Event

Friday Tasting - Kysela imports, Melissa Graeff

Friday, June 08, 2018

Time: 05:00pm - 08:00pm

Type: Wine Tasting

Location: The Wine Cabinet

Event Free

 

Every weekend we have free tastings that give you a chance to explore the wide word of wines! 

Each Friday we try to start your weekend off with a sampling of fine wines and beers that will allow you to relax into your "days off" with a positive note. Always a gathering of friends and neighbors and good conversation.

Come in this weekend and visit with us!


 

The Wines!!

Muscadet, Alain de la Treille $11.99
This great dry white wine offers a unique style with a fine and delicate minerality... Beautiful tension on the palate followed by hints of flower, melon and lime, that finishes with a refreshing crispness.

MAISON ALAIN DE LA TREILLE is located in the heart of Loire Valley since 1885. Vineyards owner and winemaker, ALAIN DE LA TREILLE creates diverse and delicate wines on the most prestigious vineyards


Castelmaure Vin-Gris Rose', Corbieres $12.99

A nice pale pink rose color for this lively and refreshing vin gris, offering raspberry and cherry aromas with floral nuances. It is medium-bodied with juicy acidity and lingering finish. Smooth, refreshing in an easy-drinking style. A great sipper on a hot day and a delicious picnic wine.



Domaine Manoir du Carra Estate Rouge $11.99

Ruby red color, it has a caressing nose of pure strawberries and cream that is very defined and seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannins, lively red cherry fruit and pleasing weight on the tense finish.


Domaine de la Mordoree "La Remise" Cotes du Rhone $17.99
Color : deep red
Aromas : red fruits and black fruits (blueberry, blackcurrant) and flowers (violet, peony).
Palate : nice mouth feel, nice freshness
Drink within 4 to 5 years.
With its exceptional resistance to oxidation (due to Marselan) this wine will remain pleasant for a long time after opening the bottle.


Chateau Bellevue Cuvee Vielles Vignes, Cotes de Castillon $18.99

"Smoked clear tar on the finish here, successful but the fruit is secondary to the smoked polish on the attack. An accomplished wine, well constructed. 70% Merlot 30% Cabernet Franc with 18 months in both American and French new oak. Winemaker Céline Lydoire is making a statement.
Drink 2018-2028" - Decanter (April 2018), 91 pts


The Beers!!


Ommegang Fruition, American Wheat Ale, 4 pack $8.99
Brewery Ommegang is proud to announce a brand new year-round offering, Fruition. This refreshing 5.3% ABV dry-hopped wheat ale begins as award-winning Witte as the base beer and is then given a tropical twist with the addition of mango, kiwi, and passion fruit juices.

Ommegang Nirvana IPA, 6 pack $13.99

Ommegang Innovation Manager Mike McManus believes the aroma of Nirvana IPA will be highly captivating and the initial seductive element of the new beer. “The grapefruit, peach, pineapple and apricot aromas are mouth-watering,” says McManus.

Jackie's Orange Crates Dry Hopped Belgian Ale with Brett. 22 oz $13.99


8.1% ABV
This collaboration was inspired by an iconic Trappist beer. Orange Crates began as a Belgian-style blonde ale, fermented with historic Belgian ale yeast, and dry-hopped with Mandarina Bavaria hops. The dry-hopped Belgian Blonde was then conditioned on Brettanomyces claussenii for 2 months. The beer was then bottle conditioned with the Brett. C. for 9 months prior to release. This is a toast to arguably one of the most well respected, recognizable, and style bending beers ever created. A deep cut of some of the grooviest funk brewed with our friends at The Answer in RVA!