The Berkely California-based Kermit Lynch Wine Imports is hosting a wine appreciation class at The Confectionery on Wednesday, June 5th.
$30 / per person includes a taste of each wine selection with small plates food, presented by Winebow Distributors and the Kermit Lynch staff. Details are as follows:
Tickets available here:
On Wednesday, May 15th from 6:00pm to 8:30pm join our guest wine professional, Ron Ross of Weygandt Selections, on a tour of eight warm weather wines that shine like the sun.
Cost for the event is $30 per person, which includes a 3-ounce pour of each wine
selection and small plate foods. Guests will receive a “passport for wine pours” to use for your future reference.
You may stop by the Confectionery to sign up, or click here to purchase online:
In 1867, the Charles F. Lucas Confectioner and Ladies’ Restaurant is listed at 12 Broadway. His shop and home were at 12 Broadway until 1872, when he moved his shop to 35 Congress St and his home to 12 Second Street.
In 1863 when he first opened, Charles F. Lucas was one of 11 confectioners in the Troy area.
Middlebury Blue from Blue Ledge Farm is a raw cow blue
that covers both sides of two important coins.
It is mellow but grassy and creamy but crumbly.
Middlebury Blue is a great partner for many things;
from fresh pears to crisp leafy greens to (my personal favorite) maple bacon.
Oh yes. Don't those tubular veins just make you swoon?!
If you mention bread pudding, most folks think of dessert.
At the Confectionery, we’re excited about the savory version of this classic dish.
Stop in to check out our savory bread pudding, loaded with Placid Baker Bread, red peppers, onions, shiitake and Hen of the Wood mushrooms.
Topped with Vermont Creamery Butter and Parmesan cheese. Available for a limited time.
It makes perfect sense to start this blog off by featuring my current favorite cheese:
Caveman Blue from Rogue Creamery in Central Point Oregon.
Made from (rBST free) raw cows milk
and aged a minimum of six months in lime stone walled caves;
it's golden glow and deep blue-green veins scream funky.
However, this blue is anything but.
Lacking the intense saltiness of a typical blue,
We are pleased to announce that locally-owned, award-winning Chloe Creek Pinot Noir is now available at the Confectionery.
Clifton Park residents Kim and Bill Comiskey own Chloe Creek Vineyards, located in California’s Russian River Valley.
On Wednesday, March 13 from 7-p.m., Bill and Kim will be on hand at the Confectionery to discuss the winemaking process, officially kicking off their addition to the Confectionery family.
Chloe Creek Pinot Noir is now available for $8 for a 3oz. pour, or $16 per glass.
This just in, from our friends at All Over Albany:
Later this month Lisa Loeb is coming to Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.
All Over Albany has tickets to the show — and a $50 gift certificate to the nearby Charles F. Lucas Confectionery and Wine Bar. And we’re giving them away. Maybe to you.
The Lisa Loeb show at the Troy Music Hall is March 23 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $27
To participate in the drawing, check out All Over Albany.
Congratulations to Theresa518. She was the lucky winner in yesterday’s giveaway, and will be coming with me to the Charles F. Lucas Confectionery & Wine Bar in Troy on Monday to taste a whole mess of German wines and meet the winemakers behind them.
The good news is that tickets are still available, and they are only $25.
On March 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., The Charles F. Lucas Confectionery and Wine Bar will host six German winemakers, representing five classic wine growing regions of their country.
During the event, each winemaker will present sample wine selections from their estate, paired with artisanal cheese selected by the Confectionery staff.
The following winemakers are scheduled to attend:
Karin Fischer, Dr. Fischer (Saar Region)
Wine 1 – Dr. Fischer Ockfener Bockstein QbA 2011
Wine 2 – Dr. Fischer Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett
Derek Vinnicombe, Dr. Thanisch and Bollig Lehnert (Mosel Region)
Wine 3 – Dr. Thanisch Classic Riesling 2010
Wine 4 – Dr. Thanisch 2011 Riesling Spatlese Trocken (Dry)
Wine 5 – Dr. Thanisch Riesling Kabinett 2009
Wine 6 – Bollig Lehnert Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Kabinett 2009
Wine 7 – Bollig Lehnert Piesporter Goldtropfchen Spatlese 2008
Ursula Muller, G.A. Schneider (Rheinhessen Region)
Wine 8 – Georg Albrecht Schneider Patterberg Riesling Kabinett 2011
Wine 9 – Georg Albrecht Schneider Niersteiner Hipping Spatlese 2011
Frank Hayden, Dr. Heyden (Rheinhessen Region)
Wine 10 – Dr. Heyden Oppenheimer Kabinett 2011
Wine 11 – Dr. Heyden Oppenheimer Sacktrager Spatlese 2011
Achim Eberle, Fitz Ritter (Pflaz Region)
Wine 12 – Fitz Ritter Sekt, NV
Wine 13 – Fitz Ritter Gewurztraminer Spatlese 2011
Paul Anheuser, Anheuser (Nahe Region)
Wine 14 – Anheuser Blanc de Noir 2011
Wine 15 – Anheuser Konigsfels Riesling Kabinett 2011
Cost for the event is $25 per person, which includes wine tasting samples and cheese.
Tickets available here:
This event is sponsored by Frederick Wildman & Sons Importers.
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