Happy New Year to
all of our Fellow Winos & Beer Geeks!
We
trust everyone enjoyed the Holiday Season!!! (So admit
it, how many times have you typed or written 2009 so far? I
usually do it more often in February.) Thanks to
everyone for your support this past year & hopefully,
for many to come!
Following
those New Years resolutions? Don't lie now! The only one
you need to make is to attend The 4th Annual BIG
RED EXTRAVAGANZA at The Country
Squire on Sunday February 14th. Details below. I
only make one resolution every year. Not to make a
resolution! (I know I'm weak, so this way I won't disappoint
myself!)
Beer Geek Alert!
FYI
The Super Beer Bowl on February 6th is just around the bar rail!
Bell's Hopslam is here...well, for now & we have some other cool
stuff in! (Old Rasputin 12th Anniversary Russian Imperial
Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels!) Also Dogfish
Black & Blue, Red & White as well as the Fort. One of the
best times of year for beer lovers! (Well,
the real ones! Hey I see that Miller Lite adds hops 3 times
during
the brewing process! Wow! Why didn't some other
brewery think of
that? I didn't even know there were hops in Miller
Lite???) Great Lakes Blackout is coming as well, though I
understand very limited!
To get us warmed up...(Hopefully by then?)
for the Big Red, we'll start with some tasty wines from Germany.
Whites & Reds. Kul imports as well as distributes (And a
lot of times delivers!) all
of his wines. If you haven't met him, he is one of the gentlemen
of
the industry. Stop by, warm up & get ready for Sunday!
Sunday
February 14th The 4th Annual BIG RED EXTRAVAGANZA At The Country
Squire on 19133 West Hwy. 120, Grayslake $55 per person from
2-5pm
Also Happy VD!
One of
our Biggest events of the year!!! 80-100 Reds & a few
whites for palate cleansing. (And tasting of course!)
We've begun our research on the wines...(Yes, we call this work!!!)
Appetizers, the Taste of Purple glass & a great time!
For more on
the glass go to tasteofpurple.com It's 24%
crystal & is generally
a $40 glass! Perfect for a tasting such as this. Plus it
holds an
entire bottle of wine! (The doctor told me to have one glass
of wine a day?) The restaurant is going to work out a
special for us in the evening for dinner & the Comfort Suites Hotel
(847-223-5050) next to the Squire is offering rooms for
Winos @ $59! (Thank you to Timothy Sokley!) Just
mention Wine Knows when you make the reservation. (I'm sure
if you decide that night, that you need a room, they may have one
available.) If you're thinking of dinner, I'd
suggest calling the Country Squire in advance (847-223-0121)
to make reservations. I'm sure they expect a busy evening.
All
reservations for the tasting & pre-payments are done
through Wine
Knows. Email or call 847-223-8402. (We need to know
how many Winos are attending in advance. We don't want to run out
of grape juice!) Tickets are going fast & we will be
limited on attendance, so let us Know ASAP! To
All Attending;
As a reminder, please refrain from the over dosage of colognes &
perfumes. I realize it's Valentine's Day & everyone wants to
go
the extra mile, but we want to enjoy the bouquet from the wine, not be
smothered by aromas of citrus with a touch of fresh floral &
woods! (Besides the fact that many of us are allergic to
those things!)
Also, don't be the immovable object taster. If you notice a crowd
gathering behind you, just take a step back & enjoy what you have
in your glass. There should be plenty to go around!
Tuesday February 16th "Fat Tuesday & The
Saints Come Marching Home!" at the store 6-9pm
We'll celebrate
the usual, but why not the Saints as well! (Maybe this is a
sign for the Cubs winning the World Series??? OK, stop laughing!), also
the last night of debauchery celebrated in New Orleans! (Yea
RIGHT!!!) The usual fun evening with music & food Cajun
style with wines & (Beers?) to match.
Saturday February 20th Phil Radford
of Eagle Eye Imports with a Mini-Big Red! at the store 1-5pm
Phil couldn't make the VD
Tasting, so he decided to
bring out some of his big guns for a more private tasting. (I
guess we'll have to do some more research?! I hate when that
happens!)
Friday
Feb 26th TBA!
A few ideas, we shall see?
Saturday
Feb 27th A visit from Gianni Bertolino 4th generation of Tenuta Olim
Bauda Winery from Italy at the store 1-4pm
Joe
Miretti has been bringing us the Brezza line of wines for over a
year
now, well a while back he also picked up this families wines as
well.
They'll be pouring the 2008 Gavi di Gavi & the '05-'06 Barbera
D'Asti "Le Rocchette". Gianni will be joined by his brother Dino
&
sister Diana. (According to Joe...Terrific wines & eye
candy for everyone! Only fair!!!) They are all in town
to accept the Tre Bicchieri (Three Glasses) award
from the Gambero Rosso/Slow Food Guide to Italian Wines. This is
regarded as the highest accolade for wine making in Italy. (Brezza
is winning one as well!) Stop by, meet the family &
taste some of Italy's best!
Wine Knows 1130
E. Washington St. Grayslake, IL 60030 847-223-8402 Hours
of tasting...er, operation; Monday thru Thursday &
Saturday 11-8, Friday 11-9 & Sunday 11-5 We
are located in the Washington Square,
1/2 mile west of 45 & 1 mile east of 83 on the north side of the
street across from The College of Lake County. Right next to
Something's Brewing.
