01/03/2025
January 2025 Newsletter • Upcomings
Dry January • Many Thanks!
Greetings everyone from Accordia! We hope you are all well. Wishing all of you supporters a fantastic New Year! Sincere gratitude for all of your support in 2024 - you've sustained us well and helped us grow to meet goals in our second year ended in October. Love, appreciation, and thanks from us and our whole team!
January 2025 Update:
Topic: Dry January, It's all about balance. We would like to introduce you to our existing and new products in the low-alcohol and no-alcohol realm. Our shop, restaurant, and tasting room is involved in the business of hand-crafted, artisan, and refined beverages and products. These are products that have been refined from a base ingredient, for instance, grapes. We would like to celebrate craftmanship over all, whether the products has alcohol or not. So please come expolore what we have.
A lot of folks want to abstain or moderate drinking after the holidays, and we understand. But why not still enjoy an evening out and have a non-alcoholic beverage that tastes good? Whether you are cutting back but still enjoying an evening glass or just avoiding alcohol for the month, we have you covered. Accordia already has a pretty robust offering of non-alc beverages, and we are getting more in. We are always seeking the best products available with or without alcohol, for the shelves, the bar, or the kitchen. Please read further to see some of our no-alcohol highlights.
No matter what you are up to, please enjoy your January and the winter season!
What is new, you ask? Kombucha from Unified Ferments!
1.) Kombucha
Are you all familiar with Kombucha? To explain what it is, for those that are not...Kombucha is a fermented tea that originated in Eastern cultures, which is thought to have some unique properties promoting health, including bacteria which aids with good gut health. The tradition is at least two thousand years old. There are often two fermentations - one is the primary fermentation to transform the tea; the second fermentation adds effervescence and flavor by adding ingredients such as flowers or fruit.
Introducing Unified Ferments! Prioritizing craftmanship and complexity and the joy of celebration!
From our importer and distributor:
" Unified Ferments blends two ancient culinary traditions—tea production and fermentation—into a unique category that transcends the term “kombucha.” Unlike others, Unified Ferments places tea as the star of the process, using kombucha fermentation to reveal its depth and nuance, resulting in non-alcoholic beverages that deserve a place in stemware. Their offerings have gained recognition across the full spectrum of accounts, from charming mom-and-pop markets to Michelin-starred establishments like Eleven Madison Park, Four Horsemen, and Reverie. As one of the first non-alcoholic producers featured at the Raw Wine Fair, Unified Ferments continues to lead the charge in redefining what non-alcoholic beverages can be. As more individuals, take a pause, opt for reduced-alcohol lifestyles, or seek refined ways to relax, Unified Ferments delivers beverages that embody the art of drinking better. I’m excited to extend these exceptional offerings to our portfolio! "
LAPSANG SOUCHONG 750ML- $32/bottle
Lapsang Souchong is a pinewood smoked broad-leaf black tea from Central China. Our ferment expresses lapsang’s characteristic velvety profile with nuanced tones of conifer, peat, sorghum, and a round lactic finish. Perfect for the peaty Scotch lover.Lovely paired with cured meats and aged cheese. Or pizza... or fish and chips... or Benton's ham.
SNOW CHRYSANTHEMUM 750 ML- $32/bottle
Snow Chrysanthemum is a hardy, nutritionally dense varietal of Chrysanthemum which spends nearly half of its life buried under snow in China’s Kunlun Mountain area. This adaptation causes its flavor to depart substantially from the powdery delicacy of regular Chrysanthemum, and it instead presents a luxuriously warm, enveloping and verdant tea. Our ferment utilizes honey to express the dense, floral character of this tea, and develops notes of starfruit, shaved asparagus and pollen. In body and acidity, it resembles a juicy 'orange' wine.
Snow Chrysanthemum pairs excellently with dim sum, tiger salad, carnitas, or anything that wants a bit of acid to complement its heaviness.
JASMINE GREEN 750ML- $32/bottle
Our Jasmine Green tea has been scented in the traditional style with eight lots of fresh, whole jasmine buds. Our ferment unlocks a medley of eucalyptus, tuberose, and green peach which undertones the elegant expression of jasmine flowers. Jasmine Green pairs nicely with saltwater fish, pho, herby salads or anything which could benefit from a highly aromatic pairing.
2.) Non-Alcoholic Wine:
Noughty is Nice...that is to say, they're the 'gold standard' for the category.
Founder Amanda Thomson is a former BBC Arts Broadcaster, turned boutique Champagne producer, turned NA wine brand builder and hustler extraordinaire. A brief conversation with Amanda will leave you intoxicated (figuratively) by the idea of drinking fine wine without getting intoxicated (literally).
Looking for the top-rated ( #1 in USA Today, Smithsonian Mag, and more), best-selling, most innovatively produced (using Vacuum Distillation & Spinning Cone technology) NA wines on the market? Look no further. This little UK company's still and sparkling wines from South Africa and Spain respectively are the 'bees knees'.
Noughty Sparkling Chardonnay $35/bottle
Noughty Still White $33/ bottle; $11/glass
Noughty Still Red $33/bottle;$11/glass
Prima Pavé is an award-winning line of alcohol-free sparkling wines handcrafted in Italy by husband and wife team Marco and Dejou Marano.
Two wine enthusiasts looking for something special to celebrate with while awaiting the arrival of their first child were disappointed by the available selection. They decided to do something about it and given their Italian roots, they knew just where to start...Italy of course, with sustainably-farmed grapes grown for Prosecco.
Today, Prima Pave is heralded as one of the most sophisticated 0.0% ABV sparkling wines on the market. With no sugar or chemicals added, Prima Pavé showcases the terroir, character and depth of flavor expressed by hand-selected Italian grapes. Fine wines first and foremost, these sparkling 0.0% alcohol libations are crafted from vineyard to bottle. All Prima Pavé wines are dealcoholized through our proprietary, all-natural process resulting in the best bubbles without the booze.
Featured by Food Network, Wine Enthusiast, Eater, The New York Times, The Washington Post, & More.
Sparkling Brut Rose: $35
Sparkling Rose Dolce: $35
Local - Featuring one from Hark winery. Called 'Ene'
Featuring also a Virginia winery: HARK
Our first non-alcoholic wine! Made from 100% estate grown Vidal Blanc, the 2022 Ené features the same zesty citrus and floral notes as our popular Virginia Verde.
Hark: Ene: non-alcoholic Vidal Blanc $22
Also Local Non-Alc Beer: 3 Notch'd Uncool Hazy IPA $5 Can
3) Alcohol-free Cocktails:
Dolce Vita! Dolce Vita Equivocado - Frizzante cocktails made in Italy!
All natural, no sugar or preservatives added.
For those of you who have hosted the extended family this holiday season, you may feel the need to recover with something pretending to be a bit stronger ...enter Dolce Vita Equivocado Alcohol Free cocktails!
Dolce Vita are ready-to-drink, non-alcoholic cocktails developed with a famous Italian barman called 'The Maestro' !
Dolce Vita Margarita Strawberry: $20 bottle / Mocktail glass $11
Dolce Vita Lime-Mint Mojito: $20 bottle / Mocktail glass $11
Lyre’s premix cocktails - cute little cans
Many years in the making, Lyre’s exquisite range of lovingly crafted non-alcoholic spirits was borne from a quest to make the impossible possible – giving the freedom to drink your drink, your way. Not just provide an alternative to those who don’t wish to imbibe alcohol, but ensure everyone can enjoy the mirth and merriment of a soiree or shindig.
With Lyre’s it’s up to you – replace some of the alcohol in your drink to make a low alcohol Lyre’s or make your classic favourites as a no-alcohol option simply by selecting from the many Lyre’s variants in our extensive range.
We craft our spirits to taste just like the classics they pay homage to. We source the finest all natural essences, extracts and distillates from the four corners of the globe.
Amalfi Spritz - like an Aperol Spritz
This unique spirit has been impossibly crafted to capture the essence of a Amalfi Spritz with flavors that are distinct & contemporary. Lyre’s spirits don’t just mimic, they have their own distinction as a premium non-alcoholic beverage.
Lyre’s: Amalfi Spritz Non-alcoholic – tastes like an Aperol Spritz: $11
Dark& Spicy Mix - like a Dark 'N' Stormy
This impeccably paired combination of Lyre's Spiced Cane, Lyre's Dark Cane, ginger and lime zest is a non-alcoholic homage to the iconic mix. A crafted blend of classic flavors, evoking notes of ginger, lime, toffee & spice. Libations!
Lyres: Dark& Spicy Non-alcoholic- tastes like an Old Fashioned $11
Enjoy the winter and looking forward to seeing you during the colder months.
Please do your best within your means and busy lives to visit local shops and businesses during the quiet months - we appreciate your support and encouragement - it helps us all keep going, and it helps to maintain a vibrant Staunton!
Love to everyone in advance!
