Chesapeake Wine Company  CWC does wine tastings every Tuesday (7pm, usually $25 per person for eight wines and antipasti). The house band plays old rock 'n roll on the first Friday of every month. In cooler months, we offer occasional Saturday afternoon tastings/seminars. If you're looking for the latest "100 point wine," you probably will not find it here. We pick wine by tasting it. If it's good, and we think you'll like it, we buy it. No points, no fads, no deals (though we do offer 15% off - mix or match - cases of wine), few if any big brands, just delicious wine. Visit the Chesapeake Wine Company Blog!
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The full time CWC Staff |  Store Hours: Monday-Wednesday 11am-9pm Thursday-Saturday 11am-11pm Sunday 11am-6pm EVENTS at CWC: Tuesday, 5/4 Tasting: New Arrivals, Italy (7pm, $25 per person) Friday, 5/7 Live Music! The House Band (8-11pm) Tuesday, 5/11 Tasting: New Releases from Black Ankle Vineyards! (7pm, $25 per person) Thursday, 5/27 Wine Tasting in Patterson Park at Sunset! (stay tuned for details) First Fridays - 8:00 PM Join us on the First Friday of every month for live music from the house band! No reservations, music kicks off at 8pm.  The $100 Case of Wine I’ve been asked often enough about it that I finally decided to do it. That is, pre-select a mixed case of wine for those folks who don’t want to have to think about it, they just want to run in, plunk down their $100 (plus tax, of course), and move on. So here it is. The basic parameters - twelve different bottles; more reds than whites; at least twelve different grape varieties; and of course, great quality and value, because that is the house rule for every selection in the store, regardless of price. The April Case: WHITES: Poema Cava Brut NV - Sant Sadurini d'Anoia, Spain Marques de la Villa Malvasia Blanca ‘09 - Toro, Spain Vieille Ferme Grenache/Ugni/Bourboulenc/Roussanne ‘09 - France Arroyo de la Vega Verdejo/Viura ’08 - Castilla y Leon, Spain RED: De Angelis Montepulciano/Sangiovese ’08 - Rosso Piceno, Italy Cuvi Tempranillo ‘07 - Castilla y Leon, Spain Owl House Red Blend - California Chabert Pinot Noir ‘07 - Vins de Pays d'Oc, France Yellow + Blue Malbec ‘08 - Medoza, Argentina Collado Granacha ‘08 - Campo de Borja, Spain Xplorador Carmenere ‘08 - Chile Stray Dog Zinfandel ‘07 - Lodi, California Good to know: *CWC is Smoke Free and TV Free. *Outdoor seating is available, weather permitting, and dogs are always welcome on the terrace! *Plenty of FREE parking in lot in front of store. About wine gadgets I've been asked recently, and often, about the latest gadgets for "improving" the taste of wine. An article in the New York Times (Wednesday, 14 January 2009) under the "Curious Cook" column, written by Harold McGee, addresses this issue and more, much better than I can. The title of the article (and link): For Tastier Wine, the Next Trick Involves...http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/dining/14curi.html?_r=1&ref=dining About TV-Free Taverns CWC is tv-free. Evidently we have a few soul mates in the city. This article - The Few, the Proud: Pubs That Still Resist the Pull of the Television Screen - appeared in the Sunday New York Times (8 March 2009).http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/nyregion/08saloons.html?_r=1&th&emc=th |
