Wine
Greetings Wine lovers! The next meeting of the Grapevine Wine Club is Wednesday, February 22, 7-9:15 at the Park Plaza Hotel in Bloomington. We are very excited to be joined by winemaker Jane Ferrari of Australia’s Yalumba Winery. Jane is one of the wine world’s great characters. She’s passionate, whip-smart and hilarious, and she’ll be presenting some seriously good wine. Yalumba is Australia’s oldest family-owned winery and continues to lead the way in wine quality and environmental responsibility. Expect a night of terrific wine, stories and education. As always, this tasting is free for members of the Grapevine Wine Club...
For a limited time, we are able to offer this rare Rioja gem for a discounted, web only price. Here is what Wine Advocate had to say: “96 pts. The monumental 1999 Remelluri La Granja Gran Reserva is a testament to what can be achieved in Rioja. Made up of a blend of 86% Tempranillo, 12% Garnacha, and 2% Graciano, it was fermented with native yeasts and aged for 27 months in French and American oak. Beautifully expressive aromatically, it gives up exotic spices, lavender, incense, a hint of balsamic, black cherry, and blackberry. In the glass it deftly combines elegance...
Grapevine Wine Club schedule change: Our September Grapevine Wine Club tasting featuring Charlie Cline has been moved to Wednesday, September 7. I apologize for any inconvenience. Remaining schedule: September 7: Charlie Cline, Cline Cellars, California October 19: Vina Ventisquero, Chile December 7: DeMaison Selections, Spain In other news… Among the many new wines, beers and spirits arriving weekly, we are beginning to receive wines from Burgundy and the southern Rhone [Chateauneuf du Pape] from the highly anticipated 2009 vintage. Supplies are limited! More details at shop.southlyndale.com/store/...
In-store wine tasting with Annette Peters: Long-time favorite Annette Peters is back, and this time it’s personal! Annette has formed her own importing company, Appellations and Domaines, that will focus on great value wines from old world growing areas. Join us Thursday, August 25, 8-10pm here at the store as Annette brings her world-class palate, unmatched knowledge and infectious enthusiasm back to South Lyndale. There’s room for 25 people and cost is just $10. Stop in or call 612-827-5811 to register....
Tasting of Easton Wines and Domaine de la Terre Rouge With owner/winemaker Bill Easton Tuesday, July 12, 8-10pm South Lyndale Liquors Cost is just $10 and includes snacks! There are many great streaks in history, Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hit streak, Bret Favre’s 297 consecutive start streak, Bride of Frankenstein’s hair streak… but most impressive may be South Lyndale’s streak of in-depth tastings with wine superstars. We continue in July with Bill Easton, owner and winemaker for Easton Wines and Domaine de la Terre Rouge. Bill is a talented and principled winemaker and his wines are simply amazing. They’re sturdy, honest and age...
Wine Geeks Anonymous Presents: A close look at Oregon Tuesday, June 14, 8-10pm South Lyndale Liquors – $10 Here we go again! Hot on the heels of our fantastic Seghesio tasting, we will be joined by not one, but two great guests. Winemaker Jay Somers of J. Christopher and viticulturist Mimi Casteel of Bethel Heights will give us as close a look at Oregon wine as is possible here in Minnesota. This is an awesome opportunity to share an evening [and plenty of wine] with two people who are on hand for literally every step in the winemaking process. We’ll...
GWC: Joe Kotnik of World Wide Cellars: French Selections June 8: 7-9 PM It’s time for another great meeting of the Grapevine Wine Club, and this is our last meeting until September- so don’t miss it! This time around we will be joined by Joe Kotnik, owner of wine importer/distributor World Wide Cellars. Joe will lead us through a tasting from his fantastic French portfolio with a focus on the fascinating, delicious and wallet-friendly wines of the sunny south. Many of you will recognize some of the wines- Pennautier and Tuileries from one of our old favorites, importer Vincent Garnier....
Check out this limited offer on amazing wines! We recently had the good fortune to taste through 12 wines from Seghesio with Edd Lopez, who runs the Seghesio family’s winery with brothers Ted and Pete Seghesio. The tasting was, in a word, incredible. Seats sold out in a matter of hours and the 25 lucky customers who got to participate were bowled over. For those who didn’t make it, we’re offering the same wines at the same prices for a limited time. In general, the whites were fresh and fruit-driven with a very pleasant tendency toward mineral and floral flavors. The...
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