Wednesday - Taste
Grand Vin Distributing
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August 26th, 2009 we pour samples from Grand Vin Distributing.
Distributors are can be very discerning about what they represent.
Grand Vin built it reputation on hand selecting wines.
They created relationships all over the wine making globe,
always in pursuit of the best wine for the best price.
Their portfolio tastings are always a treat.
We are pouring samples from 4:30pm to 7:00pm.
Grand Vin Distributing
Angeline Sauvignon Blanc - $13.49
Angeline Chardonnay - $13.49
Angeline Cabernet Sauvignon $20.49
90 points Wine Enthusiasts
Rex Hill Pinot Noir
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.
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.
Libations offers you two different
coupons--with no expirations dates.
Both of these coupons can save you up to 15% off your purchase.
Either coupon is a great value,
save
$3.00 on $20.00 -or $5.00 on $30.00.
Case Discounts
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.
Sonoma County Wine
The Gold Rush wasn't the only thing that drew fortune seekers to California. Thousands of immigrants traveled to California to prosper in her fertile valleys during this era. As soon as someone proclaimed there was gold to be had in the mysterious new land, European immigrants were there, planting grape vines.
Sonoma was an impressive land and those generations of farmers from Italy, Germany, Hungary, and other European countries wasted no time establishing vineyards and wineries. Haraszthy Agoston, a Hungarian immigrant, bought the existing Salvador Vallejo vineyard in 1855 in the Sonoma Valley. The grapes planted there were not the better quality vinifera species, so Agoston tore up the vineyard and replanted with European varieties. (Vinifera grapes are the varieties we all know as wine grapes, with their familiar names, chardonnay, syrah, merlot, etc.) He renamed his estate Buena Vista. Agoston is known as the Father of the California wine industry because he established the first vineyard with vinifera varieties and because of his study and proliferation of European wine grapes in California.
Unfortunately, the Californian wine industry of the 1850s had two big problems. Little did these growers know, but the grapevine cuttings they had brought from their beloved homelands were doomed to be devoured by a root eating louse, phyloxera. Phyloxera would cut vinifera's lifespan to less than ten years. It would not be until the early twentieth century that they would remedy this problem. Once the fix was found, vinifera grapes were able to grow and flourish for decades in California's fertile soil.
The other thing that inhibited California in becoming a global contender in the wine industry was prohibition. Right about the time they figured out how to grow vinifera in soil with phyloxera, the making of wine became prohibited. Some vineyard owners chose to preserve their grapes and make raisins, grape juice, and sacramental wine. Many tore up their vines and planted fruit trees. Prohibition was repealed by the time the US joined the Allies in World War II, but it was not until the boom of the post-war economy that commercial wineries started showing up in Sonoma County. In fact many would say Sonoma would not embrace its wine grape growing potential until the 1960s. Half of all producers in Sonoma Valley have only been in existence for a little more than twenty years.
Today Sonoma has hundreds of growers, over thousands of acres. It boasts thirteen appellations (American Viticultural Area--AVA). Alexander Valley, Bennett Valley (one of its newest appellations), Chalk Hill, Dry Creek Valley, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Knights Valley, Los Carneros, Northern Sonoma, Rockpile, Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma Valley, and Sonoma Mountain are the official AVA of Sonoma County. The warm days and cool nights are perfect for growing wine grapes. Its smaller appellations are even more prestigious. Explore the wines of Sonoma and you'll find a remarkable level of quality.
Every Wednesday from 4:30pm to 7:00pm we pour samples for you.
Join us on selected Fridays too.
Upcoming Tasting Events
August 26th, 2009
Grand Vin Distributing
Angeline Sauv Blanc
Chardonnay only $13.49
Cabernet only $20.49
90 points Wine Enthusiasts
Rex Hill Pinot Noir
As always, you will receive a 15% discount on wines,
and a 10% discount on beers during all tasting events!
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, Tallyn's Reach, Saddle Rock,
Pride's Crossings, Shenandoah, Park Villas, Inverness, Meadow Hills, Foxfield,
Cottonwood, Pleasant Run, Heritage Eagle Bend and Littleton, Colorado area.
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,
Aurora, Castle Rock, Franktown or Inverness, 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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