Wine Thursday

Have we told you about our Wine Thursdays? Here's this weeks Wine Thursday?

Don't miss this week's Wine Thursday, featuring two delightful Italian wines, presented by Bob Abendroth of Purple Feet Wines.

Wine Thursday - October 21 - 6-8pm This will be our third Wine Thursday, and we'll be highlighting two wines: the 2009 Torre di Luna Pinot Grigio and the 2008 Telero Negroamaro. We've created a couple of small food tastes to accompany these wines and to bring out the best in them: Crab and citrus salad (for the Pinot Grigo) Salami, fontina, and olive (for the Negroamaro) Tonight, enjoy a taste of both wines plus the small tapas, all for just $10. And then enjoy a full glass of whichever of the wines was your favorite for just $5 each. Bob Abendroth of Purple Feet Wines will be at the restaurant from 6 - 8 pm tonight to present the wines. --- 2009 Torre di Luna Pinot Grigio Trentino Alto-Adige, Italy Founded in 1905 , the Azienda Vinicola Lechthaler was the first winery in Trentino Alto-Adige to market estate bottled, premium wines both for the domestic market for export. The present owner is the Togn family, who continues to uphold long established winemaking traditions. The Togn family delivers with a continued pursuit of quality wines form Trentino and blends from surrounding areas that go into the successful Torre di Luna Pinot Grigio and Merlot. They select the best of the production, both grapes and high quality wines from the hills North of Trento. The actual size of the Azienda permits the utilization of traditional winemaking methods supported also by the rational use of modern technical equipment. Grape varietal: 100% Pinot Grigio Alcohol Content: 12.5% Tasting notes: Straw colored with green highlights. Delicate aromas with hints of pear, floral. Dry and full-bodied, discrete aromatic persistence, and a pleasant aftertaste. --- 2008 Telero Negroamaro Puglia Salento, Italy Puglia is home to many of the most fascinating expressions of Greek varietals that have dominated the Salento Peninsula for twenty eight centuries. The Cantele family is a leader in progressive technologies applied to traditional vines and for modern faces. Toward the end of the 1970`s Giovanni Battista Cantele and his wife Teresa Manara decided to consolidate 30 years of experience in the wine world of Northern Italy and bring their expertise to the region of Puglia, and Salento in particular, where they saw tremendous potential. Thus the winery Cantele was born, and during the 1980`s their two sons, Augusto and Domenico took over from their parents. From the beginning, the objective was to develop the potential of the local and historic varieties of Negroamaro and Primitivo and to work with the highly esteemed and adaptable varieties of Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The construction of the new winery in Guagnano and the entry of Gianni, Paolo, Umberto and Luisa - the 3rd generation of the Cantele family - to the business has given a fresh new impulse to the company. Cantele is dedicated to scrupulous care of the vineyards, use of the very latest technology and the constant search for the production of wines the very highest quality. The new winery has been built in Guagnano, one of the most important wine-growing regions of Puglia. It follows the local architectural traditions of a farm house and thus blends in and enhances the beauty of the countryside. Grape Varietals: 70% Negroamaro, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon Alcohol Content: 13.5% Tasting notes: Vibrant ruby red in color, with ripe cherry fruit flavors and spicy overtones. Medium-bodied, round with soft tannins yet complex on the palate. --- Purple Feet Wines has an eclectic mix of quality wines, covering a variety of styles and price ranges, while emphasizing a strong quality-to-value relationship. Bob Abendroth Bob Abendroth was born in a small shack on the Orchard Country Estate in Door County, WI, which initiated his love for fine wines. He had to walk two miles through the snow to tend the vineyards as a young boy. Bob's wine career began as a consumer in his late 20's. He spent 10 years as a buyer of wine, spirits and beer on the retail side, and then left retail in November 2005 to join Purple Feet Wines. His favorite varietals include Zinfandel, Pinot Noir and Syrah for reds; Gewurztraminer and Riesling for whites. --- You'll have a tasting sheet and be able to vote on whether we should add the wines to our permanent wine list. Glasses of these featured wines will be offered at 50% off the normal pricing this Thursday, and will be 25% off the normal price through the following Wednesday. And then we'll start all over again next Thursday with two new wines. You an also purchase bottles of the wine on Thursday at 50% off our normal price to take home and enjoy there. And if you purchase a complete case (which can be split however you want between the two wines), you'll receive an additional 10% off. We hope you'll make this a Thursday tradition with us!