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Features this Month
We will be tasting several wines starting Friday afternoons at 3pm and Saturday’s starting at 2pm..and of course cheese!
Wine Focus: Chenin Blanc
The multi faceted, multi-dimensional and utterly complex Chenin Blanc grape is one of France’s best. We absolutely love this grape originally hailing from the Loire Valley. Wine makers in this region can do all kinds of things with Chenin Blanc, ranging from piercingly bone dry to rich buttery barrel aged juice and from slightly off dry to a digestif style wine (Moelleux). This month we will be tasting several Chenin Blanc’s at our weekend tastings.
Cheese Focus: Mozzarella di Bufala
This classic cheese is made from domesticated water buffalo from Italy. Often misunderstood, Mozzarella from cow’s milk is a very different cheese from Mozzarella di Bufala. Both cheeses pair well with fresh tomatoes and melted on pizza, however Mozzarella di Bufala is far superior in quality and tastes best as is, freshly sliced, drizzled with olive oil and a touch of salt, or consumed just like an apple, bite after bite! Many regions in southern Italy claim that they make the best of this cheese ranging from the areas of Puglia, Campania, and Lazio.
The texture of Mozzarella di Bufala is very delicate, quite different from the cow’s milk version, with a very soft rind that oozes slightly when cut. Once a fresh slice of Mozzarella di Bufala hits your palate the complex flavors evolve; from fresh milk, a touch of sweetness, with a finish of slight sourness that lingers.
Beer Focus: Estrella Damm
On our recent voyage through the Costa Brava, Spain this particular beer was the most widely served beer at every tapas bar and restaurant. This month we will be tasting the original Estrella Damm lager, brewed in Barcelona and the new highly anticipated Inedit. This particular beer was created by the world famous chef Ferran Adrià the owner of one of the most highly sought after restaurants in the world, elBulli. Along with Ferran the brew-masters at Estrella Damm formulated a beer specially made to pair with food. As the official sponsor of the FIFA World cup we are excited to be tasting these beers this month!
Product Focus: Vermont Smoke and Cure Bacon
Thick sliced Bacon smoked on corn cobs with a little maple syrup added. This bacon is Awesome! smokey and delicious. Cured and smoked by hand in South Barre, VT.
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