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June 5, 2010
 
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Beaujolais Challenge

The Mills Challenge:

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California and Oregon Pinot Noir have pricing that is sideways!

What's happened to the great values under $20?

Why are so many Cali Pinot's now over $30?



The Cru of Beaujolais 

Beaujolais, France

Julienas, Morgon, Fleurie, Moulin A Vent, Brouilly, and Regnie

(Chiroubles, Cote de Brouilly, St Amour and Chenas are not available at this time)

 

These excellent Cru have the same basic flavor profile as West Coast Pinot Noir!

Same Medium Body: Great for Spring and Summer

And

Wonderful Pricing

 

Mills Challenges You:

Try these wonderful Crus and see for yourself!

We will have bottles open for sampling all month!


The Producers

Potel Aviron

Universally considered the very best grower wine maker in all of Beaujolais and almost never found in the Mid-Atlantic states.  We tasted his 2007s and were blown away.  These are not wimpy, bubble gum cotton candy, fruit bomb Beaujolais.  These are serious wines that truly resemble the very best unoaked California and Oregon Pinots.

 

Henry Fessy

The two Fessy brothers began buying barrels of special Beaujolais in the late 1960s.  Later, they separated into two different "houses."  Henry visits hundreds of estates and only buys those individual barrels he falls in love with.  As a result, his wines are classic examples of just what Beaujolais cru is supposed to be.  A few months ago, you may recall reading about some of these in Tom Marquardt's Capital Wine Column!

 

J.J. Vincent

Owner of Chateau de Fuisse in Pouilly Fuisse and generally considered the finest grower in Macon, Vincent has expanded to two separate Cru estates in Beaujolais over the last decade.  Extremely rare, NEVER before shipped to the Mid-Atlantic region.  These are surprisingly BIG wines.

NOT A CRU BEAUJOLAIS BUT

READ ON

 

Domaine Pierre Guindon

Coteaux d'Ancenis

GAMAY

Red and Rose 2009        

 

We simply couldn't resist these Gamay's  from the Loire valley, directly across the Loire River from Muscadet.   Guindon is one of the top Muscadet producers and he has an organic vineyard in the tiny Ancenis (Pronounced Ahn-sen-nay) region of the Loire.  The Red has a Loire tilt on the same theme as our Pinot Noir battle and the Rose is simply delightful.  In our crusade to discover excellent unknown French wines, we present these to our customers.


Here is the Pricing

 

Potel Aviron Morgon Cote du Puy 2008

Potel Aviron Moulin A Vent "Vielle Vignes" 2007

Regularly $23.99 June Price  $18.99

 

J.J. Vincent  Julienas Le Coyton 2007

J.J. Vincent Morgon Charmes 2007

Potel Aviron Fleurie Vielle Vignes 2007

Regularly $21.99 June Price $16.99

 

Henry Fessy Brouilly 2008

Regularly $16.99   June Price $13.99                    

 

Pierre Guindon Coteaux d'Ancenis Gamay Rouge 2009

Pierre Guindon Coteaux d/Ancenis Gamay Rose 2009

Regularly $14.99   June Price $11.99

 

Henry Fessy Chateau des Reyssiers Regnie 2008

Regularly $12.99   June Price $9.99

Sex and the City Cocktail Party

Sex and the City Moet

SEX AND THE CITY

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY TASTING

Featuring

Moet Brut and Rose Imperial



And

The special drinks made from

MOET CHAMPAGNE

AT MILLS

Sunday June 6, 1-5pm

Andrew Peacock Mt Veeder Reserve Cabernet
 A Peacock

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 -  

Winemaker in HatNamed 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!




California Pre-Sell


Gary's Vineyard, Monterey California
Gary's Vineyard

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.

June Feature - Australia

Australian VineyardGary 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

Yalumba Vine


Yalumba was founded in 1849 by Samuel Smith, British migrant and English brewer, who had brought his family to Angaston seeking a new life. After purchasing a 30-acre parcel of land just beyond the southern-eastern boundary of Angaston, Smith and his son began planting the first vines by moonlight. Samuel named his patch "Yalumba" - aboriginal for "all the land around".

All from the Y Series from Yalumba:

Sangiovese Rosé $8.99
Sauvignon Blanc $8.99
Pinot Grigio $8.99
Shiraz Viognier $8.99

Sale Prices Last
Until June 13

In Store Tasting - French Wines

Pouring Image

Special Tasting this Saturday June, 4

2-5 PM

 

The French Wines of Alain Blanchon

 


Monsieur Blanchon has been one of Mills most important

Sources for fine French wine.  He has agreed to spend

A few hours with us TODAY!

Come in and try his very interesting French Wines.



World Beers for a World Cup

World Cup TrophyWe'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


Beer News


The Band at Play in Mills
Band at Play
Thursday, June 10th " Hops to Harmonics" 4-7pm
J
oin us as we sample some new beer arrivals to Mills and enjoy the live improvisational stylings of Eastman, Glasgow, and Burke.


Friday, June 11th Beer Tasting with Jan 4-7pm
Our friend, Jan, will be on hand to open up a variety of craft beers and special imports.  There will be a lot of different styles to try.  You'll be hard pressed to find something you don't like.

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