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Newsletter published by
"The Wine Maker's Toy Store™"
Dallas Home Brew
September 2010
Volume 8, Issue 9
866-417-1114 (Long Distance)
972-323-7921 (Local)
972-323-7955 (Fax)
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The tart and crisp sensation on the tongue when tasting wine comes from the acids present in the wine. Fruits contain many types of acids in varying amounts. The fermentation process creates many more. However the principal acids found in grapes are tartaric and malic and other fruits principally contain malic and citric acids.
Wines that have a low acid content are susceptible to bacteria growth and spoilage during storage. They will not age well and often taste flat and insipid. Too much acid can inhibit yeast growth and be so tart as to be undrinkable. A wine like this may require so much aging that by the time the acid has smoothed out, it is past its prime and no longer drinkable.
As fruit ripens, the sugar content increases and the acidity will decrease. This balance will change from year to year as the growing conditions change. The goal of the winemaker is to balance the acid content with the residual sugar and the alcohol in the finished wine. By testing and adjusting the acidity and keeping good notes, a great wine can be repeated and a not so good wine can be improved.
Click on the following link to learn more:
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Only 5 days left to order your Fresh Grapes
For those of you in the local area, we are putting together a fresh grape order for the fall. I will be getting the grapes from F. Colavita and Son out of California. They have an excellent reputation for delivering high quality grapes. We don't have an exact cut off date yet, but we expect the grapes to be delivered around mid-October. The California harvest will be late this year.
Grapes will be sold by the lug which is 36 pounds. 3 lugs will make 5-6 gallons of wine. We are anticipating delivery sometime in mid-October.
To learn more about varietals available, please click on the following link:
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New Products
Mosti Mondiale has added wines to 3 of their lines:
Renaissance
- Caberlot
- Castel del Papa
- White Zinfandel
Original All Juice
- Blanc des Châteaux
- Liebfraumilch
- Malbec
- Pinot Grigio
- Shiraz/Merlot
All Juice Master's Edition
- Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon with Grape Pack
- Old Vine Merlot with Grape Pack
- Viognier (Washington)
To see all of these kits, click on the following link:
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Web Site, (finally)!
After almost 1 year of anxiety, it appears our new web site will be up by the end of September. We have tried to maintain much of the customization from the old site, but there will be significant changes to go with the enhancements. Initially, we will be missing some of the content from the old site, but over the next several months, I will be reloading the missing content and adding more.
The new site will have an up-to-date ordering system that will be fully integrated with my credit card processor, PayPal and Google Checkout. This should make ordering easier and eliminate the problem with mis-typed credit cards. All credit card processing will be handled by a third party, so I will not have access to your credit card information unless you call me and ask me to keep it on file. This step is being made to increase your security.
Although we have tried to test every aspect of the system, I will be greatly surprised if everything works 100% correctly on day one. For that reason, we will be providing an email address to our web developers so that you can advise them of any problems you encounter.
As soon as the new web site is up, I will send you and email so you can take a look at it. |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monthly Sales
The monthly sales of wine kits, beer ingredients and toys are back! We were going to have different sales, but based on the customer feedback, these monthly sales were extremely popular, so we will start offering them again.
Wines of the Month
Mosti Mondiale All Juice and Master's Edition for 10% off.
Cleansers and brushes, 10% off.
True Brew Beer kits - 10% off. |
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CLOSE OUTS!
We only have a few left! To see these kits, click on the following link:
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~~~~~~~~~~ Current Specials
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September 11 - Wine Club
September 11 - Brew Day at the store
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Monthly Give-A-Ways
The winners for August were:
To learn how to qualify
for this promotion,
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As a reminder, we continue to add products and content to the web site, therefore, if you have any special requests, please let us know. We like to hear what you have to say about our site, our products and/or our customer service, good or bad. Please send your comments and/or suggestions to winemaster@finevinewines.com.
Don't forget we like you to CALL!
If you have any questions about our products, our service and/or wine making or home brewing, please call us. We are here to serve you and enjoying assisting you in any way we can. We have an international toll-free line so you WILL call us. Someone is usually at the store between 9 am and 7 pm, Monday through Saturday. We always try to answer the phone when you call; however, sometimes, we are unable to answer the phone as we are on the other lines or we have customers in the store. If you get the voice mail, please leave your name, number, brief message and a best time to call. We will return your call just as soon as we can. If you don't want to call, just send us an email. We usually answer our emails daily. Please remember, we are a resource and we are here to serve you.
We don't want to be the biggest store, just the BEST!
Cheers!
George Cornelius, President
Fine Vine Wines, LLC, The Wine Maker's Toy Store
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