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Tomorrow is…..
Open Bottle Thursday!
September 16, 2021
Yes, we will have it open to taste!
3:00PM - 8:00PM
Featuring:
 Thorn-Clarke
James Goddard
Shiraz
Barossa Valley, Australia
100% Shiraz
2018
From Gold mining
to Grape growing!
92 Points!
Wine & Spirits
"Blended from two estate vineyards, St. Kitts and Milton Park, this shiraz offers its richness without any aggression or overt perfume. It’s just lush and delicious, a friendly embrace of firm tannins and purple-red fruit. The texture and flavor combine in a saturated meatiness, for Korean barbecue." Wine & Spirits (February 2021),
Our Thoughts......
Deep vibrant red with purple hues to the rim. The nose shows lifted plums, vibrant purple berries and a delicate spice note. The palate has concentrated satsuma plum, blackberry with lovely charry oak in the background. Long, juicy and even with plush fruit on the finish. Pairings, Barbecue or smoked meat, burgers, medium to hardy cheeses, great with roasted lamb as well. Harvested at night to preserve both the pureness of the fruit and to maintain the acidity. Aged 10-12 months in French and American oak, minimal fining and filtration were used.
Our Regular price $25.99
 Special Sale Price Only
$18.50
a bottle and if you buy
6 or more bottles
the price drops to
$16.00
That"s only $96.00 per six pack!
Don’t want to miss the sale?
Can’t make it Thursday?
Click Here
or Call us as
quantities are limited, so with
that said, first come first served!
703-668-WINE (9463)
A bit about Thorn Clarke ......
The name Thorn-Clarke represents the union between two families with deep roots in the Barossa Valley and six generations of grape growing. Cheryl Clarke’s (née Thorn) family were some of the earliest settlers in the region and have been growing grapes since the 1870s. The Thorn family property ‘Clifton’ is home to one of the oldest Shiraz vineyards in Australia, and perhaps the world, with earliest records for plantings dating back to 1854. It is still owned and operated by Cheryl’s brother.
James Goddard was an ancestor of the Clarke family. Born in West Sussex, England in 1823, James spent his 74 years as a sailor, a whaler, a bullock  driver, farmer, prospector, miner and hotel keeper. From an illiterate runaway living rough on the streets of London, he became a rich, successful and admired pillar of South Australian society.
James arrived in Adelaide in 1839 as a 16-year-old sailor. Twelve years later, his life changed forever with the news of gold findings. For the next 20 years, James roamed the country learning the geology that improved his chances of prospecting.
In 1870, he tried his luck near his farm in the Barossa Valley and discovered the region’s first gold deposits, creating the prosperous Lady Alice Mine. The Lady Alice Mine, though it is no longer operational, was & still is the most successful gold mine in South Australia. From these roots, the Thorn-Clarke family has been connected to the region for the last 150 years.
James Goddard Shiraz is a blend Shiraz sourced from the Milton Park vineyard in the north of Eden Valley, and the St Kitts vineyard in the far northern area of the Barossa. Fruit is harvested in the cool of the night to maintain maximum flavour and freshness and it is fermented for 8 days. The ferment is pumped over twice daily to extract the colour and flavour from the fruit. Once finished fermentation the wine was then matured in a blend of French and American oak for a period of 10 to 12 months depending on the vintage.
Winemaker Peter Kelly, strongly believes that to make wines with complexity and elegance, the first step is getting the vineyards right. Theirs is a long-term approach to serve as a custodian for the Barossa’s reputation and their families’ commitment to making great wines. The vineyard team focuses first on nurturing quality grapes from prime land without cutting corners. Once grapes are harvested and into the winery it’s about balance. The Thorn-Clarke family has a strong belief in the age-old saying "you can"t make good wine from bad grapes."mIn 2018, Thorn-Clarke achieved level blue certification with Sustainable Winegrowing Australia.
Thank you
for shopping local!!
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