Opps!

If you spill red wine, immediately soak the stain with white wine. Pour salt on the spot and rub gently. Use a sponge to take up the salt and wine.

Finishing Off The Bottle.

Use leftover wine to make wine vinegar. Mix equal parts of white wine vinegar and wine and leave in a corker or stoppered bottle for a moth. Pour off any sediment. Great for flavoring salads.

Offering a Toast.

The practice of offering a toast started in ancient Greece, when hosts toasted the health of their friends-and took the first drink-to show that they hadn't poisoned their guests' wine.

Today, we toast to honor those we care for and respect.

• Stand when you toast.
• If you are being toasted, don't stand - or drink - while the toast is offered. You should stand and respond to the toast after it is given.
• Always participate in a toast. You can use a glass of water, or even an empty glass, but raise it in tribute with others.

Full Bar Services @ Thistles!

By Much demand from you our customers, Thistles announces its full bar service. From special Martinis to specially hand selected Scotches, we now offer a full line of cocktails for your enjoyment.

Make check out our "Happy Hour" 4:00-6:00PM Monday-Friday

All well drinks $2.00, All tap beers $2.00,

Selected special appetizers.

Common Wine Terms

Balance - Wine in which no one characteristic is stronger than the others.
Complex - A wine with a number of flavors and qualities - all good.
Finish - The way the wine fades or leaves your mouth when it's swallowed.
Nose - The aroma of the wine.
Palate - The way the wine feels in your mouth.
Weight - The texture and "heft" of a wine. Wines can be thick or thin, heavy or light.

Taste wine like a connoisseur.

• Look at the color and clarity of the wine in your glass.
• Tilt the glass and look at the "edge" of the wine, where it meets the glass.
• Swirl the wine gently to see how much "body" it has.
• Inhale the scent of the wine.
• Take a small sip.
• After the first sip, swirl the wine in your mouth and notice how it feels and tastes.
• Swallow the wine. Then notice any after-taste of the wine.
• Pause to think about the wine's impression on your senses.

Enjoy!!