Wherein Jay makes the case for getting you off the couch.
April 8, 2011
I
wouldn’t bother to get off the sofa for the anemic offerings
presented at most in-store free “wine tastings.” A few shallow samples,
a smile, a faint hope you’ll buy something and shuffle away.We understand that as an intelligent, busy consumer your time has value. We want you to come to our shop on Saturday afternoons. So we’re presenting a better tasting to lure you in. New, shiny wine... 10 top wines from the Vintage '59 portfolio, to be exact, including one of my favorite grower Champagnes. See a full list below.
Big Free Tasting with Vintage '59 WinesHigh quality. No compromises. Awesome organic wines. Small estates.
Wines you’ll taste:- NV Diebolt Vallois Champagne Blanc de Blancs $49.99
- '07 Tempe Alsatian Gewurztraminer $34.99
- '09 Picq Chablis $23.99
- '09 Normande Macon $17.99
- '09 Boissieu Beaujolais-Villages $15.99
- '08 Rocher des Violettes Montlouis Touche-Mitaine Sec $20.99
- '09 Rocher des Violettes Touraine Cabernet Franc $21.99
- '09 Garreliere Touraine Le Blanc $17.99
- '08 Voillot Bourgogne Rouge $23.99
You’ll taste a lot of wine. You’ll hear a lot of facts. You’ll leave happy, praising the virtuous wine folk at 3CUPS who kick-started your Saturday.
Simple Supper by Boxcarr FarmsFormidably Massive and Great Free German Wine Tasting
Locally
almost-famous wine fiend Damon Haynes (Centerba Selections) will
engage his formidable wine pouring skills and knowledge to win over
many unsuspecting customers to the side of Riesling. He will open open
many bottles of righteous Riesling, with a focus on a bunch of stuff
from upstarts the Mosel Wine Merchant, who are geeks in the best
possible way. We'll serve maybe 8-10 wines. They will be awesome and the event will blow the doors off your expectations of Riesling, and free tastings. It is high time Germany and Austria came out of the corner of our shop and into prominence at the center of the store. A representation of what they mean to us. Or Jay, anyway.
The stars are aligning. Now's the time.
Riesling will take over Chapel Hill, again. And let's face it, Riesling is what I am into, so I want 3CUPS to be the the catalyst for this movement.
Watch this space for details of what we'll pour.
Andrea Reusing Cookbook Signing
Your
house will be a better place with a copy of Andrea Reusing's new book
in it. We'll be hanging out with Andrea, selling wine by the glass and
shiny new copies of Cooking in the Moment. She will be signing
books and serving snacks including 18-month ham from Chapel Hill
Creamery's whey-fed pigs and pickles, plus the Farmhand Foods Sausage
Wagon will parked out front.
RSVP soon because 3CUPS is small and we want you to be a part of this party.
(M)eat Up: it's what's for dinnerIn a few weeks, on Saturday, April 23rd, we’ll be hosting the first ever Farmhand Foods (M)eat Up. You all probably know Farmhand Foods from their Sausage Wagon - a regular feature here at 3CUPS. But Farmhand Foods also sells a variety of local pasture-raised beef and pork products to area restaurants and retailers. And starting soon, through monthly (M)eat Ups, they will be offering fresh cuts of this same beef and pork for sale direct to consumers. All of their meat is sourced from the Farmhand Foods Producer Network - a remarkable group of local farmers who raise their animals humanely, on pasture, without the use of antibiotics or added hormones. Purchasing through a Farmhand Foods (M)eat Up is a great way to support local farmers while bringing home lean & delicious meats for dinner.
How does it work? On selected Saturday afternoons, during our free wine tastings, Farmhand will be on site with the meat cuts they have available fresh that week from their network of farmers. This will typically include what are known as the “middle meats” or higher-end cuts such as beef tenderloin, NY strip, rib-eye, and porterhouse-cut pork loin. Supplies will be limited and sold on a first-come, first-served basis (payable by cash, check, or credit card). All of the meat will be vacuum-sealed and sold fresh so that you can take it home that night for dinner or stick it in the freezer to eat later. And of course, on those Saturdays, we’ll be pouring wines that pair well with their meat selections so that you’re fully prepared for an ethically-sourced, great-tasting dinner at home.
Boxcarr Farms on First Fridays
Fri, May 6, 5-8pm
A Taste of ItalyThis fun event is by reservation only. Get more information and reserve your space now: SecondJourneyTours.com/May15.htm.
Alain Normand Macon La Roche Vineuse
The Wine... is Chardonnay of incredible liveliness, character born of correct farming, native yeast fermentation, and long contact with the fine lees. Normand plows, uses no herbicides or pesticides, and the finished wine is better because of diligent farming. Consider serving the Macon la Roche Vineuse with fresh white fish or roasted chicken.
