Mile High's Wine of the Week: January 26th
Franco Boasso Barbera d'Alba 2008
Regular Price:
$24.99
Sale Price:
$14.99
Boy do we have a treat for you this week! We came across this beautiful Barbera about 6 months ago during a lengthy tasting of Italian wines that were not being imported into the United States. All four of us who were standing at the tasting table at the time took one sip of Franco Boasso’s 2008 Barbera d’Alba and said, “Whoa!” We immediately began making plans to import some for you because we knew that it was simply too good to pass up. The nose was sultry and oh-so expressive with hints of wilted rose petals, damp earth, sweet tobacco, and dried blueberries. The palate had the sort of seamle...
Bomber of the Month: January
Brassiere Dupont Foret Blanche
Regular Price:
$10.99
Sale Price:
$8.99
ABV:
5.5
The Dupont Brewery or Brasserie Dupont is a much respected and highly regarded producer of varying styles of rustic Belgian Farmhouse beers. The current brewery stands on the grounds of a working farm, Moinette, and is said to have started as far back as 1759. Their multiple yeast strains have been utilized for decades and are now a thing of legend in the brewing world. The historical convictions of their particular style of brewing and the distinct equipment allows for each of the Dupont beers to be traced back to a particular house “Style”.
Modern brewers have fallen in love with the flagship be...
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