Cave Creek Wines

I just found out that we are going to do a couple of Italian whites and four Cabs at the wine class this Friday. The Cabs will be from four different areas in California and will include the Jordan from Napa.

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We will be starting December with a Wine Class and Scott from Southern Wine and Spirits will be doing the presentation. That’s all I know at the moment as Scott and I either didn’t talk about the wines or I forgot what we talked about. That will be Friday, December 1st.

The presentation will start promptly at 5:30 PM. Remember this “ain’t LA” (thank goodness) so don’t be late. The wine class cost $10 per person and all the featured wines are 10% off. For the money you get to try a half a dozen wines during the wine class and compliment them with the best food in the valley at any wine tasting. Let me know what you think about changing the start time to 6 PM.

We have a new feature called a “blog” on our web site. For you that are like myself that don’t know about blogs, it is a line of written conversation where you can make comments, ask questions or the like and anyone will have the opportunity to comment or answer. It is pretty neat.

A friend of ours, Joe Chun, owns Celsius Sushi Bar over across the Tatum from Desert Ridge. He is going to do sake tasting on Dec 2 at 4 PM and should last an hour or two. There will be 20 different sakes and an assortment of appetizers. There is a $30 cover charge and very limited seating. His email is above so you can let him know directly.

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We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day so pick your wines up early (meaning Tuesday or Wednesday). No wine class this Friday, November 24th. We will be open from noon to 9 PM on Friday so you can stop in and have a glass of wine during your busy day. Hope to see you then.

Ed has done a great job on maintaining our web site forever and we are deeply appreciative. But Rick Lord has taken on that thankless task and has given the site a whole new look. One of the new features is a “blog”. For you that are like myself that don’t know about blogs, it is a line of written conversation where you can make comments, ask questions or the like and anyone will have the opportunity to comment or answer. It is pretty neat. And he has set up a WiFi network (or something like that meaning wireless) so we may be the first internet wine bar. Either way you can bring in your laptop computer and connect to the internet right from you table (we aren’t allowing it from the bar).

Thanks to Lia for the presentation of the Beringer and Chateau St Jean Wines. They were good!
Rootdown will be back on December 14th! They had the folks dancing in the aisles last time. They’ll start at 6 PM and finish before 9. Their web site is www.rootdown-az.com which they have updated so you might want to check it out.

Lena got a very positive response to her idea of doing a “High End Riesling” tasting. To include the very best, a Trockenbeerenaulese, the cost will be $70/ person. Each of the five wines are the very best! Let me know if you want to participate during the second week of December. We will pick an exact date later.

Let me know if you are interested in doing a Riedel Tasting too. We are looking at December 6th at 6 PM. The cost will be $99/ person and you get to keep the four glasses. All the wines we try will be relatively high end to really show what the glasses can do.

We’re going to host another Facials and Fine Wines on Thursday, November 30th. Notice the change of date. Heather will be helping you do a facial with Mary Kay products as you enjoy some great wines. The cost for the wine is $10 and the facial is free. Call her at (602) 677-9535 to reserve a spot. It is okay for the guys too!
Have a great turkey day,

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Jason Benedict of Alliance Beverage is going to do the presentation this Friday, November 17th. We are going to taste some of the wines from Beringer and Chateau St Jean. From the former we will try the Chardonnay, the Merlot and the Clearlake Zinfandel. From the latter we will try the Fume Blanc, the Pinot Noir and the Cabernet Sauvignon. For those that went on the Napa Trip back in July you will remember that Beringer was the best. We will have a special price on the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon from Beringer that got 92 points from Wine Spectator. But alas we won’t be trying it during the tasting.

There will not be a presentation on the day after Thanksgiving, November 24, but we will be open so you can stop in and have a glass of wine during your busy day. Hope to see you then if not sooner. We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day so pick your wines up early.

Thanks again to Lena from 4inWines for telling us about the Rieslings last week. Judging from the crowd and the sales there were a lot of really nice wines and Lena does a great job of telling us about the regions of Germany where they come from and about the wineries.

Lena got a very positive response to her idea of doing a “High End Riesling” tasting. To include the very best, a Trockenbeerenaulese, the cost will be $70/ person. Each of the five wines are the very best! Let me know if you want to participate during the second week of December. We will pick an exact date later.
Let me know if you are interested in doing a Riedel Tasting too. We are looking at December 6th at 6 PM. The cost will be $99/ person and you get to keep the four glasses. All the wines we try will be relatively high end to really show what the glasses can do.

Rootdown was spectacular! They had the folks dancing in the aisles before
they were done. Their web site is www.rootdown-az.com. I’ll let you know when they will be here again.

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Last time Lena Langelaar of 4 in Wines came in to present some of her German Rieslings it was a sell out and we had to turn people away. With the way those Rieslings go so well with the holiday foods I suspect we will have another sellout. So if you want to enjoy some great German Rieslings please show up early on this Friday. Thanks to you that pointed out last week that Friday is the 10th.

Thanks to Joey from Republic Beverage for talking us through a brown bag comparison of old world and new world wines. It was fun and I suspect there were lots of things learned from the experience.

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