Greetings Wine Club member,

Despite our best efforts to line the shelves with diverse, eclectic and delicious bottles, it’s the stack of box wines near the registers that seems to lure many customers' attention . And why not? They’re “cheap & tasty” as well as environmentally kind. The big boxes hold 3 liters of wine and the smaller sizes are a liter – perfectly portable for park picnics and camping connoisseurs.

WINE CLUB WINNER
Justin Johnson (yes, a first and last name for you non-believers) is this month’s winner of the $25 gift certificate. His response of “No way!” was greated with a big “Way!”.

WINE TASTINGS
Cheese for our tastings is paired and generously provided by GRAB.
• Saturday, July 5th No scheduled tasting
• Thursday, July 10th, 6:00 – 8:00
Hendrick’s Gin
• Saturday, July 12th, 5:00 – 7:30
Wines to BBQ with from Liberty
• Saturday, July 19th, 5:00 – 7:30
French Rose from Fruit of the Vine
• Saturday, July 26th, 5:00 – 7:30
South African wines from Cape Classics

SHAMELESS PLUGS
• Lambic featuring Mr. Steve Moses will be at Barbes on July 3rd at 8:00. Barbés is on 9th Street at 6th Avenue.
• A Loser’s Lounge Night at the Disco @ Lincoln Center in Damrosch Park July 11th at 6:30.
• GRAB & GROWL - Occasionally the Slopers prefer the heady/hoppy taste of beer over wine and to satisfy that itch, we can now go to GRAB for a GROWLER. The GROWLER is procured for a $4.95 deposit and holds just under a sixpack. You can have it filled with one of five fresh keg choices daily.

We will be open on July 4th from 11:00AM - 5:00 PM.
We will be open on July 5th 12:00 noon - 11:00 PM.

Happy Holiday!

Bob, Patty, Otis (mean one), Greta (nice one) and the swell Slopey staff

Slope Cellars
436 7th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718)369-7307

By Steve McKee

“Highly recommended for memoir fans …”
LibraryJournal.com

On the night of September 30, 1969, I watched my father die of a heart attack in the TV room of our house in York, Pennsylvania. He was 50; I was 16. I have, in a very real way, been writing “My Father’s Heart” ever since.

I’d like to thank Patty & Bob for the opportunity to come to Slope Cellars on Saturday February 23 to sign copies of my book. Bob’s read it, and he’s thrilled that Villanova University, his alma mater, gets a mention before page 20!

That’s another way of saying, I hope, that “My Father’s Heart” is about much more than just the night my father died. It’s about him growing up in Buffalo, New York, and me growing up in York. It’s about high school. It’s about the 1968 Olympics. It’s about Alaska. It’s about staying in shape. It’s about running marathons and years spent on a rowing machine. It’s about learning that I have heart disease, too. It’s about still being alive after all.

I hope you can make it to Slope Cellars on Saturday, February 23, 5-7:30pm. I promise to keep the readings short.

And thanks again to Patty & Bob.
Steve McKee

Visit www.steve-mckee.com to learn more about “My Father’s Heart,” read excerpts, reviews and see photos of Steve’s parents’ from their days growing up in Buffalo and out on Sunset Bay Beach on Lake Erie.