Fresh juicy, sweet peaches are one of my favorite things to enjoy in the summer! Here is a delicious salad that is so good you could serve it for dessert! Living Dayton invited me on this week to share this recipe!
The Spicy Olive will resume in person wine tastings this Friday, July 3, 2020. We ask that customers who wish to join us call the store for a reservation slot, 4-5pm, 5-6pm or 6-7pm (513-847-4397). We are limiting the number of people in the store due to COVID restrictions and to ensure the safety of our customers and employees. We also ask that you social distance while enjoying your wine selections. We have missed our weekly tastings and look forward to welcoming you back!
We will hold in store tastings on the weekends we do not have Virtual Tastings scheduled and ask that you call for reservations, and more information on what we will be tasting.
We will be tasting the wines from our Virtual tasting with Mary Horn this week:
Provence, France- AIX Rose
Marlborough, New Zealand- White Haven Sauvignon Blanc
Columbia, Washington State USA- Christopher Michael Red Blend
Sonoma, California USA- St. Francis Cabernet Sauvignon
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Melanie shared The Spicy Olive’s recipe for delicious and refreshing summer drinks on The Living Dayton Show. Any of our white balsamic vinegars can be used in cocktails. Melanie made a Skinny Pina Colada using our Golden Pineapple white balsamic vinegars with Coconut flavored sparkling water, all the taste of a Pina Colada minus the the cream, sugar or calories. She also demoed a Sicilian Lemon Sipper using our Sicilian Lemon balsamic, sparkling water and a slice of lemon for garnish. Other options for Summer Sippers include the Spicy Olive’s Key Lime, Cara Cara Orange Vanilla, Grapefruit, Cascadian Raspberry or Cranberry Pear balsamic vinegars. Another great idea to try is adding our Honey Ginger white balsamic vinegar to a Moscow Mule! There are endless options for delicious, low calorie, low sugar summer drinks at The Spicy Olive. If you want to make the drink an adult version, simply add vodka or rum.
Join The Spicy Olive’s next virtual wine tasting to enjoy wines from four different renowned wine regions in the world:
Provence, France- AIX Rose
Marlborough, New Zealand- White Haven Sauvignon Blanc
Columbia, Washington State USA- Christopher Michael Red Blend
Sonoma, California USA- St. Francis Cabernet Sauvignon
Mary Horn, Level III Sommelier, Vice President of Fine Wine Sales and Education at Heidelberg Distributors will lead our tasting of these fabulous wines!
Join Chris, Melanie and Mary Horn on Saturday June 27th at 5:30 pm on a Zoom Meeting. Please call the West Chester store to order your wines for the tasting and give us your email so we can send you the credentials for the Zoom tasting. The cost of the four wines is $77 , pick up wines at the West Chester store or arrange for delivery to your home!
Fellow Oenophiles,
The Spicy Olive’s Virtual Wine Tastings are becoming quite a phenomenon. According to Ohio’s largest Wine Distributor, our Daou Vineyards Virtual Tasting with Fred Dame was the most successful event of its kind in Ohio; not just for Daou Vineyards, but for any of the hundreds of wineries they represent. YOU have made this happen with your enthusiastic participation and purchases of the fine wines our presenters own and/or make, or represent. Our next Virtual Wine Tasting is a little more than a week away. On Saturday, June 13th at 5:30, we will be tasting wines from Sean Minor Winery in California. Sean’s Vice President of Sales, Larry Soble, will guide us through Sean’s “Four Bears” Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, and Nicole Marie Red.
You may call ahead for curbside pick up or come in to The Spicy Olive to get the wines prior to the event so you can taste along with Larry; we will be able to deliver the wines if you prefer. You can sign in to Zoom to join Larry, Chris, Melanie, and anyone else participating as we taste through the four wines on a live, interactive web conference. A link or Log In and Password for the Zoom Meeting will be sent to those who indicate their interest. Please call The Spicy Olive (513.847.4397), or Chris (513.560.7007) and let us know you want to get the wines and join in the fun.
Wines and prices:
“Four Bears” Chardonnay, 12.99
Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, 19.99
Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, 19.99
“Nicole Marie” Red, 19.99
You do NOT have to buy all of the wines to participate. Remember, we are able to discount purchases of 6 or more bottles by 10%. Please continue to observe current guidelines for Social Distancing.
Link to Sean Minor’s Website: https://www.seanminorwines.com
A wine line-up sheet is attached to print out and use for note taking.
Please join us on Saturday, June 13th at 5:30.
Thank you,
Chris Hensey
Sommelier CMS
The Spicy Olive
cjhensey@aol.com
The Spicy Olive will be opening back up to customers on May 12th but strictly following Gov. De Wine’s orders to keep our employees and customers safe.
Here are the protocols that The Spicy Olive will follow:
We will check employees’ temperatures everyday, employees will wear face masks when waiting on customers, we will have face masks available for customer use. Employees will frequently wash hands and use gloves where possible.
The Spicy Olive will sanitize the store frequently, especially after customer transactions, wiping down credit card machine and pens with disinfecting wipes.
The Spicy Olive will limit the number of people in the stores at 1 time- no more than 5 people at a time and we ask that customers social distance while in the stores.
The Spicy Olive can no longer offer bottle refills, product returns or allow customers to sample from fustis, due to recommendations from our local health departments. If a customer would like to taste a product before purchasing, the sales associate would be happy to provide a sample.
We are happy to continue to provide curbside pick up at all 3 stores, call in your order and pay over phone or use our online store and pick up at the store most convenient for you. We are also happy to schedule appointment times in the mornings after opening for elderly customers or customers with health concerns, so that you can be in the store without other customers.
New hours:
West Chester (513)-847-4397: Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday noon-4pm
Hyde Park (513)-376-9061: Monday – closed
Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm
Sunday 11am-3pm
Austin Landing (937)-247-5969: Monday- closed
Tuesday- Saturday 11am-6pm
Sunday-11am-4pm
Our new virtual wine tastings are a wonderful way to enjoy new wines and socialize while still social distancing. Call the West Chester store for more details and to find out what we are tasting. For the time being, we will not be offering cooking classes until the social distancing guidelines have been relaxed.
We are all in this together, let’s stay strong and healthy together! We can’t wait to welcome customers back into the stores!
Right now people are trying to do what they can to protect themselves from the Corona virus. We are all taking steps like frequent hand washing, social distancing, staying at home, taking Vitamin D as well as loading up on Vitamin C, exercise and healthy eating. Don’t over look olive oil, it has many healthful benefits:
We are constantly evolving, as are viruses. Unfortunately, coronavirus is one such example and
can cause different severe illnesses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and
more. Covid-19 has never been detected in humans and therefore, given the lack of prior
immune response, it is now one of the most dangerous viruses spreading all over the world.
Coronavirus is zoonotic (can be transmitted between people and other animals). Given this, it
remains important to maintain ‘social distancing’ from other people (especially, but not limited to
those with symptoms such as sneezing and coughing). In this manner, we hope to slow down the
pace of the virus spreading to the more vulnerable among us.
In addition, we want to remind you of another ‘preventative’ measure – Olive Oil!
Olive Oil Is Another Tool for Fighting the Coronavirus
You might be surprised to know that Olive Oil may help protect you against this nasty virus.
Here’s some reasons why:
• Rich In Monounsaturated Fats: Olive oil is naturally extracted from the fruit of the
olive tree and consists of saturated fats (14%), polyunsaturated fats (11% – such as
omega-3 and omega 6 fatty acids) and monounsaturated fats (73% – such as oleic acid).
Research has shown that oleic acid can boost our immunity and improve our antiinflammatory
capacities, hopefully helping us to reduce many symptoms of coronavirus
(such as cough, fever, aching).
• Consist Of High Amount Of Antioxidants: Olive Oil is a rich source of antioxidants, as
well as vitamins E and K.
• Anti-Inflammatory Properties: Co-morbid diseases (such as obesity, diabetes,
hypertension) pre-dispose to a more serious infection by the coronavirus. Oleocanthal (a
phenol found in olive oil) has been reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory properties
(similar effects as with ibuprofen).
• Finally, remember we will get through this. Although we recommend olive oil for the
short term effect, don’t forget consumption of olive oil is also associated with a reduction
in inflammatory biomarkers and molecules implicated in atherosclerosis (‘hardening of
the arteries, as in coronary artery heart disease) and possibly diabetes, Alzheimer’s and
other inflammatory diseases. …and, it’s TASTY!!
Due to the social distancing orders from Gov. Mike DeWine, we have decided that it is best for our customers and our employees that we do not hold weekly wine tastings for the time being. We will miss seeing all of you! Our wine shop is open and we will be there to help you with wine selections. Thank you for your patience and understanding during these trying times.
