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2024 -NOLA Wine Merchant March Newsletter
TASTING EVENTS Cru Beaujolais, specific sites that have consistently produced distinct wines, will be featured in two tastings one week apart. We will taste seven of the ten Crus during those events. If you’re already a fan of Beaujolais, we have lots of new additions to show you; if you’re unfamiliar with the wines, these…
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2024 – NOLA Wine Merchant February Newsletter
POST-MARDI GRAS 2024 NEWS -Oddero Barolo Class-White “Bargaindy” Tasting-Fish Fry Wines-New Arrivals TASTING EVENTS With the quiet of January and the madness of an early Mardi Gras behind us, we will be resuming tasting events! Keep an eye out for a pair of Beaujolais tastings down the line, but for March, this is the slate: Wine…
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2024 – NOLA Wine Merchant January Newsletter
JANUARY 2024 NEWSLouis Jadot Blanc TastingWhat to Do With Vintage Variation?In with the New and Out with the OldMardi Gras Hours Wine Tasting: Louis Jadot Blanc 2021Tuesday February 1st, 4:30-6:30pm – $70 In the slim gap between the end of Dry January and the peak of the Uptown parade season, we are going to be hosting…
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2023 – NOLA Wine Merchant December Newsletter
DECEMBER 2023 NEWS Holiday HoursRecent ArrivalsCreating Special OccasionsParking Reminders The important changes to note are that we are open on Sundays until 5:00pm for the remainder of December and closed January 1-3 for an inventory count. NEW ARRIVALSHere are a few wines we’ve added recently and want to share with you— all wonderful for the cooler…
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Happy Cab Franc Day!
Written by AJ Maroney Despite its name (and most famous appellations), Cabernet Franc is actually not from France originally! It migrated in from Basque Country on the other side of the Pyrenees Mountains and set up shop in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley. The best known examples of Cab Franc are from the Loire, where…
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2023 – NOLA Wine Merchant November Newsletter
NOVEMBER 2023 NEWS November already! We hope you’re getting your holiday menus planned, and we’re looking forward to opening the right bottles to match. We’ll have a couple events this month to give you a break from your Thanksgiving preparations! Read on for details… TASTING EVENTS We may be heading towards our busiest time of…
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2023 – NOLA Wine Merchant October Newsletter
OCTOBER 2023 NEWS Fall is here! We’re ready for red wine to take center stage, and we’ve been tasting and buying more wines for the shop as we gear up for the holiday season. October will include two classes and a free (yes, free!) Burgundy tasting. Read on for details… TASTING EVENTS & WINE CLASSESWe…
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2023 – NOLA Wine Merchant September Newsletter
We’re nearing the end of summer; vacation season is winding down, kids are back in school and hopefully we’ve seen the last of this brutal heatwave. Time for us to gear up for a busy fall! Coming up this month, we’ll have a tasting hosted by AJ, and our first-ever wine classes led by Geoff! …
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2023 – NOLA Wine Merchant July Newsletter
JULY 2023 NEWS Summer has slipped into its easygoing groove – a slower pace, more regular rain, and vacations. We slow down here at the store too but we don’t stop. Read on to learn about two upcoming tastings hosted by AJ and Mazie, and to check out write ups on a few recent arrivals that…
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2023 – NOLA Wine Merchant June Newsletter
JUNE 2023 NEWS Summer is almost here and that means our Carnival of Rosés is around the corner. We have another tasting coming up even sooner and a potential storage solution for your wine. Plus, for those of you who could not attend our recent Rhône and Bordeaux Terroir Tasting, we have packages available that…