Stillwater releases....

In stock and online now

Need some 3D Glasses for the label

Stillwater Why Can't IBU?....$10.99 / 4pk
Saison / Belgian Style IPA hybrid
Rated 95/100 RateBeer overall
Rated 98/100 for its style

Stillwater Autumnal....$10.99 / 4pk
Rated 94/100 on RateBeer overall

Rated 97/100 for its style
“This deep amber hued ale takes it’s inspiration from Germany while still nodding to the Belgian farmhouse tradition. The base is comprised of German two-row, wheat, Cara-Munich, and roasted barley. Generously hopped with a blend of Perle, Spalt, and Hallertau Mittelfrüh and fermented with a rustic Belgian farmhouse ale yeast. These elements together provide a melange of earth and fruit aromas backed with hints of caramel with a dry clean finish.”

Peatstock - October 10

IF YOU LIKE PEATED SCOTCH, GET READY FOR PEATSTOCK 2013.
There are still seats available for the Single Malt Society's 4th Annual PEATSTOCK tasting sessions. Here's what's included:
• A tasting lineup of 6 fine peated scotches,
• Cheese and crackers,
• A fun and informative multimedia presentation,
• Tasting notes,
• A chance to meet fellow scotch enthusiasts.
The session takes place on Thursday, October 10, from 6:30-8:00 pm at The Wine & Cheese Place, 7435 Forsyth, Clayton, MO 63105. The session cost is just $30 per person.
This session is open to the public; you don't need to be a member of the Single Malt Society to attend. For more information, please visit

www.scotchstl.com and click on the Peatstock hippie

Perennial Tasting at Rock HIll

Order Perennial online!

Beer Tasting at our Rock Hill Location
The Wine and Cheese Place 
9755 Manchester Road
Rock Hill, MO 63119
314.962.8150

Kerry from Perennial will be at our Rock Hill location
This Saturday from 1-3pm (Sept 21)

Taste these great Perennial beers.

Perennial Barry Rye....$13.99 / 750ml

Ale fermented wiht Blackberries.We like to brew music-inspired beers at Perennial. Our latest addition to the playlist is Barry Rye, an 8.2% dark rye ale fermented on local blackberries. The spicy rye notes and blackberry finish complement a beer that strikes a perfect balance of robust body and mild bitterness.

Perennial Artisan Ales Peach Berliner Weisse....$ 11.99 / 750ml

"Our Peach Berliner Weisse is a German-style tart wheat beer that's perfect for the hot summer months. We violate traditional German beer production methods in every way by adding hundreds of pounds of Midwest-grown peaches to each batch. We hope you enjoy the irreverence as much as we do." - Perennial

Perennial Woodside Belgian Tripel with Wild Honey...$13.99 / 750ml

9.1% ABV
Woodside is a Belgian Style Tripel brewed with Woodside Urban Honey produced locally in Maplewood, Missouri. The combination produces a beer with a very slight residual sweetness complemented by the spicy, fruity attributes of the yeast and a soft malt characteristic. While refreshing and deceptively drinkable, this brew does pack a punch with over 9% alcohol by volume.

Parker's Heritage Collection Bourbon

Sold out

Release #7
Parker's Heritage Collection Promise of Hope Single Barrel Bourbon...$79.99
7th Edition of annual super-premium release will earmark $20 per bottle for ALS research and patient care in honor of Master Distiller Emeritus Parker Beam

BARDSTOWN, KY—For Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., the fall release of the annual Parker's Heritage Collection bottling is always a labor of love, but this year's release could more accurately be described as a labor for love.
Heaven Hill Master Distiller Emeritus Parker Beam, who has recently been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also called ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and for whom the acclaimed series is named, has selected special barrels of Bourbon for this year's edition that mirror his own personal preference for age, proof and warehouse location. Called the "Promise of Hope" bottling, this seventh in the acclaimed series will feature a remarkable cause-related component—for each bottle of the "Promise of Hope" edition sold, Heaven Hill will contribute $20 to the Parker Beam Promise of Hope Fund, a fund established through the ALS Association in honor of the legendary 6th Generation Master Distiller (www.alsa.org/ParkerBeamPromiseofHope). Heaven Hill is estimating the overall contribution to the Promise of Hope Fund will be in excess of $250,000.
In addition to being the first cause-related bottling in the Parker's Heritage Collection series, the Promise of Hope bottling will mark the first time that a single barrel American Whiskey has been offered in the collection. Parker Beam, a past recipient of Whisky Advocate's Lifetime Achievement Award and a charter member of the Bourbon Hall of Fame who is in his 53rd year at Heaven Hill, painstakingly sampled and selected Bourbon barrels that met his own personal "wish list" criteria. From among Heaven Hill's nearly one million barrels in storage, Parker selected approximately 100 barrels of ten-year-old rye-based Bourbon from one of his favorite warehouses, the tiered 80-year-old Rickhouse EE in Deatsville, where they sat in high storage for 40 seasons. Each of the chosen barrels was dumped and bottled, with no chill-filtering, in 750ml bottles at Parker's preferred bottling proof of 96° (48% alcohol/volume). The 7th Edition Parker's Heritage Collection Promise of Hope will be available on select retail shelves and at fine bars and restaurants nationwide starting in mid-September at an average retail price of $90 for the 750ml bottle.
This year's release of Parker's Heritage Collection promises to be a worthy successor to the previous six releases, which, having won multiple awards from Whisky Advocate Magazine (formerly Malt Advocate Magazine), Whisky Magazine and the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, stand as some of the most critically lauded American Whiskeys in recent memory. Past bottlings have won awards ranging from "Best North American Whiskey" to "American Whiskey of the Year" to "Best of Show, Brown Spirits."
Packaged in the same upscale 750ml bottle as the previous six editions, the Parker's Heritage Collection Promise of Hope bottling is part of a number of cause-related efforts Heaven Hill and Parker Beam have recently taken on to help in the fight against ALS, a neurological disease which affects approximately 30,000 Americans at any time. Also part of this effort is the recently announced Master Distillers' Unity, a special crystal two bottle set of Bourbon from all the major Kentucky heritage distilleries blended together which will be offered at the Bonham's Whisky, Cognac and Rare Spirits auction in New York City on October 13th. All proceeds from the auction of this one-time bottling will also go toward the Promise of Hope Fund.
"I, my wife Linda, my son Craig and all my family are honored and enthusiastic about our efforts toward helping those affected by ALS", stated Parker Beam, "and the new Promise of Hope edition of my Parker's Heritage Collection represents a great way for Bourbon fans and even novices to enjoy a great single barrel Bourbon while helping make a real difference in the fight against ALS. I enjoyed developing the profile and selecting these barrels that represent 'my favorite things' in a Bourbon, and I feel sure that anyone who purchases a bottle will get an outstanding single barrel Bourbon and the satisfaction of knowing they are helping with this worthy cause."
The 2013 Parker's Heritage Collection Promise of Hope is a very limited release, as all of the previous six editions have been, but Heaven Hill will be releasing more cases than in the past to maximize fund raising. And as always, once these are shipped from Bardstown, no more will be available.

2nd Shift El Gato Grande IPA

New batch arrived at Forsyth -- bottled yesterday 9/19/13

We only got 1 case!

2nd Shift El Gato Grande IPA...$7.49 / 750ml

Heres a big hoppy IPA that is done the way they should be done and has about four truck loads of hops in it, although it's not very bitter at 62 IBUs. LOTS of Amarillo with a good bit of Citra and Columbus just for a good time." -- label

EGG is another IPA that we came up with. All you need to know is over 3 lbs. per barrel of Columbus, Amarillo and Citra. 7.6% ABV 62 IBU 

Evil Twin new releases including Spicy Nachos!

Order Evil Twin online

Evil Twin Spicy Nachos....$9.99 / 22oz

Pale brewed with corn and fresh Jalapeños.

Evil Twin Christmas Eve at a New York City Hotel Room....$13.99 / 4pk

Imperial Stout

Rated 98/100 RateBeer

Evil Twin Biscotti Break Imperial Stout....$13.99 / 22oz
Rated 99 on RateBeer
Malt beverage with almonds, vanilla beans and coffee added.

"Italy has a certain “je ne sais quoi” – fab food culture, highly decadent history of art and cool countryside. Some might argue the people are loud and flamboyant, they steal our women, and their soccer players melodramatically flop on the pitch. Listen – that’s all part of the secret Italian ingredient – keep it cool, confident, arrogant and extravagant. Forza Italia!" -- label

Perfect Crime Hollow Point

Order online

Price dropped way down!!!

The Perfect Crime Hollow Point Quadruple...$2.99 / 11.2oz
"With perfectly controlled penetration and deadly accuracy, this Quad is not so dum dum at all.  It will leave no visible evidence, but for certain infiltrate and ambush your soul for a very long time." -- label

Local Option Voku HIla and Morning Wood

In stock at Forsyth
(Local Options online now)

Two new ones from Local Option

Local Option Voku Hila....$7.49 / pint

Style: Helles Bock
ABV: 6.5%
IBU: 31Vokuhila is a strong lager developed and brewed by Local Option Bierwerker. This maibock is golden in color with a large, creamy, persistent white head; aromatically driven by robust toast and bread notes derived from continental European pale malts with moderate spice from noble German hops. Vokulhila will be appreciated by lager and mullet enthusiasts alike.

Local Option Morning Wood...$7.49 / pint
Style: Hybrid Ale
ABV: 7%Morning Wood is an oak-aged coffee ale developed by the Local Option Bierwerker. Fresh American oak used during the aging process and Dark Matter’s El Salvador San Jose pulp-natural coffee aromatically drive the beer; while remaining subtle components of the beers’ complete flavor profile. The amber colored, medium-bodied, and extraordinarily well-balanced ale was first unveiled at the Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers in November 2011. Morning Wood’s taste is delicate and should be appreciated by beer drinkers of all palates.

Fresh smoked salmon arrived

Fresh batch just  landed at Forsyth yesterday!

Smoked Salmon from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Durham's Tracklements

OUR ORIGINAL HIGHLAND SMOKED SALMON - half pound packages

Inspired by a stay in the Northwest Highlands and Islands of Scotland, a genuine hand-rubbed dry cure of salt with a bit of brown sugar, lightly smoked over our own blend of select hardwoods. Mellow fresh flavor with moist, firm yet buttery texture 

Best of the Best in 20 years of Tasting

"unanimous...no comparison" - Marian Burros, The New York Times

Salmon just doesn’t get any better than this.

--Sylvia Rector, Detroit Free Press

More info on Durham's Tracklements

Custom smoked provisions using the finest ingredients available, Since 1992. 

We cure and smoke in small batches with the careful, hands-on attention essential to providing outstanding freshness, flavor and texture. For our Salmon Specialties we use only farmed Atlantic salmon raised in the cold waters of the Bay of Fundy, where strong tides assure excellent growing conditions and make the regular use of antibiotics and algaecides unnecessary. Salmon are selected at the optimal size, and flown fresh direct to us each week!

 No additives of any kind, always dated for superior fresh flavor. The finest genuinely hand-crafted quality available--anywhere.

Wine Education: Meritage

Wine Tasting at all FOUR locations

2009 Estancia Reserve Meritage $23.99 

September 21 from 11am-4pm.

(each store will also have other wines out to taste)

A little more education: We are going to try to feature either a grape or a wine region each week at our stores. We will give you some background information on the grape or region and feature a wine that highlights what we are featuring. We will taste that wine on Saturday at all four of our locations. We will post it here in our blog and send it out in our emails - click here to sign up for our emails

On our blog, click on the  label "Education" and you can read all of the education articles (see the right column under the heading "labels".

Education:  Meritage
In my 15 years in the wine business no “wine term” has proved more confusing in terms of pronunciation and concept than Meritage (even spell check thinks I’ve misspelled the word). 

Although many people, including many wine experts, have a tendency to Frenchify the word "Meritage" by pronouncing its last syllable with a "zh" sound, as in "garage," the Meritage Alliance specifically states that the word should be pronounced to rhyme with "heritage”, in fact Meritage is the simple combination of the words Merit and Heritage.

The Meritage Association was formed in 1988 by a small group of Napa Valley, California vintners increasingly frustrated by U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives regulations stipulating wines contain at least 75% of a specific grape to be labeled as that varietal. As interest grew in creating Bordeaux-style wines, which by their blended nature fail to qualify for varietal status, members sought to create a recognizable name for their high-quality blended wines.

A red Meritage must be made from a blend of at least two of the following varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, or Carmenère, with no varietal comprising more than 90% of the blend.Come taste one our favorite Meritage wines this weekend: 
2009 Estancia Reserve Meritage $23.99

Recipe of the Week: Queso Fundido with Chorizo Ingredients

Queso Fundido with Chorizo
Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil   ***
• 1 pound Spanish (cured) chorizo, sliced on the bias 3/8 inch thick ***
• 1 cup diced sweet onion, such as Vidalia 
• ½ Jar Stonewall Kitchen Salsa Verde   ***
• Coarse salt 
• 1/3 cup Espolon gold tequila    ***
• 1 pound Part Skim Mozzerella cheese, grated (4 cups)   ***
• 16 ounces tortilla chips, for serving   ***

*** Available at The Wine and Cheese Place Forsyth

Step 1
Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) over medium heat. Working in batches, add chorizo and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned in places, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer chorizo to a serving dish.
Step 2
Add onion, salsa verde, and 1 teaspoon salt to skillet, and raise heat to medium-high. Saute, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tequila, bring to a boil, and cook until tequila is mostly absorbed, about 30 seconds.
Step 3
Reduce heat to low, gradually stir in cheese, and cook, stirring constantly, just until cheese is melted, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a crock pot, and serve with chips and chorizo.
Adapted from Martha Stewart

Crown Valley Oktoberfest

Crown Valley Oktoberfest....$6.99 / 6pk

IBU – 25

5.6% ABV

Impression:  Rich, golden brown color, full-bodied with hints of yeast and malt on the nose. The palate incorporates elements of toasted malt and Saaz hops imparting a clean, bitter finish.

Hops:  Fuggles, Hallertau Pearl, Saaz, and a high alpha acid hop.

Malts:  Pale, CaraMunich, Wheat, Chocolate ( this refers to color not flavor), Black

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon

Very limited, 1 bottle per person.

$42.99 per bottle

SOLD OUT
Due to the limited availability.  You must pick up within 7 days or it goes back out for sale.

subject to confirmation

The Wine and Cheese Place - BALLWIN Spirit tasting

Tomorrow night....

There will be some tables outside under the overhang.  Dress appropriately.

We saved a few special bottles that they will have for sale... 
There is only 1 bottle of each.  You can sign up when you arrive and they will draw names.  No, they are not free, you will have to purchase them.  But these are very rare and hard to get.

• Highland Park Loki Single Malt Scotch
• Sazerac 6 Year Rye
• Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 

Help us introduce and celebrate the increased spirit selection at our Ballwin location.     
Great tasting of some of the best spirits all in one place!

Ballwin Spirit Expansion Tasting!

Friday, September 20

5-7pm

The Wine and Cheese Place

14748 Clayton Road

Ballwin,  MO 

636.227.9001
click here for directions

Reservations required...basically sold out, but give Kevin a call....

• Call Kevin at 636.227.9001 during store hours  9am-7pm
• Email kevin@wineandcheeseplace.com

$5 per person in advance
(no charge for designated driver)

Here is a partial list of what you can taste, more to be announced soon...

• Glenlivet 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
• Calumet Farm Bourbon Whiskey
• Corner Creek Bourbon
• High West Campfire Bourbon
• Four Roses Yellow Label Bourbon
• Four Roses Single Batch Bourbon
• Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon
• Wild Turkey Forgiven
• Bakers Bourbon
• Basil Hayden Bourbon
• Knob Creek Bourbon
• Templeton Rye
• Milagro Select Barrel Reserve Silver
• Balvenie 12yr Doublewood
• Glenfiddich 15yr
• Tullamore Dew
• Tullamore Dew 12yr
• Hudson Baby Bourbon
• Hudson Rye Whiskey
• Journeyman Gin
• Journeyman Rye
• Journeyman Bourbon
• Journeyman Silver Cross Whiskey
• James Pepper Bourbon
• James Pepper Rye
• Pow Wow Botanical Rye
• Cocchi Vermouth de Torino
• Compass Box Peat Monster
• Great King Street Blended Scotch
• Breakout Rye
• Rittenhouse Rye
• Makers Mark
• W.L. Weller 12 Year Old
• Jim Beam Maple
• Jim Beam White Ghost
• Elmer T. Lee Bourbon
• Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Bourbon
• Old Forester Signature Bourbon
• Auchentoshan 21 Single Malt Scotch
• Glenmorangie 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
• Still 630 Rally Rye
• Still 630 Big Jake White Dog

Taste our own Barrels

• TWCP / Old Weller Antique 107 Proof Bourbon
• TWCP / W.L. Weller Special Reserve
• TWCP / Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Bourbon
• TWCP / Blantons Bourbon
• TWCP / Evan Williams Bourbon
• TWCP / Eagle Rare Bourbon

List subject to change based on availability

Here are a few pictures of the liquor department

Amazing price on this great Tuscan wine

In stock and online

Yes, that is the correct price $39.99

2008 Isole e Olena Cepparello....$39.99

The lowest price online is $49

The Wine Spectator suggested retail is $80

The 2008 Cepparello emerges from the glass with sweet herbs, flowers, mint and licorice. There is a distinctly high-toned register to the 2008 that is largely the result of a year with very cold temperatures in the final phase of ripening. This mid-weight Cepparello stands apart for its pure energy and drive. Though outstanding today, the 2008 also appears to have plenty of potential for the future. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2029.

Rated 92+/100 The Wine Advocate

Decoy Wines!

2011 Decoy (Duckhorn) Cabernet Sauvignon....$15.99

This wine displays lovely red and blue fruit aromas, supported by well-integrated accents of oak from barrel aging. On the palate, it is rich and concentrated with abundant dark berry flavors as well as savory black olive, earth and spice notes. Solid tannins offer an excellent foundation for the fruit, and will help this wine to age gracefully.

2011 Decoy (Duckhorn) Pinot Noir....$15.99
This enticing wine displays lovely aromas of ripe strawberry and raspberry, as well as subtle notes of sandalwood and spice. On the palate, it is elegantly structured with abundant red fruit, excellent mid-palate weight and a lingering finish with a hint of fresh earth.

On sale now.
All Decoy wines- order now

Schlafly Pilsner get it while you can!

Schlafly announced that they will be discontinuing Pilsner in bottles.  It will still be available year round on draft.

We should still see Schlafly Pilsner in bottles probably until early to mid October.   Make sure you grab some and enjoy it at home while you still can.

In stock now!

Schlafly Pilsner
ABV: 5.0% | IBU: 30
Our Pilsner is a golden and crystal clear lager. The hops lend a pleasant bitterness and a lemony, peppery taste. They are added at the beginning of the brew for bitterness and the end for flavor. The subtle and lightly toasted flavor of the malts is the perfect backbone to showcase the special hop blend.

Pilsner can be traced to its namesake, the city of Plzeň (pronounced pilsen) in the western half of the Czech Republic, once part of Bohemia. In 1842, Joseph Groll developed the first light colored beer, an immediate success. Still a popular style, Pilsner influenced the American light lager we know today.

Schlafly Imperial Stout back in stock

Back in stock...

Available online also

2012 Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout...$10.99

2011 Schlafly Barrel Aged Barleywine...$10.99

2012 Schlafly Barrel Aged Barleywine...$10.99

More Oktoberfests

• Excel Shoal Creak Oktoberfest
• Boulevard Bob's 47 Oktoberfest
• Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen
• Paulaner Oktoberfest Wiesn

Reunion Ale Collaboration with Terrapin Beer Co. and Schmaltz

In stock and online

"A beer for hope"
Benefits the The Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer Research

Schmaltz and Terrapin Beer Co. Reunion Ale 2013....$5.99 / 22oz

Dark Imperial Ale brewed with cocoa nibs, vanilla , Cinnamon and Coffee

also online now

REUNION

The Beer
This year's beer is a complex dark ale brewed with cocoa nibs, vanilla and chili peppers. It was inspired by a dessert that Virginia, Alan & Pete would often share at their favorite deli.  Shmalz Brewing (He'Brew & Coney Island beers) joins REUNION this year as a production partner and Terrapin Brewery returns for its third year. 

The Cause
Worldwide over 1,000 people per day are diagnosed with this cancer of the plasma. IMBCR is one of the world's leading independent researchers. Their work not only affects myeloma patients, it also produces benefits in areas such as lymphoma and breast cancer.

For those of you located in states where you are unable to purchase REUNION the best way to support Virginia's vision of bringing hope to others is for you donate the $5 or more you may have spent on pints or bottles directly to IMBCR. 

Cheers!
Pete & Alan

4 Hands Seasonals!

In stock at Forsyth, Ballwin and Rock HIll
plus online

4 Hands Morning Glory...$6.99 / 22oz
A fall seasonal brewed with 300 pounds of sweet potatoes, allspice, nutmeg, whole vanilla beans, and aged on whiskey infused pecan wood chips.

4 Hands Brewing Chocolate Milk Stout...$6.99 / 22oz
"Our Chocolate milk stout pours black as the night sky with aromas of dark chocolate, chocolate malt, and more chocolate.  With a frothy tan head and a rich velvety mouthfeel our Chocolate milk stout is a perfect addition to the change of seasons.  Brewed with over 3 pounds of cocoa nibs per barrel this beer is a chocolate lovers dream!" -- label

Both versions from each brewery!

Now we have both versions in stock! 

Also online

Cathedral Square version wtih Hebrew Collaboration

St. Lenny's Belgian Style Rye Double IPA...$8.49 

Hebrew Version with Cathedral Square Collaboration

St. Lenny's Belgian Style Rye Double IPA...$8.49 

O'Fallon 5 Day IPA in CANS

The O'Fallon CAN family has expanded to include 5 Day IPA!

In stock and online

We now have Pumpkin, Wheach and 5 Day IPA in CANS!!!

O'Fallon 5 Day IPA in CANS...$7.99
We dry-hop this American Style India Pale Ale with seven grains and four domestic hop varieties by adding dry whole hops to the finishing tank so the beer rests "on top" of the hops for five extra days!Malty sweetness up front with big cascade and glacier hops in the finish -- a wonderfully drinkable IPA!Style: American IPA
Alcohol: 6.1% ABV
Bitterness: 66 IBUsGrain: Pale, White Wheat, Caramel 20L, Caramel 40L, Carapils, Victory, Bonlander
Hops: Summit, Cascade
Dry Hops: Cascade (11 lbs. per batch), Glacier

Tallgrass Ethos IPA

In stock and online

Tallgrass Ethos Dry-Hopped India Pale Ale....$8.49 / 4pk Cans 16oz

ABV: 6.8%

IBU: 110

The beer foretold in legend. Six types of hops are gathered from the corners of the world to make this legendary brew. This is no earthly IPA. They will write ballads, build monuments, paint caves, and sacrifice goats to this beer. They will drink Ethos and dance to shake the heavens. The aroma is the harbinger of the tastes to come. Big, bright, and beautiful, this beer exceeds all expectations and grants wishes. Twice dry-hopped and brewed with the aid of a dark alliance from another realm, this beer bestows upon you all the complexity of the hops' flavors without overwhelming your senses. Ethos IPA is a gift to you, beer mortals. Drink it and fulfill your destiny.

Anam Cara Pinot Noir

In stock now at all 4 locations!

Also available online

2010 Anam Cara Pinot Noir Vineyard Selection...$19.99

"Celtic for "soul friend" Anam Cara signifies the connection of spirits in a bond that transcends time and space.  This rare and deep friendship is represented by the entwined vines on the label which frame our vineyard.
Aromatic, fresh and delicious, with overtures of wild blackberries and black plums.  The elegant minerality is a signature of the vineyard.  Pair this versatile wine with lamb chops, roasted chicken or hearty beef bourguignon."

Alban Vineyards Patrina - 93 Wine Advocate

One of the most spectacular Syrahs made anywhere.

We have a limited amount of only 36 bottles left

2010 Alban Vineyards Patrina Syrah....$49.99

First made in 2008, and available only through distribution (i.e. not via the mailing list), the 2010 Patrina is a perfect entry into the wines of the estate. Made from 100% Syrah (from a variety of estate vineyards) and aged two years in 70% new French oak, it’s one hell of an entry-level effort and boasts gorgeously pure aromatics (cassis, raspberry, flowers, spice), full-bodied richness and an overall layered, fresh profile that’s hard to resist. While it doesn’t have the back-end depth of the single vineyard releases, it doesn’t skimp on texture and length. Enjoy it over the coming 5-8 years. Drink now-2021. 

Rated 93/100 The Wine Advocate

4 Hands - 12 oz bottles

Very Big News!

Look at this beautiful picture 4 Hands Brewing just posted on Facebook!

They say they should hit the shelves October 1st!!!

12 oz bottles!

Wine Class-Wines of Jura

The Wine and Cheese Place

7435 Forsyth Blvd

Clayton, Mo 63105

314-727-8788

This Thursday, September 19 (6pm-7:30)

$20 per person

Reservations are required.

Credit card required for reservation.

Click here to make reservations now!

The Wines of Jura

Dana Atwell of Vinoteca will lead you through this class, featuring wines off the beaten path.   The wines of Jura definitely fall into the "geeky wine" class, but they are fun and very versatile wines.  This is an original and very interesting class that you will want to attend.  You will get a chance to taste the famous wine of Jura:  Vin Jaune.     We will also have some cheese from Jura, the famous Comte that is traditionally served with Vin Jaune.   Not very often will get a chance to taste so many interesting wines of Jura.  We have one of the best selections in St. Louis.

Here is what you will taste....

Domaine Montbourgeau (click here to read more about this estate)

• Cremant du Jura NV $23.99
• L'Etoile 2009 - $25.99
• Poulsard 2011 - $25.99

Jacques Puffeney (click here to read more about this estate)

• Savagnin 2009 - $34.99
• Trousseau "Berangeres" 2011 - $35.99
• Arbois Vin Jaune 2004 - $86.99