Newsletter Specials

05 BILIMORIA SYRAH/GRENACHE

CARCASSONE, FRANCE

$7.95 BTL../$72.00 CS.

25% off by the case!

          PORTLAND, OR—High summer temperatures and ever-increasing levels of beverage consumption in PDX are causing ice cubes across the city to melt at "an alarmingly unprecedented rate," the Portland Department of Consumer Affairs reported Tuesday.

          "We are looking at a citywide trend of crisis proportions," said Dr. Vino, director of the PDXDCA's potables division and Adams-appointed Beverage Czar. "If the current rate of melting continues, we may face a situation in which Portlanders are not assured the option of having an ice-cold beverage in their hands at any given moment."

           Of the 2.8 million tons of ice cubes produced commercially in July-August, it is estimated that less than half remains. With these frozen resources already depleted—most of them having been removed from proper storage facilities and left to melt in glasses, wine buckets and styrofoam coolers—government officials are powerless to stem the tide.  "So far, we have been able to replenish our ice-cube reserves at a fast enough rate to maintain an acceptable level of comfort," Dr. Vino said. "But how long will this melting continue? How long can we keep up?"

           According to scientists at the Schweppes Institute Of Liquid-Refreshment Temperature Management, the crisis may have been caused in part by the public's poor understanding of the ice cube's precarious nature.   "Americans may have set themselves up for disaster by willfully ignoring the Achilles' heel of the inexpensive, easy-to-use ice cube," said Schweppes head of research Spencer Olson. "Research shows that the inherent frozen-water matrix which makes up the basic form of the ice cube is extremely susceptible to structural failure when exposed to elevated temperatures."

            In an effort to ease the current crisis, the PDXDCA is asking Portlanders to take conservation measures. These measures include pre-cooling beverages before adding ice cubes; washing and reusing still-viable cubes instead of throwing them out on the lawn; and always making sure to fill any empty or half-empty slots in ice trays.

              One can start by drinking a red that one doesn’t need to chill!   A delicious Languedoc for $6 a bottle by the case?    Yes, it is totally legal, but at this price you may pretend you are getting away with something.  Big aromas of blackberry, plum,  & cherry, lush, rich and intoxicatingly delicious.   At six bucks by the case – NEED we say more!!  PERFECT FOR ANYTHING OFF THE GRILL!

05 GREEN POINT SHIRAZ, VICTORIA

(AN AMAZING AUSSIE RED!)

     Was over $30 retail!!  What can you say a delicious Australian Shiraz made in the style of a great Hermitage for 1/3 the original price.  Crafted by the same company who makes Dom Perignon this is the dealin’ we do best!!    The dense, rich color indicates the power and intensity of fruit, with complexity and elegance the truly distinguishing characters of this wine. Bright blackberry, maraschino cherry and satsuma plum aromas are enriched with anise, liquorice and subtle roasted spice from ageing in French oak. Succulent texture and supple tannins extend throughout the palate, and red liquorice flavors provide a long, distinctive finish.  James Halliday, the Australian Robert Parker gave this wine a whopping 95 points.  WILL GO QUICKLY!!

                                                                     $9.95 BTL./$119.40 CS.