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The Cowboy vs. The Mime

     Hallelujah, it's rose time again (though rose time for us at home is all year around).  This year's rose tasting will consist of a 3 wine flight of American roses, and a 3 wine flight of French roses.  Will the cowboys or the mimes win this fight?  Well, as we all know, mimes are slippery suckers....just when you think they're safely trapped inside an invisible glass box....BAM! They're out.  And cowboys have a reputation for shooting first and asking questions later so you can't rightly trust all of them either.  Well, like most fights, this one will be settled with a rose taste-off.  We only have about 15 spaces left so RSVP soon!

Introducing.....the cowboy flight:

Saxon Brown Flora Ranch Vineyard (Chalk Hill) Syrah Rose 2006, Sonoma, California

Soter North Valley Pinot Noir Rose 2007, Oregon

Stephen Ross Flying Cloud Syrah Rose 2006, Paso Robles, California

And introducing....the mime flight:

Chateau du Rouet Esterelle Cotes de Provence Rose 2007, France

Chateau du Rouet Cuvee Reservee Tradition Cotes de Provence Rose 2007, France

Domaine de Brique Cotes de Provence Rose 2007, France

This Saturday the 12th

4-6pm

Cowboy flight:  $10

Mime flight:      $10

Or Hell, do both: $20

RSVP to  info@cowineco.com or (323) 478-1985

Includes lovely, gourmet cheeses from Auntie Em's Marketplace

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Allocation Station

     It's that time of the year when many of the boutique wineries are releasing their extremely tasty and extremely hard-to-get wines.  We'll start with one of our absolute favorites - Eric Kent.  Last year, the Stiling Vineyard pinot sold out in one weekend, the same week they were released (this year only 15 cases of each were allocated to Southern California).  This is also the winery where our friend and former employee, Drew, apprenticed with winemaker Kent Humphrey (don't worry, he didn't touch this wine...it's the next vintage we have to worry about).

Above, from left to right, the:

 Eric Kent Stiling Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006, Russian River, California - $43.99/btl 

(limit 3 per customer)

Eric Kent Windsor Oaks Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006, Russian River, California - $40.99/btl 

(limit 3 per customer)

Eric Kent Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2006, Russian River, California - $39.99/btl

(limit 3 per customer)

Justin Isosceles 2005, Paso Robles, California - $59.99/btl  (limit 2 per customer)

Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, Walla Walla, Washington - $94.99/btl  (limit 2 per customer)

Leonetti Cellar Merlot 2005, Walla Walla Washington - $94.99/btl  (limit 2 per customer)

*** Seasmoke - coming soon ***

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Abracapocus

Ok, so you probably have seen the above label on a syrah in our store....but wait!  There's more!  The lovely couple behind Hocus Pocus Syrah and Genuine Risk Cabernet, have just released their Willamette Valley Oregon Hocus Pocus Pinot Noir -- and it is one stunning wine for under $25.  Read on here

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Regular Wine Tasting Schedule

*** We hold tastings twice a week on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons , and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays the bar is open for wines by the glass . Please see our calendar for details on any given day: www.cowineco.com/calendar ***

Wine Tasting: Relative Moonwalking

Friday the 11th

5:30-8:30pm

(wines by the glass also available from 4:00 to 11pm)

$15/person

5 wines and gourmet cheeses from Auntie Em's Marketplace

Please RSVP to: info@cowineco.com or (323) 478-1985

On this day, 2 years ago, Ronald Costigan of Balaton City, Minnesota, snagged the world record for the greatest distance moon walked in one hour. Yup.  4.5 miles my friends.  Less importantly, 105 years ago today, Einstein announced his special theory of relativity.  Join us on Friday to raise a glass to these giants of history.

wines

Rouet Esterelle White 2007, Provence, France

Bernard Terre du Pape White 2006, Cotes du Rhone, France

San Simeon Pinot Noir 2006, Monterey, California

Dom Balaquere Cotes du Ventoux 2004, Rhone Valley, France

Core Wines Turchi Syrah, California

Lazy Sunday Tasting

Sunday the 13th

1-4pm

$12/person

4 wines and gourmet cheeses from Auntie Em's Marketplace

Our Sunday tastings will now feature slightly higher-end wine selections. Our Friday tastings get a little too loud to discuss the wines in great detail (we're not complaining), so if wine knowledge is your grail, Sundays are the best tastings for you.

(323) 478-1985 or info@cowineco.com

wines

(call or email for selections on this weekend)

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And remember, every Wednesday from 4-9pm you can choose any wine in the store and pop it open for no corkage charge!

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Oh, and also remember, we're now open until 11pm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays

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Supertasters

     Have you heard of these lost, under-appreciated superheroes, "supertasters"?  About 25% of the U.S. population are considered supertasters, meaning that they have at least twice the amount of tastebuds that we boring/regular/average tasters have.  Now, if two of you live in a house and your significant other can't describe what he or she tasting as well as you can, that doesn't mean you're a supertaster.  That might just mean that your spouse just isn't the sharpest tack in the tackle box. 

     But would it be better to be a supertaster?  Would you sit there at dinner and just get lost in the millions of layers each bite of gourmet food had, washing over you for hours?  Many think the experience of being a supertaster is more likely just the opposite.  The subtle spiciness of a dish is for you, too spicy to keep in your mouth.  The light acidity of a finessed Cabernet Franc is to you, just pure acidity.  A little oak on a nice Spanish tempranillo could be like chugging a vile of vanilla. 

     So you supertasters, choose wisely.  You average tasters, be happy you can enjoy twice the range of foods and wines that supertastes sometimes cannot.  Are you a supertaster?  Do you have a friend who insists that they can taste a wine from 4 feet away?  Go to our blog and comment, comment, comment.

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See You Soon,

John and Jen

So? I like ketchup.  It's like tomato wine.

~ Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple