THURSDAY JANUARY 2 2020
New year, new me, whatever.
Happy New Year to all, except those of you doing Dry January. The Holidays are over, except for a few strands of lights and some leftover cookies. It's back to our regularly scheduled programming - hopefully without the addition of the new proposed tariffs. Most will have heard by now, but legislation is moving to tax all EU wines up to 100% as part of the trade war over airline subsidies. Thought 25% was rough? Yikes. Write your congressman.

But remember.. with the price hikes, it is more important than ever to support your favorite family producers. The US is the #1 export market and major source of income for the majority of EU wines on our shelf. If you want to drink their wines post-tariffs and trade war, don't stop supporting them now when they need it most.

Some better news: Our winter wine sale is on until Thursday January 16! 20% off any wine purchase of 2 bottles or more; 25% off 12+ bottles.
THE WEEKEND TASTING TABLE.

We will be pouring:
Friday 4pm to 8pm
Saturday 3pm to 7pm
*we're still recovering from the holidays. Check our Facebook day of to see what we're pouring!

Don't forget- Tuesdays are for beer. We'll be tasting our favorite new and classic beers from 4pm until 8pm. All beers on the table will be 10% off.
If you were to make some resolutions - a few ideas.

1.Drink more sherry! And other fortified wines. They are delicious, can be really superb values, and make for some of the best food pairings. Manzanilla sherry with a good cheese plate. Fino sherry and oysters. High acid Sercial Madeira with seafood stews is a classic pairing. And of course, chocolate with Port. Put these on your list of things to try in 2020.

2.Skip Dry January: A refresh is always nice. But if it's about the calories, just know that the average 5oz glass of wine is only 125 calories. 1.5oz of bourbon is about 97 calories. Skip the weird Halo Top Ice Cream and have something that's actually satisfying. Enjoy in moderation and booze can be part of a healthy, trim lifestyle. But watch the fancy beer... a basic light style might have around 150 calories, but a 12oz IPA is usually around 200 calories.

3.Try beers that aren't hazy IPAs: 2019 saw almost every brewery come out with at least 10 different hazy IPA releases (not an actual statistic). We get it, they're delicious - but make 2020 the year you try the old classics with the less flashy packaging. There's a reason those Belgian ales have been around for centuries. And drink more cider! It's delcious, no- it isn't all sweet, and it pairs so wonderfully with so many foods.

4.Embrace what you like year round: Rose in the winter, Champagne even when you aren't celebrating, whites year round. Drink what you like whenever you feel like it - and don't let anyone make you feel bad about it!

5.Ask for suggestions, try new stuff: Talk to us! All of us here at the shop taste and drink the wines here all the time. We read up on the wines, we study the regions, and most of us use our vacation time to visit wine country. Use us! We'll help you find things you might not have picked out yourself.