Wines From California, Spain & Italy
Thursday, December 18th
6pm-8pm
We Welcome
Nick From Communal
Strangeways, Pinot Noir 2020
$14.99
Strangeways wines are a blend of fruit from varying appellations from Napa Valley to the Central Coast and all the vineyards they work with are farmed sustainably. Their pinot noir is lush with notes of dark cherry, raspberry, spice, and smooth tannin. A delightful pinot that won’t break the bank!
Biurko, Rioja Joven 2023
$13.99
Spain has over 130 wine regions and is the world’s 3rd largest wine producing region. Despite the abundance of excellent wine produced throughout the country, Rioja continues to be the most popular region for consumers. And it’s not difficult to see why; Rioja was the first region to be awarded DO (Denominación de Origen) status and is one of only two regions upgraded to DOCa (Denominación de Origen Calificada), awarded to regions that adhere to high standards of quality during a long and sustained period of time. The bottle we’ll be sampling for this tasting is a Joven, a young wine not destined for aging. The wines typically see no oak and as the name implies, are meant to be drunk in their youth. It’s 100% tempranillo fermented and aged in stainless steel. It’s fresh & smooth displaying spicy fruit, earth, and soft tannin. For a satisfying everyday Rioja, it's sure to please.
Lenuzza, Schioppettino di Prepotto 2020
$33.99
We love our rare Italian grapes and the passionate winemakers behind them. This bottle from producer Lenuzza is made from schioppettino, a grape brought back from near extinction by a single winemaker. In the 70’s, winemaker Paolo Rapuzzi set out to create a winery focused on this native grape from Friuli. Because it was believed to be extinct, it was not legally recognized by Italy’s wine authorities. Rapuzzi faced a number of challenges in his efforts to revive the grape, including warnings from government officials that bottling schioppettino would be illegal. He persevered and had his first bottling in 1977 and not long after, the grape was authorized and given its own designation. Schioppettino is still not widely planted but because of the efforts of Rapuzz, winemakers like Daniele Lenuzza of Vigna Lenuzza can continue to produce wines from the varietal. The wine has pretty aromatics of roses and violets while the palate has notes of red berry, spice, and bright fresh acidity. An elegant and expressive wine which pairs well with stews, slow-cooked meat dishes, and margherita pizza.
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Nick From Communal
Strangeways, Pinot Noir 2020
$14.99
Strangeways wines are a blend of fruit from varying appellations from Napa Valley to the Central Coast and all the vineyards they work with are farmed sustainably. Their pinot noir is lush with notes of dark cherry, raspberry, spice, and smooth tannin. A delightful pinot that won’t break the bank!
Biurko, Rioja Joven 2023
$13.99
Spain has over 130 wine regions and is the world’s 3rd largest wine producing region. Despite the abundance of excellent wine produced throughout the country, Rioja continues to be the most popular region for consumers. And it’s not difficult to see why; Rioja was the first region to be awarded DO (Denominación de Origen) status and is one of only two regions upgraded to DOCa (Denominación de Origen Calificada), awarded to regions that adhere to high standards of quality during a long and sustained period of time. The bottle we’ll be sampling for this tasting is a Joven, a young wine not destined for aging. The wines typically see no oak and as the name implies, are meant to be drunk in their youth. It’s 100% tempranillo fermented and aged in stainless steel. It’s fresh & smooth displaying spicy fruit, earth, and soft tannin. For a satisfying everyday Rioja, it's sure to please.
Lenuzza, Schioppettino di Prepotto 2020
$33.99
We love our rare Italian grapes and the passionate winemakers behind them. This bottle from producer Lenuzza is made from schioppettino, a grape brought back from near extinction by a single winemaker. In the 70’s, winemaker Paolo Rapuzzi set out to create a winery focused on this native grape from Friuli. Because it was believed to be extinct, it was not legally recognized by Italy’s wine authorities. Rapuzzi faced a number of challenges in his efforts to revive the grape, including warnings from government officials that bottling schioppettino would be illegal. He persevered and had his first bottling in 1977 and not long after, the grape was authorized and given its own designation. Schioppettino is still not widely planted but because of the efforts of Rapuzz, winemakers like Daniele Lenuzza of Vigna Lenuzza can continue to produce wines from the varietal. The wine has pretty aromatics of roses and violets while the palate has notes of red berry, spice, and bright fresh acidity. An elegant and expressive wine which pairs well with stews, slow-cooked meat dishes, and margherita pizza.
10% Off Tasting Wines
New York Vodka, Gin, & Whiskey
Saturday, December 20th
5pm-8pm
Sinpatch Vodka
$31.99
Distilled in small batches, SINPATCH VODKA achieves a rare purity because our commitment to quality requires us to oversee every step of the process – we even filter through activated charcoal made from our own recycled oak whisky barrels. Our fourteen-plate vodka column is able to achieve the necessary concentration of alcohol thanks to its unorthodox reflux condenser at the top.
Listening Rock Gin
$39.99
Every batch of our LISTENING ROCK gin has botanicals steeped in it. We make our base spirit ourselves from grain grown in New York State. We are also growing as many of our botanicals ourselves as the climate allows. We separate and individually distill four of our botanicals just to have better control over their inclusion and representation in the gin. Finally, each batch receives its own portion of botanicals to steep overnight before being distilled the next day
Revolutionary Brooklyn Single Malt
$79.99
25 Gallon Bourbon casks also filled in 2020, also no longer purchased by the distillery, this bottling serves to create a comparison to “The Battle of White Plains.” With incrementally fewer units of wood per unit of New Make Spirit, this bottling is functionally just as old but demonstrates the role played by the volume of the vessel aging the whisky. Which one do you like better and why?
Classic IV Little Rest
$79.99
Classic V is just what you’d expect: the brilliance of our classic expression with another year of age. Tannins have had that much more time to settle and integrate while the chocolate and cinnamon notes make themselves felt. Consider buying another bottle of Classic III while we still have them to gauge the effects of time in the barrel.
10% Off Tasting Spirits
$31.99
Distilled in small batches, SINPATCH VODKA achieves a rare purity because our commitment to quality requires us to oversee every step of the process – we even filter through activated charcoal made from our own recycled oak whisky barrels. Our fourteen-plate vodka column is able to achieve the necessary concentration of alcohol thanks to its unorthodox reflux condenser at the top.
Listening Rock Gin
$39.99
Every batch of our LISTENING ROCK gin has botanicals steeped in it. We make our base spirit ourselves from grain grown in New York State. We are also growing as many of our botanicals ourselves as the climate allows. We separate and individually distill four of our botanicals just to have better control over their inclusion and representation in the gin. Finally, each batch receives its own portion of botanicals to steep overnight before being distilled the next day
Revolutionary Brooklyn Single Malt
$79.99
25 Gallon Bourbon casks also filled in 2020, also no longer purchased by the distillery, this bottling serves to create a comparison to “The Battle of White Plains.” With incrementally fewer units of wood per unit of New Make Spirit, this bottling is functionally just as old but demonstrates the role played by the volume of the vessel aging the whisky. Which one do you like better and why?
Classic IV Little Rest
$79.99
Classic V is just what you’d expect: the brilliance of our classic expression with another year of age. Tannins have had that much more time to settle and integrate while the chocolate and cinnamon notes make themselves felt. Consider buying another bottle of Classic III while we still have them to gauge the effects of time in the barrel.
10% Off Tasting Spirits