Hi all,

Dan from Paso Fino will be doing the presentation at the wine class this Friday (November 16th). He too is a Cave Creek Wine class virgin but he’s big enough to take care of himself. He’ll be doing some wines for Thanksgiving including an unoaked Chard and a Pinot Noir from Tolosa. We’ll also do the SB and the Zin from Tobin James. And to round it out he’ll show us a Spanish Rosato and a dessert wine called Black Monkka. It should be as interesting as it will be fun.

The presentation 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 some appetizers provided by Casino Arizona. We have been having larger than expected crowds again so we are limiting attendance to 45 guests.

Thanks to Lena for doing another wonderful presentation of some great wines. Chef Jimmy of Scott’s Place did a wonderful job of pairing the food to compliment the wines. His next appearance is going to be on Friday, December 7th.

Bob, Liza, Lena and Jimmy

The car show yesterday (and hence why I didn’t get this newsletter out then) had a bunch of great cars. The AC Cobra won the “Best of Show” trophy.

We’re doing a silent auction for Chef Craig to prepare a dinner for 6 at your house. The bid is up to $320 so far. The conclusion will be at 5 PM this Friday just before the wine class. Linda has some other items in the silent auction too. There is a Teeth Whitening at Associated Dental, a One Hour Massage at the Chiropractic Company and a $500 gift card from Big O Tires. All the proceeds will benefit her Secret Shopper for girls at a local shelter. Come by before Friday to bid.

This Wednesday, November 14th, is the next free wine class. Brad from Action wines is going to show us three zinfandels including the Peter Franus Napa Valley Zin. He told me the other two but I forgot.

Todd Bostock, the new owner and old winemaker for Dos Cabezas, will be here on the 23rd to do the wine class and show us what he can do. And he can do a lot!

We’re starting a “Match the Faces” contest. Again the proceeds will help out Linda’s girls. Bring in a baby picture and a grown up picture and we will post them on the wall. For $2 folks can guess which goes with which and the winner will get the right to buy a bottle of wine for a buck (Arizona laws being what they are).

Keep smiling,
Liza and Bob

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