Anthony Quinn's Tuesday Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits Store Email Written & Posted Today, Tuesday, September 23rd, 2013 : read It & Enjoy It, Cheers!

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SCRAMBLING - OH WHAT FUN! So much to share with you all. This beautiful weather is contagious and puts a broad smile on my face. We have some special treats for you all here that I will mention from Michel Dumas, Ravinder Sharma, Santos Rivera and me - Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn.   I WANT TO " Shout Out " for Ravi that works our register, buys the spirits and sells you all so many winning lottery tickets, too. Ravi is retiring and going to India to spend a month, maybe more. He's here until October 15th, 2013 : so if you have not yet said your " bye byes ", this is the time.   RAVI MAY BE BACK TO WORK, he may not : that remains to be seen. It's all up to him. We love having him here and will sorely miss him, all that he has done, all that he has meant to us and the many of you that have gotten to know and love his broad grin and beaming smile. He has added so much to the daily fabric of our lives. he has solved many problems, his level-headed approach to many situations has been a real saving grace that we will remember, grin at, and miss. HOW DO YOU MEASURE 20 years?!? That's a mini lifetime, a mini-marriage, a real chunk of both time and change. Ravi : the stories you can tell, the things that you have seen pass through this long rectangular space. So much life, so many marriages, celebrations, birthdays, reunions, partings, returns, births and deaths. You could spend another twenty years writing all these stories down, emailing them, tweeting them, blogging and pod-casting them.   THINGS CHANGE and life and business and communities, neighborhoods all go on, keep changing and morphing, the characters and the players, the observers, the landscape, city-and-neighborhood-scapes all continue to adjust. We as humans try and adjust. It's hard when you figure into all of this things like the fact that we have one week to establish a budget and pass it for our government to continue functioning.   THE THINGS THAT SUSTAIN US , nourish us, provide us with comfort and order and a certain calm and joy - like Ravi - have stayed the same. He has been here weekly for all of you, for us : we have weathered together many a storm. We are grateful for Ravi's service to Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits as well as to our fabulous Cleveland Park neighborhood.   THANK YOU RAVI,gracias, merci, prego, obregado. You are always welcome here! What will we ever do without you?!?   SO : HAVING SAID ALL this about you Ravi I will start out with your spirits and talk about them first. Santos you will follow Ravi in today's store email.    WHAT HAVE YOU FOR US RAVI :             LIQUEUR :        1) Asian Pear Eau De Vie from SUBARASHI KUDAMONO, Pear Brandy ) $49.99, 375ml bottle, 49% alcohol by volume,  go to :www.winesofsubarashi.com for more info, Ashford, CT ) : " celebrates fruit at it's finest : fresh, clean, flavorful. Select Asian pears from the Subarashi Kudamono orchards create a liveliness and intense fruit essence. " ALL SO TRUE : we have tasted it here now twice and it is so bright and brilliant and subtle and elegant and refined. A little bit goes a very long way. What a great way to welcome sleep and a good rest for a day well-spent!           LIQUOR :        1) " Tombo " Shochu / Soju Spirits distilled from Barlet ( $14.99, 24% alcohol by volume, product of Vietnam ) :      " Once known as the dragonfly islands. Japan is steeped in history and traditions of the powerful Samurai who often emblazoned their armor with the dragonfly symbol. Tombo is a reflection of their courage and strength. Enjoy the elegant strength of Tombo on the rocks, with a splash of cool water or mixed in your favorite cocktails "      GO TO : www.tomboschochu.com for more info.      MY WIFE asked me if I knew about this? I said I did and that we sold it. She forwarded an email onto me saying that there was a push to have it become even more popular here than vodka, that it sells really well all over the world.   MY RESPONSE was that I doubted it would do as well here, and that the people selling it to us had really dropped the ball as this is the only one we have.   WHERE are all the others?   WHY have we not seen them yet? Where's all the push and advertising here to boost sales?   WHY have we never been approached to do an in-store soju tasting? Many unanswered questions. Only time will tell. Come check this out!   WHAT DO YOU ALL KNOW? Please share with us. This is something worth taking a much closer look at, don't you agree?        2) Genever Style Gin from GENEVIEVE / Essay 0-SSG-GM-1 ( $54.99. 47.3% alcohol by volume, established 1993. San Fransisco, from ANCHOR Distilling Co. Go to : www.anchordistilling.com for more info ) : " Genevieve Genever-Style Gin is an offshoot of our research into the history and evolving production methods that led to modern gin. ...   The earliest gins, however- which came to be known as ' genever ' ( or ' Geneva gin ', or ' Hollands gin ' or ' Schiedam-style gin ' - were a very different product.   To be sure , juniper berries and other botanicals are used in both styles, but 17th-century 'genever ' gin was distilled in primitive pot stills from a grain mash.   Genevieve is our attempt to re-create this ancient and mysterious gin style. ... "   TOO MUCH to type, come read the label, come buy the gin and try it! Cheers.        3) THE TYRCONNELL Single Malt Irish Whiskey  10 Years Old & Finished In Port Casks ( $81.99, Est. 1762, Riverstown, County Louth , go to : www.tyrconnellwhiskey.com for more info ) : " Initially matured in American oak and finished in port casks to impart further depth and flavour creating an inviting single malt with a deep antique copper colouring. ... a silky sweet taste of rich fruits, honey and spice with a beautiful lingering oak finish. "        4) Tres Agaves TEQUILA Blanco/ Estate-Bottled ( $36.99 a 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, Jalisco Mexico,  go to :www.tresagaves.com for more info ) : " ... Since it does not age in oak barrels, Blanco Tequila simply reflects the clean, herbaceous character of blue agave. "        5) Grappa Elevata in Barili di SASSICAIA / Tenuat San Guido & Jacopo Poli ( $59.99, a 375ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, Poli Distillerie Schiavon ( Veneto ) Italy ) : MARCHESI INCISA DELLA ROCCHETTA.        6) ZING ZANG Not HJust Another Bloody Mary Mix ( On Special for $8.99 a 1/2 Gallon, 1.8 Liter plastic bottle, go to : www.zingzang.comfor more info ) : Come make the Classic Zing Zang Bloody Mary - 4 Parts Zing Zang, 1 Part of your favorite vodka, Pour over ice, stir, add squeeze of lime and garnish with a celery stalk. Cheers.  NOW FOR YOU SANTOS : Beer, Cider & Ale :        1) Virginia Draft BOLD ROCK Hard Cider ( On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 4.7% alcohol by volume, from Nellysford, VA. ) : Made by Brian Shanks!        2) Pipeline Porter with 100% Hawaiian Kona Coffee Seasonal Release  from KONA Brewing Co. ( On Special for $8.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 5.3% alcohol by volume, go to :www.konabrewingco.com for more info ) : " Pipeline Porter is full bodied with a rich, smooth, dark roasted malt flavor. "        3) Amber Ale from PEAK ORGANIC Brewing Company (On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, from Portland, Maine ) : We just did a PEAK ORGANIC Beer tasting here this past Friday and I loved the smooth, creamy, flavorful taste of this Amber Ale. The other night I showed it to our customer Susan and her eyes lit up! She said that she vacations there and she picked up two six packs and put them on our counter to pay immediately! Yes!        4) Creme Brulee Blackwater Series from SOUTHERN TIER Brewing Company ( $9.49, 9.5% alcohol by volume, from Lakewood, New York , go to : southerntierbrewing.com for more info ) : Very dark in color, full body, medium bitterness : great with organic vanilla ice cream, cheesecake. What a fun treat.        5) " Bacchus " Belgian Ale from the CASTLE BREWERY ( On Special for $7.49 a 12.7 Fl. Oz bottle, Van Honsebrouck, Belgium) treat yourselves!        6) " Four Witches " 2013  Black Saison The High Gravity Series from NEW HOLLAND Brewing ( $8.99 a 1 Pt. 6-Fluid Ounce bottle, from Holland, Michigan, go to : www.New HollandBrew.com for more info , 8.92% alcohol by volume ) : " White and dark roasted wheat join caramel rye and barley in a flavorful backdrop for yeast character accentuated by mild spicing. Pairings : grilled or blackened fish, jambalaya, mushroom sautees. "     WINES From Michel & Tony :             WHITE :        1) Sauvignon Blanc 2012  from California's Lake County, the Line 39 ( $10.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume, from CECCHETTI Wine Company , go to : www.ceccettiwineco.com ) : consistent, fresh, bright, balanced and a phenomenal value!        2) 2012 Sauvignon Blanc from France's Loire Valley, a Touraine " En Lieu-Dit- LES JARRIERS " ( $11.99, from Aligny-Cosne, France ) : Both Michel and I really liked this the other day. Over delivers for the money.        3) 2004 Dry Riesling from the FORREST ESTATE in New Zealand's Marlborough region ( On Special for $14.99. regularly $28.99 a bottle, 12% alcohol by volume, ) : presented to Michel and me by the owner John Forrest, this mature, flavorful, dry Riesling is exceptional and drinking beautifully : buy several bottles while you still can. No petrol nose, clean, brisk and razor-sharp acids that ripple and delineate you to the core, to your foundation! Wow, I love it, I really do : one of our very best sales ever.        4) " Charmed " Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2010 from California's JAQK CELLARS ( $29.99, 13.9% alcohol by volume, go to :www.jaqkcellars.com for more info ) : More taste, more body, more width and stuffing - yet bright and tasty and really it does sparkle without any sparkle - all on the palate, a shindig of shindigs here : and an amazing label, too. Great treat, great gift.        5) 2011 Fontanasanta Manzoni Bianco Vigneti Delle Dolomiti from FORADORI ( $30.99 a bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume, ) : we like very much the dry red teroldego wines of Elisabetta, here is her white that also speaks volumes to us. A flavorful dry white that is a great wine to pair with a meal. Has the body of a red, the brilliance and lyrical quality of a white. Go to : www.elisabettaforadori.com for more info. Both Michel and I loved it , all over again, thanks Regis!           ROSE:        1) 2012 Touraine Dry Rose from the DOMAINE BELLEVUE ( $11.99, 13% alcohol by volume, Loire Valley, France, ) : this is a great sipping dry French medium-to-lighter-bodied rose. Many of you already love it - Justin, Zack and many more ... and it just makes you feel good to enjoy a glass with or without a meal. Great now as we are officially in Autumn! Cheers.             REDS :        1) Pinot Noir 2011 from California's REDTREE - the CECCHETTI Wine Company ( $9.99 , 12.5% alcohol by volume, go to :www.cecchettiwineco.com for more info ) made from 100% Pinot Noir and it tastes like real Pinot Noir : more elegant and bright and not heavy in the least - a breath of fresh Pinot Noir air!        2) Petite Sirah Central Coast 2011, this LINE 39 dry California red from grapes grown in the Central Coast ( $10.99 a bottle, from Bob Browman of CECCHETTI Wine Company, go to :www.cecchettiwineco.com for more info ) : good weight, good balance, a good taste, too : a treat for this price that sells really well. Nadine loves it as do many of our good customers! Cheers.        3) " Chatte D'Avignon 2011 " Seven Of Hearts " GSM - Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre red blend from the SEVEN OF HEARTS ( $29.99 a bottle, Columbia Valley, Washington State, 329 cases made, Dundee, Oregon, go to : www.sevenheartswine.com for more info ) : a delightful, superb red blend of 35% Grenache, 52% Syrah and 13% Mourvedre. Wow, double wow!        4) " Magnificat " Vigneto Singolo - Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 from DREI DONA in Romagna, Italy ( $42.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume, go to : www.dreidona.it for more info ) : this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is a real delight : classic Italian style dry red, I like it better than many of the Super Tuscan reds I try in this price range. Regis, our local rep brought the 2009 for Michel and me to taste last week and it was  showing really well, the 2007 is that much further along in it's development. It's a food wine. Enjoy largely!        5) 2003 Vigna D'Alfiero Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano from Tenuta VALDIPIATTA ( $62.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume ) : as good as any Tuscan wine can be, the very top-level of classic, great Sangiovese-Sangiovetto Grosso grapes! Guido the owner says it best : as great as any Brunello. The TOP TOP TOP! Great present to yourselves. I brought a bottle back with me from Tuscany I liked it so much! Cheers.   OUR FABulous 3-Part Non-Sparkling, Madeira, Marsala, Port, Sherry, Sake SALE :        1) Buy ANY  bottle at $19.99 or more from these categories above and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.      2) BUY ANY SIX ( 6 ) bottles at any price from the categories listed above and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.      3) BUY ANY TWELVE ( 12 ) or more bottles from these same categories and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.      MIX them up, get a variety and SAVE BIG on Wednesdays. If you cannot come then call Michel or Tony ( me ) and place your order over the phone, or here by responding to this email. We also deliver here in Washington D.C. where it is legal. CALL : 202-363-4265. PAY Wednesdays and save. Cheers.     WEEKEND TASTINGS :        Friday, September 27th, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Keith of Vine Connections here pouring the Argentina Susana BALBO wines that include the " Crios " series, too. This will be fun, this will be a treat, Both Michel and I love the Bonarda-Syrah blend, There's also the dry white Torontes and the dry rose, as well as others. Keith will also taste the Malbec from LUCA as we have some of it as well to sell. What fun! Join us, never any charge! Free to taste, only costs you something when you buy a bottle! Cheers.      Saturday, September 28th, 2013 ( 2-6PM ) : we have Oscar Losama of the Voila Selections Import Company of primarily French country wines to pour some exciting wines that include dry red, white and rose, and maybe also a sparkling wine from regions around France like Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Southwest France and maybe the Rhone Valley , too? To be decided tomorrow. Call for an update or just come by and taste with Oscar! Cheers.    I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS and am sorry for that and will make up for it soon as I get back into my regular emails. These are a bit shorter and do not include as much as I would like and so I will add those things back in starting next week. Sorry for any inconvenience. Check on us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, on Twitter at : cpwinespirits, and at : chatwine.blogspot.com. Cheers and thanks for all your support!   CHEERS,   TONY

Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits Store Email Written & Posted On Tuesday October 12th, 2011 : Read It & Enjoy, Happy Tuesday Today, September 23rd, 2013!

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spirits
SCRAMBLING - OH WHAT FUN! So Much Happening this week here in our wonderful
Cleveland Park neighborhood from our 2-DAY Still-Wine ( Non-Sparkling SALE on
12 or More Bottles of wine ,  OR : Any 1 bottle of still-non-sparkling wine
over $20 a bottle - On Wed. 5th and Thurs. 6th, 2011 )  : SAVE 20% OFF on the
marked sticker prices, even if the still-non-sparkling wines are already on
sale! SAVE / SAVE and SAVE Some More Here At Cleveland Park Wines , Beer and
Spirits! I like the sound of that. If you cannot come by call us at :
202-363-4265 or respond to this email with any order that you might have. We
can also deliver this to you to your house or apartment here in Washington D.C.
at your convenience. CALL US.

RED BURGUNDY SALE Wine Alert :

BUT HEY, That's Only One Thing Happening here this week. We also have all this
week wines arriving that are going to be on DEEP DISCOUNTS! Today we have some
great red burgundy wines coming from the Jeanne-Marie De Champs selections.
1) RAPET PERE & FILS " En Bully " 2008 Bourgogne On Special for $19.99 /
Reg : $29.99 a bottle ) : smooth, classic style, medium-to-light bodied : gets
richer and fuller as it opens gracefully on it's own time. You can't rush
burgundy. You will be sorry if you do!
2) RENE LECLERC Gevrey Chambertin On Special for $39.99 / Reg : $47.99 :
pretty drop-dead amazing as it opens ever so gracefully, wings unfurling, like
petals of a flower responding to the sound, to the light - to the oohs and ahhs
that we emit as we slowly taste and sip.
3) FERY Cote De Beaune On Special for $29.99 / Regularly $36.99 : more
up-front fruit, more a blend of the old and new world styles. Medium-bodied and
really quite flattering to the palate. Easier to sip and delight and feel
rather expansive and contented with oneself and one's lot in life. Oh yeah.

Real Value-Champagne SALE Alert :

Incredible LOUIS De VARENCY N.V. ( non-vintage ) brut dry French champagne On
Special for $28.99 a bottle. We have already gone through three drops of this
and it is now getting really low so come get some while we still have it!
Unbelievably smooth , bright and refreshing and MOST OF ALL : elevating!

WE ALSO ARE RECEIVING Italian Wines :

FROM THE NEIL EMPSON PORTFOLIO -
TWO Whites -
1) BUCCI 2008 Verdicchio CI Dei Castelli di Jesi DOC half-bottles ( 375ml
size , easy to take on picnics and to concerts or on hikes ) : On Special for
$13.99. It does not get more complex or more laden with mineral " jewels " and
essences of citrus and " grounding " earth and land and roots that stretch to
the opposite ends of the earth. Now that's a stretch : that's one big reach!
It's in the taste : just like a great bottle of red : there are volumes of
stories here, layers upon layers of flavors that become decipherable with
attention and patience and practice.
2) FARNESE Pecorino Casale Vecchio 2008 On Special for $13.99. I need to
try this again. It's been six months since I last had it so I will open a
bottle here in the store tomorrow during the sale.

Six Dry Reds -

1) MATANE Primitivo 2007 On Special for $13.99. The California Zinfandel
in the DNA tests matches up the most closely to the Primitivo grape. Pretty
heady and intoxicating dry red. Feel the earth and the grapes from the vines
that together with the roots connect the soil with the air and all the elements
and gather them together into one series/flights of tastes on the one's palate
when one is patient and not in a rush! Cheers.
2) PODERI COLLA Pinot Noir ( Pinot Nero ) " Campo Romano " DOC  On Special
for $27.99. This is from the Piemonte region of Italy that is responsible for
the great barolos and Barbarescos of the world. Here we have something more
velvety and elegant and certainly lighter, too for meals that require something
perhaps with more subtle, refined flavors?
3) PODERI COLLA Dolcetto d'Alba " Pian Balbo " 2008 On Special for $13.99.
Here we have a really famous, great everyday dry red from the Piemonte that
delivers the ol-world/traditional style of wine-making that is pretty
enthralling and mermerising especially when combined in these cooler days and
nights with some good comfort foods. Cheers.
4) POSERI COLLA Nebbiolo D'Alba magnums ( 1.5ml bottle size which is
double the normal 750ml bottle ) 2007 On Special for the very reasonable price
of ONLY $39.99 a bottle! This is the grape that makes the Barolo and the
Barbaresco wines that are so famous. In a magnum size like this the wine ages
ever so more gracefully and is slower to reveal all of it's layers and layers
of hidden charms. This is a FABULOUS DEAL to buy and give or to keep and to
wait for that special/right time to enjoy it when the stars and everything else
are aligned just so!      5) TERRABIANCA Merlot " Il Tesoro " 2005, On Special
for $33.99, this is from a great producer as well, this time in Tuscany.
Between PODERI COLLA and TERRABIANCA we have sold hundreds of cases over the
past ten years. We have had the owner of PODERI COLLA and the international
sales manager of TERRABIANCA here at least two-three times over these past ten
years as well. They are family, they are genuine, they make top-flight/
world-class dry Italian red wines and you all have supported them over the
years. Come again tomorrow, Wed and Thursday and buy these individually or
include them in a case and save 20% OFF your purchase ( as long as each bottle
is over $20 ). WHAT  INCREDIBLE DEALS!

THERE ARE MANY MORE  " Goodies " But No More Time so you will all have to come
and be surprised and pleased! You will not be disappointed I promise you that.

SO : COME SEE US - I will open some of these bottles and share them with you.

HERE'S WHAT'S IN STORE For This Week's Tastings :
TONIGHT, Wed. Oct. 4th, 2011 : Hugh Hamilton of his own winery in the
Mclaren Vale of South Australia came by this morning to say : " g'day ". We
spoke for awhile and he is able to come by this evening at 5 PM and be here to
taste what we had in the store of his on such notice : some Jim Jim Shiraz (
$13.99 ) and some of his Mongrel Sangiovese dry red blend ( $18.99 ) 2009
vintage. This will be great : come by and meet a real icon / a classic in the
Aussie wine business.
HOT OFF THE PRESS : Mark Congdon of J.W. Sieg Imports will be at Bistro
Lepic On Wisconsin Avenue N.W. on Tuesday,  11th of October pouring the French
wines of Les Perles : 1) dry white Viognier 2010 and the 2) LES PERLES 2007
Mourvedre 100% BOTH On Special for $13.99 or maybe even less ( they are both :
killer " - I just quickly sampled them and will buy them for the store as they
are excellent. The red is lush and svelte and so EASY, the white dips and soars
high like the tail feathers of an eagle - what vistas, what fancies, what
ribald meals and stories one can live out themselves! GO SEE MARK from 6-8PM
for these Languedoc- Rousillon wines!
TOMORROW : If Hugh Hamilton has time he will be back from 5-8PM and we
will pour his Chardonnay and his Shiraz. It will be fun, it will be Aussie, and
it will all be anticipation of our BIG-THEME Aussie Wine-Tasting on Wednesday,
October 12th, 2011 from 5:30-8:30PM. You will have to come to that and
live/experience the Aussie life-mantra-life-style-spell-charm-attitude-outlook
and everything AUSSIE!
FRIDAY, October 7th, 2011 ( 5-8PM ) : We will have both the Virginia wines
of CARDINAL POINT with Sarah Gorman that is the wife of wine-maker Peter
Gorman. Reds and white including a Barrel Select Chardonnay ( $19.99 ) and some
delicious Cabernet Franc red called Rockfish Red ( $20.99 ) and more - a "
Union " red blend also that includes 30% Tannat ( $27.99 ), and a dry white
blend called A6 that is Viognier and Chardonnay  blended together ( $22.99 ).
We will also pour on Friday and on Saturday some of the CHATEAU LA BIANCA wines
of Oregon that includes a dry elegant Pinot Noir ( $17.99 ) , a dry white Pinot
Gris ( $14.99 ), an unoaked Chardonnay On Special for $11.99, and an off-dry
Riesling. Theresa Morisson will stop by to assist pouring. JOIN US as we
celebrate and draw attention also to the " Hoof Fund "  ( suggested donation of
$10 a person ) to provide support police horses in the form of funds,
materials, labor, and public awareness - and much more. We may even have a
mounted park police officer stop by to lend a hand and a visual delight, too.
SATURDAY, October 8th, 2011 ( 2-6PM ) : WE have Theresa Morrison here to
pour both some of the South African wines of BEAUMONT and BLAAUWKLIPPEN as well
as more of the CHATEAU BIANCA wines of Oregon.     JOIN US : NEVER any charge.
The donation is simply suggested but certainly not mandatory so please do stop
by and help us celebrate. It will be memorable.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS : For our Great Lakes Brewing Company Dinner at DINO
On Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 starting at 6:30 PM for the reception, the
dinner starts at 7PM. Cost is $49 a person plus tax and gratuity, Call owners
Dean and Kay at DINO to make your reservations. ALL the beers at the dinner
will be available for sale here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. Ask Santos
about this when you are here next and do call and make reservations for the
dinner. You will have a grand time. Dean and Kay run a tip-top operation and
everyone really has a great time and also a great deal, too.

I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS and am sorry for that and will make up
for it soon as I get back into my regular emails. These are a bit shorter and
do not include as much as I would like and so I will add those things back in
starting next week. Sorry for any inconvenience. Check on us on Facebook at :
Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, on Twitter at : cpwinespirits, and at :
chatwine.blogspot.com. Cheers and thanks for all your support!

COME SEE US TONIGHT and get a chance to meet icon Hugh Hamilton of his own
winery HUGH HAMILTON in the McLaren Vale of South Australia tonight from 5PM -
7PM. No charge, join us and have fun.

CHEERS,   TONY

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Please visit our website below for more information, events and specials, and
our calender of wine tastings!

[1]www.clevelandparkwine.com

If you have any orders, suggestions or questions, you may e-mail us at
[2]sales@clevelandparkwine.com or call (202) 363-4265.

Anthony Quinn's 1st Week Of September 2012 That He Wrote & Posted Then, Cheers & Enjoy : ALSO Happy Tuesday September 3rd, 2013 Now!

Cleveland Park Wine Cleveland Park Beer, Liquor & Wine
Featuring a wide, international selection of fine wines, micro-brews and spirits

IT'S THE HARD WEEK AFTER LABOR DAY WEEKEND

IT'S ALWAYS SO HARD FOR EVERYONE MENTALLY on this week that follows our Labor
Day weekend as many take their last swim in their neighborhood pools, lifeguards
return to school or go off to college and for many students to start school
whatever grade they may be in. I was witness this weekend to this spectacle and
even with a grayer day many young children were playing merrily to their hearts'
content in our pool, even waiting patiently, feet dangling over the edge of the
two diving boards for the bell to ring letting them know that they could once
again dive and jump into the pool water on this last day. As I said in last
week's email : everyone was squeezing the last drops of joy and relaxation and
summer that they could before this Tuesday morning!

LET US HELP YOU make this process less painful than it has to be. You simply
have to see it as another opportunity, a chance, a challenge and something to
look forward to as hard as it may seem now.

AS YOU KNOW NOW, we have our " weekly Wednesday 3-Part Still-Non-Sparkling-Wine
SALE again tomorrow . September 5th, 2012 :

1) BUY ANY 6 Or More Still Wine Bottles ( whether On Sale or not ) and SAVE
another 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.
2) BUY ANY  Still-Wine BOTTLE over $20 and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker
price.
3) BUY ANY 12 Or More Still-Wine Bottles and SAVE 20% OFF the marked
sticker prices, whether On Special already or not.

SAVE BIG @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits

IF YOU CANNOT COME call us and we will take your order over the phone.CALL
: 202-363-4265, ask for Michel or Tony.

YOU CAN ALSO respond to this store email and give us your order over the
phone. Include a phone number and we will call you if you like?

WE DELIVER for free here in Washington D.C. if your order is over $30.

WITH THIS SALE IN MIND I will continue to mention some of the GREAT DEALS that
we have for you all here now:

DRY " Value " Rose :

1) Garnacha / Grenache ( the red grape in the red Cotes-Du-Rhone wines from
France that many of us LOVE ) dry rose , 2011 from Spain's Campo de Borja and
made by ZA ZA ( On Special for $8.99, 14% alcohol by volume ) is a delicious
warm-weather wine to enjoy pretty much anytime, indoors or outdoors, with or
without food. We bought the very last of it and there is perhaps four cases
available here now? Call us ASAP to order some. You won't be sorry. GREAT VALUE.
With the additional 20% OFF tomorrow the bottle price gets to $7.19.

3 DRY Red & White VALUE French Burgundies :

1) Bourgogne Blanc Reserve Chardonnay 2009 ( great vintage, 13% alcohol by
volume ) from PIERRE ANDRE. Er normally sell this dry 100% Chardonnay white
Burgundy for $25.99. We now have it On Special for $20.99. Buy it tomorrow and
get 20% OFF the red sticker price and pay only $16.79 a bottle.

2) Meursault dry white Burgundy 2009  ( On Special for $44.99, regularly
$53.99 a bottle, a great vintage, 13% alcohol by volume ) from  PIERRE ANDRE au
Chateau de Corton Andre is another steal for you all to consider when you want
to really treat yourselves or a friend . With tomorrow's still-wine sale of any
bottle over $20 the price comes to $35.99. That's a GREAT DEAL for this vintage,
this famous village of 100% Chardonnay wines and from the really good house of
PIERRE ANDRE!

3)  Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes De Beaune " Les Forges " 2009 ( Great vintage,
On Special for $21.99 , regularly $26.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume ) from PIERRE
ANDRE au Chateau de Corton Andre is another GREAT VALUE. With tomorrow's
additional 20% Off this marked red sticker price the bottle is $17.59. This
again represents a fabulous value to you all for some really fine, elegant,
polished and refined bright red/toasty-berry-flavored 100% Pinot Noir! You can
buy some of this and enjoy it now or put it away to when the wine will have more
time to age and be really spectacular. It's good now, it will be much better in
another 2-5 years' time. Patience is something worth having as you will be
handsomely rewarded for your not rushing.

2 Dry Red French Bordeaux Great Values :

1) Chateau FLEUR De RIGAUD Bordeaux Superieure " Cuvee Prestige " 2009 (
great vintage, On Special for $13.99, regularly $16.99, 13% alcohol by volume )
is estate-bottled ( mis en bouteille au chateau ) and that may be enjoyed now
and over the next four or so years. No need to wait forever to enjoy this bottle
as it will age some more and improve but with food it may be enjoyed
immediately. As the weather cools it will be especially nice. With tomorrow's
20% OFF the marked red sticker price the wine comes to : $11.19 a bottle.

2) CHATEAU CHEVAL BRUN Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Famille Riviere 2009 ( a
great vintage, On Special for $29.99, regularly $39.99,  13.5% alcohol by volume
) is another real gem that we have here for you. This is one to put away for
awhile and not rush into. This would be nice to find or uncover again in 4-6
years' time. With tomorrow's additional 20% OFF the red sticker price the wine
comes to : $23.99 and that's a GREAT PRICE for a Grand Cru Saint Emilion from a
great year and a really fine producer that has visited here and tasted with you
all at least twice over the years. Do you remember meeting Pierre? Come and get
some of either of these dry red Bordeaux wines from the fabulous 2009 vintage.

BEER By SANTOS RIVERA :

1) Aged Pale Ale ( Aged in oak casks ) :  PETRUS " The Key To Heaven " (
$4.49 a 7.3% alcohol by volume, 11.2Fl. Oz bottle,  from BAVIK is a product of
Bavikhove,Belgium , www.globalbeer.com, ) : " Petrus Aged Pale is a golden
blonde ale brewed using the purest spring water, selected malt varieties and the
finest hops. The unique aroma and taste is created by maturing in oak barrels
for over 20 months ". Love the concept and Petrus sure is a famous red Bordeaux.
Do they gets their casks from Chateau Petrus? That would be something now
wouldn't it?!!?

2) Strawberry Belgium's Finest Lambic Beer from TIMMERMANS ( $4.99 a
11.2Fl. Oz bottle, 4% Alcohol by Volume,, anthonymartin.be, from Itterbeek,
Belgium, since 1781 ) is a great size and so easy to take wherever you want to
enjoy pretty much anytime. We all love strawberries, right?! Check this out,
it's a nice treat for this early September.

3) " Fat Jack " Double Pumpkin from SAM ADAMS ( On Special for $6.99 a 1
Pt. 6 Fl. Oz bottle, 8.5% alcohol by volume, ) is : " pleasantly plump and
satisfied, At Sam Adams we love experimenting. This series of limited brews
represents some of our favorite small batch creations ".

4) " Adoration " from OMMEGANG Brewery, a Special Winter Ale ( On Special
for $15.99 a 1 Pt, 9.4 Fl Oz bottle, 10% alcohol by volume, from Cooperstown,
New York, ) is a ale brew of Coriander, Cardamom, mace, grains of Paradise sweet
orange peel. A true Belgian-style Dark Ale, this is a part of the DUVEL family
of fine ales. " Pour slowly as to not disturb the yeast sediment, but with
enough vigor to create a luminous head and release the spicy bouquet". Get it
now while you can and put it away for the cold weather that will surely follow.
Product of Belgium.

5) Grande Reserve 17 Dark Ale on Lees from UNIBROUE ( $13.99 a 1Pt. 9.4Fl.
Oz Bottle, 10% alcohol by volume, aged in French Oak, from Chambly, Quebec,
Canada , www.unibroue.com ) is " ale brewed with spices, aged with French oak,
and with natural flavors added. ... and inspired by the great Belgian brewing
tradition of Trappist monks established over the centuries ... ".

LIQUOR & LIQUEUR From RAVINDER SHARMA :

1) Bitter Truth Old Time Aromatic Bitters, Ideal as a cocktail flavoring (
$18.99, 200ml bottle, 39% alcohol by volume, ... www.domaineselect.com, from
Wolfratshauser Str. 21 e, 82049, Pullach, Germany ) is " new and exciting "
here. Come check it out, there are two other flavors/ styles that we also have
in stock here. Cheers.

2) Tequila Rose Strawberry Cream liqueur ( $19.99, 750ml bottle, Western,
MO, ) : Try mixing  a DOUBLE CHOCOLATE Rose that is 1 Part Tequila Rose
Strawberry Cream Liqueur with 1 Part 360 Double Chocolate Vodka and add ice,
shake and strain before serving. It's a plastic bottle, too which is very
eco-friendly to our environment and easier to carry on picnics and outings.
Cheers.

3) Sambuca Secolare Liqueur from CAFFO , a natural liqueur with real elder
& Anise distilled ( $14.99 a 750ml bottle, 42% Alcohol by volume, made in
Italy,  www.caffobeverages.com, Limbadi, Calabria, Italy ) : " Serve our unique
southern style Sambuca neat with 3 coffee beans for good luck, in a special
martini, or as a compliment to your espresso. Flavor and color are natural ".

4) Single Malt Scotch Whisky " The Major's Reserve, seductively smooth,
fruity and rich, this GLEN GRANT was established in 1840 and is still going
strong ( $36.99 a bottle, , Rothes, Speyside, 40% alcohol by volume, Scotland )
: " The Major's Reserve displays a light golden color with a soft bouquet of
delicate apple note. This superb Single Malt offers a fresh and vanilla palate
with a slightly dry and hazelnut finish ". It's also a GREAT VALUE! Come and get
some while the price is only $36.99 a bottle.

WINES From MICHEL & TONY :

2 Dry Whites :

1)  Sancerre dry white 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley's town
and region of Sancerre that seems to never fail to deliver, and to DELIVER BIG.
That's why everyone loves Sancerre like they do. This half-bottle ( 375ml bottle
, On Special for $11.99, regularly $14.99 ) 2010 is mature and flavorful and
wonderful and we only have a few cases left. Come and buy a case tomorrow and
only pay $9.59 a bottle when you take 20% OFF the red sticker price.

2) " Ship Of Fools " 2010 dry white blend of 50% Pinot Blanc, 45% Pinot
Gris and 5% Pinot Noir ( $18.99, 13% alcohol by volume, www.cgtwines.com , from
the Chateau Grand Traverse, Ltd, Traverse City, MI ) is a flavorful and tasty
white that will taste great with many meals now. Drink something fun and
exciting and that will please and surprise you both. Support one of the States
that is not so well-known for it's wine but should be when you try this white
blend. A treat. Cheers.

WEEK'S TASTINGS :

FRIDAY, September 7th, 2012 ( 5-8PM ) : WE have Jody Jackman back after a
summer break and she will taste from her extensive category of wines and we
would like to include 2 that we have here already :  1)  Sauvignon Gris 2011 dry
white Chilean wine from COUSINO-MACUL ( $14.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume,
www.cousinomacul.com, - fun and a favorite of ours ), as well as the  2) Dry
Rose from the WOLFFER ESTATE in Long Island, Sagaponack, NY, $16.99, 11.5%
alcohol by volume, www.wolffer.com ) that uses the Merlot and Cabernet
Sauvignon grapes to make this I believe? We will find out more on Friday when
Jody is here. JOIN US, NEVER any charge. Everyone is always welcome.

SATURDAY, September 8th, 2012 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Dimitri Courbet here from
Nice Legs to pour some of his family's excellent dry red and white wines from
Moldova, as well as some from Oregon, California and maybe even Washington
State. We will see. Call us for more info and ask for Michel or me ( Tony ) and
we will fill you in as we are still working out the details tomorrow.

COME FOR OUR SALE of STILL WINES tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 5th, 2012 and
inquire about our weekend wine-tastings. Buy some of these great wines I have
written about above and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices. What a great way
to save here and have both everyday wines as well as some great special wines,
too.

TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE of our three-Part Still-Wine SALE above. If you cannot
come please call us ( 202-363-4265 ) or respond to this email with your orders,
questions or requests. Let's work together. Cheers.

MORE WINES FOR YOU ALL :

2 Dry Reds :

1) Salice Salentino Riserva 2008 from CANTELE ( $13.99 a bottle, 13%
alcohol by volume, www.cantele.it, from Guagnano, Italy in Puglia ) : is made
from 100% Negroamaro grapes, is a D.O.C. wine, the flavors are really
well-balanced with softer tannins and acids so the fruit pulls everything
together and the taste is so satisfying!

2) Monferrato Rosso 2007 From SULIN ( $17.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume, ) is
a blend of the grapes I believe with a lot of Barbera in it. Brennan tasted the
Barbera when he was here this past Labor Day weekend and we enjoyed that very
much. Too bad we could not open this as well as I would have loved to have tried
them side-by-side. I know that this dry rosso 2007 is fuller and more robust and
flavorful. It probably also needs a meal. From Italy's famous and fabulous
Piemonte region this is a well-focused, firm and tasty dry red Italian blend. I
did try it back in March of 2012 and that is why it is here. I really liked it
then and will probably like it even more now that it has another several months
of bottle age since my taste buds last crossed paths with it. Cheers. Thanks for
the excellent Saturday wine-tasting here with you Brennan from 2-6 PM.

1 Top-Flight Dry Sparkling Wine :

1) Brut Cava Gran Reserva Spanish sparkling wine from BOHIGAS ( $26.99,
12.5% alcohol by volume, www.TradewindsSpecialty.com ) is a really handsome,
class-act dry bubbly when you want to really celebrate well, don't want to spend
a lot and want to feel like a millionaire as you sip this smooth-flavorful and
dry Spanish Cava that will certainly make you hungry for an assortment of tapas.
Cheers!

I KNOW I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS but they will have to wait! We are now
on Facebook and you can see what I have added there. Also check out :
www.clevelandparkwine.com and chatwine.blogspot.com for more pictures and
articles about what has been happening here recently. Cheers and thanks for all
your business.   TONY

Please visit our website below for more information, events and specials, and
our calender of wine tastings!

[1]www.clevelandparkwine.com

If you have any orders, suggestions or questions, you may e-mail us at
[2]sales@clevelandparkwine.com or call (202) 363-4265.

References

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