Kloster Andechs Festbier

Kloster Andechs Festbier.....$3.99 / 500ml
Crafted with German Pilsner and Vienna malts, this beer boasts a rich malt profile with hints of toasted bread and soft dough. Tettnanger and Saaz noble hops add layers of herbal spice and a touch of citrus zest. Fermented with lager yeast from the historic Kloster Andechs monastery near Munich, it finishes clean yet slightly full, leaving a gentle, sweet malt aroma and flavor. Brewed in the spirit of Munich's Oktoberfest tradition, this beer balances strength with smooth drinkability. Prost!

Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog

A very popular one!

Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog...$9.99
14.75% ABV
The original brand. Made with real dairy cream, rum, brandy and blended whiskey

2024 Halloween Edition - Smoke Wagon

2024 Halloween Edition - yes, it glows in the dark!

2024 Edition is arriving soon!

New Ballas - in stock

Forsyth - in stock

Kirkwood - in stock

Smoke Wagon 2024 Halloween Limited Edition Bourbon....$27.99
Smoke Wagon Straight Bourbon Whiskey
92.5 proof
2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold Winner!
Just released in fall of 2019, the goal was to create an affordable everyday bourbon that had that unique and unmistakable Smoke Wagon flavor, consisting of delicate sweet notes with a rye spice finish. Barrels with our same high rye mash bill were racked on the top two floors of the warehouse and never rotated. The higher the floor the hotter it gets in the summer causing more expansion and more movement into the wood. Because we don’t chill filter, these combined aspects create a bourbon that is rich and creamy beyond its years. Never rotating the barrels ensures there are no harsh tannin flavors and the high rye mash bill adds a delightfully spicy and nutty finish.
Nose: honey, toasted nuts and with some oak and heat.
Taste: Creamy mouthfeel with initial rich sweet notes of honey and caramel on the tip of the tongue followed by nuts, oak and pepper spice that starts on the sides of your tongue. The nuttiness and oak fade as pepper spice from the rye takes over the entirety of your pallet. Finishes with a creamy sweetness that coats followed by once again by oak and a pepper spice that lingers .

Bourbon County Stout 2023

More in stock as we hit Stout season

Bourbon County Stout 2023...$12.99 / 16.9oz bottle

After crafting the very first bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout, we’ve learned that to have the best beer, you start with the best possible ingredients. Barrels are such an important ingredient, and we continue to use only the best our friends on the bourbon trail have to offer.⁠

Bourbon County Original Stout is aged in a mix of freshly emptied bourbon barrels from Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill, Four Roses and Wild Turkey distilleries.⁠

Barrel aged for an average of 12 months, Original boasts deeply developed flavors of fudge, vanilla, and caramelized sugar with a rich, decadent mouthfeel

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel - Barrel Proof Rye

Online reservations only, not in stock at all stores.  We will transfer

VERY LIMITED!

Two different barrels in stock

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel -  Barrel Proof Rye....$72.99

• 132.1 proof
• Barrel House 1-06
• Bottled 6.26.24
• 70 percent rye, 18 percent corn, and 12 percent malted barley

This one is sold out

Jack Daniel's / TWCP Single Barrel Proof Rye....$72.99

• 132.3 proof
• Barrel House 1-06 
• Bottled 7.15.24
• 70 percent rye, 18 percent corn, and 12 percent malted barley

Barrel House 1 is one of the oldest warehouses at the Distillery. Built as one of the first post-Prohibition warehouses and located on a tall hill overlooking the Distillery grounds, its seven-story design was found to be the ideal elevation for aging of whiskey.   This is a special Barrel House on Coy Hill

2020 Herman Story On the Road Grenache

We have not seen this one in a few years!

There are a few different bowling themed art labels in each case. 

Above is just one of them

2020 Herman Story On the Road Grenache....$69.99
675 cases made
Based on 100% Grenache from a handful of great sites in the Central Coast (Slide Hill, Full Draw, Bien Nacido, and Rolph vineyards), the 2020 On the Road spent a whopping 30 months in 70% new French oak. It has gorgeous black cherry, kirsch, melted licorice, and roasted garrigue-like aromatics that carry to a full-bodied, concentrated, yet broad and expansive red with ripe tannins, plenty of mid-palate depth, and a great finish.
Rated 96/100 Jeb Dunnuck

2021 Pahlmeyer Napa Valley Merlot

A California Icon

2021 Pahlmeyer Napa Valley Merlot...$104.99
Delicious, velvety and mouth-filling, this wine could convert any Merlot skeptic to being a fan. Mountain grown in the Stagecoach Vineyard and Waters Vineyard, it is intense and saturated with flavor, but wrapped in luscious tannins that tempt you to drink it now. Blueberries, creme de cassis, cherries, cream and mint. 100% merlot. Drinkable now, but best from 2028.
Rated 98/100 James Suckling
A blend of fruit from Stagecoach and Waters Ranch (Pahlmeyer's estate vineyard), the 2021 Merlot is a real beauty. Scents of menthol, cedar and a hint of mocha accent the ripe black cherry core, while the full-bodied palate is concentrated and expansive, with a plush, velvety texture that extends through the long, mocha and meat-tinged finish.
Rated 95/100 The Wine Advocate

2XO Bourbon Sneakerhead Blend

2XO Bourbon Sneakerhead Blend...$89.99
Sneakerhead
Icon Series

104 proof
The Sneakerhead Blend is the fifth release in the ICON SERIES, a series of limited time, small batch blends. Each blend is different and bears its own name and symbol, inspired by something in Dixon’s life. The Sneakerhead Blend comes from Dixon’s love and passion for sneaker culture, as well as collectibles that represent one’s unique sense of style. The Sneakerhead Blend lands rich and heavy on the mid-palate with spice and pepper for a long, smooth finish.

Meet Stephen Beam, co-founder of the Limestone Branch Distillery THIS THURSDAY

Today!  Whiskey Double Header today at Forsyth!!!!

Meet Stephen Beam, co-founder of the Limestone Branch Distillery

Thursday September 26th from 1-2PM

At the Wine and Cheese Place in downtown Clayton

7435 Forsyth Blvd

Join us at the (In)famous Bar this Thursday for short meet and greet with Stephen Beam of Limestone Branch Distillery. There is a lot of whiskey history tied up in the Beam name. Stephen and Paul Beam are continuing that proud tradition. He'll be chatting about the distillery and signing bottles for you, our valued whiskey customers!!

Here is what we're featuring...

Minor Case Rye Sherry Cask Finish...$35.99 / 750ml

90 Proof
In our release of Minor Case Whiskey we explore what might have been if the talent-fueled M. C. Beam had the opportunity to have his stills unsilenced and his production reawakened through prohibition. With this product we raise a glass in tribute to Minor Case; the man, the unrepentant passion and the product he sought to create. We’d like to think he would be proud of what his great-grandsons have been up to, and we hope you are too.

Yellowstone TWCP “Spirit - Leghorn” Straight Bourbon 109 proof…$59.99
Single Barrel No. 23640
Barreled 3/27/19 192 bottles

Yellowstone TWCP “Jeff & Scott” Straight Bourbon 115 proof….$59.99
Single Barrel No. 27117
Barreled 5/20/19. 168 bottles

Yellowstone TWCP "Foghorn” Straight Bourbon 119 proof….$59.99
Single Barrel No. 20499
Barreled 2/16/1
Over 5 Years old

Yellowstone Straight Bourbon Toasted Barrel 100 proof…$44.99
Special Finishes CollectionYellowstone Straight Bourbon Rum Finish 100 proof….$43.99
Special Finishes Collection Finished in Cuban rum barrels

Yellowstone Straight Bourbon 93 proof….$35.99

Order Yellowstone online now

Barrell Whiskey Super Sale!

Save $30 per bottle
Barrell Whiskey Private Release DJX1 Ruby Port Finish.....$59.99
was $89.99

• Limited release whiskey blended and bottled by Barrell Craft Spirits in Louisville, KY
• Blended around a base of 14-year-old Indiana whiskey; 18-year-old Kentucky whiskey and younger bourbon and rye provide additional complexity
• Finished in a ruby port barrel for 2–6 months
• Finalist at Ultimate Spirits Challenge (93 points)
• Double Gold medal at New York International Spirits Competition 2022
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 62.9% ABV

Save $30 per bottle
Barrell Whiskey Private Release DSX2 Pedro Ximinez Finish.....$59.99
was $89.99

• Limited release whiskey blended and bottled by Barrell Craft Spirits in Louisville, KY
• Blended around a base of 14-year-old Indiana whiskey; 18-year-old Kentucky whiskey and younger bourbon and rye contribute additional complexity
• Finished in a Pedro Ximénez sherry cask for 2–6 months
• Finalist at Ultimate Spirits Challenge (91 points)
• Double Gold medal at New York International Spirits Competition 2022
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 62.04% ABV

2021 Domaine Roger Sabon Chateauneuf du Pape Prestige

We have an amazing price on this top Chateauneuf du Pape

Check out this price!!!  Very limted

We received 5 cases at this price!

2021 Domaine Roger Sabon Chateauneuf du Pape Prestige....$49.99
Regular price $71.99
Lowest price on Wine Searcher is $78.99
The 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Prestige is approximately 70% Grenache and 20% Syrah, with 10% other permitted varieties. It's not as open or as flashy as the Réserve, but it shows terrific ripeness and concentration. Black cherries and plums come tinged with hints of dark chocolate, while the full-bodied palate is rich and velvety yet impressively drinkable.
Rated 95/100 The Wine Advocate
Rated 93/100 The Wine Spectator

WWS Reserve Collection

  More in stock

WWS Reserve Collection (Gargoyle bottle) 8 yo Armagnac Finished...$139.99 / 750ml

Straight bourbon whiskey finished in Armagnac casks

mash bill:

• 78% corn
• 13% rye
• 9% malted barley

GOLD 2024 Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Tasting Competition

WWS Ducks Unlimited Ducks Straight Bourbon Whiskey...$139.99 / 750ml
Together with Ducks Unlimited, the World Whiskey Society is proud to present a new whiskey experience to the world, combining tradition with innovation for a truly one-of-a-kind product.
This limited edition Straight Bourbon whiskey pays homage to the heritage and tradition of the hunt, with a focus on fine craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Bottled in a handcrafted and hand-painted ceramic duck-shaped decanter, admire the majestic form of this beautiful mallard duck caught mid-flight.
Distilled in Indiana, this NAS Straight Bourbon exhibits an attractive complexity of vanilla, citrus, honey, and toasted caramel, with a soft, silky mouthfeel and a subtle spice at the end.
This exquisite Mallard Duck Straight Bourbon Whiskey isn’t just about the exceptional liquid inside; it is a celebration of heritage and tradition. Housed in a handcrafted and hand-painted ceramic decanter, this limited edition whiskey is meticulously sculpted in the form of a majestic mallard duck in mid-flight, with every detail paying homage to the time-honored pursuit of the hunt. Distilled in Indiana, the whiskey boasts an alluring complexity, offering notes of vanilla, citrus, honey, and toasted caramel with a smooth, silky mouthfeel and a touch of spice on the finish.

Crown Royal Blackberry Whisky

Sold out fast again

Crown Royal Blackberry Whisky...$25.99
Limited Edition
To create this extraordinary blend, crown royal whiskies are carefully selected by our master blender and infused with the juicy flavor of fresh blackberries. The harmonious notes of this summer fruit complement the signature richness of crown royal blended whisky. The result is a vibrantly delicious whisky, bursting with the luscious flavor of blackberry and the distinctive smoothness of crown royal.

September Edition 2024

WRC Whiskey Raffle -- 

September Edition

WRC emails will go out starting October 1st

Based on last 6 months of purchases

Double Point for the TWCP Single Barrels too!!!

• Foursquare Magisterium Rum
• Old Grand Dad 16 Year Bourbon
• Bakers 7 Year HIGH RYE Bourbon
• Chartreuse VEP
• Chartreuse Vegetal de la Grande Chartreuse
• Bomberger's 2024 Release 108 Proof
• Knob Creek Bourbon 18 Year Old
• Penelope Marshmallow Toast
• Little Book The Infinite
• Remus Repeal Reserve Bacth VIII
• Col E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon
• Eagle Rare 10 year Bourbon
• Blantons Single Barrel Bourbon
• Weller Special Reserve 750ml
• Weller Special Reserve 1.75 liter
• Caribou Crossing Single Barrel
• Fortaleza Tequila Blanco
• Fortaleza Tequila Reposado
• Fortaleza Tequila Anejo
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plus more

2nd Shift Brewing Dead & Alive Black IPA

2nd Shift Brewing Dead & Alive Black IPA...$12.99 / 4pk 16oz cans

Black IPA - is the style dead? Or is it alive? Why not both? Mosaic hops lend citrus & blueberry notes while beautiful dark malts & a touch of rye spice make a big, bold & balanced Black IPA

7.6%

Bluewood Brewing Dancing with the Pumpkin King

Bluewood Brewing Dancing with the Pumpkin King...$10.99 / 4pk 16oz cans

Pumpkin ale brewed with real pumpkin, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spices with a light kiss of vanilla and graham cracker.

6.8% ABV

New Beers From Weldwerks Brewing Co.

Weldwerks Galaxy Extra Juicy Bits...$18.99 / 4pk 16oz cans
Weldwerks Galaxy Extra Juicy Bits...$5.39 / 16oz can
This 8.6% bad mamma jamma is loaded with absurd amounts of Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado hops, then DOUBLE dry-hopped with Galaxy to launch your taste buds straight into the cosmos! ⁠ Expect explosive notes of passion fruit, citrus, and peach, all balanced by a soft, creamy mouthfeel and smooth finish courtesy of white wheat malt, flaked oats, and flaked wheat. No fruit added—just pure, juicy hop goodness!  A touch of bitterness keeps this celestial Double IPA grounded, reminding you that you're still on planet Earth.

Weldwerks Guava White Grape Ginger Sparkler...$17.99 / 4pk 16oz cans
Weldwerks Guava White Grape Ginger Sparkler...$4.99 / 16oz can
Sour Ale with White Grape Juice, Guava Syrup & Ginger Juice
5.9% ABV

Weldwerks Marzen-Style Lager...$12.99 / 4pk 16oz cans

And just like that, it's Märzen season again! While we're known for our innovative brews, our team loves crafting traditional styles too. Get ready for our classic Märzen-Style Lager! 🍻⁠
True to form, it's nutty and malty and pours a beautiful dark amber hue. It's light in body and ridiculously crushable. Perfect for Oktoberfest, our Märzen will have you reaching for your finest lederhosen and enjoying a few pints!
5.9% ABV

Weldwerks Hypernova Wormhole...$16.99 / 4pk 16oz cans

Weldwerks Hypernova Wormhole...$4.79 / 16oz can

Brace yourselves, space travelers! There’s a Hypernova Wormhole wreaking havoc in our galaxy with a 6.9% ABV!  Introducing Hypernova Wormhole, a Hazy IPA so powerful it’ll pull you straight into a beer-loving trance. The only way to save the galaxy? Sip on this celestial brew with flavor notes of passion fruit, peach ring candy, coconut water, lemon zest and light pin

2022 Peter Michael Chardonnay

One of the best Chardonnay producers!

New vintage and amazing scores!
2022 Peter Michael Chardonnay La Carriere....$129.99
I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay Belle Côte from tank shortly before it was due to be bottled. It's lively and generous with singular scents of lemon drop, pie crust and toasted meringue, plus integrated tones of matchstick and allspice. The medium-bodied palate is defined by its lacy, lightly mouth-coating texture. Its deep core of creamy, lemony flavors is enlivened by mouthwatering acidity, and its juxtaposition of depth and energy calls you back for another sip. 1,783 cases will be produced, and the Belle Côte will be released in February of 2024.
Rated 96-98/100 The Wine Advocate
This stunning white offers a lovely mix of marzipan and nougat, with notes of orange sherbet, lemon blossoms, salted toffee and peach preserves on a smooth, supple and elegant frame, backed by fresh acidity. Grace notes of lemon balm and lemon thyme, plus a touch of vetiver, add to the aromatic appeal and complexity. Drink now through 2037. 1,503 cases made.
Rated 96/100 The Wine Spectator


2022 Peter Michael Chardonnay Belle Cote...$129.99
I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay Belle Côte from tank shortly before it was due to be bottled. It's lively and generous with singular scents of lemon drop, pie crust and toasted meringue, plus integrated tones of matchstick and allspice. The medium-bodied palate is defined by its lacy, lightly mouth-coating texture. Its deep core of creamy, lemony flavors is enlivened by mouthwatering acidity, and its juxtaposition of depth and energy calls you back for another sip. 1,783 cases will be produced, and the Belle Côte will be released in February of 2024.
Rated 96-98/100 The Wine Advocate
This powerful version opens with a toasty mix of spices, buttery toasted brioche and carmelized apple pastry. Offers plenty of plump ripe peach, apricot and melon flavors, with a note of marmalade at the core. Candied ginger, graham cracker, salted, toasted almond and marzipan linger on the finish. Drink now through 2033. 1,783 cases made.
Rated 94/100 The Wine Spectator

Bavik Super Pils

 

Bavik Super Pils...$13.99 / 6pk 11.2oz cans

One only pilsner remains true to itself, offering nothing but the best in an uncompromised way.

No justification or adjustments, that’s the only way to offer the best taste. It’s Bavik Super Pils or nothing. Exceptional brewing process

Bavik Super Pils obtains its unique taste and aroma from its exceptional brewing process. Our pilsner has not been diluted, we only use aroma hops, guarantee a long and cold maturation process, and pasteurization is out of the question. Those four elements result in this unique pilsner. Never compromise on taste!

5.2% ABV

FERMENTATION: Bottom fermentation

BEER STYLE: Unpasteurised lager

COLOUR AND CLARITY: Pale yellow, filtered until clear, unpasteurised.

AROMA AND FLAVOUR: The noble hops provide a crispy and pleasant softness. Full-bodied character with a fresh bitterness.

2021 World Beer Awards Belgium Winner

2021 World Beer Challenge Gold Medal

2022 Pahlmeyer Chardonnay Napa Valley

Another great Chardonnay from Pahlmeyer!
2022 Pahlmeyer Chardonnay Napa Valley...$94.98
Extremely rich, ripe and creamy, this luxurious wine ferments and ages in 90% new French barrels, and a majority of the grapes come from Old Wente clone vines from Atlas Peak AVA vineyards. Aromas of butterscotch, vanilla bean, poached pears and toasted baguette lead to an incredibly silky palate of ripe fruit and oak spices that build as you sip and linger long on the finish. Drink or hold.
Rated 97/100 James Suckling
Having toured Stagecoach vineyard with Pahlmeyer winemaker Katie Vogt and talked at length about her strict focus on expressing site, I couldn't stop thinking about the Chardonnay wines I'd sampled. Near the end of the year, I got my hands on the 2022 release of this iconic label's Chardonnay, and it's the kind of structured, powerful, intensely flavourful Chardonnay that you'd want to stockpile in the cellar. It conveys a duality of power and restraint. Knockout aromas of white peach, pineapple, and salted lemon peel, coconut, and wet stone. Full and rich with an extraordinary depth of sweet, creamy fruit that inundates the palate, suspended by an equally penetrating core of saline minerality infused with a luxurious finish of almond pastry notes, dried apricots, and white flowers. One of the most memorable young Chardonnays I tasted all year. Aged in 100% new Francois Ferrer heavy toast oak barrels. Number four of my top 10 wines of 2023.
Rated 95/100 Decanter Magazine
Expansive, broad and aromatic, the notes of toasted fennel, lemon thyme, litsea oil and vetiver leap out of the glass, giving way to opulent flavors of grilled peach, caramelized pineapple and spiced, baked apples. Shows power and elegance, with crisp acidity pushing the flavors into clarity and helping them linger on the fresh finish. Drink now through 2037. 2,990 cases made.
Rated 94/100 The Wine Spectator
Rated 93/100 Wine Advocate

4 Hands Brewing Co. Incarnation Juiced

 

4 Hands Brewing Co. Incarnation Juiced...$10.99 / 4pk 16oz cans
Using our Mosaic-hopped IPA as a jumping off point, Incarnation Juiced goes hazy and super fruity thanks to the inclusion of white wheat, flaked oats and our hazy IPA yeast strain. Infused with guava, passion fruit and pineapple during fermentation, this pint of paradise is dry-hopped with Idaho Gem imparting notes of juicy cherry, citrus and stone fruit. It's truly transportive! | ABV: 6.5%

Open House Wine Tasting! All 5 locations!

Open House Wine Tasting! All 5 locations!
Saturday September 28th from 11am-2pm


Where: The Wine and Cheese Place - all 4 locations
Spirit Wine and Craft in South Hampton

• 2023 Richemar French Chardonnay...$12.99
• 2021 Downes Family Sanctuary Peak Sauvignon Blanc...$9.99
• 2023 Domine des Nugues Beaujolais Villages Rose...$18.99
• 2021 Chateau Fontana Bordeaux Rouge...$15.99

One of our best sellers from last year is back! 

New 2023 is fantastic, bigger and fuller than last year!

2023 Richemar French Chardonnay...$12.99

In the heart of the Languedoc, bordering the Thau Basin and the Mediterranean Sea, Les Caves Richemer started in 1937.  Mediterranean Chardonnays receive a lot of sun exposure allow them to fully ripen and express roundness making for a smooth texture. Very fruity on the nose, this is an easy every occasion wine that is bottled early in the year to preserve its freshness.  This wine’s flavors of pear and stone fruit pair well with chicken with olives, Bayonne ham and pâtés as well as with mild, creamy cheeses like Brie.
Early morning picking and cold temperature fermentation to preserve freshness. The lees are stirred post-fermentation to add volume to the wine and balance the fruit.

Great Sauvignon Blanc  - stunning deal

2021 Downes Family Sanctuary Peak Sauvignon Blanc...$9.99
Suggested retail $17

"Made with the help of Master of Wine Richard Kershaw, this is a serious, well structured Sauvignon Blanc that outperforms many of its peers. Blackcurrant leaf and elderflower flavors provide lots of crunch and focus, with some added structure from partial skin contact before fermentation. 2022-25"
Rated 91/100 Tim Atkin
(Master of Wine and wine writer for Decanter Magazine)

2023 Domine des Nugues Beaujolais Villages Rose...$18.99

100% Gamay ROSE

Hand picked grapes. This rose is made with a press juice, which makes it quite winey and complex. Fermentation over about 20 days, extraction at the end of alcoholic fermentation, followed by malo-lactic fermentation and ageing on a fine lees.
Salmon color, pink with a beautiful brilliance, floral aromas and small fruits, on the palate a rather round wine.  Great with Appetizers, grilled fish, grilled meats, white meat…

This has been one of our top selling Bordeaux over the past few years
2021 vintage received a Gold Medal from the Prestigious Concours International de Lyon in France

2021 Chateau Fontana Bordeaux Rouge...$15.99
Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot
Fontana’s old-vine Merlot (almost 40 years old!) are thriving where others are struggling and exquisitely expressing their character, blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc flesh out into a champion bottle with violet aromas and a rich palate ripe red and blueberries, spice, and earth. Deep and dark red color. On the nose, the Merlot brings nice small red berry flavors while the Cabernet Sauvignon offers a hint of spice and herbs. Slight toasted notes of the nose are confirmed on the palate with nice rounded tannins. This is a full bodied wine with plenty of freshness and a long finish.
Pair this with any red meat, nice steak wine!
This is a classic, well-made right bank style Bordeaux.

Open House Tasting with New Riff Distilery’s Kevin Dobry This Thursday

 

Thursday September 26th from 4-6 PM

At the (In)famous Bar

Inside the Wine and Cheese Place in downtown Clayton

7435 Forsyth Blvd

Hey whiskey folks! We have another Thursday tasting, this time with Kevin Dobry from the great New Riff Distillery. They are a staff favorite and we’re always right chuffed when they stop by to pour their wares. 

Here’s the lineup for the evening

• New Riff Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Bottled-in-Bond100 Proof
• New Riff Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Cask Strength Proof
• New Riff Kentucky 6 Year Straight Malted Rye Whiskey100 Proof
• New Riff Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled-in-Bond100 Proof

Switchgrass Whiskey Tasting This Friday!!

 

Switchgrass Whiskey Tasting this Friday!!

Friday, September 27th from 4pm-6pm

The Wine and Cheese Place

7435 Forsyth Blvd in CLAYTON

Nick Columbo, will be on hand to taste out their portfolio including the new Double Cask bourbon finished in apple brandy casks

Menu of tasty treats...

• Switchgrass Spirits Double Cask Straight Bourbon Whiskey Aged in Apple Brandy Barrels
• Switchgrass Spirits Rye Bottled in Bond
• Switchgrass Spirits Bourbon Bottled in Bond
• Switchgrass Spirits Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Switchgrass Spirits Straight Rye Whiskey
• Switchgrass Copperhead Rock N Rye

2020 Quinta to Popa Douro Reserve Red

In a recent tasting of over 20 Portuguese wines, this one was the standout!  

Everyone that tried it, loved it!  We have been waiting for it to get registered in the state and it has finally arrived!!  Grab a bottle of this amazing red blend from Portugal

2020 Quinta to Popa Douro Reserve Red...$21.99
A red with a very complex nose. Clear notes of fruit but also woodsy gives that gives it personality. In the mouth, it is a precise and elegant wine throughout the tasting, with a long finish and good ageing potential.
Varietals | 45% Touriga Franca, 30% Touriga Nacional, 15% Tinta Roriz, 10% Tinto Cão
50% in French oak barrels for 9 to 10 months.

Domaine Despesse Cornas

We are honored to get the only allocation of this wine in Missouri.  Most of his very limited 100% Syrah wines are reserved for only top restaurants in France.  Very little leaves France!!  We are lucky to have a few cases of each

Check out the tiny production of these!  Do not sleep on these

2022 Domaine J. Despesse Cornas...$59.99
Only 125 cases made

He is considered on the same level as Allemand, Clape and Jamet
From the young Jerome Despesse’s estate located in the southern part of Cornas...not far from what you can find from Allemand or Clape)" -- Jeb Dunnuck
J. Despesse is all about quality, he did not produce a wine a Cornas in 2021 as he did not feel it was up to his standards.  This wine comes from a lieu-dit at the Southern end of Cornas called Les Côtes. These old vines, planted by his grandfather more than fifty years ago, are located right next to those of Auguste Clape. They come specifically from a tiny plot called Le Craux that produces less than 125 cases per year!!!

Cotes du Rhone that includes Cornas!!!!!!!!!
J. Despesse Cotes du Rhone Ephemere...$28.99
Only 100 cases made!
He sold off most of his Cornas from 2021 but saved what he felt was the best and blended it into his Cotes du Rhone. It is a non-vintage blend from two years (2021 and 2022) and contains his 2021 Cornas!!  He did not bottle a 2021 Cornas. It is an amazing 100% Syrah Cotes du Rhone.  We got very little of this lush Cotes du Rhone

Pairing a French Syrah from Cornas, particularly known for its rich, full-bodied profile, with the right cheese can be an extraordinary experience. Cornas Syrahs are intense and bold, offering flavors of dark fruits like blackberry and plum, along with earthy, peppery, and sometimes smoky notes. With this in mind, you'll want a cheese that can stand up to the wine’s complexity without overpowering it.

Wine and Cheese Pairing!

Pairing cheese with Syrah!

St. Agur Blue cheese

• Complementing the Wine’s Earthy and Spicy Notes: The earthy undertones of Blue  echo the Syrah's minerality, while its mild spiciness highlights the wine’s peppery character.
• Taming the Tannins: Cornas Syrahs can have firm tannins due to their robust structure, and the creaminess of the cheese helps to soften and mellow these tannins, making the wine feel smoother on the palate.
• Balancing the Fruit: The salty, slightly sharp bite of the blue cheese cuts through the dark fruit of the Syrah, offering contrast and balance. The wine’s lush fruit profile counters the saltiness, creating a harmonious back-and-forth between sweetness and savoriness.

Tasting Experience:

Take a small bite of St. Agur Blue, and let its creamy texture coat your tongue. As you sip the Cornas Syrah, notice how the dark blackberry and plum fruit tones interact with the cheese’s richness, creating a luxurious mouthfeel. The wine’s tannic grip softens, while the earthy and peppery elements from both wine and cheese intertwine, building layers of complexity.