WINO 101

Hello Friends and Wine Lovers!

This is going to be a good week! It’s my favorite bunch of wines, or wine region. . .or both, rather. Southern Rhone! These are all fruity, spicy monsters coming out of the underrated Rhone region. (Underrated in relation to the Burgundy and Bordeaux regions. . .and Champagne.) Underrated is good for us, since it makes these wines more affordable. Let someone else spend $1000 on a single bottle of Bordeaux. I’d rather have a Chateauneuf du Pape with dinner, anyway.

Rhone wines are just happy wines. Just from looking at the headlines (political and religous affiliations withheld for the betterment of the email) we all know these are depressing times. After a long day under the mental anguish caused by a celebrity nipple, nothing melts away the horror like the breast - Best! I mean best! - wines in the world. I’ve assembled a stunning lineup of full-bodied Southern Rhones, buxom reds, bursting forward from the bodice of. . .sorry, there I go again.

Freudian slips aside, these won’t be the just halftime show, they’ll be the whole game. And a good one at that!

So Friday, February 27th, between 4:30 and 9:00 PM it’s:

Southern Rhone!
M. Chappoutier 2001 Belleruche Cotes du Rhone
Domaine Lafonde 2001 Lirac
Domaine Grande Nicolet 2001 Cotes du Rhone Villages Rasteau
Jaboulet 2000 Vacqueyras
Domaine Rabasse Charavin 1999 Cotes du Rhone Villages “Les Cailloux”

And the Extra 2:
Faraud Domaine du Cayron 2000 Gigondas
Domaine Bosquet des Papes 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape

A good deal at $10 for the first 5, and $6 for the Extra 2 Premium Pours.
Hope to see you here!
Seize the Wine!

Next week is a Oregon Reds! They’re not just Pinot anymore!
M