16 Nov

Hours Hors D’oeuvres, Happy hour/ Holiday Hints

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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 regarding the upcoming holiday.

That’s right folks, we are T Minus 6 Days away from school vacations, in-laws and spending frenzies.

[This is your (THAW THAT TURKEY) warning.]

In years past, sweet whites, inexpensive reds and those all-year-friendly roses have been hugely successful, to both our customers and our own guest’s delight. We also have that which refuses to die: the beaujolais nouveau.

Wine Suggestions – Thanksgiving 2018

This year, not only do we have suggestions for your holiday meal, but I got Joe the owner to write them! Then, all I had to do was build a post and add some images to this post.

In the time it took to write the post, that post died when our website crashed. Fortunately, Joe’s reviews were sent to me via email.

In a nutshell, what I wrote yesterday made the point that these wine suggestions aren’t picked out of a hat.

We find a great wine
We get a great price on said wine because we buy a lot when we find good wine.
We can then offer same wine to our customers at an equally excellent price.
Because we paid less, and we want you to have great wine, everyone wins.

tl;dr: In all seriousness, the selection a store makes is what makes a store great.

Without further ado, Joe’s Word…

White Wines

Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc/Viognier Blend ($12.99) What started out as an experiment at Pine Ridge Vineyards has long been recognized as a successful white wine blend enjoyed by many and highly recommended at Cranberry Liquors.

A food-friendly wine, CB+V (their designation, not mine) pairs well with turkey and all the trimmings. It presents ripe fruity flavors which are balanced by a natural acidity thus complementing your meal, not competing with it. At $12.99, the Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc/Viognier presents a unique and sophisticated alternative to typical white wines served for Thanksgiving Day dinner.

Dr. Loosen Riesling ($11.99) If you’re not feeling in an experimental mood, Dr. L’s Riesling is the go-to white wine for your Thanksgiving.

Long a traditional favorite, the fruity sweetness of Riesling goes with turkey like cranberry sauce does.

If your serving wine to folks who aren’t typical wine-drinkers at mealtime, this is the can’t-fail choice.

If you prefer a drier wine but don’t want to abandon the Riesling motif, Cranberry Liquors also has the Dry Riesling ($13.99) and Red Slate Dry ($15.99) from Dr. Loosen as well.

As mentioned before, rosé has evolved from “all day” to “all year,” and can be an excellent compliment to your bird.

Red Wine Pairings

All winery information listed at the end of this post!

The Crusher Pinot Noir ($10.99) The Crusher (who doesn’t like saying “The Crusher”?) is a California vinted and bottled pinot noir that exhibits all the classic elements of a great pinot at an excellent price: Bright, strawberry rhubarb on the nose and moderate tannins to deliver a nice, long finish. The winemaker’s tasting notes even describe a taste of cranberry in its flavor profile. What better red wine to serve with turkey?

Folie a Deux Zinfandel

($17.99) For the wine drinker that likes a good cabernet with a good steak, the Folie a Deux Zin provides a robust, full-bodied red wine experience for your Thanksgiving. Jammy berry aromas give way to mocha and cedar.

Medium tannins, and a round mouthfeel make this a wine which will stand up to turkey or pork.

Just in case you are doing something a little different this Thanksgiving.

*Cue applause track*

If you can’t take Joe’s word for it, take mine.

If you can’t take my word for it, take LeVar Burton’s.

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Reading Rainbow (or best gif ever)

If you trust no one (not even LeVar?!)
We will be tasting the wines listed below tomorrow, Saturday November 17 from 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM. (click here for that information…)

Additionally (rather, before I forget) can I interest you in my all time favorite drink? If none of the above appeals to you, drink what I’ve never heard anyone refuse to!

If you are beyond lost in our aisles (and not dancing like Levar and crew,) please ask for help!

C.Liquors celebrates all sorts of ways this time of year, and nothing it is very difficult to surprise us with your recipe or familial tradition.

Special Hours

Wednesday, November 2018

Thursday: Legally, liquor stores are required to be closed!

Friday: Back to normal, open at 9:00 AM until 10:00 PM.

Regarding the additional seasonal holidays, we will post them as soon as this one is over!

XOXOXO,

C.Liquors

For more information on the wines being tasted tomorrow: See event

Wines

Pine Ridge Chenin Blend

the Doctor Loosen Brothers – US website

The Crusher

Folie a Deux Zin

02 May

Toast Post: Recap…

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The 2018 Toast of Harwich

Vendors, attendees and event coordinators all agreed, amidst the dancing and drinking, that this year’s toast was not to be missed.

If you didn’t go this year, avert your eyes in the case you may never recover. This was, by far, the “best” Toast of Harwich to date.

Highlights from the night included:

Joe from Cranberry Liquors (sorry dad)
The High West Bourbon tasting was a success! Bill, our rep from Horizon, even commented how people were surprised and excited by the whiskey (and the whiskey tasting!)
The food was awesome, with Guy from the Mason Jar doing his famous desserts on a mirror, Red’s making their first appearance with Italian catering, salsa and other soiree food from Buca’s, and the Wequassett even got down with their “snicky-snacks.”
Mark from Trio Wines did his usual best – and new people fell in love with one of our favorite wine reps.
an excellent performance from the Rip it Ups: live music got people on the floor dancing.

Most notably, the online auction was a great fundraiser. Years past, the auction was “silent,” and the bidding took place only at the event. This year, previews of the items, bidding and winning all took place online. This allowed people to partake in a totally different way… and proved to be a profitable endeavor for the Chamber.

Harwich was there in full swing, and Cranberry Liquors is thrilled to have coordinated the spirits for the evening.

Check out some of the pictures Taylor Anne Williams took this year. (She is semi-counter girl at C.Liquors, photographer and artist.)

If the above images don’t want to act nicely on your computer, see the gallery here too.

To everyone who helped make this year’s Toast happen (and happening!), C.Liquors thanks every one of you. We hope to be as lucky in the coming years…

20 Oct

Yellow Tag Promotion

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Cape Cod has some pretty wonderful moments this time of year. While some switch their rose for cabernet, others are hitting the beach like it’s early May.

Whether it’s red, white or pink in your glass, Cranberry Liquors would like to make known another very important color in our store…

See this color? If you can’t, it’s a pretty loud yellow tag emblazoned upon an excellent red wine.

Our “Yellow Tag” wines are an indicator of three things.

1. It’s a great wine

2. It’s an even greater price

3. These wines are in beta mode.

So, what’s the deal? As your local liquor store, C.Liquors listens to our customers, our distributors and our palettes. however we don’t always listen to the groaning shelves in our store. Often times our eyes (and ideas) are bigger than our displays and floor space.

Rather than sell the same boring things, we decided to make room in the most mutually beneficial way possible. We Yellow Tag wines at an unreasonably good price and we get to buy more of the new, cool, trending and otherwise desirable stuff!

So What About Beta Mode?

Perhaps one of the coolest things about our Yellow Tag wines is our ability to see what we intend to restock. For example, if a customer buys the esoteric Australian wine we have tagged this week, and then buys the rest the following day, we may just be special ordering that wine for them.

Similarly, these yellow tags have started many engaging conversations with our loyal customers. Even if it were possible, it isn’t a great idea for us to try every product in our store. Furthermore, we would need the memory capacity of a superhero, not to mention perfect recall to properly account for our vast selection.

In other words, we need your opinions, palettes, suggestions and remarks to keep what you want on our shelves!

To review, these yellow tags are an indicator of:

Great wine
Uncommon wine (it won’t be Kendall Jackson, folks…)
A price so good that my mom doesn’t know about this promotion (sorry Joe…hi mom)!
An invitation to flaunt your knowledge to your favorite CLiquor store clerk.

Keep us in the loop! We hope you are loving this incredible time of year as much as we are.

PS: You’ll find our Yellow Tags on premium spirits and craft beers too! There’s something for everyone at Cranberry Liquors.

13 Jun

What is Happening in Harwichport 2017

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There is a lot taking place in Harwich Port these days. Sleepy Harwich Port is no longer in hibernation- the sun is out, people are trickling in and businesses new, old and renewed are revving up for another incredible summer.

Cranberry Liquors is busy filling our store with the liquor, wine, beer and cigars our customers love, but we are also strapping in for one crazy ride. With Dino’s Harwich Port Grille closing last year (and Dino’s well-earned vacation!) a bittersweet changing of tides began.

And the tides continue to roll in and out! Several of our customers are wondering what the going-ons in Harwich Port will bring… and when.

This rendering is a beautiful depiction of what is in store for Route 28, Harwich Port. A gentleman named Paul Manning is working with the town of Harwich as well as neighboring businesses to build a new commercial space. This commercial space is being referred to as Harwich Port Commons. HP Commons will be built this fall and the building is designed to accommodate 4 businesses on the ground floor as well as 4 apartments.

The Development team at Harwich Port Commons is working to ensure the new traffic flow works well for the property and the town. Construction is scheduled to start October of this year.

We ran this post by our soon-to-be neighbors. They were kind enough to give us a point of contact for all our loyal readers!

(Mark Blaze can be contacted at 774-836-5862, with any questions you may have.)

A little bit of Harwich Port History

Before most of us were alive, the building adjacent to Cranberry Liquors was street side. Back when the restaurant known as The Port was a movie theater, Cranberry Liquor’s next door neighbor sat right next to us. When that building burned down, the building that eventually became home to Dino’s was ordered to be moved to the back of the lot.

What does that mean? History, we suppose, has an uncanny way of repeating itself.

Harwich Port Summer 2017

In the meantime, Harwich Port’s center will be alive with summer and a great open space to congregate. The next time you visit Cranberry Liquors, check out the fenced in area next to us.

No, the stable fence is not for horses. In fact, the incredibly popular restaurant called the Cape Sea Grille will be parking their food truck within this fenced off area. Picnic tables and said food-truck should make this summer extra delicious. Like Dino said in an article about his closing doors, this parking lot is “the heart of Harwich Port. People stop and they patronize all the shops in the area.”

Cranberry Liquors agrees 100%, Dino! On that note, I’ve been asked this question a lot lately.

I’m a Cranberry Liquors customer – where can I park?

You can park anywhere you want behind our store and alongside our building. Throughout the meetings about Cranberry Liquors’ abutting property, Joe attended to ensure that our patrons will have as much parking as ever. Plus, we’ve got mega delivery trucks we have to accommodate… which brings us to this final point.

Did you know we have an entrance in the back? Some of us call it the “Back-trance,” and others just look at me funny when I say that. Either way, WE HAVE AN ENTRANCE IN THE BACK OF OUR STORE! Located to the east of the Shame Shack (or the redemption center), a ramp and steps allow all of our awesome loyal patrons to sneak into the back of our excellent establishment.

And as far as Harwich Port’s new businesses, this is one more thing that makes our community a vibrant one. This spring, Ten Yen (a new sushi/ramen bar), the Cumberland Farms on the corner of Bank St, the gas station/auto repair place and the new art studio should provide plenty of things to do and see and like with your thumb.

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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!”

Wine Suggestions – Thanksgiving 2018

In a nutshell, what I wrote yesterday made the point that these wine suggestions aren’t picked out of a hat.