11-29-05

Dear Colorado Wine Club Member,

The Christmas season is upon us as our 115 gallons of Talon Viognier continues to cold stabilize and clarify in the tank.  We also continue to improve the heat exchange system engineered  by yours truly.  I’m currently working out a system of trickling the glycol down the ice cold walls of the freezer to better chill the wine both during and after fermentation.

Our Christmas wish for you is that you gather family and friends ‘round the dinner table and enjoy their company with good food and good wine - the pleasures of our earthly existence. 

Enclosed are your November Wine Club wines.  This month’s wines for the Vintner’s Choice Colorado Wine Club are:

Hermosa Vineyards 2003 Syrah

Once again we rely on Ken Dunn’s Hermosa Vineyards for one of our selections this month.  The ’03 Syrah is not on our tasting lineup, but is fraught with fruit flavor, lots of character, yet nicely rounded.  Great for cold weather and hot food.  Try it with a hearty crock pot that includes beef tips, rutabaga, parsnips, carrots, onions, and potatoes, salt and a healthy dose of fresh ground black pepper.

 Canyon Wind Cellars Desert Rosé

This wine is a versatile compliment to a wide variety of people and foods.  Only slightly sweet, a beautiful light crimson color, and yet with more character and flavor than the usual white zinfandel, both connoisseurs and novices will enjoy this wine.  Try it with fontina on rye crackers or a dollup of boursin cheese capped by a little red roe topping the end of an endive leaf.  Delicious!

As always, enjoy the wines in good health!

Sincerely,

Glenn & Natalie Foster