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Whatever will be, will be....
August 22, 2007

If you love big, full bodied, fruit driven red wines you will not want to miss this Saturday's Tasting Bar venue:
 
 
The confusion and perplexity will end, as I explain and we taste Syrah, Shiraz and Petite Sirah.
 
 
The following wines are currently available to sample and purchase at the tasting bar this coming Saturday from Noon until 4 pm.
A $10 tasting fee per person is waived with a $20 instore wine purchase.
Reservations are not required.  This is a fun, casual event designed to intrigue and diversify one's palate.   For more info on each wine, simply click on the link.
 
 
 
2005 Domaine des Entrefaux - Croze-Hermitage (Syrah), Northern Rhone, France - $21.95 ($16.95)
Wine Spectator - 90 points
 
 
 
2004 Turkey Flat Shiraz - Barossa Valley, Southern Australia - $44.95 ($38.21)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 94 points
 
 
 
2003 Spencer Roloson Syrah - La Herradura Vineyard, Conn Valley-Howell Mountain, Napa Valley - $39.95 ($33.96)
NEW DISCOVERY!  Amazing complexity!  Astounding potential from this new vineyard!
 
 
 
2005 Stolpman Syrah - Estate, Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara - $28.95  ($25.95)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93 points
Full, lush ripe black plum and baker's spices.  Cult winemaker Sashi Moorman at the helm.
 
 
 
2005 Mount Aukum Petite Sirah - Fair Play, El Dorado County - $28.95 ($25.95)
The "Black Hummer" is a real guzzler!
 
 
 
2005 Michael Austin "Bad Bad Habit" (50% PS, 45% Syrah, 5% Grenache), Priest Ranch, Napa Valley - $45.95  ($39.06) 
Funny label, but both varietals combine for a serious wine!
 
 
 
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT....THEN REPLY DIRECTLY TO THIS E-MAIL TO PURCHASE.  ORDER BY THE BOTTLE, OR ANY COMBINATION OF SIX PLUS BOTTLES TO RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE IN RED!  THIS OFFER GOOD THROUGH MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH.
 

 
Eric Stumpf
The Wine Consultant
8039 Greenback Lane
Citrus Heights, CA  95610
(916) 721-WINE (9463)
www.thewineconsultant.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

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