The Greene Grape Blog

Nafi’s Hot Pepper Condiment

Heat up your next meal with Nafi’s Hot Pepper Condiment AND taste all three flavors: cumin, curry, and ginger-lemon grass, this Saturday 2/25 from 2-4pm.

Use Nafi’s as a spread on sandwiches, a dip for chips, or as a base sauce to doctor up with coconut milk and stock for a delicious dinner.

Meatballs, Terrines, Corned Beef, Oh My!

Winter time means comfort food, and our butchers have been hard at work creating a range of meat dishes, for you to cook at home,  re-heat, or enjoy as is!  If your appetizers need a little boost, try a shmear of Bacon Jam, or our smoky Beet Spread, a tasty combo of sweet beets and smoked duck, pork and chicken.  And the charcuterie counter is hosting two patés, a lamb and pork Country Paté, and a spreadable Cider Braised Rabbit Terrine.

When your entree needs a bit of creativity, we’ve got Rabbit Meatballs which have a little pork, Gruyere cheese, tarragon and mustard, and can be quickly cooked at home and served with many of our fresh vegetables in our produce case.  But if pasta’s on the menu, you can’t go wrong with our 4-Meat Bolognese, made from beef, lamb, veal and pork.  And certainly don’t forget all of our sausages, made in house regularly!

For lunch, we’re excited to share our newest addition to the counter: House made Corned Beef.

All of our meat treats are made from animals raised with care and love at Slope, Arcadian Pastures, and Kinderhook Farms.

Domaine Cayron Gigondas 2008

In this morning’s New York Times wine column on Gigondas, the elephant in the room was the 2008 Gigondas from Domaine du Cayron, a wine that wasn’t even in the tasting but seems to have made an indelible impression on chief wine critic Eric Asimov.

Despite finding the Gigondas he sampled as overall “sound, fruity, generous wines,” Eric Asimov seemed haunted by the “ravishing” “perfectly refreshing” Cayron with “the great wash of plummy, berry fruit anchored by an earthy, almost gravelly foundation.”  Even after devoting a whole column to discussing the wines in the tasting, he rhapsodized that “I can’t forget the earthy, licorice-tinged ’08 Domaine du Cayron that I drank at home. Even if it wasn’t in the tasting, it’s the benchmark I use for how enjoyable Gigondas can be.”

Intrigued at what kind of wine could inspire such devotion, we tracked down just 24 bottles of the Domaine du Cayron Gigondas 2008 ($29.50) and are happy to offer them first come, first served to those calling us at (718) 797-9463.

We’re Bubbling Over

For the next 2 days in celebration of Valentine’s we’ll be opening some sparkling wines.  From 6-8pm today, you can sample Gruet Brut Rose NV ($17.50), a sparkling pink wine from New Mexico but made in the true champagne tradition using secondary fermentation.  From 6-8pm tomorrow, try Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Brut NV ($55), the french champagne that was chosen as the Best of Tasting in the NY Times round up of champagnes.

The Annex and Provisions have tons of treats at every price point for Valentine’s.  From butter cookie conversation hearts at Annex to Lobsters and oysters (special order by 4:30pm tonight!) at Provisions and cheese to accompany champagne at Fort Cheese, you’ll find everything you need to celebrate.

I Love NYou

Celebrate your love for the local, with our I LOVE NY Valentine’s Day Package.

We start with our house made Bacon Jam, a low-and-slow cooked blend of  D’Artagnan’s Applewood Smoked Bacon, and Brooklyn’s own Olso Roasters Coffee. Its sweet and spicy flavors and unique texture make for a perfect condiment to most cheeses. Kinderhook Creek, made by Old Chatham in the Hudson Valley, is an all-sheep Camembert style, unctuous and decadent, sweet and just enough salt.

Because no Valentine’s Celebration is complete without chocolate, we’ve chosen the Nunu Chocolates Beer Box, a 6 pack of truffles blended with some of the best microbrews around. Wash it all down with our Borough’s own Brooklyn Brewery Local 2, a Belgian-style Strong Dark Ale, a touch sweet and malty, a dessert in and of itself. The 750ml bottle is big enough to share, nearly as strong as wine, and full of effervescent bubbles.

I LOVE NY
1 4oz Jar House Made Bacon Jam  * 1/4 lb Kinderhook Creek
1 750 ml of Brooklyn Local 2 * 6-pack Nunu Chocolates Beer Box

All for just $50.

Add your choice of fresh bread from Sullivan Street or Roberta’s for the complete I LOVE NY experience! Pre-order at the cheese counter!