A Toast To Texas

The Tex Critter Gourmet Pickle

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The Tex Critter A Rootin’ Tootin’ Gourmet Pickle. This culinary delight will heighten your senses and give your taste buds an extra-ordinary treat. Tex’s Gourmet Pickles are always a welcomed addition to any dining experience . The Hot Sweet Treat!

Dr. Frank Konstantin Dry Riesling 2010

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The 2010 Dry Riesling has a wonderful tight acid that balances out the fruity residual sugar enhancing the floral and bright tangerine flavors
AWARDS:2010 Riesling, Dry
Double Gold – Houston Wine Competition
Double Gold – New York Wine & Food Classic
Gold – Long Beach Grand Cru
Gold & 94 Point s- L.A. International
Double Gold- Golden Nose Wine Competition
Gold – Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
Gold & 90 Points – BTI World Wine Championships

Salmon Run Riesling

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The grapes were crushed, pressed and the juice was cold settled. The wine was all fermented in stainless steel tanks at low temperature to preserve the fruit aromas. After fermentation, the wine was allowed to settle in the tanks over the Winter before blending and filtration.
This Riesling displays wonderful characteristics of steely acidic backbone, floral elements and pear/apple notes. This is a wine that can easily be paired with food at the table and also enjoyed on its own.

Alcohol: 11.7%

Acidity: .84g/100ml pH: 3.07

Sugar: 1.7%

AWARDS:In October of 2007 Wine Enthusiast declared Dr. Konstantin Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars as “Finger Lakes’ Most Award-Winning Winery.”

Complimentary tasting

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Are you ready for the weekend?!

Stop by every Friday and Saturday between 4PM and 8PM for a complimentary tasting. We will be featuring a different wine each week, so stop in and explore the possibilities

Wine 101 Event

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Please join us for our Wine 101 Event Thursday 2/9/2012 from 8PM-9PM featuring “California Wine & Chocolate”

This class is only $15 per person, 25% discount for wine club members

Due to limited seating, please RSVP by emailing tastings@atoasttotexas.com to reserve your spot!

GUNDLACH BUNDSCHU Mountain Cuvee

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For six generations and over 150 years, the family has farmed their estate vineyard at the crossroads of the Sonoma Valley, Carneros and Napa Valley appellations. They focus on making small lots of ultra-premium wines from this distinctive and historic property.

The Mountain Cuvee has soft, rich aromas and flavors of juicy cherry, plum and blackberry, laced with milk chocolate and and roasted coffee bean. This lush blend is primarily Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Sustainably farmed

TENUTA DI ARECENO CHIANTI CLASSICO

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In Chianti, wine has been produced for centuries. It is a land of ancient grace where you can still see the footprints of Etruscans and Romans. The landscape, dotted by medieval castles, holds monument to the passionate struggle between Siena and Florence for this beautiful land. From this wild land of mountains and forests, alive with history and passion, comes this Chianti Classico Riserva

This Chianti Classico Riserva has floral notes of violets and irises on the nose, with hints of earth and vines. The palate is dominated by dark, lush plums and ripe black cherries, with a slight hint of mushrooms, enveloped in soft, velvet tannins with a balanced tingle of acidity. The wine finishes with the classic Chianti Classico signature of dark chocolate and tobacco, with lingering hints of orange peel.

Picada 15 White Blend

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Chardonnay 55%, Sauvignon Blanc 40%, Pinot Noir 5%

Fresh, fruity and expressive. Yellow color with green tints. Aromas of tropical fruit and pink grapefruit with a touch of apple and pineapple from the Chardonnay. This is a young and fresh wine, crisp on the palate with a dry finish.

Picada 15 Red Blend

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Cabernet Sauvignon 40%, Merlot 30%, Malbec 20%, Pinot Noir 10%

Picada 15 owes it’s name to one of the ancient roads of dust and stone that cross the arid landscapes of Patagonia, and which winds through the vineyard in San Patricio del Chanar.

This wine is fresh and expressive, each variety express its unique Patagonian personality. Deep ruby red color. Aromas of green pepper from the Cabernet Sauvignon together with red berries from the Merlot, and a burgundy twist. A pleasant easy drinking wine.

Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec

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winemaker’s notes:

#58 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2011

The 2009 Catena Malbec presents a dark, violet color with deep black tones. This microclimate blend of four unique vineyard sites offers intense aromas with a soft generous texture and concentrated flavors. Angelica vineyard lends ripe plum and chocolate flavors with a very soft, supple mouthfeel. Altamira vineyard brings a core of black currant and cassis, with excellent structure and length. La Piramide vineyard offers blackberry fruit with a slight earthy tone and notes of spicy black pepper. Finally, the Adrianna vineyard lends exceptional concentration with explosive floral aromatics. Together they give birth to a complex blend of aromas and flavors – a wine with excellent concentration, balance and freshness.

alcohol by volume: 14.0%

critical acclaim:

“A rich red, with ripe layers of linner torte, plum pudding and fig paste flavors backed by notes of mesquite, olive paste and grilled herbs. Grippy tannins add weight to the long, vibrant finish. Drink now through 2013. 75,000 cases imported.”

91 Points Wine Spectator