Our Mixed Red Wines Flight will include:
- Block Nine 2010 Pinot Noir California
- Racehorse Red 2007 Chiles Valley Napa
- Ahnfeldt 2006 Red Wine Napa Valley
- Bodegas Paso Robles 2005 Viva Yo! Paso Robles
- Maloy-O’Neill 2007 Enzo Paso Robles
Our Mixed White Wines Flight will include:
- Terlato 2009 Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley
- Kenneth Volk 2008 Pinot Grigio Sierra Madre vineyard Sta Maria Valley
- Handley 2009 Chardonnay Anderson Valley
- Handley 2010 Gewurztraminer Anderson Valley
- Ludwig 2010 Riesling Sweetwater Vineyard Monterey
The best selling red wine last week was the Dancing Coyote 2009 Petite Sirah Clarksburg. The best selling white wine was the Dancing Coyote 2009 Verdelho Clarksburg.
The West Wall welcomes back the art of Kristen Gilmartin. Kristen’s new works are small paintings using oil, acrylic, and wax on canvas. They explore the theme of floral abstraction and movement as they occur in nature. They are colorful, unpredictable, and fun (much like Kristen). On Friday, we’ll add a few more (larger) paintings to the exhibit. There will be an Artist’s Reception on November 5, 4:30 to 8:30pm.
Short Notice Just when you thought Paso couldn’t fit in another wine festival, along comes the Garagistes (gar-uh-zhe-stuh) on November 12. One of the lines in the announcement reads, “Welcome to Paso Garagiste, a place for the underground, the different, and the cutting edge of small production winemaking with no rules.” If you are curious, go to http://californiagaragistes.com/ and check it out. I’d be there myself, but in case you don’t go, somebody has to stick around and pour wine for you here!
Want to host a business seminar, but don’t want to use the same old meeting room at the local lodge? Maybe you want to host a dinner, but don’t want to be in the middle of a restaurant trying to find a waiter? Maybe you just want to party, but don’t have time to clean the house for your guests? We offer a new and different venue for that party. The Cellar Room at the back of the shop is available for private events and dinners. We’ll rent the room and provide wine service to you and your friends and we’ll also facilitate contact with three different caterers who can take you from light grazing to full five course meals. We’ve developed three different event formats and will be happy to provide that information in person or via email. Contact Janet, Jeff or Tom for further information.
Tax Free Wednesdays. On Wednesdays retail purchases will be discounted to eliminate the tax. As previously noted, this discount will not compound with others already available.
Cheese Corner
Moliterno is a cheese we have often carried. It is a sheep’s milk cheese from Sardinia, Italy. The cheese is aged for about about a year during which it develops a very nutty flavor. At that point, the cheese is injected with truffles, creating large veins throughout the wheel. The truffle adds a very earthy flavor to the cheese well beyond the injection points. It’s a great cheese for full bodied red wines.
Upcoming Events:
Noir Food and Wine will present Pinotfest 2012 from January 21 through February 11, 2012. There will be tastings and wine dinners, all culminating in the Grand Tasting at the Altadena Country Club. Details are all available at www.noirfoodandwine.com
Noir Food and Wine will offer a four course Burgundy “The Legend Lives” dinner on November 20. Highly sought after wines from the Côte d”Or and Chablis will be paired with each course. These wines are expensive and difficult to obtain, hence the dinner, at $265, reflects the higher cost of the wines. Go to www.noirfoodandwine.com for more details .
A word about “Upcoming Events.” CWaC is not a principal or sponsor of events which take place at premises other than our own. I list these activities because they pair wine and food together and I feel they are worth knowing about.
We open at noon Tuesday through Saturday, closing at 8:00pm on Tuesday through Thursday and 9:00pm on Friday and Saturday. We are open Sunday from noon until 6:00PM. Please remember, we stop pouring 30 minutes before closing. Any questions, please call us at 626-358-6500.
Janet and Tom
