At The Traveling Vineyard, we’re passionate about wine!
Our mission to demystify wine, by offering fun and
informative in-home wine tasting events.
Taste wines from boutique wineries from all over the world,
while enjoying a wine tasting lesson.
Email Shannon for more information.
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Read about it today, experience it tonight.
In this issue:
Meet the new owners of The Truffle
January Retail Store Sales
A New Year for wine exploration
The coolest lip balm--Scottish Ale flavored!
Events--Chimney Park Bistro and Avery Brewing team up!
We will begin product reviews again next week.
Thank you for your readership.
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Congratulations to Karin and Rob Lawler.
As of January 2007, they are the proud new owners of The Truffle.
Along with Jim Arnold, they will continue to bring you the best
cheeses and artisan foods in Denver.
They are having an open house on Sunday, January 14th
with their official grand opening happening Monday, January 15, 2007.
Check out their web site at
www.denvertruffle.com.
Sign up for their E-Newsletter so you are never left out of the loop!
Stop by during the open house, this coming Saturday to say hello.
The Truffle will be open
Monday through Saturday 10am to 6pm.
They are located at 2906 East 6th Avenue, Denver, CO 80206.
Their phone number is 303-322-7363.
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Members of The Denver Wine Group
come from different backgrounds, generations, occupations,
and parts of the country, but they all have one thing in common,
they love to drink wine. Their events vary from educational to
networking--or just hanging out with new friends drinking vino.
There is no fee to join the group.
Members are usually asked to
contribute wine or food (and occasionally a donation to cover the cost of the venue).
The group is organized on MeetUp.com.
Check them out at
http://wine.meetup.com/178/.
Starting this week, the group will begin scheduling more events.
The Denver Wine Group has been around for one year, so there are some steadfast members.
However, new members join all the time, so they go out of our way to welcome them at each event.
Sometimes The Denver Wine Group meets in the comfort of a members home,
or they go out on the town to one of Denver's many wine bars.
You can never have too many friends, so join them for a glass of wine!
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A new year for wine exploration
Here's a New Years resolution that is fun and very easy to keep; broaden your wine comfort zone. There are many bottles of wine on the shelves that are not merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, or pinot grigio. Many examples of these tasty non-mainstream wines are around $10.
Chardonnay drinkers can vary their experiences by dabbling in lush varieties such as torrontés from Argentina, albariño from Spain, or viognier. Viognier is very exotic. It has notes of pear, melon, summer flowers, and perfume. It is low in acidity, which gives it a rich mouthfeel.
Pinot grigio drinkers should try verdejo from Rueda, Spain, a gardenia-like malvasia from Italy, or Orvieto from Umbria, Italy for a crisp, zesty alternative. Orvieto is a famous village that was used as a Papal retreat in centuries past. The white wine from this village is a blend of several aromatic white grapes. Look to the Classico designation for an elegant, tangerine and almond flavored treat.
Open your world to blending. Many varietals compliment each other and create a synergy of flavor. Try a blend with two or more of the following, mourvèdre, grenache, syrah, cinsaut, or carignan. Zinfandel can be blended with other grapes with great success, especially when it is part of a 'field blend.' Field blends are a hodgepodge of grapes grown, harvested, and vinified together. Many field blends contain old vines, which produce small amounts of intensely flavored grapes.
Read more . . .
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Retail Store Sales
Lido Wine & Spirits in old Littleton, mention this newsletter and
receive 15% off all Champagne and sparkling wine this week only.
http://www.lidowine.com/
Meridian Wine & Spirits in Lafayette, is having a red tag sale.
Save 20% off all red tagged items in the wine, beer, and liquor departments
now until January 13, 2007.
http://www.meridianwine.org
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Brews
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Oskar Blues Old Chub Lip Balm
Notes of almond, macadamia nuts, and Scottish Ale?
Yep, this is one tasty lip balm.
It is made from almond and macadamia nut oils with a splash of Old Chub Scottish Ale.
Perfect for skiing with its SPF15 protection.
A great Christmas gift for the beer fan in your life.
Order it online
http://www.oskarblues.com
Tasted all day long!
-BF $3 a tube
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Events
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Chimney Park Bistro Celebrates its 3rd Year Anniversary with a Beer Tasting.
To celebrate its third year anniversary, Chef Florian Wehrli,
co-owner of Chimney Park Bistro, is
organizing a Beer Tasting with Avery Brewery of Boulder.
The event is Tuesday January 23rd starting at 6 pm.
Chimney Park Bistro is located at 406 Main Street, in Windsor, Colorado.
Ten of Avery’s specialty brews will be paired with dishes that have
now become staples at Chimney Park. Avery brewing team will be present
to introduce their beers. In addition, the Bistro’s local producers will
be present to introduce their products. Guests will be able to meet Dave
from Spomer Ranch and taste a Carpaccio made from his bison,
sample miniature lamb leg roasts from Nora’s lambs at Hi-Ho Sheep Farm,
meet local cheese makers and more. The cost for the event is
only $35 per person at the door.
Chimney Park Bistro opened its doors January 2003 in an historic
building in old town Windsor. It has since then earned a solid
reputation as one of the finest dining establishment in Northern Colorado.
Chef and co-owner Florian Wehrli and chef de Cuisine Evey Post create
a seasonal menu with high quality ingredients, produced locally whenever possible.
Chimney Park Bistro also offers an award winning wine program with about
400 selections from Colorado and all over the world.
Contact Chimney Park Bistro at 970-686-1477.
Check out their web site at
www.chimneypark.com.
Also check out
www.averybrewing.com.
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