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Month: April 2017

  • Take a Trip From the Comfort of Your Kitchen with Odyssey Feta

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    New to the Jungle, Odyssey Feta is the finest quality Feta made from the purest cow’s milk out of Wisconsin. The Klondike Cheese Company that produces this Feta has been making cheese in the same location since the late 1880’s. With a variety of flavors made in both crumbles and blocks, we think there’s something here for everyone. 

    Along with their fat free and reduced fat selections, they also have Peppercorn, Sweet Heat,

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  • Celebrate Earth Day With Jungle Jim’s!

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    Greetings, Earthlings! Earth Day is tomorrow, so we’ve put together a little information that might help you live a “greener” life! But before we get into it,let’s dive into what Earth Day actually is, shall we?

    Origins and History

    Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 when thousands of communities, universities, schools and other organizations not only celebrated our planet, but used the day to also bring attention to environmental reform. Over 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day, Read article

  • Bushwick Kitchen – Weak Knees, Bees Knees, YOU Need!

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    You might think that all honeys are created equal, but Bushwick Kitchen begs to differ.

    Taking an already beloved foodstuff and an actual legend of the hot sauce world and making it your own would be a tough proposition for just about anyone, so when Bushwick Kitchen stepped up to the plate and brought more flavor and more fun to both honey and sriracha, we were more than just surprised, we were impressed!

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  • Views From The Jungle Vol. 1

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    Now, it’s your turn! We want to see your Jungle Jim’s photos! If you have some cool shots from around the store, tag us on Twitter or Instagram. We would love to see them, and if we really dig ’em, feature them on the blog! Read article

  • Wine Department: Your 60-Second Primer For One Of The Most Complex Wines On Earth

    • Posted: 4/17/2017
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    by Kevin Keith

    It has been a long struggle for me and Sherry – the venerable fortified wine produced from what is known as the Sherry Triangle (which are the regions Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María) in the Spanish province of Andalucía. It’s taken me most of my time in this business to come to appreciate, and even enjoy Sherry. Not sure what it was initially.

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  • Chooser Van Duzer

    • Posted: 4/16/2017
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    ​​This part week, we had a visit from Van Duzer, a great producer out of Oregon’s Willamette Valley.  This winery was always a bit difficult to find in my other life across the river, so it’s good to know they are more than within our grasps here in Ohio.

    Founded in 1998 in and around the foothills at the mouth of the Van Duzer Corridor (rumor has it the newest AVA in Oregon),

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  • Road Trippin’

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    Ever since I participated in a little thing called Road Trip Washington Wine back in 2009, I have had this torrid love affair with the state of Washington.  Whether it was standing atop the hill within Red Willow Vineyard modeled after the La Chapelle Vineyard in the Northern Rhone, the one that is tucked in between Mounts Rainier, Adams and St. Helens, or walking along a dirt road just down from Spring Valley Vineyards near Walla Walla watching little dust devils tear across the fields,

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  • Une Breve Rencontre Avec Le Cin De Bourgogne

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    ​Recently I tried some excellent Burgundy wines from Domaines Albert Bichot.  A family that can trace its lineage back to the early 1200s, their foray into wine began in 1831, from a wine trading business to the winery it has become today.  With holdings in Chablis, Nuits-St.-Georges in the Côte de Nuits , Pommard in the Côte de Beaune, Mercurey in the Côte Chalonnaise and Moulin-à-Vent in Beaujolais, this producer turns out some terrific wines that are pretty affordable (relative to the region).

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  • Beer Department: Barrel Aging vs. Barrel Fermenting

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    ​The interplay of beer and wood is complex and somewhat daunting to fully grasp. I won’t pretend to be able to cover it all here – for an in-depth exploration of everything you’d ever need to know, I strongly recommend Wood and Beer by Dick Cantwell and Peter Bouckaert. What’s important for our purposes is to know that some styles of beer, by definition, come into contact with wood. ​ Ambitious brewers today are even exposing beers that traditionally saw no wood whatsoever to wood in ​the hopes of deriving new flavors, Read article

  • We Come From A Land Down Under

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    Dropping by for a quick visit was Delegat, importer of wines from New Zealand and Australia.  We checked out the newest vintages of Oyster Bay and Barossa Valley Estate:

    Oyster Bay Chardonnay 2015.  Tart, steely Chardonnay with only the slightest hint of malo.  A great aperitif for those patio parties this summer.

    Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2016.  The grapefruit is subtle, dialed down to almost a whisper.  It’s bright and fresh,

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