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May 13th, 2019
Arrival 6:00 pm Cured Olives Cephalonia Orealios Gaea “R” Robola ‘18 *** Sit Down 6[...]
May 7th, 2019
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April 15th, 2019
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April 8th, 2019
Arrowhead Chardonnay offers smooth butterscotch flavors on the palate. A hint of tropical fr[...]
April 8th, 2019
Brace yourselves , Winter is finally here! Celebrate the final season of Game of Thrones with Game [...]
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And buying these during the tasting will get you 10% off the regular price.
Throughout the summer we will be featuring various locally produced wines and liquor products as well as internationally renowned producers that we think you’ll like. Please see our Wine Tastings and Spirits Tastings on the Events Calendar to confirm the schedule and see what we’re featuring that day.
Perfectly Tuned Taste
Just as a three chord progression is at the root of the blues, music is at the core of Three Chord Blended Bourbon, a whiskey infused with a harmony of rich taste, complex structure, and smooth finish. Three Chord is a unique blend of up to 12-year-old bourbons finished with our trademarked process of tonal vibrations called ‘Perfectly Tuned Taste.’ Like the feeling you get when you hear that perfect song, you’ll know Three Chord Bourbon is right with that first sip. Make your own music with Three Chord Bourbon.
Jose Cuervo Especial is a joven Tequila – a blend of reposado and younger tequilas. Especial has a light gold hue with sweet and pleasant agave notes. The flavor is sweet with a hint of oak and vanilla and the finish is well-balanced, short, and smooth.
Bunraku Nihonjin No Wasuremono Yamahai Junmai Sake
We also have liquor tastings throughout the month as well. This month, we’ll be tasting products from Black Button Spirits and Saint Lawrence Spirits. These both are great local NY state distillers with products very popular with our customers. Both distillers regularly bring out new products as well create limited edition specialty products based their customer’s interest. Both use locally grown grains for across NY state.
And as a special event for our customers, we will be holding “Sauvignon Blanc Day” at the end of the month. Held on Thursday, we will be tasting ½ a dozen of our Sauvignon Blanc wines from around the world and offering our customers a 20% discount all day or our entire selection of Sauvignon Blanc wines when you shop in the store. We carry more than 50 Sauvignon Blanc wines and this is a great chance for you experience the difference in taste from the main growing regions around the world.
To see view the schedule of upcoming availability, please see our Tasting event schedule.
About Gates Circle Wine & Liquor of Buffalo, NY
Gates Circle Wine & Liquor is Buffalo’s leading wine and liquor destination, providing the very best products available. We feature products from both NY state and around the world. We offer an unbeatable collection of both every day and exceptional wines from California, Europe, and locally grown here in NY state. At Gates you will always find wines that can tease your palate and fit your budget. For pairing ideas and recommendations, please see one of our staff. We always here to help!
Trick or treat yo’self this spooktacular season with unboolievably good tasting! Featuring: Black Button Distillery, The Walking Dead Wine and Albany Distilling Co. Sip on our secret potion! Remember, candy is dandy but liquor is quicker! On Wednesday October 31st @ 4-7 pm, come join us if you dare.
No tricks, just treats! Stop into gates for some unboolievably good deals!! Drink up, witches!#herefortheboos
La Vieille Ferme Réserve Rosé Brut Sparkling Wine: Delicate peach core with seductive raspberry hints and fine exquisite bubbles. A first nose of fresh red fruit (raspberry, wild strawberry), giving way to a perfect balance between freshness, acidity and roundness. The notes of citrus (pomelo) and white flowers will allow you to serve this wine for all occasions. A blend of Grenache noir, Cinsault, and Pinot noir.
Gruet Brut Rose Wine: a beautiful garnet in color, and has a delicate, fine mousse and rich, fruit flavors. This full-bodied sparkler starts with floral and berry aromas which introduce flavors of cherry, raspberry and wild strawberry. It then proceeds to finish delicately with zesty acidity.
Bohigas Reserva Brut Cava: a pale straw yellow in color with golden hues and small, persistent bubbles. The nose is full of white fruit aromas, especially apple and pear, backed by citrus peel, white flowers, and some spicy bakery notes. In the mouth, it is pleasantly acidic with a creamy feeling from the bubbles and the white fruit and spice notes from the nose. The balanced finish harmonizes the acidity and leaves a fresh sensation in its wake.
Willm Blanc de Blanc Brut: It is a pale yellow in color with a nice brilliance and persisting mousse. This sparkling wine offers an expressive nose full of fresh fruits, apple peaches and apricots. There is a nice maturity and ripe fruit on the palate with a crisp acidity and good fruity balance.
Treviso Prosecco Wine: Sparkling wine with delicate fruity aromas and notes of sweet almonds with the grape variety’s typical bitter finish. In the mouth is fresh and round and quite persistent.
Tresa Il Grillo Di Santa Tresa Brut Spumante Wine: gentle bubbles and a fresh fruity nose with hints of citrus and floral notes. On the palate the wine is very well balanced, gentle and soft with a refreshing burst of acidity and spectacular fruity notes.
Champagne Montaudon Brut :The nose is initially very expressive, delivering floral aromas, then of ripe fruits such as pear and apple. The attack is clear and straight-forward. It develops a symphony of a fresh fruit taste throughout the experience.The Champagne consists of 25 % Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir, 10% Pinot Meunier and 20% Reserve wines.
Millesime Andre Clouet Brut Champagne: s mostly Pinot, with 30-40% Chardonnay.”taste: Ripe cherry, plum, strawberry, raspberry, mushroom, apple, pear, peach, apricot, lemon, lime, orange, pineapple, kiwi, butter, cream and vanilla
Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve: Its blend is made with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier from three different years, sourced from the best sites in the Champagne region. The wine is maturity touched with floral freshness that breathes aromas of fresh fruit and ripe pears. It has s full and accurate flavour combined with a fine freshness and a rich bouquet.
Teeling Whiskey Single Cask is initially matured in ex-bourbon barrels for the first 12 years before being finished exclusively in ex-White Port barrels from the Carcavelos region of Portugal famous for its beautiful light fragrant fruity flavor. A beautiful straw colour hue. It opens with notes of lemon, cantaloupe, peach, white grapes and wine and a hint of spice on the nose. It offers a rich warm mouthfeel, soft citrus fruits, vanilla and prickly spice on the palate and finishes with a warm toasted wood and toffee taste that is light and very smooth.
Brace yourselves , Winter is finally here! Celebrate the final season of Game of Thrones with Game of Thrones wine or Scotch. #GameofThrones #WinterisHere #FortheThrone
Red Blend: A blend of six red varietals; Petite Sirah and Zinfandel. Dark Bing cherry, mulberry, vanilla and mocha aromas. Soft, juicy black fruit combines with chewy tannins to provide a full, rich palate. among the finest in the Seven Kingdoms by those who prefer dry, robust reds
Chardonnay: A blend of 90% Chardonnay, 10% Riesling. Stone fruit and white blossoms lead to a rich, creamy palate of peaches, apricots, tangerine, lemon, baking spices and honey, and a touch of oak on the finish.
Pinot Nior: ripe rich fruit flavors and aromas. It is fruit focused with subtle tones of earthiness, vanilla, spice and toasted oak in the background. A smooth inviting finish; tannins are present and well blended.
This limited edition blend brings you right to the Frozen North with an icy white and blue design along with the iconic Johnnie Walker Striding Man now fashioned in armor to fit in among the ranks of the Night King’s forces. Utilizing temperature-sensitive ink technology, fans will be reminded that “Winter is Here” from an unexpected graphic icy reveal on the bottle when frozen.
Enjoy neat and straight from the cold depths of the freezer.
offers smooth butterscotch flavors on the palate. A hint of tropical fruit completes this well-balanced white, with notes of lime and lemongrass adding themselves to the mix toward the finish.
Chateau Niagara Gewurztraminer
Floral on the nose with spice on the finish. Dry.
focuses on wines made from a natural and sustainable perspective. They allow spontaneous fermentation, add minimal sulfites for stability, use neutral oak for aging, and leave the wine unfined and unfiltered for true terroir expression.
Arrival 6:00 pm
Cured Olives
Cephalonia Orealios Gaea “R” Robola ‘18
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Sit Down 6:30 pm
Oil Cured Fish, Raw Vegetable Nest, Green Tomato Water
Santorini Karamolegos “Federini” Assyritiko ‘18
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Underripe Vegetable Salad a la Horiatiki
Siatista Dio Fili Xynomavro Rose ‘18
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Lamb braised with Bread, Lemonm, Spice & Ramp Skordalia
MNaoussa Argatia “Haroula” ‘15
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“Moussaka” (Components Flavors and Textures of Moussaka)
Noussa Kokkinos Xynomavro ‘14
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Baklava- Nuts, Honey, Pastry & Pine Nut Ice Cream
Karanika Cuvee Speciala Brut N.V.
Place: Marble & Rye , 122 Genesee Street
Date: Monday May 20th, 2019
Time: Arrive 6:00 pm / Sit Down 6:30 pm
Cost: $85.00 plus tax & gratuity
Call 853-1390 for reservations. Sitting is limited
