vineyard wine market newsletter for november 17, 2011

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

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Beaujolais Nouveau &Thanksgiving WinesFor This Weekend'sTasting

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Beaujolais Nouveau & ThanksgivingWines For This Weekend's Tasting

Tasting Times: Friday 4:30 to 6:30 &Saturday 1 to 6 PM

Ah! Thanksgiving! Myfavorite holiday of theyear. It has the fourF's....fun, food,friends & family.

Choosing a single winefor Thanksgivingdinner is difficult, giventhe great variety of foodsand flavors. There's white and dark meat. There aresweet and rich yams, tart cranberries, butterymashed potatoes, stuffing made with any number ofingredients, and spicy pumpkin pie for dessert. Wealways have noodles and wild rice. You may want toserve a little of several different types of wine so yourguests can taste a wine with each dish. Or you maywant to pick one good all-purpose wine. You mightserve only American wines at this uniquelyAmerican holiday.

The most important consideration is the wine's taste,how it complements what you're serving, and whatyou like. There are no hard-and-fast rules for pickingthe right Thanksgiving wine.

Wines for Thanksgiving, Art & Beaujolais Nouveau!!!!

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We always have several wines open and here is a listof what we serve.

The Sparklers: The fine bubbly bite of a greatsparkling wine makes any event more lively andspecial. Serve a flute or two as a starter asguests are arriving, or at the table; they'rewonderful companions for food.The Whites: Viognier: Floral and fruity, withessences of peach, apricot, and pear. Lowacidity. Chenin Blanc: Spicy and slightlysweet with high acidity. Sauvignon Blanc:Light and crisp, with grassy or herbaceousflavors. Higher acidity. Riesling: Can be dry orsweet; spicy, fruity flavor with touches ofpeaches or apricots and a floral fragrance.Gewurztraminer: Can be dry or sweet. TheGerman word gewurtz means "spiced." Thesewines are highly aromatic with floral touchesand spice notes such as cloves or nutmeg.The Rose': Crisp, light, and fruity, this lovelylight pink wine (much drier than syrupy WhiteZinfandel) might be just the thing to serve witha hearty meal. Serve it chilled.The Reds: Pinot Noir: Younger wines arefruity with essence of plums, strawberries,cherries, and raspberries. Syrah: Strong spiceand black pepper qualities. Older syrahs arefruitier, with some smokiness. Zinfandel: Lotsof intense, plummy, jammy flavors with spicy orpeppery notes. Beaujolais: Light and dry withfresh, fruity flavors. Choose more recentvintages and serve it slightly chilled.Dessert Wines: Muscat: Can be white, light,and slightly sweet or dark and quite sweet.Perfumy and musky, with essence of oranges.Serve chilled. Port: Sweet, fairly heavy fortifiedwine. Younger ports are fruitier. Older ports areless sweet, tawny in color, and have a nuttierflavor from longer aging in wood. Sauternes:Sauternes comes from France and is delightfullysweet, with notes of vanilla, pineapple, andpeach.

Come in this weekend and enjoy several of these style

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10 Fascinating Facts About BeaujolaisNouveau!

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Beaujolais[BOE-zjoh-lay]Nouveau is alwaysreleased the thirdThursday ofNovember, regardlessof the start of theharvest.

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The region ofBeaujolais is 34miles long from northto south and 7 to 9miles wide. There arenearly 4,000 grapegrowers who make their living in thispicturesque region just north of France's thirdlargest city, Lyon.

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All the grapes in the Beaujolais region mustbe picked by hand. These are the onlyvineyards, along with Champagne, wherehand harvesting is mandatory.

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Gamay (Gamay noir Jus Blanc) is the onlygrape permitted for Beaujolais. While certainCalifornia wineries may label their wine"Gamay Beaujolais" this is not the samegrape variety as what is grown in France, andis quite different in taste and growing habits.

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Beaujolais Nouveau cannot be made fromgrapes grown in the 10 crus (great growths) ofBeaujolais-only from grapes coming from theappellations of Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages.

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Beaujolais Nouveau owes its easydrinkability to a winemaking process calledcarbonic maceration, also called whole berryfermentation. This technique preserves thefresh, fruity quality of the wine, withoutextracting bitter tannins from the grape skins.

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Beaujolais Nouveau is meant to be drunkyoung-in average vintages it should beconsumed by the following May after its release.However, in excellent vintages (such as 2000)the wine can live much longer and can beenjoyed until the next harvest rolls around.

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Serve Beaujolais Nouveau slightly cool, atabout 55 degrees Fahrenheit-the wine is morerefreshing and its forward fruit more apparentthan if you serve it at room temperature.

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Approximately 1/3 of the entire crop of theBeaujolais region is sold as BeaujolaisNouveau.

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The region of Beaujolais is known for itsfabulous food.

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Upcoming Events!!!

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Saturday,November 19:Photography &Wine Tasting.Come out andsee splendidphotography &taste great winestoo! View acollection of amazing photography by JenniferWeaver. If you think the wines will amaze, wait tillyou see her photography! Tasting will be 1 to 6, butyou will be able to view her photography from ouropening till close. Click on Jennifer's name above tovisit her website.

Friday & Saturday, December 2 & 3:Christmas wines & beer tasting.

Friday & Saturday, December 9 & 10:Sparkling Wine Tasting.

Friday & Saturday, December 16 & 17: Ports &Dessert Wines.

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During a Time of Thanksgiving....Doesthis Guy Have a Point?

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Respect; notEnvy.

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Stop in the CSRA's largest wine shop. The selection will shock and surpriseyou. With over 2100 brands in stock, you are sure to find a wine you have beenlooking for. If you can't find it here we will tell you where to find it or order itfor you.

No one in the CSRA has a larger selection of wine! We beat our competitorsby having twice the brands to pick from. And pricing, well shop around andcompare. We buy most of our wine in bulk and pass the savings on to you. Ifyou can get it less some where else, we will tell you where.

On top of all this we take the mystery out of wine by having weekendtastings that you will not find in liquor stores. often our tastings are cateredby local businesses and restaurants. We also have special in-house tastingswith winemakers and vineyard owners plus wine dinners at localrestaurants.

We always rank high in the so called "Best of" but we are proud of our rankingsbecause we don't play the silly fill-out-as-many-ballots-as-you-can-and-send-them-in-game like so many others do. We haven't filled one of thoseforms out in years. We let the others play that game and we just keep onkeeping on bringing you the best wines and service!

So bring in a friend and visit the best wine store in the CSRA. You will not bedisappointed.

Cheers!


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