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April 2018

Casa Santos Lima Bonavita Branco & Tinto Portuguese Red & White Blends

Story: Casa Santos Lima was created to ensure the continuous development of Santos Lima’s wine producing activity created several generations ago. This activity was first started by Joaquim Santos Lima, who, by the turn of 19th century, was already a great producer and exporter of Portuguese wines. Maria João Santos Lima and José Luís Santos Lima Oliveira da Silva, granddaughter and great grandson of the founder, relaunched Casa Santos Lima in 1990, replanting most of the vines, improving agricultural techniques and modernizing all its productive structure.

Casa Santos Lima is a family owned company dedicated to the production, bottling and selling of Portuguese wines. The company is present directly or indirectly in the regions of Lisboa, Algarve, Alentejo, Vinho Verde and Douro. This way and from around 400 hectares of vineyards, it produces wines known for their excellent quality/price ratio and exports around 90% of its total production to close to 50 countries in all 5 continents. Casa Santos Lima is also the largest producer of “Vinho Regional Lisboa” and “DOC Alenquer” and in the past years has been one of the most awarded Portuguese wineries in major national and international wine competitions.

Currently the company’s main headquarters (offices, wine shop and the biggest wineries) are located at “Quinta da Boavista” in Alenquer only 45 km North of Lisbon. The estate belongs to the Santos Lima family for more than 4 generations and offers ideal conditions for producing quality wines. Casa Santos Lima also has its own vineyards and winery in Tavira (Algarve) and through agreements and partnerships with other societies and producers it also manages vineyards and wineries in the Alentejo, Douro and Vinho Verde regions. 

Casa Santos Lima has a very wide wine portfolio, producing every year and from 5 different regions red wines, whites, roses, sparklings, “frisantes”, “leves” and even dessert wines. This big assortment made up from various different brands, allows the company to flourish in national and international markets and is one of the reasons for a continuous and sustained growth year after year. At the moment, Casa Santos Lima is responsible for the production of around 40% of all the certified wine in the Lisbon Region and it is a major exporter of Portuguese wine.


Bonavita Branco Tasting Notes: This aromatic and fruity wine has an exotic and tropical nose of apricots and peaches with wonderful lemony undertones.  Very light and fresh on the palate.  A lively and well-balanced wine.  

Grapes: Arinto, Fernao Pires, Moscatel, Rabo de Ovelha

Bonavita Tinto Tasting Notes: Made from four grapes harvested later than usual to achieve greater ripeness and smoothness.  It results in a deep and inky wine, with ripe plum and blackcurrant aromas.  In the mouth it shows prune, fig and cherry fruit notes.  Chocolate and licorice flavors, given by aging in oak barrique, dominating a long and smooth aftertaste.

Grapes: Syrah, Tinta Roriz, Castelao, Touriga Franca

Regularly $11.99, the Bonavita Branco-White and Bonavita Tinto-Red will be featured as our Wine of the Month for April  2018 and on sale for $8.99 through April 30th.  While supplies last.

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Meme of The Week

Changes to Our Organic Wine Selection

In order to bring more attention to the ever-expanding market of wines that are being produced organically, we have decided to move away from a having dedicated area of the store for organic wine and display them throughout the entirety of the store.  In the process of doing so we have realized just how large the number of organic wines we proudly support is and that a small section of our wine department would not be nearly adequate for displaying all the wines.  Moving forward our hope is that by clearly labeling organic wines throughout the store it will allow the customer to shop for a specific type of wine or a specific country they already enjoy and then find an organic wine from that area.  Thank you for your patience and understanding during this transition period.  If you have any questions regarding this change please feel free to ask to speak with a manager.

​​New Values from France:

​Cuvee Jean-Paul Vaucluse Rouge French Red Blend
This Humble, classic Southern France Rhone blend has hints of plums, strawberries, and dried currant with just a touch of spice.  The warm climate has made this wine deep and rich while remaining soft, uncomplicated, mostly dry, and an absolute joy to drink with or without food.  It's the perfect wine for folks looking to try something from outside the U.S.
$9.99

Domaine de Pellehaut Red Blend
Pellehaut red blend is a very well balanced and dry wine perfect for most occasions with medium bodied blackcurrant and blackberry flavors backed by some mild peppery spices.  It's ample yet supple personality make it a versatile wine that will do very well both on its own or at the dinner table.  $7.99

Domaine Pontbraind Red Blend
Heady, perfumed aromas tinged with violets and mixed fruit.  The palate is full bodied and loaded with dry red fruit flavors.  It possesses a firm attack with good acidity, concentration, and structure, suitable for red meat pairings, and a deliciously savory finish.  $8.99

Seguret 'Les Coteaux Schisteux' Cotes du Rhone Villages 2014
"Beautifully alluring red, with mulled spice and black tea aromas leading the way for a silky core of raspberry and plum sauce flavors.  The long anise-edged finish lingers nicely.  98% Grenache and 2% Syrah.  91 points Wine Spectator, scored at $24 retail price.  $21.99

Cinquante-Cinq Viognier
Here is a Southern France value that will astound with its versatility, being excellent for food pairings and absolutely delicious on it's own.  Aged and stirred on the lees for three months in tanks this crisp white has nice body and shows creamy apricot, peach, apple, and citrus flavors.  $12.99

Les Coteaux Tufiers Vouvray Demi-Sec
Vouvray is always made of 100% Loire Valley Chenin Blanc.  It has excellent depth of flavor in it's honeyed melon, peach, pear, and apricot flavors.  The biggest difference within Vouvray is the level of sweetness and or dryness.  This wine is Demi-Sec or Off-Dry.  If you drink bone dry wines, it will seem sweet.  If you drink very sweet wines it will seem dryer.   This wine bursts with delicious fruitiness.  Pair with meals with a little spice, or drink it simply because you love it!  $11.99

Les Violettes Beaujolais Villages
Beaujolais wines are all made of the Gamay grape and are known for being some of the most approachable and delicate wines of France.  This wine will give aromas of mixed berry fruit, violets and provide soft blackberry and raspberry flavors on the palate.  Low in harsh tannin this wine is famous for its pairing with turkey but works very well with other white meats, casseroles, stews, soups and appetizers.  $9.99

Le Volets Chardonnay
Lemon and lime with notes of pear and honey. Lightly oaked and a fantastic pairing for poultry or pasta. $8.99

Le Triporteur Vaucluse Rouge
Classic Southern Rhone blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Carignan, 10% Syrah, and 10% Caladoc. Earthy and ripe, with a rich cherry finish. $8.99

Le Triporteur Rose
This may be the best dry Rose value you will find.  While it's not sweet, it's also soft and delicious without too much acidity or hard edges.  Fantastic juicy flavors of strawberry, raspberry, and watermelon are refreshing and sure to please at a great price.  $8.99

Cellier des Princes 'Les Vignes du Prince' Cotes du Rhone
Juicy and herbal with black currant and dark berries. Drink with lean red meats or chicken dishes. $9.99

Le Clairon des Anges Costieres de Nimes
Meaning "Trumpet of the Angels," this wine will sound out to you with it's delicate berry aromas and spice finish. Earthiness and a hint of caramel make this a decadent table red for any occasion. 60% Grenache 40% Syrah. $8.99

Weekly Sales and Special Features

Pringle’s Fine Wine and Spirits its proud to offer a weekly list of sale items that can be found here.  This rotating list of promotional items changes weekly and runs Monday through Saturday.  Each new list will be updated on Monday mornings.  In addition, we also offer a host of items that will remain on sale for extended periods of time or while supplies last.  Many of these items will be listed on the Featured Sales page.  Check back often for new items!

Weekly Wine Tasting

Join us most Fridays from 4pm-7pm for a tasting of premium wine!  All wine being poured during the tasting will come with a 15% discount or offered at their sale price, whichever provides the greater saving!  Featured wine being poured on Friday, April  20th are as follows:


WINE
  • Flysch Txakolina
  • Bonavita Branco Portuguese White
  • Esprit Gassier Cotes de Provence Rose 2017
  • Elk Cove Vineyards Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Rose 2017
  • Birichino Saint Georges Pinot Noir Central Coast
  • Bonavita Tinto Portuguese Red
  • Vina Alberdi Rioja Reserva 2011

Bi-Weekly Beer Tasting

Join us every other Saturday from 4pm-7pm for a tasting of craft beer! Featured beers being poured on Saturday, April 14th are  as follows:

BEER
  • Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout 22 oz.
  • Double Skull Dopplebock 22 oz.
  • Epic Escape to Colorado IPA 6pk cans
  • Epic Los Locos Mexican Style Lager 6pk cans
  • Epic New England Style IPA Pulp Addiction 6pk cans
  • Epic Brainless Raspberries Belgian Style Ale 22 oz.

Now Offering Artisanal meats & cheeses along with various other snacks

Pringle's is proud to announce that we now carry cured meats, artisanal cheeses, and snacks to go with your beverage of choice! Join us at our weekly wine tastings to sample some of these delicious pairings!

To learn more, click here.