New Arrivals
Chocolate For the perfect treat on these chilly early spring days. Indulge in heavenly hot chocolate inspired by the original Belgian chocolate praline. Our new “hot chocolate beans” from NEUHAUS are pralines shaped like cacao beans and filled with delicious ganache with dark chocolate from Ecuador. The chocolate melts smoothly in hot milk and creates an intense hot chocolate taste for an experience unlike any other.
Garlic Twist Back in stock!!! Prepare perfectly minced garlic with the 3rd generation garlic twist from NexTrend. This handy kitchen tool is perfect for garlic, ginger, shallots, peppers, and more! Simply put your garlic inside, twist back and forth, and remove your perfectly minced garlic in seconds without wasting any in the process. The cross-cutting pieces easily mince without smashing what’s inside.
Cheese Board
Ewephoria Aged Gouda So sweet it tastes like candy! Nutty and smoky end notes set this cheese apart from traditional Goudas. A high quality sheeps milk creates this cheese aged for one year. $23.00/lb
Emmentaler True Swiss with a sweet, buttery, slightly nutty flavor. A classic known for its unique, holey texture. A sandwich natural. $22.00/lb
Tulip Tree Beer Cheese A semi-soft creamy cheese with a hint of sharpness and a nice beer finish. Added cream makes it supple and rich with a nice tangy flavor – perfect for snacking or melting! $29.00/lb
All Cigars 25% Off!
Stock up for all of your Spring smoking needs. Choose from Macanudo, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, C.A.O., Rocky Patel, Arturo Fuente, Cohiba, Diamond Crown and more!! On sale through March.
Wine of the Week
Hundred Acre Cabernet Sauvignon ’14
“Deep garnet colored, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark Vineyard comes charging out of the gate with amazingly intense roses and lilacs scents over an impressively primary core of blackberries, crushed black currants and black cherries with tantalizing layers of chocolate box, smoked meats and Chinese five spice plus a waft of fragrant earth. The palate is full-bodied, super concentrated and built like a brick house, delivering very firm, grainy tannins with just enough freshness, finishing very long and minerally. Drink: 2020-2060”
98+ Pts Wine Advocate $519.99/btl VERY LIMITED!!
Tasting Event
Wednesday, April 17, 6pm
Bordeaux Comparison Tasting Join us to sample and compare some amazing wines from Bordeaux. We will taste 2 wines each from 3 different Chateau. The wines will range over 5 different vintages and three distinct communes! Don’t miss this fantastic event! We will taste: Chateau Beau-Site ’13, Chateau Beau-Site ’14, Chateau Haut Batailley ’12, Chateau Haut Batailley ’14, Chateau Trotte Vieille ’06, and Chateau Trotte Vieille ’10. Call now to reserve your spot!
$30 in Advance
Call (803)799-9463 for Reservations
Saturday Wine Tasting
March 16, 1-3pm
Liz is here with some bodacious bottles to sample.
- Cicada’s Song Rose ’17 $16.99/btl
- Vega Escal Priorat ’11 $20.99/btl
- Freelander Cabernet Sauvignon ’17 $14.99/btl
- and a wine to be named later…
As always, just $1 at the door!
Hiring
The Gourmet Shop is hiring Retail Associates! Come work around cheese, chicken salad, and chocolate all day! Prior experience beneficial but not required. We are seeking to fill Full Time and Part Time positions. Weekend Availability is a MUST! Apply IN PERSON with Emily or Leah.
Fresh from VIETRI! Handpainted by maestro artisan, Gianluca Fabbro, using a unique sponging technique, an adorable hare and fresh vegetables depict a vibrant picture of spring. A colorful mix of spring garden classics come to life in an assortment of eating pieces and serving accessories in this beautiful collection.
Italian chocolate Easter eggs are back! Only premium milk chocolate here, no waxy filler, and no worrisome plastic toys inside. Beautiful gifts – best selection now…limited stock available.
Appleby’s Cheshire The last raw milk, clothbound cheddar made in England today! A cheese with a balance of rich, mineral flavors, juicy acidity, and a sumptuous yet crumbly texture. $31.00/lb
Gorgonzola Cremificato A creamy blue with quality unrivaled by other young or “dolce” Gorgonzolas. Inoculated with the same mold found in Roquefort, this delicate, soft and unctuous blue is mild and subtly sweet with fresh, grassy undertones. The perfect dessert cheese! $18.00/lb
Black Garlic is aged through a natural maturation process. Temperature and humidity levels are strictly controlled and no additives nor conservatives are used. This garlic is deliciously sweet, with slight hints of spice and liquorice. Aside from its health benefits, black garlic has become an ingredient in the more discerning kitchens, with its flavor being compared to ‘Umami’, the famous fifth tastes along with the more habitual sweet, sour, bitter and salt. Umami comes from Japanese and means delicious taste, exactly that of Black garlic. It can be eaten alone or added to seafood dishes, cheeses, meats or mushrooms. $9.99/60g jar
Cabra al Gofio Using a traditional method of coating the rind in toasted corn flour (gofio), this goat’s milk cheese is striking in appearance and super approachable. Pleasantly milky and mild with subtle hints of rosted cornmeal and a unique sweetness to the finish. $22.99/lb
“The 2016 Pinot Noir Cali’s Cuvee is pale to medium ruby-purple in color with a very pretty nose of dried leaves, dusty earth and wood smoke over fresh, ripe red and black cherries and berries aromas with notes of cranberry sauce and bright pomegranate—a nice interplay of fruit and earth here. The palate is light to medium-bodied with juicy red and black fruits plus nuances of earth and spice, framed by softly grainy tannins and juicy acidity, finishing long and on a smoky note.”
DARK CHOCOLATE PECAN TOFFEE handmade in Chapel Hill, NC is back in stock. Both flavors – dark and coffee. It all begins with a layer of traditional English toffee spread thin and cut by hand into bite sized squares. Each piece is coated on both sides with a top-secret blend of dark chocolates. The smooth layers are finished off with the sprinkling of pecans that gives the iconic look and distinctive southern twist!
by dedicated soapmakers in Provence following their proud traditions, but quad-milled to be smoother and have a richer lather to create our luxurious feel. Using all pure, natural ingredients enriched with shea butter, you can feel the difference. Aromatic fragrances transport you into a moment of calmness, vitality, dreaming, or well-being.
Ashbrook An American take on Morbier, Roasted-peanut aroma and a dreamy, creamy texture. It is a semi-soft washed rind raw cow milk cheese that is aged for approximately three months. A mild funkiness on the rind gives way to a paste that is milky, lactic, and sweet. $24.00/lb
Jasper Hill Harbison The “it” cheese of the season – just Google it! Full of flavor, similar to Vacherin Mont D’or. With a little age it finishes with meaty, smoky, juniper notes. Spruce wrapped to maintain its creamy goodness. Remove the top and dig in! $19.99/ea
Take 10% off any 6 bottles or 15% any 12 bottles or more!!! All 2017 still Rosé is on sale for the rest of February! Help make room for the new vintage coming this spring. Perfect for the warmer weather ahead. Mix and match all your favorite Rosás to get the discount. (Sparkling wine not eligible.)
Domaine Xavier Monnot is a 42 acre estate in Meursault with vineyards stretching from Beaune to Maranges in Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune. Sixty percent of the Domaine’s production is white with holdings in established areas. The remaining 40% of Xavier’s production is in red with climats spread across four villages: Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, and Maranges. We will taste:
James is here with some wonderful wines to sample.
Bonde D’Antan Poitou From the Loire Valley, a delicious little puck of goat cheese. The crinkled rind hides a layer of oozing creamline over a chalky, fudgy paste. Nutty, tangy, subtly goaty flavor. $14.00/ea
Beehive Dairy Big John’s Cajun This spicy hand-rubbed cheese packs a heated punch as you near the rind. The combination of sweet creaminess and spice make it a great addition to any board. The rub contains only the finest ingredients – no paprika here. It’ll knock your socks off! $23.00/lb
Guyaux Truffles What is the best chocolate truffle we have ever tasted? The perfect French truffle from Guyaux. All hand made in France. They are dark, but not too dark. The Guyaux truffle has everything: rich flavor, perfect sweet/dark balance, and a super sensuous mouth-feel. We have them in traditional woven truffle baskets, large red heart boxes, and in even made in the shape of hearts!
Chablochon A French, soft-ripened, Reblochon style cheese made in the Haute-Savoie. Washed-rind and smear-ripened, it has a nutty taste that remains in the mouth with a lingering finish. $9.50/ea
Gorgonzola Cremificato A creamy blue of quality unrivaled by other young or “dolce” Gorgonzolas. Inoculated with the same mold found in Roquefort, this delicate, soft and unctuous blue is mild and subtly sweet with fresh, grassy undertones. The perfect dessert cheese! $18.00/lb
Xavier Monnot Burgundy with Lucas Rosin Join us as we taste through the wines of an exciting new producer! Domaine Xavier Monnot is a 42 acre estate in Meursault with vineyards stretching from Beaune to Maranges in Burgundy’s CÔte de Beaune. Sixty percent of the Domaine’s production is white with holdings in Monthelie, Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet, and Puligny-Montrachet The remaining 40% of Xavier’s production is in red with climats spread across four villages: Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, and Maranges. Red premier crus include Beaune Les Cent-Vignes, Beaune Les Toussaints, Volnay Clos des Chênes, and the monopole Maranges Clos de La Fussière. Xavier believes in maintaining an average vine age of 30 to 40 years and practices lutte raisonnée (“reasoned struggle”). We will taste 6 wines in all. More info to come!
