Wine Classes with Professor Emilio
Wine Classes are back for the fall with 3 great evenings of education and wine to enjoy. Classes include 4 wines to taste and a small cheese plate. Each class is limited to 30 participants, so reserve your spot today!
Wednesday September 30th 6pm – “So you think you know Riesling?”
Wednesday October 28th 6pm – “Tannin and Oak”
Wednesday November 11th 6pm – “Undiscovered Italy”
$40/person per class. Please call (803)799-9463 to reserve your spot.
New Arrivals
Mikuni Wild Harvest Dried Mushrooms
Black Trumpet Dried Wild Black Trumpet Mushrooms offer rich, buttery flavors and a sweet aroma that is often described as “woodsy”. Reconstitute and add a great woodsy flavor to roast meats and poultry. Add extra dimension to mellow butter-based sauces to heighten their rich, buttery flavor.
Chanterelle Dried Wild Chanterelle Mushrooms are a great reconstituted then sautéed in butter. Serve with roast meats and poultry, or blend into sauces, vegetarian recipes and stir-fries. Pairs well with butter or cream-based sauces and dishes. They have a delicate peppery flavor with a sweet fungi aroma reminiscent of apricots.
Morel One of the most highly prized wild mushrooms, in a convenient, shelf-stable dried form. Wild Morel Mushrooms look and taste unlike any other variety. They have tall, peaked, honeycombed caps, and are completely hollow. Their flavor is described as an earthy combination of butter and faint smoke. These characteristics are said to improve or even intensify when dried. Morel Mushrooms’ rich, earthy-buttery taste pairs beautifully with cream or white wine sauces.
Porcini Dried Wild Porcini Mushrooms have a powerfully earthy aroma matched by their full-bodied, umami-rich flavor. Reconstituted Porcinis are firmly textured and almost smooth when bitten into. They are frequently chopped before they (and their delicious soaking liquid) are used in recipes. Porcinis are a classic addition to risotto, pasta dishes, soups, and stews.
Lobster Lobster mushrooms have thick, meaty flesh and a deep, earthy flavor. The naturally vivid orange-red color is somewhat muted by the drying process. Delicious baked, roasted, grilled or sautéed in plenty of butter. Serve them with or instead of meat. Sauté with garlic and thyme and toss with pasta. Or poach in butter with real lobster for a creative and whimsical presentation.
ALTOONA Design
Fresh for fall just arrived. Starting with just placemats, this company has grown to include tabletop products such as chargers, napkins, coasters, and more. It is a brand known for both trendy and classic design. At Altoona Design, there is something for everyone. Proudly manufactured in the USA!
Paper Placemats These designs are a few of the new paper placemats in a square “charger” style. Made from durable and luxurious heavyweight paper. Most folks can get several uses out of them. All made in USA and 100% biodegradable. Can you ‘spot’ the one we bought with a Carolina tailgate in mind? Set of 24/$29.99
Paper Linens You must try the Altoona large format paper linens that work as guest towels or napkins at the table.
Made of high-quality airlaid (textile-like) paper. Linen-feel offers a luxurious alternative to traditional flimsy paper goods. They are beautiful and functional — extremely absorbent and strong as well as disposable for easy cleanup. The unique Altoona designs are imprinted with the highest quality inks. The guest towels make an excellent gift for a host/hostess. 18 napkins/$9.99
TGS also stocks the Altoona cocktail napkins with fresh designs and color palettes.
Made from the same thick fabric feeling material.
Cheese Board
Rogue Creamery Smokey Blue Cold-smoked over hazelnuts to evoke flavors of vanilla, bread pudding, and candied bacon. Made in Oregon with cow’s milk. $39.99/lb
Gabriel Coulet Blue Roquefort Famously sharp, tangy, and spicy. Piquant with the texture of fondant. Pair with Sauternes and other dessert wines. $39.99/lb
Rogue Creamery Rogue River Blue From Oregon, this cow’s milk cheese is dense and creamy. Carefully wrapped in Syrah grape leaves soaked in pear brandy, it has hints of sweet woodsy pine and hazelnuts. $64.99/lb
Special Tasting Event — Friday October 23 6PM
Unknown France with Greg Pfaender from Autentique Vin
Join us for an extremely exciting tasting! Authentique Vin is a boutique French importer specializing in some of the most overlooked areas of France. Greg will lead us though an incredible line up of seven wines from the Loire, Jura, and Savoie. Some of these wines are extremely low production and limited. You will learn about varietals like Trousseau, Monduese, and taste familiar grapes made in some unfamiliar ways. Don’t miss it!
We will taste:
- Bise Cremant de Loire NV $25.99/btl
- Tissot Savagnin Sous Voile’22 $78.99/btl
- Tissot Rose Massale Chardonnay ’24 $79.99/btl
- Tissot Arbois Rouge ’24 $56.99/btl
- Fabian Trosset Savoie Mondeuse ’24 $28.99/btl
- Moulin Touchais ’96 $69.99/btl
- Moulin Touchais ’86 $82.99/btl
Truly a one of a kind tasting!! Advance Reservations only. Please call (803) 799-9463 to reserve your spot. $45/Person
Wine of the Week
Fumey Chatelain Arbois Pinot Noir ’22
“The 2022 Aux Melinots Pinot Noir feels quite ripe, with notes of ripe berries and decayed flowers, some earthiness and abundant tannins. The full clusters fermented with a maceration of 30 days, and the wine matured in 228-liter barrels for one year. Despite everything, the wine is only 13% alcohol, but the sensation is of higher ripeness. It tastes a little warmer and riper.”
90 Pts Wine Advocate $59.99/btl
Saturday Wine Tasting
September 26, 1-3pm
Chas is here with some great wines to taste! TGS!!
- Chateau Pilet Bordeaux Blanc ’25 $16.99/btl
- Eric Louis Rosé ’25 $18.99/btl
- Felino Malbec ’23 $19.99/btl
- Pecina Rioja Reserva ’16 $32.99/btl
As always, just $1 at the door!!!