We've looked for some of the finest beers, ciders, and meads to represent teams participating in the 2010 World Cup!

JAPAN -
Ginga Kogen
A hazy wheat beer from Japan's premier craft brewery.  A fantastic summer beer with bright fruit flavors and a sweet and clean finish.  "The Plateau of the Galaxy."

SOUTH AFRICA -
Makana Meadery -
Honey Sun Iqhilika Chili Mead
An intense, warming spice punctuates this exotic delight from South Africa.  The sweetness of the mead balances out the chili spice and makes this truly an unique and delicious summer sipper.

ARGENTINA -
Jerome
The good folks at Jerome have been making quality beers since the early 1980s.  Taking full advantage of the thriving Mendoza wine scene, Jerome uses wine barrels to age their beers, giving them great complexity and depth.

BRAZIL -
Xingu Black Beer
Looks like a heavy stout or porter in the glass, but is totally light and drinkable.  A great beer that has a devoted following!

NEW ZEALAND -
Moa Original
Bottle conditioned with champagne yeast - Moa Original is a an effervescent pilsner-style beer from New Zealand.

ENGLAND -
Fullers London Porter
Since the 18th Century, Porter has been the drink of England's working class.  Today rich, nutty Porters are enjoyed around the world.  Fullers is one of the finest.

FRANCE
Dupont Cider
A dry and crisp cider with the lush sweetness of apples.  Pairs wonderfully with spicy food and features a mellow 5% alcohol.

GERMANY
Konig Pilsener
Crisp and clean with citrus and floral aromas.  A fantastic summer beer.

SLOVAKIA
Golden Pheasant Pilsener
Smooth and crisp with a clean malty palate.  Hops are very prevalent with a spicy bitterness and or a spicy floral flavor and aroma, notably one of the defining characteristics of the Saaz hop.

AND MORE TO COME!!!

From June 1 till the World Cup Final

Wear your Soccer Jersey or Hat

And get your

Make your own sixpack

For only

$8.99

 

Andrew Peacock

2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Mt. Veeder Napa Valley

Sold Nationally At $39.99

Mills Shelf Price $34.99

MILLS SALE PRICE

$19.99

After this note you, will be able to read all about Dark Horse Winery, their winemaker, and all their exploits. We just wanted try to lasso you with these comments, cowpoke. Yahooooooo!

For years, Dark Horse has been the ultimate producer of small lot selections from great wineries in great locations like Howell Mountain, York Creek, Mt Veeder, Spring Mountain, the list goes on. Getting them in Maryland was next to impossible. Mills has found the way, and is offering only 10 cases of the famous Andrew Peacock, Mt Veeder Reserve Cabernet at a price that is exceptional. Read the following, and imagine yourself with Zane Gray or Jack London drinking Peacock Cabernet. - PF

About The Winemaker -  

Named 2007 Winemaker of the Year by the Sonoma County Harvest Fair, winemaker Michael Loykasek has been blazing new trails throughout California for the past two decades.

Fresh out of U.C. Davis with a degree in enology in 1983, Mike spent 5 years developing his winemaking style in Paso Robles. From there, he pointed his saddle north to God's Country - Sonoma County - to head up the winemaking program at Meeker Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley. His 40ft. Sioux Tipi Tasting Room became a local legend and was as popular as his wines.

But you know what they say about the seven year itch, even cowboys get 'em, so one fine day he went for a ride and pulled up at Armida Winery, where he headed up their winemaking for another 6 years.

Well, we've also got a saying about the number 13. Indeed, after 13 years making wine for good friends in Dry Creek Valley, Mike decided it was time to let the Dark Horse out of the barn, so to speak.

And ever since, he's been hittin' the trails with the Dark Horse. The concept is simple: take small lots of exceptional wine and put it in a package that folks can't help but notice, and have some fun with it along the way!

SEX AND THE CITY

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY TASTING

Featuring

Moet Brut and Rose Imperial

As featured

In the Movie

And

The special drinks made from

MOET CHAMPAGNE

AT MILLS

Sunday June 6, 1-5pm

Gary's Vineyard, Monterey California

Tantara Winery

Santa Maria, California

Tantara

"Legerdemain"

Syrah

2005 Central Coast

A Very Special Pre-Sell

(Wines arrive June 8)

We've seen prices from $35 to $100 around the USA

So the real "Regular" price is truly irregular.....

Mills Price

$29.99

(No Further Discounts Available)

We asked Tantara's Owner, Jeffrey Fink, to bring us something very special that was rarely seen outside of California and this is what he chose.   His Pinot Noir and Chardonnay can be found from time to time, but his Syrah is usually sold from the winery only.   "Legerdemain" is as rare as it gets, and we asked Why?

Two of the best and most famous vineyards of Southern California are:  The Bien Nacido Vineyard, and Gary's Vineyard.  Wines made from these grapes rarely sell for less than $50 per bottle.

In a special experiment sanctioned by both vineyards  Tantara made a Syrah blend from BOTH of them!  This is totally unheard of.  To even further the mystique, they gave the wine extra age in the barrel and in the bottle and just recently released the 2005.

We simply couldn't believe the quality and balance, and made a great deal for the entire first shipment available for the Maryland/DC area.  There will be more coming for restaurant accounts, but our first shipment might be the entire retail allocation for the 2005 Vintage.

This is really a pre-sell.  We don't even have any samples to offer you for tasting.  Place your orders with a payment method to insure getting some.

Gary told us to move out a whole bunch of Australian Wines, so we selected 26 different exceptional Aussie Classics and put them on sale!   We have multiple cases of some and on others we are down to just bottles.  This is the opportunity to get some great wines at spectacular prices (I sound like a used car salesperson, huh?)

All of the following are subject to prior sale!  We can't re-order any of these.  All orders must be accompanied with payment.  We will NOT be opening any of these for tasting.

This sale has been a tremendous success, we'd all like to thank you all!  As we cleared the warehouse, we began to find more items.  The updated list is below with what is still for sale.  Remember these are moving fast and all items are being sold first come first served.  All orders must be accompanied with a credit card to be held.

Vintage	Name of Wine	Price	Sale Price	Order
2005	S.C. Pannell Shiraz Grenache	$51.99	$31.19
2005	Tapanappa "Whalebone"	$75.99	$45.59
2003	Langmeil Shiraz "The Freedom"	$121.99	$73.19
2006	Langmeil "Valley Floor" Shiraz	$23.99	$14.39
2005	Kilikanoon Shiraz "Parable"	$42.99	$25.79
2004	Kilikanoon Shiraz "Baroota"	$32.99	$19.79
2005	Kilikanoon Shiraz "The Oracle"	$85.99	$51.59
2005	Kilikanoon Shiraz "Greens Vineyard"	$108.99	$65.39
2005	Kilikanoon Prodigal Grenache	$29.99	$17.99
2005	Kilikanoon Shiraz "M"	$72.99	$43.79
2005	Kilikanoon Killermans Shz/Gren	$23.99	$14.39
2004	Penfolds "Grange"	$499.99	$299.40
2002	Rolf Binder "Hubris"	$53.99	$32.39
2003	Barossa Old Vines Co. Shiraz	$121.99	$73.19
2005	Thorn Clarke "William Randell" Shiraz	$42.99	$25.79
2005	Kaesler "The Bogan"	$74.99	$44.99
2006	Kaesler Old Vine Shiraz	$62.99	$37.79
2005	Pennys Hill Shiraz	$69.99	$41.99
2005	DeLisio Shiraz	$46.99	$28.19
2005	DeLisio Grenache	$42.99	$25.79
2003	Torbreck "Descendant"	$124.99	$74.99
2004	John Duval "Plexus"	$41.99	$25.19
2005	Solitary Block Shiraz	$65.99	$39.59
2006	Ben Glaetzer "Anaperenna"	$74.99	$44.99
2007	Kilikanoon Morts Block Riesling	$19.99	$11.99
2007	Kilikanoon Morts Reserve Riesling	$23.99	$14.39
2006	Black Chook VMR	$18.99	$11.39
2006	Slipstream Chardonnay	$19.99	$11.99

Now Announcing Yalumba, Australia's Oldest Family Owned Winery

Bernard Baudry

Chinon

Les Granges

2007

Mills Shelf Price  $19.99

ONE WEEK PRE-SELL

(Wine Arrives Thursday June 3)

PRE-SELL PRICE

$11.99

By Mary Mulvihill

Mills Wine Consultant

It is the perfect time of the year to turn to Chinon, one of the most delicious offerings of pure, unblended Cabernet Franc in the world, for your red wine selection.  Made in the middle Loire Valley in France, Chinon is lighter bodied than Cabernet Sauvignon and perfectly accompanies summer dishes and cheeses.  The Mills team wants you to discover Chinon and thus we are featuring Bernard Baudry's "Les Granges" Chinon (2007) at a special  $11.99/bottle price , a 40% discount off the shelf price. 

Bernard Baudry, one of the top-rated Chinon producers, grew the 100% Cabernet Franc fruit for this wine on young vines planted on gravely and sandy soil on a clayey-silica subsoil on a family vineyard plot in the village of Cravant.  "Les Granges" is the first release of Bernard's Chinon from those young wines.

The wine's nose is delicate with a earthy edge that breathes of its terroir, and the taste is a delightful mix of fruit and minerality that finishes smooth on the palate with a lingering earthiness in the mouth that is unique to Chinon and extremely refreshing.  Drinkable now through 2011, "Les Granges" received a 90 point rating from the Wine Spectator (December 31, 2009).  Stop by Mills to indulge in some Chinon at this incredible price!

Eddy Family

Making wine has been, and always will be, our passion, our work and our play. - Tom Eddy

"Elodian"

Pinot Noir 2006

Willamette Valley, Yamill-Carlton District

Sold Nationally At  $40 and up

Mills' Sale Price

$19.99

Tom Eddy is one of the most iconic wine making figures of California.  He was at Berkley with Michael Mondavi, Michael Martini, and a host of other famous winemakers.  After a career starting some of the most famous wineries, he has been making his own wines from carefully selected vineyards all over California.  After tasting some great Oregon Pinot Noir, Tom had to try one for himself.  The Elodian Pinot Noir is just that wine.  The Maryland Wholesaler asked for a pallet and got 10 cases.  How was he going to divide up 10 cases amongst the fine wine retailers and restaurants of this State?  We made it easy for him - offered a price for all of it and got it! 

So here's the deal, we have the wine right now at Mills!  When it is gone we can only hope to see another vintage at some point in the future and expect to pay between $50 and $100. - PF

Winemaking Notes:

Copious amounts of rain throughout the winter and early spring ensured that the 2006 vines would be vigorous in growth and at least average in yield. Both heat spikes and conversely cool temperatures in the summer slowed the physiology of the vines down causing a late harvest for most of the Napa Valley. Due to naturally cooler temperatures in the Napa mountains, the Cabernets from these regions weathered the tough summer heat. Coupled with careful fruit thinning and meticulous vineyard management, the 2006 harvest for Napa mountain fruit turned out to be surprisingly first-rate and is considered one of the most powerful vintages of the decade.

Tasting Notes: