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Ciao! Join us Fri & Sat Oct 23rd & 24th at our River St store where we will be tasting some new Bella Vinos from small, boutique Italian producers!
The D&L wine staff are always on the "tasting" hunt for excellent wines at an everyday value.
LaStricia Chianti '08 $9.99 -  Eminently drinkable; medium body, smooth and fruity; only 1,500 cases made at the La Striscia estate in Arezzo. A fresh expression of the Sangiovese grape.
 Giratina Barbera D'Asti Bricco Garrita '07 $16.99- 100% Barbera from Castelboglione, Piedmont. Bright, strong, ruby red coloured, with an intense, elegant and pervasive bouquet, and a lingering, well- defined, harmonoiusly fresh flavour.
 Racemi "Pietraluna" '08 Negramaro del Salento, IGT, Puglia $12.99 - On the nose this wine exhibits warm, spicy, earthy, cooked ripe black fruit. To taste it offers round, spicy, tannic, nicely ripe fruit, and some earthy nuances with a fresh acidity. A well balanced wine with warm style and a fresh touch.
 Vesevo Campania IGT "Beneventano" Aglianico '06 $14.99 - "absolutely delicious in this vintage, not to mention a terrific value. This plump, juicy red offers plenty of varietal character in its dark cherries, herbs, leather and earthiness, with noteable clarity and lovely overall balance. A forward,fruit-driven Aglianico." 89pts WA
Don't forget we have wine tastings every Friday and Saturday from 4-7p.m at our three great locations.
This weekend at our Lexington St store we'll be sampling some fantastic California wines:
- New Wine - MooBuzz '07 Pinot Noir $18.99
- Qupe '07 Syrah $15.99
- Alexander Valley '06 Merlot $17.99
- Leah's Favorite - Licco '08 Chardonnay - unoaked - $21.99
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Food & Wine Pairing 101
Do you ever feel like finding the right wine for your meal is a mystery - a great secret kept only by the chosen few? Worry not and read on because its not that big a secret! Here are some basic tips to help navigate food and wine pairing:
- Match the weight / richness of the food and the body of the wine. Example: A hearty stew with a full bodied Cabernet; a rich lobster sauce with a full bodied, creamy-mouth feel Voignier or Chardonnay
- Match the flavor intensity of the food to the wine's flavor intensity. Example: Spicy rubs on meats or in sauces pair well with spicy Syrahs, Shiraz, and French Cote du Rhone wines
- Match acidic foods with acidic wines. Example: This is why your classic ragu sauce pairs nicely with dry, acidic Chiantis from Italy. The dryness of these wines is balanced with natural acidity from the soil, grape(s), & winemaking style of the region(s)
-Match sweet foods with sweet wines. Example: pair your rich chocolaty desserts with a Late Bottle Vintage Port, or your creme brulee with a Sauternes
-Pairing salty foods with fruity wines - Rieslings, California Sauvignon Blancs, or Pinot Grigio are recommended whites because the tannins found in red wine clash with the salt creating a more bitter taste. However low tannin reds - Rose, Garnache /Grenache, Pinot Noir - can make for a refreshing pairing.
Remember that food and wine pairing is meant to be fun, so always keep a glass of wine handy whilst creating your next meal, and as the timeless and irreverent Julia Childs always said "Bon Appetite"!
-Barbara |
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Join us TODAY Thurs Oct 22nd at our 850 Lexington St Waltham store for a "Yelloween" Supplier Tasting of Veuve Cliquot from 6p.m - 8p.m
A D&L Deal!
Veuve Cliquot
only $35.99
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D&L Beer Tastings
Sam Smith Beer Tasting
Where: 119 River St, Waltham store
When: Sat Oct 24th 5p.m -7p.m
Samuel Smith is one of the few remaining independent breweries in England. The rich Samuel Smith strain of yeast at The Old Brewery dates from the early 1900s. Hops are hand-weighed by the master hop blender, and the brewing water is drawn from a well sunk over 200 years ago.
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Drink Well for Less at D&L
 NEW - '07 Pine & Post Chardonnay - $8.99
'07 Pine & Post Merlot - $8.99
'07 Pine & Post Cab- $8.99 Pine & Post wines are fruit forward and true to the variety character. Washington State values combined with everday drink-ability
'08 La Stricia Chianti $9.99 Drinkable, medium body, smooth & fruity.
 New - Castellar Brut Rose Cava $14.99 Strawberry and rasberry notes finish this bubbly cava from Spain. Made from 70% Trepat & 30% Garnacha
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