[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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December 08 – Sparkling Wine
December 09 - December Club Wines
December 15 - Spain
December 22 - Christmas Treats
December 29 - Southern Rhône
  FRIDAY, December 1, 4:30 - 7:00pm

THIS WEEK’S CHEESE SAMPLER PLATE

Rustico                                            Sheep's  
Milk                   Italy
Ossau Iraty                                      Sheep's  
Milk                   France
Emmenthaler                                   Cow's  
Milk                     Switzerland

SAMPLER PLATE $3.00
  ZINFANDEL

Most of you know I’m not the greatest fan of Zinfandel (the high  
alcohol makes them less food-friendly than most wines), hence I tend  
to listen to customers and read wine magazines when we do a Zinfandel  
tasting.
1. We start in LODI and IRONSTONE 2005 ZINFANDEL.  This winery has  
offered great value wines in the past, and this 2005 is fabulous  
value.  The fruit reminds me of blueberry with black raspberry on the  
finish.  This is coupled with a touch of oak and spice - $9.00

2. I do not like “cute critter” labels, but the quality of this wine  
overcame the label.  The 2004 POTRAIT OF A MUTT is a SONOMA  
ZINFANDEL, and in the style of Ridge Vineyards as the wine includes  
some CARIGNAN.  It offers gobs of spicy black fruit with some heat on  
the finish from the alcohol - $16.00

3. ROSENBLUM CELLARS is a long time producer of good ZINFANDEL, and  
we offer their 2004 PASO ROBLES.  This is a recent release and I have  
not tasted it, but a good customer said it is better than the very  
good 2003 - $19.50

4. I’ve never really considered the NAPA VALLEY as home to the  
greatest ZINFANDELS but I’m learning!  The NAPA CELLARS 2003 is a  
customer recommendation and I liked this wine.  It has lots of rich  
fruit and spice, but has that elegance missing in many Zinfandels.   
Great value - $17.50

TRY THESE FOUR WINES FOR $10.00
For this week’s PREMIUM POUR we offer:

 From the CHILES VALLEY area of the NAPA VALLEY we will taste the  
BROWN ESTATE 2004 ZINFANDEL.  This is the area of our popular GREEN &  
RED ZINFANDELS.  However the BROWN is another customer recommendation  
and I have not tasted this wine – at this price let’s hope it lives  
up to the hype! - $36.00

TRY THIS WINE FOR $4.00/Taste or $7.50/4 ounces

SATURDAY, December 2nd
Noon – 5 PM
Free tasting
We will have two bargain wines open:

DOMAINE de PAJOT 2005 BLANC - Gascony is a French source of many  
great value white wines, and this CÔTES de GASGOGNE bottling is as  
great a value as it gets.  A blend of GROS MANSENG, UGNI BLANC,  
SAUVIGNON BLANC and COLOMBARD, the wine offers lovely fruit combined  
with refreshing acidity - $7.50

 From SPAIN we offer a 100% GARNACHA wine from the CARIÑENA region.   
 From producer AYLES this is a wonderful value wine.  Not as  
sophisticated as a typical GRENACHE from the SOUTHERN RHÔNE, it has  
an earthy, rusticity unique to SPAIN - $8.50

Looking forward to seeing you all,

Cheers,

Mick Beard
Cornell Wine Company
(503) 531-3981
mick at cornellwine.com
www.cornellwine.com

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