Greetings From New London,
This week we are very happy to welcome home New London native Francine "Frankie" Williams.
Frankie is the owner of Toad Hollow Vineyards and you may have seen the story in The Day paper about her.
If you missed Rick Koster's story CLICK HERE TO READ IT NOW
 Meet Toad Hollow Owner Frankie Williams this Friday in our cellar from 6-9 p.m. Frankie will be with us pouring wine, telling stories, shaking hands, and kissing babies!
This is a woman that personifies the pioneering principles of the California wine industry.
"Toad Hollow Vineyards began
operation in 1994, with 3000 cases
of 1993 Russian River Valley Chardonnay.
Our Chardonnay is 100%
Stainless Steel fermented, using no oak at all. Since then we have
added additional wines, a Russian River Merlot (Richard McDowell
Vineyard), a Russian River Pinot Noir (Goldies Vines) a Zinfandel
from Paso Robles and a Rose of Pinot Noir from Carneros.
In 1995
we started to import wines made by our French friends at Sieur D'Arques
and now have two sparklings and three still wines in our portfolio.
Our mission is to produce quality wines that are interesting at
a reasonable price.
Our labels are whimsical, supporting another
element of our philosophy - we believe drinking wine should be FUN!" - Frankie Wiliiams
Please mark your calendars for a great night.
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Friday July 30th - 6-9 p.m.
No Charge
Chardonnay "Francines Selection" $15
 Nine months in all STAINLESS STEEL TANKS.
NO WOOD!
100% malolactic treatment and was left on the "lees" for (8)eight
months. This was done to maintain the acidity and to give the
wine the middle mouth complexity desired.
The vineyards used are 90% Mendocino County and 10% Sonoma
County.
The residual sugar is less than 0.2% (DRY).
Alcohol is 13.76%....but due to the balance of Fruit VS. Acid,
you don't taste the "heat"
42,000 cases produced in the same fashion as the '93 vintage
(our first) of which we produced 3000 cases.
And we feel that
the wine is every bit as good as our best vintage to date
('94).
Dry Rose of Pinot Noir "Eye of the Toad" $12
 At a time
when most American Rosé wines have either an overabundance
of residual sugar or are "flabby" and lacking
in acidity, we here at Toad Hollow continue to produce true
French-Style, bone dry, and elegant Rosé wine produced
from the noble Pinot Noir grape.
This is our ELEVENTH vintage of Pinot Noir Rosé and,
by far, our best to date. The wine has incredible body and
weight for a Rosé of Pinot Noir. The color is a beautiful
pink with a hint of "Beaujolais blue".
This wine
has a nose of rose petals and violets. Whether in sun or
shade, this is a truly dry, uncomplicated statement of Pinot
Noir at its lightest and most delicate which we proudly call
our ROSÉ
Spice and pepper bring out the wonderful wild strawberry
flavors. A wine that is great with sushi and wasabi or spicy
Thai food. We know that you'll love it.
"Erik's The Red" Blend $14
Named for the famous Norseman-sailor-conqueror and, obviously, a man with a great palate-Erik the Red.
This is a wonderful blend of EIGHTEEN - yes,
count em'-different varietals of grapes from the beautiful Paso Robles
area of the Central Coast of California.
Toad Hollow - like Erik - is
not afraid to hop into the fray and make a wine that is not only big and
chewy, but still has a modicum of understated elegance. WOW! What a
wine.
This is our third bottling of a red wine under the Erik's the Red
label and, as you will see, with each bottling the wine becomes more
interesting and complex.
Similar to the temperament of the commanding Scandinavian explorer, this
wine is not for the "faint of heart" as it is big, robust and powerful.
But when you come across a mighty meal that is up to the challenge,
such as prime rib or a rack of lamb, Erik's the Red is sure to slay any
other wine in its path!
Merlot Russian River Valley Reserve $16
 In 1995
we pulled out 16 acres of Golden Delicious apples and planted
the soil to Merlot. Although the Russian River Valley that
we call home is known for its ability to grow stellar Pinot
Noir and Chardonnay, we decided that we would plant the grape
that gave the mighty Petrús its center-this
grape is Merlot!
We knew that Merlot, unlike Cabernet Sauvignon, was supposed
to be a supple, sexy and elegant red wine and not a big,
tannic bomb. Thanks to Richard McDowell, our vineyard manager,
and for whom the vineyard is named, we have nurtured this
vineyard and the grapes that it produces into the consummate benchmark of the Merlot style.
This Merlot Reserve was planted, grown and bottled by Toad
Hollow Vineyards. This is the fifth vintage of our first
reserve wine. As we have explained in the past, Merlot does
best in sandy, claylike soils as proven in the Province of
Pomerol in France where the mighty Petrús is produced-the
pinnacle of all Merlots! We had the soil, we had the cuttings,
and we had the perfect medium temperature range preferred
by the Merlot grape to do its best!
This is a gentle but sinuous noble red wine that welcomes
most company with a warm generosity of taste as well as the
versatility of filling many sensory needs on many levels.
This is a wine that will cellar and age beautifully for
ten to fifteen years, but also sports the spontaneity of
a young thoroughbred raring to run now or to carry easily
into the next decade.
We hope that you enjoy drinking this beautiful wine as
much as we did making it!
- Frankie Williams
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Please Join Us - it's fun, informal, and a great
way to start your weekend.
Think of us as Wine - "With Benefits."
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Dazzling
Desserts
Smith Island Cake
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Delivery Is Available.
You Take The Cake
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Everything Baked From Scratch
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Local Calendar
and Links
The Hygeniec Art Park.
Every Wednesday Night.
It does not get any better. And we have great "grab & go" wine, beer, & snack items to satisfy any movie lovers needs.
The Garde Theater
has an amazing variety of performances to choose from. Start your evening downtown with a little wine and a bite to eat - and then take a stroll to see the show.
There is a full schedule of live music to be enjoyed all Summer long. Follow the link above to read the recent story and full calendar.
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Fine Cigars
Start With
Fine Tobacco
Not The
Ad Campagin
We offer a carefully selected variety of Seriously Fine cigars. Made by experts that have spent a lifetime learning their craft.
Please stop in to have a look.
 Visit Our
1900's Cigar Lounge.
Open Until 8 p.m.
Every Wednesday
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