Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirit's Store Email Written & Posted On Tuesday September 3rd, 2013

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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! THE ABOVE is from the store email that I wrote and posted the first week of September 2012! Wow, seems like such a long time ago. How have things changed since then? How was that summer versus this year's summer? Do you all have fond memories from both? LET'S KEEP SUMMER and OUR VACATIONS ALIVE as long as possible. I am going to do my best to try. So far so good. Even while this Labor Day weekend while I labored to water-blast our back wooden deck ( that's very large by the way ) I would take breaks to write my poems and also to type my old " Dinner Party " story - written by my own hand-writing from 1998-2001 : before " 50 Shades of Gray " onto my blogs. Great exercises both. LADIES, what do you all think of the two lead characters picked to play the roles in the 3-book trilogy " 50 Shades Of Gray "? What beer, liquor , cider or wine did you drink while reading each book? Do you all know any men that read the three books? If so, what did they think? What beer, cider, liquor or wine did they drink while reading the books? SPEAK UP MEN, here's your chance! I thought to myself this morning that reading the books might be a good idea so that I understand better what women want/ need/ are fascinated by? All us men should read these three books. But from what I have heard so far it just doesn't seem like I would really enjoy them? What do you ladies think? Let me know? NOW WITH THE MOVIE in the works we need to put our heads together and see what beer. cider, liquor. liqueur and wine are appropriate for watching the movie, for any trial-runs before to see what might work best? WE CAN DISCUSS this perhaps at one of our next weekend tastings? We may have dropped the ball already here on numerous occasions for not picking it up " and running with it " as the books were released and read voraciously by you?! Our loss, will have to try and make up for lost ground as we also try and keep ... WHATEVER VESTIGES of SUMMER that we can wrangle and hold onto as, hopefully we wind into a lovely Indian Summer with low Humidity and baby blue skies and fall leaf foliage that has us ' oohing and wowing ' and pursing our lips to make one continuous " O " out of our mouths. TAKE THE TIME to go outside and sit still and look up all around you. Sip some of the ST. GEORGE  " Botanivore " California GIN ( On Special for $34.99 a 750ml bottle, 45% alcohol by volume,www.stgeorgespirits.com , Alameda, CA., since 1982 ) : handcrafted, " a botanical balancing act of the highest order, pot distilled from wildcrafted juniper and an array of choice herbs, spices and citrus." THIS MAY HELP you all - give you a bit of grounding, a bit of focus, an attachment to the outdoors that is so much larger than us, especially as the gin works it's way past the portals of your lips and down the central trail of your throat and snakes it ways into every nook and cranny and spreads a warmth and a " charge ! ", and a " start! " and a " giddy-up! ", and a release from life's many unwanted pressures that distract you from your main purpose of just " being gloriously ". Feel the gentle purr, the slap of a whip-like burn that will light your guts and be like an internal bonfire all of your own making. Who will you share it with, that's the question now? BUT HEY, YOU may rather have an IRON FIST " Velvet Glove " Stout instead from IRON FIST Brewing Company, whether you are in Vista, California or not?!? We have it On Special for $11.99 a 750ml bottle, 9% alcohol by volume, www.IronFistBrewing.com. They write on the back label : " You know the expression, ' A Velvet Glove and an Iron Fist'? It was coined to refer to a regime that used a soft exterior to hide it's punishingly unforgiving nature. This seems an apt description to our Velvet Glove. It's placid appearance and unparalleled smoothness hide the truth, this is one fiendishly unrelenting stout. Rich chocolaty espresso dominates the flavor profile, with a velvety smooth texture that will haunt your senses... " WONDER IF A WOMAN wrote this text above for the IRON FIST Brewing Stout? If so, do you think that she might have been reading or read " 50 Shades Of Gray "? WHAT PART of the 3-books might this IRON FIST Stout be truly appropriate? You all have to weigh-in on this as I have not read the book yet, but do plan to do so soon. HELP! I KNOW, ENOUGH'S ENOUGH, or maybe not nearly enough! That's the conundrum facing us. I JUST SPOKE TO TWO OF OUR delivery men that brought us more of the delicious dry white Veneto white Lugana  2012 from the southern tip of Lake Garda from  AZIENDA AGRICOLLA OTTELLA, $14.99 a bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume,  ) , and I asked them if either of them had read " " 50 Shades of Gray "? They both said : " no ", one added : " But the movie's coming out, that's when I'll get a chance to see what it's all about." SO : when and if you do read one of the three books : have a glass or more of this deliciously refreshing Lugana white. You will like it. IT'S ALSO a great reminder that you are still basking in the supreme pleasures and glories that are summer, being outside, having a grill, sitting in the shade and listening to the summer's wild and frivolous and mischievous-at-times-too escapades. Where and when day's melt into eventful evenings and that wind their ways into long and soulful, heartfelt and soul-bearing conversations, both public and some private over cigars and brandies, or BAILEY'S Irish Cream ( On Special for $25.99 ),  or  DOMAINE DE CANTON Ginger-saturated VSOP French cognac ( $31.99 ), too. RAGE AGAINST THE COMING OF THE LIGHT! Do you think that Dylan Thomas might have said that ever in his life? How did he feel about those long nights that had to come to an end eventually with the dawn and the sun's poking it's round head over our horizon?!? THEN, AS WE PUT TOGETHER A CASE of wines for the beach I asked our good male customer : " Have you ever read " 50 Shades Of Gray? " He responded : " No but that was not written for us to read ". I immediately said : " What! Why? " and we continued to talk about it and put together his case of a Baker's Dozen for his " Last Hurrah " at the beach. He's got some of the really fine Spanish Gran Reserva 2005 from Valencia, $13.99 a bottle. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE deal and wine, both, amazing for this price : Spain's highest quality level from a great year and under $15 a bottle - impressive all around. I convinced him to buy 2 bottles of this. BUT HEY :  LET US HELP YOU make this process of an eventually disappearing summer be  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 : IT'S ALSO , In Fact, A PORT, SHERRY, MARSALA, MADEIRA & SAKE SALE 2 : Mix these up with the non-sparkling wines and SAVE BIG :      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:        1) 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!          2) 2011 Dry Red Burgundy Pinot Noir from the DOMAINE HENRI NAUDIN-FERRAND ( On Special for $14.99 a bottle,, 12% alcohol by volume ) : It's young and lively and lovely and so promising as it starts to shed some of it's steely exterior and permit one's tongue to penetrate to the juicy liquid meat of these Pinot Noir grapes that gave up their lives to reward us for our patience and admiration. SO : OPEN the bottle 45 minutes before drinking it, even decant it : it will deliver, it will come through but it cannot be rushed! What a treat.            3) Pedro Ximenez dry white Chilean food wine, this 2012 Reserva from the Elqui Valley ( $11.99 a bottle, 13% alcohol by volume,www.falernia.com ) is made from a Spanish sherry grape by an Italian and made in Chile! On top of all of this it's also made from a grape that makes a famous sweet sherry and here it makes a dry and complex dry white that is laden with gobs of nutty overtones, a touch of oxidation perhaps, and honeysuckle and honey accents that will temp all those remaining bees and bumble bees that are still around storing up their food treasures for the winter that will eventually displace this glorious AUGUST SUMMER that we have enjoyed here in the Washington D.C. metropolitan region. This is a fine food wine indeed. It's got all the weight, the presence, the fortitude, the stamina and the character to withstand any barrage of extra-strong flavors and tastes, textures, layers, sauces ... herbs, hot-heat peppers, spices - whatever is there!     4) " 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. Just a couple of bottles left of this before we move into the " new " vintage.       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 Brabera 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. THIS WAS TAKEN from last year's store email. We still have it, though, AS WELL AS the " Sine " 2010 Barbera Del Monferrato, $13.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume. BOTH are wonderful and balanced and great with a meal! BUT HEY : WE ARE SO MUCH MORE than just wine! SANTOS, WHAT HAVE YOU For US ?!?  ALE, BEER, & CIDER :           TWO FABulous PUMPKIN ALES :      1) Our PUMPKIN ALE from SARANAC  ( On Special for $5.49 a Jug that has a handle - like old bottles of whiskey to chug! It looks like a 750ml bottle, I like it, go to : www.saranac.com for more info ) : new and exciting, and certainly a fun presentation and SARANAC does a fine job. Come get some while you still can, may be very limited availability in this presentation. Ask Santos.      2) Fall Hornin' Pumpkin Ale from ANDERSON VALLEY, Boonville, CA. ( $11.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce cans, 6% alcohol by volume, go to : www.avbc.com for more information ) : Santos says that he has never seen this before, it's a first for us, SPECIAL, BE THE FIRST to try it here in Washington D.C. Be the first to tell others about it. Sounds so new and exciting and cutting edge. After all, ANDERSON VALLEY is high quality indeed, since 1987...           BEER :      1) Oktoberfest from GOOSE ISLAND ( On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12 ounce bottles, 6.4% alcohol by volume, Chicago, Illinois, go to : www.gooseisland,com for more information ) : WHAT?!? Oktoberfest now, it's just September, not even close to October yet! But that's the wave of the future, release everything really early these days. Keep that in mind as you plan your buying strategies, that way you will not be disappointed later when you go in search of it. AND RAVI, What SAY YOU About LIQUOR, LIQUEUR?      1) Rum from FLOR De CANA , this 7-Year Old GRAN RESERVE , Slow Aged ( $24.99, 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, from Nicaragua, imported, kosher, go to : www.flordecana.com for more info ) has a lovely darkly-golden patina, a sheen, a scent, a silky essence and perfume that wafts so un-alarmingly  and straight-pure to our cores as we smell and sip, and pause to reflect how lucky we are to have this wonderful moment together with still all our senses and mental faculties clear and intact : ohhhhh yes! A great time to  smile and grin and " wax-poetic " about our recent exploits and adventures, some we share some we keep buried so deeply, privately that this FLOR De CANA can only know.      2) Red & Blue Bikini 2-Piece from SKYY Vodka ( $15.99, 40% alcohol by volume, San Fransisco, CA. , www.skyyvodka.com for more info ) : the bottle packaging SCREAMS OUT summer and warm and hot weather, at the beach or by the lake, of bathing suits and relaxation and feeling stress-free and relaxed and smiling broadly, grinning sheepishly, burning the candle at both ends for as long as there is light and flame and any reserve of energy left at our disposal to carry us along until we drop with delirious glee and rest and all-consuming summer's bountiful satisfactions. Buy this and keep refilling it with more SKYY Vodka to keep the summer alive for yourselves. AS YOU CAN PLAINLY READ with all of this that I am still clearly in a SUMMER'S STATE-OF-MIND and happy to still be so. SO : please bear with me, I have a whole lot weighing on all of this, a lot of pressure to keep summer with us this week. Cheers.      3) Rare Fine Champagne VSOP French Cognac from HINE ( $62.99, 750ml bottle, ) : some really fine and smooth French cognac. I was drinking some with my neighbor about three weeks ago as he got ready to deploy again to Saudia Arabia once again. We smoked some Astral cigars I still owned and drank some of this very special HINE VSOP Cognac and told some personal stories as 50 shades of stress dropped off our clothes and we shared our humanness and our honesty : how HINE RARE and exciting was that ( !?! ) into the wee hours of the night. Work was hard because of this but it was a price I'd gladly pay all over again. I thanked him for his service and keeping our country a bit safer for those of us civilians that stay behind here and never see what he and the others see or experience. Cheers!      4) Walnut from THE " Original " NOCELLO from TOSCHI ( $31.99, imported from Italy, 24% alcohol by volume, from Savignano sul Panaro ( MO ), Italy. What fun, still popular after all these many years. Great to drink while reading an all-absorbing novel. FOUR MORE WINES To Enjoy While Reading 50 Shades Of Gray:      1) Sancerre Dry Loire Valley White, 100% Sauvignon Blanc, from the DOMAINE De CHEZATTE ( $22.99, 750ml bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume, go to : www.domaine-chezatte.fr for more information ) : steely clean, crisp, vibrant, like plucking a taut guitar string or violin string, the flavors will resonate and reverberate long and satisfyingly on your tongue and full palate. What a tasty treat, enjoy with some fresh goat's cheese! I asked a Frenchman earlier while discussing this wine : " Have you read : ' Fifty Shades Of Gray ? ' " He responded : " No ", but that his wife had.      2) Cracklin Savie Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from LAKE CHALICE , New Zealand ( $18.99 a bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume ,www.lakechalice.com ) : mature, multi-layered, more weight and complexity with the bottle-aging - you can lose yourselves and your palate and tongue in the folds and the nooks and crannies that have miraculously appeared in the tapestry of it's flavors : Sauvignon Blanc takes a solid form of marble and stature and a Rodin-esque quality that shouts for food, for a meal, for a release from it's bottled-confinement. Be the one, release it, free it, unshackle it's myriads of flavors, textures, taunts and teases and pleasures.      3) " Pure Syrah " from La Maison  GUYOT, 2010 ( $14.99 a bottle, dry Northern French Rhone wine from a great year , 13% alcohol by volume ) : effusive raw and thick Syrah toasted-roasted fruit and all the spiciness and lovely messiness and mildness and munchiness that comes in a liquid Syrah form : from the most famous region in the world for a Syrah's true, unvarnished, humble and mighty and amazing expression. Cheers.      4) Lambrusco Vino Rosso Frizzante-sparkling , this " Rigoletto " from ROBERTO NEGRI in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region ( $18.99, 750ml bottle, 10.5% alcohol by volume , San Giorgio, ( MN ), Italy ) : it's dry and sparkling and fresh and lively and bubbling and earthy and spicy and yet also bright and frothy : EVERYTHING in perfect balance. What a wonderful treat to enjoy with smoked meats at a meal or afterward with some Biscotti. Lovely. Diego poured it here this weekend and everyone loved it. It was a real treat for everyone this past Labor Day weekend. Grazie Diego. WEEKEND TASTINGS :      FRIDAY, September 6th, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Jodie Jackman here to taste an assortment of her fine portfolio of wines. We will taste some of the VALDIPIATTA Tuscan reds, the AN/ 2 from Mallorca from ANIMA NEGRA using four indigenous grape varieties, a Portuguese wine, too : and at least something from the Western Hemisphere as not to forget it , too makes fine wines! Call us for more info, or just show up and be happily surprised!      SATURDAY, September 7th, 2013 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Sotiris Bafitis himself here to try some FABulous dry Greek whites, reds and rose : and maybe even an Italian wine as well? What a great tasting this will be. He's a great Greek Ambassador, one everyone should meet at least once in their lives! JOIN US : ALL our weekend tastings are always free and everyone is welcome. Cheers. I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN many things but it's time finally now to proof and send this. Cheers. Thanks for everything. Be sure an follow us on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and also at wineenabler,  and LIKE us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. AGAIN, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING > Happy Birthday today Dave Hansen. Hope you got to see the Richard Dieberkorn art at the National Mall today. Looked really good from what I read and saw in this past weekend's Washington Post newspaper. Take care all ... you are all the best, the cream of the crop ...   TONY

Today's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits' Store Email Written & Posted By Anthony Quinn - Tuesday September 10th, 2013 Store Email

HAPPY YOM KIPPUR that begins at sunset this Saturday, September 14th, 2013!

BY THE WAY, DID YOU ALL KNOW that on the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge , driving to work each day from Virginia that I see on the edge of the Bridge to my left with the Kennedy Center as a backdrop, a " living GREEN " Washington Monument! YES : it's true. Right there, growing before our eyes all summer long is a wondrous, fun and spirited,  shooting upwards tendril vine , a most-certain climbing green vine that quickly grew to cover up the lamp post that became it's anchor, it's grounding for such a living spectacle of sun-loving green growth! I loved being a witness to this and wonder if anyone else has noticed and made the same connection? 

FROM MY DRIVER'S SEAT I could see both this living . changing yearly " alive " green  Washington Monument, right to the left of the now scaffold-covered " original ". What fun, what life, what splendor, what a monument this all is to being alive and reaching out for the essential embrace of our sun that keeps us all alive and gives us the unique ability to thrive, stretch our arms and wings, to climb, to reach for so very much. Cheers.

PUMPKIN BEERS GALORE, GINGER BEERS, TOO, GINS POPPING UP ALL OVER, HARD APPLE CIDERS FINDING " New " EXPRESSION : this is a great time for so many categories, the sky's the limit, really it is today as we all scramble just to keep up, just to keep our heads above water. That's a challenge these days as many of you already know. I have to say that I welcome this challenge as it certainly keeps me feeling quite alive and younger, too. 

TODAY : The " New " LANDSCAPE is much more than wine and that is something that becomes painfully obvious to me each and every day! I have to try and keep up with all of this, and I welcome writing this weekly store email as it really does help me.

AS YOU ALL COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD we try and have at least something from your home , wherever that may be. I wish that there was a better system in place to help us. We get requests for things like Chinese wines, for more plum wines with the plums inside the bottles, for the wines of Uruguay, or Peru, and of Chile, too. That's just scraping the surface, believe me.

TWO YOUNG LADIES from Hungary, one named Anna came in search of their country's wines and were very disappointed that we did not have any good Bull's Blood. We will soon, that is one situation that Michel and I have been working to solve and should have nipped in the bud by the end of this month.

WE TALK WITH YOU , OUR CUSTOMERS and explain that we need more help from our suppliers, brokers, importers, wholesalers, reps to bring more of these things to our attention. For example, I know that Ethiopian Honey Tej wine must still be available? I know that the Ethiopian restaurants here must be selling it? SO, if that's true, why aren't the wholesalers calling us, too : and asking us if we would like to buy any? That would be nice, we would order it.

WHY DON'T THE EMBASSIES work more closely with us all, their Commercial Sections could call us in the store and restaurants to alert us to what is available to us and to you? That would be a " big help ", really it would, hint- hint ...

SPEAKING OF EMBASSIES, yesterday the Embassy of Uruguay had a major wine-tasting from 1-5PM , including the excellent wines of CATAMAJOR,  STAGNARI, ... and , I hope, BODEGAS CARRAU & BOUZA? We carry the BODEGAS CARRAU and the BOUZA ( 2011 Tannat Reserva, Montevideo, $23.99, 15% alcohol by volume, www.bouza@bodegabouza.com ,  ALSO : bouza@bodegabouza.com, Tel : 598-2323-7491 , Chacras del Sur, S.A., INAVI 287 ), we used to carry both the CATAMAJOR and the STAGNARI wines, lots of Tannat and Tannat Reserva. That's the French red grape variety Uruguay has adopted as their own, and done very well with it. The grape comes from France's Madiran region and is the grape with the highest amount of natural Resveratrol, and thus been very much in the public's eye since 2006 when many studies were released as to the benefits to all of us of Resveratrol.

AS A MATTER OF NOTE :  We carry the CHANARMUYO Reserva Family Wine from La Rioja, Argentina : the 2009, $19.99, 15% alcohol by volume, from the Valle De Chanarmuyo, go to : www.chanarmuyo.com.ar for more info. Big, flavorful, a fine food wine when you grill outside in this late summer of ours. Enjoy, stay healthy.

I WANT TO GIVE A " Big SHOUT OUT " TO YOU ALL : for all that you do to help us keep Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits well-stocked. Because of you largely we have the diversity and the variety that we offer you. By so often coming back from trips with wonderfully-enriching experiences that you want to keep alive and healthy, you come in search of products that we have or try and get for you. Together we make a real difference, and for that I want to " MAKE SOME NOISE " for you all! Cheers , thanks, obregado, merci, gracias, prego ....

SO : Let's Talk SOME ALE & BEER & Cider, Too : From Santos :

     1) Scotch Ale from McEWAN'S ( On Special for $10.99 a 4-pack of 11.2 US Fl. Oz bottles, 8% alcohol by volume, since 1856, WELLS & YOUNG'S Brewing, Bedford, UK, MK40 4LU ; go to :   www.mcewans.co.uk for more info ) : glad to have this here for you all, what a treat. Cheers.

     2) Pivo Beer Stoljetna Tradicija, Okrunjeno Kvalitetom , since 1854, from KARLOVACKO ( On Special for $3.99, 500ml bottle, 5% alcohol by volume, product of Croatia, go to : www.karlovacko.hr for more information ) : what fun, we also sell wines from Croatia. People's eyes light up with the mention of Croatia. How many of you have been there? Please do comment at the end of this store email and let us know. Cheers.      3) Organic Chocolate Stout from SAMUEL SMITH'S Brewery ) $4.99 a 1 Pt. 2.7 Fl. Oz bottle, 550ml, 5% alcohol by volume, Tadcaster, UK USDA Organic, ) : " Brewed with water from the original brewery well sunk in 1758, the gently roasted organic chocolate malt and real organic cocoa used in this ale impart a delicious, smooth and creamy character, with inviting deep flavors and a delightful finis - ...  ".

     4) " Old Thumper " A Beast Of A Beer  from RINGWOOD BREWERY ( On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12 ounce bottles, 5.6% alcohol by volume, brewed by SHIPYARD BRewing Company, LLC. in Portland, Maine,  ) : brand new from what I can tell, looks FIERCE with the wild boar on the two labels as well as on the gold bottle top! Taste it, enjoy, and be protected as you do by a local wold boar, that's the message I get from this. What do you think, any of you tried it yet? Cheers.
     5) Pumpkin Ale from SCHLAFLY Special Release ( $12.99 a 6-pack, 12 Fl. Oz, brewed and bottled by The Saint Louis Brewery, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, go to :www.schlafly.com for more info ) : " Schlafly Pumpkin Ale blends the spices - cinnamon, nutmeg and clove ) of the harvest with full-bodied sweetness for a beer that tastes like pumpkin pie . "  NO WONDER then, that this Pumpkin Beer is so very popular each year here. Cheers.

OUR FAMILY FRIEND is on a two-week trip to Peru and our thoughts and prayers go out to her for a safe and wonderful trip and journey. I have contacted our good friend Melanie Asher that, with her sister, makes their very own Peruvian Piscos : the MACCHU PISCO, $23.99 - and the topflight " La Diablada " , $39.99.

THE " LA DIABLADA " : " is named after an Andean spiritual dance reenacting a legendary fight between anges ( angels ) and demons, and just as the dance strives to achieve perfect harmony , this blend achieves a sumptuous balance of bold , sweet aromas and spicy round flavors." I agree, the Pisco Sours that you made the other weekend with your Aunt Rosa here were sublime Melanie, the very best.Go to : www.macchupisco.com for more info on these two fine products from Melanie that she is now making in Lima, Peru. See you when you return Melanie. Cheers.   We have both here in stock now for you all. What a treat, a fine Peruvian Pisco Sour to make you dream and feel free and good.

MORE LIQUOR & LIQUEUR From Ravi :

     1) Sambuca Superiore liquore from CASTELLO MIO ( $21.99, 750ml bottle, 38% alcohol by volume, family-made since 1898 ) : " Ignite your evening with the cool, rich taste of CASTELLO MIO Sambuca Superiore... "

      2) Espirito Puro Da Natureza  Ypioca RUM TOUCANO from Brazil ( On Special for $24.99, 1 liter, 40% alcohol by volume , since 1846, ) : " Carefully aged for a shimmering taste, versatile  Ypioca TOUCANO makes ordinary rum cocktails take flight! Try it where rum is not typically used - for there the Adventure Truly Begins! ... TOUCANO is born of the first flavorful crush of sugar cane. " I've enjoyed this at home now and can attest to it's very fine flavor and taste. Top-notch : glad to find a local distributor for it here - FINALLY! Enjoy.

     3) Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey from SPEAKEASY ( $30.99 a 750ml bottle, 47.2% alcohol by volume , distilled in Kentucky, bottled in Bardstown Club Distilling Company, Bardstown, Nelson, County, Kentucky ) : Original Sour Mash Bourbon. Try some. Cheers.

     4) The Original GORDON'S London Dry Gin ( $11.99, Est. 1769, 4-% alcohol by volume, in a plastic bottle, lighter, easier to travel with, won't break ) : " The World's No 1 International Gin ... the original ". I have a new respect for it as it was featured in the second-to-last James Bond movie that I saw with my son. That must have cost the people of GORDON'S several pretty pounds, for get the pennies! GREAT VALUE. Try some again as if for the very first time. Who knows, Daniel Craig might be there in the same restaurant or bar when you ask for it " shaken, not stirred " ... Cheers everyone.

     5) Island Spiced Caribbean rum with Coconut liqueur & natural spices, with Truvia sweetener , by MALIBU 70 Calories ( On Special for $14.99 a 750ml bottle, imported Caribbean rum, go to : www.malibu-rum.com for more info and recipes ) : Try this one :  with your favorite zero calerie mixer, like diet cola or sparkling water for a light, fresh drink. Cheers.

WINE From Michel & Tony :

          WHITE :

     1) 2011 Sauvignon Blanc  from South Africa's Swartland region, made by RIEBEEK CELLARS ( $7.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume,  ) : what a delightfully engaging crisp and dry white wine, and what incredible value, too. Great outside with shellfish, goats' cheese, salads with a fine mustard vinaigrette, oh yeah. Nice on a boat, a sail boat would be ideal, anchored, the sun in full splendor, you there at the edges sipping wine, feeding each other some goats' cheese, or the goat and cow version that's a bit firmer and won't fall into the water as might the goats' cheese if the boat rocks, with you there I feel most certain that it will! Cheers.

     2) Viognier 2012 from Argentina's La Rioja region, from CHANARMUYO, $On Special for $9.99 - regularly $13.99, this 13% alcohol by volume dry white is quite engaging , quite the listener, will hear  your concerns, and help you to deal with them as you have a moment to enjoy with family and friends with a meal somewhere close at hand. It's bright, it's fresh, it's flavorful, it's firm with flesh but well-balanced and tastes really good in this 90 degree weather of ours now. Go to :www.chanarmuyo.com.ar for more info. Cheers.

     3) Sauvignon Blanc From New Zealand's Marlborough region, this TEN SISTER'S dry white, 2011, is showing beautifully now , reminds me of nice Sancerre that is fruit-forward, bright, still steely but less so than some, smooth, sits so elegantly on one's palate, a delight ( On Special for $13.99, regularly $16.99 a bottle, 13% alcohol by volume, go to : www.TenSisters.co.nz for more info. Cheers.

     THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY afternoon I was " waxing poetic " as is my serendipitous artistic nature and I started to talk to Sara and her husband about the indigenous two grapes found in the ADOLI GHIS dry white mainland Greek mineral-laden wine : the Lagorthi ( 70% ) and the Aspoudes ( 30% )  blend - that they had the unique capability with their root systems that are so ancient to still grown from them tendrils that reach out, burrow the soil and rock around the roots, grow Peacock-like, colorful plums that fan and thus air the roots themselves and provide them both with some color and some more room to breathe and expand. I was waiting for some reaction. I was about to continue this description, to say that the roots that are living have their own language. That when they speak of the vines above they refer to them as being " down under " and in the dark, so-to-speak. I would have , too. But I did not want to continue wi thout admitting that what I was telling was just a story to draw attention to these two delightful grapes from Greece that Sotiris said are not used for any other wines that he knows about. SO : the morale of this story  : always remember the two indigenous grapes - Lagorthi and Aspoudes, that they have fine tendrils with Peacock feather-like fans to illuminate these roots and bring color and life to the grapes they eventually grow " down under ". It's all depends on one's perspective or point-of-view. Cheers.

     4) 2011 Dry Greek white blend of indigenous grapes called Lagorthi and Aspoudes ( read above ) that produce this magnificent dry white Greek wine , the ADOLI GHIS that, when less chilled is rounder and fuller and softer on one's palate. When chilled it is leaner, sterner, more firm, less fleshy, with higher levels of acids and minerals to taunt and tease and ultimately please one's palate. We sell it for $21.99 and are almost sold-out because of our Greek wine-tasting here this Saturday with Sotiris Bafitis that was a grand success! What a treat, what a wine. Thanks Sotiris. After your tasting Michel came up to me and complemented your fine selection of Greek wines as perhaps the best available to us? I agree, excellent job.

     5) 2012 Pino & Toi dry white Veneto white, a refreshing and flavorful wine by MACULAN that's a blend of three grapes : Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Tocai " get it?!? It sells for $10.99 a bottle, 12.5% a;cohol by volume, from Breganze, Italy : it's charming, it's delightful. Jody Jackman poured it here this past weekend. Thanks, grazie Jody e a presto! 

          ROSE :

     1)  2012 Cape Rose from RIEBEEK CELLARS in South Africa's Swartland region ( $8.99, 13% alcohol by volume, est. 1941, 100% Pinotage dry rose ) : " Abundant and distinctive flavours of fresh strawberries and ripe cherries with a crisp dryness on the palate will be charming at many an occasion. .. enjoy a glass on its own or pair with seafood and light meals with smoky flavours. "

     2) Dry Greek rose blend made from the 85%  Xinomavro and 15% Moschomavro grapes in this 2012 from DIOFILI at the Siatista Winery ( $14.99, 13% alcohol by volume ) : made from 70 year-old vines this is spectacular and so fresh and bright and " friendly " and right. It was a big hit this weekend when Sotiris poured it. Everyone loved it, even those that usually do not like rose wines Heard that as frequent refrain as people grabbed a bottle and walked away with it. Cheers.

          REDS :

     1) 2011 dry red Piemonte Barbera red from Italy, from BRICCO Del TATI ( $8.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume, go to : www.briccodeitati.com for more info ) : " ... we make this delightfully fresh Barbera. We make it for ourselves, friends, and family. " Mary Beth & Manu. It's a beauty : so lively, so bright, such a tasty treat to enjoy with many a meal year-round!

     2) La Cappucina " Madego " Biodynamic ( made with organic grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenere ) , this Veneto dry red blend 2011, On Special for $11.99, regularly $14.99, estate-bottled medium-to-light-bodied red is fleshier, riper, ,more fruit-forward, and easier to sip from the first sip than the past vintage. it's a great price now. Chill slightly and serve inside or outside, with many a grilled or well-seasoned meal. Andrew Stover tasted us on it recently and we gave him an order immediately once we tried it. Excellent.

     3) 2011 Chianti Colli Senesi from the TENUTA VALDIPIATTA ( $16.99, 14% alcohol by volume ) : made in Montepulciano from their grapes this 2011 is perfect hot-weather dry red. medium-to-light-bodied, chill thirty minutes to focus  and firm-up and energize these toasty cherry-berry flavors that are quite polished and still young. This is perfect outside with many a meal. Love the colorful label, too. It's a well-balanced wine where the tannins and acids are softer and allow the fruit and accents of spice to find true expression. " Enjoy with hearty and red sauced pastas, red meats, game, roasts and aged cheeses." It will fill-out more with time.

     WED HAVE ENJOYED selling a whole lot of the excellent vintage 2008 of this Colli Senesi up until last week when the last bottle was sold. AS A MATTER of interest one of our customers this Saturday stopped me to tell me what a big success the 2008 VALDIPIATTA was : he and his friends loved it. What more can any wine ask?!? That's success, that's pure enjoyment and satisfaction, and all for only $16.99 a bottle. Thanks for tasting it here this past weekend Jodi.

     4) 2010 1005 Agiorgitiko dry Greek red from the MITRAVELAS ESTATE ( $25.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume ) is seriously serious, tasty, great classic Greek wine to enjoy with a meal. Take a sip, close your eyes, lean your head back and swallow " in steps ", not all at once, move the liquid around your mouth with your tongue. hold your breath shake your head ever so slightly, pause, reflect : let the wine charm you as you charm it : what a tactile, wonderfully personal, unique experience, swallow and smack your lips to get whatever acidity there is and taste the finish now for a very long time. Thanks Sotiris for tasting this here this past Saturday. What a wine.

     WEEKLY WEDNESDAY 3-Part Non-Sparkling Wine, Sake, Port, Madeira, Marsala, Sherry SALE :

       1) BUY ANY BOTTLE of the above for $20 or over and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker price.

       2) BUY ANY 6 or more bottles of the above and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.

       3) BUT ANY 12 or more bottles listed above and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.

     MIX THEM UP, get a variety. Call us here at : 202-363-4265 if you cannot come and either Michel or me ( TONY ) will be glad to help you.


WEEKEND TASTINGS :

     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Boutique here to taste an assortment of their fine California wines I believe? I think we will make it all about the west coast and with wineries like COMPASS, DREYER, YORKVILLE Organic CELLARS and KENNETH VOLK. Ohhhh what fun! Cheers. Just tasted some really fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from KENNETH VOLK, but might have to use their dry red Negrette or dry white Verdelho ( $21.99, Paso Robles, " Pomar Junction " vineyard, 2010, 14.4% alcohol by volume, for more info go to : www.volkwines.com ) instead?!? We will decide this all tomorrow.
     SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2013 ( 2-6PM ) : It's Yom Kippur at sunset! : we have Fernando from Tradewinds Specialty Selections coming to pour the ESTATE Series from CHANARMUYO, all four On Special for $9.99 : as well as perhaps the Reserva Tannat and the Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, both selling for $19.99 a bottle. Cheers.

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I KNOW I HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING but it is time to send this email. Thanks for all your support and please join us this week for all our many store specials. There are MANY ITEMS on DEEP DISCOUNT in all categories. Come see for yourselves. You are always welcome and we are always happy to serve you. Cheers,  ... LIKE us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits and also follow us on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and also at wineenabler. See you soon  TONY

Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits' Store Email Written & Posted On Tuesday September 17th, 2013

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GREAT CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits as the cool weather and rain of today are the perfect foil for us all to get together here ... THAT'S FROM a store email I wrote and posted 2 years ago on September 20th, 2011. Seems like a lifetime ago. How things have changed. I posted this email on our Facebook page for you all to read and to see how things have evolved since then : always good to have some perspective on our lives.  I WANT TO GIVE A GREAT BIG " Shout-Out / Let's Make Some Noise " For Our LOCAL LEGEND in the spirits business here in Washington D.C. : to LINDA FERGUSON that worked at Forman Brothers distributors that became National, that later became National-Republic where she is now and retires at the end of this month. Everyone that has ever done any spirits business with these three distributors over the years knows that Linda Ferguson has been like the mother, the savior, THE ONE that made many things happen, many deals complete, many orders ship and arrive in one piece and as intended  - on so many instances that no one can count them. I know this first-hand because I worked at Forman Brothers back in 1995-1997 and she was the glue of the operation, the face of the company, the kind and gentle and professional person in the link that never lost her temper, never despaired, worked and worked until it happened if at all humanely possible. I THANK YOU LINDA for all of us. We will miss you, you will be sorely missed. Come by sometime with your lovely daughter and say : hello ". You are always welcome. You helped us all a lot here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits over the years. Thanks! You are a rare gift to us all, you are a wonderful person. I WAS DEVASTATED YESTERDAY with the news that my wife brought home to me about the senseless killing and loss of lives at the Naval Yard here right in our backyard. That was then compounded by watching the early evening news with the flooding in Colorado. Later I saw footage in Mexico, too. As my friend said to me : " I'm overwhelmed. " Me, too. I was touched to see a woman helping in Colorado in one of the neighborhood's of Denver where people could still drive to helping out. SHE SAID THAT she had been surprised by all the help that was given her during Hurricane Sandy on the Jersey shore, and this was her way to try and pay back that generosity shown her. The comments that I heard in that footage from those there in Denver was that they could not believe others would help as they did. So positive, so assuring. I HEARD ALL THIS LATE YESTERDAY as I had been out trimming and cutting away all the exuberant and lively growth from plants and shrubs, bushes, flowers and trees : from all the lush and tangled masses of butterfly bush, green shrubs with no name that I know, to holly bushes and trees, ornamental and invasive grasses, Crepe Myrtle bushes, and more. Oh, the Virginia creeper and the other not-so-desirable creepers were thick in the butterfly bushes and the overgrown azaleas! THERE, IN THE THICK of these bushes and vines I felt like I was in Brazil's Amazon with a machete hacking away at everything to find the light and blaze a trail! I did enjoy this and have all my scratches and bruises to show as badges of this valiant effort that I have undertaken this year, It's all paying off slowly. Glad to be in the thick of things like this. AS I TOLD MY WIFE over the dinner I grilled outside for us I knew that working hard like this in our yard grounded me and kept me younger : and certainly attached and involved with life : may I say : real life?!? I ALSO FELT very much in the thick of things here in Cleveland Park as many of us met at the Cleveland Park Library on Thursday night to discuss the four proposals of what to do , or keep the same, about our strip out front of parking spaces on our access road. Tempers, emotions, voices and facial expressions were all intense and flared and it was an intense meeting with strong opinions from everyone for about two-and-a-half hour period. Everyone has an opinion, many expressed parts of them, it was quite emotional. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK about the space that is a block-long here in front of our stores : our access road : should it stay the same or be changed? I did see a number of our customers there. People did show up for this meeting, people do care. I was pleased to have been there for this. I WANT TO WELCOME Anna and Adam from Australia to our neighborhood. They were here this weekend shopping with two of their Aussie friends. Anna is pregnant she and I spoke quite a bit about the current wine market here for Aussie wines. It was nice for me to meet them and to have a chance to hear what they say? They are concerned as sales have been sluggish from what they hear because of YELLOW TAIL they believe? I said I thought it was more because of big companies like FOSTERS that had made the change, especially considering the strong Aussie dollar and the weak American dollar? ANYWAY, we are delighted to be keeping the wines of Australia alive-and-well here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. We just added some and that feels so good. Come by and buy some Aussie wines the next time you need a bottle. I spoke of WEST CAPE HOWE ( go to :www.westcapehowewines.com.au  for more infor mation ), VINACEOUS, HAY SHED HILL, LONGVIEW, HUGH HAMILTON, DOMAINE TERLATO & CHAPOUTIER, and more : ALL alive and selling here! BUT WHAT'S SANTOS GOT BREWING FOR US in ALE, BEER & CIDER ?! :      1) " Weiss Principal " Ale from the PEAK Organic Brewing Company, an Imperial German-Style Hefe-Weisse Wheat Ale ( On Special for $6.99 a 1 Pt. 6 Fl. Oz bottle, 8.6% alcohol by volume, USDA Organic, go to : www.peakbrewing.com, Portland, ME ) :  " Double IPA meets HEFE-WEISS -  Weiss Principal is the international love child of a Hefe-Weisse and an American Double IPA. This unfiltered wheat beer employs a traditional German Weiss yeast, providing engaging banana and clove flavors. ... "      2) " Tart Of Darkness " Sour Stout Aged In Oak Barrels By Famille Rue THE BRUERY 2013 edition , unfiltered , bottle-conditioned ( $21.99, 750ml bottle, 7% alcohol by volume, Orange County, Placentia,  CA. Go to : www.TheBruery.com for more info ) : " Tart of Darkness is suitable for aging up to three years when cellared properly. Best stored and cellared around 55F. Ideal serving temperature is 50F. Please pour carefully, leaving the yeast sediment behind in the bottle. ...  With a toasty aroma and a tart finish, this sour black ale is a contortion of style and flavor, creating an unexpected delight. "      3) Orange Shandy Limited Release from LEINENKUGELS Brewing Company - Five generations of family brewing history ( On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, 12 Fl. Oz bottles, 4.2% alcohol by volume, The pride of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin since 1867, go to :www.leinie.com for more info ) : perfect for this beautiful weather here now. Enjoy!      4) Premium Pils , a Belgium original, from ESTAMINET ( On Special for $10.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, since 1797, produced, brewed and bottled by Palm Breweries NV/SA, Steenhuffel, Belgium. Go to : www.palmbreweries.com for more info ) : fun and exciting and great packaging, too! Black, gold, red and white : makes me want to rip the enclosed 6-pack shiny box open and have a beer right now! Can you resist this when you see it ? I do not think so. Cheers.      5) " Long Strange Triple " Belgium-style ale, bottle-conditioned, from the BOULEVARD BREWING CO. . " the Smokestack Series " ( On Special for $11.99 a 4-pack of 1ounce bottles, 9.2% alcohol by volume , Kansas City, Missouri ) : " Well, the first days are the hardest days, says master mechanic Trip Hogue, one of our first employees. We gratefully dedicate this rich, golden Triple ton all those that keep on playing in the band . " As Jerry Garcia sang : " What a long, strange trip it's been ... "           CIDER :      1) Sidre Brut Tendre from France and from Eric Bordelet ( $13.99, 5% alcohol by volume, Sidre demi-sec, go to :www.ericbordelet.com for more info ) : this blew Michel, Danielle, Santos and me away : it's wonderful, so rich, so dense, so filling, so apple-fleshy and lingering and INVITING! AMAZING apple flavors here : a MUST-TRY for all of you. HEY RAVI! What You Have In Liqueur / Liquor For Us This Week?           LIQUEUR :      1) Premium Limoncello Lemon Liqueur " Giola Luisa " from Sorento, Italy ( $24.99 a 750ml bottle, 30% alcohol by volume, go to : www.golimoncello.com for more information ) :  THIS is PERFECT for today as it is so beautiful outside and we can all enjoy some limoncello from Sorento, Italy where it originated! What a treat for this beautiful weather of ours today.          LIQUOR :      1) Unblended AMERICAN Whiskey Small Batch from MICHTER'S . Est. 1753 ( $46.99 a 750ml bottle, 41% alcohol by volume, from Bardstown, Kentucky ) : " We are proud to offer you our unblended Small Batch American Whiskey. In the Michter's tradition hailing from one of America's first distilleries, this whisky is made from highest quality American grains and matured to the peak of perfection in bourbon-soaked white oak barrels. It is then further mellowed by our signature filtration . " TRY SOME - what quality, later tonight, as things cool down and it's quite brisk outside : this will warm and cheer and steer you nicely as you prepare to call it a day and catch some zzz's...      2) " Tierras " TEQUILA Autenticas de Jalisco, ANEJO Hecho en Mexico, 100% Agave ( $39.99 a 750ml bottle, 40% alcohol by volume , Mexico ) : " ANEJO is a small batch Tequila made from carefully selected Blue Agave , grown on the Authentic Lands of Jalisco from where it obtains it's richness. Aged in oak barrels for more than a year, it is processed in the traditional way and bottled at " La Autentica " Distillery located in Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico. " I LOVED IT, loved them all, so smooth, so fine, no burn, no bite, SUBLIME and also organic, too. WHAT A TREAT.      3) AMERICAN Dry Gin from SMALL'S, Premium Extra Fancy ( $34.99, 43% alcohol by volume, 100% neutral grain spirits, Sheridan, Oregon, go to : www.localwinespirits.com for more info )  : " An Oregon spirit handmade in small-pot still batches using naturally farmed and wild-grown botanicals. Intensely aromatic from a complex infusion of juniper, orange, lemon, coriander, cardamon, angelica, caraway, start anise and raspberry. SMALL'S gin brings together a combination of recipes from the 19th century with obsessive distillation techniques and it's finest regional ingredients. .. "      4) Sloe Gin from PLYMOUTH ( On Special for $38.99 a 750ml bottle, go to : www.plymouthgin.com for more information ) : " A truly traditional English Sloe Gin , made to a recipe we first used in 1883, It's intensity and richness is the result of using high strength Plymouth gin which extracts the maximum flavour from the Sloe berries. " WINES From Michel & Tony :           WHITES:        2 Exciting Pinot Grigio Wines :      1) Pinot Grigio delle Venezie , 2012 from ZENATO , $11.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume, the current wines have that " bit extra pizzas " and acidity to energize-polarize them and make them very bright and very refreshing!      2) Pinot Grigio Unoaked 2012 from di LENARDO Vineyards , established 1878, Friuli, Italy ( $13.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume, Gonars, Italy ; go to : www.dilenardo.it for more information ) : there's a fullness, a passion , a pleasure, an instant-contact with your palate when this Pinot Grigio of owner Max touches it : unmistakable, so immediate, so overall pleasurable! Bravo Max!           OTHER WHITES :      1) Chardonnay - 234 , a 2012 Somontano from ENATE ( $15.99, 14% alcohol by volume, from Vinedos y Crianzas A.A.S.A., Salas Bajas, Spain, 100% Chardonnay ) : this flavor, balance, taste profile really impressed both Michel and myself. We are very pleased to have this current vintage of 2012 here once again. Cheers.      2) Viognier 2012 from CHARMUYO Estate in La Rioja, Argentina ( On Special for $9.99 a bottle - regularly $13.99 a bottle, ) : Fernando Valenti that poured this for you all this past Saturday ... it was a big success for those planning a meal that's flavorful and needs a dry white to stand up to bold flavors. THERE'S A DISTINCT beginning taste here that's bold of sun-drenched nuts and a splash of vanilla, and then a touch of toast and a touch of tartness-even an accent of bitterness that will cut many flavors. It's bold, for an equally bold meal - something grilled, some eggplant, some Portobello mushrooms even before turning to the reds that they make, like the Reserva Tannat that we sell here for $19.99? ONE OF OUR GOOD customers Andrea said of the Tannat Reserva from CHANARMUYO Estate that it would be great, as she's a vegetarian , with grilled tofu, grilled eggplant and grilled mushrooms like Portobello! Buy a bottle of each and start cooking and testing the two wines with these various flavors.      3) 2011 Riesling VQA Niagara Penninsula from CAVE SPRING CELLARS ( $16.99 a bottle, 11.5% alcohol by volume, Jordan, Ontario, Canada : go to : www.cavesspring.ca for more info ) : this past Friday when John Morrison poured it for everyone the comment was always something like : " Wow,  and ... I don't usually like Riesling, but I like this . " WE SOLD MOST of it as it is showing so well : has some fruit but not too much for most. SOME DID NOT WANT any of the Riesling fruit, others wanted more of the Petrol-nose that the Riesling develops with more age : many found it perfect as it was! Thanks owner Tom, you make fine Rieslings, you and your Italian winemaker. Bravo.      4) Sauvignon Blanc 2011 from YORKVILLE CELLARS. made with organic grapes ( $18.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume, from Mendocino, CA. Go to : www.Yorkville Cellars.com for more info ) : Estate grown, from the Randle Hill Vineyard, this wine has a bit more weight and depth that you might expect. It's a really fine food wine as the dryness and the weight will make you start thinking about some food to accompany it.      JOHN MORRISON also poured this on Friday night and, again everyone loved it. We still have a few bottles here, some in the cold box. What a good wine this would be to start sipping outside before you move inside to your meal on this drop-dead gorgeous afternoon here now!           ROSE :      1) Petit Rose 2012 from Germany's WEINGUT FRIEDRICH BECKER in the Pfalz, dry, flavorful, $19.99, 11.5% alcohol by volume , from Schweigen , a qualitatswein ) : made from a blend of 60% Pinot Noir, 20% Portuguiser, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Dornfelder. " IT SHOWS NICE FRUIT, lingering freshness, good balance and a mouthwatering acidity which makes this a great wine to enjoy on it's own or with a wide variety of dishes. "      2) Lagrein dry rose , made from the indigenous Lagrein grape variety, DOC, from KELLEREI CANTINA ANDRIAN, $18.99, 13% alcohol by volume ( from Italy's Alto Adige region in Terlano , go to :www.cantina-andriano.com for more info ) :  DARKER, DEEPER COLOR, this has a lot of weigh and flavor and again is best with a meal. Perfect in these evenings as it get cooler outside as the sun moves further away from us and eventually disappears from sight. The flavors here longer for a long time and stay with you until the sun returns, of course! Real flavor, real excitement here. Cheers.           REDS :      1) Monica , an indigenous dry red grape variety from Sardinia, from PALA, $18.99, 14% alcohol by volume, this 2011 really impressed Michel and myself. For more information on it go to :www.pala.it.      LOVED the toasty cherry, roasted berry flavors that are fruit-forward, medium-to-light-bodied, engaging and fun and make your palate follow along as not to miss anything! This is a really nice, special wine from Sardinia : a " new " taste sensation for you all, nice just to sip for awhile before the meal comes along. Great when you grill. Chill it slightly up to 30 minutes. PERFECT for today and this weather! FUN!      2) Cannanau Di Sardegna is another name for the Grenache grape. This 2012 from BRUNO ZANATTA, $16.99, 13.5% alcohol by volume, near Olbia, made from 100% Cannanau, it will remind you of a good southern French Rhone with it's own flavor twist and surprise. We loved it and ordered it immediately. It's a great food wine, and great now as things begin to cool down some. It will buttress and fortify you and your home, and you will be happy to be getting to know it and it's specific Sardinian character. Cheers! WEEKLY WEDNESDAY : SALE :      - MARSALA,      - MADEIRA,      - PORT,      - SAKE,      - SHERRY and      - NON-SPARKLING Wine     : a   3-Part  SALE Of The Above :      1) BUY ANY Bottle at $20 or more of the above categories and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.      2) BUY Six Or More bottles of these same categories listed above and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker prices.      3) BUY Twelve or More bottles of these same categories and SAVE 20% OFF on the marked sticker prices.      MIX THEM UP, have some fun, experiment, test yourselves and your palates and see what you like and can discover. Have fun! It's still an Indian summer and the weather is still beautiful so SAVE BIG HERE every Wednesday @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. IF YOU CANNOT COME respond to this email or call Michel Dumas or me ( Tony Quinn ) here at : 202-363-4265. Pay on Wednesday's and SAVE BIG !! Cheers. WEEKEND TASTINGS :      Friday, September 20th, 2013 : we had a last-minute cancellation and so are now trying to get someone here. We have a couple of people we have contacted so we will let you know ASAP. For updates go to our Facebook page at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits , or call here and ask to speak to Michel or to me, Tony. Sorry. This just happened unexpectedly.      Saturday, September 21st, 2013 : we have Regis of Roanoke Imports here to pour some of his great selections from Italy ( Sicily with the Inzolia white and the Frappato dry red : BOTH from the VALLE DELL'ACATE vineyard pretty much assured ), the West Coast ) Gamay and Pinot reds, some white blends ), France ( the dry white blend " Selection Guibert " vin de pays de l'Herault, 2009 from the PONT DE GASSAC ( $16.99, 13% alcohol, I LOVE this dry white blend, so delicious, so pleasing to sip all by itself, go to :www.daumas-gassac.com for more info ) and more. We have to decide tomorrow. If you need to know call us at : 202-363-4265. Again, I will add the names of the wines, their web pages, and our notes later on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. Cheers.     FREE TASTINGS HERE, everyone always welcome. I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS but it's time to send this email to you all early for a change! LIKE us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, and FOLLOW US on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and also wineenabler. Cheers, thanks for everything. COME BY, Stop In, Say HELLO, chat for a spell. let's share stories and cry on each others' shoulders for the senseless shooting and lose of lives at the Naval Yard yesterday and all the water devastation in Colorado and in Mexico. Horrible.     TONY

Anthony Quinn's Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits' Store Email Of Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 : Cheers!

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EVERY WEEK NOW there are so many things to weigh us all down even more before we even start our week. It just comes at us from all sides, all directions, from the news, from conversation, from our commutes to work, talking to neighbors, billboards, signs, the radio. It's coming so fast now that it's hard to keep up and to absorb it all.   THERE'S SICKNESS and family members and friends that have health issues, allergies, accidents that, in a flash change things pretty much permanently ; like our college friend's mother that was coming out of a movie and fell. How horrible. Our hearts and prayers  goe out to them. That, and news of the government probably shutdown last night at midnight, all the ramifications like the National Zoo down the street from us being closed today.   I PASSED THE ZOO coming to work and saw that the gates were closed : I have never seen that before at this time of day. I noticed that our sidewalks were clear of the many people of all ages on their trek from the Cleveland Park metro station going there. I also noticed that there were no bright deep yellow cadmium buses either. I drove and thought to myself that at least those that love the animals are there to take care of them until Congress manages to do their jobs and compromise and work out some budget to keep our government open.   I AM SORRY to have to mention this, it's not my job, but to ignore it and pretend that it is not there and try and sell you more of what might become more difficult for you to afford now is not doing my job either. It's a quandary of sorts, so I think I will try and talk about as many " values " as I can today to offer you all this weeks as we wait and see what transpires.   I AM SADDENED by the passing of Marcella Hazan that through her cookbooks and classes brought Italy to us here in the United States : that's Italian cooking, not to mention Italian wine, too. We have one of her cookbooks. I should have brought it with me today. She started her cooking journey way back in 1955. That sure was many lifetimes' ago! She was a biologist by training. With the help of Craig Claiborne the New York Times food critic she really became a name and a force to be reckoned with in the international cooking arena. She was I guess the Italian counterpart to Julia Child?   I WONDER IF OUR NEIGHBORS Ed & Jinny that have their own home cooking classes ever took one of her classes? I believe that they did. I will ask theme when I see them, they may respond to this when they read this? Marcella would write in Italian and her husband would translate it to English.   MARCELLA was from Cesenatico in the Italian province of Emilia-Romagna where she met her husband Victor Hazan. This will be fun to write today about the excellent wines of both DREI DONA and also of TRE MONTI.   FUNNY, when our local rep Oscar Losama of Voila Imports was here to taste his French country wines with our customers this past weekend we spoke of TRE MONTI that he and his wife Olivia represent as well as many small French family estates. We were speaking of my son being in Italy and that he should visit the fabulous husband-and-wife-team of TRE MONTE that have been here twice now. They are charming, completely dedicated to their wines and were even recently featured on one of the last Anthony Bourdain " No Reservations " segments.   IT'S SUCH A SMALL WORLD as here our son is in Italy and he knows someone that worked on " No Reservations ", and he may visit TRE MONTI and get a chance to discuss this with them?!? How cool is that?!? I love it, but I love all these ways in which life weaves a tapestry of colors, shapes, textures, liquids and solids, arts and tastes around and through us all! WE SELL THE 2009 " Vigna Rocca " Albana Secco dry white, $17.99, 14% alcohol by volume ( Go to : www.tremonti.it for more info,  in Imola, Emilia-Romagna. How close to Cesenatico is this? We will offer the reds once again. I will speak to Oscar about this in a day or so. The white is rich, flavorful, complex, textured and really offers a whole lot of sensory tastes to keep every plate searching and lingering longer to determine what the tastes are and what they remind them of? THIS PAST WEEKEND our good customer Beth came to store and was at the register when I caught up with her. I asked her if she had got everything that she needed? She said that she had, that she would be cooking from scratch in her apartment a bit later : perhaps all weekend. Her shopping cart-stroller was filled with beautiful colors of vegetables and herbs like the deep rich green spinach.   BETH TOLD RAVI and ME that she had a recipe that needs three cups of spinach for her creamed spinach soup. She had in her cart only enough fresh spinach to make  just over two cups of spinach that would become creamed spinach. She was using the Julia Child book : " Mastering The Art Of French Cooking ." BETH CONTINUED by saying that this book is now on her Kindle and that she can even read it standing at the bus stop! She smiled as this occurred to her. She said that she did not know why she did not just buy the Stoffer's Creamed Spinach, that it was quite good.   SHE TALKED ABOUT how much work it was to de-stem and clean and prepare this much spinach. She exclaimed : " Do you know how long it takes to wash and de-stem? " Before hearing our answer she quickly added : " It will take awhile. " She's obviously done it before and will make extra to have when she gets home from work. She can freeze it and have it heated and ready to enjoy quickly.   I CALL THAT COMFORT FOOD. I bet that this TRES MONTI dry white indigenous Albana di Romagna 2009, $17.99 would work well with Beth's lovingly-made and prepared home creamed spinach? Maybe Marcella has her own recipe in " The Classic Italian Cookbook " ( 1973 ) or her more recent: " Marcella Cucina " ( 1997 ) ? I will look later today.   IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FATE if Beth had mentioned Marcella this past weekend instead of Julia? Beth do you also have either of these Marcella Hazan books? I'll ask you next time I see you here or you call. Cheers, thanks for the inspiration : makes all the beers and the wines taste so much better : as they should, together with good food, great comfort food to nourish all our psyches and souls! WE ALSO SELL the dry reds and white from Enrico Drei Dona the owner of DREI DONA in Massa di Vecchiazzano, Forli, Emilia-Romagna. How far is this from Marcella's Cesenatico? I will look this up shortly. Too busy typing now. But if you know any of this and would like to share it with us please feel free to leave a comment here when you get this email, either here or on our Facebook page, or when you come to the store next.   I HAVE A SIGNED BOTTLES by Enrico here of his  :         1) " Pruno " 2007Sangiovese Superiore Riserva, $43.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume - as good as many Tuscan versions if not better ,         2) " Magnificat " Vigneto Singolo-Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon ( $42.99, 14.5% alcohol by volume ), and his dry white         3) " Il Tornese " white blend of 85% Chardonnay and 15% Riesling, $19.99. GREAT FOOD WINES : tremendous character, terroir, style, balance and wonderful when combined with a meal like Beth's homemade cream spinach.     SO SANTOS, What do you have for us?             ALE, BEER, CIDER :        1) Pumpkin Ale from SARANAC, ale brewed with pumpkin and spices with natural flavors added ( On Special for $9.99 a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles, New York State, owners Nick and Fred, go to :www.saranac.com for more info ) : " Sticklers for detail and suckers for a twist on tradition, our family is relentlessly committed to brewing excellence . " Try this. Get some now while you still can.        2) " Uprising " Triple IPA Ale, Bottle-Conditioned from IRON FIST Brewing Company ( On Special for $11.99 a 1 Pt. 9 Fl. Oz bottle, 12% alcohol by volume, from Vista, California, go to :www.IronFistBrewing.com for more info ) : " In case you are one of the 3 people that haven't figured it out, we at IRON FIST are fans of everything unfettered by any silly notions of ' tradition '. So our test insurrection is a two-for. We brewed a huge Belgian style Tripel and hopped the ( expletive deleted ) out of it. ... "        3) Premium Lager Beer Klaipeda, Lithuania from SVYTURY'S 1784 - EKSTRA ( On Special for $2.99 a 500ml bottle, 5.2% alcohol by volume, go to : www.svyturysusa.com for more info ) : Musu geriausias : our finest, since 1784 ). Cheers, come try some!     HEY RAVI - Ravinder Sharma, What LIQUEUR/ LIQUOR Have YOU For Us :             LIQUEUR :        1) Pear- Poire Williams Liqueur from MARIE BRIZARD Depuis 1755 ( $25.99, 750ml bottle, 25% alcohol by volume, from France, go to :www.mariebrizard.com for more info ) : When jy family lived in Paris, France in the 1970's this was a favorite of my mother's. She loved it! I will have to buy a bottle myself and take her some. She will love it all over again. So this is for you Mom!  Try the " Red Night " recipe on the label :  three-tenths Marie Brizard Pear William,  three-tenths lemon juice and four-tenths Marie Brizard Blackberry.  Put in a shaker and shake well and enjoy. Or chilled slightly all by itself as we did years ago when living on the Avenue Paul Doumer. Oh what great times those were! NEWS UPDATE :      Our first customer just came in saying she had cleared her office and was off and going to be paid, she quickly added : " We will see . " She seemed okay, a soft smile, in good spirits with a bottle of Prosecco to enjoy and another to make Mimosas with. I told her about making a kir-royale with some Creme de Cassis. She bought a bottle and I hope that on this deceptively beautiful afternoon that that helps to boost her spirits as all this plays out in Congress.        2) HONEY Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey infused with real honey and liqueur from JIM BEAM ( $16.99 a 750ml bottle, 35% alcohol by volume, from Clermont-Frankfurt, Kentucky ) : What great value! JIM BEAM is always great value and a good product, reliable and affordable : all good during this shutdown. Smooth, no bite, easy to sip and enjoy leisurely, and on such an amazingly beautiful day now!           LIQUOR :        1) Spiced Finest St. Lucia Rum from the CHAIRMAN'S RESERVE ( $23.99, 40% alcohol by volume, from St. W.I, go to :www.chairmansreserve.com for more info ) : We have enjoyed selling the rums and now introduce the " Spiced " for you all to check and see what you think. Deep brown-toasty-roasted Caribbean color!        2) No. 485 Gin from NEW AMSTERDAM Exceptionally Smooth ( On Special for $15.99 a liter bottle, 100% pure grain neutral spirits ,www.NewAmsterdamSpiirits.com 1-877-897-2446 ) ; What a great value : LUXURY BLEND : " A modern, American Gin, refreshingly balanced with citrus, subtle hints of Juniper, and sophisticated notes of Angelica. It's smooth enough to drink straight. "   Aged 18 Year CHIVAS REGAL Blended Scotch Whisky, this " Gold Signature " ( $68.99 a bottle, 40% alcohol by volume, product of Scotland from Chivas Brothers LTD, go to : www.chivas.com for more info ) :   I WAS LUCKY enough to be given a bottle of this as a gift from our customer Delores. Thank you Delores.   I SHARED IT on the 4th of July with our dinner party with neighbors and friends. Smooth with enough kick and Scottish attitude to make it a real treat as the evening wound down.    IN PARIS, FRANCE in the 1970's I used to have a bottle of the 12-year old and my American artist friend, Dallas , used to come by and enjoy it in my Mansart-roofed chambre-maid room so many glorious moons ago!   MORE NEWS : Dale was here to buy the Viognier from DEMOCRACY Vineyards, the " Unum " 2011 from Monticello, Virginia, 13% alcohol by volume, and  the  2) Reserve Petit Verdot 2010 from COOPER Vineyards in Virginia, $33.99, 13.8% alcohol by volume, Louisa, VA. go to : www.coppervineyards.com for more info ... to take back with him to Seattle to share with friends! Nice Dale, way to go!   ALSO : Gary just told me that we were prominently featured in this month's WASHINGTONIAN Magazine as having an extension selection of the wines of Virginia and Maryland. All true : we work very hard at this to bring them to you! I gave Dale two Virginia and winery maps to take back with him to Seattle, Washington.   LOTS OF REGULAR CUSTOMERS affected by the government shutdown are coming through our doors and buying wine and beer. I told one that I am not happy to be making money this was, that a customer said last week that this would be good for business. Well it may be but it's not good business, it's not the way we want to make extra money, at your expense and at your misfortune. Makes me so mad!   WINES Of Michel And Tony :             WHITE:        1)  Roussette  2012 " L'Altesse " Dry French Savoie White made from 100% Roussette grapes by the Swiss border ( $19.99, 13% alcohol by volume ) from the DOMAINE De L'ADYLLE had tremendous presence, flavors quite forward, great mouth grip-grip-pith and taste : I warmed to it immediately and really like it. Perfect for this weather today while you enjoy some as many of you have got off early today with the government shutdown. Perfect to soother your frazzled nerves.        2) Macon-La Roche Vineuse 2012 Dry white Burgundy 2012. $19.99, 13% alcohol by volume was also tasted here this weekend by Oscar Losama of Voila imports. It had more body and was more intense with a heavier mouth-feel and structure, and calls out more for food. I liked it, not as much as the dry white Savoie above. The verdict was split about half and half this past weekend.             ROSE :        1) Cotes-Du-Rhone Dry Rose from France's DOMAINE De La SOLITUDE, this 2012 ( $18.99, 12.5% alcohol by volume, from a famous Chateauneuf-du-Pape producer ) is a class-act. What body, what flavor, what balance, what versatility! Buy some smoked salmon or any smoked fish or meats.   I COULD SEE it going really well with some smoked trout for example! Perfect to sit outside in this beautiful weather and nurse as we contemplate life and how we came to this situation of waiting on Congress to act collectively and as a group that functions and does it's one basic job, creating a budget to keep our government functioning. Maybe they didn't get or pass on the memo?           RED :        1) 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Bin No. 944, Valle Central, Chile ( $5.99 a 375ml bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume, Kosher for Passover, Nancagua, Chile  ) : " ... abundant with soft berry fruit aromas and flavors that are balanced with soft tannin and make it ready for immediate enjoyment. " ALSO comes in the 750ML bottle at $8.99. Cheers. Also comes in a 375ml size bottle of dry white Sauvignon Blanc : take outside and enjoy on a hike or trip, picnic ... as we all wait for Congress.        2) Limited Edition Red Blend 2012 from Susana Balbo, this " new " CRIOS from Mendoza, Argentina is full and rich and layered on the palate with soft tannins that could see a bit more bottle age to settle really nicely, say another six months? It drinks really well now, $16.99, 13.9% alcohol by volume. Keith poured it here this Friday night and everyone liked it quite a bit : a blend of Malbec, Syrah, Bonarda and Cabernet. Cheers.        3) Beaujolais - Villages 2011, made from 100% Gamay grapes, this CHATEAU GAILLARD, $16.99, 13% alcohol by volume, from Sebastien Gutty ) is lighter-bodied, toasty forest floor berry-strawberry flavors that lilt and entice and spice and perk and ping and ZING so nicely along the palate, settling in so nicely. It's a real treat : perfect now. Chill 30 minutes and enjoy now, today, this afternoon, outside on a walk in the park, on a deck, a patio, on a rooftop, relax and think of all the things we have to be thankful for and try and not dwell too much on Congress.      4)  Dry Red 100% indigenous  2011 Mondeuse grapes from France's Savoie region by Switzerland , from the DOMAINE de L'IDYLLE ( $19.99, 12% alcohol by volume ) is more peppery and spicy, more intense toasty berry flavors than the Beaujolais Villages. It turns up the intensity and gives us a fine food wine to enjoy also chilled thirty minutes. Fun and differ ent, light and refreshing and a great conversation piece, too.        5) " Secret de Jaligny " from France's southern Loire Valley, Saint-Pourcain, this dry red 2010 made from an ancient clone of Pinot Noir ( On Special for $19.99, regularly $23.99, 12% alcohol by volume, Chateau de Chassignolles ) : made from old-vine Pinot Noir : this is a polished yet slightly earthy-forest-floor bright Pinot to chill and to have with a picnic, with some appetizers, something easy, some white meat, salmon, fish. For the pleasure of a new discovery! What fun, enjoy, feel expansive, let yourselves GO!     WEEKLY WEDNESDAY 3-PART Sherry, Marsala, Madeira, Sake, Port and Non-Sparkling Wine SALE :        1) BUY ANY $20 or more bottle of the categories listed above and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker price.      2) BUY ANY SIX ( 6 ) or more bottles of the categories listed above and SAVE 15% OFF the marked sticker price.      3) BUY ANY TWELVE ( 12 ) or More bottles of the categories listed above and SAVE 20% OFF the marked sticker prices.      MIX things up, have fun : SAVE BIG!      CALL Michel or Tony and place your order if you cannot come. Pay Wednesdays and SAVE BIG here at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. 202-363-4265. Cheers.   WEEKEND TASTINGS :        FRIDAY, October 4th, 2013 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Mark Congdon of J.W. Sieg Imports here to pour the Freciarossa wines. Join us, they are fabulous. More about them on our Facebook page tomorrow. Go to : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits and LIKE us and get our daily updates. Cheers. JOIN US, NEVER any charge.        SATURDAY, October 5th, 2013 ( 2-6PM ) : We have Stephane Defot here of his own Z Wine Gallery Imports here to taste some of his excellent French as well as  new " Spanish wines. This includes his outstanding dry red Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2010 dry red from the DOMAINE JULIETTE AVRIL On Special for $32.99, 14% alcohol by volume. Buy some tomorrow and SAVE 20% off the $32.99 and pay only $26.39 a bottle : what a deal, what a fine wine, too : perfect to enjoy with this week's weather while we all wait on Congress.   I KNOW I HAVE FORGOTTEN many things. Thanks for everything. Without you we are nothing. You all are the best and deserve the very best from us. We hope we deliver, that is our aim I assure you. Cheers,   TONY   FOLLOW US on Twitter at : cpwinespirits and also at : wineenabler.   ALSO : LIKE us on Facebook at : Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits and follow our progress there daily! Cheers, enjoy the weather of this beautiful Tuesday afternoon.