Sun Singer Wines "It's News"

November 18, 2010

Volume: # 3 Issue: # 46

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Sun Singer News

"Wine is bottled poetry."
~ Robert Lewis Stevenson

Le Beaujolais Nouveau won't last long!
Be part of the wine celebration that spans the globe. Beaujolais is a classic choice for Thanksgiving and the wines are going fast. Our supply is very limited and won't last until Wednesday. Come by today to stash some bottles away for the holidays before they all disappear!

This time last week on the patio...

FALL MENU: It's Time to Taste!
Join us this week to sample the seasonal flavors of our new Fall/Wnter menu. Chef Sherry and our Deli staff have worked hard to give us something to look forward to in the coming long days of winter. Stop by soon to give us your two cents on what's new and to decide what your favorites will be!

Best Wishes for a Colorful Fall,

Mark, Jackie & the Sun Singer Staff

P.S. Illini Gift Baskets! Do you need an Illini related gift for favorite fan? Sun Singer has the perfect selection of 'Tailgate Specials' - custom gift baskets with Illini branded products with chips, nuts, salsas and more just right to ease those hunger pangs for a football afternoon.

Highlights

Le Beaujolais Nouveau est Arrive!

Holiday Survival Guide

The Holiday Host.

Adopt a LAB!

Marilyn Merlot

Beaujolais Cheese Board

New Fall Menu

Farmer's Organic Gin

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JOIN THE CELEBRATION:

"Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrive!"

Those are the shouts that will be be heard around the globe at 12:01am on Thursday, November 18th. As tradition (and law, for that matter) demands, once a year, the third Thursday in November, wine drinkers throughout the world lift their glasses to that young, fresh, fruity wine of the Beaujolais Nouveau.

Available Thursday, November 18th.

Beaujolais Nouveau is an incredibly popular short fermentation wine that is fruity, low in tannins, and has a beautiful purplish-pink hue. It is intended to be enjoyed the year it is produced to celebrate the end of the harvest. Hand picked Gamay grapes are fermented just 6 to 8 weeks, and then the party begins!

Be among the first to try this delicious and festive wine! Sun Singer will be offering a selection Nouveaus for your enjoyment so come try them all! Beaujolais is a classic choice for Thanksgiving and you'll want to stash some bottles away for the holidays before they all disappear!

Sensational Saturday Tasting
Break free Saturday afternoon for some fun and relaxation
at Sun Singer - it's our specialty!

HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE I
the next 6 days...

Saturday, November 20th

12Noon - 4:00 p.m.

Price: FREE!

"No one man has introduced Americans to more great wines than Terry Theise of Terry Theise Estate Selections."

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!

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 'A Bite and a Taste' every Saturday at Sun Singer.

The Holiday Host:

Thanksgiving Pairing Advice

From appetizers, to white and dark turkey meat, mashed potatoes, yams, herb-filled stuffing, and cranberry relish, pickled this and peppered that, all the way to pumpkin or pecan pie - is there truly a single wine that can take you seamlessly from start to finish? The art of pairing wines with food is largely a matter of personal preference, but some tried and true Thanksgiving wines are Pinot Noir and Syrah/Shiraz and Zinfandel for red wine lovers and Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Riesling, Gewurztraminer for those who prefer white wines.

Typically wines that offer a light-medium body and present themselves with lower tannin levels and less complexity are better suited to the vast array of flavors they are meant to complement. However, if pressed to pick a single varietal that could handle the traditional Thanksgiving spread from start to finish, it would hands-down be a Riesling.

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CHAMPAIGN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY:

ADOPT A LAB

Thanks to all of you who have generously contributed to the cause! Remember that this benefit runs through the end of November so there is still time to participate.

Throughout November- coincidentally National Philanthropy Month-Sun Singer will donate $2 to the Champaign County Humane Society for every bottle of LAB adopted.

Meet LAB, full name LAB Vinho Regional Lisboa 2008 by Casa Santos Lima. This wine is a blend of Castelao (35%), Tinta Roriz (25%), Syrah (25%) and Touriga Nacional (15%) grapes.

Very attractive bright ruby color. Aromas of ripe red fruits combine with concentrated dark cherry and blackcurrant flavors, as well as a fresh and agreeable acidity and some fine oak notes. It ends with firm but smooth tannins and a fruity finish.

Made in a modern, extracted style, with long maceration and 4 months ageing in new barriques (Portuguese oak), yet this wine hasn't lost its Portuguese roots.

Perhaps most importantly, it offers very good value retailing for $10!

From the Cellar:
At the Wine Bar!

Sun Singer offers more than 30 wines by the glass every day of the week. Here's a sampling of this week's selections at the Sun Singer Wine Bar.

Browse this week's complete list?
Click here!

WINE FEATURE
Orin Swift 'The Prisoner' 2008
Napa Valley, California
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Get All Tied Up in this Big, Sexy, Bomb!

A cult classic, Orin Swift's The Prisoner

is a wine that's snapped up every vintage

by hoards of admirers.

The Wine Spectator scored it 92 points saying "Focused, rich and ripe, showing aromas of black cherry and smoky pepper, with sleek but complex flavors of boysenberry, licorice and toasty oak that linger with balanced tannins."

2 oz. $6.00 5 oz. $12.25 bottle $47

THE VELVET COLLECTION:

MARILYN MERLOT!

A chance meeting in Hollywood between photographer Tom Kelley and an aspiring but unknown actress led to a two-hour photo session on May 27, 1949 that made history and established Marilyn Monroe as the ultimate sex symbol of the 20th century.

The ten stunningly beautiful photographs from the historic session became known as the "Red Velvet" series, each one a portrait of Marilyn Monroe posing on a red velvet drape.

Some of these images are now immortalized in The Marilyn Velvet Collection - we are now offering the 2004 Marilyn Velvet Collection, Pose 8 in the 1.5L format and gift box.

Each label of Velvet Collection wine is covered with a protective vinyl overlay that, when removed, reveals the complete, original portrait.

Click to view the first ever "peel and peek" label.

The Velvet Collection wines are as sumptuous, inviting, and rare as the images of Marilyn Monroe that grace their labels, and are sure to find favor with connoisseurs and collectors alike.