stock up because once we close our doors at 7 p.m. the 12%
discount goes away. And remember, the 12% discount does not apply to
wines already on sale and cannot be combined with any other discount.
(It's still a great deal!)
The Savvy Wine Cellar Now on Facebook
That's right you can now find us on Facebook. Check us out and
become one of our "fans."
CinCin!
Allison and Dale
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