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.The Tasting Table
Thursday, May 15th at 5:00:
American Versions of Belgian Classics.This Thursday, we offer you a taste of Belgian beer, American style! We will offer classic styles including Dubbel, Trippel and Saison for you to sample, compare and contrast, and decide what works best for you!.Join us Thursday for these tasty beers:Avery Salvation - $4.83/22oz: A Belgian Strong Golden Ale with a big character. Salvation has luscious apricot and peach aromas delicately interwoven with spicy suggestions of nutmeg and cinnamon. This heavenly soft, champagne-like elixir is cellarable for 3 years. 25 IBUs and 9% ABV..Allagash Dubbel Reserve - $6.79/25 oz, $6.75/6-pack: This classic Dubbel boasts a dark mahogany color with ruby hues and a complex malty taste. The finish is dry with subtle hints of chocolate and nuts. With time, Allagash Dubbel will mature in the bottle and acquire distinctive port and sherry characteristics. 7% ABV..Issaquah "Manage a Frog" - $14.49/xx oz: Belgian Style Tripel - The Belgian yeast produces flavors of cloves, banana, and other spices that meld perfectly with the malt and hops. Monster aromas and sweet flavors with a huge amount of "Belgian Candi" sugar to boost the proof! 30 IBU, 9% ABV..Issaquah was acquired by Rogue Brewing 8 years ago. Since that time, like all Rogue ales, it is made without chemicals, additives or preservatives..Green Flash Trippel - $4.89/25 oz: Rich pale malt provides a solid base for zesty Styrian Golding and Czech Saaz hops. Trappist ale yeast contributes the fruity, spicy profile of a classic monk-brewed Belgian ale. This Trippel is a luscious, fiery, golden brew and a contemporary rendition of traditional Belgian Trippel. 8.5% ABV..Wild Dog "Colorado Saison" by Flying Dog Brewery - $11.59/750 ml: This Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale is a unique Colorado spin on a traditional Belgian Style. Brewed with imported Belgian ingredients including malts, hops, spices and yeast, this Saison has an authentic Belgian flavor with a unique twist from the addition of native Colorado ingredients. This unfiltered, bottle conditioned brew is gold in color and weighs in at 7.3% ABV..Ommegang "Hennepin" - $5.99/25 oz: Another Farmhouse Saison style, just for comparison! Hennepin is bright and lively in your mouth with a warming mix of spicy gingersnap and citrusy hops. Refreshing... relaxing... the perfect ale for all seasons. 7.7% ABV....Friday, Starting at 4:00:.A Visit from Spain.This Friday, we would like to introduce you to an international company with some hometown roots - right here in Belcamp!.Come meet the gentlemen who make it happen on both sides of "the pond" as Wine World welcomes.....Navarra, Spain & Belcamp, MD.This company believes in the future of Spanish wines in the United States. They have teamed up to seek out and bring to us their portfolio of high quality wines imported from Spain to right here in Harford County!.We invite you to join us and our very special guests Ramon Romero, who will be joining us from Spain, and Eric Miller - our hometown connection - for this tasting event featuring products from a trio of Spanish wineries!..First, we bring you wine from Spain's northern border nearest the Bordeaux region of France.....Navarra, Spain2006 Old Vine Garnacha - $9.99: Made 100% from 60+ year old Garnacha (Grenache) vines, this wine is fresh and fruity with well-balanced acidity. The surface of the wine takes on a ruby red color with purple rims. This is a lively, fun and clean wine..2006 Rosado - $7.99: A lovely rosé wine made from Garnacha grapes separated from their skins after just 12 hours of maceration. The intense pink wine carries aromas of fresh strawberry with the taste of strawberries and cherries coming through on the palate. The taste is quite surprising!.2004 Crianza - $14.99: Intense and shiny ruby red color. The nose is balanced with subtle aromas of red fruit, spice and fragrant wood. The wine is silky in the mouth, with a long velvety smooth finish......then from a little farther south in the Rioja Region with its mix of clay, calcareous and alluvium soils.....La Rioja, Spain2003 Crianza - $13.99: This 5-year old beauty is made of 80% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha and 10% Graciano grapes from the Rioja region of Spain. It shows a pretty ruby red color with brickish glints. The nose detects hints of raisins and balsamic sweetness mixing with plum, cedar and coffee notes. The tannins are polished with a meaty persistence contributing to a long fulfilling finish. Quite a nice wine!.2002 Reserva - $17.99: Gartnet-ruby red in color, and again with those brickish highlights indicative of its age. The blend is the same, but the nose on this one is of ripe fruit with mineral notes, leather and vanilla. The wine is concentrated with noteworthy tannins, well balanced and flavorful. A true Spanish beauty!.....and finally, we return to the Navarra region for the eco-friendly wines of.....Iguzquiza, Spain2006 Tempranillo/Cabernet Blend - $12.99: This organically produced wine is 90% Tempranillo for its fresh youthful flavors, blended with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon for great structure. All grapes were cultivated using ancient sustainable agriculture processes. This "green" wine shows a wonderful cherry color, and the bouquet is full of black fruits and licorice. It is elegantly toasty, smooth, round and full, with a fabulously long finish..2006 Tempranillo - $9.99: Made from 100% organically grown Tempranillo grapes, this wine is dark purple in color. It shows fruits and flowers on the nose, and is light, fresh, smooth and easy going with an excellent finish and an agreeable price tag! Taste it this Friday at Wine World!..Also on Friday, from 5 to 8 PM:.Mojitos!.When the mint starts springing up in the garden, it can only mean one thing - it's Mojito season!.This season, you should discover the pre-mixed, pre-muddled, ready-to-serve Mojito cocktail from.....Miami, FLBacardi Classic Mojito - $18.99/1.75L: Bacardi, the world's favorite rum, has launched their Bacardi Classic Mojito Cocktail, a ready-to-serve cocktail made with Bacardi Superior Rum, natural lime and mint flavors. It takes the guesswork out of preparation, delivering an authentic Mojito that can be enjoyed instantly..It is perfect for home entertaining or for any social occasion. Simply pour over ice in your favorite highball glass to serve the perfect classic mojito, today one of the most popular, and legendary, cocktails.
."The Bacardi Classic Mojito delivers real Mojito taste in a ready-to-drink package." Joe Metevier, brand director, Bacardi Traditional Rums..Bacardi Classic Mojito offers the ultimate in flavor, convenience and true brand heritage dating back to the mid 1800's when Bacardi rum was first used to make the mojito.Get yours today at Wine World!...Saturday, Starting at 1:00:.Award Winning Central Coast Wines.Get ready for some unbelievably tasty wines, grown on the hillsides of Paso Robles in California's Central Coast region. Wine World is proud to bring you this tasting from.....Paso Robles, CA.Blessed as few other vineyards in California with terroir that not only mimics the best growing areas of France, but in some respects blows it away, the Carmody-McKnight estate vineyards are uniquely positioned to craft artisan wines unlike any you have ever tasted..The primary key is their unusual mix of soil types: limestone, montmorillonite (aka "wonder soil"), and supreme volcanic soils exist in the Carmody-McKnight vineyards in abundance!.The way these soils hold and release moisture allows full and even ripening of the fruit, and the mineral content imbues the wines with flavors that frame and highlight each varietal in a way that only Mother Nature herself could have dreamt!.Join us this Saturday for a taste of some wines you won't soon forget!2006 "Day in the Country" Chardonnay - $15.99: A world apart, comparable only to the great French Chablis and the few natural Chardonnays that now exist in the United States. The story and the style of this wine is a revelation, a breath of fresh country air for those seeking a way out of oak-dominated Chardonnay..This estate grown offering is a signature of the vineyard, of the one-of-a-kind soils and sub-soils. This cutting edge wine is the most profound affirmation of the varietal; "real" Chardonnay whose fresh flavors you might actually experience for the first time!."Day in the Country" is the ultimate expression of terroir, eloquently expressing the new, brilliant style of Chardonnay, and perhaps the most mineral and nutrient rich version in the world!.2005 Pinot Noir - $29.99: The most romantic of wines, this estate Pinot Noir is surprisingly opulent, yet elegant and velvety textured, with strawberry and berry-earthy savoriness in its overture. Blackberry and spicy plum vie for attention with black cherry and currant flavors, finishing in a final act of subtle tannins, a trace of toasty oak, and a silkiness that glides seductively over the palate..2003 Merlot - $23.99: A feast for the eyes with hues of vivid ruby-red and velvety purple. Incredibly lush with a sleek, elegant, concentrated array of herb-laced currant, espresso, and blackberry..Cassis and spice dominate a soft full, rounded entry. A provocative, expansive palate finishes with hints of cherries and dark chocolate, revealing nuanced structure and quintessential balance. This one redefines the Merlot experience..NV "Kathleen" Late Harvest Chardonnay - $28.99/375 ml: This dessert wine is another extraordinary manifestation of terroir - the taste of the vineyard. It is unmanipulated - no added sugar, no oak influence - exhibiting the true flavors of Chardonnay when nature takes the varietal to the limit..Deep golden color, vibrant, pure fruit aromas of ripe apricot, Asian pear, tangerine, and pineapple. The finish is aromatic and lingering. Luscious yet wonderfully fresh and lively, and always alluring! Prepare for the ultimate Chardonnay experience!.(The wine is prettier than the labels!).....Saturday at 4:00:.Great Wines from Down Under.Our friends at Lanterna will be on hand to introduce three great new wines from Australia by.....Victoria, Australia.Little Rebel wines are made at the Yarra Hill Winery by Kate Goodman, head winemaker, with 190 hectares of established Yarra Valley vineyards at her beck and call. (Kate is also responsible for the fabulous Punt Road wines, also produced at Yarra Hill. If you ever run into a bottle, just buy it!). The vineyards, which are dispersed throughout the valley, are planted according to what varieties best suit each site.2006 Chardonnay - $17.99: A real fruit salad of aromas including honeydew and rockmelon, white peach and pink grapefruit. There are delicate white and yellow floral tones too. The palate is expressive and ready to drink with flavors of mandarin, stonefruits and cashew nut with a hint of subtle French oak. It's a lovely glass of wine..2004 Cabernet/Merlot Blend - $17.99: A 70/30% respectively. Seriously deep purple with ruby highlights. Cabernet dominates the deep aromatics of blackberry, ripe plum and spice, and Merlot provides fresh fruitcake characters. The palate is rich and juicy with plum and dark berries and ends with soft tannins..2005 Pinot Noir - $17.99: This wine is no simple fruit driven Pinot! Instead it possesses great character and flavor with primary aromas of red berries and cherries vying for prominence with beautiful spicy notes. This medium-bodied wine has a fine texture in the mouth displaying a rich concentration of plum, raspberry and spice..Oh yeah... one more thing - Pinots are Kate's favorites! Both making them and drinking them! Try it for yourself!..Also on this Tasting....A Great Italian Dessert Wine..From Asti, in Italy's Piedmont region, we bring you....Piedmont, Italy.If you happened to miss this one at the recent MD Beer & Foodfest, be sure to get a taste of this fabulous wine! It was one of the big hits at that event, and we think it will be a big hit with you as well!Moscato d'Asti - $12.99: The greatest of Piedmont's white dessert wines, this wine is bottled using carefully selected local grapes from vines that characteristically produce small quantities of exquisite fruit. It is a traditional Italian celebration wine..The color is straw yellow/pale gold with spicy yet delicate aromas of muscat. It is sweet, very aromatic, well balanced and delicious! It provides a perfect combination with sweets and desserts...Also at 4:00:.Yo-Ho-Ho!.Every sailor will tell you - if it's got to get done,it won't be getting done by the Captain!.
.US Virgin Islands.A tribute to the days when sailors invented their own recipes with the things they had plenty of on long sea voyages: Spices and Rum!Sailor Jerry Spiced Navy Rum - $15.99/750, $26.99/1.75 L: Sailor Jerry was born of several seafaring recipes, until he hit upon his own unique blend: a 92-proof mixture of Caribbean-style rum with vanilla, lime and other spices. Like a true sailor rum, it's strong but goes down smooth.
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