Happy Holidays,

WINE TASTING – Since this coming Friday is Christmas Day, we won’t be having a wine class. Nor we will be having one on New Year’s Day. Have a wonderful time over the holidays and we hope to see you soon. Rumor has it that Santa is going to be pretty busy on Christmas Day so he is going to stop in at the shop on Tuesday.

COMMENTARY – Owning any neighborhood business has its challenges. And most of them are just part of the deal. But there is a liquor store that is misrepresenting the facts. (That is my effort to be politically correct with it being the season and all.) Their tag line is “The lowest prices anywhere.” Please don’t take their word for it. Based on an unofficial survey by some customer, on the wines that we both stock, our prices are usually lower.

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.

THANKS – Thanks to everyone that came to the wine class and tastings. And thanks to the distributor reps, Kelly, Jeff and Paul for their time and knowledge.

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 there.

OTHER – We received a Christmas message from Don (the guy with the walker that sits by the wine lockers on Friday nights) and he is still is the hospital but doing well. You can call him at: 480-994-1333, ext. 2241 (room phone) or 602-370-5367 (cell phone).

We have the newest edition, Winter 2009, of Arizona Vines and Wines. It has a bunch of information about the wineries in the state, including maps and tour info. And it is free!

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.

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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