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St. Supery - Three Pack - $59.99

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:06 -0600

Beware The Odes Of March

Rosés are light red and some cheeses are blue. The title joke is inaccurate, but what can you do?

St. Supéry, St. Supéry,
We find your wines remarkably
Enticing, so it brings us glee
When we are told we will get three
Of your fine wines, St. Supéry.

The Merlot, first, it’s quite tasty
Or, at least, it seems to be,
Because we read of black cherry
And hints of currant, raspberry,
And a kiss of smoke concludingly
Plus ripe plum that we’ll find toasty
And cinnamon, cedar, and briar, oui?
Your Merlot is quite fine by me,
So thank you much, St. Supéry.

Up next, the Cab, so please agree
The mouth feel comes luxuriously
A mix of current and then cherry,
plush cassis and some blueberry
It’s young, but age it and you’ll see
It will come out so beautifully,

Malbec! Malbec! It’s wine three!
Grown 2006, in January
When rains came down like Heaven’s sea
And cool wet weather, perfectly
made this nice Malbec from St. Supéry.
It smells of clove, and rose hip, whee!
Tobacco too, but let it breathe
Then unfurl for you will blueberry,
A hint of chocolate, and cherry,
And smokey tannins, but gently!
This wine will save quite happily.
So let it evolve naturally,
And in a decade you will be
Drinking a glass in ecstasy.

St. Supéry, St. Supéry,
Your wines make us oh so happy
Especially since we’re getting three
You must have gone to intercede
With Bacchus, god of wineries
And to you, oh blessed St. Supéry
And all your wines, of which there’s three.
We dedicate our poetry,
And now a drink we need. Really.

2004 Napa Valley Merlot

Appellation: Napa Valley
Blend: 76% Merlot 23% Cabernet Sauvignon,2% Cab Franc
pH: 3.65
Total Acidity: 6.30g/K
Residual Sugar: <0.5 g/L
Wine Alcohol: 14.3%

2005 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Appellation: Napa Valley
Blend: 97% Cabernet Sauvignon,
1% Petit Verdot
pH: 3.76
Total Acidity: 5.7 g/L
Residual Sugar: <0.2 g/L
Wine Alcohol: 13.9%

2006 Napa Valley Malbec

Appellation: Napa Valley
Blend: 75% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon
Cooperage: 79% French Oak, 21% American Oak
pH: 3.79
Total Acidity: 6.00 g/L
Residual Sugar: <0.02%
Wine Alcohol: 14.3%

Rules and restrictions:

Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary)
You must be 21 or older to order
Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older
If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it
Wine cannot be delivered to a P.O. Box
We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address

Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:

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If your state's not on the list, you're out of luck... for now. Keep up with the ever-changing laws over at ShipCompliantBlog.com, and/or sound the alarms with your state assembly person through FreeTheGrapes.org. Meanwhile, all Federal, state and local laws are complied with in providing this wine.

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Price: $59.99

I want one!

Verge Dry Creek Valley Syrah - Two Pack

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:32 -0600

Sit down! The movie’s about to start!

I just love Doris Day!

Doreen, the movie’s about to start and I notice you haven’t mentioned much about the Verge Dry Creek Valley Syrah 2-Pack I picked up. Well of course I’m glad you like it, but did you happen to think of anything in particular with reference to tonight?

Hmm? Well, no, it’s not a particularly special night; I mean, any night with you is special, Doreen, but no, there’s no anniversary or anything. Well it is an intensely aromatic wine bursting with aromas of blackberries, blueberries, and spice. But that’s not really relevant to tonight. Certainly, the light notes of clove, cinnamon and vanilla are playful among the darker fruit tones, but I feel like you’re over thinking here.

No, well, yes, 2007 produced a longer growing season for Dry Creek Valley resulting in more developed and fully-flavored fruit, but the connection I’m making isn’t quite that deep. Pull back just a little.

Think about it: we’re watching The Man Who Knew Too Much and drinking Syrah. Eh? Eh?

Oh come on! This is the movie in which the song “Que Sera, Sera” debuted! It was a thoughtful bit of word play! Sera, Syrah? I can’t believe you missed it. Yeesh, you kept going on about palates and legs and noses like I’m supposed to know how any of that relates to this movie.

Fine. I’ll watch it alone.

Harvest Date: October 2007
Block: Grist, Branford Mountain, Unti
Appelation: 100% Dry Creek Valley
Blend: 100% Syrah
Barrel Aging: 18 Months
pH: 3.67
Alcohol: 14.8
Release Date: May 2009

Rules and restrictions:

Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary)
You must be 21 or older to order
Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older
If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it
Wine cannot be delivered to a P.O. Box
We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address

Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:

Arizona
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Geometric Wine Rack System

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:21 -0600

Must Keep Building

Hello. My name is Tim, and I’m a wine-racking building addict.

It all started so innocently, you know? I mean, I had all these bottles of wine just sitting around the house, getting in the way of my day-to-day routine. I’d try to microwave a burrito, but the thing was full of wine bottles. I’d get out of the shower and WHAM! I’d stub my toe on a wine bottle. Sleep was almost impossible. Every time I’d turn over I’d find a wine bottle I’d forgotten about sticking into my back. I just had to do something.

It was one of my friends that introduced me to this Geometric Wine Rack System. “Give it a shot,” he told me. “It’s perfectly safe. I’ve been using these for years.” I figured it couldn’t hurt. Anything was bound to be better than the way I was living. So, I bought one, went home, and tried it out. It was soothing, you know? Putting those twenty-four metal tubes and seven molded plastic linking components together to build a strong, stable wine rack, it eased me in a way I’ve never felt before or since. Soon, I was picking up all those unopened wine bottles off the floor, taking them out of the couch and the laundry hamper, and putting them all safely away in my wine rack. I was so satisfied with myself.

It was the configurations. That’s what got me. I’d look at the wine rack and think, ‘Maybe it would look better if it were a triangle.’ I’d take it apart, make it triangle, and then think, ‘This could be bigger! And a hexagon!” Suddenly I found myself buying another Geometric Wine Rack System, night after night. Nothing else mattered. I was calling in sick to work to build my latest wine storing creation. I wouldn’t answer the phone or leave the house unless I was buying more and more. I was building racks that would stretch over counter tops. I was building great whopping towers that stretch up to the ceiling! I was lining the walls! I was building wine rack couches! Coffee tables! A garage for my car! I… I couldn’t stop myself.

One day, I trapped myself in the shower after forgetting to leave an opening. It was three days before a neighbor heard my screams and came over to help me out of that mess. That three days… it gave me a lot of time to think. That’s when I finally got honest with myself. I had a problem and I needed help. And that’s why I’m here.

I still build Geometric Wine Rack Systems on occasion. Just recreationally, and always under the supervision of friends. And every day, I feel like I’m becoming a better person for it.

Features:

Easy to assemble, no tools required
The more racks you get, the more possible configurations you can create
Chrome bars and cylindrical connectors allow you to easily assemble your wine rack in a variety of different shapes
Possible shapes include: triangle, hexagon, arrowhead, and more
Set on a kitchen counter, desk, bookshelf, or anywhere you'd like
One rack holds up to six bottles
Dimensions (when assembled): 13 3/8” (H) x 13 3/8” (L) x 6” (W)
Box Dimensions: 11.5" x (H) 6" x (L) x 4" (W)

In the Box:

24 Chrome Metal Tubes
7 Molded Plastic Linking Components

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Cathedral Ridge Oregon Red - Three Pack

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:19 -0600

A Time-Out For Your Palate

Whoa, there, Barry Allen. Just because you’ve popped that cork, it doesn’t mean you’re ready to chug-a-lug.

We understand, really, we do. This Cathedral Ridge Oregon Red 3 Pack is something you want to try as soon as you possibly can. But you wouldn’t throw raw noodles on a plate and call it a lasagna, would you? You wouldn’t read the first page of Murder On The Orient Express and decide the engineer did it! Then why assume a wine is ready to go at the instant its second the high-quality, very dense cork is removed?

Instead, once you open your wine, we recommend you set it aside, and come back here for an hour. Maybe you can re-read this description, learning a little more about the bottle you’ve chosen to taste.

For example, if you’ve got the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon breathing in your kitchen, you can be looking forward to the deep aromas of cassis and cool, dark cellar in the nose. Polished tannins and hints of zesty green pepper will soon be captivating your palate, and you’ll be happy with the rich and lasting finish. An hour goes by so quickly these days, doesn’t it? Don’t rush things, let your wine properly blossom!

Or perhaps you’ve opened the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. Put on a movie and relax, because after an hour, you’ll be sipping the rich and bold complexities of blackberry, olive, wood and tannin, with a long and memorable finish coming from twenty four months in mellowed French oak. We know, it’s hard as Christmas morning to a child, but wine is for grown-ups, correct? And a grown-up knows: good things come to those who wait.

Now, if you chose the Pinot Noir, well! You must be dreaming of that flavorful mix of cranberry and pomegranate, uniting in subtle tannins. There’s a hint of black olive and fresh fig as well. An excellent food wine, the 2008 Pinot Noir might be open and waiting as you turn those raw noodles from before into a dinner masterpiece. And if you time it just right, maybe the wine and the entree will meet in perfect, completed harmony!

The Cathedral Ridge Oregon Red 3 Pack has taken quite some time to go from the grape of Columbia Gorge to the bottle now waiting beside you. Why not give it that last hour to make sure you drink it the way it was intended? And hey, if it really stresses you out, we’ve linked some flash games on our Woot.com blog. You’ll see. That hour will fly by in no time at all!

2007 Cabernet Sauvignon:

Polished tannins lead into a rich and lasting finish
25.4 Brix
20 Months French Oak
Alcohol 14.2
Mostly Bangsund Cabernet, but small splashes of Hillside Cab and about 8% Syrah

2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve:

100% Cabernet Sauvignon fruit
Displays complexities of blackberry, olive, wood and tannin with a long and memorable finish
25 Brix
24 Months French Oak
Alcohol 14.6
All from Hillside Vineyard

2008 Pinot Noir:

Cranberry and Pomegranate flavors unite in subtle tannins
Hints of black olives and fresh fig
24 Brix
9 Months in French Oak
Alcohol 13.8
Almost all the grapes were from Bangsund Vineyard. A small splash was added from Dampier Vineyard
Excellent food wine

Rules and restrictions:

Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary)
You must be 21 or older to order
Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older
If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it
Wine cannot be delivered to a P.O. Box
We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address

Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:

Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
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Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
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Vermont
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B Cellars Blend Two - Pack

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:18 -0600

Well, Diary, I really lucked into this one

It all started four Mondays ago.

I was working my twice-weekly shift in the men’s room at the Purple Panther Gentlemen’s Club, handing out paper towels and spritzes of cologne for tips. As near as I can figure, one of the clients must have put his phone down next to the breath mint bowl to wash his hands, then picked mine up by mistake. Because the very next afternoon, I got a phone call from some girl named Alejandra claiming that she met my friend Sophie while they were models on the same swimsuit shoot, and Sophie told her we should get together, since she (Alejandra) and I were both single, both went to Yale, both knew what it was like living with the burden of independent wealth, et cetera.

Well, this Alejandra had obviously reached the wrong dude. But I know enough not to give dental exams to the gift horses that sidle up to my hitching post, so I played it cool and made an appointment to meet her the very next day at one of my favorite places, Burritoville. She’d never heard of it.

She was a little late, and I was starting to get nervous she’d stand me up, but when she finally walked in—holy mackerel, diary; I’ve never seen anyone so beautiful except in magazine ads for cosmetics. My jaw slackened to a noticeably greater degree than usual.

I could tell she was surprised at my appearance, too. Not in a good way. And she was polite enough, but I could tell she was put off by my bodily clamminess when we embraced hello. The date went downhill from there.

She wasn’t at all impressed with my extensive knowledge about firearms or the Bilderberg conspiracy, which was bad news for me, since they’re by far my two best subjects, conversation-wise. I have a hard time with small talk, as evinced by my catastrophic attempts to compliment her. “You smell like maple bacon,” I said, which didn’t land the way I’d hoped, nor did my remark that “I’d like to shave off all your hair and stuff a pillow with it.” I should have just said it looked soft.

Oh, and I said her scarf looked like it was made from Muppet pelts, which I meant in a good way, but she got kind of offended. (She made it herself.) I tried to salvage the conversation and coax her back to my place by saying I’m into arty-crafty stuff myself, and offered to show her my hand-painted, historically accurate models of World War Two battles. “It’s just up the block,” I said. “Plus I’ve got a half a thing of Mountain Dew in the fridge, and an extensive DVD library of girl-on-girl submission wrestling films, if you just want to kick back and watch some videos.” She declined, tactfully but firmly.

The atmosphere in our Burritoville booth was pretty foul by this point, as anxiety and cheese both make me gassy. It was clear Alejandra was looking for a way to make her exit, and I couldn’t blame her. I decided to make it easy for her, and maybe salvage some dignity right at the end of the encounter, knowing I’d never see her again.

“Look,” I said, “we’re obviously from pretty different worlds. You’re an exquisite, radiant she-creature, elegant as a jungle cat, while I’m an utterly repugnant slob. And yet you’ve been gracious enough to endure this dinner date with me, treating me with patience and compassion, not even retching all that visibly when I scratched my head, raising a cloud of scalp flakes, many of which drifted right onto your taco salad. I want you to know how much I appreciate it, and that I will remember this evening fondly as long as I live.” With that, I started to cry. And not the controlled, single-tear kind of crying, either, but a full-blown, loud, mucusy, spasmodic, shrieking cry. It was humiliating.

“There, now,” she said, and reached across the table to wipe away the tears with a corner of her Gonzo-skin scarf. That scarf! It turned out to be alpaca, to which I am violently allergic. My eyes swelled shut, and Alejandra had to walk me up the block to my apartment for my balm.

When we got in the front door, I heard her utter a surprised little “oh!” I assumed she was reacting to my reptile cages, which experience has taught me girls are often weird about. But no.

“Is that… On the counter there, do you have B Cellars’ 2005 Blends 24 and 25?”

“I suppose I do,” I said.

“Wow, I’ve heard great things about those wines,” Alejandra said. “They’re blended from some prestigious Napa vineyards—To Kalon, Moss Creek, Stagecoach, Auger, Georges III…”

“You know your wines,” I said.

“I might have underestimated your tastes,” she said. “Robert Parker scored both these blends at 91, right?”

I just smiled. I had no idea. I’d bought them from wine.woot by mistake, clicking “I Want One” in the wrong window one night while I was sleep-deprived from too much World of Warcraft. But I wasn’t about to tell Alejandra that.

“Would you mind if I stayed long enough to try these?” she asked.

“Tell you what,” I said, “I’ll pop into the bathroom for my allergy cream, you pour. I don’t have glasses, but you’ll find a couple rinsed-out olive jars in the sink.”

“You’re a funny one!” Alejandra said. A few quaffs later, we fell into each other’s arms, in ecstasy over the fleshy, ripe flavors of these two blends—ripe cassis, plum, blackberry… and full of the pure, unbridled passion that only true wine lovers can find for one another. Even when one of them is really more of a cream soda lover. (But you’d better believe I’m making a quick study on the wine.woot forums and at my local wine shops.)

Alejandra and I have been together ever since!

Blend 24 2005:

43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 20% Sangiovese, 7% Petite Sirah
Bottled unfined and unfiltered, July 9th 2007
14.8% Alcohol
.60 TA
3.63 pH

Vineyards

Georges III
Varietal:Cabernet
Appelation:Rutherford
Harvest Date: October 14th
Brix: 25.9

To Kalon

Varietal: Cabernet
Appellation: Oakville
Harvest Date: Oct. 20th
Brix: 27.1

Pelissa

Varietal:Cabernet
Appellation: Oakville
Harvest Date: Oct.7
Brix: 25.7

Biale

Varietal: Merlot
Appellation: Oak Knoll
Harvest Date: Oct. 12th
Brix: 25.6

Jiliana

Varietal: Sangiovese
Appellation: Pope Valley
Harvest Date: Oct. 17th
Brix: 27.4

Moss Creek

Varietal: Petite Sirah
Appellation: Cappelle Valley
Harvest Date: Oct. 12th
Brix: 26.3

Blend 25 2005:

61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Syrah
Bottled unfined and unfiltered, July 10th 2007
14.9% Alcohol
.56 TA
3.85 pH

Stagecoach

Varietal: Cabernet
Appellation: Atlas Peak
Harvest Date: Oct. 24th
Brix: 26.4

To Kalon

Varietal: Cabernet
Appellation: Oakville
Harvest Date: Oct. 20th
Brix: 27.1

III Michaels

Varietal: Cabernet
Appellation: Oakville
Harvest Date: Oct. 20th
Brix: 26.2

Stagecoach

Varietal: Syrah
Appellation: Atlas Peak
Harvest Date: Sept. 28th
Brix: 27.2

Auger

Varietal: Syrah
Appellation: St. Helena
Harvest Date: Oct. 2nd
Brix: 27.2

Rules and restrictions:

Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary)
You must be 21 or older to order
Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older
If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it
Wine cannot be delivered to a P.O. Box
We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address

Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:

Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District Of Columbia
Florida
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Idaho
Illinois
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Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
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New York
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Brandini Poppers and Toffee

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:28 -0600

A Promise Well Kept

BEHOLD, WOOTERS. The day has finally come.

Long have we waited at the base of Brandini Mountain for the arrival of the prophesied Brandini Poppers promised to us in our Forums of Destiny. For many moons, the promise of Gold Medal Magic Mushroom popcorn popped in canola oil with no artificial butter or salt added, coated in Brandini’s signature toffee, and then drizzled with Guittard dark chocolate has filled the dreams and wishes of young and old alike. So patiently have we watched the long mountain trail for a sign that these delectable morsels of “yum-yum-in-the-tum-tum” would be revealed to us that we might snack on them with great revelry and excitement.

Wait! What’s that?! There’s on the horizon?! Is it? Could it be? YES! The Brandini Poppers have arrived at Wine.Woot! And look! It’s not just one, but TWO 13 ounce bags of tasty wonder? Oh my stars and garters!

But hark! Look there just behind the bags! A Box of Brandini Toffee accompanies the Poppers! This is the same toffee made up of Brandini’s original recipe of sweet creamy butter, pure cane sugar, Guittard chocolate, and hand-roasted almonds we feel in love with so long ago.

This shall be a day long remembered. Feast hearty, fair wooters, for tonight, we dessert on Brandini Poppers and Toffee.

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Robert Craig Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:58:55 -0600

A Toast To You, Marketing Departments

It’s all the rage to change words around for the good of the corporate entity.

From “staycations” to “permalancers”, there are many new ways to keep you busy and on call while the CEO steps out to the golf course. So why can’t you put those very same concepts to work in spicing up your wine rack? We’re starting today. This 2006 Robert Craig Mount Veeder isn’t just a Cabernet… it’s a CaberYAY!

Okay, well, fine. Maybe the traditional world of delicious wine isn’t quite ready to embrace 21st Century marketing concepts. But certainly it, and you, will want to embrace this Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes come from a single vineyard, located at 1800 feet along the summit of Mount Veeder in southwestern Napa Valley. The naturally occurring microclimates make for a very concentrated fruit that is picked at the moment of perfect ripeness from fields that Robert Craig actually helped plant. It’s easy to see why some people refer to him as Robert YAYig!

Wow, still not into that branding concept? Fine, we’ll just stick to the old fashioned way of describing the taste and aroma. This cab has a focused nose of deep blackberry and cassis, laced with white chocolate, a touch of anise, smoky cedar and tobacco. Your palate will be enjoying the flavor of mountain fruit and cassis, with a undercurrent of mocha, bay leaf and licorice. And then you’ll be carried home by the finish, with dark fruit, tannins, and notes of tobacco and vanilla.

It’s exciting when you actually get a little down time. Take advantage of it with a bottle that you’re likely to enjoy. The Robert Craig Mount Veeder 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon will help you make the most of your moments of freedom. Turn that steak into a HOORAYeak! Make that dinner party into a WINNER party! You can’t stop it, people, it’s the future. Tomorrow’s gonna be DoubleplusFUNgood!

2006 Robert Craig:

Blend 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot
1700 cases produced
Harvest dates: October 9 – October 28
Average sugar: 25.6° Brix
TA: .58
pH: 3.79
Alcohol: 14.9%
Barrel Aging: 20 months in Chateau-style French oak, 80% new and 20% second year
Bottling Date: July 2008
Release Date: September 2009

Rules and restrictions:

Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary)
You must be 21 or older to order
Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older
If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it
Wine cannot be delivered to a P.O. Box
We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address

Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:

Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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De Longs Wine Grape Varietal Table

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:53:55 -0600

Table Grapes

“I had a nice time, but I really don’t think I’m ready for a commitment -”

“Did anyone ever tell you that your eyes are the color of a vintage Marzemino?”

“Ravish me, you fool!”

Everyone loves a wine expert – but getting there takes years of careful study and thousands of dollars in travel costs! Take the shortcut to wine wisdom with DeLong’s Wine Grape Varietal Table!

“And in closing, the witness could not have seen my client on the scene carrying a bottle of Refosco white wine, because Refosco is a red wine. He was actually carrying a bottle of Auxerrois.”

“Jury, how do you find?”

“Not guilty on all counts!”

Facts, factoids, and tasting notes for 184 of the world’s favorite grapes – all almost literally on the tip of your tongue! When it comes to information, there’s no easier or more convenient way to learn it than by studying an unwieldy wall chart! And there’s no better way to get instant status in your social circle than by dropping obscure wine facts!

“And I say I’m the leader of this gang. Whaddya got to say about that, Shiv?”

“Ah, your momma drinks Rkatseteli from my jockstrap.”

“Shiv’s our new leader! Shiv, Shiv, Shiv! Shiv, Shiv, Shiv!”

In mere seconds, DeLong’s Wine Grape Varietal Table turns your home or office into a home or office with a wine chart on the wall! This instant wine education and the accompanying index booklet can be yours for one simple payment! Don’t wait another minute to change your life for the better, the DeLong’s Wine Grape Varietal Table way!

“I hate to do this, Tom, but the economy’s terrible and we just can’t afford to keep so many people on staff right now.”

“That’s OK. I guess I’ll go drown my sorrows with a bottle of Sagrantino.”

“Sagrantino, did you say? Forgot all that layoff talk. Take my job, instead. You deserve it more than I do.”

“Thanks, DeLong’s Wine Grape Varietal Table!”

Features:

Hang it anywhere you drink wine and you’ll find yourself referring to it again and again.
Features 184 of the world’s favorite grapes organized by body and acidity.
Clearly see the “big picture” of wine grape varieties and how they relate to one another.
An attractive addition to any tasting room or wine cellar
The accompanying reference book, The Wine and Grape Indexes, is the most comprehensive index available of the grape varieties used in worldwide wine appelations.
Makes a great gift for all wine lovers. The Table and Index Book are packaged in an attractive and reusable gift tube.
The Wine Grape Varietal Table: 24 by 36 inches printed on 110 lb. acid-free archival paper.
The Wine and Grape Indexes: 4 by 8 inches, 88 pages perfect bound. Includes all worldwide appellations.
Table and Index are packaged in an attractive reusable gift tube.

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Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards Estate Grown - Three Pack

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:11:25 -0600

Call It A Reverse NBC

Wine is loyalty. Liquid loyalty. It’s proof that good things come to those who wait and struggle.

That’s one of the reasons wine is so classy. You can’t just wave a magic wand and get a bottle. You’ve got to wait through the whole process, and you can’t really know what’s coming until you get to the end. Winemaking is about talent, sure, but like any masterwork, there’s a little bit of hope mixed in there too.

So we’re pleased to have Lucas & Lewellen back with us again. From Santa Barbara County, Lucas & Lewellen were willing to partner with us back when we were still maturing, just because they saw something great fermenting in our digital bottles. That’s why we’re so into loyalty. And this three pack of wines is a perfect example of how loyalty can pay off big.

The 2006 Cabernet Franc is a deep ruby, beautiful with slight veins of oak throughout. Blueberry, kirsch, black cherry, these are the themes that run into the big, dark blackberry-raspberry jam flavors. The ripe tannins are thick enough to chew, and the finish is long and rich. It’s a classic variety that comes out well. And it should, having been aged for nineteen months.

The 2006 Petite Sirah is a bit younger, with a seventeen month aging process, but it comes from thirtysomething year old vines. From the Los Alamos Vineyard estates, these grapes are carefully farmed to maximize their potential. What comes from this is a wine with aromas of blueberry, black cherry, the ridiculously named ollalieberry, and warm cherry tart. The dark red is silky, lingering, and dissolves into intense flavors of fruit pie with hints of sugar and vanilla crust. There’s a big mouth feel and ripe tannins. This Sirah is a great example of how the long game beats the short game every time.

Finally, the 2007 Malbec. Deep garnet in color, the Malbec decants to complex, layered aromas. Blackberry jam, smokey wood, white pepper spice, and a bright red fruit core, this wine comes from select grapes, grown in just a small area of the Valley View Vineyard and that means this wine is valley, valley good. You’ll be happy with the complex tastes and the intense flavors, and you’ll understand why we work so hard to keep Lucas and Lewellen Vineyards with us even now.

In a disposable soda-like world, it’s nice to know that there’s still a place for good taste, and a partnership that can gently grow. That’s what a fine wine is, really, a delicious four-dimensional grape. It takes time to make things work right, and a good winery knows that. So thanks, Lucas and Lewellen, for being one of the early adopters, and thanks for staying with us even now. We hope you’ll help us age well in the years to come, and that we’ll wind up just as delicious as this three pack.

Lucas & Lewellen 2006 Cabernet Franc

Vineyard: Valley View
Composition: 100% Cabernet Franc
Oak: 19 Months French Oak
Fermentation: Punch down
Bottled: April 2008
Acidity: 0.67
pH: 3.75
Alcohol: 14.9%
Production: 588 Cases
Release Date: November 2009

Lucas & Lewellen 2006 Petite Sirah

Vineyard: Los Alamos
Composition: 100% Petite Sirah
Oak: 17 Months French Oak
Fermentation: Punch down
Bottled: May 2008
Acidity: 0.59
pH: 3.59
Alcohol: 13.4%
Production: 487 Cases
Release Date: August 2009

Lucas & Lewellen 2007 Malbec

Vineyard: Valley View
Composition: 100% Malbec
Oak: 18 Mo. 50% new French Oak
Bottled: September 2009
Acidity: 0.559
pH: 3.59
Alcohol: 13.1%
Production: 533 Cases
Release Date: January 2010

Rules and restrictions:

Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary)
You must be 21 or older to order
Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older
If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it
Wine cannot be delivered to a P.O. Box
We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address

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Wine.Woot Tool Kit

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:01:25 -0600

They’ll Look Nice With Your Spear And Magic Helmet

We’ve been watching you, young one.

We’ve carefully followed your journey toward wine enlightenment. We have shared in your triumphs and sorrows, your frustrating, misguided stumbles and your happy, drunken stumbles. And we are satisfied that you are ready for the awesome responsibility upon which we will deign to bestow upon…uh, we kind of got lost there. Whatever, you know what we’re trying to say.

Point is, you’re ready to handle the Wine.Woot Tool Kit. The engraved handle and substantial heft of the Rutherford Double Hinge Corkscrew bespeak its significance as a symbol of your wine maturity. It’s certainly a lot more grown-up than that plastic Miami Dolphins corkscrew you’ve been using. The Wine.Woot emblem also adorns the heavy-duty Spike Stopper and the Foil Cutter (made of genuine faux wood – don’t settle for cheap imitations). Now, verily, now you are a true wine lover, with the tools to prove it. Feel free to say “verily” as often as you like now. It’s one of the fringe benefits.

Legend says that he who is not pure of palate will be unable to lift the Wine.Woot tool kit, no matter how manful his strivings. But be warned: if this turns out to be the case with you, it will not be covered by the 90-Day Woot warranty.

Warranty: 90 Day Woot Limited Warranty

Features:

Rutherford Double Hinge corkscrews
Wooden corkscrew handle with Wine.Woot engraved on it
Heavy duty spike stopper with burgundy top with customized with silver disc on top
Faux wood foil cutter
Black wooden box with molded foam housing

In the Box:

Wine.Woot Corkscrew
Wine.Woot Spike Stopper
Wine.Woot Foil Cutter
Black Wooden Storage Box with Molded Foam

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