Hola Free Rangers,
Once or twice per year we have to check in and reassure our (mostly) gracious regulars- especially newer ones- that you are not going to “end up in the newsletter” as it is most often expressed to us, occasionally with nervous giggles and just a soupçon of genuine concern, like a nutty edam cheese. First, if you have ever considered that shop folks are actual humans with lives and feelings and perspectives, you are not the kind we enjoy occasionally thrashing here in this space. Though it’s more complicated with dog owners. I’ve been shocked repeatedly by where otherwise good people think it’s reasonable to leave a puddle of urine, or a poorly collected remnant of less fleeting waste.
But the previous point is just like the signs in the shop: if you actually read them, you are not likely one of the people for whom we posted them. It’s particularly heartwarming though when someone’s child reads a sign aloud to point out a parent’s infraction. Good on you, conscientious little human. One particular loud heartless beast recently burst through the front door mid phone conversation and remained so for the excruciating duration of her visit, mostly spent directly between all 4 ‘no cell phone’ signs at the counter, multiple times asking our people to repeat themselves because she wan’t listening. From the volume and facts of her conversation, she’s a bartender. This is jarring to learn as service industry folks are usually the most polite in retail settings and amongst the best tippers in restaurants and bars- because they have also been on the receiving end of shit like this. But given the 1989 aerobics instructor top knot she wore with the inappropriately long frizzy ponytail dangling gracelessly (especially for service industry), I’d wager she tends at a loud midtown sports bar, and may or may not notice if someone takes a call in her face. Damn. I should’ve asked the name of the bar…. As if anyone could get a word in with a hypodermic and Penn & Teller level sleight of hand. Who else needs a drink?
Now, this week’s FREE in-store tasting showcases our collective girlfriend, Kelley Fox. While nobody here is now or has ever in the past actually dated Ms. Fox, we all love her and her absolutely delicious wines of chiseled precision and unassuming power. We have been stocking her insanely rare bottled beauty since long before the annual glowing reviews were piling in. Well, at least a little before those crazy (but warranted) scores began rolling in annually from vinous.com. It was her single vineyard Pinot Noir(s) that first caught my attention in the late aughts, but her whites and one-offs are equally intriguing and palate pleasing. Sadly, Kelley will not be in the building for this one (no offense, Nathaniel), but the intoxicating fruits of her considered labor most certainly will be. When someone asks if you want to drink some of Kelley Fox’s wines for free, you say yes. So, please join us this Thursday, December 3rd (5-7pm), for FREE tastes of Kelley Fox Gruner Veltliner 2023, Kelley Fox Mirabai Pinot Noir 2023, and the absolutely otherworldly Kelley Fox Vermouth. As always, all tasting day bottles are (at least) 10% off in-store on tasting day!
And for the ONLINE ONLY SALE this week, we’re offering up EH Taylor Bourbon @ $77 w/ the purchase of any whiskey on the below sale page. Conversely, pick any whiskey on the sale page below and get 1 EH Taylor Small Batch Bourbon @ $77! But it’s the same offer either way. And the vast majority of that sale page is made up of exclusive bottles and/or lowest price in town. Check out the full list via the link below! **limit 2 per customer
(!) Click here for EH Taylor Sale Page (!)
Cheers,
Jack
Proprietor
Free Range Wine & Spirits
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