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| Vintage Station News | March 25, 2010 | Approximately 8,000 years since wine was first made |
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Spring is Here!
It's that time again… warmer weather, blooming flowers, and a new excitement for life! Yes, Spring is here finally and Vintage Station has you covered with great new wines and a new courtyard under the oaks. Stop by and enjoy a glass of wine while you soak in the sun. It has been a while since our last publication, but we are still here and with exciting new events and education forums to make you fall in love with wine all over again! If you would like to attend future events please contact
Clark Brennan, General Manager, and get on our list. cbrennan@vintagestation.com 228-896-4420. |
Happy Wine! Bright, Cheery, Fresh 
Help Us Celebrate the Burgundy Harvest! |
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Recently at Vintage Station..
On March 16th, Dry Creek Vineyard proprietor Don Wallace was here for a tasting of his wines. As always, a big hit was Dry Creek's signature Fume Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc wines. A big thank you to all within the industry who came out and enjoyed this wonderful and educational event. Be sure to try a glass of the Fume Blanc the next time you're in the Station! |
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Hours
Vintage Station is open.. Monday through Friday - 4:00pm until Saturday - 5:00pm until Vintage Station is closed on Sunday 
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Riesling.. Guntrum, Zilliken Butterfly, Monchhof Pinot Grigio.. Ecco Domani, Maso Canali, Santa Margherita Chardonnay.. Frei Brothers, Louis Latour Ardeche, Ghost Pine, Simi Pinot Noir.. La Crema, Wild Horse, Roessler Peregrine, Frei Brothers Merlot.. Frei Brothers, Clos Du Bois, Hall Cabernet Sauvignon.. Claar Cellars, Rodney Strong, Souverain, Simi  |
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Plan your party in the West Wing Now! Call Clark 228-896-4420 |
Wine 101..
Mike Joyner has prepared a five module course on Wine Basics. We plan to start offering this course in the West Wing in about a month. Each module will consist of lecture and graphics, and will last about two hours. We will spread it out over several weeks with class in the early evenings. And.. Ah Yes.. We will be drinking wine the whole time. The course starts by answering the question "What is Wine?" and ends with discussions and tastings of the nine most popular white and red varieties. The cost is not yet determined but will be in the range of $30.00 per module. That covers the module and the wine you will be drinking. Wine 201 is under development and will get into the wine making appellations around the world. If you think you might be interested in attending you don't have to sign up now, but please call or email Clark Brennan. We would like to get an idea of how many people would like to attend. cbrennan@vintagestation.com 228-896-4420
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Tasting Tuesdays On Tuesdays from 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm, you will find five bottles of wine, white and red, on the table in our main room. We will be pouring "tasting" samples to entice you to venture into new territories in your wine experience. For $15 we will pour a taste of each wine. We know you are going to find some wonderful new worlds to explore! And.. if you find a wine you like in our samples, we will extend a 10% discount on a bottle or a glass during the "tasting" time frame. |
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HUNGRY?
The Don Dip is Here! It's on our menu! |
Coming Events at a Glance
Thursday March 25 - 7:30pm - Open Mic Night Friday March 26 - 5:00pm - Stephen Palazzo Fund Raiser Friday March 26 - 8:00pm - The 2nd Street Band in the West Wing Wednesday April 7 - 8:00pm - Alana Rutledge On The Baby Grand Check our web site "Calendar" for more information
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Just A Little More Trivia.. In the year 121 B.C. Italy had such a great vintage for wine it signaled the end to Greek dominance of the wine industry. There is a 1600 year old bottle of wine on display in the Speyer Museum in Germany. In the middle ages wine was used as currency. The Egyptians attributed the gift of wine to their God, Osiris. The first commercial U.S. winery, established in 1823, was located in Missouri. Champagne is at its peak between four and ten years of age. The Armenians claim Noah planted the first vineyards on earth in their country. Grapes were first planted in California at Mission San Diego in 1769. There were more than 700 wineries in California in 1920. Louis Pasteur first determined the true nature of fermentation. The term 'Blanc de Noir' refers to white wine made from red/black grapes. When pouring wine, the glass should typically be no more than half full. The descending tears of wine seen on the inside of a glass after it has been swirled are called legs. 
Did you know?… At Vintage Station your wine glass appears to be about half full when we pour it. There is a reason for this. Wine needs to combine with the air to fully develop in taste and smell. Swirling the wine in the glass allows the air and wine to mix. Also, the wine on the side of the glass helps in allowing the aroma to collect in the glass. Swirling would not be possible if the glass were poured to the top. Also, we pour in large glasses. For example, our red wine glass is an eighteen and a quarter ounce glass. If we poured it full, it would hold three quarters of a bottle. That would, of course, raise the price of a glass considerably. We are very careful to pour five ounces in each glass and price our product according to the amount poured. |
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