Hi all,

We hope everyone is having (if you are reading this on Sunday or Monday) or had (if you are reading this on Tuesday) a wonderful Labor Day.

WINE TASTING – Usually we have a fun wine class on Friday nights and often during the week we have some kind of charity fund raising event. This week we are going to combine them on Friday. This Friday, September 11th, we will join partners with Alliance beverage and the National Football League to kickoff “Taste of the NFL”.

We will taste and Kelly will tell us about Mirassou Sun Pinot Grigio, then their Sauvignon Blanc, then Ecco Domani Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio blend and their Chianti, then the Bridlewood Syrah and finish up with the Louis Martini Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon. A significant portion of the proceeds get donated to local food banks so we can help feed people in our community.

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

The Zahtila Vineyards wines have been delivered and the discounted prices will be honored. We got a few extras if you didn’t place an order and would like to get some of these great wines.

MUSIC – Sax man Bryne Donaldson played last night and got everyone on their feet. It was a lot of fun and some fantastic music. He’ll be back on the first Saturday of October, the 3rd. Plan to come and listen to some wonderful music and have a good time.

OTHER – Linda and her Secret Santa’s Shoppers (a charity for children’s shelter) is going to have a fundraiser on Wednesday, September 16th. It is going to be called “Wine on Wed” and will be a blind tasting. The WINE is FREE but you must have a little class and Donate for your Glass!!! There will be prizes, raffles, trivia and of course munchies.

We have some free tickets for the Home & Landscape Show at the Arizona State Fairgrounds on September 25, 26 & 27. Each ticket will admit 2 to the show.

There is a local guy that takes our empty wine bottles and turns them into recycled wine bottle glasses. They look great, are now dishwasher safe and help the environment. We have them for sale in sets of four, with or without our logo, for $20.

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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