HEY YOU!
- Dan Matheny
- 6 days ago
- 6 min read
What do you call a bear with no teeth? Read on to find out...
Hours of Operation
Monday - Tuesday, 10am to 6pm
Wednesday - Saturday, 10am to 8pm
Calendar 🗓
April 17-18 (Fri-Sat) - Weekend Special: Italian Porchetta Sandwich
May 1 (Friday) - Spring Art Walk, open late until 9pm with a Charity Wine Tasting benefitting Clothe-a-Child from 5-7pm in the store. Featuring Lynn & Eve Art.
May 9 (Saturday) - Second Saturday & Downtown Findlay Chocolate Walk, special TBD.
May 10 (Sunday) - Mother's Day
May 25 (Monday) - Closed for Memorial Day
May 30 (Saturday) - Rosé at the End of May, 12-2pm. Reservations required.
News 🗞
Yeah, I said I wasn't going to jinx myself by putting out the patio, but clearly that didn't work... this weather has been a bit of a bummer. It's damp outside but we're not letting that damper our mood -- we're rolling into the weekend with another Weekend Special this Friday and Saturday, Porchetta Sandwiches! As a reminder, Porchetta is that juicy, savory Italian pork roast stuffed with garlic and herbs and then slow roasted until it's perfectly crispy. This is going to be a Flatbread Sandwich piled up with that Italian Porchetta, fresh Arugula, Provolone, and a housemade Truffle Mayo, toasted up and served with Kettle Chips. We make this sandwich at least once a year, and it always hits the spot. The Porchetta is fresh in and I'm ready to slice slice slice. Serving Friday and Saturday while supplies last. And I may or may not have a new delivery of Italian Leather Bags this weekend as well... FedEx has been toying with me for weeks, and after a lengthy world tour, they are supposedly finally in Bowling Green. I might have to drive and get them myself, but you gotta do what you gotta do...
Wine Feature ⭐️
Featuring a beautiful bottle of white wine this week, Massican 2024 Gemina White Blend. Massican is the North Coast's only winery that makes exclusively white wines. Their wines are sustainably produced, organically grown (with certification in process), low intervention, vegan, and with no added sugar or sulfites. That's about as clean as you can get. We enjoyed several of Massican's offerings, but the Gemina stood out. It is a blend of traditional Southern Italian white grapes grown in Napa and Sonoma, consisting of 49% Falanghina, 45% Greco, and 6% Fiano. The owners' family is originally from Southern Italy, so this bottle is a personal favorite of theirs as well and explains why they focus on these Mediterranean grapes. I'll just pull the review right from Wine Spectator... "Wow. This white offers a distinctive, mouthwatering, vibrant and fresh mix of lime zest, lemongrass, lemon verbena and freshly squeezed Meyer lemon flavors, all centered on an intense core of acidity. Pomelo, yuzu and lemon oil notes linger, as does a touch of crunchy sea salt."
Wine Pick 🥂
I guess it's kind of a blue theme today with these bottles... Megalomaniac Much Obliged Baco Noir from... any guesses? Anyone? This is a dry red wine from across the border in Canada. Baco Noir is a grape variety created in 1902 by a French botanist named François Baco. It's a hybrid of European rootstock (vitis vinifera) and American rootstock (vitis riparia). It thrives in the cooler climates of Canada, New York, and a little bit in Oregon. It's kind of similar to Pinot Noir but much easier to grow. This bottle from Megalomaniac is a lighter bodied red with nice acidity, fruit-forward with notes of red berries, dried flowers, and just a touch of baking spice. It will be a very nice red for the warmer weather, particularly if you put some chill on it with 20-30 minutes in the refrigerator before drinking. And it's worth mentioning, as you can tell from the label, that this wine honors first responders, with a portion of proceeds going to healthcare charities. If you're feeling adventurous (or altruistic), come and try something new with this bottle of Canadian wine for $19.99.
Oyster Selection 🦪
We have more of those jumbo Firesides this week, perfect for baking, but we also got in some Irish Points and a small amount of Wellfleets. Irish Points from PEI -- as you probably well know at this point because they're one of our favorites -- are smaller, balanced, and clean with a sweet brine and a mineral finish. Wellfleets from Massachussets are larger with an intense brine and a seaweed finish.
Food Feature 🧈
There are some good butters out there, but I think it's pretty well known that French Butter is the best butter, and we found some nice ones this week from Beillevaire. We have three options: Salted, Citron (Lemon), and Black Garlic. They even come in little baskets that would make it a perfect addition to a bread board or charcuterie board. Grab one and try it with the Crumb House fresh sourdough bread that we get in weekly.
Market Items 🛒
Fresh Faroe Islands Salmon - $18.99/lb
Fresh Oysters - $24/dozen
Sea Wings Sustainably Sourced Crab Claw Meat, 1lb - $24.99
Frozen Hand-Cut Prime Strip Steak - $26.99/lb
Frozen Hanger Steaks, 1/2lb - $14.99
Frozen Choice Hanger Steaks, 8oz-2pk - $29.99
Frozen Wagyu Ribeyes, 12-14oz - $35.99
Frozen Center Cut Beef Tenderloin Filets, 8oz - $16.99
Frozen Beef Tenderloin, 6oz 2pk - $21.99
Frozen Picanha/Coulotte, 6-7lb - $19.99/lb
Frozen Little Town Jerky Beef Tri-Tip (Cooked to Rare), 2lb - $32
Frozen Whole Beef Tenderloin, 3.5lb - $100
Frozen Wagyu Burgers, 4pk - $19.99
Frozen Short Rib Burgers, 4pk - $15.99
Frozen Australian Lamb Racks, ~1.5-1.75 lb - $39.99
Frozen Bone-In Veal Loin - $18.99/lb
Frozen Pounded Veal Leg Cutlets, 1lb (4 per pack) - $18.99
Frozen Ground Veal, 2lb - $21.99
Frozen Veal Rack - $32.99/lb (1 available)
Frozen Smithfield Smoked Spiral Ham, avg. 5-6lb, $10.99/lb
Frozen Pre-Cooked St. Louis Ribs - $29.99
Frozen All-Natural Berkshire Pork Tenderloin, 14oz - $13.99
Frozen Cooked Marinated Pork Shank, 16oz - $9.99
Frozen Bone-In Frenched Pork Chop, 16oz - $8.99
Frozen Duroc Dry Aged Bone-In Pork Chops, 14oz - $16.99
Frozen Skin-On Chicken Breast & Thigh, 2pk - $4.99/lb
Frozen Greco Italian Sausage, 4pk - $14.99
Frozen Yellowfin Tuna Saku Block, ~1lb - $17.99
Frozen Portico Peeled & Deveined Jumbo Shrimp - $18.99/lb
Frozen Portico Bikini Shrimp, 2lb - $27.99
Frozen U-10 Scallops - $32.99/lb
Frozen Bay Scallops - $10.99/lb
Frozen 1lb Lobster Tail - $35.99
Frozen King Crab - $91.99/lb
Frozen Massa Sicilian Style Pizza (Veggie) - $15.99
Frozen Oven-Roasted Potato Wedges - $8.99
Frozen Au Gratin Potatoes -$5.99 2pk / $9.99 4pk
Fresh/Frozen Drake's Pasta Veal Ravioli - $14.99/lb (serving for 2)
Fresh/Frozen Pear & Cheese Fiocchi - $18.99/lb (serving for 2)
Fresh/Frozen Portobello Mushroom Ravioli - $9.99/lb
Fresh/Frozen Lobster Ravioli - $25.99/lb
Frozen Bake House Artisan Multi-Grain Bread - $4.99
Frozen Baker's Source Roasted Garlic Bâtard Bread - $7.99
Frozen Miner's Demi Glace - $9.99
Frozen Brittany Blend Mixed Vegetables, 2lb - $8.99
New Wine🍷
Benvolio 2021 Rosso Trevenezie, Italy - $11.99
Poggio del Moro 2020 Rosso Toscana, Italy - $21.99
New Beer & More 🍺
New Holland Juice Boost Space Machine IPA, 6pk cans - $11.99
Corsendonk Agnus Tripel, 4pk bottles - $17.99
Cuvée des Trolls Belgian Blond, 4pk bottles - $16.99
Lindemans Cherry Kriek, 12oz bottle - $6.99
King & Dane Coffee Liqueur, 750mL - $24.99 (made in Toledo)
Kegs - 1/6 Barrel 🛢
Country Boy Cougar Bait Blonde - $109.99
Wiedemann's Bohemian Pilsner - $109.99
Peroni Italian Pilsner (1/4 barrel) - $118.99
Sonder Voss Kölsch - $109.99
New Holland Juice Boost Space Machine IPA - $109.99
Final Thoughts 💬
We've had some questions this week as to whether we will be open on Sunday for 419 Day, and the answer is no as we do not have the license to sell wine on Sundays. However, it sounds like many businesses in Downtown Findlay will be open for a few hours of fun, so I hope you still get out and enjoy. You'll probably see some of our employees doing just that...
P.S. The answer is... A GUMMY BEAR!
Cheers from all of us here at the Wine Merchant!
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