Thursday, October 18^th — 5:30 to 7:30

We’ve been open one year!!! To mark the occasion, this Thursday we’ll be sampling our selection of Kansas City Barbeque Sauces. Come find out which is your favorite – Arthur Bryant’s, Gates, or Bigg’s. We have the largest selection of Kansas Sauce in the city. To pair with those sauces we will be tasting some big red wines from Owen Roe. Stop by after work and help us celebrate.

2010 Sharecropper’s Cabernet Sauvignon $16
Bright red fruit aromas, such as plum and raspberry, mix with hints of white pepper, earth, green olive and dried cranberry. The Sharecropper’s cuts the sauce and sends you back for more.

2011 Abbot’s Table $26
45% Zinfandel, 33% Sangiovese, 15% Blaufränkisch, 4% Merlot, 3% Malbec
With a lower 13% alcohol level, the Abbot’s Table is laden with blackberry, black cherry and white pepper notes with a subtle finish of cedar and pepper and a balanced mouthfeel, as rich and delicious as slow roasted Que.

2010 Sinister Hand $25
63% Grenache, 19% Syrah, 16% Mouvèdre, 2% Cinsault
The story goes like this- Long ago, the O’Neills and O’Reillys two Irish clans held a rowing competition to settle the rights to some highly regarded land. The two agreed that the first to touch the land, after rowing across the lake, would become ruler of the land. O’Neill’s boat was falling behind so a member of the crew grabbed his own sword, cut off his hand and threw it ashore, winning the title to rule the land. This land still remains in the family. A dark story needs a dark wine, and this Châteauneuf-du-Pape inspired red suits the bill. Notes of spicy red hots, cinnamon and pine lead to a bursting mouth-feel of cassis, white pepper, berries and firm tannins. Try it with Arthur’s.

2010 Ex Umbris Syrah $30
Ex Umbris “from the shadows” was inspired one year when local fires accented the smoky nature of Syrah. And while there aren’t fires around the vineyards every year, the Ex Umbris still pulls out that smoky character. Its dark fruit notes mingle with hints of tobacco, bacon, earth and white pepper. What could be more perfect for barbeque?

Saturday, September 29^th, 2^pm

Sangiovese at LeGode
This Saturday we’ll be pouring some very classic wines from Piedmont and Tuscany, the two best stables of Italian vino. Both areas make great and affordable table wines as well as the more thoroughbred Barolo and Brunello. We’ll be pouring some of both. Come savor their equine excellence.

2010 Giorgio Zaglia, Pinot Grigio $10
From Friuli, Zaglia uses methods that have a low impact on the environment does grape cultivation; grape harvest is strictly done by hand and winemaking favors refined physical methods rather than chemical ones. Tthe Zaglia Pinot Grigio has a bouquet of acacia flowers along with crisp dry fruit and a pleasingly bitter note.

2010 Franco Molino Dolcetto $12
Franco Molino is a small, family, all estate grown winery that somehow manages to produce classic Peidmontese wines at fantastic prices. Their Dolcetto is dark and dry with a velvety body and a whallop of good cherry fruit.

2008 Fattoria Mantellassi, Il Canneto Sangiovese $9
From a family estate winerery in Maremma, the Il Canneto is and all stainless steel raised Sangiovese that shows off the pure fruit. The 2009 has arrived at the distributor’s warehouse so we get the 2008 at a great price. Was $12 now $9

2006 Franco Molino, Barolo $30
Made with selected Nebbiolo grapes of the vineyards Bricco Zuncai and Bricco Rocca, the grapes for the Barolo are harvested by hand and carried in small chests to the winery where they are immediately pressed. The wine is ripened in big Slavonian oak casks (1.500 – 3.000 ltrs) for 24 months followed by 12 months in steel tanks before being bottled. The wine is layered with plum and leather notes mixed with the classic dried cherry and spice along with chewy tannins.

2005 Le Gode, Brunello di Montalcino $38
The best Sangiovese in the world is grown in Montalcino. The best of those grapes go into making Brunello. Situated noth of Montalcino on the hill of Montosoli, the Le Gode estate extends itself over about 16 hectares of which 6 are vineyards registered for production of Brunello. The Brunello ages of three years in Slavonian oak casks followed by 8 to 10 months in bottle before release. The Le Gode has an ample velvety bouquet of small red fruits, scents of the forest and spices and vanilla along with an lush body. According to the winemaker, “A glass is advisable before any important decision.”

Saturday: We’ll be showing off some great wines from Witness Tree Vineyards starting at 2pm.

Sunday: We’re having an opening reception for the new art on the walls. Come take a gander at Tom Hoffmann’s stunning watercolors, meet Tom and try a couple of our thirsty artist wine selections, from 3 to 5 pm.