MARCH FIRST FRIDAY

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

6-9pm

Join us for a tasting of some delicious Loire Valley wines and the season’s first rose’. We’ll be sampling a rich, smooth, and supple Cabernet Franc from Saumur-Champigny, a crisp, flinty Sauvignon Blanc that drinks like a Pouilly Fume’ but with a friendlier price tag, a SPARKLING VOUVRAY (yes, you read that correctly. Yummm!), and the season’s first rose’ (of Pinot Noir) from a favorite California producer. Don’t miss your chance to sample spring before it gets here; these wines are sure to put you in the mood for warmer weather.

Local talent Ian Worpole will entertain us with some live Celtic music. Doesn’t march make you want to dance?

Also, don’t miss Will Lytle’s show of ink drawings now hanging in our FreeSpace.

See you there.

This is an alcohol tasting. 21+ with valid ID only.
PLEASE DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE.

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Wine LOVES Chocolate

Saturday, February 9

5-8pm

Join us for our annual Valentine’s Day tasting featuring some new-to-the-shop, handcrafted gems from California and sweet treats from Lucky Chocolates. Here’s what we will be uncorking:

Broc Cellars Cuvee 13.1 – 100% Syrah from the Santa Lucia Highlands (if you remember his Vine Starr Red or Cassia Grenache from past tastings, this is a must try);

Field Recordings Fiction Red – a powerhouse blend of Zinfandel, Tempranillo, Grenache, Malbec, Touriga Nacional, Mourvèdre and Syrah;

Field Recordings Fiction White – an aromatic blend of albarino, grenache blanc, muscat, marsanne, and malvasia bianca.

www.broccellars.com
http://fieldrecordingswine.com/

We are so LUCKY! Lucky Chocolates will provide us with samples of a few of their outstanding, handmade chocolate barks to pair with our wines.

www. luckychocolates.com

Also, if you spend $25 at EITHER the Wine Shop OR Lucky Chocolates, you’ll get a 10% off card for your next purchase at the OTHER shop (good through February 14).

This is an alcohol tasting. 21+ with valid ID required.

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FEBRUARY FIRST FRIDAY

FEBRUARY FIRST FRIDAY at Partition Street Wine Shop

With La Clandestine Absinthe
Friday, February 1
6-9pm

Since the ban on Absinthe in the US was lifted in 2007, the hype surrounding this alluring spirit has been intense. On Friday, the importer  of La Clandestine Absinthe Superieure will dispel many myths and give us the truth behind its history, production, and effects.

Learn the “proper” way to prepare a drink while you sample a handcrafted Absinthe made in the village in Switzerland that was the birthplace of  the spirit. La Clandestine is distilled in the traditional style and uses only the finest quality ingredients. Come taste for yourself!

http://www.laclandestine.com/en/laclandestine.html

This is an alcohol tasting. 21+ with valid ID required.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

Thank you so very much for another fantastic year. 2012 provided us with many wonderful things, including excellent business growth, lots of new customers and deepened relationships with our existing ones. We truly love what we do and thank you for your trust and patronage.

WE WISH YOU NOTHING BUT LOVE, HEALTH, AND HAPPINESS IN 2013.

Our very very best,
Suzanne, Jordan, Isaac & baby boy Balsamo (ETA 2/20/13!)

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JANUARY FIRST FRIDAY

Friday, January 4
6-9pm

Come sample two craft vermouths made from Long Island Chardonnay, Finger Lakes apple brandy, 40+ artisanal herbs, and a whole lot of imagination.

Atsby Vermouth aims to renew the infused wine’s status in the cocktail kingdom by using the highest quality ingredients and a perfectionistic attention to detail; this is the craft way. Stop by for a taste and tell them what you think.

Check out this article in the Edible East End mag:
http://www.edibleeastend.com/online_magazine/winter-2013/the-great-atsby/

And Atsby’s website: www.atsbyvermouth.com

Also, local musician Doug Elliot will play us some tunes.

THIS IS AN ALCOHOL TASTING. 21+ WITH VALID ID REQUIRED.

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Christmas Tasting

Join us for our Christmas tasting this Friday, December 21, from 6-9pm.

Our fab sales rep, Melissa, from St. Germain (elderflower liquor) will be bringing us a very special treat–Creme Yvette, a vintage recipe made from a blend of violet, wild strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, black currant, honey, orange peel, and vanilla. Wow.

Considered “an icon of the golden age of cocktails,” the original Creme Yvette recipe has been revived to satisfy the modern fascination with classic cocktails. The hand-crafted blend can al

so be served as an after dinner digestif.

Find the perfect gift for a cocktail geek or just come sample an amazing product. Either way, don’t miss it!

Local fem-trio Pocatella will have you slapping your knee and stomping your feet with their American roots classics and rich, throaty originals.

This is an alcohol tasting. 21+ with valid ID only.

 

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First Friday with Finger Lakes Distilling and Michael Bernier

Friday, December 7

 6-9pm

Join us this Friday for a tasting of craft spirits from Finger Lakes Distilling. Try Their MacKenzie Bourbon, Rye, and Gin–all beautifully crafted, handsomely packaged spirits. Not only are they affordable and high quality, but they make great gifts for the holidays.

www.fingerlakesdistilling.com
Bring your valid ID, yo.

The ridiculously talented Michael Bernier will be here with his Chapman Stick to play us a new solo set of his original tunes. You really shouldn’t miss this guy.

http://michaelbernier.bandcamp.com/album/leviathan

Don’t forget to check out all the great events throughout the Village:

 

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PORT, ART, MUSIC and HOLIDAY IN THE VILLAGE

Join us on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 for HOLIDAY IN THE VILLAGE, a Village-wide Open House with tons of events for kids & shoppers, live music, sleigh rides, and tree lighting. Lots of businesses are holding sales and offering specials; here’s what we have planned for the day:

12pm KID-FRIENDLY ART OPENING

Stop by and view the mixed media works of Saugerties’- own, 9-yr-old Sophia Kamrass. Meet the artist, munch on some homemade cookies, and sip warm cider.

Artist Biography (as written by the painter)
I’m Sophia, the artist of all these paintings, I am nine years old. I love to paint, and I love it because when you are painting, you can express yourself on a canvas. I use many different mediums, or different types of paint and pencils, etc. Some of the things I use in my pictures (not all are hanging up) are acrylic, watercolor, hard pastel, charcoal, and pencil. I get some inspiration for some of my originals from what I see outside, or in books. My favorite painting here is the abstract painting. I have a little sister named Stella, and a mom and a dad. [I have been] a student at the Kristy Bishop Studio for the last three years. I’m proud to be an artist.

2-5pm PORT TASTING with LIVE MUSIC BY MOLLY FARLEY AND GREG SHAFRITZ

Come taste the varied Port styles of Quinta do Noval, one of the few remaining port houses that still uses estate fruit and the traditional method of foot-stomping their grapes! We will be introducing several of their styles including Ruby, Tawny, 10-yr Tawny, Late Bottled Vintage, and Colheita (vintage Tawny). Taste and learn about these intense fortified wines while pairing them with bleu cheese and sweet biscuits or chocolate. Port makes a GREAT holiday gift!  21+ with valid ID required for tasting.

Local musicians Molly Farley and Greg Shafritz will entertain us with vocals and guitar in their sweet, bluesy, rock, soul kinda way.Check out iheartsaugerties.com for more info on Village events.
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THANKSGIVING WINE TASTING

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18
2-6 pm

Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday. Aside from the great food and family that make a holiday important, we love all the interesting fall flavors that make wine pairing fun.

Join us for our annual Thanksgiving tasting featuring interesting and affordable wines for your holiday meal. Choices include a clean and crisp red berry fruited dry rose’, a weighty white that pairs perfectly with baking spices and poultry and two aromatic reds filled with cherry, pomegranate, and cranberry flavors.

2-6pm 102 Partition Street, Saugerties.
THIS IS AN ALCOHOL TASTING. VALID 21+ ID REQUIRED. Please never drink and drive!

 A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

LE BEAUJOLAIS EST ARRIVE’!

Beginning on Friday, November 16, through Thanksgiving, we will have tastings of our two favorite bottlings of Beaujolais Nouveau. The wines are expected to show up Thursday or Friday this week, and we will pop some corks as soon as they arrive.In France, Beaujolais Nouveau or vin de primeur ends the years’ harvest and kicks off the new vintage. In the United States, this easy-drinking red is a Thanksgiving custom as the soft and fruity qualities of the Gamay grape are a perfect partner for fall flavors and the wine traditionally goes on sale on 11/15.

Aside from the timing of its release, what makes Nouveau different from other wines is a fermentation process called Carbonic Maceration. Hand-picked (by law) whole grapes are fermented over 6-8 weeks, which produces a wine with lots of yummy fruit flavor and very little tannin (that stuff that dries out your mouth). As there is no crushing of the fruit, the tannin–found mostly in the skins of grapes–is barely extracted. The product is a light, easy drinking, fruity wine that is a perfect match for all your holiday dishes. Get some while it’s here!
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DRY CIDER

Check out our great selection of ciders, another great addition to your holiday table. Cider is light, refreshing and bursting with apple flavor; it’s also a great alternative for beer drinkers and other non-wine drinkers.We have some new bottlings from Eve’s Cidery in NY, as well as favorites from Farnum Hill in New Hampshire, apple and pear versions from Original Sin in NYC, and an original Norman (northern France) version from Bordelet.  They’re all delicious and well-priced.
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FIRST FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 2, 2012

FARNUM HILL CIDERS WITH LIVE ACOUSTIC TUNES BY DAN WALL

6-9PM (NEW TIME!)

November opens with a tasting of the perfect fall beverage–hard apple Cider (further referred to as simply “Cider”) from Farnum Hill Ciders in Lebanon, New Hampshire. These ciders are hand-crafted from Poverty Lane Orchard apples and are true agricultural products.

Cider is an alcoholic beverage distilled from apples. After initial fermentation (sugars are converted to alcohol), the product undergoes a process similar to that of champagne–called dosage or secondary fermentation. The res

ult is a bubbly, dry, crisp product perfect for pairing with food or sipping on it’s own.Farnum ciders bear very little resemblance to the once popular Woodchuck, a wickedly sweet cider; rather, they drink in a style much more akin to the Norman Ciders of northern France and are a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table.www.povertylaneorchards.com/farnum-hill-ciders/the-ciders/xdry/Entertaining us for the evening will be Dan Wall, a very talented musician whom we first saw perform at the Saugerties Lighthouse this past August. We think you’ll really enjoy his roots/americana tunes on banjo and guitar.www.reverbnation.com/danielwall

THIS AN ALCOHOL TASTING. 21+ WITH VALID ID ONLY. PLEASE DONT DRINK AND DRIVE.

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