Wine 101

Last night was the beginning of our Wine 101 series. I am always so nervous before class, but the time just flies by! Thank you to everyone for attending and making me feel so comfortable. How can it go wrong when you are surrounded by people that are as inquisitive and passionate about learning as one's self? I am so excited for next week's class...Old World versus New World Reds. Perhaps we will finally get a good example of pooling and bottle aged aromas!

Sunday, September 21st will be Habitat For Humanity's Women's Build fundraiser at Sontes - so many great wines to try and only 3 hours to do it! It's a great opportunity to try great limited/reserve bottles before you buy. I will have more to come once I know the list. Hopefully, I will find some great new additions to our cellar.

Once again, another menu change! With the Farmer's Market in full swing, we're providing a few more vegetarian offerings. Baby rocket, heirloom and utopia tomatoes, and brussel sprouts to name a few. We also just received a great new cheese...St. Semmelion, addictively creamy and delicious! I can't wait to see what we do next week.

I also have more staff good-byes in the next few weeks. Thu is off to Africa, Solveig to Canada, Max and Rachel go back to college, and Tanya is preparing for her move to Washington D.C. I will truly miss all of them, but can't wait to hear about their exciting new adventures. We will be welcoming 3 new members to the Sontes staff: Anne, Jenny, and Camille. August is shaping up to be quite a month!

Until next time...Salut!