Hi all,

We are closed on Easter Sunday.

On Friday, April 13, Jason Benedict is going to present a full range of Kenwood wines, starting with the Sauvignon Blanc. A couple of years ago this was the first SB to score more than 90 in Wine Spectator’s ratings. Then we will try the Chardonnay, a Pinot Noir, a Merlot, a Zinfandel and finish with the Cab. All them are excellent and it should be fun.

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 the wines during the wine class and compliment them with the best food in the valley at any wine tasting.

Thanks to everyone that came by last Friday to listen to Ken Schilling. His art was beautiful and matched the wines wonderfully. And he has some connections to wineries in Paso so he is going to try and set some things up there too.

And last Saturday we raised a bunch of money for Cystic Fibrosis at their wine tasting event. Thanks to everyone that came by and contributed. It was really wonderful to see.

There are a couple of wine lockers available if you need to store some of your overflow. Under the bed only works for so long.

There is still room for you that want to go to Paso Robles with us in August.

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.

Keep smiling,

Liza and Bob

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