Greetings!  

 

We have TWO free tastings again this week!  Tomorrow, we welcome Bill Easton from Easton Wines showing a few choice varietals from Northern California.  Afterwards there will be a wine dinner featuring his wines at Swift's Attic (see menu below.) The price is $75; RSVP at events@swiftsattic.com. Friday, we welcome our friends from Askari O.H. to showcase a few of their Spanish selections.  Tasting notes below.  See you there!  

 

 

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Matt and Sam
    

Easton Wine Dinner, with Bill Easton

June 6, 2013, 6:30pm

ROUND 1

Charred edamame, chili oil, pop rocks

 Blistered shishitos : G.B.E.*

Salt & pepper gulf shrimp: micro cilantro salad

2009 TERRE ROUGE Enigma (Marsanne, Roussanne & Viognier)

ROUND 2

Grilled hearts of romaine :

sweet corn, chili oil, bacon, grilled red onion, queso blanco, avocado buttermilk

Heirloom tomato panzanella :

arugula, griddled cheese, sourdough croutons, pomegranate vin 

Red quinoa salad : roasted fennel, Calabrian chilies, cress, coconut jam

2011 EASTON Amador County Zinfandel

ROUND 3

Ikayaki : whole grilled squid, Melee sauce,compressed watermelon 

Warm Niman Ranch pork cheeks :  fig, mustard, sourdough toast 

Whangs and Thangs : Sweet chili glazed Thai chicken wings,

crispy tamarind BBQ sweetbreads,   compressed cucumber, cilantro

2009 TERRE ROUGE Syrah Les Côtes de l'Ouest

DESSERTS

Fried chocolate pie, banana-cotta, espresso ice cream,

candied pecans, blueberry gel

Popcorn & movie

Strawberries & cream : strawberry-lemonade sorbet, buttermilk mousse, vanilla gel, rhubarb cloud,   cornflake crumble, micro basil

2009 EASTON Late Harvest Zinfandel RinaldiVineyard

Thursday Night Tasting Lineup

2011 Easton Sauvignon Blanc  

The wine does not undergo malolactic fermentation and therefore retains its delicious crispness. The complex and exotic fruit flavors suggest among other things: key lime, casaba melon, and papaya. The extended lees aging and battonage enhances the mouth feel. The wine finishes with brisk mineral notes.

Our Price: 18.57

2008 Terre Rouge Syrah  

This wine is exceedingly dark in color with rich, silky wild raspberry fruit flavors laced with pepper, tar, and herb tones. Aromas are raspberry, smoky, wild gamey, peppery, and cinnamon. The wine has a clean purity of Syrah fruit that is reminiscent of many Northern Rhône wines. It has full forward fruit, great acid balance and is very smooth and creamy in the mouth.

Our Price: 19.97

2010 Easton Amador Zinfandel  

The finished wine has full black cherry and blackberry fruit aromas with a beautiful balance and a big, sumptuous, and juicy mouth feel. It also presents complex spicy aromas, with a nice creamy texture derived from the 10 months time it receives in French oak barrels.

Our Price: 17.57

2007 Easton Estate Cabernet Sauvignon  

Color is dark purple, with complex aromas of cedar, tobacco, and asian spice box. The fruit is blackberry/cassis with a pleasant St. Julien-like texture, mineral-infused flavors, and sappiness. The wine has good balance, intensity, a plush texture, and length. It is a youngster now and slow to open, which bodes well for age ability.

2011 Cava Francesc Ricart Cava Brut  

Floral, citrusy (tangerine), clean & pretty. Fresh, softer acid. Like it. Friendly. Traditional method, aged in bottle for 14 months before release. From Almansa, Spain, with Xarello, Macabeo, Parellada. Light color, floral nose, great balance. Floral & honey hints on the nose / fresh, balanced, fruity / fine mousse.

Our Price: 14.97

2011 Spanish White Guerrilla Verdejo  

Racy lemon and quince aromas, along with floral and mineral nuances. Vibrant citrus fruit flavors are braced by a note of tangy acidity. Single-varietal white wine of verdejo, originally presented and which is expressive, fruity and pleasant. Francesc Ricart - "This is a Verdejo, and as such, it is a smooth easy-drinking wine, and not for being an extremely flowery Verdejo, but because it has a very fruity character."

Our Price: 12.57

2010 Spanish White Guerrilla Albarino

The first Albariño produced in the geographical boundaries of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, a white balanced, smooth and pleasant fruity notes. Perfect for fish and seafood. This wine is part of the collection by Spanish White Guerrilla Maetierra. On the nose, it is a sound and intense wine with several aromas of white fruit such as melon and pear. It leaves notes of acidic apple and some acidic fruit, and the mineral properties of the soil this variety is grown on are also present. On the palate, it is an explosive wine with a smooth attack, leaving a fresh and alive aftertaste thanks to its acidity and acidic apple notes.

Our Price: 15.57

2008 Lopez de Haro Rioja Crianza  

Wine for Normal People - "This had some power. Licorice, with lots of spice from the oak -- like nutmeg and allspice and Christmas-time. And black fruit -- black cherries, black plums. Yum. Just like it smelled -- licorice, plums, cherries, spice, with vanilla. And fresh from the acidity. I loved the complexity of flavor and the fact that it had a lot going on but was still light. Great wine." - Elizabeth.

Our Price: 13.57 

10% off of 4 bottles of wine

15% off of 12 bottles or more of wine

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Tuesday - Saturday 5pm - 10pm 

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