Things Happening in the 'Hood this Week

Here are some events happening in and around the 'Front this week. (Like that? I just made up that nickname for the neighborhood. Maybe it will catch on...)

Thursday, November 29 
Jalopy is having a benefit show for the Red Hook recovery with The Red Hook Ramblers, Buffie Roseanne, The Dalton Family Singers, Brian Speaker and The Charles Mansfield Band. Click here to buy Tickets! 
9pm, $5
Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, 315 Columbia Street, between Woodhull and Rapeleye

Friday, November 30
Dry Dock is having one of their free Friday night wine tastings. This week, it's USA wines, Pinot noir and riesling. "Just because it's gotten cold doesn't mean you don't need something light bodied or sweet in your life."
5:30-8:30pm, free
Dry Dock Wine and Spirits, at their temporary outpost at 370 Van Brunt between Wolcott and Dikeman
www.drydockny.com

Saturday, December 1
MicNik Lounge is holding a fundraiser to benefit the Brooklyn Recovery Fund with DJ D, Lady Creme, Carrie Whitenoise, and DJ|JD. All proceeds go to hurricane recovery.
5pm to 2am, $5 minimum donation
MicNik 200 Columbia Street, between Sackett and Degraw

Sunday, December 2
Eat Pie and Shop
PS 29 is hosting their 4th Annual Benefit with Pie Social and Celebrity Judged Contest; Local Gift Fair, Kid’s Crafts and Portrait Studio. For more information, including a list of all vendors and information on how to enter a pie, please visit www.eatpieandshop.org.
11am to 4pm, free
PS 29, 425 Henry Street, between Baltic and Kane

Blind Wine Tasting in Red Hook

Friday nights Botta di Vino hosts blind wine tasting from 8:30-10. Cost is the purchase of one bottle. With live guitar, snacks, and games for a chance to win a free bottle.

Tonight, Friday October 7, 8:30-10 p.m.

botta di vino
357 Van Brunt Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
347.689.3664
www.bottadivino.net

Wine and Southern Fried Chicken tonight in Red Hook

A special event at wine shop botta di vino:

Tuesday's Education in a Glass is here.

Inexpensive, delicious and fun.
How do you Southern Fry your Wine?
Menu: Southern Fried Chicken with Fennel & Grapefruit Salad.

Wine: Comelli Sauvignon Blanc, Soffembergo & Moscato

$20 per person

Only 12 Seats

First come first serve

Tuesday, August 23, 6-8 p.m

botta di vino

357 Van Brunt Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
347.689.3664

http://www.bottadivino.net/

Valentine's Champagnes at Dry Dock - Feb 11

5:30 – 8:30pm, free

We drink Champagne to celebrate love in all its manifestations, including our love of Champagne!

We’re going to sample a biodynamic blanc de blancs from Larmandier-Bernier, as well as a lovely rosé champagne from Montaudon.

LET LOVE RULE!

... and bring home a bottle to celebrate one on one.

Laird’s Applejack Tasting with Baked’s Apple Upside-Down Cake December 4th, 2010

Baked and dry dock wine + spirits are celebrating apple season! We’re serving Baked’s Apple Upside-Down Cake made with Laird’s Applejack and will be serving the spirit both straight up and in a cocktail. The pairing of pie and spirits will be at dry dock wine + spirits on Saturday, December 4th from 4 to 7 pm, free to the public. Customers will receive a 10% discount toward the purchase of any Laird’s product and can enter a raffle to win an Apple Upside-Down Cake from Baked. This offer is only valid on Saturday, December 4th.

Applejack has been a staple of American drinking tradition since colonial times. The Laird family has been making the “cider spirit” for over 300 years and became the first commercial American distillery in 1780. Everyone from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln and Johnny Appleseed help spread Applejack throughout the country. 


dry dock wine + spirits, located at 424 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn, is Red Hook's neighborhood wine & spirits store, offering outstanding value and high quality from smaller vintners, producers and importers from around the world. We offer over 400 hand-picked wines with 50 choices priced $12 and under, as well as a beautifully edited selection of spirits. dry dock has been featured in both Imbibe and Out magazines as a destination shop with an eclectic collection of craft-distilled spirits including over 75 whisk(e)y choices. Wine & spirits tasting weekly; open m-w 12-9, th-sat 12-11, sun 12-8.

Baked, located at 359 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn, is both a neighborhood spot and nationally recognized bakery. Baked has been featured on the Martha Stewart Show, Today Show, Food Network and the Style Network. Baked has also received awards from Time Out, French Culinary Institute, Citysearch and America’s Test Kitchen for their outstanding creations.

Le Beaulolais Nouveau est arrivé!!

The arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau is always such a celebration in France. Back when I was in college in Paris, my friends and I were always looking forward to that time.

Late in November, the bars and bistros would bring out the outdoor heaters, and waist-high bags of walnuts. We would huddle up with our glasses and crack the walnuts, throwing the shells on the ground. We would drink, eat, share and smoke (it was the nineties) for hours, celebrating the first wine of the new vintage.

Those years seem very fay away, but I am delighted that a taste of my youth is coming to Red Hook thanks to Dry Dock

2010 Beaujolais Nouveau Taste-Off

Friday, November 19th, 2010

5:30 to 8:30pm

Come celebrate the first release of the 2010 Beaujolais Nouveau vintage with a free taste-off Friday, November 19th, 5:30 to 8:30pm at dry dock wine + spirits.

In one corner, Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants’ offering of Damien Dupeuble’s 2010 vintage will be ready for sipping, while in the other corner, Louis Dressner Imports will bring their Terres Dorees Beaujolais Nouveau to the ring for a flavor square-off. This pair of producers was chosen because of their use of traditional wine making techniques such as hand harvesting, the use of indigenous yeasts and the absence of sulphur dioxide added to the fermentation process. This is a rare opportunity to taste the first vintage of the season from two esteemed producers side by side.

From France, Beaujolais Nouveau is the first young wine of the new vintage year that is enjoyed in the autumn. Winemakers rush to pick, press and bottle the grapes in time for the release on the third Thursday every November. The tradition is to share the new harvest with friends and family during the holiday season, especially with the Thanksgiving meal.

dry dock wine & spirits, located at 424 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn, is Red Hook's neighborhood wine & spirits store, offering outstanding value and high quality from smaller vintners, producers and importers from around the world. We offer over 400 hand picked wines with 50 choices priced $12 and under, as well as a beautifully edited selection of spirits. dry dock has been featured in both Imbibe and Out magazines as a destination shop with an eclectic collection of craft-distilled spirits including over 75 whisk(e)y choices.

Wine & spirits tasting weekly; open m-w 12-9, th-sat 12-11, sun 12-8.

Wine and Cheese by Fairway at Botta di Vino - Oct 28th

Wine and Chocolate... for free! Hurray for Botta Di Vino and Baked!

Who doesn't like this combination?

Join Botta Di Vino and Baked for an evening of chocolate and red Italian wine.
Thursday, September 30th, 7-9pm
At 357, Van Brunt Street

Mmmmh!...

Wine School with Botta di Vino

Bourbon and Cheese tasting

Heaven Hill Distilleries and BKLYN Larder Specialty Cheeses pairing at Char No. 4

September 14th, 2010

September is National Bourbon Heritage Month and dry dock wine+spirits is celebrating with Heaven Hill Distilleries and BKLYN Larder at Char No. 4 in Brooklyn, NY with an intimate American whiskey and cheese pairing on Tuesday, September 14th.

Featured whiskeys will include Elijah Craig, Evan Williams and Bernheim Wheat Whiskey. Sergio Hernandez, cheesemonger from BKLYN Larder and Jessica Butts, representative from Heaven Hill Distilleries, will be leading the cheese and whiskey tasting.

Tickets are $40 per person and space is limited.

Two sessions are available, 7pm and 9pm; please contact Char No. 4 for tickets at 718.643.2106.

dry dock wine & spirits, located at 424 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn, is Red Hook's neighborhood wine & spirits store, offering outstanding value and high quality from smaller vintners, producers and importers from around the world. We offer over 400 hand picked wines with 50 choices priced $12 and under, as well as a beautifully edited selection of spirits. dry dock has been featured in both Imbibe and Out magazines as a destination shop with an eclectic collection of craft-distilled spirits including over 75 whisk(e)y choices.

Wine & spirits tasting weekly; open m-w 12-9, th-sat 12-11, sun 12-8.

BKLYN Larder, located at 228 Flatbush Ave in Park Slope, Brooklyn specializes in hand crafted cheeses, homemade prepared foods, and special and sustainably produced grocery items.

Char No. 4 is a whiskey bar inspired by a passion for bourbon. It features over 150 American whiskeys and serves a menu of American fare with a Southern influence. Char No. 4 is located 196 Smith Street in Cobble Hill.

This week at Dry Dock

Friday, April 23^rd: 6 – 8:30 pm

Thierry Puzelat will be in the store for a special tasting! We will taste some of his and our favorites.

Saturday, April 24^th: 5 – 8 pm:

Spanish wines with Pam from Aviva. Olé!

This week at Dry Dock

Friday, April 16^th: 5 – 8 pm

Ferrand Cognac, Citadelle Gin & Barbados Rum Mathilde Liqueurs. Ferrand is one of the oldest Cognac houses and Citadelle Gin is made using the same pots that Cognac is distilled in.

Saturday, April 17^th: 4 – 7 pm: TBA

Paumanok has been making wine on Long Island since 1983. Join us as we taste their Cabernet Franc, Festival Red, Chardonnay and Rose.

Sunday, April 18^th: 3 – 6 pm

It's a Makers Mark Experience! We'll be tasting the Bourbon at different points in its lifecycle. From a new make (right from the tap) and a 1 year old to what’s on the shelf and then an over-matured 10 year old.

This week at Dry Dock

Friday, April 9^th: 5 – 8 pm

New Zealand wines from Tablelands, TeAwa and more.

Saturday, April 10^th: 4 – 7 pm

David Bowler Wines is back with wines from Spain.

Sunday, April 11^th: 3 – 6 pm

Bols Genever and Damrak Gin tasting.

Free Mother's Day wine tasting at Donna Da Vine

New mom and owner of Donna Da Vine (a wine store on Atlantic Ave) is celebrating her first Mother's Day by conducting a free wine tasting on Sunday, May 10th from 3pm to 7pm.
She will be featuring some of her favorite wines produced by moms!

Here's just a taste of what's on the menu:

domaine gaujal st bon cote de thau rose '08
domaine gaujal picpoul de pinet '07
penner ash roseo '08
heron pinot noir 'vin de pays doc' 06
heron sexto 'terra alta' '06
revolution shiraz '06

Sounds awesome!