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Informal Friday Wine tasting for Limited Edition wines.
4 pm to 8 pm!
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December 2009
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Join us this Friday (December 4th) from 4 pm to 8 pm for an informal wine tasting for Winexpert's Limited Edition Program in our tasting room here.
There will not be a "formal program", but there will be wines to sample that highlight the 5 wines available from Winexperts Limited Edition Program.
This is a great opportunity for those of you who missed our Limited Edition tasting at Pearson Air Museum to taste the wines Friday and place your orders for
these unique wine kits. Deadline for ordering these wine kits is December 10th.
We will have some munchies available for your pleasure while you are tasting.
Cheers!
Steve Bader, Store Manager
Bader Winery
360-750-1551 800-596-3610
steve@baderwinery.com
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Winexpert's Limited Edition Wines for 2009/2010
Winexpert releases 5 Limited Edition wines every January - March. These wines also consistently win medals at the Winemaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition.
This is the 20th Anniversary of the Limited Edition program, and the 5 wines offered this year are repeats of the most popular wines from the past 20 years.
If you want any of these wines, you must pre-order with us by December 10th.
We do not require a deposit on these wine kits, we simply ask that you
pick them up within 30 days of us calling you to notify that they have
arrived.
Here they are! Each kit makes 6 gallons of wine (30 bottles)
January - South African Shiraz - $210
The Region: Stellenbosch
is South Africa's oldest growing region, the center for study of
viticulture and oenology in Africa, and the heart of the wine industry.
Famous for its stunning natural beauty, it has soaring mountains,
forests, vineyards, olive groves and veldts. South Africa's finest red
wines thrive in the Cape's moderate climate, and the Shiraz from this
region is dense with jammy richness, intense fruit, and complex
spiciness.
The Wine: This wine has a dense, chewy
blackberry, earthiness and robust character. This medium/full bodied
wine almost begs for early drinking, with spice and rich fruit, but the
bold tannins and rich jamminess (typical of Shiraz) will allow it to
improve with age for a further 2 years.
 January - Trio Blanca - $200
The Region: In
California's Lake County, the vineyards nestle in steep hills in the
west, while Clear Lake, directly east, moderates the blistering heat of
summer, ensuring slow, even ripening and perfect grapes.
The Wine: A
unique blend of three grapes, Selection Limited Edition Trio Blanca is
an outstanding white wine that showcases bright fruit flavors,
excellent structure, and a long finish. Pinot Blanc contributes the
delicate floral character and full body while Chenin Blanc gives a
wonderful melony-honeyed aroma with hints of apple. The third grape
variety, Sauvignon Blanc contributes zesty acidity and aromas of
gooseberry and herbs. After six months aging, the Sauvignon Blanc will
dominate with zest and crispness. After a year, the Chenin Blanc's
honey and melon will come out, and at 18 months to two years the Pinot
Blanc will show a perfumed floweriness and lingering structure.
February - Australian Petit Verdot - $210
The Region: South
East Australia is a literal hotbed of grape growing. The abundant
sunshine hours and heat allow growers to ripen varieties that have all
but been abandoned by growing regions less blessed. Petit Verdot is one
such variety. It makes unsurpassed red wines in Bordeaux, where it goes
into their classic Cabernet-Merlot blends, yet the climate there is too
cool to ripen it reliably.
The Wine: Best
described as a 'Super Cabernet', it makes dark, rich wines, with
wonderfully concentrated flavors of spice, blackberry and
blackcurrant. With smooth, gripping tannins and an elegant structure
leading to a magnificent boldly oaked finish, this is a wine for long
term aging and special occasions.
 March - Pacific Quartet - $200
The Region: The
Pacific Coast of North America has micro-climates that match those of
the blazing sunshine of the Mediterranean to the crisp mountain air of
the upper Rhine. With so much range and variety, there is a perfect
terroir for almost any grape you can name.
The Wine: This
wine showcases bright fruit, excellent structure and a long finish.
Vidal from British Columbia gives spiciness and stone fruit. Chenin
Blanc from California gives a wonderful melony-honeyed aroma with hints
of apple. Gewürztraminer from Washington contributes lychee, rose
petals and floral notes, and Muscat from Australia's Murray- Darling
Valley gives wonderful grapey notes with dried fruit and hints of
orange peel.
April - Italian Brunello - $210
The Region: Italy's long, narrow peninsula reaches deep into the Mediterranean, basking
in the relentless sunshine and welcoming warmth. Gentle sloping
hillsides, rich mineral soils, the moderating breezes off of the
Mediterranean waters and unique grape varieties work to make wonderful
wines.
The Wine: Brunello is a large-berried
variety of the Sangiovese grape, most famous in Brunello di Montalcino.
The flavor profile of Sangiovese is fruity, with strong natural
acidity, a firm and elegant assertiveness and a robust finish that can
extend surprisingly long. The aroma is generally subtle, with cherry,
strawberry, blueberry, and violet notes. Medium-bodied but boldly
tannic and intense, this gripping wine will begin to open up after six
months, but the richer flavors will take at least 18 months to show,
with cherry and spice dominating the long, fruity finish.
Click here for more information on the Limited Edition Wines.
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