Hi all,

WINE TASTING – We’ve tasted the wines from the St. Francis Winery a couple of different times and they were great when we visited them a couple of years ago. So we’re going to try them again this Friday, February 26th. The wines will be the Chardonnay, the Sonoma Red, the Merlot, the Old Vine Zinfandel, the Claret and the Cabernet Sauvignon. Ron Feczko from Republic National will be doing the presentation.

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 complement them with the best food at any wine class in the state. We are limiting attendance to the first 45 people.

Lena will have a new shipment of Rieslings to show us on March 26th. She was in Germany for most of January tasting the new vintages. The best are now on a boat headed this way. Mark your calendars and plan to show up early as she always draws a full house.

MUSIC – Bryne Donaldson and his sax will be back on the first Saturday of March, the 6th. He plays a great mix of music that everyone can enjoy.

And then on the 20th of March Root Down is back. As a quartet their jazzy style is always a crowd pleaser. We hope to see you at both musical events. Remember there are no cover and no minimum drink purchase.

THANKS – A couple of weeks ago we received a certificate for providing 510 meals to the homeless at St Mary’s Food Bank during our Taste of the NFL promotion that ran throughout the fall. Thank you for buying the wines that lead to this great support to a very worthy cause.

And thanks to Chris from Rancho Rossa and to Patty from Dos Cabezas for tasting us on the Arizona wines on Friday! And of course thanks to all of you that showed up.

COMING SOON – As I peer into my crystal ball I see a Psychic Night coming soon. It will be on a Wednesday night in March. More info will be available when the fog lifts.

OTHER – We have the newest issue (Winter 2009) of Arizona Vines and Wines. There is lots of great information about the state’s wineries and 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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