Hi all,

This Friday, May 2nd, Craig Driml of Divine Wines is going to present the wines of Burford and Brown. They make some excellent wines including a Pinot Grigio, a Merlot, a Zin, a Shiraz, a Barbera and a Verdelho. Peter Burford is an Australian (which explains the Shiraz rather than Syrah) with a winery in California. It should be a great time.

The presentation Friday will start promptly at 6:00 PM. Remember this “ain’t LA” (thank goodness) so don’t be late. The wine class costs $10 per person and all the featured wines are 10% off. For the money you get to try the wines during the wine class and compliment them with the best food at any wine class in the state. There have been plenty of empty chairs the last couple of weeks.

Free Jazz Night! Bryne Donaldson and his sax will play on Saturday, May 3rd, starting at 6 PM. Bryne is really spectacular and plays a wide range of styles. We hope to get him to play regularly on the first Saturday of each month. No cover and no drink minimum. Inner Journeys with Bob Ravenscroft and Dwight Kilian will be back on the third Saturday in May for another free Jazz Night.

Thanks to Ron from Republic Beverage for conducting the blind tasting last Friday. It was a lot of fun. And thanks too to you that participated.

Nothing new on the 3rd Annual Cave Creek Wines trip. The date is July 25th thru 28th of July (that is a Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday) and the place is going to be Sonoma. We’ve booked some rooms at the Flamingo Resort in Santa Rosa and are working on the airfare, transportation and itinerary. Once we have the dollars nailed down I will let you know and will be looking for deposits for those of you that would like to go. Just mark your calendars for now.

We have a couple of new wines by Praxis, a Merlot from Alexander Valley and a Viognier from Lodi. Both are wonderful!

Have fun,
Liza and Bob

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