The
Tasting Bar and More
BOO! TRICK OR TREAT... This Saturday all the little ghosts and
goblins will be out and about ringing on doorbells and knocking on doors
in search of sweet treats. What about, you, the over twenty-one
crowd? What are you doing (besides getting up and down to answer
the door) on Halloween night? Whether you're going to a Halloween party
or throwing your own, we have the perfect scary, but tasty, wines to
treat you and your friends. This week at The Tasting Bar we'll be
tasting wines with eerie names and scary labels and a special wine that's
deep and mysterious and also disappears rather quickly These are wines
that will warm you up on a dark and stormy Halloween night...wines with
creepy-sounding names that are so good they'll make you howl!
And we've got another special treat for you. We will give a 15% case
discount (instead of our normal 10%) to anyone who shows up at The
Tasting Bar this week IN A HALLOWEEN COSTUME Thursday or Friday from 5-8
p.m. or Saturday from 1-5 p.m. So, get creative, have some fun and save
an additional 5% on a case. And remember, we will be taking
pictures for our Facebook page! (Already discounted Tasting Bar wines and
other sale wines are not eligible to receive this additional discount).
Here's what you can taste and put into your Halloween bag:
Leitz Dragonstone
Riesling, 2008, Germany, (Rheingau)
Spellbound
Chardonnay, 2006, California (Lodi)
Brujeria Shiraz,
Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Tempranillo Blend, 2007, Australia (S.
Australia)
Bogle Vineyards
Phantom, Petite Syrah, Old Vine Zinfandel, Old Vine
Mourvedre, 2007, CA (Lodi)
Bleasdale Vineyards,
The Red Brute Sparkling Shiraz, NV, Australia (Langhorne Creek)
Click
here to view the Tasting Notes.
Having
a Party or Simply Restocking your Cellar?
The Savvy Wine Cellar has never been more fully stocked with
great wines! We have all of our customers' favorites plus MANY NEW
incredibly tasty, great-value, unique, affordable wines. We're
getting ready to help you make your holiday entertaining delicious and
easy. The next time you are in the shop, make sure you ask one of The
Savvy Staff what is new on our shelves!
Speaking of parties... Ask us about helping you host a wine tasting party
in your home. We've been doing a lot of home tastings lately and
would love to do one at your house. Just ask!
Savvy Recipe of the Week
Whether you're hosting or attending a party this year,
Halloween is HUGE and a great time to let the ghoulish side of your
creativity out of the bag. To help you out, this week we have three
Halloween party food recipes to share with you from
Foodnetwork.com. Carrot "Fingers" with Ranch Dressing
will be a hit with adults or kids. The Cheese Ball Goblin recipe is
simple and easy to make and, delicious! Lastly, Paula Dean's Snake Bites
will please kids as well as adults. Click
here and look for Spooky Party Foods from Foodnetwork.com.
And the wines
we're suggesting to pair with your Spooky Party Foods are right from this
week's Tasting Bar wines. Any of the five we're tasting this week (see
above: The Tasting Bar) will be perfect!
Calendar of Events
November 11:
Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. Pairing Wines with Holiday Appetizers
Allison and Erin show you how terrific festive appetizers paired with the
perfect wines can create holiday magic.
November
14: Saturday, 2-5 p.m. Our fantastic Fall Festival of Wines
Tasting
This giant tasting follows on the heels of Forrest Harper's Talking
Turkey and our Pairing Wines with Holiday Appetizers classes. Four
distributors will be in the shop pouring five each of their terrific
wines.
December
9: Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. Does the Wine Glass Really Matter?
We'll be discussing how using the proper glass really does make a
difference in how a wine tastes.
Click
here for event and class details.
Hope to see you in
the shop this week. Thanks for your support of The Savvy Wine
Cellar. We appreciate your interest and your business!
CinCin!
Allison and Dale
