January 5, 2023

Cheers to a New Year!
A snowy start to 2023 affords us even more time to reflect and make
resolutions, if that's your thing. Whether you're going on a Chablis diet (ok, really?), doing a Dry or Damp January, tightening your budget, or just living your
most delicious life — we're here to assist!
Dry or Damp January
If you're participating in Dry January this year, you'll be blown away
by the amazing array of non-alcoholic spirits, delicious "dealcoholized"
wines, pre-batched mocktails,
non-alcoholic beers and
ciders! These substitutes can also
be used in traditional cocktails to reduce the ABV, if you're keeping to a Damp January.
If "Cali Sober" is more your speed,
we have a fridge full of delicious
THC seltzers in a wide range of
flavors and dosages.
Let's Get You A Deal
While you're watching your budget, we're watching your back. At North Loop Wine & Spirits, we only bring in wines that over-deliver for their price. Quality is a guarantee, and you can find exceptional wines at any budget level. Value can be found in any aisle, but if you'd like to 'press the easy button' just shop the selections at the front windows. Cheers to having it all!
Cocktail Of The Week
As we look forward to National Hot Toddy Day on January 11,
let's explore a tequila riff on the classic warm cocktail.
Tequila Hot Toddy
Ingredients:
2oz Añejo Tequila
1.5oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1oz honey
.5oz Cointreau
4oz hot water
cinnamon stick & whole cloves
lemon wedge
Instructions: In a heat-safe glass, add 4oz of hot water. Then add the tequila,
lemon juice, Cointreau and honey. Stir until your honey is completely blended.
Add a cinnamon stick, a few whole cloves and a wedge of lemon. Let the
beverage steep for a few minutes then enjoy! Adjust lemon and honey to taste for more desired tartness or sweetness.
Featured Minnesota Distillery
Dampfwerk
Dampfwerk is a family distillery in St. Louis Park that produces creative Minnesotan versions of traditional German edelbranntweine craft spirits. Ralf, the head-distiller and owner, is a native to Muhldorf, Germany, who has spent more than 25 years in the industry. Dampfwerk uses a hand-hammered copper still, imported from Baden, to produce their spirits: gin, aquavit, herbal liqueur, fruit brandies and American single malt whiskey. The herbal liqueurs of Dampfwerk are modeled from a 200-year-old vintage German Rezeptbücher (recipe book). The exceptional apple brandy is crafted using skin-on-fermentation, producing a full-bodied and barrel-aged brandy. The Single Malt Whiskey is made from 100% Minnesota pale ale and chocolate malt, then aged in used wine barrels. We advocate that you explore Dampfwerk if you are looking for
mind-bendingly complex spirits. Prost!
New Wines in the Store
Chidaine Montlouis Brut Tradition
2019 Meyye Wines Omay Pinot Noir
2020 Sainte Leocadie Leukadios Minervois Blanc
2021 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese
2020 Domaine Rollin Haute Cotes de Beaune
2020 Neumeister Ried Klasen Weissburgunder
2019 La Raia Gavi Riserva Vigna Madonnina
2020 Peyrassol Cuvée des Commandeurs Rouge
2021 Ecker Eckhof Roter Veltliner
Friday Tasting Table
Join Doug from The Wine Company
for our FREE Friday Wine Tasting!
Friday, January 6, 4 - 8 p.m.
Get 10% off any of the
wines you taste.
6oz Pour
Wine Education Class
Part 1 - World Of Wine (WOW) Series Vineyards, Varietals and Vintages
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Join us for WOW - Part 1 of our flagship "World of Wine" series. This is where wine connoisseurship starts. The series introduces 100 wines from 100 of the world’s most famous appellations. Our curiosity drives our research, while our passion to share drives our classes.
For more info. visit 6ozpour.com
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Staff Picks - What to Drink This Week
Try these special, staff-selected libations!

Giesen 'Dealcoholized' Pinot Grigio, New Zealand - $17.99
From the Giesen brothers of New Zealand comes this refreshing non-alcoholic option for enjoying a glass of wine while staying true to a commitment for Dry January. Sourced from vineyards in Marlborough, Waipara and Hawke's Bay, this is a fully fermented Pinot Grigio that then goes through a gentle spinning process to remove the alcohol. The Giesens then blend in a small amount of aromatic juice from unfermented grapes to build the desired flavor profile without the alcohol. Aromas of white flower blossoms, lychee and red apple lead to a palate of pear and peach with a creamy and off-dry finish. We also carry Giesen's other N/A wines; their Red Blend and Sauvignon Blanc. Altogether great options for a Dry January or other non-alcoholic festivities. Cheers!
-Patrick
Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company Lyserod - $31.99
As we roll into Dry (or for me, Dry-ish) January, here at the shop we are always upping our game in the Low and No departments. The Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company is a favorite for us wine geeks. It was the brainchild of award-winning sommelier Jacob Kocemba when he couldn't find a suitable wine for a dessert, despite having a wine cellar with more than 1,700 wines, so he found the solution in a homemade tea extract. The organic tea blends are bottled together with a dash of grape must in a proper bubbly bottle and are perfect as aperitifs or to pair with food. The Lyserod is a blend of Silver Needle, Oolong and Hibiscus teas and is both dry and fruity and pink in the glass - like sipping an aromatic
glass of sparkling rose without the booze!
-Angie
2020 Château Les Croisille Cocoricot - $19.99
January for me is about value-priced wines and lower alcohol, rather than eliminating wine completely. The Les Croisille Cocoricot comes from Cahors region of southwestern France. It is an approachable, easy drinking blend of merlot and malbec. With no oak used, just a few months in concrete, it’s fresh and food friendly with bright flavors of blackberry and currant. Adding to the freshness is that it’s made using 100% carbonic maceration. It’s affordable enough to be my Tuesday night burger wine and
also happens to come in under 13% alcohol.
-Sean
2020 Diochon Moulin-a-Vent 2020 - $29.99
This classic cru Beaujolais is drinking off the charts. Wines like this are the reason to come back to cru Beaujolais as one of the best red wine values out there. This cuvee is produced from old vines, some that date to 1920! The wine shows lovely aromas of rose petal and candied cherry fruit. The medium-bodied palate delivers rich raspberry fruit and mineral characteristics, balanced by a well integrated tannin. Pure class.
Try this elegant red with beef stroganoff or a roasted chicken. 
-Rob
2021 Ovum Old Love, Newberg, Oregon - $24.99 
If your resolution is to find love in 2023, one easy way to do it is to seek out Old Love. This vino from Ovum Wines (John House and Ksenija Kostic) is a dry, white blend of 80% Riesling, 10% Early Muscat and 5% Gewurtztraminer that “dreams of capturing the summer sunshine in a bottle of wine.” It’s not your usual white, with aromas of fresh-cut blood orange, salty lemon, aloe vera and ripe apricot, resulting in a racy and texturally rich wine that remains crisp and lively. As it does with its sister wine, Big Salt, Ovum aims to produce old fashioned wines for the modern world, with the differences coming mostly from the terroir of its premium vineyards in Oregon and Washington. Old Love is aged in four different vessels — cement eggs, large Austrian casks, neutral oak and amphora. It is a versatile wine which will pair with crab or lobster or if fine drunk on its own. Love it quickly, it’s a limited run!
-Karen
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Cheers Everyone!
The Team at North Loop Wine & Spirits