Dear Colorado Wine Club Member,

A real chill has set in to the Grand Valley, marking the beginning of the winter season.  Vines are deepening their dormant state and will hopefully stay there until well into spring.  Activity at the wineries is likely to be pretty high still with the aftermath of harvest, putting wine to barrels, and bottling for the Christmas season.

If you didn’t make the Wine Club fall gathering last month, we hope you can make the next one, probably in March.  It was a lot of fun.  The take-home message was “Thanks for being a Wine Club member!”  We’ll continue to have these sorts of functions two or three times per year, at no or low cost to members.

Enclosed are your Wine Club bottles.  This month’s wines for the Sweet Colorado Wine Club are:

Plum Creek Cellars 2004 Palisade Rosé

This delicious wine is sure to be a hit at Holiday gatherings.  It’s lightly colored, lightly sweet, with a light, crisp structure – overall a delightful wine.  Serve it as an aperitif by itself or with mildly seasoned appetizers, or anytime you want a fun, easy-to-drink beverage.

Carlson Vineyards Laughing Cat 2005 Sweet Baby Red

This wine is one example of an emerging style.  It is a beautiful ruby red color, quite sweet, medium bodied with plums and berries in the nose and mouth.  Try it with pork, chicken, glazed ham, chocolate and raspberries.

As always, enjoy the wines in good health!

Sincerely,

Glenn & Natalie Foster