The Greene Grape Blog

Introducing: The White Moustache

While Greek yogurt is still super trendy right now, we couldn’t resist making a little room on the shelf for something a little more creative. The White Moustache Yogurt is new to Brooklyn, a microbatch producer of old-world technique Greek and Persian styles of the thick stuff.

Starting Friday, they’ll be on the shelves. We’ve invited the producer, Homa, to share her yogurts with you, in a FREE tasting this Sunday, 1-3pm!

Available in lovely glass jars that showcase how special these are, their yogurts are made from Hudson Valley Fresh milk and live probiotics, without thickeners, salt, sugar or extra cream, like some other brands. We’re excited to launch their brand with 3 varieties – the uber-thick, pure Greek, The Kiss – Greek yogurt sweetened with Orange Blossom Honey and hand-chopped walnuts. The third is Moosir, their Persian style, which is a little less strained, and accented with imported Iranian shallots. This last one is more like a tzatziki, perfect for drizzling over fish or chicken, dipping into with pita chips, or for those of you who prefer a more savory yogurt experience. We think you’ll love them all!

Red Spring

PRODUCE LOVERS: What does your May taste like?

Probably mouth-watering pies, grilled vegetables and tangy salads – in whichcase, you’re in luck, because we’ve just gotten a barrelful of radishes (pink beauty, red ball and French breakfast) and luminous local rhubarb. (We also have new bunched spinach baby bok choy, baby sweet hakurei turnips, and lots of wild foraged ramps, but those are green – and green and red don’t go together in May.)

All these rubies are from Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, and go with the season – so we advise you to bet on red immediately!

Granbazan Rias Baixas Albarino Etiqueta Ambar 2011

Best Value in the NY Times round up of Spanish Albarinos, the last 12 cases of the Granbazan Rias Baixas Albarino Etiqueta Ambar 2011 ($22) are in-store and ready to ship!  ”Deep, aromatic and steely with lingering complex flavors of spice and citrus,” this is a great crowd-pleasing summer sipper.

To reserve yours, order online or call us at (718) 797-9463.

Cheers!

Granbazan Albariño 2011

Best Value in this week’s New York Times round up of Spanish Albarinos, Granbazan Rias Baixas Albariño Etiqueta Ambar 2011 ($22) also got rave reviews from other prominent wine journalists (a ’92′ in Wine Advocate for those who buy by the book).

We expect 12 cases to arrive in the store later this week.  To order yours, shop online or call us at (718) 797-9463.

UPDATE:  They have arrived!  And therefore, so have you . . .

The Insider’s Best Bet

As connoisseurs walk by the French section of our store, each and every one gives a reverential nod to one bottle – the Clos de la Roilette Beaujolais. Sometimes they touch the label, sometimes they just let loose a passing comment like ‘that wine is awesome.’ So when we found out that we had a shot at the last 10 cases of the 2011 vintage available to retailers and not reserved for restaurants, we took it.  If only to preserve our street cred with our wine reps.

From a producer and vintage that that made famed wine critic Jancis Robinson crow: “I’m in love . . . go, go and invest heavily in 2011 Beaujolais”, this is truly a beloved bottle.  Juicy, yet elegant with brambly red and black fruits and an unbelievably silky mouthfeel with notes of smoke and spice.  And, in a nice bit of kismet, the label happens to feature a picture of a racehorse that has been on the bottle since the ’60s, perfect if you’re celebrating Derby Day and want an alternative to juleps.

To order Clos de la Roilette Fleurie 2011 ($22.00, $18.70 a bottle with 15% case discount), call us at (718) 797-9463.pm! Tasting tonight from 6-8