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Wine of the Day: Troublemaker – Paso Robles Red Blend, California

28 Thursday May 2015

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Wine of the Day: Troublemaker – Paso Robles Red Blend, California

BLEND: 54% Syrah, 22% Grenache, 13% Mourvedre, 11% Zinfandel

The Troublemaker is a blend crafted from multiple varietals and vintages. The majority of the wine comes from 2011 vintage, with a remaining portion coming from 2010. The younger wine brings forth a youthful vibrancy and freshness while the base vintage (2011) adds complexity and structure that completes the wine. Troublemaker combines elegance and power. Dark ruby in color, it displays robust aromas of ripe black cherry, vanilla, nutmeg and tobacco. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied with a velvety mouthfeel. Vibrant flavors of red berries and strawberry are layered with pepper, cocoa and anise. Displaying structure and balance, it will age beautiful.

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Wine of the Day: Candor Lot 6 Zinfandel – Paso Robles, California

26 Tuesday May 2015

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Wine of the Day: Candor Lot 6 Zinfandel – Paso Robles California

Candor Zinfandel exhibits aromatics of bright red fruit, vanilla and all spice. The initial flavors of strawberry, cherry and licorice integrate well with the smooth silky tannins. Lush and rich, yet not over powering, Candor Zinfandel culminates with lasting notes of cedar wood, pepper and the Zinfandel zing that made this variety so popular.

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Wine of the Day: Quinta da MURATA Rose

22 Friday May 2015

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Wine of the Day: Quinta da MURATA
Manual harvest is handled in small case of 25kg at the best maturation period, and in the less exposed to the sun’s vineyard plot, for best freshness, sugar, and aromas content, followed by a delicate sorting of the grapes avoiding rotten or green ones, then by a gentle destalking and crushing. Light, fresh and fine bubbles, intense rose color and flavors conjugated of abundant fresh fruit and note of the stage. Body well balanced and great elegance. Wine of fest, ideal for cocktail and fine dessert.

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Wine of the Day: Roero Arneis 2013 – Piemonte, Italy

21 Thursday May 2015

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Wine of the Day: Roero Arneis 2013 – Piemonte, Italy

100% Arneis

The grapes are selected from vineyardslocated in the middle of the Roero area, in Santo Stefano Roero. The vineyards are planted with 4.500-5.000 plants per hectare. Beginning in mid-September, grapes from 25-year-old vines in Santo Stefano Roero are harvested, pressed and clarified. The grapes are crushed, pressed and clarified. There is no malolactic fermentation which preserves acidity and freshness. The wine is held in stainless
steel tanks until bottling.

Pale sunshine yellow color with fresh floral, citrus and melon aromas with hints of almonds. An unoaked,
dry, medium bodied white wine with crisp acidity, the Arneis is well-balanced, elegant wine with good complexity
and a lingering finish.

Excellent with with light hors d’ouevres, crudités, seafood, salads, light soups, simply prepared veal, pork, chicken and creamy cheeses.

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Addictive Wine and Dine Fest: Tango Away!

20 Wednesday May 2015

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Every month or so, we host dinner event with neighbor restaurants in Jackson Heights, Queens to do fine foods pairing with wines. These are exclusive events for our customers and friends. We paired five different courses with five different wines. We tailored each course to pair with each wine to bring you the ultimate wine and food experience. Each Addictive Wine and Dine Event, we invite shows that are suitable for the foods you are having. Our March Wine and Dine Fest: Tango Away!, we invited professional Tango dancers from Argentina. Attached, is the youtube video. Enjoy! For future events, please join our mail list at info@abwinery.com

 

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Wine of the Day: 100% Chardonnay – Simonnet Febvre, France

20 Wednesday May 2015

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Wine of the Day: 100% Chardonnay – Simonnet Febvre, France Situation Made of Chardonnay from Provence and the outer reaches of Burgundy, 6 months in stainless steel, bottle aged for 2 years. This wine combines aromatic richness and freshness. The grapes, harvested when perfectly ripe, are vinified at low temperature in stainless steel tanks to fully express the typical elegance of Chardonnay.Tasting note The liveliness of this wine associated with roundness and subtle notes of citrus, pear and lime make it      the ideal partner for your various dishes, from aperitif to cheese.

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