New Ales

New Ales from 30/05/2012





As from Wednesday, we will be stocking a comprehensive range of Ales from the Vale Brewery, based in Buckinghamshire. Nice addition to our ever growing selection of Ales from small brewery as, like the wines, I have decided to mainly stock Ales from small breweries rather than national or international venture, happily leaving volume and blandness (to stay polite) to our loved supermarkets and to fully support the smaller ventures.

- Wychert

- Vale Pale Ale V.P.A.

- Edgars Golden

- Black Beauty Porter

The Gravitas will follow soon after.

New Real Ales this month

We are very pleased with our first delivery of some fantastic ales from the BY THE HORNS BREWERY LONDON.

We curently have the following in stock.

Bobby on the Wheat

Stiff upper Lip

Diamond Geezer

6X6 OPA



Brackley Wine Fair We will presenting the following wines this Saturday.

BERTRAND AND NICHOLAS WINES

Importers, Wholesalers and Retailers of Artisan Wines from Savoie, Bugey and Cahors

BRACKLEY WINE FESTIVAL

Altesse Roussette de Savoie 2010 Cave du Prieure SAVOIE £10.00

Chardonnay 2009 Domaine Trichon BUGEY £9.50

Marestel 2010 La Cave du Prieure SAVOIE £12.00

Jardin de Vigne IGP Cotes du Lot Château Armandiere SOUTH-WEST £7.00

Méthode Traditionnelle Rose N/V La Cave du Prieure SAVOIE £11.50

Pinot Noir 2010 La Cave du Prieure SAVOIE £10.00

Mondeuse 2011 La Cave du Prieure SAVOIE £10.00

Cahors 2009 Château Armandiere SOUTH-WEST £8.00

Cahors « Diamant Rouge » 2002 Château Armandiere SOUTH-WEST £12.00

Cahors « Cuvée Réservée de L’Aïeul » 2009 Château Eugénie SOUTH-WEST£12.00                                                                                               

CIDRE DE NORMANDIE BAYEUX £5.00 PER BOTTLE

cave a vins: New wines in for April

cave a vins: New wines in for April: Whites and roses ROSE 2010 CHATEAU D'OLLIERES £9.79 Classic rose de Provence made from a blend of Grenache and Cinsaut and-harvested duri...

New wines in for April

Whites and roses

ROSE 2010 CHATEAU D'OLLIERES £9.79

Classic rose de Provence made from a blend of Grenache and Cinsaut and-harvested during the night. While it can be enjoyed on its own, it is also perfect with grilled meats, fish and Provençal dishes.

PINOT GRIS RESERVE 2010 ANDRE SCHERER £10.89

This Pinot Gris Reserve is made using grapes from a vineyard situated in the south west of Colmar, in the heart of Alsace. This beautiful, well balanced, powerful yet elegant will delight you with a slice of pate, foie gras, white meats or fish

LES CLOUS 2010 DOMAINE SAINT NICOLAS BIODYNAMIC £12.99

This 32 ha biodynamic estate is situated on the Ile d’Ollonne which borders the old salt marshes of the Pays d’Olonnes. No synthetic pesticides or other chemical products have been used since 1995. This cuvee is made from a blend of Chenin, Chardonnay and Groslot Gris.

BLANC CLASSIQUE 2011 BERGERIE DE L'HORTUS £11.59

This wine is made from a judicious blend of Roussane, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris and Chardonnay. It is powerful and complex with notes of pineapple and grapefruit. Well balanced, fresh with a good length. It is excellent with seafood, grilled fish or goat cheeses.

Reds

ARAMIS 2010 CHATEAU D'AYDIE £7.99

This IGP Cotes de Gascogne is made from a blend of Tannat and Syrah. It has aromas of red berries on the nose. It is soft, yet sustained with beautifully intense spicy notes. Pairs perfectly with hams, home-style cooking, grilled meats, roast.

FRONTON LE CLASSIQUE 2008 LE ROC £9.89

Fronton is situated just north of Toulouse and it is known for the varietal Negrette. Le Classique is made from a blend of Negrette, Syrah and Cabernet. It has beautiful aromas of black fruits, ginger bread and spices. This is a wine of character with intense flavours and great length with peppery notes.

LE VIN EST UNE FETE 2009 ELIAN DA ROS BIO £10.99

From one of the top wine producers in the South, this cuvee is made from a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Abouriou. Everything here is on the fruit, freshness. This is a wine to share with your friends around the table. Quirky Biodynamic wine.

BERGERAC CLASSIQUE 2011 TOUR DES GENDRES BIO £9.49 

This wine is made from a blend of Malbec and Merlot. It has beautiful aromas of cheeries, raspberries and mild spices.

New opening hours

Selling niche and, well, good wines seems more and more difficult from a shop so we decided to only open our Bourne End premises on a part-time basis. And yes, we are still strongly refusing to even considering putting on our shelves mass produced plonk to cater for what it seems to prevail : quantity rather than quality.

We are more than happy to welcome you Tuesdays to Fridays 1630 to 2100 and Saturdays 1400 to 2030.

We are closed all public holidays

Outside opening hours, I can be contacted either by email at sales@caveavins.org or by phone on 01628 525202.

Tesco is coming to Bourne End

Well, finally, after many years of battle, Tesco will come to Bourne End. Well, for me, nothing much will change and I strongly believe nothing will change for the local butcher and local greengrocer. We will probably loose one or maybe two Coop stores but, at the end, I have no interests in saving them either.
I, for sure, will continue to offer my great French smelly cheeses, my excellent wines from the Bugey, Savoie, Cahors, Madiran etc to a few local customers and national customers while the majority will be queuing in Tesco Express to buy the latest plonk offer of the month.
At least, not like the shops on the main street, my car park won't be used by their customers.