Green's Official Wines of Summer for 2014

View this email in your browser The New Ofﬁcial Wines Of Summer! The Perfect Foil for the Hot Climate of Atlanta.

GA WINE NEWS - JUNE 2014

The New Ofﬁcial Wines Of Summer!

Each summer for the past 19 years, Green’s has selected special wines; ones that we thought were the perfect foil for the hot climate of Atlanta. We have found two white wines for the summer of 2014 to carry on the tradition.

*All wines featured in this email qualify for a 10% Discount on 12 Bottle Cases (Mixed or Solid) and a 5% Discount on 6 Bottle Cases (Mixed or Solid) Zolo Torrontes Mendoza 2013 Green’s Cash Sale Price:

Torrontés is Argentina's unique white grape and has become their signature white wine producing grape. Floral and citrus in the bouquet, this dry white wine has a rich texture, almost creamy, with hints of oranges and grapefruit on the palate. It ﬁnishes with refreshing acidity. I can’t think of a better thirst quencher for hot weather. It would be delicious Asian cuisine as well as ﬁsh or chicken. Zolo makes one of the best examples of this wine. Though the 2013 vintage has not yet been reviewed (as of this writing) here are some reviews of recent past vintages:

"Satisfying and sophisticated, with lovely fruit and admirable restraint.” -The Wall Street Journal

Wine Enthusiast rated the '09, '10 & '11 a “Best Buy”!

Domaine de Begrolles Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie 2012 Green’s Cash Sale Price: This is our second “Official Wine of Summer.” Muscadet is one of the great white wine values of France. From the Loire Valley, this wine saw its heyday in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, but its popularity has waned over the last decade. This is partly because some newbies confuse it with Muscat. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is bone dry. Sourced from Muscadet’s finest wine producing district, Sevre et Maine, the term “Sur Lie” on the label refers to a winemaking technique where the wine is left to age over dead yeast cells (lees) until mid-March after the harvest. This process imparts a richer, rounder mouth feel and more complex flavors. The grape variety used to make this wine, Melon de Bourgogne, is rarely seen elsewhere.

It’s the perfect warm weather wine. Good rich fruit and a judicious touch of acidity that works its balancing act here just as acidity makes lemonade refreshing. If there was a picture of a “crisp” wine in an encyclopedia, it would be Muscadet.

It is the perfect shellﬁsh wine. Good with mussels, shrimp, and scallops, there is no better match for oysters than Muscadet. It’s also a great aperitif to drink alone.

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