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Downtown Grocery News 12/17/2007
Hello Downtown Grocery Shopper,
Happy Holidays! We hope you've found time to enjoy the snow and spend time with friends and family!
This week, we've holiday gift ideas to share with you and those you love:
- Holiday Wines from around the world
- Local Fruit Wines and a Wine made from Honey
- Putamayo World Music CD's
- Grocery Gift Certificates & Cooking Classes
- Mystery Boxes of Wine
- and take a look at books about food and cooking!
Bonus bakery items this week:
- Baklava for the Holidays
- Apple Sauce Cake
- our own Apple Sauce
- and Triple Berry Muffins made with nutrient-rich fresh-milled wheat.
And thank you Ingrid Clark Zavadoski and City Pages...
.....for the nice article about Wine and Cheese this past week...
.....where Ingrid described cheeses + wine available at Downtown Grocery.
.....Thanks Ingrid!
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Holiday Wines from around the world:
- Riesling Kabinett 2006, Weller-Lehnert, Germany, $16.89/bottle
.....pairs well with everything on the holiday table - Kabinett is less sweet...
- Riesling Spatlese 2005, Weller-Lehnert, Germany, $16.89/bottl
.....and Spatlese Rieslings have a rounded out sweetness and acidity.
- Beaujolais 2005, Domaine Monthoux, France, $12.79/bottle
.....light and fruity and will hold up to light side dishes - 100% Gamay Noir.
- Duet, Smooth-Amber After-Dinner Wine with Hazelnut, California, $19.19/bottl
.....in the tradition of Spanish after-dinner wines, rich and golden.
- Port, Noval, Portgual, $20.29/bottle
....goes great with an array of desserts - from the steep hillsides of Northern Portugal.
- Red Bordeaux 2004, Yvecourt, France, $9.29/bottle
.....a very forward Merlot fruit is evident in the first sip.
- Rose Wine 2006, Domaine de la Petite Cassagne, France, $10.89/bottle
.....totally food friendly with crisp-fresh bright red fruit flavors - Rose is not a white Zin.
- Sparkling Wine, Gruet, New Mexico, $16.19/bottle
.....a delicate pale salmon color with richness and superb aromas - 100% Pinot Noir
......also available in 375 ml size because it's a
........perfect sweet treat to enjoy an evening with a good friend!
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Local Fruit Wines and a Wine made from Honey:
- Apple Wine, Orchard Country, Fish Creek, WI, $9.39/bottle
.....made with Honey Crisp Apples.
- Blackberry Blend Wine, Orchard Country, Fish Creek, WI, $8.99/bottle
.....a light sweet wine.
- Cranberry Lyte Wine, Orchard Country, Fish Creek, WI, $8.29/bottle
.....a light, semi-dry wine.
- Mead with milling spices, Chaucer's Cellars, California $14.29/bottle
.....an elegant dessert-style wine produced from 100% pure honey.
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Putamayo World Music CD's:
Pick-up an energetic World music CD, such as the following:
- Brazilian Lounge
- Afro-Latin Party
- Paris
- Acoustic Africa
- Salsa Around the World
- Women of the World
- French Café
- Italian Café
- Latin Lounge
- Latin Jazz
--- These selections have been our "house" music since November
......because it's lively, upbeat and we've seen "5-year olds dancing to it!"
--- For the Holidays, however, we're changing the "house" music to wintery-holiday selections.
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Grocery Gift Certificates & Cooking Classes
Pick-up Grocery Gift Certificates for friends, business associates and family!
Cooking Classes make great gifts because you "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime".
Class Schedule, 7-9 PM, $25/person, sign-up for one or all four:
- Flavors of India, Thurs, Jan 10
- Grains & Legumes, Wed, Jan 23
- Hearty Winter Vegetarian Soups, Wed, Feb 13
- Moosewood Restaurant Favorites, Wed, Feb 27
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Mystery Boxes of Wine
Another fun item is our Mystery Wine Box: an exciting mixture of 12 bottles of domestic and imported wine for only $79.95 and "...you must not peek prior to purchase." That's $6.67/bottle.
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...and take a look at books about food and cooking:
- From Asparagus to Zucchini:
.....A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce, Madison WI
- Pickles & Relish: from apples to zucchini...
- Pumpkin: a super food for all 12 months...
- The Classic Zucchini Cookbook
- The Busy Person's Guide to Preserving Food
- Maple Syrup Cookbook
- Picnic: 125 Recipes
- 500 Treasured Country Recipes
- Corn: 140 Recipes
- Cordials from Your Kitchen
- The Tomato Festival Cookbook
- The Garden-Fresh Vegetable Cookbook
- Vinegar: Over 400 Various, Versatile and Very Good Uses
.....You've Probably Never Heard of
- 365 Ways to Relax Mind, Body & Soul
- 365 Ways to Energize Mind, Body & Soul
- Keeping Life Simple: 380 Tips and Ideas
- An Agricultural Testament by Sir Albert Horward
....in 1943 Sir Howard helped start the idea that we should
......."feed the soil" that became the basis of organic farming
BONUS BOOK because it's written by a local author, Paul Gilk
- In Switzerland The Moon is Always Male
....Paul and his Wife, Susanna, have played violin and guitar many times in our store
.....it's the story of a six-week visit to Susanna's native Switzerland to see an elderly ailing Mama.
BONUS MUSIC CD:
- One I Love by Paul and Susanna Gilk
.....Violin, Guitar, Vocals
--- Traditional Quiet Music
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Eat well, eat local, eat organic and see you soon!
The Team at Downtown Grocery.com
--- An old-fashioned neighborhood grocery store
.....featuring local & organic items and a self-serve deli!
Open Daily --- M-Sa 8-8 . Su 11-5
Store (715) 848-9800 . Blaine 675-6588 . Kevin 432-6952
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