DECEMBER SAVOUR HOLIDAY WINE TASTINGS BEGIN THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4TH WITH WINE AND FOOD SPECIALIST ANTHONY SCIARAPPA AND SELECTIONS FROM HIS ACCLAIMED CAROLINA CONNOISSEUR PORTFOLIO, WINES MATCHED TO EVERY HOLIDAY OCCASION: ENTERTAINING TO DINNER PARTIES …TO A GLASS OF WINE.
WHAT & WHY: With everything Holidays in mind, with a spotlight on the moments where special family recipes and entertaining are front and center, the timely occasion to welcome back, wine, food specialist and chef Anthony Sciarappawho oversee the Connoisseur Portfolio of select, fine wines, and the opportunity to sip, experience and learn about wines expressly selected for holiday fare …aperitifs to snacks (Champagne & popcorn), hors ‘d to small plates to dinner parties. The chance to equip your holiday events with added enjoyment.
WHO: For this tasting guest host, wine and food specialist and chef Anthony Sciarappa together with Savour’s Kathleen Morgan, have selected wines of South Africa, Champagne, the Piedmont and San Luis Obispo, USA that pair well to holiday culinary season… WHEN: This Saturday, December 4th, from 2p to 4pm at Savour HOW: Saturday tastings are complimentary, as is parking behind the store with rear entrance. Saturday’s December Holiday Pourings include: Drappier Cote d’Or, Brut, Champagne, Alc. 12%, Varietal: Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Tasting: full-bodied and long, with a lovely texture from red wine tannins and oak-matured portion. An enticing blend of red cherry, nectarine and Asian pear fruit, round in body, pleasantly focused by its acidity and small bubbles. Pairs Well: shellfish, caviar, rich fish (salmon, tuna), and yes…popcorn. Savour cheese: Delice-de-Bourgogne, Fr. – full btl. $52.99, half btl., – $29.99, Hamilton-Russell, Estate Hemel-En-A-Aarde Valley, So.Africa, 2020, Alc. 13%, Varietal: Chardonnay, Tasting: Classical full-bodied, nose is delicate yellow fruit, pear, white stone fruit. layers of brioche, yogurt, butter and vanilla. Palette is weighty with medium acidity & alcohol, a long and fresh finish. Pairs well: salmon / tuna, vegetarian, pork, game birds Savour cheese: Taleggio, It., – $39.99 Hamilton-Russell “Ashbourne”, Swartland, So. Africa, 2019, Varietal: Pinotage / Cinsault, Alc. 14%, Tasting: surprisingly delicate, very pinot noir like; on the palette earthy, medium bodied, with berries, spices, minerals and smoke, bright acidity to a dry finish. Pairs well: lamb chops & creamy spinach , game (elk, venison), grilled Cornish game hens, Savour cheese: Mousse Truffee, US, – $17.99 Tintero Rosso, Azienda Agricola Tintero Elvio, Mango, Piedmonte, It, Kermit Lynch, 2019 Alc. 12.5%, Varietal: Nebbiolo, Cabernet Franc, Barbera, Dolcetto, Tasting: Well-balanced medium body, slightly jammy with cassis, black cheery, a touch of black plum, with leather, oak and vanilla, a long finish and round tannins. Pairs well: juicy ribeye, pasta, grilled lamb chops, game-venison, Savour cheese: Swiss Gruyere, – $14.99 Iron and Sand, Paso Robles, Central Coast, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2019, Alc. 14%, Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Tasting: Oak and tannins harmonious and balanced, black fruit-vanilla -clove-spices on the nose, full body, fruit forward, blackberry & red currant at the core, tannin spice to a vanilla finish. Pairs well: roasted leg of lamb to burgers, game / venison. Savour cheese: Pitchfork Cheddar, UK, – $25.99
Adding to the Carolina Connoisseur Portfolio Tasting is Savour’s Everyday Tech Tastings at the North Shore’s Only – Digital Wine Machine.Taste 20 wines, just added 13 new selections, and yes, complimentary. >Ask Kathleen for food pairing recommendations ….The wine machine is a breeze to use…and fun!
Welcome Your Holiday Donation of any amount (suggest $5) for Pathways for Children. Thank You! …
Please Note: If you are not fully vaccinated FOR COVID19/Variants, request wearing a mask upon entering Savour, and when not tasting wines….All wearing masks are welcome for our mutual health and well-being…Thank you, Kathleen
Savour Wine & Cheese l 76 Prospect St. l Gloucester l 978. 282 .1455
Sip on champagne and holiday seasonal cocktails, relax by the fireplaces, savor light bites and enjoy our festive trees and decor, to the sounds of live piano.
Enjoy a holiday harbor cruise on Beauport Cruiselines! We will be singing holiday carols with the elves, enjoying hot cocoa and cookies, and listen to a reading of “The Night Before Christmas.” Plus a visit from Santa himself! Tickets include hot cocoa, cookies, and a picture with Santa (617 Weddings & Events will be donating the photos)! Bring in a new, unwrapped gift for our toy drive! Cruises: 11am Board – 11:30am-12:30pm Sail 2pm Board – 2:30pm-3:30pm Sail $25 Per Person
Merry and bright on board the dinner cruise ship available for holiday private parties, with capacity from 20 to over 300 guests on its two heated decks, and tailored dinner and cocktail reception packages available. Learn more via our website.
UNEXPECTED HOLIDAY WINES DEFINE THIS NOVEMBER 2Oth’s, SATURDAY, COMPLIMENTARY FINE WINE TASTING @ SAVOUR WITH MASCIARELLI WINE COMPANY. COME PREPARED TO LEARN
WHAT: Join us this Saturday, November 20th for a complimentary, timely, holiday focused tasting, featuring unexpected selections with wine sage Bob McVicker . Bob is pouring wines from Masciarelli Wine Co. International Portfolio representing: Alsace, Lombardia, Luxembourg, Italy north & south, and classic Saint-Emilion…tasters will experience 6 wines, 3 reds / 3 whites, bottles that may be new to your palette. As always, the tasting is elevated using our imported Riedel stemware.
WHY: The occasion to experience wines with wide-ranging qualities…distinctive varietals, some rare blends that define these storied wine regions. For this tasting it’s wine that aptly complements Thanksgiving dining including appetizers to small plates, with rich sauces and fowl (duck to pheasant to turkey) in mind. Kathleen welcomes food pairing requests!
WHO: Guest host Bob McVicker, Masciarelli wine specialist and Savour’s Kathleen Morgan have again selected wines especially for the pairing to holiday fare
WHEN: This Saturday, November 20, from 2p to 4p+ at Savour
HOW: Saturday tastings are complimentary, as is parking behind the store with rear entrance.
For this Tasting: Pouring 6 Wines For Holiday Fare Cave de Turckheim Pinot Blanc, Alsace, France, 2018, Alc. 13%, Varietal: Pinot Blanc Tasting: Bright and subtle notes of green pear on the nose of this wine promise freshness. The palate presents citrus fruits in a harmonious, bright and juicy flavor experience with a fresh, dry finish. Pairs well: rich fish(salmon, tuna), shellfish, mild &sof cheeses and charcuterie.Rating: 89 Wine Enthusiast / winemag.com La Novella Bianco, Alpi Retiche, Pietro Nera, Lombardia, It., Alc., 12.5%, Varietal: Rossola Nera, Manzoni Bianco, Chardonnay, Nebbiolo Tasting: Crisp, fresh fruit. Pours straw with green highlights, and an intense aroma profile featuring lemon, green apple, floral, and wet stone characters, showing firm acidity. A rare white blend. Pairs well: pasta, shellfish, soft cheese, white lean fish, cured meats, roasted veggies Domaine Clos Des Rochers, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg Moselle, Riesling, 2018, Varietal: Riesling, Alc. 12.5, Tasting: This is a perfectly faultless crisp, hand-harvested, premier Luxembourg Riesling. Beautiful acidity, chunkier candied aromas, nectarine, good minerality, clean, full body and a palate-long finish. An experience! Pairs well: smoked salmon and seafood, white meat, or a hearty “pot-au-feu” Ana Maria Abbona, Sori Dij But, Piedmont, Dogliani, It., DOCG, 2018, Alc. 12.5%, Varietal: Dolcetto Tasting: Bold, structured, on the nose minerality, blackberry, violet, strawberry , ripening raspberry; on the palate this dry, earthy wine with some acidity offers strawberry, sage, black plum, cocoa, and chewy tannins. Pairs well: pizza, pasta, roast lamb, grilled meat Belpoggio Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscany, It., 2018, Varietal: Sangiovese, Alc. 14% Tasting: Overall superb structure, lively acidity and so fresh. Dominating scents of red currants, hints of cherry, notes of chocolate, plum and cherry. Superb vintage. Pairs well: cured and grilled meats, veal, roast lamb, grilled poultry, medium seasoned cheese.
Chateau Pipeau, Grand Cru, Liournais, Saint-Emilion, 2018, Varietal: 90% Merlot, Cab. Franc, Cab Sauvignon Alc. 14%, Tasting: dry, medium to full body, complex, well-balanced. In the glass red and dark fruit, hints of mushroom, anise, mocha, ample oak and vanilla, smooth finish with baking spice… Pairs well: lamb, pork, roast chicken, Asian dishes, rich fish, mushrooms and pasta.
Adding to the Masciarelli Tasting is Savour’s Everyday Tech Tastings at the North Shore’s Only – Digital Wine Machine.Taste 20 new wines seasonally selected and yes, complimentary. Ask Kathleen for food pairing recommendations ….The wine machine is a breeze to use…and fun!
Welcome Your Donation of Any Amount (suggest $5) for Pathways for Children. Thank You! …
Please Note: If you are not fully vaccinated FOR COVID19/Delta, request wearing a mask upon entering Savour, and when not tasting wines….All wearing masks are welcome for our mutual health and well-being.
Savour Wine & Cheese l 76 Prospect St. l Gloucester l 978. 282 .1455
THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, A VERY SPECIAL GORDON ALEXANDER, TERRIOR WINES, COMPLIMENTARY FINE WINE TASTING @ SAVOUR, CURATED ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
WHAT: Join us this Saturday, November 13th for a specially-timed holiday complimentary wine tasting with wine merchant / owner of Terroir Wines, Gordon Alexander. Gordon will be pouring an eclectic selection of 7 wines, each with a story of their singular terrior representing: Spain, Austria, Bordeaux Fr., Paso Robles, Central Coast CA, Sierra Foothills, CA and a Portugal Madeira …7 bottles that may be new to your palette. As always, the tasting is elevated using our imported Riedel stemware.
WHY: A notable learning experience. Terrior Wines work with winemakers that cherish their land, wines expressing the sense of place with minimal intervention in the vineyard and cellar. Most are organic, some biodynamic, all sustainable. Wines that are unique and individual as their makers.
WHO:wine merchant, Gordon Alexander together with Savor’s Kathleen Morgan have selected wines dedicated to the principle that place matters
WHEN: This Saturday, November 13th, from 2pm to 4pm at Savour
HOW: Saturday tastings are complimentary, as is parking behind the store with rear entrance. Saturday’s Pourings include: Stift Klosterneuburg NV Klostersekt Brut, sparkling blend, Austrian, Varietal: Gruner Veltliner Sekt, Alc. 12%, Tasting: Pear-flesh and lemon scents, gentle fizz on the nose. A lovely backdrop of yeast counters the fruit freshness. The finish is dry, yeasty and refreshing, Pairs well: pre-dinner aperitif, accompany shellfish, hard cheeses and sushi Rating: Wine Magazine 89
Carol Shelton Coquille Blanc – Paso Robles, Central Coast CA, 2019, alc. 13.5% Varietals: Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Marsanne, Rousanne), Tasting: Aromas of peach, honey cake, Key Lime Pie yielding a ripe, nutty nose. Flavors of roasted orange, lemon tonic with a peach accent. Pairs well: soups, pasta, shellfishing poultry Rating: Wine Magazine 91
Chateau Benitey, Saint-Emillion, Grand Cru Bordeaux, 2016, Alc. 14%, Varietal: Cabernet Franc, Merlot,. Tasting: Benitey opens to aromas of cherries and blackberries laced with floral, tobacco and crushed stones together in the glass. Elegant medium body is densely structured, underlined with minerality through the finish.…a true expression of Saint-Émilion terroir. Pairs well: roast chicken, grilled pork, duck, sausage and soft cheese. Rating: Wine Magazine 90
Omen Red Blend – Sierra Foothills, CA, 2019, Alc. 15%, Varietals: Zinfandel, Petit Sirah, Barbera, Syrah, Grenache, Alc. 14.5%, Tasting: Dark crimson color, deep purple hues, Inky black cherry, black raspberry, licorice, clove on the nose; medium acidity, jammy, chewy tannins. A velvety texture black, fruit dominated. Pairs well: yes “burgers”, grilled pork, grilled poultry, lamb, veal. Rating: Wine Spectrum 93, wine.com 90
Ardevol Anjoli, Priorat blend, Spain, Catalunya, 2016, Alc.15%, Varietals: Syrah, Merlot. Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Tasting: Bold, structured and strong fruity nose. Black currant hue, fresh on the palate; concentrated rich, dark fruits some spice and licorice, silky texture meets lingering finish. Pairs well: grilled sausage, BBQ, short ribs, Mexican-America cuisine.
Almas das Calcadas Rainwater Madeira – Portugal, NV, Varietal: Tinta Negra, Alc. 19%, Tasting: Crisp, aromatic and delicately sweet with vibrant notes of vanilla, caramel, fig and walnut on both the nose and palate. Aged in French oak casks during 5 years. Very well balanced in sugar and acidity. Pairs well: quintessential aperitif with sharp cheddars, charcuterie, Dessert: cheesecake, creme caramel and toffee pudding. yummy!
Adding to the Terroir Wines Tasting This Saturday is Savor’s Everyday Tech Tastings at the North Shore’s Only – Digital Wine Machine. a breeze to use. >Taste 20 new wines for November into the holidaysand yes, complimentary. Kathleen welcomes your questions for food pairings.
> Welcome Your Donation of Any Amount (suggest $5) for Pathways for Children.
Thank You!
…Kathleen
Please Note: If you are not fully vaccinated, please wear a mask when not tasting wines.
Welcome all wearing masks. Thank you …for our mutual health and well-being.
Savour Wine & Cheese l 76 Prospect St. l Gloucester l 978. 282 .1455
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