Event

Saturday Tasting - Kysela Pere et Fils, Melissa Graeff

Saturday, November 09, 2019

Time: 01:00pm - 05:00pm

Type: Wine Tasting

Location: The Wine Cabinet

Event Free

 

Every weekend we have free tastings of wine and beer that give you a chance to explore the wide world!
Come in this weekend and visit with us!

Saturday afternoon, a time for chores and yard work and running to do all the things that have waited all week! Take a break!


Come by the shop and sample new wines and microbrews that will be certain to bring a smile to your face.


Just relax with friends and neighbors.


The Wines!!!

Lima Vinho Verde 2018 $9.99
 
The wine is fresh, crisp, lively with a touch of spritz. 
Stone fruit, lime, juicy green apple and crisp pear.
 
Valmiñor Albarino 2018 $15.99
 
Fresh grapefruit, apricot and melon.  Valmiñor combines fruity flavors and freshness with a rounded acidity, resulting in a balanced wine that is fresh and tasty.
 
 
Venancio da Costa Lima, Palmela Reserva 2015 $14.99
Made from the most widely planted red grape in Portugal (Castelao) this wine possesses an intense garnet color,
complex nose with touches of ripe fruit, jam and spices, full-bodied flavor and a very balanced finish.
 
 
Palacio del Burgo Crianza 2015 $15.99
Red ruby colored wine with violet tones; well-balanced, black fruit, vanilla and coconut flavors.
Powerful, complex and silky smooth...classic old style Rioja. 

90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano aged in American oak for 12 months.  
 

90 Points Jeb Dunnuck
 
 
Vinsacro Dioro Rioja $26.99
Vinsacro means 'sacred wine'. Dioro is a blend of grapes from 100+ year old "vidau" vineyards, where mixed varieties were planted together in the same plot, aged in the best French & American oak barrels. This 'high expression Rioja' is produced in Rioja Oriental, on the edge of the Navarra D.O. 
Dark ruby color. Aromas of cherry, currant, vanilla bean and hint of tar.
Full-bodied with flavors of cherries, cocoa and oak. A touch of sweetness on entry; soft & well-integrated tannins.

93 Points Jeb Dunnuck;  92 Points Wine Advocate




The Beers!!
Solace "it's Electric" Gose with Blackberry and Raspberry, 4 pack $16.99
Virginia's Newest and Largest Brewery!
Straw to medium amber, the contemporary Gose is cloudy from suspended yeast.
A wide variety of herbal, spice, floral or fruity aromas other than found in traditional Leipzig-Style Gose are present, in harmony with other aromas.

Evolution "Blurred Vines" Hazy IPA, 4 pack $15.99
Evolution Craft Brewing’s first ever Brut IPA. Specialty enzymes are added to the fermenter dropping the final gravity to zero for a dry champagne-like finish.
This slightly hazy light bodied IPAis conditioned with fruity Simcoe and Ekuanot hops for a dry yet juicy mouthfeel.

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, 4 pack $12.99
Pleasantly smooth and robust, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale may also be served as an aperitif or after-dinner drink.
Launched in 2006, it has grown to become the flagship beer of the premier name in barrel-aged beers: Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.