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NEWS FROM WINE OF THE MONTH CLUB Since 1972 October 2008 Wines evaluated last month: 372 Rejected: 348 Approved: 24 Selected: 6
What’s New “ bottle of you will find that it pairs This Month? wine begs beautifully with a lot of to be shared; different recipes. see page 2 I have never met a miserly wine LIMITED SERIES Send Us Your A lover.” e-mail Address! Le Chene Noir, 2006. -CLIFTON FADMAN Grenache. Cotes du send to: Rhone, France [email protected] REGULAR SERIES This is a beautiful wine Lawson Ranch, 2005. made in a beautiful village Is this cool or what? Merlot. Monterey in southern France and it California LOG ONTO comes with a beautiful www. We will always be in price tag. A hearty blend love with Merlot. It of Rhone varietals, it is wineofthemonthclub.com may rise and fall in a perfect autumn wine. and click on popularity but that does Cheers! “Live Help” and you will not change the fact that be connected instantly the wine is delicious! Beronia, 2005. to one of our This is classic Merlot... Tempranillo. Rioja Spain Membership Service Reps! soft and smooth with just the right price. Bodega Beronia pride themselves on making Gift Orders high quality wines. They Baguala, 2007. want to share with you the see page 9 Torrontes. Calchaqui centuries-old history in Valley, Argentina New Member every bottle. This is a Besides Malbec, benchmark grape of Rioja, Application Torrontes is at the heart elegant aromas and flavors for a Friend of Argentina wine- with just the right amount see page 15 making. This is a great of oak. white alternative and INSIDE THIS MONTH
WINEOFTHEMONTH CLUB NEWS 1 ORDER FORMS 7–10 WHAT’S NEW?2WOMC WINE RATING SCHEDULE 11 REG. MERLOT, 2005. LAWSON RANCH 3 MEMBER COMMENTS 12 REG. TORRONTES, 2007. BAGUALA 4 ADVENTURES IN GOOD FOOD 13 LTD. GRENACHE, 2006. LE CHENE NOIR 5 REGULAR & LTD TASTING NOTES 14, 11 LTD. TEMPRANILLO, 2005. BERONIA 6 WORD ON THE STREET 16 Join us on the Web: www.WineoftheMonthClub.com WOMC-News1008 9/17/08 4:24 PM Page 2
A NOTE WHAT’S NEW THIS MONTH? FROM YOUR CELLARMASTER We have talked about how the Wine of the Month Club is about family. My family. Your family. We have talked about how the Wine of the Month Club started as a business to help the wine consumer, not necessarily to sell bottles of wine. Did you get my email from last month regarding the movie “Bottle Shock?” (If you Paul Kalemkiarian didn’t, call us to update your email address at (800) 949-9463.) This movie is a great example of Hang on to your hats, how the wine business is about family and Katie, bar the door. The neighbors. There is no other wine club or even wines we have in store wine shop that can tell the stories that we can for you to close out 2008 tell about Chateau Montelana and the movie are remarkable. I am “Bottle Shock.” punching myself in the Unfortunately, I don’t have the page space here arm right now. Check out to tell the whole story, but would be happy to our new gift catalog email you the complete story upon your request. (enclosed with your In 1976, in a blind tasting of Chardonnays, shipment) . . . another an upstart California Winery shocked the arm punch! sophisticated French wine world by beating their best Burgundies. I can tell you that the owner of Salud! Chateau Montelana, Jim Barratt, was very close to my father when he owned Palos Verdes Wines and Spirits. In fact, I used to surf with his son when we were at Palos Verdes High Paul Kalemkiarian School together.
Membership in THE WINE OF THE MONTH CLUB is open to anyone with an interest in and an appreciation for superb wines... and excellent wine values. Membership is FREE. For more info write: WINE OF THE MONTH CLUB P.O. Box 660220, Arcadia, CA 91066 Or call: 1-800-949-WINE (9463) or (626) 303-1690 FAX: (626) 303-2597 Visit us at: www.WineoftheMonthClub.com Newsletter written by: Elizabeth Schweitzer, Master Sommelier