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June's Class, Good News/Bad News, More Good News
June 23, 2006
June's Class: Beyond Manchego and Rioja: Wine & Cheese of Northern Spain
This month, we’re teaming up with Dickie Mallison from Galaxy Wine Company to introduce you to some terrific wine from northern Spain. Dickie recently spent time in Spain, traveling the country, visiting the vineyards and meeting winemakers. He’ll be sharing some of his favorite wines, plus telling us about the different regions and grapes. And since having wine without cheese would be just plain wrong, we’ll also be tasting (and learning about) some of the marvelous cheeses from the same regions.
When: (CLOSED) 7:15pm on Thursday, June 29
Where: Foster & Dobbs Authentic Foods
Cost: $10 per person.
To reserve your spot, please call the shop at 503.284.1157. Reservations must be paid in advance. Class size is limited, so please make your reservations quickly.
The Pasanau Winery in Spain's Priorat.
Good News/Bad News from Vosges Haut-Chocolat
The good news is that Vosges is coming out with four new exotic candy bars next month, including: Goji (Tibetan goji berries with pink Himalayan sea salt and dark milk chocolate), Gianduja (almonds, hazelnuts and dark milk chocolate), d’Olivia (dried kalamata olives in white chocolate – if anyone else was offering this, we’d run the other way, but Vosges has a way with surprising flavor combos), and Calindia (green cardomon with walnuts and dried plums in dark Venezuelan chocolate). We’ll be getting these in early July. The bad news is that Vosges is raising all their prices, so the bars that we’ve been selling for $5.95 will all go to $7.00 with the next order. I don’t want to create a stampede, but all you Vosges addicts out there might want to stock up this month...
Just Plain Good News: They were Gone, But Now They’re Back!
That extraordinary Comté cheese that we had in April is back! We just received another fabulous wheel from France. This raw milk Comte is aged over 16 months and is Melt-In-Your-Mouth Fruity Deliciousness. $20/per pound. Oh, my gosh, it’s so good!
And we’ve got 100% Pure Kona Coffee (from my Mom’s place on the Big Island of Hawaii) in the shop again. So smooth and mellow, it has a rich flavor with floral notes and well balanced acidity. Lovely for sipping on the porch on a fine summer morning. $16.25/half pound. Mmmmmmm.
Two News Tidbits:
We’ll be closing at 6:00pm on Friday, June 23. Dance/USA, an association of dance companies from all over the country is meeting in Portland this week and Foster & Dobbs is hosting a small reception for them. I hope this doesn’t inconvenience any of you.
Our liquor license application is rolling along. Hopefully, the first weekend in July, you’ll be able to come over and enjoy a nice glass of wine and a cheese plate on our patio. We’ll let you know as soon as it happens!
And that's the news. Hope to see you soon.
Cheers!
Luan
