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Summer Sale!

Our summer sale is in full force and goes all the way through August 28th! Many items perfect for your summer barbeques and parties are on sale: beer, wine, and spirits. Another bonus for those of you that are club members is double points. Come stock up!

Heavy Table and Matt Fisher on IPAs

Hot summer afternoons are the perfect times to enjoy a refreshing IPA. Our own Matt Fisher talks with heavy table about the history of the brew and its wonderful attributes and the interesting varieties seen today. Check out what he has to say!

Best of City Pages:Wine Shop & Cheese Shop!

We have received the  very prestigious awards of Minneapolis’s Best Cheese Shop and Best Wine Shop! Check out the articles as well as the many other wonderful people, places, and businesses in the Twin Cities that have received Best Of awards.

Cheese Shop: http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2010/award/best-cheese-shop-1378800/

Wine Shop:  http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2010/award/best-wine-shop-1378810/

Staff Picks

Chateau La Commanderie De Queyret – White Bordeaux 2009

Named for a Commandery of Knights based here in the 13th Century, this highly respected estate sits on 106 hectares of clay/limestone soils, 20 of which is planted in Sauvignon Blanc- used in this wine.  A delightfully pungent aroma and taste of sweet pea, lemon/lime, and grapefruit greets you, along with a dusty grey stone [...]

DOMAINE HOUCHART ROSE 2009 – COTES DE PROVENCE, FRANCE

It’s summer and that means it’s time to break out the roses – like this one from the locals of Aix-en-Provence.  With newly renovated wine making facilities, the 5th generation Houchart family estate has made a dandy.  Sourced from 5 different grape varieties(Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Mourvedre), it’s salmon pink in color and [...]

Mirror Pond Pale Ale – Deschutes Brewery – Bend, Oregon

Looking for a new pale ale to try instead of Bass, Sierra Nevada, or even our award wining Summit?  Check this out!  Very British in style, it instantly  brought back fond memories of English Real Ales found in all the pubs there.  After pouring, you notice a deep coppery amber color, and then the distinct [...]

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