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Air-Swap specialists measure your warm air intake and cooling output.
They examine your duct configuration and determine how to increase your air flow,
so the cold your air conditioner is producing is
mixed throughout the house--especially the second floor.
It eliminates a cold basement and hot second floor.
Most HVAC systems are starved for air--
Air-Swap
add ducts to make your furnace and AC more efficient.
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Charles Marshall is selling Welton Place,
Denver's largest residential "Green Building" development,
which consists of 11 contemporary Townhomes,
as well as 101 state of the art Luxury Flats,
and 4 spacious row homes.
The Luxury Flats at 2300 Welton will be LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
certified upon completion of the 7 story,
101 unit building in 2009.
Contact Charles at:
Kentwood City Properties
1660 17th St. Denver-80202
303.522.0183p
charles@kentwoodcity.com
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Wine Bat is a Denver group devoted to blind wine tasting.
They offer a relaxed evening of socializing and wine tasting.
It's a great opportunity to meet like-minded people with an interest in wine.
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Are you interested in learning more about wine?
Join the Denver Wine Group to savor wine and conversations,
build new friendships, and learn as you go.
Beginners and experts welcome!
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Terroir and elegance often walk hand in hand,
with thought-provoking subtleties.
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Private Preserve blankets your open bottles,
making a layer between the wine and the air.
One bottle will last through dozens of bottles of wine.
Private Preserve feels like it is empty when you pick it up.
Stretch your wine dollars,
preserve your aromas, flavors,
and structure with Private Preserve.
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Read about it today, experience it tonight.
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Handley 2006 Gewurztraminer, Anderson Valley, California
Heady and perfume-like on the nose.
In the mouth the wine offers flavors of
jasmine, fresh sliced ginger, apple blossom, nectarine,
pineapple, and lemon meringue.
The finish offers notes of tangerine peel and ground spices.
A lovely soft gewürztraminer profile,
yet impressive acidity for this variety..
95- points -- tasted 4/2/2008 -BF $18
Reserve List and Argonaut Wine and Liquors carry this wine.
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Handley 2004 Estate Chardonnay, Anderson Valley, California
Aromas of honeycomb, wax and all, greet the nose.
On the palate, this wine is very complex and opulent,
with hints of anise, marzipan cookie, and a slight buttery flavor as it warms.
Perfume-like, with ocean tones with sweet coconut oil nuances.
Simmering acidity is paired with pear nectar and fig flavors.
98 points tasted 3/29/2008 BF $20
Reserve List and Wilburs Total Beverage carry this wine.
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Castano 2006 Monastrell, Yecula, Spain
Extracted and concentrated this Spanish mourvedre
offers flavors of plum, cream, black cherry skins,
red raspberries brambles, licorice, black tea, and raspberry liqueur.
Roasted cherries and smokiness fill in the finish.
Lots of grip to back up the intense fruit flavors.
An inexpensive wine that begs for a decanter.
93 points -- tasted 3/29/2008 -BF $12
Reserve List, Wilburs Total Beverage, and Highlands WineSeller
carry this wine.
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d'Arenberg Hermit Crab 2006 White, McLaren Vale, Australia
A viognier and marsanne blend from McLaren Vale.
The nose offer a touch of earth and stone fruit blossoms.
Intense, with notes of apricot, sticky ripe peaches,
and zesty, tropical mango and tangerine flavors.
Layered with a soft kiss of mouthwatering acidity.
A fabulous white for the money.
95 points -- tasted 3/24/2008 -BF $15
Reserve List, Highlands WineSeller, Argonaut Wine and Liquors,
Mile High Wine and Spirits,
and Costco Liquors carry this wine.
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d'Arenberg 2004 d'Ary's Original Shiraz-Grenache, McLaren Vale, Australia
A fifty-fifty blend of shiraz and grenache, a Rhone Valley recipe,
with an Aussie touch.
Sundried tomato, raspberries, pencil lead, roses, blackberry tones fill the palate.
Density on the mid-palate,
reveals complexity if the wine is offered a bit of breathing.
The finish offers flavors of plum, black tea
and perfume with a sense of terroir.
95 points -- tasted 3/24/2008 -BF $16
Reserve List Denver, KaCee's Wine & Spirits in Broomfield,
Argonaut Wine and Liquors, Mile High Wine and Spirits,
and Highlands WineSeller carry this wine.
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Deschutes Green Lake Organic Ale, Bend, Oregon
Another great brew from those folks at Deschutes.
Bright, roasted grain color and a medium, creamy head.
Sassafras, pine, orange peel, cardamom, fill the mouth
with a tingle of bitterness on the finish.
Prominent malt and hoppiness profile with perfect balance.
96 points -- tasted 3/26/2008 -BF $9 a six pack
Wilburs Total Beverage, Reserve List, Argonaut Wine and Liquors,
Mile High Wine and Spirits,
and Highlands WineSeller carry this beer.
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Make a reservation and make a difference.
Dine out on Thursday, May 1st at one of the restaurants listed below,
and 25% of your bill will be donated to
Project Angel Heart,
an organization in Denver and Colorado Springs providing meals to people facing HIV/AIDS,
cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
Please refer to the list below for participating restaurants.
1515 Restaurant, Aix Restaurant, Avenue Grill - Denver, Bent Fork Grill - Aurora,
Bistro Vendome, Black Cat, Black Pearl Restaurant, Bloom - Broomfield, Capital Grille - Denver,
Cucina Colore, Fruition Restaurant, Great Northern, Lola - Denver,
Luca D'Italia, Mizuna, Nine 75, Nine 75 North, North - Denver, Panzano,
Randolph's, Red Square Euro Bistro, Rioja,
Solera Restaurant and Wine Bar, Strings, Table 6,
Tamayo Restaurant, The Summit Steakhouse, Trinity Grille,
Washington Park Grille, Yia Yia's Euro Cafe, and Zengo.**
**Note: This is not the complete list.
Not all restaurants on OpenTable.com are participating in
Dining Out for Life
and not all restaurants are participating for the full day.
Some are making a 25% donation for dinner or lunch only.
For more information please visit
www.opentable.com.
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Viognier is an elegant change of pace
Viognier (vee-ohn-yay) is perfume-like on the nose and palate. Showing notes of pear blossoms and honeysuckle, its soft, lush mouth-feel comes from lower acidity. Because of its distinct mineral notes, viognier can be very elegant.
Exotic and incredibly fussy, viognier is susceptible to mildew and disease. Its already finicky yields are further threatened by late Spring frosts because of its early bud break. Viognier needs to ripen fully or it does not develop its rich flavors. This variety brings great frustration to growers.
Thank goodness there are producers who love this grape. Acres devoted to viognier in California are a mere single digit percentage of the behemoth-chardonnay. Even with these lopsided numbers, viognier is a worthy rival for the affection of the chardonnay drinker. Viognier excites the palate with an explosion of refreshing, perfectly ripe summer fruits. Flavors of peaches, apricots, nectarines, mangoes, limes, and pears, its floral nuances and flirtatious minerality place it above mainstream white wines.
Viognier's history spans over two thousand years in France. Its lofty reputation was earned in the tiny growing regions of Condrieu and Château Grillet in France's northern Rhône Valley. Wines labeled Condrieu and Château Grillet are exclusively viognier, extremely limited, and pricey.
Today, viognier is flourishing in California, Argentina, Southern France, and Australia. Prices for these alluring New World white wines are as varied as the styles. Twelve and fifteen dollar versions are delicious, while versions reminiscent of Condrieu command more money. Consider viognier from the Southern Rhône Valley and the Languedoc of France. A touch of viognier can be blended with the robust red grape syrah in Côte Rotie, a region of the northern Rhone Valley.
In the southern Rhône, viognier shares the limelight with whites, marsanne and roussanne. Thanks to Rhône Rangers such as Calera, Joseph Phelps, and Cline, this grape trio enjoys success in California. Australians love to mimic established French blends and dabble in this sensual combination as well. Australians also embrace the practice of adding a dollop of viognier to their shiraz as well, in a Cote Rotie fashion.
Viognier is a special treat for the California chardonnay drinker and is a welcome friend for the wine savvy. Inexpensive versions offer more fruit flavors than flowers or mineral nuances. A lovely white to have on hand, sophisticated enough for your best chicken and seafood dishes.
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Vocabulary
Each week we'll include a few wine (or beer or spirits) terms.
To read more terms go to the
vocabulary
page. This page will grow as we add more terms.
bâtonnage:
is the process of stirring wine that has been resting on its lees.
As dead yeast cells break down in the bottom of the wine vat or barrel,
their components are know to add mouthfeel, body, and creamy tones to the wine.
Stirring the wine encourages these flavors and is a common practice with
white wine producers, especially chardonnay.
skin contact:
Skin contact is also called maceration.
Freshly picked grapes are crushed and allowed to soak with their skins to extract
color, tannins, flavor and other phenolic materials.
The skins form a cap on the top of the vat,
which is mechanically or manually punched back into the liquid
over several days to facilitate the extraction process.
Red wine grapes spend much time on their skins,
while the skins of white wine grapes are removed almost immediately.
Rose wines are generally made with red wine grapes,
but the juice rests on the skins for a short period of
time compared to when the grapes are made into red wine.
sur lie:
a procedure where wine is permitted to rest on the lees
for a period of time during aging, imparting rich flavors to the wine.
Lees are the precipitates and dormant yeast cells that fall or are pulled,
(by the use of fining), to the bottom of the wine vat or barrel.
As spent yeast cells break down their components are known to add mouthfeel,
body, and creamy tones to the wine.
A French term, meaning on lees.
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