Champagne Bash is SOLD OUT!
Join us Friday, December 10th for a beautiful evening full of bubbles and bites at this year’s annual Champagne Bash.
Event Highlights + Details:
The evening will feature six champagnes with perfectly paired hors d’oeuvres including caviar, sushi, charcuterie, cheese, and more.
Date: Friday, December 10, 2021, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: The Gourmet Shop (724 Saluda Avenue)
Dress: Cocktail attire
Safety: Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required
Tickets: Tickets are available for $50 (per person). To purchase, please call The Gourmet Shop at (803) 799-9463. Must be 21+ to attend.
Panettone & Pandoro
The Loison panettone and more importantly — your favorite the Pandoro Christmas cakes have arrived. Our customers seem to prefer this rich, moist cake (without any dried fruits). Select eggs and premium butter serve as the base for this star-shaped cake, and natural rising and gradual cooling help it keep its fragrance and freshness. Come in and we will show you how to turn your cake into a gorgeous centerpiece for all your gatherings. With a knife and a few simple ingredients. For example: Mascarpone or maybe Nutella and a few strawberries. Cover in falling snow…confectioner’s sugar. Make this Italian tradition part of your family’s Christmas celebrations. And it truly makes a perfect gift!
Old St. Nick!
Vietri Everyone’s favorite Santa — Babbo Natale has arrived from Italy with a sleigh full of new designs. VIETRI’s signature holiday collection is created from maestro artisan Alessandro Taddei’s childhood memories of stories his mother used to read to him about Italy’s Santa. Alessandro relays the stories through his whimsical designs, providing us a glimpse into Old St. Nick’s daily adventures leading up to preparations for each holiday season. Shop early for best selection!
Cheese Board
Fourme Au Moelleux Fourme D’ambert injected with Vouvray, a sweet white wine from the Loire Valley. Soft-ripened creamy and dense cow’s milk cheese. Buttery, complex, and delicious. $32.99/lb
Raclette Pink Peppercorn Semi-firm, cow’s milk cheese from Switzerland. Your favorite melter studded with pink peppercorns. Fruity, zesty, and floral. $29.99/lb
Ossau-Iraty Semi-fim sheep milk cheese from the Pyrenees in France. Rich, complex, and satisfying. Toasted wheat aromas and nutty, grassy-sweet flavors. $29.00/lb
Wine of the Week
Guigal Gigondas ’18
“I was told the sample of the 2018 Gigondas represented about 80% of the final blend, so a lot could still change from here to bottling. That said, what I tasted showed intricate notes of garrigue, raspberries and pomegranate, much like previous vintages. Full-bodied and plush, with a long, silky finish, it should be another winner.”
(91-93) Pts Wine advocate $45.99/btl
Wine Collectors’ Corner
Jean-Louis Chave L’Ermitage ’18 “As virtually all of the various components of Chave’s 2018 Hermitage were still separate, I’ve given a rating that reflects the variability I saw when tasting through the barrels and made a guess regarding Jean-Louis’s blending sensibilities and available volumes. For example, the Péléat (92 – 94), a pretty, red-fruited element could add freshness but is likely to be a small portion of the blend (if it’s even included). More impressive were the lush, mouthfilling Les Beaumes (95 -97) and stony, elegant Le Méal (94 – 96). Lots from L’Ermite (98 – 100) and Les Bessards (98 – 100) will likely make up the bulk of the blend, oozing with liquid stone, intense blueberry and cassis fruit, and possessing firm yet ripe structures.” (97-100) Pts Wine Advocate $299.99/btl
Maxim’s de Paris Oui Oui Mon Ami! Time to treat yourself! We know you’ve been very good this year — this one is all for us [No KIDS Allowed] — 24 chocolate treasures to enjoy throughout the holiday season. Featuring a gallery of portraits sketched by SEM, famous cartoonist of Maxim’s Belle Epoque.
ChicWrap What happens after Thanksgiving? Lots of leftovers to wrap up. ChicWrap makes it so easy. Anyone who spends time in the kitchen will sing your praises all year long upon receiving a roll of ChicWrap. Professional grade plastic wrap that securely wraps and cuts like a breeze. Also available in parchment paper for the baker and aluminum foil for the griller. And we sell all the refill rolls for the good looking dispensers.
Blue Jay Soft blue cheese from Deer Creek Cheese in Wisconsin. Rich and creamy cows milk cheese. This juniper infused quintuple crème is bold with hints of pine $21.99/lb
We are CLOSED on Thursday, November 25th to celebrate Thanksgiving with our family and friends. Be sure to stop in to stock up on all the wine, beer, kitchen tools, glassware, appetizers, bread, desserts and everything else you will need for your Thanksgiving feast.
Glassware Gifts Knock their Christmas socks off with this beautiful MOYA champagne serving set from LSA. Includes MOYA bucket and six flutes for $200. Or begin a glassware collection for that bubbly personality on your gift list with a set of 2 MOYA champagne flutes $50. Make your table merry and bright with LSA international GEM collection. Set of four, each handpainted in different hues. Set of 4 10oz glasses for $50 or Set of 4 19oz glasses for $62. Available in Jade, Amber, and Garnet.
Par Avion Tea Tea as Art. Par Avion teas are hand-blended and packed in small batches using an artisan method. The leaves are hand-sorted, looking for only the best quality. Alexandra Mysoor, the founder, is changing the tea category by bringing luxury, quality, craftsmanship and design together. Par Avion’s glitter teas and color changing teas have caught the eyes of celebrities, royalty, influencers and connoisseurs all over the world.
Sleight of Hand Levitation Syrah ’18