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Redeem your $10 vouchers now
Time to restock your wine rack after holiday entertaining? Don't forget to redeem your $10 vouchers if you earned them on your December purchases. They are valid January 2-31, 2012 and are good on anything in the tasting room including wine, chocolate sauce, or merchandise. |
Coming Soon Corot Noir, 2010
Almost Gone
Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, 2010
DeChaunac, 2010
New Releases
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009 |
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Quote of the Month
"Wine experts are of two kinds, gastronomic and intellectual, distinguishable according to whether, on the sight of a bottle they reach for their glass or their glasses."
~~ Thomas McKeown
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Inclement Weather
With winter weather upon us, please check our Facebook page or website for weather-related delays and closings for the winery before you head out to visit us. We update our site via Twitter, so information will be most current there. |
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Greetings!
My old college roommate came from out of town this week to visit me. Of course we had no shortage of things to talk about, but inevitably our conversation turned to wine. She and I go back 20+ years and have visited quite a few wineries together, but she always feels the need to apologize to me for "still liking sweet wine". I laughed because I hear that from our customers in our tasting room almost daily. So I explained to her my philosophy on wine drinking: if I went to a restaurant and there were only 5 choices on the menu-- all extremely spicy-- should I feel unsophisticated because that's not my taste in  food? Am I a novice eater because I like mildly seasoned food? In this case, both the restaurant and I would be in the wrong: the restaurant for only offering a limited and homogenous choice of entrees, and I for feeling inadequate because I didn't like any of their selections. So it is with wine drinking. At Satek Winery, we make 37 varieties of wine. We do this because we recognize that there are that many different types of wine drinkers out there, and that what is "good wine" is what tastes good to your palate. After all, why consume something you don't enjoy?
This philosophy is the basis for our Wine 101 class we will again offer to our patrons starting this month. In a 75-minute course, we introduce participants to wine terminology and etiquette, but we focus  a lot of time on helping them learn what types of wine they like. We pour them tastes of a diversity of wines, while defining what is characteristic of each. Our goal, with this introductory course, is to help patrons-- through education and (best of all) sampling a broad variety of wines-- to feel more confident in their wine knowledge and grow in their wine appreciation. Most of our students discover wines they never knew they liked!
If you are interested in finding out more about our Wine 101 class, please click on the link below. We will offer the class every other Friday, beginning January 13th and continuing through the end of April. Cost is $20 per person and reservations are required. So whether you are a sweet or dry wine drinker, a novice or have been drinking wine for 20+ years, we know that the class will help you take away a new enjoyment of wine.
Wine 101: Terminology, Technique, and Taste
Sláinte!
-Christina |
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W.I.N.O.S. series announcend
 We will be again hosting the perennial favorite W.I.N.O.S. series (Women In Need of Shopping) starting late this Spring. For those of you not familiar with these events, they are our monthly Girls Nights Out with wine tasting, shopping, food, and socializing. Because tickets sold out so quickly last year, we are offering the event on two Fridays a month for 2012. Vendors and caterers have yet to be finalized, but we thought we'd give you a heads-up on the dates so you can gather up your girlfriends and mark your calendars! May 11~~~May 25~~~June 8~~~June 22~~~July 13~~~ July 27~~~August 10~~~August 24 Tickets will go on sale in early February, so keep an eye out for the February eNewsletter for all the details as well as the link to order your tickets. |
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Wine, Roses, & Jazz in Ossian to highlight Satek Wines
 Satek winery will be again be featured at the 7th annual wine tasting extravaganza sponsored by Ossian Downtown Economic Development Committee. Held Saturday, January 28 from 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Lighted Gardens Banquet & Event Center in Ossian, this very popular event will treat attendees to wine tasting, live music by the David Streeter Jazz Trio, and silent auction bidding on great items. Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased by calling Jan Williams at (260) 622-4702. Attendees will also have the opportunity to buy bottles of Satek wine on site to take home or sign up for direct shipping (great for those who can't always travel to the winery to purchase their wines!). Proceeds from the event benefit Ossian Downtown Revitalization. For more information, click on the link below: Evening of Wine, Roses, & Jazz |
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