July 24, 2010

Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire Drive in the Kroger Center

Wines:

Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc Metis`07-New Zealand @ $19.99 after discount

Dona Paula Malbec Los Cardos `09-Mendoza, Argentina @ $9.59 after discount

Dona Paula Estate Malbec `08 -Mendoza, Argentina @ $12.63 after discount

Tasting Notes:

Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc Metis: When Pascal Jolivet of the Loire Valley in France met John Hancock from Hawkes Bay in New Zealand, Metis was born.  A collaboration between two passionate vignerons, Metis Sauvignon Blanc encapsulates the esprit and the essence of both nations - the clean, green, pure flavor of New Zealand and the elegance and experience of France.

Dona Paula Malbec Los Cardos is violet-red in color. Its aromas of fresh red and black fruits, berries, spices and cigar box announce a smooth and round wine in the mouth.

Dona Paula Estate Malbec has an intense violet color with plums, black cherries, licorice and dried herbs basket aromas in the nose. The wine is sweet, round and ample in the mouth with a long lingering finiosh.

Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire Drive in the Kroger Center

Wines:

Dantello Pinot Grigio `09-Tipica, Italy @ $7.99 after discount

Graziano Zinfandel `09-Mendocino, California @ $13.59 after discount
Tasting Notes:

Dantello Pinot Grigio is light gold in color with a full dry flavor and a pleasant aftertaste.  A perfect compliment for hors d’ouvres and fish dishes.

Graziano Zinfandel comes from ten different Zinfandel vineyards scattered throughout the hillsides of Mendocino County. Many of these vineyards are still farmed by 3rd and 4th generation Italian-Americans. This vintage displays a rich dark purple garnet color and deep aromas of raspberry, wild strawberry, spicy white pepper with hints of toasty oak. Uplifting flavors of ripe raspberry and earth combine to give this full-bodied Zinfandel a generous mouth feel. Rich full tannins and mouthwatering acidity dance across the palate into a long, lingering elegant finish.   Enjoy with garlic and rosemary seasoned lamb chops, Italian sausage, or spicy tomato pasta dishes. A grilled burger with melted gorgonzola in one hand and this Zin in the other hand is what the good life is all about.

Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines:
Santiago Ridge Chardonnay `09-Curico Valley, Chile @ $7.19after discount
Santiago Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot `09-Curico Valley, Chile @ $7.19 after discount

Tasting Notes:
Santiago Ridge Chardonnay has  a pale straw color with green hues. Intense aromas of ripe white fruits, vanilla, and mineral notes. On the palate it has good volume and balance, with lots of taste and a soft, long finish.

Santiago Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 85%-Merlot 15% blend is a chewy, briary style, with black currant, toast and coffee notes. Slightly rustic finish, but very good.

July Wine of the Month
Tarrica Wine Cellars

Tarrica Wine Cellars is a small, family owned winery started in 2000 in the Paso Robles Wine Country. The focus of the winery is to produce value priced wines that are a clear expression of viticulture origin and varietal flavor. 

Tarrica Chardonnay is golden in color with aromas of tropical fruit, peach, vanilla and hints of sweet oak. Medium bodied and complex with a well balanced mouth feel offering tropical & stone fruit, mineral and citrus flavors, ending with a satisfying creamy finish.  This Chardonnay will match with hardy main dishes including chicken, seafood and creamy pastas.

Tarrica Pinot Gris is a crisp refreshing, medium-bodied wine that has delicate aromas of melon and kiwi with a plush mouth feel and lingering mineral complexity.  This wine compliments fresh fruits, simple tossed greens and light cheeses. Enjoy with a broad range of white fish and shellfish.

Tarrica Zinfandel has ripe berry flavors wrapped with cedar box and caramel tones. The body is full with balanced tannins and berry fruit carries long into the finish revealing crème Brule nuances.  Serve this wine with grilled meats, pastas, beef stew and pork chops.

Tarrica Petite Sirah has a deep ruby red color. It is rich and seductive with cola, cherry, nectarine and plum flavors enhanced with peppery spices and toasty oak notes. The wine is full-bodied with round tannins and a lengthy finish.   It will compliment grilled hamburgers, duck, fried chicken, and rack of lamb.

Try all four varieties at the following special pricing:

Special Price             $ 9.99

       Regular Price                    12.99

          3 for Price                  28.49 (mix or match) $9.50

          Case Price                107.99 (mix or match) $9.00

Please stop by J.J.’s Package Stores at 3505-G Longmire Drive on Wednesday, July 7, 2009 for a taste of the wines from Terrica Wine Cellars.  The tasting will be from Noon until 7:00pm.

Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:

J. Wilkes Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Blanc `07-Santa Barbara, California @ $17.59 after discount
J. Wilkes Pinot Blanc is crisp light gold white. Pear fruit on the palate with some minerality. Light to medium bodied. Very smooth and tasty.

Albino Armani Foja Tonda Casetta-Vallagarina, Italy @ $15.99 after discount
Albino Armani Foja Tonda Casetta recognizable for its dried prune and marasca scent, cinnamon, tobacco and mainly musk that underscores its “wild” origins. In the mouth the sharp acidity is softened with complete malolactic fermentation. It evolves splendidly with tertiary aromas after a few years of proper conservation: to the sniff acquires complexity.

Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay Russian River Ranches `07- Sonoma, California @ $19.03 after discount
Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay Russian River Ranches has pretty aromas of jasmine and rose petal that give way to tropical fruits like pineapple and mango. Roasted hazelnut joins nougat and almond butter, finishing with a touch of lime and lychee. Medium-weight and clean with a wonderful acid backbone, the wine expands in the glass, offering up grapefruit, lemon, pear and kumquat with subtle vanilla bean and herbal mushroom. The lingering finish displays hints of minerality, along with apple, lime and a surprising kiss of strawberry.

Cooper Hill Pinot Noir `08-Willamette Valley, Oregon @ $17.35 after discount
Cooper Hill Pinot Noir is big and lush with cassis, dark berry fruit and floral components on the palate and nicely integrated round acidity on the finish. Made with organic and biodynamic grapes. Organic wine.

Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines:
Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Chardonnay `08, California @ $16.79 after discount
Hart & McGarry Merlot `05, Napa, California @ $15.19 after discount
Hart & McGarry Cabernet Sauvignon `05, Napa, California @ $15.19 after discount

Tasting Notes:
Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Chardonnay is elegant and tropical with hints of lemon oil essence, key lime and yellow grapefruit. Notes of ripe pineapple and mango can be found throughout this exquisitely balanced Chardonnay.  Lushly layered and viscous with a firm acidity and enchanting creamy texture. The finish lingers on and on.

Hart & McGarry Merlot has aromas and flavors of luscious raspberries, ripe plums and a hint of dark chocolate.

Hart & McGarry Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors of succulent black cherries, raspberries with medium tannins and a supple finish.

Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:

Orleans Hill Alexandria `08-Woodbridge, California @ $8.79 after discount
The Orleans Hill Alexandria is made from organically grown grapes. Crafted to be a pleasing alternative to the tedious over-oaked whites on the market today, the Alexandria is a unique blend of Muscat and French Colombard. Clean and crisp with juicy tropical notes, this wine is gorgeous on its own or paired with foods that appreciate a white with structure.

Our Daily Red `09-American Canyon, California @ $8.79 after discount
Our Daily Red, organically grown and sulfite free, has the leaner mouth feel and more focused flavors of the Medocino, California region. A blend of Fresno Syrah and Carignan and Mendocino Cabernet Sauvignon make for a great “Daily Red”.

Wednesday Wine Day Tasting

Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire Drive in the Kroger Center

Wines:
J.J.’s June Wine of the Month.
Trivento-The Undiscovered Jewel of Argentina

Tasting Notes:

CLICK HERE for tasting notes and pricing on our June “Wine of the
Month”: J.J.’s June Wine of the Month.

June Wine of the Month
Trivento-The Undiscovered Jewel of Argentina

Trivento” (Three Winds), a whimsical reference to three winds that sweep through Mendoza and are a distinguishing feature of the region’s climate and environment.  Trivento’s principal vineyards (comprised of 3,185 acres) are located in the Uco Valley, Maipu, Lujan de Cuyo, San Martin and Rivadavia districts of Mendoza - a wine region that exemplifies the advantages of high-altitude viticulture.  These vineyards receive barely 8 inches of rainfall a year and are irrigated with natural snow melt from the Andes.

Trivento Chardonnay is golden yellow in color with aromas of banana, melon, pineapple and vanilla.  It has a fresh taste with a persistent finish.

Trivento Syrah is bright red in color with black tinges. Bouquets of ripe red fruits with hints of walnuts, black pepper, chocolate and tobacco.  Structured tannins and a long delicious finish.

Trivento Pinot Noir has a bright and intense ruby red color.  Fruit-filled aromas of plum, cherry, and floral notes.  Medium-bodied with flavors of red-fruit and hints of oak framed by persistent tannins.

Trivento Malbec is deep red in color with violet hues and a nose of strawberries, cherries and a hint of coffee.  Fleshy tannins with a long finish.

Trivento Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet red color with red berries, fresh mint and aromatic herbs on the nose.  Powerful and full-bodied, rounded tannins and a long lingering finish.

Try all 5 varieties at the following special pricing:

Regular Price                $11.99

Special Price                     9.59

          3 for Price                       26.99 (mix or match) 9.00

          Case Price                      101.99 (mix or match)   8.50

Please stop by J.J.’s Package Stores at 3505-G Longmire Drive on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 for a taste of the wines from Trivento.  The tasting will be held from 12:00 noon until 7:00pm.