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The Savory Grape Wine Shop Newsletter |
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Greetings!
We hope you have a safe and happy July 4th
holiday tomorrow. Despite a forecast of some
rain, hopefully you can still fire up your
grill and enjoy your favorite foods with a
great glass of wine. As a reminder, The Savory
Grape will be closed on July 4th to allow
our staff to spend time with family and
friends. We will remain open
until 9 pm on Tuesday, July 3 to help meet
all your last minute shopping needs.
Please join us both Friday and Saturday
for a tasting of The Savory Grape staff's
favorite
selections, which include some from
California, Italy and Australia. Also, if you
were not able to purchase the Italian Rose
from last Friday's tasting because we sold
out so quickly, it will be coming back in
today.
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This Week's Savory Selections |
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2005 Bouchaine Estate Chardonnay,
Carneros. Bouchaine Vineyards is one of,
if not, the
oldest continually operated wineries in the
Carneros region of Napa Valley. Established
in 1928 by an Italian immigrant Johnny
Garetto, and then purchased in 1981 by a
Wilmington, Delaware couple, the winery has
sustained a long legacy of family ownership.
Following the couple's dream of specializing
in Burgundy varietals, the vineyard focuses
solely on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The
winery's beautiful façade is made from
recycled redwood from the winery's original
wine tanks. The 2005 Estate Chardonnay is
bright with citrusy flavors graced with
lovely hints of oak. Its fruit flavors,
bright acidity, notable texture and
relentless finish harmonize in an elegant,
stylish wine. Straw gold in color, it dances
in the glass like sunlight. ($20.99)
2003 Merriam Vineyards "Block 21" Dry
Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Born in New England -Diana in Massachusetts
and Peter in Maine- Peter and Diana Merriam
have had a love of wine for more than 20
years. Little did they think when they met at
a New England college that their decision to
honeymoon in France would be the beginning of
a life long passion for wine. They have been
back to France numerous times as well as
other wine growing regions, and their love of
wine and wine making culminated in the
purchase of a vineyard in the Russian River
Valley, which they named Windacre Vineyard
after their home in Maine where the Merriams
and their children spend summers. With only
565 total cases produced and even a
much smaller amount coming into Rhode Island,
this is a divine selection worth scooping up
and saving for later, if you can. A
beautiful, deep, dark ruby color, this full,
luscious Cabernet has aromas and flavors of
bing cherry, raspberry and bittersweet
chocolate. It exudes toasty notes from its
fermentation in new and old oak barrels.
($39.99)
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Weekend Wine Tastings |
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Friday, July 6 (5 pm to 8 pm)
Please stop in for a surprise tasting of
our Staff Favorites.
Saturday, July 7 (3 pm to 7 pm)
Please stop in for a surprise tasting of
our Staff Favorites.
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