Donation Drive for Those Affected from the Devastation of Ida We are collecting items for those in need who lost so very much from Ida. These New Jerseyians are part of our community–we feel it is our responsibility to assist. We all must do what we can do. Anything you can do is much appreciated: -School Supplies -Clothes -Home Goods -Cleaning Supplies -Toiletries -Paper Products -Target/Walmart/Visa/Amex Gift Cards We will have a designated box set up inside the shoppe for the drive that will last until the end of the month. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY. –Andrea, Elisabeth, and The Team at TFW * * *
Wines of the Week: 
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NV Tenute Dettori Renosu Triple A Italy Bianco White Blend Normally $27.99–$23.79 15% Off This Week ONLY! 2019 Venge Vineyards Scout’s Honor Napa Valley Red Blend Normally $49.99–$42.29 15% Off This Week ONLY!
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About the Wines of the Week: NV Tenute Dettori Renosu Triple A Italy Bianco White Blend Normally $27.99–$23.79 15% Off This Week ONLY!  
About the Winery To make natural wine is not a trend for Alessandro Dettori, but rather the soul of his family’s work since 1860. Alessandro was just a boy of 12 when he began to work with his grandfather. In Romangia, the region of northern Sardegna that includes Sorso and Sennori, the vineyards have been so prized from ancient times that they were consistently protected from destruction during various conflicts, including by Napoleon. The terrain is more rugged in the North; it is a form of meditation for Alessandro to observe the hawks that wheel above his mountain walks. Sheep and wild boar are part of the area’s biodiversity, and the vineyard rows are home to aromatic herbs and indigenous berries that attract pollinators. 
About the Wine Vermentino with a little Moscato di Sennori. “Renosu” means sand, referring to the sandy vineyard area near the coastline. Sitting between 131-820 feet in elevation, the vines for this wine are situated on top of sandy soils with gravel, limestone, sandstone, clay and alluvial deposits. Hand harvested with spontaneous fermentation. After which the wine is aged for three months in cement tank, Biodynamic–Demeter certified. When poured, expect bright medium yellow hues. Aromas of pear, lemon, gunflint, and earth pop out of the glass. The mouthfeel is broad and offers a bright lemony lift to its round flavors of fresh citrus fruits, pear, and minerality. * * * 2019 Venge Vineyards Scout’s Honor Napa Valley Red Blend Normally $49.99–$42.49 15% Off This Week ONLY!  
About the Winery The Venge (ven-ghee) family has farmed vitis viniferra varieties in Napa Valley for nearly a half-century. It is a journey that began when Knud Venge migrated from Denmark to the United States in the early 1900’s. Knud's son, Per Venge, found his passion in the wine and spirits industry and started Vencom Imports, focusing on the importation of Western European fine wines and spirits. It was Per's son, Nils Venge, who left the family business in the 1960's with a vision to study viticulture at UC Davis and establish the family namesake as an icon within the winegrowing community. The family's viticultural roots flourished in 1976 with the purchase of a 17-acre vineyard in the Oakville District that was planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. This fortunate development cast the family among the winemaking pioneers of Napa Valley. Nils' son, Kirk Venge, gravitated to winemaking at an early age. He proved to be as talented a winemaker as his father, making wines in his own style, with a vision to build his own legacy in the valley. In 2008, Kirk achieved his lifelong dream and acquired full ownership of Venge Vineyards from his family. Today, Kirk continues the Napa Valley heritage, focusing on select vineyard sites that produce fruit worthy of bearing the Venge family name. 
About the Wine This delicious red blend honors the Venge’s late and beloved Labrador Retriever, Scout. This wine is based on a tradition of producing a full bodied and delicious red wine. The team starts with a base of old-vine Zinfandel and builds upon that with dry-farmed Petite Sirah, old-vine Charbono, and finishes with mountain vineyard Syrah. The result is an unpretentious, generous mouthful of red wine. This wine has a gorgeous, concentrated assemblage of violets, anise, honeysuckle, blue herbs, and a touch of vanillin. The palate is pure richness with loads black fruits and currants, pepper spice, and an enveloping masculinity of char and tannins from the Syrah, Charbono and Petite Sirah. A seamless balance and mouth coating deliciousness lead to a wine that is quite pleasing to the senses. Cellared correctly it will age for 5 to 8 years. 63% Zinfandel, 16% Charbono, 12% Petite Sriah, 9% Syrah. * * * Also Tasting Today: 2020 Arnot Roberts California Touriga Nacional Rosé $29.99  
About the Winery Arnot-Roberts was founded in Healdsburg in 2001 by childhood friends Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts. Beginning with one barrel of wine made in their basement, the winery started small and grew slowly by sourcing grapes from some of the most remarkable vineyards in California. Duncan and Nathan grew up together in the Napa Valley and from an early age were immersed in the rhythm of agrarian life surrounded by the vineyards and winemaking of the early 1980’s. Both of their families, while not directly involved in winemaking, were deeply rooted in the community as chefs, coopers, teachers and attorneys in what, at the time, was a small up and coming wine region. After college, the duo followed their passion into the wine industry with Nathan joining his father as a cooper of oak wine barrels and Duncan pursuing winemaking in several renowned wineries in Napa and Sonoma counties. The focus of Arnot-Roberts is to produce distinctive, site-driven wines that highlight the nature of the unique terroirs in which the grapes are grown. The journey to this end has led Duncan and Nathan to seek out vineyards throughout Northern California and now includes incredible sites in Napa Valley, Sonoma Coast, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Rita Hills, Clearlake and Sierra Foothills. Single-vineyard wines are the core of the production as well as a few appellation bottlings that clearly speak of their individual upbringings. Some of the vineyards are old and dry-farmed, some are newer plantings but all are farmed and cared for by passionate and conscientious growers, which is paramount to the fundamental goal of Arnot-Roberts: producing the most honest and expressive wines possible. 
About the Wine Located within the Luchsinger Vineyard, this vineyard’s backstory is one we strive to seek out and cultivate an understanding here at TFW. Bernie Luchsinger emigrated to the United States in the mid 1960s from Chile and planted his vineyard in Kelseyville thirty years later. Now, Bernie along with his daughter Pilar are growing some of the most interesting grape varieties that Arnot-Roberts work with: both the Trousseau, and the Touriga Nacional for the rosé. Sustainably farmed, the vineyard is planted at 1400’ on volcanic alluvium soils laid over ancient riverbed cobblestones in the Big Valley area west of Clear Lake, the second largest natural body of water in California after Lake Tahoe. These varieties both thrive in the long, warm days and cool nights of the Big Valley, and retain their acidity and personality well in this arid environment. The team at Arnot-Roberts are lucky to have pioneers like the Luchsingers who were willing to take a risk with relatively unknown varieties in an effort to find what was best for their land, and in turn, gave them the opportunity to start something fresh. Duncan and Nathan are fortunate for the gorgeous fruit cultivated each year under the watchful eyes of the Luchsinger family. * * * Cocktail Recipe of the Week: .jpg)
Ginger Gold Rush Ingredients: 45 ml Giffard Ginger of the Indies
30 ml Stellum Cask Strength 114.48 Proof Bourbon
7.5 ml lemon juice
7.5 ml lime juice Directions: Add the ingredients to a shaker
Ice up 2/3 of the shaker with cubed ice
Shake vigorously for 7 to 10 seconds
Strain into a chilled coupe glass with no ice
Garnish & serve Cheers and Enjoy! * * * Snack of the Week: .jpg)
Goat Aged Gouda In Holland, a country inundated with Gouda, this is probably the most unusual export. Younger pasteurized goat Gouda, only aged for several months, has a supple snow-white paste that’s mild and vaguely sweet with no typical goat-y flavors. This aged version is held for at least one year before release, resulting in a rough and stony wheel with a deep toffee-colored interior smattered with white patches of crystalline minerals. The milky sweetness of the younger version intensifies into a caramelized, burnt sugary treasure with a similarly crunchy texture to boot. The unapologetic butterscotch is well suited to giant, juicy Zinfandel. * * * | 
