Hi all,

We are open on Christmas Eve and on News Year’s Eve until 9 PM. Then we are closed on Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day.

WINE TASTING – No wine class on the 26th, nor is there one scheduled for January 2nd.

MUSIC – On Saturday, January 3rd, Bryne Donaldson will be here with his sax. Remember that we have live music on the first and third Saturday of each month. Mark your calendars! We have changed the music start times on those Saturdays to 7 PM so they can play to 9:30.

THANKS – Thanks to everyone that showed up on Friday for Ron’s wine class and on Saturday for the live music. I’ve never heard better, jazzy versions of some of your favorite Christmas carols. It was great!

OTHER – We had the drawing for the bike and Jessica Lord won! Her winning ticket number was 765. There are some consolation prizes that haven’t been claimed. A box of four glasses made from wine bottles go to ticket 802 and a bottle of Bohemian wine goes to tickets 798, 799 and 807. Bring your ticket in and claim your prize!

There is an Arizona Wine Club. Visit www.azvinowineclub.com to join. You can get three Arizona wines shipped to you or you can pick them up at our shop three times a year. We are going to have a special Arizona wine night on January 30th. Chris Hamilton of Rancho Rossa Vineyards and Winery will be here with a few other Arizona vintners to show us some of their excellent wines.

We have a couple of new wines in the shop. York Creek Cuvee One is back in stock and a wine called 4 is brand new. It is a great tasting Cab in a tube. It holds the equivalent of (4) 750 ml bottles and sells for $40.

There is going to be a wine maker’s dinner at Skye on February 12th. Chef Scott Tompkins is doing the food and Kenneth Schilling is doing the wines. It is $120 a couple and starts at 6:30. We have a giant poster beside the bar.

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.

The wine totes are here. And they are great! They have individual pouches for up to six bottles and we’re selling them at cost, $2.50 each, to encourage you to get one. Then each time you buy 2 or more bottles and use your tote, we will give you 25 cents off your purchase. That will save a few trees along the way. Please participate.

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.

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

There are a couple of wine lockers available for rent by the month ($7) or by the year ($84).

Merry Christmas,
Liza and Bob

Jessica Lord won the Bohemian bike!

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