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French Value Wines
Join us to celebrate Bastille Day,
with a sampling of value priced French wines.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Starting at 4:30pm until 7:00pm
Hughes Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc
Mas Neuf Rosé, Costieres de Nimes
Mas Neuf Rouge, Costieres de Nimes
Alain Jaume Reserve Grand Veneur, Cotes du Rhone
·15% off wine selections poured during tasting.
·10% off beer selections poured during tasting.
·Libations offers a coupon,
$3 off $15 -or- $5 off $25.
·Archive of previous in-store tastings.
·Map to Libations
Upcoming Events:
Please note: we will be arranging a new schedule for
our in-store tastings soon.
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French wine, the benchmark
Europe has been making wine for several thousand years. Each region has its own unique history, influencing the overall timeline of winemaking in its own way. France impacted the European wine industry and eventually the global wine industry as a leader in quality and consistency.
Like most European regions, the French name their wine after the village,
rather than the grape. The aspect of the land was the one thing that never
changed. Vines can be pulled up and planted with other grape varieties,
winemakers would come and go, but the land was always steadfast.
As time went on, growers discovered by trial and error which grapes
grew best in their region. The village name on the bottle eventually
became synonymous with a particular style. Fans of a wine region
did not care what grape made the wine, they were fond of the region's flavor.
This allowed producers to plant a variety of grapes in order to
hedge against losing an entire crop to bad weather.
Over the centuries some regions were unwavering in what they planted,
while others experimented. Eventually the government stepped in and began
to legislate what grapes were grown in an area, minimum alcohol levels,
maximum yields, and other production details.
French wines became the benchmark that all other wines were measured against.
Even to this day, with billions of bottles of wine being produced in the new world,
France still continues to be the standard of excellence.
Many domestic shoppers shy away from French wines because the grapes
are not stated on the label. Since each wine area is required to make wine
from specific grape varieties, shopping for French wine is much easier
than most people think.
Once you learn what grapes are used in a particular region,
you can more or less guess what is in the bottle consistently.
Libations Wine & Spirits offers 10% discount
on all cases of wine mix or match.
Every Wednesday from 4:30pm to 7:00pm we pour samples for you.
Join us on selected Fridays and Saturdays too.
Upcoming Events:
Please note: we will be arranging a new schedule for
our in-store tastings soon.
Wednesday tasting hours are 4:30 to 7:00 pm. Saturday tasting hours are 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Each sample is a one ounce portion to adults 21 and older.
Limit four different samples per person.
Libations Wine & Spirits, Arapahoe & Parker Roads,
Northeast corner at Arapahoe Crossings
6554 South Parker Road, Aurora, Colorado 80016
Monday - Saturday, 9am - 10pm
Phone: 303-766-0575
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