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Small Bottle Talk!
December 11, 2007

We heard back from many of you regarding our reasons to buy 375 ml. bottles in last Tuesday's December 2nd. e-mail newsletter.  www.thewineconsultant.com/newsletter/339 
Enjoy the sampling below.


"Balls said the queen, if I had them I'd be king!"
 
Give me magnums, or give me death.  Down with little bottles.  If you can't drink a true bottle of wine, don't!
 
More glass versus liquid in ratio. 
 
- Mark G. in Lake Oswego, Oregon

 
And this joke has been circulating for a while, but a new twist has been added by Cris W. of Sacramento
 
A woman and a man are involved in a car accident; it's a bad one. Both of their cars are totally demolished, but amazingly, neither of them are hurt.
After they crawl out of their cars, the woman says, 'So you're a man, that's interesting. I'm a woman. Wow, just look at our cars! There's nothing left, but fortunately we are unharmed. This must be a sign that we should meet and be friends, and live together in peace for the rest of our days.'
The man replied, 'I agree with you completely. This must be a sign!'
The woman continued, 'And look at this, here's another miracle. My car is completely demolished but this bottle of wine didn't break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune.'
Then she hands the bottle to the man. The man nods his head in agreement, opens it and drinks half the bottle and then hands it back to the woman.
The woman takes the bottle, immediately puts the cap back on, and hands it back to the man.
The man asks, 'Aren't you having any?'
The woman replies, 'No. I think I'll just wait for the police.'
 
Lesson to be learned: If the man had consumed only a 375 ml. half bottle, he probably would have still been under the legal limit for blood alcohol (equivalent to one glass of wine).

 
ADULT CONTENT from Bob F. of Redmond, Washington posted on the Grapevine page at the webstore > www.thewineconsultant.com/grapevine
 

 
TRENDY!? from Jill R. of Sacramento
 
Hi Eric,
Have you spotted this article yet.... I'd say your a trend setter...you wrote it first. ;-)

http://online.wsj.com/article/tastings.html?mod=djemtastings

Still taking orders on the following half bottles:
 
2003 Chateau Fonbadet Paulliac - $14.50 NET
WS - 91 points
 
2003 Quinta do Crasto Reserva Old Vine, Douro, Portugal - $21.95 NET (Dry red, not porto)- 19 bottles remain - FIRST COME!
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate - 93 points
WS - 92 points
 
2005 Valdez LATE HARVEST ZINFANDEL,"Simoncini Vineyard" Dry Creek Valley  - $17.95 (6/$16.69)
 

 
Beginning Monday, December 17th - The Wine Consultant's store at 8039 Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights will be OPEN DAILY thru Christmas Eve for all of your holiday wine needs!
 
 
Eric Stumpf
The Wine Consultant
8039 Greenback Lane
Citrus Heights, CA  95610
(916) 721-WINE (9463)
www.TheWineConsultant.com
 

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