Wednesday, July 2, 2014

The Best Wines for 4th of July Weekend

Celebrate 4th of July weekend with Ancona's collection of festive new wines. These cheerful bottles are simply magnetic. Their enticing flavors and refreshing qualities make them absolutely irresistible. Heading to a barbecue? Ancona's Grilling Greats are ultimate food wines that are ready to accompany your favorite recipes. Spending time at the beach? Ancona's Summer Sippers host invigorating flavors to help you beat the heat. Relaxing at home? Make the wine the occasion -- Ancona's has a wonderful assortment of unique, thought-provoking bottles that are best enjoyed with friends and family.
If you're stocking up for the holiday please note our 4th of July hours:
Thursday, July 3: Ridgefield 8:30am-8pm / Wilton 9am-8pm
FRIDAY, JULY 4: RIDGEFIELD/WILTON 9AM-5PM
Saturday, July 5: Ridgefield 8:30am-8pm / Wilton 9am-8pm
Sunday, July 6: Ridgefield/Wilton 10am-5pm

The Butcher's Blend Proprietary Red is a characterful blend from one of our favorite winemakers, Fred Peterson. It is juicy, well-built, densely fruited, and just everything you'd hope for in a quintessential American Red. A balance of red fruit is punctuated by hints of pepper, herbs, and dry dusty earth.
Evening Land Bourgogne Blanc's fruit is handpicked and the wine is made using traditional methods, malolactic is allowed and aging occurs in French oak. The wine offers nuanced and creamy notes of summer orchard fruit and lemon. The limestone in the soil of Cruzille contributes to the striking finish of minerals and slate.
Bertani Bertarose is dry and crisp rosé with good body and nice acidity. Flavors of cherry, strawberry and almond lead to a lingering finish. Perfect as an aperitif, it also goes well with salads, grilled vegetables, mild pasta dishes and white meats.

Domaine du Salvard Vin de Pays du Val de Loire Pinot Noir "Unique" is a delicious Pinot Noir that is medium-bodied, cherry-driven, earthy, and fresh. We often hear from both customers and distributors that it is difficult to find really good Pinot Noir under $20 a bottle. This wine is the answer. Simply everything you could hope for in a Pinot. A spectacular little value.
Ladera Sagrada Godello Valdeorras Castelo Do Papa is made from the indigenous Spanish varietal Godello (25-year old, organically farmed vines), this cuvee is aged completely in steel and sees no malolactic fermentation. A restrained yet intense minerality along with spicy, lemony, flinty, stony notes make for a fresh, medium-bodied, complex white to enjoy over the next year. ~(90 Points, Wine Advocate)
Chene Bleu Rose is about as gorgeous as Rhone rose' gets. This wine runs the line between a Bandol and a Tavel in style. It is incredibly rich and silky without being high octane or heavy. The flavor is spectacularly concentrated and elegant. A beautiful alternative for lovers of Chateau Peyrassol and Tempier. 

Regis Bouvier Bourgogne En Montre Cul is produced just outside of Marsannay appellation from a single vineyard named "En Montre Cul". En Montre Cul is a mostly flat vineyard with a sharp incline toward the end of the plot. Historically, vineyard workers would stand the bottom on the incline and shout "En Montre Cul" at the women harvesting above--"En Montre Cul" quite literally meaning "Show me your ass". Have a look at the label for an illustrated depiction. And not only is there a funny story, but the Burgundy is killer--on the more full side for Marsanny showing elements of fleshy cherry, plump black fruits, and a tight Cote de Nuits minerality. Seriously, probably our best "Bourgogne Rouge" in the store right now.
Von Winning Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten Riesling Trocken is absolutely astonishing! Gentle clarification, a natural and spontaneous fermentation and the abandonment of fining agents create wines with a distinctive indigenous and very elegant style.
Withers Rose is a blend of 56% Mourvedre and 44% Grenache from the El Dorado region of the Sierra Foothills. The winery employed 35% whole cluster fermentation in neutral barrels and bottled in early February, 2014. The wine has a beautiful rose color, penetrating, but light flavors, and a lingering finish. This is a European-style Rose, focused on over-delivering for the price and producing something with evocative flavors and a sense of place.

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