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Fall Festival Season
With Fall comes grape harvest, winemaking and a slew of festivals. Winefest 2006
came off with nary a hitch because we had GREAT help from our friends. Thanks to Amber, Sean, Greg, Gregg, Kim, Kelvin, Sara, Judey, Miranda, Pete, Dusty and Grandma Lois. You made it all happen.
Fruita Fall Fest was fabulous thanks the efforts of the Fruita Chamber of Commerce. We poured glasses and tastes of numerous wines in "The Wine Cage", but our biggest hit was the hot wassail we served to the delight of those chilled by an untimely cold front.
In honor of Apple Jubilee, put on by the Museum of the West, we sought and found two delicious apple wines. From the Winery at Holy Cross Abbey in Cañon City comes a wine called Apple Blossom. Made from both Granny Smith and Golden Delicious apples, this wine is light, refreshing, and semi-sweet. Mountain Spirit Winery, in Salida, makes an astonishing libation called Apple Ice Wine. It's thick sweetness paired with it's bright acid makes this a wonderful, unusual dessert wine. Both wines are available for a limited time at the Colorado Wine Room.
First Release of Talon Viognier
The 2005 Talon Viognier label made its first public appearance at a Winemaker Dinner hosted by DMT Worldwide Culinary Adventures in September. We poured several wines paired with artfully crafted gourmet cuisine. A rare and delightful appearance by Steve Rhodes of S Rhodes Vineyards made this evening all the more special.
We made 45 cases of the 2005 Viognier, and now have about 2 cases left. Fortunately, we fermented 500 gallons of very good 2006 Viognier grape juice obtained from Palisade. This wine promises to be another fine example of what Viognier can do in the Grand Valley. The 2006 vintage will be released in early 2007. We'll raise the alarm when it's available.
Bottling, Foiling & Rockin'
In August, a crew of stalworts bottled 218 cases of Rock Red Wine. It is rounded and full flavored, fruit driven, reasonably soft, with a wee bit of a hard edge in the
finish. It's a proprietary blend of Merlot (77%) and Cabernet Franc (23%) from Palisade. People are responding very well to this carefully crafted Colorado wine. Rock Red is currently available at the Colorado Wine Room as well as Crossroads Wine & Spirits, Fisher's Liquor Barn and College Liquors.
Work Work Work!
But somebody's got to do it. In October, we traveled to the front range in search of MORE OUTSTANDING WINE for our Wine Club members and customers. Visiting wineries around the state, meeting
with the owners and winemakers and sampling their wines has only confirmed our belief that Colorado winemakers are commited to quality. At right is a picture of our head taster and Jackie Thompson of Boulder Creek Winery. Jackie has a small winery outside of Boulder and makes around 3,000 cases per year. We snatched up five cases of her 2003 Claret. Primarily Cab Franc, with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon this wine is very concentrated with dark berry flavors; rich and full-bodied with a unique spicy twang that really adds a new dimension.
Thank You Wine Club Members!
Earlier this month, our wine club members gathered for an evening of hors d'ouvres paired with delicious Colorado wines. There to help entertain, educate and provide stimulating interactions were winemakers Jenne Baldwin of Plum Creek Cellars and Rainer Thoma of Garfield Estates Winery. Jenne and Rainer both gave presentations on their personal journeys in the wine business and the general approach of the wineries they work for. Delectables were provided by DMT Worldwide Culinary Adventures. Thanks to Jenne and Rainer for a making it a wonderful evening. Special thanks to our Wine Club members for their continued support.
Care to join us? The Colorado Wine Club offers members two bottles of selected Colorado wine each month. When signing up, Members choose whether to receive all dry, all sweet, or a mix of sweet and dry wines each month. There is no membership fee, just the cost of the wines. Members also receive a 10% discount on everything in the store, reduced cost to events sponsored by the Colorado Wine Room and unlimited tastings at the bar. It's great for locals who want a steady supply of selected Colorado wines because they can pick up their wines each month and avoid shipping costs.
Gift Cards and Baskets!
Don't look at the calendar - it's surprisingly close to Christmas. Here at CWR, we have a wonderful selection of unique gift ideas, from wine country home decór, cookbooks and linens to gorgeous stemware, barrel head lazy susans and wine racks. But let's say you really don't know what your wine-loving friend or family member would like. Consider a Colorado Wine Room Gift card! It's the perfect solution for those "hard to buy for" people. With the gift card, they come in at their convenience, shop for anything they want and pay for it with the card you gave them. It's that simple.
If you really want to give them something special, we can put together a Colorado Wine Country Gift Basket. We have everything you'll need--wine, pasta, tapenades, crackers, olives, almonds, cheese, summer sausage, wineglasses, corkscrews and much more. Pressed for time? Call ahead and we'll work within your budget to create a beautiful basket for you to pick up. Ready-made baskets are also available, along with holiday bottle bags and cards.
Open House Weekend December 2 & 3
Please join us on Saturday, December 2nd from 10:30-5:30 and Sunday, December 3rd from noon-5:00 for our first ever Holiday Open House! Enjoy two complimentary tastings of Colorado wine, holiday goodies and hot wassail. All gifts will be 10% off! Free gift wrapping and basket assembly will be provided. As always, mix and match any 12 bottles of wine for a 10% case discount.
Cheers!
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