A Few Short Weeks Left! We are coming to the end of Savour’s run. Things have moved along faster than expected, thanks to the incredible support of our customers who have been purchasing cases of their favorites and ordering others with the holiday season in mind. We don’t know for sure when our license will transfer to the new owner, but it could happen anytime. So, we are planning to wrap everything up with a closing date of Saturday, October 19 at 6 pm. This Saturday we will taste out a few classic cheese and wine combinations: Gewurztraminer with Lamb Chopper sheep’s milk cheese and Tawny Port with Rogue River Smokey blue. These combinations sing! We are continuing our sale with discounts of 10 – 15%! Also remember, you will get that same discount on anything you buy with your wine, including beer, cheese, pantry items, and wine tools! I know of no other business that does this, so take advantage of this while you can. That extra perk is important because we just got a cheese order in with many of your favorites: Delice de Bourgogne brie, Fromager d’ Affinois, Georgian Stilton, Rogue River Smokey Blue, Cambozola Black Label, Kaltbach Creamy Swiss and 3 classics from Cypress Grove in California: Midnight Moon, Lamb Chopper and Humboldt Fog – fresh cut and ready to go! We have plenty of olives (I made some marinated) as well as cured meats and nuts for your charcuterie plates. AND – I picked up 4 cases of Boulart Bakery baguettes you buy frozen and cook for 10 minutes with a taste like fresh-baked bread. We have lots of crackers, jams, chocolate and the best olive oil and balsamic vinegar in bulk (at a great price)! The fridge is full of New England brewery beers – from Cambridge “Lamplighter” to Maine “Lunch” and Rockport “Jetty Juice.” All that will be discounted at the same rate as your wine, when you purchase 6 bottles of wine or more!
Sale! Savour Discount Pricing
10% off on 6 bottles 15% off on a case of 12 bottles – including custom orders
These discounts are available when using a debit card, cash or pre-approved check ___________________________________Â If using a credit card, discounts will be 5% less 5% off on 6 bottles10% off on a case of 12 bottles – including custom orders
FINE WINE TASTING @ SAVOUR WITHHARRY ZARKADES, CO-OWNER MAIN STREET WINES
We always enjoy it when Harry, co-owner of Main Street Wines, comes to Savour to pour his selections. Main Street specializes in quality wines at a reasonable price, many of which are organic, fully natural, or biodynamically farmed. Taste all 8 of these classic wines and enjoy 20% off – Saturday!
WINES
Louis Perdrier, Burgundy, France
Varietals: Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Chenin, Folle Blanche, Menu Pineau. Alc. 11 %
This is a refreshing picnic wine with light acidity, touches of pears and bright summer fruits. Its low alcohol makes it great for summer sunshine. $14.99
Domaine Gerard Fiou Sancerre Blanc “Le Grand Roc,” Sancerre, France, Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc Alc.13%
Minerality alternates with a vanilla undercurrent with maturing citrus notes that can also be detected on the palate. The powerful flint starts to melt in a round and lively mouth. Superbly balanced. $39.99
Octopoda 2021 Sonoma County Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, California
Varietal: Chardonnay Alc.14.5%
Octopoda Chardonnay offers notes of white flowers, grapefruit, baked apples, buttered popcorn and a beautiful, toasted oak finish, and some flint. Pairs well with fish, grilled vegetables, and pesto. $19.99
Chateau Trians Rose, Provence, France
Varietals: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah Alc.13%
Bright and fresh, yet dry, with notes of pomegranate, red berries, lilac, rose and even a bit of pink grapefruit, it’s an excellent partner for sunny days, poultry, and summery salads. $17.99
Panther Creek Winemaker’s Cuvee, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2019
Varietal: Pinot Noir Alc. 14%
Dark garnet in color, it has a beautiful but soft aroma of red cherry and ripe stone fruit with hints of cola, and vanilla. On the palate there is an off-dry taste of stone fruit, moving to strong ripe cherry, then becoming quite dry with citrus and spice at the end. $27.99
Flavors of red currants, blackberries, black cherry mingle with a sweet spice of licorice; while the tannins are present, they lead to a soft, lingering finish. $14.99
Octopoda Cabernet Franc, Sonoma, California
Varietal: 90% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot Alc. 14.5%
Aromas of black cherry, blackberry jam, black currant, tarragon, dark chocolate, and fresh and dried tobacco leaf lead to notes of crushed violet, toasted wood and black pepper spice on the palate, alongside a firm tannic texture, modest acidity, and an aromatic finish. $19.99
Clendenen 2019 Nebbiolo “Bricco Buon Natale,” California
Varietal: Nebbiolo Alc. 14%
Floral and berry aromas jump from the glass with secondary aromas of rose hip, orange zest, black currant, anise, dark cocoa just starting to develop. The intriguing bouquet is joined by dark cherry and plum fruit well integrated on the palate. $39.99
Find out about new wine arrivals and other events at Savour by following us on Facebook and Instagram.
And don’t forget to check out what’s new in our beer case, including a clean, refreshing rice lager from East Regiment Brewing, a veteran-owned
brewery in Salem, and Perilous Voyage, a red ale from Rockport Brewing.
Unique to SAVOUR our three price-value collections, with
each category ($9.99ers – $14.99ers -$19.99ers) offering hundreds of wines
at one price, personally curated by Kathleen, some have limited availability.
9.99ers…the quality is taste delivering above-price enjoyment …Value!
14.99ers…exhibiting qualities of complexity…Elevating the Experience!
19.99ers…value laden wines by innovative vintners…Expect Exceptional!
Adding to this Saturday’s wine tasting with Harry is Savour’s Everyday Tech Tastings at the North Shore’s Only Digital Wine Machine. Fun to use and enjoy! Taste up to 20 wines with new selections regularly added…& yes, complimentary. Kathleen welcomes your questions for food pairings.
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Thank You! …Kathleen
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June 29 – Bill Hoey of 21st Century Wines
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Continuing to offer a case discount 0f 10% on wines and all items purchased with the case to all customers. Wine Club members get 5% off on 6 bottles and all items purchased with the 6 bottles. Thanks again for your support!
We continue using our 5 Molekule high performance air purification units that clear the air of 99.9% of viruses, bacteria and allergens every hour, store wide.
We are pleased to continue curbside pickup service
Savour Wine & Cheese l 76 Prospect St. l Gloucester l 978. 282 .1455
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WINE TASTING WITH ANNA GORELIKOV OF CYNTHIA HURLEY WINES
Cynthia Hurley French Wines began in 1984 when Cynthia and Robert Hurley started importing French Bordeaux into New York and New Jersey. Cynthia and Robert had been living and working in Paris and became enamored with French wine. Many of their weekends were spent driving to the different wine regions of France to find those undiscovered bottles of great wine from small family producers.
When the Hurleys returned stateside, they began to import the wines they loved, but couldn’t find in the U.S. The business expanded to include top producers and everyday drinking wines from Burgundy, Loire, and Rhone.
Cynthia relocated the business to Newton, Massachusetts, when they moved from New York City. They found distribution and began to sell their wines in restaurants and wine shops. Robert Hurley has continued to run the business since Cynthia’s death in 2011. He remains committed to the company’s founding principle of, “developing a portfolio of domains all family-run no negociants, no cooperatives, just dedicated winemakers.”
Ptujska Klet winery cellars have been used for storing and aging wine since 1239. Located under the historic town of Ptuj founded by the Romans, the Ptuj Cellar is one of the oldest in Europe. Above it one can find a state-of-the-art modern winery focused on vinifying fresh, cool climate wines that Ĺ tajerska region is famous for. Varieties such as Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir thrive here and produce vibrant, elegant and fruit-forward wines. This wine is macerated for 48-72 hours with skins, which gives it its salmon color. The wine is made from perfectly ripe grapes that were picked by hand three times over the span of September. This is a skin contact white that is fresh and aromatic. Aromas of pear, green melon and nectarine lead to an velvety palate with depth and complexity. Perfectly ripe grapes deliver a luscious wine that is balanced by bright acidity and inviting minerality. Pairs well with salads, seafood, light pasta dishes. $17.99
Il Monticello Groppolo Vermentino, Liguria, Italy
Varietal: Vermentino, Alc.12.5 %
The Azienda Agricola Il Monticello was founded in 1982 when Pier Luigi Neri, electronic engineer, inherited a 19th-century house and a plot of land on the hills towering above Sarzana, just in front of the sea. As a hobby, he dedicated himself to viticulture, with the support of his wife Maria Antonietta Bacciarelli and his sons Alessandro and Davide. In 1994 Alessandro and Davide started managing the family vineyard. Thanks to the cooperation with Claudio Icardi, a Piedmontese enologist, Il Monticello first achieved organic and then biodynamic farming. The duo then joined forces with the renowned enologist Nicola Tucci who honed his signature style of slow fermentations and extended lees in the Mosel. The wine pours straw yellow. The nose is herbaceous, with hints of salt and stone fruits. On the palate, it has notes of pear, lemon, and minerals. Pairs well with fish, grilled vegetables, pesto. $19.99
Domaine Saint-Cyr La Galoche Rose, Beaujolais, France
Initially founded by Andrea Pasini in 1958 as a winery, Pasini San Giovanni truly came into existence in 1977 when Andrea purchased 15 hectares of vineyards and the San Giovanni farmhouse in Puegnago del Gardo. They’ve become a benchmark for the regions of Valtènesi and Lugana- both on the Brescian side of Lake Garda. Under the current guidance of cousins Paolo, Sara, and Luca, the philosophy is focused on organic farming (fully certified as of 2016), biodiversity in the vineyards, indigenous varietals like Groppello and Turbiana, and a carbon neutral carbon footprint (their entire winery is run on solar).The winery itself is located in Valtènesi on the southeastern slopes of Lake Garda in Lombardy. Lake Garda, formed by glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age, is Italy’s largest lake. Owing to its depth (over 1100 feet at its deepest) which acts as a natural heat reservoir, and the Alps to the north which protect from cold northern European winds, Garda has a uniquely warm climate for such a northern latitude. Olive trees, citrus, capers, and cactus are some of the more typically Mediterranean plants that thrive on the shores of the lake. The microclimate also permits grapes to thrive on all sides of the lake. The wine has elegant body, with very fine spicy and fruity notes. Pairs well with cured meats, red meat, hard cheeses such as asiago and pecorino. $19.99
Find out about new wine arrivals and other events at Savour by following us on Facebook and Instagram.
And don’t forget to check out what’s new in our beer case, including two juicy NE IPAs and a clean, refreshing rice lager from East Regiment Brewing, a veteran-owned brewery in Salem and a crisp new lager from Rockport Brewing.
Unique to SAVOUR our three price-value collections, with
each category ($9.99ers – $14.99ers -$19.99ers) offering hundreds of wines
at one price, personally curated by Kathleen, some have limited availability.
9.99ers…the quality is taste delivering above-price enjoyment …Value!
14.99ers…exhibiting qualities of complexity…Elevating the Experience!
19.99ers…value laden wines by innovative vintners…Expect Exceptional!
Adding to this Saturday’s wine tasting with Anna is Savour’s Everyday Tech Tastings at the North Shore’s Only Digital Wine Machine. Fun to use and enjoy! Taste up to 20 wines with new selections regularly added…& yes, complimentary. Kathleen welcomes your questions for food pairings.
Welcome Your Donation in any amount for Pathways for Children.
Thank You! …Kathleen
For Your Mobile Calendar
Savour Wine Tastings!
June 29 – Bill Hoey of 21st Century Wines
————————————————————
Continuing to offer a case discount 0f 10% on wines and all items purchased with the case to all customers. Wine Club members get 5% off on 6 bottles and all items purchased with the 6 bottles. Thanks again for your support!
We continue using our 5 Molekule high performance air purification units that clear the air of 99.9% of viruses, bacteria and allergens every hour, store wide.
We are pleased to continue curbside pickup service
Savour Wine & Cheese l 76 Prospect St. l Gloucester l 978. 282 .1455
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Explore a great and diverse wine list expertly built out for a specialty farm stand amid the natural beauty of Cape Ann.
Seaview Farm NEW wine (and craft beer) room will open to the public Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, and along with the farmstand, will be open seven days a week from 11-6. The farmstand opens at 10am.
Learn more about the selection from Ken and Regina Lane, Seaview Farm owners (first photo), and Paige Farrell, Wine Curator (second photo) below:
About the wines at Seaview Farm
Bringing wine and craft beer to the Seaview Farm Store provides a wonderful opportunity to further enhance the selection of our own grass-fed beef, specialty foods, and other farm products. As owners of Seaview Farm, we worked closely with wine curator Paige Farrell as she carefully selected wines, which would resonate with the space itself — a room in the farmhouse that has been in our family for nearly 200 years.
Paige took a classic approach, setting the wines of France and Italy as the foundation; and then sourcing synonym wines from alternate European countries, as well as from the Finger Lakes in New York State, and the vineyards of California, Oregon and Washington. – Ken and Regina Lane
The selection of wines on offer is just a taste for all that is to come, as the Seaview Farm Store continues to develop as one of Cape Ann’s local culinary treasures. We are delighted that the combination of our farmhouse setting and Paige Farrell’s experience and passion for wines of the world means that our customers will have a selection of wines worthy of this beautiful region.”
– Ken & Regina Lane, owners, Seaview Farm, and Paige Farrell, wine curator for Seaview Farm, Freelance Writer, Fine Wine and Hospitality Consultant, WSET Advanced Certification, Wine and Spirits; Diploma, 2020
About Paige Farrell
Paige Farrell has worked with fine wine for over twenty years, including at two Relais & Chateau properties. She has collaborated with Rick Tramonto and Gale Gand at the renowned Tru in Chicago, and with Barbara Lynch at Menton in Boston. In addition, she works with major corporate clients as the public relations, marketing and event manager for the Boston wine trade. For individual clients, she curates wine selections for private wine cellars. As a wine writer, Paige writes regularly for Northshore Magazine, and has written for The SOMM Journal, ELYSIAN Magazine, and several other publications. She has taught extensively about wine.
” Wine is more than a beverage to me. It’s a gentle chameleon; a muse connecting food to drink to family to friends to places to times; a portal to a slower pace and — perhaps most especially — a poetic pause.” – Paige Farrell
Paige will be available to hire for private events, tastings, and personalized wine selections from the farm shop. She can be contacted at farrellpaige@gmail.com. Her website is www.paigemckeonfarrell.com.
Paige Farrell holds a BA in French from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with studies at Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris, France and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Presently, she is a Diploma Candidate with the prestigious Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). She is also a photographer, and has exhibited at Jane Deering Gallery and Flatrocks Gallery, both in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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Don’t miss evocative pairings Paige Farrell solo exhibition
The exhibition Paige Farrell | Relationships will be at Jane Deering Gallery, 19 Pleasant Street, Gloucester MA through February 27th with a reception on Saturday February 23rd from 4:00-6:30pm. Farrell (writer, sommelier, and wine consultant) reveals the relationship between the world of two arts — the art of photography and the art of the grape. Her monthly wine column appears in Northshore Magazine, and she writes for The SOMM Journal, Boston Wine School, Winestone, and Reservoir and Wollaston Wine & Spirits. Farrell will be traveling to Valencia, Spain in March as the official wine correspondent for the Boston press, then to the Champagne region in France. Farrell holds a BA in French from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with studies at Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris, France and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Presently, she is a Diploma Candidate with the prestigious Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday 12noon-5:00pm and by appointment at farrellpaige@gmail.com
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The Cave- cheese, wine, and chocolate shop, 44 Main Street, #GloucesterMA, is another great local businesses where one stop shopping works! On Thanksgiving weekend, Small Business Saturday, the jingle of the opening door was steady. Customers were in and out picking up host gifts and a new specialty cheese, wine or pate. Laura remembers her regulars and their particular favorite eats and drinks, and better still what they might like to try next.
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HOMIES EATIN’ EPISODE TWO PART ONE- WINES FOR STEAK
Our second installment of Homies Eatin’. We get together, cook man meals and learn about wine and food from industry pros. Chef Eric Lorden owner of Passports Restaurant and Toby Pett who has been around a bottle or two of wine will edumacate us in a casual setting.
Part I The Wine-
Toby Pett Selects Wine To Pair With Ribeye Steaks
We performed a blind taste test between three wines Toby picked out-
Wine A-2008 Lang & Reed “214” Cabernet Franc
Wine B-2008 Frank family Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine C-2010 Domaine Virginie Thunevin Bordeaux
The wine we all independently agreed to be the finest selection with the steak was purchased at Savour Wine and Cheese
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You really don’t want to miss this — plain & simple. Â If you’ve been to The Cave, you know what we mean. Â If you haven’t , you’re truly missing out on a new Main Street gem. Â Check them out on Thursday 6/13 4-6pm.
New Wines to Try
June 13th from 4-6
Come try some new wines and try some Spanish bleu cheese(Valdeon); wrapped in grape leaves that have been macerated in Spanish wine. Organic raw milk. It will definitely put a kick in your step, especially paired with our new Tempranillo(Val). Val meet Valdeon. Complimentary. Hope to see you there.
The Cave
44 Main Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
978-283-0896
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You really don’t want to miss this — plain & simple. Â If you’ve been to The Cave, you know what we mean. Â If you haven’t , you’re truly missing out on a new Main Street gem. Â Check them out ahead of time and mark next Thursday 5/23 4-6pm on your calendar.
Sugar & Spice Tasting
May 23rd from 4-6
Join us at The Cave for beautiful Italian wines, sumptuous cheese and salts from the waters off Marblehead. Complimentary. Hope to see you there.
The Cave
44 Main Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
978-283-0896
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No joke. Â Seasonal wine & beer licenses kick in April 1 (MON).
That means The Cave, at 44 Main Street, can sell wine again and they’re opening up at 4pm (usually closed Mondays) to host a wine tasting from 4-6pm.
They’ll have some new Italian wines at very affordable prices. Â Plus they always have cheeses and other goodies to taste with the wines. Â (You can taste any cheese before you buy it). Â This has become one of our favorite new spots in town. Â When I go in, I always let other people go ahead of me — not because I’m polite, but because I want to see what they’re getting — and when they get a taste, I pipe up, “Can I have a taste too?” Â I’ve discovered over a dozen new delights this way.
Here’s a video I shot about 3 weeks after The Cave opened last Summer of Vickie tasting some of their wine and cheese.
Since then I’ve learned how to pronounce the name of the wine in the video.  It sounds like “Sarah Harris”.  I still don’t speak Portuguese, but Laura says that’s close enough for her to recognize which wine I’m talking about.
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Usually we post about music, but we’re so excited about having launched our latest Web project that we just can’t resist showing it to you. Â Just in case you didn’t know, in addition to publishing gimmesound and producing concerts, Vickie and I also design and build websites (see a list of some of them here, but remember, we’re too busy to update our own website, which was built in 1998) and we do Web and social media marketing.
Yesterday, we finished a new website for one of our favorite new local stores, The Cave. Â This is different from all other websites we’ve built. Â It’s a “responsive design”, which means it optimizes the viewing experience on what ever device you’re using: desktop computer, tablet or phone. Â For example, here’s what it looks like on a desktop computer:
Here’s what it looks like on my Samsung Galaxy III held portrait (the way you talk on the phone).
Notice the menu system is completely different and the top heading is centered instead of flush-left. Â The Facebook plugin is off the screen in this picture, but you can scroll down to it. Â Everything is stacked nicely so you can easily find it on a phone.
If you tap the phone number at the top-right it will call the The Cave.
The photo is different too, but that’s because it’s a slideshow and a different photo was showing when I took this picture. Â (This is actually a little more than you’ll see all at once on a phone, but I wanted to give you an idea of how it looks below the photo.)
There are many reasons why you want a website in a responsive design. Â Most importantly, you want your site to be easy to use no matter what device you’re on. Â And you don’t want to build a completely different site for each device.
This site uses the EXACT SAME HTML CODE for the phone display you see on the right as we do for the desktop version, above. Â The difference in how it looks is controlled by one little file called CSS.
This helps your website rise to the top of Google search results and it also makes it easier when you need to change something (like your store hours). Â You only have to write content once and maintain it in one place.
Here’s what it looks like when I turn my phone sideways.
Be sure to go down there on Tuesday and try some of their excellent cheeses and other delicacies. Â You’ll be glad you discovered this gem in the heart of Gloucester’s thriving downtown.
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… was the first purchase! They had a slight delay in opening the point of sale due to technical difficulties, and that gave me time to be the first one in line to buy something on opening night:
I got a few more photos too, of course. You can tell what GMG contributors like when three of us show up at the same event without any prompting…
I am glad to have this great new store as a neighbor; they are right across the street from the parish parking lot!
If you are a cheese lover, you really should stop by The Cave. Â You can taste before you buy, so you can find just the right kind of cheese for whatever recipe or occasion you are planning. Â They also offer wine and cheese tastings on Thursday nights, 5-7PM (they are announced on their Facebook page).
I stopped by several days ago, looking for something not too bland, but not too sharp; something with character, but not overwhelming. Â I particularly enjoy cheese with soup – either on the side with crackers, or diced or grated into the soup itself. Â (Some cheeses, especially aged cheeses, are a source of glutamate, which gives the “umami” flavor to things, which I like very much). Â After trying a couple of options that Laura suggested, I settled on Dubliner cheddar.
As it turns out, I haven’t had soup since I bought this cheese, so last night I opted to try the it with some multi-grain Wheat Thins and Sauvignon Blanc. Â It really worked!
I mean, wow! I could have polished off all the cheese in one sitting, but I held back, because I really want to try it with soup.
So, if you are looking for the perfect cheese for your palate, let Laura help you find it. Â She also sells wine and various artisanal marmalades and spreads at The Cave, so she can undoubtedly help you find the perfect pairing.
This French proverb is printed on T Shirts and hangs over the door at The Cave — 44 Main St.  For some reason, it took Vickie and me 3 weeks to get there, but we finally made it yesterday and boy are we glad we did.  Then we took our bounty to a friend’s house.  The best way to  enjoy good food is with good friends, each being enhanced by the other.  Check out the video to see what we got and how it tasted.
Laura, who owns The Cave, tells me she’s got a 3 year lease and they will be open year round. Â Sounds like a plan to me. Â Vickie and I will be in again soon.
Just as The Cave has something for every palate, tonight there’s music for every possible taste on Cape Ann from string quartet to bluegrass to rock, soul, reggae, pop, New Orleans jazz, blues, metal, singer/songwriters — you name it. Â Don’t stay home. Â Check the live music lineup and get out on the town!
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Last night was the Grand Opening of The Cave – purveyors of fine wine, cheese, and chocolate at 44 Main Street in Gloucester. Â GMG was well represented, so I am sure that other photos will appear on the blog, but here a few shots I took:
Because wine was being served, they had to check our ages at the door:
Alexander Thompson was on hand with some of his delectable tomato marmalade, which being sold on site:
It went really well with these crackers and cheese, but it’s also good on toast (I can vouch for that, having bought a jar a short time ago), and I’m sure it’s great in any other context where fruit spreads are used.
They also sell fig spread, local honey… “tastefully” arranged on the mantlepiece.
They have a variety of chocolate too, of course, as their tagline indicates:
Remember The Cave,  “Purveyors of Cheese, Chocolate, and Wine”, soon to open at 44 Main Street in Gloucester, covered in this post last month?  They will be having their grand opening on the evening Thursday, June 21, from 5 to 7PM.
I met the proprietor, Laura Cramer at Bodin’s Historic Photo and Fine Art last week at the Dad’s Night Out event. I got a nice photo of Fred and Laura together – but I didn’t notice that I didn’t have a memory card in my camera…  So, you’ll just have to use your imagination.
She had brought along a platter of delicious cheese, crackers and olives:
Since people were a bit slow to come into the store, she took the platter outside to tempt passers-by:
(photo by Fred Bodin)
The cheese was really delicious, and Laura really knows her business; she explained the origin and characteristics of each cheese, which she had obviously chosen with care. Â Check out the store’s grand opening this Thursday! And don’t miss those evening events at Bodin’s Historic Photo. You’re bound to find interesting people and good food, not to mention Fred’s fascinating photos, paintings by local artists, and more.
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To paraphrase W.C. Fields, “I don’t drink water, because fish screw in it.”
To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine.. .
and those who don’t.
As Ben Franklin said:
In wine there is wisdom,
in beer there is freedom,
in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials,
scientists have demonstrated that if we drink
1 liter of water each day,
at the end of the year we would have absorbed
more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli , (E. coli) – bacteria
found in feces.
In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop..
However,
we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer
(or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor)
because alcohol has to go through a purification process
of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember:
Water = Poop,
Wine = Health.
Therefore, it’s better to drink wine and talk stupid,
than to drink water and be full of crap.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information:
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This week I provided the lobsters and the Mrs provided the preparation. Yum!
Think about this- stormy weekend, football on the tube, lobster rolls, and some hand picked out wine from my trusted wine aficionado advisor Toby Pett. Sounds about perfect to me.
Good Morning Gloucester 