Parker Carlson

I’m getting excited about the week after Mother’s Day. Why… well, first, I know I will be enjoying my new wonderful Mother’s Day gift. Big hint. Second, Parker Carlson from Carlson Vineyards in Colorado will be visiting all of our stores to sample his wine. Lucky for us, Parker and Mary love Wisconsin and come here every spring for a vacation. They kindly stop and visit us on the way to their fishing destination, probably a top secret spot.

When not vacationing in Wisconsin, Parker is known for his award-winning Riesling and tasty fruit wines, including Peach, Plum and Cherry. In these parts, he’s quite famous for his Sweet Baby Red. 

I hope that you can stop in, meet Parker and try his wine . If you twist his arm, he may even tell you a few fishing tales. Cheers!

Saturday April 24, 2010 at 6:30pm 

Join Chef Michael Nevil and Brennan’s Wine Expert Brent Bloom Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. for a night of fantastic food and wine at the Chalet Landhaus Inn & Restaurant in historic New Glarus, America’s Little Switzerland. Enjoy the chef’s specially created Prix Fixe menu matched perfectly with Brennan’s New World wine selections.

Make a weekend of it!
The Landhaus is offering a special room rate** for those attending the dinner. The rate includes a full hot Sunday breakfast.  After breakfast, you can take full advantage of all New Glarus has offer. Visit the New Glarus Brewery or take of shopping tour of downtown New Glarus. For more ideas and information on New Glarus, check out http://www.swisstown.com/
Limited space is available so book early by calling the Chalet Landhaus at 800-944-1716. Be sure to mention the wine dinner to get special rate.

* $44.50 Dinner (per person)
** $79.00 Special room rate (per standard double room)

We are looking forward to a fun filled evening!

For more information on the Chalet Landhaus: http://www.chaletlandhaus.com/
801 Hwy 69, New Glarus, WI 53574

Prix Fixe Menu

Appetizer:  Lamb Kabob, served with Risotto and an herbed Butter Sauce.
Wine Pairing: Tre 2007 California Syrah, from the Guglielmo Family, Morgan Hill, CA

Salad:  Fresh Tossed Greens with Cracked Mustard Vinaigrette.
Wine Pairing: South Island Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Vintage “Brennan’s Cellars” created by Sherwood Estate.  From Waipara, New Zealand

Soup:  Cream of Asparagus Root Soup.
Wine Pairing: Secreto Viognier 2008 Vintage from Viu Manent, Colchagua, Chile.  Only 5,000 cases made.

Main Course:  Veal Chop with our very own Landhaus special sauce. Served with Vegetable Bouquet and Potato Croquette.
Wine Pairing:  J. Lynne Dry Creek Valley 2005 Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon – less than 1,000 cases produced!  From California.

Dessert:  Mixed Glace with Chocolate Waffles and a Raspberry Vanilla Sauce.
Wine Pairing:  Campo delle More Dolcemente Frizzante Malbo Gentile, Red Sparkling Wine from Italy.

Yes, the day has finally come. The road to Brennan’s Oconomowoc is open! No more orange cones. No more detours! To celebrate we are announcing that our Grand Opening Celebration at Oconomowoc will be held Saturday November 21st! Please join us for a fun-filled day of events for the entire family!

Oconomowoc Grand Opening Events– Saturday November 21

• Horse-Drawn carriage rides from 11:30am – 3:30pm
• The singing stylings “The Easy Days Quartet” from the Oconomowoc Performing Arts Center: Noon – 2:00pm
• Activities for the littlest Brennan’s customers in the greenhouse including kids’ crafts and giveaways: 11am- 4pm
• Free Balloons for the kids
• Free Roses to the first 500 customers
• Prize Drawings

We hope to see you there!

That’s right. Tony’s coming back to see us! Last year he visited over Labor Day weekend and we had to convince him to sample in the stores and not take off with his new Harley friends down to the Summerfest Grounds to see Bruce!  This year he’s disappointed there aren’t any big Harley festivities, but he’s excited to see his Brennan’s fans, sample his wines and visit our new Oconomowoc store.

Now, I think listening to his accent is one of the best things about his visits, but then (duh!) I remember his great lineup of New Zealand wine. While his Legacy Brut Sparkling is my favorite,  his Pinotage is full of berry, cherry and mocha flavors. His Gewurztraminer is spicy and citrusy with just the right amount of sweetness. While he’s here, you can pick your own fav!

Friday October 9

11:30am-2:30pm: Watts Road

3:00pm- 5:45pm: University Avenue

Saturday October 10

11:30am – 5:30pm: Oconomowoc

Sunday October 11

Noon – 5:00pm- Brookfield

Join Paolo Milani and Brennan’s Wine Selectors

We’re thrilled to welcome back Paolo Milani, Italian Wine Guru Extraordinaire, to our stores this week. There are so many different Italian wines that it’s hard to know what’s what. No worries. Let Paolo and our wine selectors help you navigate the exciting world of Italian wine. We’ll be sampling some of his classics, as well as his newest offerings.

Thursday September 24

Stop by and say ciao. We hope to see you!

I’m getting excited about the week after Mother’s Day. Why… well, first, I know I will be enjoying my new wonderful Mother’s Day gift. Big hint. Second, Parker Carlson from Carlson Vineyards in Colorado will be visiting all of our stores to sample his wine. Lucky for us, Parker and Mary love Wisconsin and come here every spring for a vacation. They kindly stop and visit us on the way to their fishing destination, probably a top secret spot.

When not vactioning in Wisconsin, Parker is known for his award-winning Riesling and tasty fruit wines, including Peach, Plum and Cherry. He will be reintroducing his Gewurztraminer after being abscent for a couple years and is introducing a new Sweet Gewurztraminer. He may even be telling a few fishing tales.

I hope that you can stop in and meet Parker and try his wine . Cheers!

SOLD OUT. THANKS FOR THE GREAT RESPONSE!

Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 6:30pm

Join Chef Michael Nevil and Brennan’s Wine Expert Brent Bloom Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 6:30pm for a night of fantastic food and wine at the Chalet Landhaus Inn & Restaurant in historic New Glarus, America’s Little Switzerland. Enjoy the chef’s specially created Prix Fixe menu matched perfectly with Brennan’s New World wine selections*.

Make a weekend of it!

The Landhaus is offering a special room rate** for those attending the dinner. The rate includes a full hot Sunday breakfast.  After breakfast, you can take full advantage of all New Glarus has offer. Visit the New Glarus Brewery or take of shopping tour of downtown New Glarus. For more ideas and information on New Glarus, check out http://www.swisstown.com/.

Limited space is available so book early by calling the Chalet Landhaus at 800-944-1716, be sure to mention the wine dinner to get special rate.

We hope to see you there!

*$29.95 per person

** $79.00 per standard double,  $20 off their regular rate

For more information on the Landhaus: http://www.chaletlandhaus.com/

801 Hwy 69, New Glarus, WI 53574

Prix Fixe Menu

Wednesday was the official groundbreaking for our new store in Oconomowoc, a well-attended event! Besides Brennan’s team members, Skip Brennan and the Brennan’s family (just some!), representatives from MSI General (the designer and builder) and Oconomowoc Mayor Maury Sullivan, to name a few, were on hand.

We never thought that Brennan’s would have papparazzi, but there were some members of the press. A camera team from Fox 6 Milwaukee was there and ran a fantastic story on the groundbreaking. In addition, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote a great article, and we got a shout out from the Wisconsin State Journal.

Here are just a few of the pictures from the groundbreaking. Once you give someone a shovel and a hard hat, everything becomes official!