WoW; Tir Na N'og

Greetings from Gosford Wine . . . I honestly feel cheated by that brief flush of amiable weather.  Demeter is a cruel and domineering mistress.  (This is not, of course, news to anyone.  I continue to reserve the right to state the obvious, if at least in an unconventional way.)

Though I wish it weren’t so, our . . .

Wine of the Week . . . again makes a perfect pair for temperatures in the mid 90s.  We celebrate the return of the Pierre Boniface Apremont from Savoie, France; $15.99/btl.  Made from the Jacquerre grape (check that one of the list), the Apremont is an even-tempered and almost voluptuously soft wine.  Eminently drinkable, the Apremont has been a genuine crowd-pleaser at Gosford in the past, and we expect it to be so again.  As cool and clean as the daintiest brook idling through the most quaint of dewkissed and beflowered dales, the Apremont will make the fairest company for all occasions.  If you can conjure, all-together, ripely sweet apples and pears and supple melons and white wild flowers and polished stones and sunshine sneaking past towering peaks of Alpine splendor, then you may just have the perfect associative analog to our delicious Apremont.  Get yours soon.

Tir Na N’og is back, though in fairly limited quantities.  Those who know the wine love the wine and this message is for them.  Please call or e-mail ahead to reserve your bottles and/or cases.

Our Wine Seminar tonight will cover some wines from southern France.  We’ll look at a couple of interesting whites, including the Apremont.  We’ll also have a look at a Pic Saint Loup, a Bandol Rouge, and perhaps a Chateauneuf-du-Pape. 

In a return to normalcy, please feel free to drop in anytime between six and eight tonight. 

All you’ll need is five dollars and some free time.