Hi all,

WINE TASTING – After last week’s newsletter I realize that when I tell you that we are going to Italy for the wine class this week, my creditability is zero. But I’m going to do it anyway. I’ve checked and double checked with Ryan from Alliance Beverage and he has reassured me that we’ll be tasting the Amano Wines from Italy. We’ll start with their Pinot Grigio, try the California Concannon Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, and then back to Italy to taste the Amano Chianti and Primitivo before finishing with their Moscato. These are all great wines that have received good scores and are very reasonably priced.

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. Our apologies to those that didn’t get in last Friday as we are limiting attendance to the first 45 people.

MUSIC – Bryne Donaldson and his sax will be here next on Saturday, June 6th. The music will start at 7 PM. We hope to see you then.

THANKS – We were honestly worried that you may not get excited about Spanish wines but we were glad to be wrong. The wines were great and Ron did a great job of telling us about them in English as yo no hablo español. Thanks to him and thanks to all of you that showed up.

WINE TRIP – It is time to know if you are interested in going to Lodi with us. It looks like my guess of a few weeks ago of $920 is going to be accurate after all. We are accepting deposits of $500 by check or cash and will need them by the 22nd of May. Remember from last year that the credit card company thought we were travel agents instead of a wine bar, so we can’t use credit cards. The dates are August 14th thru 17th. The list of wineries is coming but for now we will be in Lodi on the Friday, Saturday and Monday with Amador on Sunday. Let me know if there are any wineries that you are familiar with so I can include them.

OTHER – Linda is starting to raise money for her Santa’s Secret Shoppers where she helps some kids at a local shelter at Christmas. We’ll be having a blind tasting and watch the movie Bottle Shock at 6:30 PM on May 28th. The cost is only $10 and Action Wines is helping out with the wines. Movies munchies and a raffle are included.

The not so new now issue of Arizona Vines & Wines is out and it is full of information about the vineyards and the wineries throughout Arizona. It is better than ever and available for free by the checkout area. Rumor has it that there is going to be an article in the next issue by an old, short, fat, bald guy. I wonder?

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 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.

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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