Weekly Specials! 01/06/25
Red Wine of the Week
Cantine Colosi
Terre Siciliane Rosso
Normally $18.99 /
Now on Sale for $15.96
70% Syrah, 30% Nerello Mascalese (Terre Siciliane IGP)
How It’s Made:
Cantine Colosi takes Syrah grapes from mainland Sicily growers and native grape Nerello Mascalese that they dry farm on the volcanic island of Salina. They ferment them, allowing them to macerate throughout fermentation. They then age the resultant wine in stainless steel as it goes through malolactic fermentation. Finally, there’s more aging in oak barrels — six to twelve months.
Why We Like It:
Syrah with a dose of Sicily — it’s got notes of spice swimming around a bath of dark red fruit. It boasts tannins that are surprisingly, deepy embedded in the flavor considering how long Colosi lets the juice sit on the skins.
White Wine of the Week
Cantine Colosi
Grillo
Normally $20.99 /
Now on Sale for $16.96
100% Grillo (Sicilia DOC)
How It’s Made:
Colosi’s Grillo grapes are dry farmed on the volcanic island of Salina, in terraced vineyards, planted in mineral rich soil. After a brief maturation period to collect the aromatic compounds, Colosi ages their Grillo wine for three months in stainless steel and then for four months in acacia barrels to round out the aromatics.
Why We Like It:
First, we just dig Sicilian wines. Second, we dig Cantine Colosi’s wines, especially. Colosi’s Grillo is a delicate white that tastes of ash and sea breezes, ocean worn stones, and hints of mint or aniseed on the backend of the finish. We like to drink this white just a little cooler than room temperature.
Beer of the Week
Twin Elephant
Nosh: Motueka
Normally $16.99 /
Now on Sale for $15.96 (16.9 oz can four-pack)
Single-hop New England Style IPA (6.2% ABV)
How It’s Made:
Nosh is Chatham, NJ’s Twin Elephant Brewing Company’s single hop series. This iteration focuses on the New Zealand Motueka hop — another hop that we have to thank NZ’s Institute for Plant and Food Research for.
Why We Like It:
Turns out that Motueka is fun on its own, at least in this beer it is. It’s a delicate hop experience with hints of tropical fruit sitting on an underlying bedrock of citrus. Don’t let the can scare you. Like the tough looking biker who stops to help you change your tire, scary label — quite pleasing experience.