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Volume: # 2 Issue: # 18
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In Brief
Sun Singer celebrates Cinco de Mayo. Tuesday, May 5th. Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is an important day in Mexico's history, celebrated with food and family. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It is often called Mexican Independence Day in error since Mexico declared its independence on September 16, 1810, some fifty years earlier. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more enthusiastically by Mexican descendants in the United States than in its native Mexico. The music is playing, the patio is open. We've got the food and drinks and you're our family. Come celebrate with us!
Mom's Days Saturday, May 9th and Sunday, May 10th. With Graduation two weeks away, Mom gets her own weekend this year, a rarity in Champaign-Urbana and this year we've decided unofficially to make it a two day celebration.
Let's show Mom just how special she is! We'll count the ways Sun Singer can help:
1. Treat her with a selection of her favorite wines.
2. Build her a custom gift basket from our selection of gifts, spreads & dips, chocolates, cheeses & crackers, and spirits & beer. More about this in the article below.
3. Bring Mom to the Sun Singer's Wine Bar & Café. Treat her to an
appetizer sampling and a glass of wine, lunch or dinner is good,
or bring her by for a specialty martinis and a luscious dessert.
4. Not terribly inspired, but noting the necessity? Get Mom a
Sun Singer Gift Card to show you care. Who knows she might take you out!
We have loads of gift ideas to make the day special and the Sun Singer Wine Bar & Cafe will be open from 11 am - 9 pm and ready to welcome Mom with our Sunday Sparkling Special of bubbly for just $3 and Quiche Lorraine. What could be more perfect!
Next week is all about Graduation!
Join us soon for more good times at Sun Singer!
Best Wishes,
Mark, Jackie & the Sun Singer Staff
P.S. Did You Know?
Sun Singer offers a 10% case discount on wine everyday!
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Upcoming Events
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May 5th
Celebrate a Revolution!
Uncorked
May 7th, 5 - 7pm
Wine tasting &
blues with
Funky Jonny
complimentary
The Morning Show Wed., May 20 Whet Your Whistle with Rob Collins WCFN 8:35 a.m
Meet The Author Book Signing May 31st
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Cinco de Mayo Specials
Tuesday, May 5th
Sun Singer has the music and the specials to bring some life to your Cinco de Mayo celebration.
One day only and our patio is open and waiting!
Margarita: Regular or Strawberry 6.95
Tequila, Triple Sec, Sweet 'n Sour & Fresh Lime
Catalina Margarita 7.50
Tequila, Blue Curacao, Peach Schnapps & Fresh Lime
Agave Negro 8.95
Oro Azul Anejo, Fresh Lime, Simple Syrup & Chambord
Corona and Modelo Especial 3.50
Sun Singer's Cinco de Mayo Sampler 8.95
Handmade Tamale with mole sauce, Beef Empanadas
& Black Bean Salsa
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Mothers' Day!
Sensational Saturday Wine Tasting
Saturday, May 9th 
Price: Complimentary
Sun Singer offers complimentary wine tastings every Saturday afternoon between 12noon - 4:00pm.
We invite you to join us each and every Saturday afternoon as we explore the wonderful world of wine!
Click here for a complete list of Saturday's tasting.
P.S. We offer a great lunch in our Wine Bar Cafe. Stop by for the fun, stop by to refresh and refuel. Join us for 'Lunch and a Taste' every Saturday at Sun Singer.
Next week: Heritage Wine Cellars!
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Top 10 Reasons to Send Food vs Flowers: 
A Mothers' Days Faceoff
Saturday & Sunday May 9th & 10th
Sun Singer Gift Baskets make the perfect gift for mothers who like delicious gourmet treats. Baskets are available pre-made for spur of the moment giving or we welcome you to custom design your selection for special someone. Pricing starts at $25 and from there the sky is the limit. Jackie will be available 10 am to 5 pm through Friday this week to guarantee delight in a custom gift basket for you.
10. Both are a feast for the eyes but only food is a feast for the stomach.
9. Wine pairs better with cheese than roses.
8. Smelling flowers makes her sneeze, smelling food makes her drool.
7. No need to water or trim her food.
6. Food won't clash with her interior decorating.
5. Cheese gets better with age, flowers wilt.
4. No lime-colored florist delivery car parked in front of your Mom's house.
3. She can't feed leftover flowers to her dog.
2. She won't have to tip the flower delivery person.
1. Be a hero - send something unique this year!
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Wine Needs Air...
Wine which has been allowed to breathe tastes better. As wine breathes, it opens up, and releases its intended aromas and flavors. Traditionally, decanters were used to aerate wine. However, decanting is time consuming, cumbersome, and inconvenient. The more you appreciate wine the more you will appreciate these simple, but sophisticated decanting aids.
 Vinturi White Wine AeratorIt's a longstanding myth that white wine does not need aeration. Actually, white wine displays the same improvements with aeration. Vinturi White Wine Aerator uses a different ratio of air to liquid in its "aeration engine". Designed exclusively for white wine.
 The Soirée Wine DecanterThe Soirée fits into any standard corked wine bottle, and comes with an extra gasket that will work with any screw cap bottle; allowing you to pour, without dripping, directly through the Soirée. Once you place the Soirée in the wine bottle, the Soirée aerates your wine as you pour it. The Soirée allows you to decant just the portion of wine you want - a glass or a carafe. The Soirée can also be used to pour the wine into a decanter, further expediting the 'opening' of your wine. The Soirée has dimples in the glass increasing the surface area of the glass which not only agitate the wine, but infuse more oxygen in the wine.
Great Gifts
Who can refuse a gift that requires a wine bottle to be opened? These fantastic accesories can be used on any occasion and on any bottle. Brighten any special event with a gift that will make friends, family, even that wine snob smile! Be confident your gift won't collect dust and they'll make any day a special day.
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ELK COVE
Pinot Noir Rosé 2008
The 2008 Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosé is fragrant with white flowers and showing freshness with sweet, red strawberry fruit! Enjoy this crisp, light, simply refreshing wine all by itself on a bright sunny day or pair it with succulent shellfish or roast chicken.
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Bella Casa |
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This beautiful wine bottle stopper made with colored glass is shaped like a teardrop with mulit-colored designs in the center. The base is silver with a large rubber seals. This stopper is stands 5.25" tall.
Each decorative glass wine bottle stopper comes packed in their own gift box with a clear peek window.
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