This past weekend, a few friends and I ventured out to
Brooklyn Heights to find a place to eat & drink and came across the perfect place. The “Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar & Kitchen”
located at 50 Henry Street. The place has
a welcoming ambiance; A cool and casual atmosphere reflective of the locals from
this lovely neighborhood. The place is
not huge and can get busy so plan ahead, we used opentable.com to reserve a close
gathering. We sampled many of their
various snacks, appetizers, and entrees… all were very good!
They have a full bar service so yes we did started with cocktails and beers then moved on to the good stuff... wines. They have a broad selection of new-world and old-world
wines via bottles & by-the-glass. We meet
with the managers who were just as sociable as the staff. Many thanks
to Stuart Leaf for his hospitality.
DO NOT forget July
27th @ 6pm We will be bottling our Zinfandel
& Petite Sirah
Come by and be part of the social fun. I will hand out pamphlets with notes about
both of these fantastic grape varietals. Yes, you can still come in and
participate, even if you did not get a case
However, if interested, we have a case of each varietal still available
from each barrels. As you know, this is the last
and final process in wine making. We
will fill the bottles, cork them, place foil caps and then label them. Of course, we will be sampling them along the
way… because after all that is part of the fun! We will have some snacks but do feel free
to bring additional foods as in past meetings.
Overview: Lodi California
grape varietals, 10 months in Opus barrels, French oak.
Labels: We will need to limit wine labels 2 per barrel. If you like to submit your label for
consideration, it needs to be sent to us by July 8th. Don’t
worry if you do not get a chance to compete in the label contest. We will have lovely generic labels available for
each varietal.
