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Parked in the Slope
October 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Our farmers’ market presence has always been a bit scattered. One weekend we’re in Queens, the next in Midtown. Well not anymore. Aside from being in all those wonderful places, we now have a permanent tent at the Park Slope Farmers’ Market. Starting this Sunday (Oct. 11th from 11am to 5pm) and running through December, you’ll be able to taste, chat and of course purchase all our wonderful juice. We look forward to being part of the Slope community! See you guys there!
Speaking of great Markets, we’ll be pouring and and selling at the Union Square Green Market this Friday, October 9th from 9 am till 6pm. Come on by and pick up a couple of bottles to have with your local leeks!
New Amsterdam Market
September 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Being a part of NYC’s Green Market scene is nothing new here at BOE, but I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about this one-of-a-kind market experience. BOE is proud and excited to be part of this unique event, the New Amsterdam Market. The brainchild Robert La Valla and Cerise Mayo, the market takes it’s inspiration from some of the world’s most historic bazaars, Les Halles and London’s Borough Market. It’s also a celebration of one of New York’s first economies. The setting, situated on South Street between Peck Slip and the Foulton Fish Market, is in the same spot as the original South Street Market, where some of the city’s first residents procured produce, cheese and meat from farmers who ferried their wares in from across the river in Brooklyn.
Following in that tradition (although we’ll be driving, not boating), BOE will set up shop amongst some other great local wineries (Paumanok Vineyards, Bridge Winery). We’ll be pouring samples, so come by and try before you buy! The market will run one Sunday (starting this Sunday, September 13th @ 11am) a month through December. Check the website for more dates and information.
See you there!
www.newamsterdammarket.org
New Amsterdam Market Video
Gearing Up For Fall
August 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Its hard to imagine, but summer is almost over. We here at BOE are heating up as the weather cools. We’re going to be all over town in the coming months, including several in-store tastings, as well as green-markets. Please swing by the following places and say hello (and take home some BOE!). Keep checking in for updates.
.In-Store Tasting @ Red, White & Bubbly: Sept. 11th, 5pm-8pm, Park Slope
.In-Store Tasting @ Big Tree Bottles: Sept. 12th, 4pm-7pm, Bushwick
.New Amsterdam Market @ Fulton Market: Sept. 13th, South Street Seaport
.In-Store Tasting @ Astor Wines and Spirits: Sept 18th 6pm-8pm, 399 Lafayette St.
Speaking of heating up, Brooklyn Oenology took home several awards at this year’s New York Food and Wine Classic! Wines from all over New York State were submitted and tasted by a panel of experts. Of the dozens of wines in the competition, BOE garnered the following medals:
.Motley Cru 2006 – Silver Medal
.Social Club White 2007 – Bronze Medal
.Viognier 2007 – Bronze Meadal
And…Motley Cru 2006 was selected as Best of Appellation, from Appellation America!
That’s a lot of metal folks!
Greenmarkets Galore! Fulton Stall Market Opening Weekend, and Carroll Gardens Farmer’s Market
May 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Check it out – we’re going to be sampling the wines, and SELLING the wines at two farmer’s markets this weekend!
First, BOE is the featured winery at the opening weekend of the brand-new Fulton Stall Market, in what was the Fulton Fish Market at South Street Seaport. The Market is opens on Friday, May 22 and Saturday May 23 from 10 AM to 6 PM, and we’ll be at the New York Winestand pouring samples and selling bottles amongst our neighbors from New York and New Jersey. At the market you’ll find coffee, flowers, artisan breads, sauces and chutneys, cheeses, seafood, produce, and CUPCAKES!! I know where I’m headed for my break… heh heh. Visit the Fulton Stall Market website for more deets on the vendors.
Then, on Sunday yours truly will be at the Carroll Gardens Farmer’s Market from 10 AM to 4 PM for a repeat performance; more tasty samples and tasty bottles for sale. It’s located on Carroll Street between Court and Smith Streets, just a block from the Carroll Street F-train stop.
At both markets, we’re offering a special discount to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend, and springtime, and sunny skies… buy any three or more bottles and get 10% off! And have yourself a damn fine long weekend. Hope to see you out there!
Now serving… Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C.
May 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Oh, yeah… It’s official! BOE wines are now being distributed in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C.!
This is thanks to Andrew Stover, sommelier extraordinaire for OYA Restaurant & Lounge and SEI Restaurant & Lounge in Washington DC. Andrew found me at the New York Wine Expo last year, and then took on the Chardonnay and Social Club White for his two restaurants, so we’ve been working together for a year now.
Andrew has started up a portfolio called Vino 50, the Fifty States of Wine, which represents wines from all around the country, and not just from CA, OR, and WA. His portfolio also includes wines from Idaho, Colorado, Michigan, Arizona, Virginia, and New York, and soon from many other states too. BOE is his New York selection, and the entire portfolio is being distributed by Siema Wines throughout VA, MD, and DC, and taking BOE with it!
Who knows… maybe BOE will end up in the White House??
Green Point Wines are not from Greenpoint
April 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Hello all. There has been an item on the list of wines available out there in the world that has been bugging me – specifically, a wine whose marketers have been trying to promote it as something that relates to Brooklyn.
It’s a line of wines called Green Point. Green Point Wines are from Australia, people – nowhere near us. And, to boot, it’s imported by the great French luxury brands conglomerate, Louis Vuitton – Moet Hennesey (LVMH). LVMH happened upon a wine from halfway around the world that happened to have a similar name to one of our neighborhoods, and has been trying to purport it as a wine that has something to do with this part of the world.
Needless to say, this irritates the crap out of me. This wine, this Green Point wine, has nothing at all to do with Brooklyn, not even New York, let alone the United States.
I first came across this wine last year at Summer Screen in McCarren Park Pool; they had this well-produced video montage of rolling green vineyards, alternating with stark view of the urban landscape (presumably from somewhere in Brooklyn), with lovely drippy phrases like “from the lush hills… to the sophisticated city… ” scrolling through the scenery, trying to elicit a connection between this winery and our Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint.
This really frustrates me, because BOE is my little company, with which I’m trying to do something genuine and meaningful to Brooklyn and our local area. Many people I’ve spoken to about this wine hadn’t at all realized the truth about this wine until I told them. So, I bring the news to you – beware the imitators!
More medals, and the benefits…
April 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Well, here I go bragging again. We’ve won more medals. We dun good.
This time, the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition at the end of March. We got four:
- SILVER – 2006 Motley Cru (yee-aah!!! Motley’s first medal!)
- BRONZE – 2007 Chardonnay
- BRONZE – 2007 Viognier
- BRONZE – 2007 Social Club White
The great thing about this competition is that all the proceeds go to benefit Camp Good Days, a retreat in New York’s Finger Lakes for children and families who suffer from cancer and other major diseases – all all of the camp’s services are free to these families. So, it was about a lot more than just winning prizes. Make a donation at their website!
