| June 16, 2009 |
Volume: # 2 Issue: # 24
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In Brief
Our Patio is open for Lunch & Dinner Daily - weather permitting.
Sun Singer offers a 10% discount on full case wine purchases.
Father's Day / Sunday, June 21st
Father's Day is a traditional part of June festivities. Sun Singer has lots of goodies to tickle Dad's fancy and make you look like a real hero.
This week we're featuring three suggestions:
- the Speyside Poker Set on special buy
- the official Glencairn Whiskey Tasting Glass
- a pair of Reidel Cabernet/Bordeaux stemmed glassware
Read all about these gifts suggestions for Dad in the article below.
Whatever you decide, just remember that Dad is a pretty impressive guy and your choice at Sun Singer is sure to impress him.
History of Father's Day
Would you believe that Father's Day was the brainchild of a woman?
So thankful to her father was Mrs. John B. Dodd, born Sonora Smart, of Spokane, Washington, that she pushed for an annual Father's Day Observance in 1909. Her own father was a civil war veteran and was widowed when his wife died in childbirth. He was left with six children to raise.
Mrs. Dodd began circulating petitions and within a year, the city of Spokane agreed to honor Fathers on the 3rd Sunday in June, close to her father's birthday. Meanwhile, cities and towns all across America began to celebrate Father's Day. The idea became so popular that others joined in her crusade. Harry C. Meek even began to travel the country speaking and campaigning on behalf of a nationally recognized Father's Day.
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge backed the idea of a national Father's Day and in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared Father's Day a national holiday. It was signed into the books in 1972 by President Richard Nixon.
Mrs. Dodd even designated a flower for Father's Day: the rose. Red roses are given for a living father and white ones are for remembrance if he has passed away.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Best Wishes,
Mark, Jackie & the Sun Singer Staff
P.S. If you're truly undecided on a gift for Dad, a Sun Singer Gift Card is always available in any denomination you'd like, and who knows, he might take you out to dinner!
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Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, June 17th approximately 8:35 am
Uncorked!
Wine Tasting
Krannert Lobby
music by
Dottie & the 'Rail
5:00 - 7:00pm
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Sensational Saturday Tasting
Dad & His Grill!
Saturday, June 13th 12noon - 4:00 p.m.
Price: Complimentary
Sun Singer offers complimentary tastings every Saturday afternoon between 12noon - 4:00pm. We invite you to join us each and every Saturday afternoon as we explore the many pleasures of the palate!
The idea behind celebrating Father's Day is to make a father feel loved and appreciated for all he does. This week's selections include masculine wines and one beer that fathers are sure to love.
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: Pinot Days Celebration!
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 Deal For Dads!
Poker Gift Set
This gift set includes: the Speyside's 12 year old Single Malt Highland Scotch, sold with a custom designed poker deck featuring Scottish warriors and royalty, printed by the manufacturer of Bicycle playing cards and a set of 10 high stakes, custom-designed regulation Vegas clay poker chips.
From the heart of Scotland's most famous whisky producing region, The Speyside 12 Year Old Single Highland Malt. Taste the synthesis of the pure local waters of the River Tromie and the fine barley from the Moray Firth region. By drawing upon the attributes of the land and the river, The Speyside Distillery excels at producing A Perfect 12.
Warm golden brown color. The nose is clean, delicate and balanced with a toasted barley aroma. A slightly peaty flavor gives way to creamy ripples of hazelnut with lingering hints of vanilla and toffee on the finish.
ON SALE $29.99 regularly $37.99
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 Give Dad a Gift Card Wish Dad a Happy Father's Day with a Sun Singer gift card! Add any amount and let him choose the perfect gift.
- No expiration date
- No fees
- Not returnable or refundable for cash
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A Fun Twist On A Summer Classic
This summer we channel our inner child remembering a favorite summertime treat. Recognizing that wine should be fun, we invite you to try our Wine Slushies. They are the perfect frozen drink for a hot summer day!
Slush or slushie is a generic term for a flavored frozen drink. In general, slush drinks are made by freezing a sugared liquid while constantly stirring it. The sugar and motion prevent the formation of large ice crystals, while the overrun process mixes in air, creating a smooth slush.
Slushies have been around for much longer than you might think.
The Chinese are generally credited for creating flavoured iced drinks, possibly as early as 3000 BC - that's 5000 years ago!
It is recorded that Alexander the Great loved slushies, over 2300 years ago! He had trenches filled with snow so that he and his soldiers could have a supply of slush to mix with fruity flavours, whenever they fancied - makes you wonder if they had a name for a Brain Freeze!
The famous Italian explorer and trader, Marco Polo, is said to have brought new recipes of fruit-flavored, slushies back to Italy from his travels in China, in the fourteenth century. Certainly, Italians became the undisputed masters of the art of the slushie - or granita, as it is usually called there.
We serve our slushies with two of our more popular sweeter wines:
ELECTRA Orange Muscat
Golden orange color with a honeyed nose of peach with a trace of flowers. Delicately sweet, refreshingly crisp, with the taste of melon, marmalade and apricot flavors.
ELECTRA Black Muscat
Beautiful red-purple color with a grapy sweet taste and flavors of cherry, pomegranates with a raspberry tang. It has cinnamon notes that give it a character almost like a mild sangria.
You can enjoy the slushies on our patio and in our cafe, or you can purchase the ingredients here & we'll give you the directions so you can make this at home to enjoy with your friends.
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Wine 102: Wine Evaluation & Terminology
Sunday, July 28th
4:00 - 6:00pm
Our Price: $20/person
Do you read tasting notes and wonder how they can be so specific? Do you want to be able to put into words what you taste? If so, this seminar is for you! Join us at Sun Singer as we continue to de-mystify the world of wine. Wine 102 will show you the tasting process and help you develop a style of wine talk.
We'll expand on the basic wine terminology and flavor components of wine taught in Wine 101. We will discuss how wines are rated and explain several systems. There will be handouts on a wine rating system and a listing of wine words. The final part of the seminar will focus on developing your own personal wine language.
We strongly suggest that you have previously attended Sun Singer's Wine 101. Wine 102 will assume a basic knowledge of wine varietals, their characteristics and basic tasting technique.
Learn more about our seminars here.
Sign up today by calling Sun Singer at 351-1115. | |
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Whisky Glass
The shape of the glass is derived from the traditional nosing copita used in whisky labs around Scotland. The glass design was concluded with the aid of Master blenders from five of the largest whisky companies in Scotland.
The Glencairn Glass is the first style of glass to be endorsed by the whisky industry and members of the Scotch Whisky Association and used by every whisky company in Scotland.
$ 11.99
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Cabernet Glasses
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RIEDEL
Vinum Series
Bordeaux Stems
Vinum was the first machine-made series of glasses in history to be based exclusively on the characteristics of quality, reasonably price and wide distribution. Perfect for young, full-bodied (more than 12 percent alcohol), complex red wines that are high in tannin. This glass smoothes out the rough edges, emphasizing the fruit, allowing wines to achieve a balance that would normally take years of ageing to acquire. The generous size of this glass allows the bouquet to develop fully. The shape directs the flow of wine onto the zone of the tongue which perceives sweetness, thus accentuating the fruit and de-emphasizing the bitter qualities of the tannin.
59.99
set of 2
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Perfect Gift?
Wish Dad a Happy Father's Day with a Sun Singer gift card! Add any amount and let him choose the perfect gift.
* No expiration date
* No fees
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