Wine Tasting 1-4pm Saturday, Jan 14

After graduating from Bryant College, Greg launched his professional career in finance and marketing, including working for the Dutch Steel Company, Hoogovens Steel, as a business development specialist. After working in the corporate world for 10 years, he sought a more passioniate career and spent the next decade as a National Ski Patroller and ski equipment retailer. While Greg was patroling the slopes, his ardor for wine began to flourish. To slake his growing thirst for knowledge, he sought out masses of wine literature and set foot into the great wine regions of the world, traveling most recently to France's Rhone Valley. "It is everything about wine that fascinates me - the history, travel, tasting, and food pairing," says Greg. With his deep knowledge and passionate personality, Greg began working at Harry's in May 2010 and continues to find much joy in selecting the perfect bottle for the customers' needs.

Scroll down for fun story and a new blog created by some of our customers...


Castelvero Cortese 2010 $7.99
Cortese is the grape that makes up the noble white wine Gavi di Gavi of Piedmont, Italy. This light-bodied Cortese has nice aromatics, tangy citrus-melon fruit components, and no oak. The wine is crisp, clean, and refreshing, with a lovely whisper of fruit on the finish. If you enjoy Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc this is a must-try for you.

Bichot Cotes de Nuits Red Burgundy 2009 $24.99
The nose combines the black fruit aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry with subtle spicy notes. The structure is firm now but will lighten into a beautiful smoothness and a long finish. The tannins are silky and the flavors become more complex upon aeration with notes of underbrush and game.

Ah yes the fun story...
As we were getting started Jennifer and John Kortekaas (Pictured with Greg above) came in with a fairly common request. They were looking for a wine pairing for the meal they are preparing. A number of us on staff have culinary backgrounds and are always happy to make suggestions and in this case Jennifer and John found me (Patrick) first so I got the job today. They tell me that they like to ask us because we always give them good suggestions (I like these folks, They seem really bright and they're good for the ego). Anyway it turns out that they are doing a stuffed steak that has Prociutto, Fontina, Basil and a Cabernet reduction. Today I suggested the Argiano NC 2009 which is a blend of Cab, Merlot, Syrah and Sangiovese which I think will work well with it. Hopefully next week they will tell me I was right, we'll see.
After a little more conversation I learned that they have a blog that they started with a friend called Culinary Sunday's. It seems well put toghether and might be worth a bookmark if you are so inclined. Here is the link- http://www.culinarysundays.blogspot.com
Check it out and see what you think. They tell me that they will be by weekly for their wine pairing so you'll see our hits and misses along the way.

-Patrick