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Welcome to City Wine's Email Newsletter
347 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80246
Phone: 303-393-7576 ~ Fax: 303-393-1725
Tell Your Friends -- City Wine Goes Electronic
Our monthly newsletter is now by email only.
We will send out paper newsletters occasionally, but from this time on
the monthly specials, mixed cases, articles, and tasting announcements
will be via email or available on our web site.
Each month, we offer our Email Customers hand selected wines with tasting notes.
Buy a single bottle or a mix or match case and you receive
special pricing on those wines because you are our Email Customer.
Don't miss out on our wine events at our partner restaurants The Truffle and Manhattan Grill.
We win awards for our great wine selection.
Our 2005 tasting
events
are now listed on our web site.
All events are held at the Manhattan Grill in Cherry Creek.
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January Mix and Match
Our mixed case is $119.88 after discount, before taxes.
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Marietta Cellars Lot #35 Old Vine
An old world field blend of Zinfandel, Petite Syrah and Gamay
Rustic charm is the hallmark of this wine. A fun "retro" style!
Price before discount.
$11.99
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Martilde 2001 Barbera
Grip and bright fruit define this wine and make it a
sensible choice with spicy tomato based dishes.
The purple color and notes of violets offer an enjoyable experience.
Price before discount.
$12.99
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Hangtime 2003 Pinot Noir
Supple, floral and spicy. A nice rendition of a difficult varietal.
Perfectly suited to poultry and rich textured seafood. (i.e. Salmon).
A great example of a quality, inexpensive pinot noir.
Price before discount.
$14.99
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Monte Antico 2001 Rosso
Sangiovese value! A perennial delight for everyday enjoyment.
Take this one to heart when you are having a pizza and a movie!
Price before discount.
$9.99
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Amano 2001 Apulia Primativo
Is this the origin of Zinfandel? Gutsy little red showing all the characteristics of a Mediterranean red
(but not much Zin--hmm).
Price before discount.
$9.99
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Staff Pick Red!
Something from our imagination to round out your case.
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Domaine Laroche 2001 Chablis
Redolent of mineral and butter with earth tones. Classically rendered style.
Price before discount.
$13.99
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Elena Walch 2003 Pinot Grigio
Rich, ripe and pure! Gives great pleasure in a rich style Pinot Grigio.
Price before discount.
$13.99
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Joseph Cattin 2003 Pinot Gris
Wow, stylish and versatile Alsatian beauty! Pure essence of pear, apple and steel.
Price before discount.
$14.99
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Villa Mount Eden 2002 Chardonnay
Butterscotchy and voluptuous this is quintessential California Chardonnay.
Price before discount.
$15.99
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Marques de Griñon 2001 Durius Blanc
How about this for a nice discovery?
Clean and well made value! Enjoy with light and clean seafood.
Viura and sauvignon blanc create a refreshing white.
Price before discount.
$7.99
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Staff Pick White!
Something from our imagination to round out your case.
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Inexpensive Pinot Noir is an Oxymoron
Pinot noir should be perfume-like on the nose.
That perfume should carry over to the palate,
harmonizing with sultry tannins, and a notable finish.
A good one will have bright notes of raspberry, strawberry, plums,
or ripe cherries with a balanced mouth-watering acidity.
Smoke, licorice, flowers, fresh herbs, clove, mint, cola nut,
lavender, truffles, brambles, or spring rain are also a nice touch.
Sadly, inexpensive pinot noir can have the offensive flavor of rubbing alcohol.
When the flavor of alcohol is present we call the wine hot.
Pinot noir is oh-so-fussy.
It prefers a 9-5 work day.
Pinot noir is particular about the soil it is grown in and it does not like
being transplanted to a new growing area.
It likes cool nights and warm, not hot, days.
It likes a long growing season, or what we call a long 'hang time.'
When it ripens too fast from too much sun it becomes hot,
lacks a mid-palate, or fails to have a finish.
This is why the cool growing regions of Burgundy, Oregon, Champagne,
and New Zealand are best for pint noir.
However, most of these wines come with a price that would dismiss them from the inexpensive category.
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Pinot noir is genetically unstable.
It will mutate into another grape if its environment is not to its liking.
A handful of these mutated versions of pinot noir have been cultivated as their own varietals.
Pinot blanc, pinot gris (or as it is know in Italy, pinot grigio),
and pinot meunier are examples of pinot noir mutants that have made a name for themselves.
Usually, pinot mutants are not wine worthy and cause despair when they develop on the vines.
Its thin skin creates problems at crush.
The utmost care must be used when handling pinot noir.
Unwelcome amounts of tannin will be added to the wine if the skins break during pressing.
Although the words crush and pressing imply great pressure and skin breakage,
ideally the process does not break the skins.
But, this is a special feat when dealing with the thin skinned pinot noir.
Growers must be very cautious when using automated equipment to harvest and process this fragile grape.
If a grower forgoes automation, the cost for human handling increases the cost of the wine.
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As frustrating as pinot noir is for the producer, it is just as frustrating for the consumer.
Pinot noir can carry a considerable price and be a big disappointment.
Dabbling in the lower priced pinots can seem like a complete waste of time.
This is why, when we stumble across a good bottle of inexpensive pinot noir,
we feel compelled to shout its name from the roof tops.
When we taste pinot noir we look for a balance between fruit and acidity,
soft tannins, flavors on the mid-palate, and a lingering finish.
If a bottle is hot, it is ruled out immediately.
Some decent inexpensive labels are similar to pricy versions that have had the volume turned down a touch.
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Herb and spice pairing chart:
Flavoring that dish with fresh herbs and spices?
Keep this general gauge in mind when thinking of the wine.
Bay leaf, parsley nutmeg
Mustard, clove, ginger, sage
Dill, parsley, clove, nutmeg
Mint, black pepper, curry
Basil, oregano, nutmeg
Thyme, chives, fennel, orange
Mint, sage cinnamon
Dill, sage, clove, ginger
Garlic, oregano, black pepper
Dill, lemon thyme, cumin
Tarragon, rosemary, juniper, white pepper
Tarragon, thyme, black pepper, clove
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Cabernet sauvignon
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Gewurztraminer
Merlot
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Syrah
Zinfandel
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The Critics Agree
"Best Wine Store for Value" -- Rocky Mountain Region Wine and Spirits 2001
"Best Wine Store" -- Westword, Best of Denver 1995, 1998, 1999
"Top Wine Store" -- 5280 Magazine
"Recommended for Champagne" -- Rocky Mountain News
"Top Notch Wines" -- Denver Post
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City Wine is conveniently located at
Colorado Boulevard and Alameda
across the street from PetsMart.
1. Take I-25
2. Exit at Colorado Blvd
3. Go north to Alameda
4. City Wine is on the
westside of South Colorado Boulevard
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347 South Colorado Boulevard
Denver, Colorado 80246
www.citywine.com
303-393-7576
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