Portugal… the Grape
Cranberry Liquors wants you to “Forget what you know about Portuguese wine”
TLDR: If you want really, really good, “Old World” wine on a scamp budget
Hours Hors D’oeuvres, Happy hour/ Holiday Hints
It’s the holiday season… To quote a CLiquor store owner: “Holy smokes Batman, it’s less than a week from Thanksgiving!” A week from today, people across America will be celebrating the most American thing since High School prom night: Thanksgiving … Fortunately, we’ve got some excellent wine pairing suggestions, as well as other great information […]
On Cape Cod Today? When in Rome…
It's raining on Cape Cod. Some may ask "What's new?" and others may ask "What now?!" Never fear - C. Liquors is here. A few years ago I had a customer tell me I would love Burning Man and should consider going. I should have listened to him! Last night I was reading about the [...]
Toasting the Local Spirits: Cape Cod Beer and First Crush Winery
If you haven’t noticed already, there are a few celebrated local companies that have helped keep Cape Cod in the proverbial loop. Craft beer lovers everywhere rave about Cape Cod Beer, a brewery smack dab in the middle of Hyannis. Cranberry Liquors’ staff remembers when people would see a few guys cruising around, hand delivering their […]
Rose All Day?
Rose: The prettiest way to make women like you Despite a massive jump in popularity over the past year, rosé wines are still widely misunderstood. If they aren’t being desecrated with gummy bears or some other Pinterest shenanigans (yes, that’s a thing,) rosé wines are misconstrued. As Dry. Or Sweet. Or, dare I say it, [...]
Barefoot Refresh Spritzer
Have you ever been on a boat? How about a fisherman’s boat? Did you know that fishermen have crazy rules you must follow if you want to remain one their boat? Well, they do. Some of Cranberry Liquor’s patrons are fishermen, and I got the run down! No pig (hotdogs, pork), for instance. No bananas. […]
The Blend Trend
While most people like to stick with a favorite varietal (cabernet, pinot noir, chardonnay), You may be missing out on some excellent wines that are blends of two, three, four even five varietals. So let’s talk about these…
Buena Vista – The Count
This is a proprietary blend most similar to an Italian red wine: “The wine is full in body and somewhat on the soft side, but that softness is never overdone, and it stays in balance while allowing easy access to its deep personality even at this youthful juncture. Less in need of aging that many […]
Hook & Ladder- Station 10
This blend is exceedingly popular at Cranberry Liquors. The Tillerman Red is another blend from Hook and Ladder, but Station 10 remains to be the favorite. Here’s an excerpt from the website: For this blend we picked grapes from our oldest Zinfandel vines and a small amount of old vine Carignane and Alicante Bouschet from […]
Firehouse Red Tamarack Cellars
Tamarack Cellars created a blend of ten (+?) wines barrels from American and French Oak barrels. ‘Firehouse Red’ is described below in an excerpt from Tamarack Cellars’ website: Deceptively sweet aromas of strawberries, raspberries and rose petals. The flavors are dark, rich, lusciously mouthwatering, with cherries, boysenberries, tart plum skins, hints of leather, sweet pipe […]
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