Hi all,

WINE TASTING – Kelly McDowell of Alliance Beverage is going to be the presenter this Friday, December 18th. And to continue the “Great Wines” theme that we have been doing the last few weeks the line looks like this… Hess Sauvignon Blanc, Rosemount Hunter Valley Chardonnay, Meiomi Belle Glos Pinot Noir, Rodney Strong Knotty Vines Zinfandel, Sbragia Dry Creek Zinfandel and Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet. It should be fun! This will be the last wine class of the year.

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 (usually six) and compliment them with the best food at any wine class in the state. We are limiting attendance to the first 45 people.

On Wednesday, December 16th, Jeff from Valley of the Sun Distributing will be in the shop to pour and talk about the Tangent Albarino and Carmel Road Pinot Noir. The latter is available in 750 and 375 ml bottles. He will start about 5 PM.

Then on Saturday, December 19th, Paul from Young’s Market will be doing a tasting of 3 different Schramsberg Sparkling wines. You can try them for free starting about 6 PM and order for a Tuesday pick up. Stock up for the holidays!

NEW WINES – Frank Family Cabernet is back in stock! And a perfect gift for the holidays is a wine called Lady in Red. Besides being a great red blend from Washington State, the label is a lady dressed in a red Santa outfit.

ITALIAN DINNER & RAFFLE – Linda raised over $700 this past week at her dinner and raffle. She won’t be taking the girls out for a week or more so if you couldn’t make it to the fund raiser, you can still make a donation at the wine shop. Next time you see her please thank her for doing such a wonderful thing to help out some less fortunate folks.

THANKS – Thanks to everyone at the wine class. And thanks to Janice for a wonderful presentation and for the prizes too.

RIESLING – We always carry a nice selection of Rieslings, mostly from Germany. These are great wines for the Holidays.

MUSIC – Sax man Bryne Donaldson will be back on the second Saturday in January, the 9th. Note that the 9th isn’t the usual first Saturday for live music. We hope to see you then.

OTHER – We’re going to continue to continue to participate in the program called Taste of the NFL through the end of the year (maybe through the Super Bowl). Come and pick up one or more of the featured wines and you can help out too. 2-1/2 meals will be served at St Mary’s Food Bank for each bottle sold.

There is a local guy that takes our empty wine bottles and turns them into recycled wine bottle glasses. They look great, are now dishwasher safe and help the environment. We have them for sale in sets of four, with or without our logo, for $20.

We have always given a discount of 10% if you buy a case (12 bottles) of wine. Now you get the discount when you buy only 6 bottles.

Help us save a tree! We have wine bags for sale at $2.50 that will hold up to 6 bottles of wine. When you use it for two bottles or more we will give you a 25¢ discount.

You may have noticed that we have some wines on sale up at the front of the shop. These are excellent wines that are the older vintage or one that we can’t get more of or such. And you can save a few bucks off our already great prices. Of course the selection is always changing.

We have WiFi available in the shop if you’d like to use it. Just ask for the password.

Have fun,
Liza and Bob

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