Hello friends and wine lovers!

Considering this will be the last chilled tasting for the summer, barring any unnatural heatwave, I brought back the Best of the Summer Whites Flights: Viognier! You might be asking, “Gee, Mike, didn’t you just do Viognier, like, a month ago?” Yes. Yes I did. I thought I would give it one last go at my favorite white wine varietal, also considering the rapidly expanding popularity, and summer’s last hurrah before we head into Pinot Noir and Beaujolais in the autumn season.

This Friday, I am introducing and will have for sale Chocolate Truffles from Aphroditie’s Kisses, a new chocolatier in town. While, for you, chocolate may not match the characteristics of Viognier well, to me, chocolate goes with any beverage, barring maybe orange juice. As always I do have free bread available for the cleansing of the palate. I also encourage people to bring in their own cheese and crackers to accompany their flights.

Friday’s Lineup:
Gascon 2001 Viognier, Mendoza, Argentina
Jean Luc Columbo 2001 Viognier La Violette, Languedoc, France
Le Viognier du Pesquie 2001 Portes de mediterranee, France
Kunde Estates 1998 Viognier, California
Waterbrook 2002 Viognier, Washington

And the Extra 2:
Chateau Trignon 2001 Viognier, Cotes du Rhone, France
Viento 2002 Viognier, Oregon

This is the last chance to taste the Best of the Summer Whites for the low, low price of $10 for the first five, and $6 for the Premium Pours!

The pouring starts at 4:30PM, and continues until 9:00PM.

Hope to see you here!
Seize the Wine!
M

P.S. – If you were expecting Pinot Noir this week, I got a bit overzealous with my posters and handbills and placemats, and jumped a week ahead of schedule. Pardon the confusion.

Next week is the Noble Pinot Noir!