Cave Creek Wines

Hi all,

Got lots of news this week. I’ll be doing the wine class this Friday, March 30th. I haven’t decided what to do yet but you know I will like the wines. (Ha, ha!) There were some empty seats last Friday, hint, hint.

The presentation will start promptly at 6:00 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.

Thanks to Scott from Southern Wine for doing a great blind tasting. We learned a lot and had a wonderful time.

Cave Creek Wines is hosting “A Taste For A Cure” on Sunday, April 1st. It is a fund raiser for Cystic Fibrosis. For $20 cash you can participate in the Wine Tasting and enjoy some excellent appetizers. Mention the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and we will donate the discount to the Foundation.

There is a rumor that started as a joke that those that went on the wine trip last year to Napa can’t go on the trip this year to Paso Robles. Its not true! The people that have expressed an interest get first shot but I suspect that now that we have the particulars there will be some openings. So far we are limited to 28 people and have about that many that have expressed an interest.

We will fly from Sky Harbor to San Louis Obispo at 10 AM on Friday, August 10th. We get picked up by two 14 passenger vans and taken to Peachy Canyon Winery. We’ll do another winery or two that afternoon before being dropped off at the Paso Robles Inn. Dinner is on your own but there are many restaurants in the downtown area. On Saturday we will tour and sample on the East Side at Tobin James, J Lohr and another winery or two that are yet to be determined. Lunch will be at one of the wineries. We’ll get back to the hotel after 5 PM.

On that Saturday evening, August 11th, there is a Winemaker Cook-off where 20 wineries are serving gourmet food right off the BBQ paired with their wines. It is $75 per person. The van(s) will take us there if there are enough that want to participate.

On Sunday we tour and sample on the West Side at Wild Coyote where we do a barrel tasting, Norman Vineyards where we will do lunch, Villacana, Justin and then finish off at the Willow Creek Olive Ranch where we will do an olive oil tasting. On Monday, August 13th, it is breakfast and back to Phoenix.

For $1060 you get round trip airfare, ground transportation, hotel accommodations (double occupancy) for three nights (August 10, 11 & 12), wine tasting and touring, full breakfasts each day and lunches on Saturday and Sunday. We will need a deposit of $300 by April 15th with the balance due by June 15th. Let us know. My guess is that I’ve made a mistake or two on this message and someone will point it out to me. It will be better next time.

Keep smiling,

Liza and Bob

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Hi all,

I hate to bother you with multiple emails but this is important to the Santa Cruz Humane Society. Santa Cruz County is down where Rancho Rossa, Callaghan, Village of Elgin and Sonoita Vineyards are located. They need some help and Rancho Rossa is going to donate 50% of their sales this coming weekend (March 23 thru 25) to the Humane Society. If you were thinking of making a trip down there the weather is perfect, the wines are great and you would be doing a good deed.

Think about it,
Bob

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Hi all,

We’re going to “brown bag” it this Friday. That’s right on the 23rd Scott will conduct a blind tasting. I can’t tell which wines we will be tasting because that would give it away but this should be fun. He did a blind tasting a few months back and it was very well received so we’ll try it again. He will talk to us about what the flavors and smells mean to lead us to guess which wines we are tasting.

The presentation will start promptly at 6:00 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.

Bryne had them “dancing in the aisles” on Thursday. He was great and we’re looking at having him back.

There are a couple of lockers available if you are looking for a place to store those extra bottles.

The planning for the wine trip is progressing. In the middle of August we are going to do a four day trip to Paso Robles. The dates look like Aug 10 thru 13th. I’ve talked with Norman, Peachy Canyon, Robert Hall and Tobin James for starters. And we’ve heard from J. Lohr and Wild Coyote that they would like to host us too. The plan will be to fly out on a Friday morning, visit 8 or 10 wineries (or more) and come back on Monday. Norman Winery has committed to a lunch and Wild coyote to a barrel tasting. No idea on the price but it will include airfare, the bus, the hotel and the VIP winery tours. Let me know if you are interested.

Keep smiling,

Liza and Bob

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Hi all,

No wine class on March 16th because we’re featuring Bryne Donaldson on Thursday, March 15. While he does great jazz he actually has an album out called Country Sax. In this web aware time he certainly has a web site and the address is http://www.brynedonaldson.com/CountrySax.htm. He played a little bit at a birthday party at the shop last week and he wowed the house. There will be no cover, just good music and a fun time.

Thanks to everyone that came by last Friday.

CC Tate is making arrangements for the wine trip so something should start to happen. In the middle of August we are going to do a four day trip to Paso Robles. I’ve talked with Norman, Peachy Canyon, Robert Hall and Tobin James for starters. And we’ve heard from J. Lohr that they would like to host us too. And now Wild Coyote has offered to do a barrel tasting when we visit their place. The plan will be to fly out on a Friday morning, visit 8 or 10 wineries (or more) and come back on Monday. Norman Winery has committed to a lunch. No idea on the price but it will include airfare, the bus, the hotel and the VIP winery tours. Let me know if you are interested.

Keep smiling,
Liza and Bob

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Well I’ve done it again. Or not done it again in this case. We WILL HAVE a wine class and a presenter this Friday, March 9th. I just am not positive who it is going to be or what wines we are going to sample. My best guess is that Scott Greenwold from Southern Wines is going to do it. Besides being very informative and entertaining, he always has great wines. And the last two times he was supposed to do the presentation he either got a wine maker, remember Stuart Blackwell, or a winery owner, Clay Fritz, to stand in for him. We’ll talk about what is happening at the class.

There will not be a wine class on March 16th because we’re going to feature Bryne Donaldson on sax on Thursday the 15th. While he does great jazz he actually has an album out called Country Sax. In this web aware time he certainly has a web site and the address is http://www.brynedonaldson.com/CountrySax.htm. He played a little bit at a birthday party at the shop last week and he wowed the house. There will be no cover, just good music and a fun time.

Jason had a great selection of wines last Friday and thanks to him for a wonderful presentation. I think everyone had a lot of fun and thanks to all for coming. We saw lots of new faces and a special “Thank You” to them.

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