2000 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz

So I opened the 2000 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz last night.  Lots of press behind this wine and I had never tasted it.  I rarely have wines in my store that I have not tasted but this paticular bottle was requested by my Australian wine specialist (my father).  Unlike a professional, I opened it immediately upon my arrival home, and [...]

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BEER ON HAND

 
11.2 oz Orval Trappist Ale
12 oz    Bell’s Amber Ale
12 oz    Bell’s Oberon Ale
12 oz    Bell’s Two Hearted Ale
25.4oz  Southampton Biere De Garde
11.2 oz Duchesse De Bourgogne
25.4 oz Duchesse De Bourgogne
12 oz    Lagunitas IPA
25.4 oz Russian River Damnation
12 oz    Stone IPA (India Pale Ale)
12 oz    Stone Ruination IPA
11.2 oz Trappistes Rochefort 6
12 oz    Victory Brewing – [...]

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Fall is coming and so are the wine events

September 7th  Meerlust Estates Wine Tasting.  ($10 four 2oz pours)
One of South Africa’s oldest wineries.  founded in 1693.  Meet Chris Williams, wine maker for Meerlust Estates, as he pours 4 of his superb wines.  Friday night from 6:30 to 8:30  in Church Street Cellars.   
“One of South Africa’s new guard of young vintners is pushing forward [...]

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Chardonnay

Four Vines Naked Chardonnay 2005  Sale $9.99
“Naked” is Four Vines expression for a No-Oak style of winemaking: pure fruit that has not seen any oak, nor does it want to. Fruit harvested from three vineyards in the Cat
Canyon in Northern Santa Barbara: Los Alamos, Loma Verde and El Camino which are hilltop and south facing slope sites. The [...]

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Cakebread Cellars Cabernet

 
2004 Cakebread  Cabernet $74.78
This is Classic Cakebread Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon: Cakebread Cellars 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon boasts enticing ripe blackberry, black cherry and blueberry fruit aromas, accented by subtle scents of chocolate, earth and leather.
After crushing and cold-soaking the fruit for 24-36 hours to enhance extraction, the juice from each vineyard lot was fermented separately in [...]

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