1997 Croft Port!

In stock at Forsyth and online

We have an amazing price on this port....there are many places on Wine-Searcher that are selling half bottles of this port at $39.99 - $55 we have the full bottle for $39.99

Check out this price!!!!

2007 Croft Vintage Port...$39.99 / 750ml

Lowest price on Wine-Searcher
Shows aromas of very ripe fruit and sweet tobacco, with hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with round, velvety tannins and a long, fruity finish. Likeable for its soft texture. Best after 2016. –JS
Rated 92/100 The Wine Spectator

Great Price!!

Available at Forsyth and online

2006 Acustic Celler Brao....$19.99

Lowest price on Wine-Searcher $38.67

The 2006 Brao is a blend of 50% Garnacha and 50% Samso aged for 12 months in French oak, some of it new. Purple colored, it offers a similar aromatic profile but is more structured and fuller-bodied than the Acustic. Layered, bordering on opulent, the wine has superb depth, concentration, and a 40-second finish. Give it 3-4 years in the cellar and drink it through 2026.
Rated 92/100 The Wine Advocate

Super Sale!!!

We received 60 cases at this great price!!

In stock at all four locations! and online

Case price available!

2010 Columbia Crest Chardonnay Grand Estates....$6.99
Compare to $12 at the winery
Polished, lively and refined, with pretty white peach, floral and oatmeal notes that come together smoothly and linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 200,000 cases made. –HS
Rated 89/100 The Wine Spectator

"The Grand Estates Chardonnay opens with bright fruit aromas of apple and pear which harmonize gracefully with signature notes of caramelized sugar and butterscotch. Ripe fruit flavors are bolstered by lively acidity, yet balanced deftly with a subtle creaminess. The striking combination of rich flavors, ample body and refreshing finish make this wine a natural pairing for a wide array of foods." -- winery

New Ballas Expansion

We saved a few goodies for our expansion grand opening

In stock only at New Ballas - 1 bottle per person until gone.  They will be available starting at 4pm today.

Sazerac Rye 6 Year old - very limited

Goose Island Night Stalker Imperial Stout...$8.99 / 22oz
Rated 100/100 on RateBeer



Info from Goose Island's Website:
A heavily-hopped imperial stout, Night Stalker is a heavyweight of a beer. It delivers a formidable punch of hops and rich roasted malt notes to the nose in a silky body that's as dark as night.

Recipe Information:
Style: Imperial Stout
Alcohol by Volume: 11.2%
International Bitterness Units: 60
Color: Midnight
Hops: Mt Hood, Simcoe
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Chocolate, Caramel, Roasted Barley, De-Bittered Black

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Lagunitas WTF is here!

In stock now at Forsyth!

Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot "WTF"....$4.49 22 oz A big Ol' Imperial Brown Ale to help you with your slipperly slide on into springtime. Rich, smooth, dangerous & chocolatey. "In the murky realm of things that make you go "Hmmm..." 2010 should rank way, way up there. From the curious per curiam decision of 531 U.S. 98 in 2000, to WTC7, to the House of Lehman, to the Nobel President's Afghan Expedition escalation, to the oxymoronic Jobless Recovery of 2010; we have been confused. So, we did the only thing we could, we made beer and lots of it. 5,643,420 cases of it to be exact. And as far as we know, you drank all of it. Thank you for that, because if you had not, we would have been looking for a bailout of our own, and we haven't heard about any breweries either needing or receiving any of those spicy Yuan TARP dollars....although we have rad that the Las Vegas adult video industry did. Nobdoy knows why. So, in a wolrd that is once again the proverbial "Ball of Confusion", craft beer alone seems to carry its own weight. It's nice to be on the winning team and thank you for your patronage and imbibiliciousness." -- Label Share

Wine Tasting Tonight!

In stock now at Forsyth!

WINE TASTING!

Come taste these 3 wines tonight from 3-6pm

at our Forsyth location in Clayton

2009 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate White Bordeaux Blend....$18.99
Lowest price on Wine-Searcher is $29.99 
A Complex nose that melds ginger, lemon drop, mirabelle, honey and spicy oak. Then dense, sappy and highly concentrated, with a strong spice quality and a distinctly tactile impression of structure. 
Rated 92/100 Wine Spectator 
Rated 93/100 Stephen Tanzer 

2008 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Red Bordeaux Blend...$39.99
Compare to the winery price $70 
A restrained nose of balsam wood, pencil lead, thyme, sage, black currant, and blackberry leads to a round, rich, succulent offering that has the balance and structure to achieve its 20th birthday in peak form. As good as the wine is, if the nose becomes more expressive with time in the bottle, my score will appear to be stingy. 

Rated 93/100 Wine Advocate

Rated 93/100 Stephen Tanzer. 


2008 DeLille Cellars Doyenne Aix Cabernet/Syrah Blend...$19.99
Lowest price on Wine-Searcher is $29.99 
Expressive aromas of smoke, game, bacon, pepper, garrigue, blueberry, and blackberry lead to a round, succulent, impeccably balanced, lengthy wine. In the scheme of things it is a terrific value. 

Rated 92/100 Wine Advocate

A couple of 96 point Rhones

Available online

2010 Domaine de Cristia Chateauneuf du Pape Vieille Vignes....$79.99
Very expressive, with layers of lush blueberry coulis, fig paste, currant confiture and melted red licorice all wrapped with toasted spice and coursing through the vivacious finish. A gorgeous display of fruit, with the spine to keep it balanced. Drink now through 2027. 330 cases made. –JM
Rated 96/100 The Wine Spectator
Rated 95/100 The Wine Advocate

2010 Domaine de Cristia Chateauneuf du Pape Renaissance....$71.99
This has a lot going on, with dark ganache and espresso followed by roasted alder and juniper notes, before the core of plum, blackberry and steeped black currant fruit finally starts to assert itself. The long finish lets bay and tobacco leaf notes stride through, with a tarry edge as well. Shows great character. Best from 2015 through 2030. 500 cases made. –JM
Rated 96/100 The Wine Spectator
Rated 92/100 The Wine Advocate

New Ballas Grand Opening

Now expanded with a much larger selection.....

The Wine and Cheese Place

457 N. New Ballas Road in Creve Coeur

314.989.0020

Would you like get your hands on both of these bottles?

Cantillon Fou Foune

Goose Island Bourbon County Cherry Rye

Well, we saved a bottle of each for our New Ballas location's expansion.

Visit our newly enlarged beer department at our New Ballas location before March 1 at 6pm.

Call Marc at New Ballas for details on how 

you can acquire these two bottles - 314.989.0020

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We are scheduling the Grand Opening of the much expanded version 

of The Wine and Cheese Place on New Ballas Road.

Friday, March 1, 2013 (4-7pm)

Beer and Spirit Tasting

New Belgium Lips of Faith La Folie

4 Hands Brewing Divided Sky Rye

Stone Vertical Epic 12.12.12

Firestone Walker Wookey Jack

Great Divide Yeti

Stone Ruination

Schlafly 

Left Hand Nitro Stout

Founders Imperial Stout

North Coast Acme IPA

Founders All Day IPA - be the first to taste this new release

Aecht Schlenkerla Urbock

Arcadia Loch Down Scotch

Bayerischer Bahnhof Berliner

Bear Rep Red Rocket

Beersel Oude Geuze

Detroch Fraises

Duchesse de Bourgogne

Ska Hibernal Vinifera Stout

Vicaris Triple with Gueuze

Rogue Voodoo Doughnut

Bells Kalamazoo Stout

Bells Midwestern Pale Ale

Odell Red

Odell Meddler

Ommegang

John Smiths Ale

Samuel Smiths Chocolate Ale

Cathedral Square Abbey

Cathedral Square Hail Mary

Cathedral Square Repent Rye

Cathedral Square Holy Moly

Boulevard Grainstorm Black IPA

Boulevard Sixth Glass

Boulevard Irish Ale

Boulevard 80 Acre Hoppy Wheat

Goose Island Mild Winter

Goose Island Matilda

Goose Island Sofie

Goose Island Nut Brown

Kona Longboard

Kona Big Wave

Kona Koko Brown

Kona Fire Rock

Widmer Brothers O’Ryely (Rotator IPA)

Widmer Brothers Columbia Common

Widmer Brothers Raspberry Russian

Widmer Brothers SXNW

Schlafly Quadrupel
Schlafly Tripel
Schlafly AIPA
Schlafly Irish Stout
Schlafly APA
Schlafly Single Malt 21st Anniversary
Schlafly Hefe Weiss
Schlafly Pilsner

beers subject to change

Spirits

Balvenie Carribean Cask
Balvenie 12 year
Glenfiddich 18yr
Martell XO
Milagro Silver
Bookers Bourbon
Elijah Craig 12yr (TWCP Place Barrel)W.L. Weller 12yr
Ezra Brooks Single Barrel
Larceny Small Batch Bourbon
Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Tres Agaves Blanco
Tres Agaves Reposado
Tres Agaves Margarita Mix
Tres Agaves Bloody Maria Mix
Purus Vodka
Whyte and McKay Special Blend Scotch
Bastille French Whiskey
10 Cane Rum

Saturday, March 2, 2013 (12-4pm)

Wine Tasting

Pahlmeyer Red

Tilia Merlot

Tilia Malbec

Shea Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard

Paul Hobbs Chardonnay

Honig Sauvignon Blanc

Soter North Valley Pinot Noir

Duckhorn Paraduxx  Blend

Clos Du Val Chardonnay

Inglenook Cask Cabernet

Trimbach Riesling

Januik Red

Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon

The Prisoner

Mer Soleil Silver Chardonnay

Herrencia Garnacha Blanco

Robert Craig Affinity 09

Trefethen Merlot

Hahn Pinot Noir

Chamisal Chard

Pine Ridge Chenin Viognier

Mi Sueno El Llano

Edge Cab

Madelena Chardonnao

St Hilaire Brut

Peirano Immortal Zinfandel

Thevenet Bourg Blanc

Baer Ursa

Cuvee Los Andes Malbec

Flores de Callejo

Soucherie Anjou Blanc

Solitude Chardonnay

Ch Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon

We have a crisis.....

I am off today and apparently our van comes to Forsyth to pick up stuff including the Goose Island Bourbon County Cherry Rye and Coffee Stout ---

He breaks the bottle of the Coffee, yes it is true -----------

I did not believe them either, so I asked for a picture.....

So this will obviously no longer be available at our New Ballas Expansion as planned....

we are replacing it with another very rare bottle

Cantillon Fou Foune

(as long as it does not get broken)

So now the two bottles featured will be...

Cantillon Fou Foune 

Goose Island Bourbon County Cherry Rye

still need to visit our New Ballas location for details on how you can get these two because of Missouri state law

Click here for more info about this Friday and Saturday's 

giant tastings!

Back in stock !!!

Available online now

Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale...$12.99 / 750ml

A Collision of Crazies

Rogue Ales has collided with Voodoo Doughnut to create Bacon Maple Ale! This unique artisan creation contains a baker’s dozen number of ingredients including bacon and maple syrup from one of Voodoo’s signature doughnuts.

Style: Brown Ale Food Pairing: Doughnuts & Pork

13 Ingredients:

Malts: Briess Cherrywood Smoked Malt, Weyermann Beechwood Smoked Malt, House-smoked Hickory Malt, Great Western 2 Row, Munich, C15, C75 Malts

Speciality: Applewood-Smoked Bacon, Pure Maple Flavoring

Hops: Perle, Sterling

Yeast & Water: Pacman Yeast, Free Range Coastal Water

Charleville new 6 packs!!

Tornado Alley now in 6 packs for the first time...

Charleville Tornado Alley....$9.99 / 6pk

Check out the new style 6 pack holder....

Hot wines, hot prices...

Wines not to miss...

Coming Friday March 1st,  an opportunity to purchase and taste wines from one of Washington’s most highly decorated wineries at amazing prices.  We can’t tell you the name of the winery until the wines arrive but check here on our  blog, facebook or twitter on Friday  for the full details.  Quantities are limited so act fast when you see the post

We have 3 wines coming from this highly touted winery that are all rated 92 points or higher and at amazing prices.....

• Estate White Bordeaux Blend: $18.99 compared to the The Wine Advocate release price of $36,
• Estate Red Bordeaux Blend:  $39.99 compared to The Wine Advocate Release price of $70 
• Cabernet/Syrah Blend: $19.99 compared to The Wine Advocate release price of $36

Friday March 1, from 3-6pm, we will taste these 3 wines at our Forsyth location.

(We will not have a beer tasting at Forsyth due to the big beer tasting at our New Ballas location)

Benton's Bacon

It is back!!!

(back in stock at Forsyth only)
Benton's Smoky Mountain Bacon...$11.99 /lbThis bacon is smoked the old fashioned way for two days. 

"Our hickory smoked country bacon is equally at home on a bacon, lettuce, and vine ripe tomato sandwich or on the breakfast table as it is wrapped around a premier cut of beef or a fish fillet. Hickory smoked in our smokehouse using an old-fashioned wood stove, each slice of our bacon has a distinctive full flavor that has attracted and maintained a broad spectrum of customers, from those looking for smoked bacon “the way grandpa made it” to gourmet chefs with the most distinguishing of tastes." -- Bentons

Their bacon has been featured in Gourmet Magazine, Saveur Magazine, and Southern Living Magazine.

Their bacon has been featured in Gourmet Magazine, Saveur Magazine
and here is an excerpt from Southern Living Magazine. "This is, hands down, the best bacon I've ever tasted....Benton's Smoky Mountain Hams come from a much closer source: Madisonville, Tennessee. You don't have to take my word for it though. Just ask the farmers and chefs. Some of the nation's top culinary stars make magic with Benton's hams. Local farmers bring their personal hocks to be cured by the five-man shop that competes with industry giants. The secret? They do things the slow way—using meat-curing practices thousands of years old. "Everything is done by hand," says Allan Benton, who speaks about curing ham with a passion that other men reserve for sports. Until recently, he kept his clients' addresses on yellowed sticky notes taped to the wall. "We're a hillbilly operation through and through," Allan says. And wonderfully so. The transformation from pork to perfection takes place in a smoke-stained cinder-block building on the side of a Tennessee byway. In a traditional process that's never rushed, whole hams get slathered with salt, sugar, and the family's secret spices; then they cure—for 7 to 14 months—on wooden racks. Out back, where the scent of smoking meat hangs thick in the air, Allan opens a sooty door to reveal the mysteries behind his bacon. As the fresh air clears out the little room, a tiny potbelly stove appears. "This is my smoke generator," Allan says. "I bought it for $50 from a cousin." Order now, because publicity has driven demand for Benton's products, especially the smoked bacon. Allan loves telling the story of a Vegas casino that paid hundreds of dollars for an emergency overnight shipment. But then, who knows better than a casino how to bring home the bacon?" -- Southern Living Magazine, November 2007

Stone Old Guardian

In stock now at Forsyth and online

2013 Classic Release
Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine...$5.59 / 22 oz

Barley wines are traditionally hefty brews, but ours is downright excessive. The huge maltiness of this beer is only tamed by an equally prodigious addition of hops, creating a rich, slightly sweet, caramel-hued ale infused with assertive bitterness and bright hop notes, all culminating in a pleasing dryness. While it will evolve into an even more glorious brew with age, this beer's delicious onslaught of flavors will seriously challenge your ability to wait any longer to drink it.

Odell Amuste

Limited Release!

Just arrived at Forsyth and online

Odell Amuste...$13.99 / 750ml

Porter Brewed with Grape Juice aged in Wine Barrels

Must is to wine as wort is to beer; the primordial ooze, the source and foundation, that feeds the process of fermentation we all love so much. Amuste is the culmination of a two year endeavor to marry these two fuels into the same fire. An Imperial Porter aged in oak wine barrels accented with juice from Tempranillo grapes grown on the Western Slope of Colorado, this harmonic combination is truly, a must.9.3%Alc. by Vol.

Two new Urban Chestnut labels....

Two more labels from Urban Chestnut got approved for BOTTLES!!

Cannot wait to stock them at The Wine and Cheese Place

While we wait for these, we have 5 different Urban Chestnut Beers in stock

click here to order them

Urban Chestnut STLIPA

Urban Chestnut Zwickel

Urban Chestnut Wolpertinger

Urban Chestnut Schnickelfritz

Urban Chestnut Winged Nut

Check out these two new labels ---

I will update on these two when they arrive to The Wine and Cheese Placel!!!

Pierre's Wit, Reverence Series:

Not too long ago the beer world lost one of its modern icons, Pierre Celis. Pierre, almost single-handedly, resurrected what is today one of the most popular styles of craft beer...the Belgian Wit or White Beer - a deliciously refreshing, wheat beer originally created by Belgian farmers in the middle centuries, whose primary crop was wheat. Today, the style has a generous range-of-flavor and is often infused with a variety of spices, primarily coriander and dried citrus fruits. In keeping true to Mr. Celis' homeland of Belgium we additionally brew ours with unmalted wheat using a very thorough mash regime. Here's to you Pierre! ABV- 5.1%, IBU's- 14, OG- 11.9 Plato

Urban Chestnut website

Widmer Chocolate Russian Imperial Sout

In stock now at Forsyth and online now

Widmer Brothers Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout 2013...$11.99

"An extremely rich and complex beer, the addition of raspberries during the fermentation process results in an almost purplish opaque color with a beautiful brown head.  Warm Chocolate and roasty notes compliment the hop bitterness

Widmer Brothers Chocolate Russian Imperial Stout 2013...$11.99
Brewed with Ecuadorian Cocoa Nibs
"Chocolate Russian Imperial stout is the ninth release in our brother's reserve series. We took our delicious KGB Russina Imperial Stout and put another new twist on it. Our brewers threw Ecuadorian cocoa nibs into the brew to create a decadent and complex beer that is shore to hit your sweet spot. Chocolate Russian Imperial Stout 2013 offers flavors of cocoa, roasted barley and coffee, balanced out by a unique hop profile.

Tiger from Singapore

Just arrived at Forsyth

Tiger Beer....$8.49 / 6pk

A lot goes into every bottle of Tiger. The finest malt, hops and yeast. Taste-testing over 10 samples of water every day. Over 200 quality checks. All part of a strict brewing process that takes over 500 hours. Little wonder that Tiger has garnered over 40 international awards to date.

Brewed since 1932, Tiger Beer is now available in more than 60 countries, winning over drinkers in major cities around the world.

Morgan Street in CANS!!!

Another St. Louis Brewery packaging now --

Morgan Street -- St. Louis, Missouri

12 oz CANS

Morgan Street Black Beer Dark Lager...$8.99 / 6pk Cans

This light flavored black lager is our version of a classic schwarzbier. This schwarzbier has moderate malt flavors that finish clean and sweet, and are balanced out nicely with just a hint of bitterness. The appearance is very dark brown, with a tan-colored head. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium to medium-high carbonation. Black Bear is truly a beer that will surprise the drinker. It is overall dark, but very pleasantly sweet with no harshness that most would expect from a dark beer. This beer is available seasonally, so try it when you can.

Malt: Europils, Munich, De-Husked Roasted Barley, Wheat
Hops: Summit, Hallertau MittelfruhABV 4.6%
IBU 24

Morgan Street Golden Pilsner...$8.99 / 6pk Cans

This Bohemian styled Pilsner is rich and malty. The hop character is spicy due to the use of Czech Saaz hops. MSB’s Golden Pilsner is not quite as bitter as its German Pilsner cousin. This pilsner has a nice rounded taste, with a clean crisp finish. The appearance is pale to deep gold, with a creamy white head. This beer has won many awards, with the most prestigious being Gold at the World Beer Cup in 2010. The Golden Pilsner is available year round at our brewery.Awards: numerous regional awards, World Beer Cup Bronze 2000, World Beer Cup Gold 2010, GABF
Silver 2010, Los Angeles International Beer Festival Silver 2011, World Beer Championships Silver 2011Malt: Europils, Munich, Cara Pils
Hops: Hallertau Mittelfruh, Czech SaazABV 5.1%
IBU 35



Morgan Street Honey Wheat...$8.99 / 6pk cans

This American style unfiltered wheat beer is great anytime. The aroma is pleasantly grainy and
sweet with a touch of honey. The appearance is pale yellow with minimal clarity. The flavor is not
overpowering, and is quite quaffable. Honey Wheat has a low hop bitterness that is balanced out by the honey malt used in the mash. The mouthfeel is smooth and crisp, and has medium to high carbonation. This beer is always a refreshing treat, and is available at our brewery year round.Malt: Europils, White Wheat, Honey Malt
Hops: German Tettnang, CascadeABV 4.9%
IBU 14

Belle Glos Pinot Noir....

In stock and online

Belle Glos Clark & Telephone Pinot Noir 2011....$39.99

Deep scarlet red in color, this wine leaves little to the imagination with rich, expansive aromas of blackberry, raspberry, plum and sweet baking spices like cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. The palate is similarly intense with flavors of ripe blackberries, raspberries, warm cherry pie, blueberry and fresh cranberry, perfectly balanced with velvety tannins and a smooth toasty oak finish. Best described as “Christmas in your mouth!”

The 2011 has not been rated, but the 2010 and 2009 version scored 93 from The Wine Spectator.

2011 was great year for Belle Glos, the "lesser" Belle Glos 2011 Meiomi Pinot Noir already received a score of 92 points (and it only scored a 88 and 87 in the previous two years).  This one is delicious and will score big!