Featuring Sparkling Wine at both
Wednesday's & Saturday's Tastings
(As well as other whites and reds!)

In-Store Wine Tasting Today from 4:30p-7:00p => Wednesday, December 28, 2011 New Wines for the New Year - from 4:30-7:00p :::Featuring::: -Kila Cava $12.49 -Paso a Paso Verdejo $10.99 -Chateau Les Rosiers Bordeaux $12.99 -Can Blau Montsant $17.49 Always save 15% on featured wines during tasting hours => Saturday, December 31, 2011 Inexpensive Bubbly for the New Year from 4:30-7:00p :::Featuring::: -Carbo Cava Brut NV $10.99 -Giorgio & Gianni Viva Frizzante $8.99 -Prima Perla Prosecco $12.49 -Carbo Cava Seco NV $10.99 Save 15% on featured wines during tasting hours Sparkling Wine Every region has its own version of sparkling wine. Italy makes lovely sparkling wines called Prosecco and Spumante. Spain produces Cava. California makes a wide variety of bubbly too. Australians produce some tasty bottles of sparkling, which include a sparkling shiraz. Germany dabbles in it and so do the areas of France that are not called Champagne, like the Loire Valley, the Rhône Valley, Burgundy, and Alsace.       Sparkling wine from any region is a crisp, bright, carbonated wine with small, tight bubbles. Wine with no carbonation is called 'still wine.' Wines that are slightly carbonated, such as Moscato d'Asti, are called frizzante. Carbonation is created in two basic ways.       Carbonation can be created by adding more sugar to an already fermented still wine in what is referred to as a second fermentation. After the sugar or 'dosage' is added, the still wine is placed under pressure in a bottle or tank. This additional dose of sugar wakes the yeast, which feeds on the sugar. The by-product of fermentation, carbon dioxide, will be trapped in the bottle or tank. This is the same method used to make beer. If the wine has undergone a second fermentation in a tank, this carbonation is preserved by bottling the wine under pressure in a sealed system. Sparkling wine made by a second fermentation retains its carbonation longer than Charmat wines.       The Charmat method of creating carbonation in a wine is to place the still wine under pressure in a tank and pump carbonation into the tank. The carbonation is trapped in the still wine and will stay there until the pressure is released. The newly created sparkling wine is bottled under pressure in a sealed system. These bottles loose their carbonation very quickly. This bulk method is used in the production of many inexpensive sparkling wines.       Champagne is considered the finest area in the world for producing sparkling wine. Many believe there is no comparison. The colder weather, lack of sunshine, and chalky soil yields unripe, very acidic grapes. A still wine made from this fruit would be bitter, sour, chalky, and lack fruit flavors, yet these grapes offer the perfect character for an effervescent wine.       While Champagne lays claim to the finest reputation, (and owns the name Champagne) there are many areas making sparkling wines of superior quality in every price range. Prosecco from Italy's Veneto region are inexpensive and very fun. The Loire Valley of France offers a zesty bubbly made from chenin blanc. California offers the gamut from bulk bottles that cost less than ten dollars, to some very serious, well crafted sparkling wines made from the very grapes that reign in Champagne--chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinot meunier.       Spain offers a well priced sparkling wine called Cava. Cava is usually made from three traditional Spanish grapes, macabeo, parellada, and xarel-lo, but more chardonnay and pinot noir have been added to these cuvées in recent years. Cava is made in the strictest, traditional method of second fermentation created and perfected in Champagne.       Sparkling wine is a wonderful way to celebrate a special occasion. It can create its own occasion just by being opened. The equation comparing the spectrum of flavors and value for the price is a fun problem to solve. Enjoy your New Year celebrations with a festive toast of sparkling wine. We are resuming our regular tasting schedule! Join us each Wednesday and Saturday, between 4:30p and 7:00p to sample libations from our inventory. Tasting Schedule ::: FEATURING~ => Wednesday, 12/28/2011 New Wines for the New Year - from 4:30 to 7pm Kila Cava $12.49 Paso a Paso Verdejo $10.99 Chateau Les Rosiers Bordeaux $12.99 Can Blau Monsant $17.49 Always save 15% on featured wines during tasting hours => Saturday, 12/31/2011 Inexpensive Bubbly for the New Year from 4:30 to 7pm Carbo Cava Brut NV $10.99 Giotgio & Gianni Viva Frizzante $8.99 Prima Perla Prosecco $12.49 Carbo Cava Secco NV $10.99 Always save 15% on featured wines during tasting hours => Wednesday, January 4th, 2011 Did your Middle Sister bug you over the holidays? Featuring - Middle Sister Wines from 4:30 to 7pm Drama Queen Pinot Grigio $9.99 Rebel Red $9.99 Goodie Two Shoes Pinot Noir $9.99 Mischief Maker Cabernet Sauvignon $9.99 Always save 15% on featured wines during tasting hours => Saturday, January 7th, 2011 Patagonia-Argentina Wines from 4:30 to 7pm Picada 15 White Blend $10.99 Picada 15 Red Blend $10.99 Malma Pinot Noir $13.99 Malma Malbec Reserva $16.49 Always save 15% on featured wines during tasting hours => Wednesday, January 11th, 2011 Value Cabernets from 4:30 to 7pm Oak Grove Cabernet Sauvignon $7.99 Cable Car Cabernet Sauvignon $10.49 Liberty School Cab (90 points Wine Enthusiast) $14.49 Joel Gott Cabernet Sauvignon $16.99 Always save 15% on featured wines during tasting hours => Saturday, January 14th, 2011 ::: TBA ::: from 4:30 to 7pm Save 15% on featured wines during tasting hours--or save 10% on featured beer or spirits poured during tasting hours. => Wednesday, January 18th, 2011 Sake To Me Tasting from 4:30 to 7pm Hou Hou Shu Sparkling Pink Sake $17.49 Tozai Living Jewel Sake $10.49 TY-Ku Junmai Ginjo Black Sake $15.99 Moonstone Plum Sake $11.99 Always save 15% on featured wines during tasting hours Thank you so much for being our loyal customers. We are very happy to be open and at your service again. Tell your friends and neighbors to visit us soon! Discounts during in-store tastings ·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. Coupons! 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. Libations is now on Facebook! 'Like' us to get updates and valuable information posted to your wall. Libations Wine & Spirits Foxfield Shopping Center Southeast corner of Arapahoe & Parker Road 16350 East Arapahoe Road, Unit 102 Foxfield, CO 80016 Monday - Saturday, 10:00am to 10:00pm Sundays during football season - 10:00am until 6:00pm Sundays from 11:00am to 6:00pm all other weeks Phone: 303-766-0575 info@libationswines.com libationswines.com