[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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February 15 – Pinot Noir
February 22 – Toscana
February 29 – Cabernet Sauvignon
March 07 – Spain
March 14 – Zinfandel
March 21 - Greece

THIS WEEK
FRIDAY, February 8th
4:30 - 7:00pm

WINES FOR YOUR VALENTINE

CHOCOLATES
This week we are offering free chocolates and truffles (while  
supplies last) instead of a cheese and/or Pâté Plate.  Valentine’s  
Day is a time of love, and we love all our customers!

For wines, as usual, we play on pink and love, and offer wines that  
will be great for Valentine’s Day – and any other day!

1. We start with a pink bubbly, KRITER BRUT ROSÉ.  KRITER is based in  
Burgundy, but this pretty sparkler is made in the south of France.   
The wine is 100% PINOT NOIR from vineyards in the LANGUEDOC- 
ROUSSILLON region.  Soft and fruity on the palate with red currant  
and raspberry flavors, the wine finishes with good acidity making it  
a very refreshing drink - $13.00

2. SAINT AMOUR is one of the ten BEAUJOLAIS CRUS, and what better  
name for Valentine’s Day!   The DOMAINE des CHAMPS-GRILLES 2005 is a  
great example of the Cru.  It has that lovely, seductive, fruit, but  
also has the structure to age a few years.  The heart on the bottle  
almost gives the wine a “cheap” look – ignore it, this wine is very  
good - $20.00 (we have a couple of bottles of 2003 left at $17.50)

3. DOLCETTO means “little sweet one”, so it is another obvious wine  
for Valentine’s Day.  However, this grape from PIEMONTE, has not been  
an easy sell.  This wine from ELIO ALTARE should change people’s  
minds.  The 2006 offers lots of forward fruit, some complexity, but  
without some of the bitterness on the finish which is typical of many  
Dolcettos.  This should be a wine that turns people on to Dolcetto -  
$21.75

4. Our final wine is from the CÔTES-du-RHÔNE VILLAGES.  From the  
village of CHUSCLAN comes the 2004 MELODIE d’AMOUR.  Made at CHATEAU  
SIGNAC by the winemaker from great CHÂTEAUNEUF-du-PAPE producer  
CHÂTEAU LA NERTHE, this wine is a blend of 50% GRENACHE, 30% SYRAH,  
10% CARIGNAN and 10% CINSAULT.  It is backward at the moment, but it  
blossoms in the glass.  In a year or so this will be one sensational  
CDRV - $17.75

TRY THESE FOUR WINES FOR $10.00

For this week’s PREMIUM POUR we offer a Port – try it with the  
Truffles!:

At our last October Port tasting the single vintage COLHEITAS were  
the big hit.  This week we offer the KOPKE 1980 COLHEITA which is a  
stunning tawny Port.  It was bottled in 2007.  We have 375ml bottles  
available at - $50.00 (we also have the 1991 at $27.50/375ml)

TRY THIS WINE FOR $6.00/a Small Taste or $10.00/2 ounces

NB: All prices are subject to change without notice.  The above  
information is based on verbal information from distributors, and  
actual wine prices will depend on the price invoiced at delivery to  
Cornell Wine Company.


SATURDAY, February 9th
Noon – 5:00PM
Free

We will have the Cornell Wine Club February Selections open (subject  
to continuing availability):

GINI 2006 SOAVE CLASSICO, VENETO, ITALY - $19.75
LIONEL BUSSY 2005 CHABLIS VIEILLES VIGNES, BURGUNDY, FRANCE - $26.00
LEDGEWOOD CREEK 2006 PIC.NIQUE RED, SUISAN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - $10.00
CHÂTEAU FAMAEY 2004 CAHORS FÛT de CHÊNE, CAHORS, FRANCE - $21.75


Cheers,

Pauline & Mick
Cornell Wine Company
14740 NW Cornell Road, #90
Portland, OR 97229-5400
(503) 531-3981
mick at cornellwine.com
www.cornellwine.com
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