Let's Tour Italy
Mamma-mia isn't Italy wonderful this time of year?
Join us Wednesday, July 30, 2008 to taste four classic Italian beauties.
We have selected two pinot grigios to quench your thirst in the afternoon heat.
Then on to two sultry reds.
All four wines offer that Italian style, perfect for pairing with food.
We will be pouring tastes from 4:30 to 7:00pm this Wednesday.
Stellina di Notte Pinot Grigio $10.29
Maso Canali Pinot Grigio
90 points Wine News $18.49
Rubizzio Sangiovese
91 points Wine & Spirits $11.49
Zenato Ripassa $28.99
Libations is now open on Sunday
11:00am to 6:00pm
·15% off wines poured during tasting hours.
·10% off beer poured during tasting hours.
·10% off spirits poured during tasting hours.
·Need a map to Libations?
·Take a look at the
archive of previous in-store tastings.
·Libations offers a coupon.
Save Water, Drink Wine -- Boys Hope Girl Hope
Benefit Wine Tasting -- September 12, 2008
Terrace Gardens at Dove Valley
10th Annual Wine & Beer Tasting benefit for
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado
Friday, September 12, 2008 - 6:00 to 10:00p.m.
The Terrace Gardens at Dove Valley
13065 East Briarwood Avenue, Centennial, CO
$45 pre-paid by 9/10/08; $50 at the door
Buy your tickets online at
boyshopegirlshope.org/colorado
web site.
Call Boys Hope Girls Hope at 720-524-2061 -or Libations Wine and Spirits at 303-766-0575 with your questions.
Join us for the tenth anniversary benefit Boys Hope Girls Hope of
Colorado. In 2007 thirty-three distributors provided over 150 wines,
Belgian and specialty beers, and artisan Sakes. Nine restaurants provided food, ranging from Indian to steakhouse
specialties. Five hundred people are expected to attend on September 12, 2008,
including supporters of Boys Hope Girls Hope
and Libations Wine and Spirits customers.
Discounted Rooms
Hotel Gold Crown offers discounted rooms and
a free shuttle for those attending the Boys Hope
Girls Hope benefit tasting on September 12, 2008.
Rooms are available at the Hotel Cold Crown
Call the hotel directly and ask for the Libations rate
$59.00 for a standard room and $79.00 for a suite.
Hotel Gold Crown
7770 South Peoria Street
Englewood, CO 80112
303-790-7770
Libations has a new rewards program!
Each time you spend over $20 (pre-tax) you will receive a discount
RIGHT THEN!
The discount is based on the amount you spend each time.
If you don't usually spend $20, that's okay; we have a reward to suit you too!
Everyone will receive a cash back reward on their anniversary of joining
the program, based on what they have spent for the year.
You will get store credit to spend however you like!
No one else is offering a rewards program like this.
We want to show our appreciation to every customer.
Sale Items for July
These items have been tasted and received the Libations stamp of approval.
They will be on sale for the whole month of July.
For a list of everything on sale see our
sale page.
Here are a few sale items:
Wine:
Beringer Napa (all varietals)
Big Ass Chard & Cabernet
Clos du Bois (all varietals)
Cliff Napa Blend Gary's Improv
Estancia (all varietals)
Hogue Late Harvest Reisling
Genesis Cabernet Sauvignon
Incognito Viognier and Rouge Blend
All Leaping Lizard
Liberty School Cabernet
Brews:
Keystone Light
Sam Adams
Micro:
Alaskan Amber and Summer Ale
Avery Hog Heaven and The Kaiser
Breckenridge Sampler Pak
Ft. Collins Lunch Box (mix pack)
Great Divide Fresh Hop, Hercules, and Titan
Lakefront IPA
Ripasso
If you've been drinking wine since the seventies or eighties, you'll remember the wildly popular days of Soave and Valpolicella. Both wines are produced in the Veneto region of Italy. Veneto has a huge seaport that cradles the Adriatic Sea. Veneto's wine production exploded to meet the needs of the thirsty American market during a post World War Two boom. Valpolicella and Soave were very popular and the eventual growth in production lead to many ordinary wines, lacking depth or character.
While millions of bottles of simple wines were destined for our shores, a few producers in the Veneto were making very respectable wines from grapes groomed for quality. Amarone (ah-mah-ROH-neh), the flagship wine of the Veneto, was unknown to those quaffing down Valpolicella and Soave here in the U.S. back then, but it would soon change Veneto's style and reputation in our market.
Amarone is made by drying the finest grapes in a cool, ventilated room for several months. The grapes have extremely concentrated flavors, tannins, and acidity once most of the water has evaporated. When the juice is fermented completely dry, the resulting wine is called Amarone. It is called Recioto when some residual sugar is left behind after fermentation.
The Italians don't waste a trace of the precious dried Amarone grapes. Winemakers add the pumice of the Amarone, the grape solids leftover after fermentation, to Valpolicella to create something quite special. This process is called ripasso.
Ripassos are appropriately nicknamed 'Baby Amarones.' They possess many qualities of Amarone without the $75 price tag or the decade long rest in a wine cellar to mellow the tannins. Producers have been allowed to say a Valpolicella has undergone ripasso on the label for about a decade. Some still don't disclose when the wine has undergone this process.
Ripassos are sultry with tannins, explosive with red fruits and flavors of a dried summer garden. They can be rich with cherries, berries, tar, licorice, spice, and chocolate. Their acidity and finish are savory.
Of course there is a chasm of difference between Amarone and Ripasso, but the enrichments Amarone solids add to this simple red wine are tremendous. It's exceptional juice at budget prices.
Libations Wine & Spirits offers 10% discount on all cases of wine mix or match.
Join us most Wednesdays to sample wine, beer, and spirits in-store, at no charge.
Every Wednesday from 4:30pm to 7:00pm we pour samples for you.
Join us on selected Fridays too.
Upcoming Tasting Events
We thought since it is vacation time it would be fun to visit some places for free.
Wed 7/30
Mamma-mia Isn't Italy wonderful this time of year?
Stellina di Notte Pinot Grigio $10.29
Maso Canali Pinot Grigio 90 pts. Wine News $18.49
Rubizzio Sangiovese 91 pts. Wine & Spirits $11.49
Zenato Ripassa $28.99
SPECIAL PRICING DURING TASTING HOURS
Wednesday tasting hours are 4:30 to 7:00 pm.
Each sample is a one ounce portion to adults 21 and older.
Limit four different samples per person.
Libations Wine and Spirits is a full service liquor store serving
Aurora, Parker, Centennial, and Littleton, Colorado.
Libations has a comprehensive wine inventory, award winning beer selections,
all of your favorite spirits and few unusual items as well.
Whether you are driving from the DTC, (Denver Tech Center), downtown Denver, Parker,
or Eagle Bend, Libations is on your way home.
We are located in Southeast Aurora, near Cherry Creek Reservoir, at Arapahoe Crossings.
Our staff are knowledgeable about wine, beer, liqueurs, and spirits, and are
always eager to serve you.
You must be 21 years or older to shop at Libations Wine & Spirits.
Libations Wine & Spirits
Arapahoe & Parker Roads
Northeast corner at Arapahoe Crossings
6554 South Parker Road, Aurora, Colorado 80016
Monday - Saturday, 10am to 10pm
Sunday from 11am to 6pm
Phone: 303-766-0575
info@libationswines.com
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