Hootananny is a natural wine import company born out of a common passion for the preservation of nature, a free spirited love of food, fun, song and dance, and an ongoing search for the best natural wines from artist farmers all over the world...
It is a celebration of the bonds that form across cultural divides in pursuit of these passions.
ˈhuːt(ə)ˌnani
noun US - informal
Sharing stories, songs ...wild uninhibited and Dionysian ...party or get together, pretty much anything that is fun or funny... performers known and unknown, young and old. Songwriters in round-robin revelry sharing stories, songs and much muchness in an intimate setting.
ˈstɔːrɪtɛlɪŋ
noun
Originally passed down through families and other small social groups. Typically, like folk music, it lives in oral tradition; it is learned through hearing rather than reading. It is functional in the sense that it is associated with other activities, and it is primarily rural in origin.
ˈnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l waɪn
noun
...in it’s purest state, is most often an expression of a culture, place and time that is passed down within families or among colleagues, friends and fellow farmers. It tells a story, and it’s existence, survival and growth is based on tasting, talking, telling stories, and sharing.
We just happened to have a classic wine to pair with our steak, Les Vins de La Gabare’s Les Amandiers Cabernet Franc produced in collaboration with Les Caves De Pyrene, famed organic winemaker Nicolas Reau, and local Anjou growers.
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We have long been fans of Muscadets, which are produced only in a small area of the Loire-Atlantique region near Nantes in northwest France. Muscadets have never been trendy and are relatively inexpensive compared to other great whites of the nearby Loire Valley.
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We are excited to share our first Notes from the Kitchen blog written by Andrea and Mitchell Hirsch - passionate wine connoisseurs and foodies living in CT - who also happen to be extended family:)
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