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(Lily was thirsty, so she picked two.)

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Primavera! Join us tonight, 6-9 pm, for another awesome Italian tasting with our buddy Ben from Soilair! He’s pouring some delightful spring picks alongside cheese from ED!

Scarbolo Friulano 2011

This sunny, medium-bodied northern Italian white is bright gold in the glass, with a BIG personality. With notes of zesty citrus peel and yellow apples, and a rich, lengthy finish, it’s a great wine to pair with springy pasta dishes- think ramp spaghetti or shrimp scampi. $21

Fontezoppa Ribona 2009

Have you ever even heard of the grape Ribona? We hadn’t, until Ben brought us a bottle from revered Marche producer Fontezoppa. Oh boy, y’all… it’s a treat. Cool sea breezes from the Adriatic blow over the vineyards, endowing the fruit and the resulting wine with a cool minerality and delicate salinity. A refreshing and unique alternative to Muscadet. $25

Pietranera Rosso di Montalcino 2011

Although warmer days bring cravings for whites and roses, we happen to love it all, year round. There are certain days and certain dishes that just call for a good glass (or bottle) of red. Enter: Petranera’s Rosso! This versatile, delicious Sangiovese is great with burgers and pizza alike, as well as spicy tacos or richer fish dishes, and the beautiful label makes it extra worthy of gifting your dinner party hosts or significant other’s parents. $25

Hello friends, we have some news: Captain Farwell and crew will be piloting their boat back from Boston starting early morning next Saturday, May 18, to land in Brooklyn. They will have live updates (reception permitting) directly from the boat on their Captain’s Blog. Stay tuned! The Water Table will be home in Brooklyn so soon, we can’t wait!

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Join us tonight, 6-9 pm, for a tasting with our DJ friend Clarke from Rosenthal Wine Merchants, one of our most favorite importers. Rosenthal specializes in wines that really exhibit terroir, the unique places where the grapes are grown. These wines are story-tellers, and you’re transported with every bottle to the fields from which they originated. We’re so excited to share them with you over records from Clarke’s personal collection and cheese from Eastern District!

Commanderie de Peyrassol Rose, Provence 2012

One of our favorites year after year, Peyrassol Rose is just what we want out of a pink wine. A pale-salmon colored blend of Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah from healthy quarter-century old vines, it’s got a pretty red fruit-flower aroma and vibrant stone fruit and chill minerality on the palate. A trip to Provence in a bottle. $19

Domaine La Manarine, Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2011

100% Grenache lends this cheery Southern Cotes du Rhone red some spice and concentration. After almost two years of maturation, the wine is bottled without filtration, so the pure grape-y Grenache fruit shines through. A versatile food wine that pairs well with burgers of both the meat and veggie variety. $15

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Chateau Miraval Rose, Provence 2012, $27

Hollywood’s most beautiful couple has made the most beautiful rose!  Somehow balancing superstar status, a big happy family, planning a massive wedding, and public service, I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that they also own a working vineyard in Provence… but with the help of the renowned Perrin winemaking family, they’ve released their first vintage of wine! It’s soft, rich with red fruit character, and refreshingly dry on the finish, in the most beautiful package on the shelf.  We snagged a couple cases this year, and when they’re gone, they’re gone…  and trust us, you don’t want to miss out!

STAFF PICKS!!! Pretty reds and fancy whites.

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“Prospect has all the ambition of some of the city’s best restaurants; the only thing lacking is pretense.” (via Silvia Killingsworth: Prospect in Fort Greene Review : The New Yorker)

DANDELION ALUM STEVE COHEN OPENED A BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANT IN FORT GREENE THAT GOT WRITTEN UP IN THE NEW YORKER THIS WEEK!!!!

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A BEAUTIFUL ROSÉ!!!

Grêle Rosé 2012, Vin de Pays de Mediterranée, $18.50

We love a wine with a good story, and we’ve always loved Raimond de Villeneuve of the Chateau de Roquefort Vineyard and the beautiful wines he produces every year.  We couldn’t help but fall for this delicious wine and the sweet way it came into this world. 

On July 1st, 2012, a hailstorm of incredible violence destroyed the totality of Chateau de Roquefort’s 62 acres of vines. It only took 7 minutes for Raimond de Villeneuve to loose 100% of the 2012 harvest. Doubting the extend of the damage, neighbors and fellow growers stopped by and were stricken by what they saw. One of them offered part of his crop, followed by a second, then a third, some giving him a plot of vines, others grapes or must. An idea took root: creating a special cuvée, blending wine from diverse appellations in the Rhône and Provence, labelled under IGP Méditerranée. In a region where few winemakers have hail insurance (“it’s only happened twice in 50 years”, says Raimond), the solidarity of the wine community is an effective insurance against bankrupcy and will beneficiate the members of this communauté vigneronne should they suffer the same fate.

The first cuvée of “Grêle” is vitually a “Who’s Who” of Provence and includes grapes from 35 domaines. These generous estates are : Ch de Beaupré, Ch de Pibarnon, Ch La Coste, Ch de La Noblesse, Ch Les Mesclances, Ch Pradeaux, Ch Revelette, Ch Sainte-Anne, Ch Sulauze, Ch Vignelaure, Domaine de Gayolle, Domaine de la Bastide Blanche, Domaine de la Bégude, Domaine de la Mongestine, Domaine de la Réaltière, Domaine de la Tour du Bon, Domaines Ott, Domaine de Saint-Bacchi, Domaine de Trévallon, Domaines Bunan, Domaine du Bagnol, Domaine du Coulet, Domaine du Sans Regret, Domaine du Trapadis, Domaine Henri Milan, Domaine La Fourmente, Domaine La Suffrene, Domaine Les Béates, Domaine Les Luquettes, Domaine Les Terres Promises, Domaine Pinchinat, Domaine Richeaume, Domaine Sorin, Domaine Saint Louis-Jayne, Domaine Tempier, Mas Juliette.