Hi all,

Scott Greenwold from Southern Wine and Spirits has been is Australia and New Zealand the past few weeks. So this Friday, April 4th, he is going to come in and gloat by showing us some of the wonderful wines he tasted while there. I don’t have an exact list yet but he said they were great and it is always fun when he shows up.

Rootdown, as a quartet, is going to be in the shop performing at 6 PM on Thursday, April 3rd. They haven’t been in for awhile so we are looking forward to hearing them again. Of course there is no cover or no minimum drink, just come down and listen and enjoy. And then on Saturday, April 5th, Bryne Donaldson and his sax will play starting at 6 PM. He too hasn’t been in for awhile but we are trying to get him to play regularly on the first Saturday of the month.

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 and compliment them with the best food at any wine class in the state. We are limiting attendance to 45 guests.

Thanks to everyone that stopped by last Friday. Jason introduced us to some fine wines and to his replacement Devin. I hope we didn’t scare Devin off. The Cabernet and the Chardonnay from Solaire by Robert Mondavi were the clear winners and we will have some more, still at discounted prices, on Tuesday.

Last year we discovered a great claret by Robert Karl up in Washington. It was a hit and soon sold out. Its back! And we’ve added a couple of exceptional Zins. The top of the line from Peter Franus is from the Brandlin Vineyard on Mount Veeder and the best from Starry Night is from the Montafi Vineyard in the Russian River Valley. All three are wonderful! And all three are in stock.

Inner Journeys (Bob Ravenscroft on the piano and Dwight Kilian on the standup bass) are going to play on the third Saturday of every month. So their next gig is on April 19th. Mark your calendars!

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

We have a great new publication about the Arizona wineries. It has a lot of information and is beautifully done. Look for it by the cash register next time you check out.

Have fun,
Liza and Bob

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