Delicious Wines for Your Table!

Notes From the Cellar….. Autumn is here in its golden glory along with fall harvests and fresh cooking. This weekend we will be sampling two wines from Burgundy, both excellent examples of grapes displaying the character of their place of origin, though one comes with a twist! Both are easily enjoyed on their own but make excellent pairings with meals of the season! Please join us Friday from 4-7 and Saturday as we sample these wines as well as Modern Times Hoppy Amber from San Diego! Don’t forget about our freshly restocked selection of artisan cheeses and charcuterie- new to the store are locally produced NE Charcuterie (Moody's Deli) salamis made from Massachusetts Heritage Pork. This weekend’s selections: ’15 Sylvaine & Alain Normand Mâcon La Roche Vineuse Chardonnay, Burgundy, FR- Located just to the north of the famed region of Pouilly-Fuisse is located the village of La Roche Vineuse known for its rocky, limestone-rich soils that are responsible for the lively fresh acidity of the Chardonnay grapes grown there. The Mâcon is slightly warmer than the northern regions of Pinot fame and is definitely white wine country, able to ripen the grapes a little more to produce Chardonnays of greater richness and texture while maintaining zesty acidity. As with most Chardonnays of the Mâcon, this is aged without the use of oak but undergoes long fermentation on its lees giving it increased richness on the palate. With an intense, rich nose of white flower and white fleshed fruit balanced by crisp acidity, it is a wonderful complement to many dishes including poultry & fish, rich sauces and mushrooms or root vegetables. $19.99 ’13 Maison Guillot-Broux, Mâcon Rouge Gamay, Burgundy, FR- Gamay is generally known to be produced in the far southern end of Burgundy in the region of Beaujolais The soils of Beaujolais are granite heavy and produce wines of a more vivid, fruity character. When grown further north in the Mâcon with its soils of clay and limestone, the wines take on greater depth of fruit and a more rustic edge. Grown Organically from older vines, this Gamay shows violet aromas, darker red fruit & spice followed by light touch of oak and backed by Gamay’s fresh acidity and low tannin. Generally under-appreciated, Gamay is one of the more enjoyable wines to drink and are wonderful accompaniments to virtually any dish. $19.99 As always take 10% off any 3 wines we are tasting. On the beer front we have newer arrivals from Maine Brewing, SoMe, Finback, Rhinegeist, Modern Times, Mystic, Weyerbacher, Singlecut, Avery, Stone & Great Divide.

Cheers!