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20 Best Summer Cocktails!- Difford’s Guide
Summer is here! And so are these great cocktail ideas from Difford’s!
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Wine of the Week- Sattlerhof 2021 Gamlitz Sauvignon Blanc
Club Card Price: $19.99 Regular Price: $34.99 Though Austria is known for their great white grape Gruner Veltliner and their dry Rieslings, in the southern Austrian region of Styria (Steiermark) they have other specialties. Most noteworthy among them is the Sauvignon Blanc that they produce. Lacking the grapefruit punch of New Zealand, but containing more…
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A Little Doria Storia
Why do things the easy way when you can do things your way? This is the unspoken driving philosophy behind Doria Wines, run by Cristina and Marco Doria. A number of you reading this had the good fortune to join us this past Friday to sample their wines, while long time readers may remember a…
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Friday Cheese Sampling! June 26th
Cheese Sampling 3 to 6pm – Friday, June 26th Stop by on Friday and say hi to Jasmine in our cheese department. Enjoy complimentary samples of cheese with your Planteray rum!
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Friday Rum Spotlight- Planteray! – June 26th
Planteray Rum Spotlight 3 to 6pm – Friday, June 26th Join us this Friday for a complimentary sampling of rums from Planteray!
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À Chacun Son Goût
There’s no accounting for taste, they say. After years of doing whatever it is I do, I’ve come to terms with the fact that sometimes I just can’t predict what people will like and what they won’t. It’s freeing really though, puts less pressure on me to nail every recommendation. One of the first earnest…
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Brewery Spotlight- New Trail- June 19th!
Brewery Spotlight 3 to 6pm – Friday, June 19th Long time friend Chris, from New Trail, will be joining us this week for a Brewery Spotlight! Stop by Friday from 3-6pm to sample some new and classic beers from New Trail and to stock up for Father’s Day!
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Spirits Spotlight- Citadelle Gin- June 19th
Citadelle Gin Spotlight 3 to 6pm – Friday, June 19th It isn’t summer without a little gin. Stop by on Friday for a complimentary sampling of Citadelle French Gin! Featuring: ▪ Citadelle Original French Gin ▪ Citadelle Rouge Gin de France ▪ Citadelle Jardin d’Été
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Tap Takeover – June 25th!
Maryland Brewery Tap Takeover Thursday, June 25th 6-8pm $20/Person, No Reservations, Pizza Included Summer is almost upon us and what a better way to kick it off with some fantastic Maryland beer! We love our local breweries here at State Line Liquors and we think Maryland breweries can go toe to toe with the best.…
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A Hill for the Ages
When last you read, I was enjoying the fruits of the Das Schnappscart and plentiful schnitzel, but now this week’s entry concerns our last days in Austria and Germany. I was loath to depart the town that had been our base of operations for the week, but all good things must come to an end,…
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June Coupon Feature- Wimmer “Sylvia” Gruner Veltliner
Wimmer “Sylvia” Gruner Veltliner Coupon Price: $8.99 / 1L bottle Reg. Price: $12.99 Weingut HuglWimmer is a family run operation located in Austria’s Weinviertal region on the northern side of Vienna. Here they have the classic loam and loess soils that Gruner Veltliner thrives so well on. Sylvia’s Gruner comes from vines averaging 25 years…
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Seated Italian Wine Tasting!- Doria Portfolio- June 18th
Italian Wine Tasting – Doria Wines Doria Wines Featuring Cristina & Marco Doria 6:30 to 8:30pm – Thursday, June 18th $25 / Person – Reservations Req. – 410-398-3838 For those who haven’t made the other tastings featuring this dynamic sibling duo of wine importers, this is the tasting to attend. Not only will we be…
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New Wine of the Week -Quinta do Ataide 2017 Douro Tinto
Quinta do Ataide 2017 Douro Tinto Club Card Price: $14.99 Regular Price: $28.99 In 1980 the Symington family bought the Quinta do Ataide estate for Port production, but quickly realized that the vineyards had the capability to produce very good non-fortified wine. They farm the estate organically, fully certified since 2007, and make the wine…
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Difford’s Guide to 20 Best Honey Cocktails
Perfect ideas for spring and summer! Check them out here!
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Das Schnappscart, Anybody?
In this third entry of my Austrian travelogue prepare to be dazzled with further wine consumption and schnapps of a mysterious nature – visit our website if you missed the first two entries in this series: https://www.statelineliquors.com/advice-that-nobody-asked-for/ After an evening of dinner and dancing at the Schweizerhaus, we awoke invigorated with enthusiasm for our first…
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Welcome to the Schweizerhaus!
Welcome back to Part 2 of Travel Advice Nobody Asked For, in which I continue to elucidate how much work it is to go to far away places and drink. When last we left off I was enjoying sleep deprivation and cured meats in Austria and, don’t you worry now, I got to have a…
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Wine Sampler – Austrian Wine Adventure!
Austrian Wine Sampler Price: $250 Normal Retail: $334.88 (Yes, that is more than a 20% discount) 12 Bottles of Austrian Wine – Three Reds, Two Bubblies, Seven Whites A recent trip to Austria with the wine importer Kysela Pere et Fils has presented me with an embarrassment of riches. On the trip I probably tasted…
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I Left My Heart in Poysdorf
If you read last week’s WATNAF entry, you may have noticed that it was an Austria themed rerun. And if you pay attention to our store’s Instagram account (statelineinsta), you may have noticed that this past week had more travel content than usual. Well I’m back, with only light jetlag, from a fantastic trip to…
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Friday Wine Spotlight- Cote Mas Red, White and Rose + Champagne!!- May 22nd
Wine Spotlight Palm Bay International Wines 3 to 6pm – Friday, May 22nd Stop by this Friday to sample some of the tried and true staples we love so much from Palm Bay wine importers. They’ll be showing the red, white, and rosé from Coté Mas as well as Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Champagne. See you…
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Candy Inspired Cocktails! From Difford’s Guide!
At first, I thought these would be a bit much for my taste, until I looked at the list. There is something for everyone here! Susan Heger, Wine and Spirits Specialist
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Rose Wine Tasting- June 5th
Rosé Wine Tasting 6:30 to 8:30 – Friday, June 5th $15 / Person – No Reservations Required We don’t know what we’ll be pouring, but we do know that it will be a lineup of tasty rosé to kick off the season. Mark your calendars, hope to see you there! -Joe Buchter, Wine Buyer
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It Was the Best of Times it Was the Blurst of Times
From the Annals of Wine Writing For reasons that will become apparent in the very near future, this week’s essay will be a rerun from early this year. I hope you enjoy the reading this one with a nice glass of Gruner Veltliner. Cheers! ______________________________________ As an elder millennial I recall rotary phones, record players…
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Wine of the Week- Domaine des Berthiers 2023 Saint-Andelain Pouilly-Fumé
Club Card Price: $19.99 Regular Price: $33.99 Keen eyed readers may be having a sense of deja vu at the moment. No your eyes do not deceive you, this is the Pouilly-Fumé from Jean-Claude Dagueneau that was a wine of the week feature back in November. It was beloved by many and sold out all…
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Friday Wine Spotlight with Chad! May 8th
Gulp Hablo Spanish Wines 3 to 6pm – Friday, May 8th Stop by Friday afternoon to sample these delicious, organically farmed, Spanish red, white, rosé, and orange wines with good ol’ Chad.