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April 2002 Newsletter J. Emerson , Inc . FINE WINES & CHEESE 5716 Grove Avenue•Richmond, VA. 23226•(804) 285-8011 Website – www.jemersonfinewine.com / Twitter: http://bit.ly/atAEL4 / Facebook: http://bit.ly/br4kEz STORE HOURS: Mon. 10:00 am to 8:00pm, Tues - Sat.: 9:00am to 8:00pm & SUNDAY 12noon to 6pm. NOVEMBER 2016 NEWSLETTER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20th – 1:00 to 4:00pm Mark your calendars for our 10th ANNUAL, often imitated never equaled, WINES of THANKSGIVING TASTING Please join us for Turkey, Stuffing, Seasonal vegetables and a selection of wines for the Thanksgiving table. Thursday, November 17th 5:30pm to 7:30pm Beaujolais Nouveau and more tasting. Taste the new vintage when you stop to pick up this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau! rd Please join us on Thursday, November 3 , 5:30-7:30pm as we welcome: Andrea Di Properzio, Owner Wines of distinction from the Abruzzo region of ITALY. WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY “Whatever we fee l like opening” 2: 00pm-7 :00pm Emerson Wine Club SPECIALS [Prices valid through 11/30/16.] Nov.’16 USUAL CASE (cs.btl.cost) *2014 Volpetti Frascati, Lazio, Italy $ 6.99 $ 9.99 $ 72 ($ 6.00) *2013 Grupo Yllera "Cuvi Roble", V.T. Castilla y León, Spain $ 6.99 $ 8.99 $ 70 ($ 6.00) *2014 Ch. de Coing Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie, Loire, Fr. $ 8.99 $10.99 $ 96 ($ 8.00) *2014 Dom. des Homs "Tersande", IGP Coteaux de Peyriac, Fr $10.99 $12.99 $120 ($10.00) NV Can Xa Cava Rose, Penedes, Spain $10.99 $12.99 $120 ($10.00) 2013 Luis Pato Colheita Selecionada, Beira Atlantico, Portugal $11.99 $13.99 $132 ($11.00) 2015 St. Paul's Schiava Rosso, Alto Adige, Italy $13.99 $15.99 $156 ($13.00) 2015 Chateau de Vaux Blanc "Les Gryphees", Moselle, France $13.99 $16.99 $156 ($13.00) THE MONTH: - Our case of the month is an excellent way to get real value for your wine dollar and drink wines from around the world, carefully selected by J. Emerson staff. No need to join an Internet wine club with their mystery wines and made up labels – Our case is infinitely more interesting and a better value! The discounted price of the NOVEMBER case-of-the-month is $104.99; the regular price would be $145.99, a savings of OVER 28%! Here is the line-up and as always, there are 2 each of the first four wines (*) and 1 each of the last four wines. *2015 Volpetti Frascati, Lazio, Italy - Made from the traditional grapes of the Frascati area (near Rome), Malvasia, Trebbiano and Greco, this is a perfect wine with appetizers, soups and fish because of its delicate perfume, stone fruit flavors and crisp, balanced finish. Pair with a spicy/salty Gorgonzola Picante cheese! *2013 Grupo Yllera "Cuvi Roble", V.T. Castilla y León, Spain – (100% Tempranillo) Muted aromas of red berry fruits with a touch of vanilla from the 6 months in American Oak. Medium bodied with a touch of liquorice and spice. Easy drinking elegant and round with refined tannins. Pair with a young Manchego! *2014 Ch. de Coing Muscadet Sevre et Maine "Coing de Sevre" Sur Lie, Loire, France - The perfect pairing for oysters and seafood, Muscadet is the most famous expression of the grape Melon de Bourgogne. Citrus and green apple flavors with a certain richness from aging on the fine lees (sur lie) it finishes dry and crisp with a touch of salinity. A natural pairing for fondue, it is also a great match for cave aged Gruyere. *2014 Domaine des Homs "Tersande",IGP Coteaux de Peyriac, Languedoc, France -(90% Grenache and 10% Syrah, all from organically certified vines.) Ripe fruit notes of plums and violets with a touch of coffee; this is a warm and spicy wine that’s easy and pleasant to drink finishing with a bit of zing from the refreshing tannins. A great match for Cypress Grove Midnight Moon, the wine highlights the nuttiness of the cheese, and the cheese highlights the freshness of the wine! NV Can Xa Cava Rose, Penedes, Spain - Made in the traditional Methode Champenoise process from 100% Pinot Noir and aged a minimum of nine months on the lees. Elegantly structured with juicy red currant, raspberries, a touch of almond and bread crust. Dry and piquant with fine bubbles on a toasty finish. Bubbles beg for richness. Get that (and earthy flavor) by enjoying this wine with Brillat Savarin, a triple crème Brie. 2013 Luis Pato Colheita Selecionada, Beira Atlantico, Portugal - (70% Baga, 30% Touriga Nacional) Baking cherries and red raspberries with hints of pepper and earth. This is slightly reminiscent of cru Beaujolais; finishing elegant and smooth. A good wine for the Thanksgiving table. Baga tends to be tannic. Soften it up with some Poacher’s Cheddar…the sweetness of the caramelized onions will balance it. 2015 St. Paul's Schiava Rosso, Alto Adige, Italy - Aromas of red cherry and wildflower mark this bright, elegant red. The easy-drinking palate offers crushed cherry, strawberry, orange zest and a hint of white almond alongside refreshing acidity and ultrafine smooth-to-none tannins. Get funky…try with Taleggio. 2015 Chateau de Vaux Blanc "Les Gryphees", Moselle, France - (30% Auxerrois 30% Muller Thurgau 30% Pinot Gris 10% Gewürztraminer) – A classic field blend from a tiny AOC (just 100 acres) tucked up in the northeast corner of France, just over the mountains from Alsace. Notes of peaches and white flowers on the nose, followed on the palate with ripe fruit and a fine mineral finish. A good white wine for turkey! This fantastically aromatic blend of grapes will cozy right up to the smooth blue stylings of Cambozola. USE YOUR 6 BOTTLE WINE BAGS FROM OTHER STORES AND SAVE 10% (on six bottles). We want to remind our customers to use wine bags that other stores continue to push on you. Remember they are made from oil and you must use each of those bags 9 times before it equals one paper bag. Please note that there will be NO “SHORT SIPS” CLASS in NOVEMBER or DECEMBER. TIME TO PRE-ORDER 2016 BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU and SAVE!! As the harbinger of the vintage, it's a worthy tradition! Slightly lower alcohol, ripe fruit flavors, food friendly acidity and mild tannins make this the PERFECT THANKSGIVING WINE. Call us at (804) 285-8011 or e-mail us at [email protected] to place your order! Beaujolais Nouveau is always released the third Thursday of November (November 17th this year) regardless of the start of the harvest. Beaujolais are the only vineyards, along with Champagne, where hand harvesting is mandatory. This year we have, once again, selected a villages level of Nouveau, Domaine Manoir du Carra Beaujolais Villages, (a better quality level than basic Beaujolais) and WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER THE SAME PRICE AS LAST YEAR! Regular price is $9.99. BUT order before 11/14 and the price is: $8.99 per bottle or save even more and order a case $99.99 ($8.33/btl.) per case (no additional discounts). The wine is delivered the third Thursday in November (11/17). 2015 Domaine Billard Pere et Fils Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Rouge, Burgundy France Burgundy under $20 and perfect for Thanksgiving Day! It is very rare these days to be able to offer a Burgundy rouge at under $20 that has body and balance but this delicious wine was helped, no doubt, by the warm, dry, excellent finish to the 2015 vintage. The Billard HCB Rouge comes from a plot of 4 hectares with alluvial clay soil. Respecting the delicate nature of Pinot Noir, the extraction is obtained by foot pressing. The wine is then matured in barrel for 10 months. Ripe cherries and forest floor; medium bodied, fine tannins and turkey ready acidity. Reg. $21.99 / On sale in Nov. $18.99 2012 Chateau de Ségriès “Cuvée Reservée”, Lirac Rouge, Rhone, France Owned by Henri de Lanzac, cousin of the late Christophe Delorme from Domaine de la Mordorée, Chateau de Ségriès (water spring) produces some of the best values in the Southern Rhone. 2012 Chateau de Segries Lirac Rouge, Cuvée Reservée – “Outstanding juice, the 2012 Lirac (50% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Cinsault and 5% each of Mourvedre and Carignan) exhibits lots of sweet black fruits, ground pepper and earth, medium-bodied richness and a classy, pure style on the palate. It’s a terrific value & will have another 5-6 years of prime drinking” (WA#216) Reg. price $15.99 / On sale in Nov. $13.99 The Last Saturday Wine School THEME: – What do we mean when we say Old World or New World wines? Something NEW! The last Saturday of the month will turn from a “whatever we feel like drinking” tasting event to a mini wine school tasting. We’ll pick a topic, theme, etc. and taste with a purpose! The wines we taste will be offered as a package with a discount. This is very informal with no scheduled start or finish time. Each session will be about 10 minutes! Come anytime between 2 and 5 pm on Saturday, 11/26. NEW ARRIVALS 2013 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia, Italy – From 90 year old vines yielding about 300 cases a vintage. The ultimate expression of Barbera in the Piedmont “A dense, fleshy version, with bracing acidity underlining violet, black cherry, blackberry and spice flavors. Stays fresh on the resonant finish. Drink now through 2018. 300 cases made.” (WS 2016) $79.99 2012 Chionetti “Briccolero”DOCG Dogliani, Italy- “The darker, more powerful side of Dolcetto from Dogliani comes through in the 2012 Dogliani Briccolero.
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