Day: December 22, 2023

On the Edge…

978-283-3100

Kate, Madeline and Eloise are all walking the runway along with an illustrious cast of Castawy maniacs ready to throw down and rip it up. 

If you’ve ever been to one of the previous Castaway fashion shows you know its off the chain crazy.

Happy Holidays!

Christmas is a busy time – so let Savour help!

We now have a brand-new website – www.savourwineandcheese.com

Here are some ideas for last-minute gifts you can find on the website:

Classes at Savour

You can check for events, sales and classes (all new for 2024). Prices and scheduled times are on the “Events” page. This makes a great last-minute gift. If you purchase 3 or more classes, you will get 10% off and 10% off any purchases made after class. Try signing up yourself and purchase a series (from 2 – 5 classes) for a friend. People love taking the class together, especially when we are all looking for something fun to do during the winter!

Kathleen’s Food and Wine pairing App, Insta-somm™

“A Sommelier in Your Pocket”

(patent pending)

Insta-somm™ is the first objective systematic method of pairing food and wine, based on the science of molecular gastronomy. Foods are matched with the wines that share the same molecular structure. The dominant flavor molecule is represented by a color: green, yellow, red, orange, and blue. Each wine is assigned a number and then paired with foods that match their level of acidity, from bone-dry (level 1) to sweet (level 4).

Yearly subscription available for $39.00 (Click on Visit Now on the home page of Savour’s website). You can purchase a subscription as a gift and try one yourself!)

Complimentary Wine Tastings

Our schedule of up-coming tastings is on the ‘Events” page.

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If you would like to read our newsletter, we email out to our loyal customers every Thursday evening, go to the photo on our website “Complimentary Wine Tasting Every Saturday” and click on “Learn More.” You will get the full text of the email sent with a button at the top to directly join our mailing list. Send one along to a friend, invite them to come out and taste with us and buy them a special bottle you both enjoyed tasting together!

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Special hours for the Holidays – Christmas Week

Tuesday, Dec. 19 – Friday, Dec. 22 – Open 11 am – 6 pm

Sat. Dec. 23 – open Early – 10 am – 6 pm

Saturday Tasting with Danny Giddings

special time, Dec. 23, 1 – 3 pm

Sunday (Christmas Eve) – open 1 – 5 pm

After Christmas Week

Tuesday, Dec. 26 – Friday, Dec. 31 – open 11 am – 6 pm

Saturday, Dec. 3o – 10 am – 6 pm

Sunday (New Year’s Eve) – open 1 – 5pm

Tasting of Sparkling Wine and Champagne

with Savour’s staff

Saturday, December 30, 1 – 4 pm

Sunday

(New Year’s Eve) – open 1 – 5 pm (Happy New Year)!

In the New Year

Beginning January 2, 2024

Tuesday – Saturday, 11 – 6 pm

Sunday, 1 – 5 pm

Closed Mondays

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Saturday, Dec. 23 Wine Tasting with Danny Giddings

Special Time – 1 – 3 pm

This Saturday’s wine tasting is with Danny Giddings from Classic wines. Danny has many years of experience in the hospitality industry, coming to Classic wines from a stint managing Ledger in Salem. He is full of knowledge and has a great head for wine, but most important, he is engaging and a pleasure to talk with. So come on out and taste a great line-up of very distinguished wines from Danny’s portfolios at Classic, a division of Martignetti.

WINES

Domaine Latour-Giraud Chardonnay, Burgundy, France

Varietal: Chardonnay, Alc. 12%

Domaine Latour-Giraud estate owns an impressive range of Premier Cru and Villages vineyards between 20 and 50+ years old, including the largest parcel of Meursault Genevrières, as well as Puligny-Montrachet Champs Canet and vineyards in Pommard, Volnay, Maranges and Mersault Caillerets. The history of Domaine Latour-Giraud extends over three centuries. In the 1990s, Jean-Pierre Latour became the winemaker, bringing a cultural revolution to the estate with the adoption of organic agricultural practices and reduced yields to 25-35 hectoliters per hectare. Investments were made in new pneumatic presses, crusher-destemmers, and temperature controlled stainless steel fermenting tanks. Jean-Pierre ferments only free run juice with wild, natural yeasts. The wines are aged on their lees and are fined, but not filtered, and bottled by hand. Unlike many producers who bottle all their wines at once, Jean-Pierre carefully monitors each wine and bottles at the optimal time over a 6-month period. Jean-Pierre’s whites are classic Burgundies: intense and concentrated, stylish and powerful, layered and balanced. This wine bursts with juicy melon, bright citrus and succulent stone fruits; white flowers and spice complete the beguiling nose. Refreshing acidity enlivens the palate and gives this wine an appealing texture and a lingering, satisfying finish of delicious, ripe flavors. Pairs well with rich fish dishes, scallops, dishes with cream sauces or mushrooms. $ 32.99

Marco Felluga Mongris Pinot Grigio, Collio Italy

Varietal: Pinot Grigio, Alc. 13%

The Collio is a land with a deep-rooted vocation for viticulture. The Fellugas are a family that, for six generations, has been passing on and cultivating its passion for wine. The family’s history can be traced back to more than 150 years ago, in the second half of 1800, in Istria, Croatia. In the next generations, the family extended its wine business into Italy. In 1956, Marco Felluga founded the company that bears his name in Collio. Roberto Felluga, fifth-generation winemaker, has always based his work and approach on sustainability; adopting innovative processes, supported by national and international research, aimed at the production of high-quality wines with reduced environmental impact; respect for the land, its history and traditions. Following these principles, Roberto Felluga started producing white wines that can be both appreciated when young or after several years of aging in the bottle, when they develop hints of ripe fruit balanced with unique mineral complexity. The Felluga Mongris is a golden yellow color with copper hints. It has an intense aroma with pronounced hints of acacia flower, broom and apple. It has an elegant, fruity, full-bodied and structured taste and a long finish. Pairs well with salads, light pasta dishes, risotto with scampi. $ 19.99

Casa de Mouraz Branco, Dao, Portugal

Varietals: Malvasia-Fina, Bical, Encruzado, Cerceal, Rabo de Ovelha, Uva Cão, Fernão Pires and others, Alc. 12%

Casa de Mouraz takes its name from the monastery of St. Pedro de Mouraz, built by the Cistercians in the 12th century when they planted the first vines where the winery now stands. Antonio Lopes Ribeiro and his wife, Sara Dionisio, are the force behind Casa de Mouraz; both gave up successful careers in the London art world and returned home to take over Antonio’s family vineyards (some 34 acres). They converted the vineyard to the first certified organic vineyard of the Dao in 2000 (and they have since converted to biodynamic as well). The small estate is planted to some 30 different indigenous varietals. The Branco is made from grapes from old vines (50 years+) planted on 8 hectares. All grapes are hand-harvested in the second week of September, de-stemmed, with no time on skins and spontaneous fermentation for the last two months with indigenous yeasts. The wine spends approximately three months on lees and is aged for 9 months. On the nose, the Branco has balsamic aromas with notes of citrus peel, melon, pear, and roses. On the palate, it is fresh mineral, and full-bodied, with a long, refined finish. The wine is certified organic and biodynamic. Pairs well with ceviche, Portuguese seafood stew, salmon. $22.99

Ponzi Vineyards, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Dick and Nancy Ponzi moved their young family to the Willamette Valley in the late 1960s with a spirit of adventure and a passion for making world class Pinot Noir. After many research trips to Burgundy and an extensive search for the ideal location, they purchased 20 acres on a small farm just southwest of Portland, Oregon. It was a daring risk: at the time, the Pacific Northwest was not thought to be a place to grow Pinot noir, but Dick and Nancy realized the Northern Willamette Valley’s climate was ideal for cool climate varieties. Pinot noir cuttings were planted, and in 1970 Ponzi Vineyards was founded. In 2021, Ponzi was acquired by the venerated Champagne producer Bollinger, bringing new opportunity and investment to the brand. With Luisa Ponzi (Dick and Nancy’s daughter) still at the winemaking helm, the founding spirit of Ponzi Vineyards is as alive as ever. We will be tasting two of Ponzi’s wines.

Ponzi Laurelwood Chardonnay

Varietal: Chardonnay, Alc 13%

The 2021 Laurelwood Chardonnay is a blend of Ponzi’s LIVE Certified Sustainable Avellana and Aurora Vineyards blended with Paloma Vineyard, all on Laurelwood soil in the Laurelwood District AVA of the Chehalem Mountains. The inviting nose balances fresh floral notes of honeysuckle, chamomile, and magnolia with deeper tones of apricot, candied lemon, and beeswax. A touch of slate and wet stone energizes the aromatics. The mouth is layered with white peach, quince, meringue, lemon grass, and a thread of salted caramel throughout. The juicy acidity tinged with minerality. Pairs well with halibut, shrimp, scallops. $31.99

Ponzi Laurelwood Pinot Noir

Varietal: Pinot Noir Alc. 13.5%

This classic New World expression of Oregon Pinot noir features nuances and flavors that are a hallmark of the region’s varied soils and cool climate. Using Ponzi’s most established vineyards at its base, Laurelwood Pinot Noir is blended with Pinot Noir from throughout the Laurelwood District AVA. The nose shows beautiful spice notes of black pepper, nutmeg, and mesquite with floral aromas of lavender and dried rose petal. Ripe blueberry, raspberry and blackberry bramble mingle throughout. The mouth mimics the nose with spice notes, maple, black cherry reduction, and dried sage. Chocolate nibs, malt, and cinnamon frame the sweet mid palate with juicy acidity, and the wine finishes with long, dusty tannins. Pairs well with grilled steak, duck, Brie. $49.99.

Gravel Bar Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Alc. %14.5

For more than twenty centuries, torrential floodwaters from melting ice-age glaciers sculpted eastern Washington’s Columbia Valley, leaving in their wake deep deposits of sandy, rocky, alluvial soils. Today, framing the Columbia River, broad plains of ancient sediment constitute one of the world’s finest wine grape growing regions. This Cabernet is full bodied, with a great balance between fruit and herbal notes. It is subtle and elegant, yet concentrated and complex, with black cherry and raspberry, currant, plum and mocha, with hints of fennel and mint. Full and structured tannins hold it all together. Pairs well with braised short ribs, pork tenderloin, roasted lamb. $21.99

I happened by Maritime Gloucester on the Harbor Loop and noticed their wreaths are now available at a discounted price. If you need a little gift or are feeling generous toward Maritime Gloucester, stop by today and pick one up at a discount.

Here’s Mike and Donna Picking Me Up For Burger Night At Minglewood