The whirlwind has begun
- Dan Matheny
- 5 days ago
- 6 min read
I won't have my head on straight until January 3
Hours of Operation
Monday - Tuesday, 10am to 6pm
Wednesday - Saturday, 10am to 8pm
Calendar 🗓
November 14 (Friday) - Italian Sausage Pizzas starting at 4pm.
November 15 (Saturday) - Soup Saturday Special: Sausage, Potato & Kale
November 20 (Thursday) - Beaujolais Nouveau! Flights and French fare, no reservations required.
November 27 (Thursday) - Closed for Thanksgiving.
November 28 (Friday) - Black Friday Brunch & the release of Goose Island Bourbon County Stout --- including on tap!
December 6 (Saturday) - Champagne Tasting! Reservations required. Bar closing early 5pm and the store at 6pm. (FULL - waitlist available.)
December 13 (Saturday) - Second Saturday Special, TBD.
December 25 (Thursday) - Closed for Christmas.
News 🗞
Well, we have a lot to talk about this week. First and foremost, Beaujolais Nouveau is just ONE week away. The first wine made from the current year's grape harvest, Beaujolais Nouveau is released all around the world on this day. There used to be celebrations all over the place, but they're pretty rare nowadays, and I am a holdout. Come try before you buy with Wine Flights, and to accompany, we will be serving Pissaladière, Baked Brie, Macarons, and the star of the show, my world-famous-ish Beef Bourguignon. But before that, this weekend we'll have a couple of Weekend Food Specials. Friday night we'll have Italian Sausage Pizzas, and Saturday will be Sausage, Potato & Kale Soup. Back in stock, we have German Glühweins, Breitenbach wines, Italian Olive Oil, and soon... more purses. For Thanksgiving, I have one more 18-20lb Bowman Landes Turkey, and I have ordered some Cajun options from Louisiana Crawfish Company... we will have available 1 La Boucherie Country Sausage Stuffed Duck (8lb) and 3 Shrimp & Crayfish Jambalaya Stuffed Turduckens (5lb). Give us a call if you'd like us to mark you down for any of those, or simply if you'd like anything special for your holiday table, be it oysters, ham, beef, or something else. Things are moving fast, but we'll do our best to get it in for you.
Wine Feature ⭐️
You'll notice we've been bringing in several new Pinot Noirs lately, and that's because we are refreshing that section but also because they are great holiday wines. So it'll be no surprise that this week's feature is King Estate 2023 Artisan Series Pinot Noir. We've recently become fans of King Estate in Willamette Valley and were excited to see this Pinot Noir available. The estate was founded in 1991 with a commitment to sustainability and is now the largest certified Biodynamic vineyard in North America. They have over 1000 acres, around half for wine and the rest beehives, gardens, orchards, lavender, etc. The Artisan Series is a testament to the artistry of winemaking, and this bottle is a piece of art and worth every penny of its $29.99. "An elegant bouquet of fruit and flower aromas greets the nose, featuring appealing notes of raspberry, black cherry, pomegranate, marionberry, rose petals, cocoa and orange peel. Vibrant fruit and earthy notes of forest floor and wet stone join lively acidity, filling the palate and bringing clarity and focus to the long, complex finish." And according to Wine Enthusiast, "Pour this on a rainy day with Dizzy Gillespie on the turntable." That, I can do.
Wine Pick 🥂
Another Artisan wine... I should have picked these last week for Art Walk. Robert Hall 2021 Artisan Collection Merlot out of everyone's favorite California AVA, Paso Robles. Robert Hall's winemaker, Don Brady, was actually one of the people who helped establish Paso Robles as an AVA back in 1983. This is another certified sustainable vineyard with a broad range of microclimates, allowing them to specialize in a lot of different grapes, including Merlot, which isn't as common for Paso where most of the land is allotted to Cabs. This is a big, full red with "beautiful aromas of ripe black cherry, dried herbs, and baking spice. On the palate, the wine is smooth with elegant structure. Dominant flavors of raspberry and rich dark fruit bring the aroma to life supported by chocolatey, oaky undertones. The wine is full-bodied with fine-grained tannins on the finish." I know Merlot is not everyone's cup of tea, but we were really pleased with this one, especially for the price of $18.99.
Food Special 🐄
I snagged some Sy Ginsberg's Beef Salami for you to try out. This is damn good salami. That name might be familiar to some of you as Sy was a Detroit deli man in the 60s-80s. I'm talking Mister Deli and Pickle Barrel Deli. Seeing there was no quality meat in distribution back then, he starting curing his own meats in 1981 -- old-world, traditional, Jewish deli meats, and the company is still going strong today and still produced in Detroit. I have 2lb packages of their Beef Salami for $19.99. This will last you the holiday season. It is "Deli Done Right."
Market Items 🛒
*Fresh Faroe Islands Salmon - $18.99/lb
*Fresh Hanger Steak, 1/2lb - $14.99
*Fresh CAB Strip Steaks - $19.99/lb
*Fresh Oysters - $24/dozen
Sea Wings Sustainably Sourced Crab Claw Meat, 1lb - $24.99
Frozen Sy Ginsberg's Beef Salami, 2lb - $19.99
Frozen Center Cut Bone-In Dry-Aged CAB Ribeyes, 16oz - $19.99
Frozen Center Cut Boneless Dry-Aged CAB Strips, 14oz - $18.99
Frozen Wagyu Baseball Steaks, 6oz - $10.99
Frozen Center Cut Beef Tenderloin Filets, 8oz - $16.99
Frozen Beef Tenderloin, 6oz 2pk - $18.99
Frozen Whole Beef Tenderloin, Double - $18.99/lb
Frozen Short Rib Burgers, 4pk - $13.99
Frozen Little Town Jerky Fully Cooked Rare Beef Tri-Tip - $15.99/lb
Frozen Pounded Veal Leg Cutlets, 1lb (4 per pack) - $18.99
Frozen Ground Veal, 2lb - $21.99
Frozen Veal Rack, 6-bone - $31.99/lb
Frozen Lamb Rack - $20.99
Frozen Dearborn Spiral Honey Glazed Ham - $5.99/lb
Frozen Pre-Cooked St. Louis Ribs - $29.99
Frozen Cooked Pork Osso Bucco, 16oz - $9.99
Frozen Cooked Marinated Pork Shank, 16oz - $9.99
Frozen Tender Belly Cherry Wood Smoked & Dry Rubbed Uncured Bacon, 2.5lb - $19.99
Frozen Duroc Dry Aged Bone-In Pork Chops, 14oz - $16.99
Frozen Artistan Bratwurst (Mushroom & Parsley), 4pk - $10.99
Frozen Greco Italian Sausage, 4pk - $12.99
Frozen Saku Block Sashimi Grade Ahi Tuna, 8-10oz - $19.99
Frozen Portico Peeled & Deveined Jumbo Shrimp - $18.99/lb
Frozen Portico Bikini Shrimp, 2lb - $27.99
Frozen U-10 Scallops - $32.99/lb
Frozen Lobster Tails (4oz), 2pk - $25.99
Frozen Massa Sicilian Style Pizza (Pepperoni or Roasted Veggie) - $15.99
Frozen Oven-Roasted Potato Wedges - $8.99
Frozen Au Gratin Potatoes, 4pk - $9.99
Fresh/Frozen Drake’s Pasta Veal Ravioli - $14.99/lb (serving for 2)
Fresh/Frozen Drake’s Pasta Butternut Squash Ravioli - $12.99/lb (serving for 2)
Frozen Tribeca Bake House Rosemary Bread - $5.99
Frozen Bake House Artisan Multi-Grain Bread - $4.99
Frozen Miner's Demi Glace - $9.99
Frozen French Macarons, 12pk - $9.99
Frozen Brittany Blend Mixed Vegetables, 2lb - $8.99
New Wine🍷
Duckhorn 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley - $54.99
Duckhorn 2022 Merlot, Napa Valley - $29.99
Schug 2022 Pinot Noir, Carneros - $29.99
Peterson Winery 2020 Dry Creek Valley Petite Sirah, Sonoma - $35.99
Siduri 2023 Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara - $24.99
King Estate 2023 Artisan Series Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley - $29.99
Schug 2022 Pinot Noir, Carneros - $29.99
Schlumberger 2023 Pinot Noir, California - $14.99 (arriving Friday)
Pillitteri Estates 2021 Market Collection Rosso Dolce, Niagara - $15.99
Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximénez Sherry, Spain - $19.99
Back in Stock
Gerstacker Nurnberg Glühwein, Germany - $14.99
Gerstacker Nurnberg Blueberry Glühwein, Germany - $14.99
Gerstacker Nurnberg Cherry Glühwein, Germany - $14.99
Gerstacker Nurnberg White Glühwein, Germany - $14.99
Breitenbach Roadhouse Red, Ohio - $13.99
Breitenbach Frost Fire, Ohio - $13.99
Breitenbach Peach, Ohio - $14.99
Breitenbach Strawberry, Ohio - $14.99
Breitenbach Blueberry, Ohio - $14.99
Breitenbach Eldberberry, Ohio - $14.99
Breitenbach Cranberry, Ohio - $14.99
New Beer & More 🍺
Samuel Smith Gift Box, 4pk bottles - $14.99
Shiner Home foe the Holidays Variety Pack Gift Box, 12pk bottles - $17.99
Delirium Noël Gift Pack, 2pk bottles w/ glass - $28.99
Wyndridge Sugar Cookie Hard Cider, 6pk cans - $12.99
Brewdog Winter Staycation Toffee Pecan Stout, 6pk cans - $10.99
Zaftig Brewing I Believe in Santa Holiday Porter, 4pk cans - $15.99 (arriving Friday)
Kegs - 1/6 Barrel 🛢
Peroni Italian Pilsner (1/4 barrel) - $116.99
La Chouffe Belgian Blonde - $161.99
Alesmith Yulesmith Red DIPA - $128.99
Masthead Sleigh All Day IPA - $121.99
Heart State Winter Break Hazy IPA - $121.99
Trillium Party Pump Golden Ale - $134.99
Final Thoughts 💬
We made it through the first snow of the season. Feels a little early to me, but what do I know? It did however make it feel a little more like the holiday season is truly upon on us, so... the decorations are up. I think it's always cozy in here, but now it's all the more so. If you want to utilize our space for a holiday party of your own, whether that be the whole bar, the back room, or even just a group for dinner, be sure to give us a call soon.
Cheers from all of us here at the Wine Merchant!
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