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The Savory Grape Wine Shop Newsletter |
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Greetings!
One thing that we think sets The Savory Grape apart
from others is our selection
of wines. We go out of our way to find wines that are
unique, obscure and produced in low quantities. If you
did not know already, we taste every wine, from the
everyday value wines to the expensive, cellar
selections, before they find homes on our shelves. We
do this to make sure that each wine we sell is indeed
special and worthy of landing in your hands. In the last
few months and even more so in the past couple of
weeks, we have sampled many new wines, meeting
with importers, vineyard owners and winemakers, and
are eager to share them with you. From the renowned
Winebow importer to the Eagle's Trace vineyard,
some of these new wines, listed in the Savory
Selections below, will be available this week.
However, to share as many of our newest selections
with you, we kept the tasting notes brief. We hope you
will enjoy.
Additionally, we are amazed that there is a countdown
for the
upcoming holidays. When you are ready to begin
thinking about gift giving, forget the malls, traffic and
even wrapping paper! The Savory Grape will help you
simplify this season. We are happy to help you
select wines or conduct a wine tasting, and we can
help you develop a
menu and wine pairings and work with your caterer. All
you do - invite and enjoy! A wine basket or wine club
membership (available online) is also a great holiday gift
for your
clients, friends, family, dogwalker, catsitter or boss,
and
we will deliver or ship to
your home or office so you don't have to fret. Let us
help make your holidays less stressful!
Enjoy, Jessica &
Nino Granatiero
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The Savory Grape News & Events |
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Artist Opening. We are thrilled to welcome the
works of Artist
Stephen Mancini. From now through the end of the
year, Mancini will be featuring new
paintings and archival photographs, including
his "Bella Tuscany" Collection, throughout the shop.
Please join us this Saturday,
October 25 from 5-8 PM to welcome Stephen during
an opening
celebration and wine tasting. Wine importer and
distributor Fatima Periera will also be with us to
welcome Stephen and taste various New World
wines. Stephen is an artist and photographer of
national recognition, who also earned a coveted "Clio"
award for film. His work is included in galleries in
Newport, Boston, Block Island and Naples Florida as
well as in corporate and private collections across
America. To visit Stephen on the web, click here.
Wine Festival Update. We are thrilled to share
that on the night of the November 15th Wine Festival
Peter Merriam, owner of Merriam
Vineyards, will join us. Merriam Vineyards produces
award
winning wines from California's Sonoma County. This
boutique winery is a staff favorite of The Savory Grape,
and we look forward to having him spend the evening
with us. We also have
had a great response from many businesses that
plan to donate items for the festival's silent auction.
Please click here to see a list of donors thus far.
(This list is updated weekly.) If you would like to
access the list at a later time, it can be found on the
News and Events page of our website. All profits will
be donated to the RI
Community Action Association.
Women and Wine. 'Tis the Season for client
entertaining. From not just ordering wine but to
selecting
the most appropriate wine, the pressures of client
entertainment are
real. On Tuesday, November 18 from 5-7 PM, The
Savory Grape along with Leading Women, a
professional women's organization, hope to take that
stress away with an interactive evening of
learning wine and food pairings and recommending
wines with confidence. You will sample wines and
enjoy appetizers that complement the selections. We
will discuss "executive etiquette" tips that you can use
to enhance your company's image and share best
practices as you make client services a top priority in
your business. The event will be held at Fleming's
Steakhouse and Wine Bar within the Westin in
Providence. To make a
reservation for the event, please contact Leading
Women at info@leadingwomen.biz or
at 789-0441.
The cost is $38 per person.
Save the Date. Although it seems far away,
Thanksgiving will be upon us in no time. To help you
prepare for your feast, we will hold a special tasting at
Main
Street Coffee in EG on Monday, November 24th, from
7-9 PM to feature and taste New and Old World wines
that pair well with the many dishes of Thanksgiving.
This event sells out quickly, so we recommend
making your reservation early. Tickets are $25 and can
be purchased at MSC (885-8787) or The Savory Grape
(886-9463).
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This Week's Savory Selections |
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2007 Jargon Pinot Noir, California. Since
tasting new wines is a big part of what we do, we often
get excited about the new selections, the same
internal excitement you may get when landing a new
client, job, car, etc. Well, you get the point. In this case
the
Jargon
Pinot Noir is one of those selections. With its bright
and
seductive flavors of black cherry, strawberries and
dark cocoa, this silky smooth Pinot has quickly
become a new staff favorite, especially for the price.
($11.49)
2006 Puerto Infinito Carmenere Reserve,
Chile. Silky, smooth and inviting, this Reserve
Carmenere has beautiful aromas of dark red
fruits, plum, spice and a touch of chocolate. In the
mouth the
wine envelopes the tongue with similar flavors, a lush
mouthfeel and long, lingering finish. This is a great
wine to keep you warm in these chilly fall months.
($11.49)
2006 Hook & Ladder "The Tillerman," Russian
River Valley, California. Tillerman is a unique
blend of Cabernet, Cabernet
Franc, Merlot and Sangiovese from a single vineyard,
the Los Amigos Ranch. The wine has multiple layers
of lush red fruit combined with black berry and hints of
pepper, finished off
with a hint of dusty cocoa. Divine! ($16.49)
2007 Finca El Origen Reserva Malbec, Argentina.
Malbec hit the scene a few years ago, and its
popularity just continues to grow. This Reserva
has intense aromas of ripe fruits especially plums,
blue berries and strawberries accompanied with
cinnamon notes. The palate offers similar flavors with
soft tannins and a pleasant finish. ($11.49)
2004 Livernano Chianti Classico, Italy. It has
been quite some time since I have been this excited
about a Chianti. Livernano's Chianti Classico has a
fresh nose of violets, red fruit and a touch of toffee. In
the mouth the wine is lively with great acidity, round
tannins and full flavors. With the first sip you'll find
yourself instantly clawing for more. ($25.99)
2007 Tramin Sauvignon Alto Adige, Italy.
Sauvignon Blanc and Italy may seem like an
unlikely pair, but to me its sounds like a match made
in heaven. From high up in Italy's renowned Alto Adige
region,
this Sauvignon is elegant and aromatic. It expresses
distinct flavors of melon,
grapefruit and grass, followed by spicy green pepper
and gooseberry notes. 87 points
by Robert Parker. ($15.49)
2007 Luzon Verde Monastrell, Spain. If
adjectives like meaty,
gamey and earthy are used to describe a wine
and you find that intriguing, then you should stop in
and talk to us. You don't have to, really, but what you
may want to do is try a bottle of the Luzon Verde
Organic. Made from 100% Monastrell, it is
one to knock your socks off. ($9.49)
2007 Maculan Pino & Toi, Italy. Made
from 60% Tocai, 25% Pinot Bianco and 15% Pinot
Grigio, Pino & Toi is intensely perfumed on the nose,
offering refreshing notes of citrus and apples. It is well
balanced on the palate with loads of fresh peaches
and pears, followed by a crisp and fragrant finish. If
you feel like you're stuck in a rut with the same whites,
try the Pino & Toi. This may just be the wine to
help bail you out. ($14.99)
2005 Eagle's Trace Latitude 38, Napa Valley, CA.
This is one of our newest
favorite vineyards that produces mid-higher priced, full
bodied reds. This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon,
Cabernet Franc & Merlot and to us easily beats out
many red blends over $100. It scored a whopping 91
points and would be a great gift for any avid
collector. We have only 6 bottles of this. (We also have
only
6 bottles each of its Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot,
which are stunning too.) ($78.99)
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Weekend Wine Tastings |
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We would like to thank Whole Foods Market in Cranston for
providing cheeses to pair with our wines during all our
weekend tastings. To obtain information on the
cheeses, some often from RI's Narragansett
Creamery, please stop in for a
tasting or visit
Whole Foods.
Friday, October 24th (5 to 8 PM)
A Showcase of European Selections by
Ed Addiss, President of
Wine Traditions Ltd. Ed will be with us to share a
variety of
European selections from his
portfolio including wines from France's Bordeaux and
Burgundy regions that will be nice partners for the
upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Saturday, October 25th (3 to 8 PM)
Stephen Mancini Artist Opening with
Importer Fatima Pereira of Best Beverage.
Please join us to welcome Artist Stephen Mancini
and Importer Fatima Periera who will feature wines
from Norman Vineyeards, Schug Winery and Finca El
Origen Winery.
Pereira and Mancini will visit with us from 5-8 PM.
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