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Our approach is simple. We keep the seasons in mind and pair to the foods we’re cooking with at each time of year. OK, so we might be over-thinking a bit. But that’s why you love us!
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WS•Essentials
Curated Thanksgiving Set
Entertaining your family and friends at Thanksgiving can get a little tricky. However, choosing the right wines for this fabulous feast doesn’t have to be, especially with our help! We’ve been working very hard, tasting and curating our WS ESSENTIALS pack with just the right selection to get you through the holiday. We hope you’ll enjoy these wines as much as we do! The pack contains this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau – which per tradition can only be released as of November 21st. Reserve yours now!
1. Horus Frappato: This wine is beautifully fragrant with accents of spices and black pepper. It also has a slight touch of acidity on the palate and has blueberry, wild strawberry, and wild blackberry flavors. Light red
2. Domaine Marc Morey, Rully: The aroma is richly floral, highlighting notes of pear and spice, with a subtle hint of oak in the background (and I mean subtle). The flavors are solidly concentrated and medium in weight. Finishes with a refined mouthfeel and stone minerality. White Burgundy
3. Tenuta Santomé, Prosecco: The aroma is delicate, sweet, and fruity, with apple predominating. A floral touch with a graceful hint of acacia flowers. On the palate, pleasant, light, fresh, and smooth with distinct harmonious acidity. Sparkling white
4. Domaine du Dupeuble, Beaujolais Nouveau: “Our 2024 vintage is beautiful and full of fruit and freshness. It’s quite delicious and easy to drink; it keeps pulling you back for more!” —Ghislaine Dupeuble
WS ESSENTIALS SPECIAL PRICE $120 Buy the set and save!
Wine and Stuff
Burgundy and ugly holiday sweater | tasting
CHANDON DE BRIAILLES
As much as I would love to demystify Burgundy, I simply can’t. But I do want everyone to taste, see, and feel how Burgundy evolves, opens, clings to your memory, and leaves you wanting more. For me, Burgundy is a source of frustration, obsession, compulsion, allure, and immense intrigue. In other words, an ongoing and positive challenge!
As always, Massachusetts is only allocated a handful of these beauties, and I get just a few bottles here and there. Prices range from $50 low to $100 mid. Discounts will be available for this evening because I’m passing my pre-arrival pricing on to you. Happy holidays!
Oh! And you must wear an ugly sweater of course!
Blueberry wine with your pie!
As soon as the cork is pulled out of the bottle, wonderful aromas of fresh blueberries fill the room. One would think that in the glass, then, that it would be overwhelming. Not so. It has an immensely pleasing, refreshing blueberry aroma that is fine-not clunky or overbearing. The youthful, bluish red color is deeper than that of my Pinot noirs, but the wine is brilliantly transparent, full of movement, and has a silky texture like grape wine without any viscous heaviness. The acidity and structure beautifully support the fruit and this wine is far from simple. Aged for 8 months in tight-grained, neutral French oak Burgundy barrels.” – Arik Colbath
This is not a sweet wine!
California Reds: Rhone Inspired
TERRE ROUGE
Terre Rouge, established in the late 1980s by husband and wife Bill Easton and Jane O’Riordan, produces elegant reds from Rhône varietals. They strive to manage their business and vineyards with as little environmental impact as possible. The vineyards are farmed sustainably and organically.
Join us for the evening and taste the passion and dedication behind these wines. We’ll also share some of Jane’s recipes to help you start your holiday cooking.