Hello Friends and Wine Lovers!

It is time, again, for the Carpe Vinum Newsletter and Tasting Heads-Up Announcement thing! Yes, I’m a day earlier on the email for the Holiday tomorrow, this being Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve. But the day after tomorrow, Friday, I will still be doing my regular tasting, and it’s Aussie Reds!

So in keeping with traditions, tomorrow you, and everyone you know, will be cooking, eating and drinking all day, with minor interruptions for football, video-game football and watching that parade happening 3000 miles away for the 5 minutes that it remains slightly more interesting than some zombie-movie marathon, or whatever.

After all that relaxing, then it’s on to the following day for shopping all day or, for our anti-consumerist friends, boycotting shopping all day. All that can be tiring and stressful. . .so after that long day of shopping or boycotting, a nice glass of Aussie Red will be doing the job. Trust me. I know. Better yet, I’ll have 7 of the things pouring here, all at the regular time.

Why Aussie Reds? Well, they’re simply made to be explosive, high-powered wines made by a population that yields an unusually high number of crazy, fearless nature-show hosts. Why so many, you may ask? Well it seems most non-human animals in Australia excel quite well at killing people. Black adders. Wildebeests. Crocodiles. Heck, even those Koalas aren’t as cute and cuddly as they appear. This living in the constant darkness of deadly critters around every corner, these Aussies seem so laid-back and relaxed. . .how do they do it? It’s the wine!

So Friday, November 25th, between 4:30 and 9:00 PM it’s:

Aussie Wines!
Larrikin 2002 Shiraz, Barossa Valley
Shinas Estate 2003 “The Guilty” Shiraz, Victoria
Indis 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz, Western Australia
Two Hands 2003 “The Lucky Country” (Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvedre), Barossa Valley
Thorn Clarke 2003 “Barossa Cuvee” (Cab. Sauv., Shiraz, Cab. Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot) Barossa Valley

More Aussie Wines!!
Torbreck 2003 “Cuvee Juveniles” (Grenache, Mourvedre, Shiraz), Barossa Valley
Massena 2003 “Moonlight Run” (Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre, Cinsaut), Barossa Valley

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

Next Friday tasting is Celebratory Sparklers From Around the World!

M