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CoWineCo's Holiday Schedule

     Well, the holidays are here again with trucks full of wine arriving every other day, our annual shiny white christmas tree up in the bar with traditional creepy penguin ornaments hiding in the branches, and The Jackson 5 are piping through the speakers making classic Christmas songs sound a little sexier than maybe they should.  Our days/hours/tastings will be a little different in December so please see our holiday schedule below.  Merry Christmas!

Friday December 14th - the last Friday tasting of the year!!! (Friday tastings will resume on Jan. 4th)

Sunday December 16th - the last Sunday tasting of the year!!! (Sunday tastings will resume on Jan. 6th)

Monday, December 24th - we're open on Christmas Eve from 9am-1pm!!

WE ARE CLOSED Tuesday the 25th, Wednesday the 26th, and Thursday the 27th

Monday December 31st - we're open on New Year's Eve from 11am-6pm!!

WE ARE CLOSED Tuesday, January 1st for New Year's Day

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More Good Food

     Listen for CoWineCo on KCRW's Good Food with Evan Kleiman on Saturday, December 22nd (or the Saturday after, not sure yet), where Jennifer will be discussing holiday bubblies, and maybe some obscure mushroom that only grows on the bottom of school desks in the Malasia.  You never know where that show is going to go. 

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New Arrivals!

DOMAINE J. LAURENS BRUT MAGNUMS! - $28.99/magnum (limited stock)

Domaine des Aubuisieres Vouvray Brut, Loire, France - $17.99/btl (oh boy, this sucker is fanTAStic)

Albert Mann Cremant d'Alsace Brut, France - $21.99/btl

Hamilton Russell Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir 2006, Walker Bay, South Africa - $38.99/btl (Pinot freaks take note - this is one of the most unique Pinots we've ever had - we love it)

Belle Pente Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2006, Oregon - $26.99/btl

Janin Clos Du Tremblay Moulin-A-Vent Beaujolais 2005, France - $19.99/btl

Tablas Creek Espirit de Beaucastel 2005, Paso Robles, California - $39.99/btl

Yalumba Antique Tawny Reserve Port, Australia - $16.99/btl

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Paper Tiger

The Eagle Rock business community is growing!  We'd like to welcome our newest neighbor, Paper., specializing in letterpress, gift cards and fine wrapping paper.   They're located just two doors west of us at 2120 Colorado Blvd., in the former F*art location (I realize that's a strange sentence).  Paper also has a reading room in back with all kinds of gift and coffee table books for the holidays. And yes, they offer gift wrapping services for the folding-challenged, like myself.

Paper.

2120 Colorado Blvd.

Eagle Rock, CA 90041

(323) 254-0388 

Tues-Sat: 11am-7pm

Sun: 11am-4pm

Mon: CLOSED

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The Meters

     It's Christmas shopping time and you're running around and it hits you that you have no change for the meter and suddenly that one last stop seems just too annoying to deal with.  Well, from now through Christmas Eve, let CoWineCo cover the meter for you.  There will be a jar of dimes at the front desk for your meter-feeding needs.  Ho ho ho.

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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: National Chewing Gum Day!

Friday the 7th

5:30-8:30pm

(wines by the glass available from 8:30 to 11pm)

$15/person

5 wines and gourmet cheeses from Auntie Em's Marketplace

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

See, there is always something to celebrate, no matter what day it is.  Today is National Gum Day in the Phillipines where thousands fill the streets to participate in parades where the floats are made from.....you guessed it....gum.  Already chewed I'm guessing.  I'd hate to be 500 feet tall and accidentally step in that parade.

  wines

Villa Wolf Pinot Gris, Germany

(2nd White TBD)

Saint Cosme Little James' Basket Press Grenache, France

Adelaida Recess Red, Paso Robles, California

McManis Syrah, California

Lazy Sunday Tasting

Sunday the 9th

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. Call or email Sunday for selections.

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

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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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The Poll Booth - Christmas Movie Smackdown

     Ok, so in the last poll, you resoundingly would prefer three $30 bottles over the other options (we agree...that's the sweetspot).  Here was the breakdown:  22% wanted one truly fantastic $100 bottle, 7% wanted twelve $8 bottles, 24% wanted two $50 bottles, 46% of you wanted three $30 bottles, and 2% of you wanted two hundred .50 cent bottles. 

     The next poll has nothing to do with wine.  We just want to pit some of the great traditional Christmas movies against each other and see which one wins with our customers.  I'm not sure what that will tell us, but at least we'll crown a winner.  And Christmas really IS all about competition after all.  Is it Christmas Vacation? It's a Wonderful Life? A lively Tim Allen vehicle?  Vote here ---->  www.cowineco.com

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See You Soon,

John and Jen

The old man stood there, quivering with fury, stammering as he tried to come up with a real crusher.  All he got out was.....Naddafinga!

~ Ralphie Narrating As an Adult, A Christmas Story