Hi all,

The 3rd Annual Cave Creek Wines Wine Trip is on! We will leave early on Friday, July 25th. All that day, then Saturday and Sunday will be winery and vineyard touring in Sonoma. Monday will be a short tour and then back home. We’re still working on the wineries we’ll visit. We’ll fly into and out of Oakland. We have ground transportation for 7 hours each day and are staying at the Flamingo Resort in Santa Rosa. Breakfast is at the hotel and we’re working on lunches. Evening meals will be on your own.

Cost for the weekend is about $800 person based upon double occupancy. We only have space for 20 people so the first folks that stop by with a check for a $400 deposit per person will be in. Our credit card company won’t let me take deposits for travel so don’t bother to call.

Ron is back! Ron Fescko of Republic National Beverage Company is going to do the presentation this Friday, May 9th. This is a mixed bag of things we haven’t tasted before, a Chardonnay that I like a lot from Lincourt and a very affordable new Zin from Le Baron; some things we haven’t tasted in a while, the popular Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and the BIG Napa Cellars Zin; and a couple of wines we’ve had in the shop but may not have had at a class before, the finest Pinot Noir from Domaine Carneros and the Benziger Cabernet.

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.

Thanks to Craig Driml of Devine Wines for conducting the wine class last Friday. It turns out that the Burford & Brown wines were excellent. The Barbera was the clear winner.

And thanks to Bryne Donaldson for moving us with his songs on Saturday night. I think it is official that he is going to show us what a saxophone can sound like on the first Saturday of each month. And Bob Ravenscroft and Dwight Kilian as Inner Journeys will play their great jazz on the 3rd Saturday. It should be a fun summer to get to hear such talented musicians twice each month.

Justin Orphan is back! I asked the distributor for all we could have and got a total of 2 cases. It is the same price as last year, $16.99 per bottle and every bit as good. We’ve got it behind the bar so you’ll have to ask for it.

Have fun,
Liza and Bob

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