Bacchus Lines Late Summer 2005 6633 Nieman Rd

Bacchus Lines Late Summer 2005 6633 Nieman Rd. Shawnee, KS 66203 913 962 2501 [email protected]

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7th Annual Wine Classic Search your cellar for your very best wines and meads. The Greater Kansas City Cellermasters' amateur wine and mead competition is November 4 and 5. Entries are due at Bacchus & Barleycorn by October 22. Just $6.00 per entry. Judges and stewards are needed. The Awards Celebration will follow judging on November 5. Advanced registration is required. Complete competition information is available at: http://www.cellermasters.org. Hard copies will be available by contacting Bacchus & Barleycorn

Harvest Special Wine chemistry innovations from Accuvin. These tests are quick, accurate, inexpensive, easy to use and best of all do not require laboratory equipment or training. It's as simple as: Squeeze up a sample; Squeeze it onto pad and wait < 4 minutes; Match dot to color chart. Packets are complete with everything needed to perform ten tests including instructions. 40% off through September.

Malic Acid Test Kit Malolactic fermentation, the secondary fermentation of wine, is a method of reducing total titratable acidity by adjusting the relative concentration of L-malic and L-lactic acids, softening the wine and allowing it to develop mellowness and full-body. This process also results in enhanced microbiological stability. The Accuvin Malic Acid Test is more sensitive and less mess than monitoring Malo Lactic fermentation with paper chromatography and without the smell. Reg. - $31.35; Harvest Special - $18.81

Residual Sugar Test Kit The Accuvin Residual Sugar Tests test only the sugars reduced in primary fermentation, Fructose and Glucose. Reducing sugars in wine consist of hexoses (mainly glucose and fructose) and pentoses (mainly arabinose and xylose). Pentoses are not fermentable by wine yeast. Since pentoses can very from 0.4 to 2.0 g/L, the best measure of primary fermentation is the determination of glucose and fructose. The test range is 100 to 2,000 mg/L. Reg. - $25.35; Harvest Special - $15.21 pH Test Kit pH is important not only to grape growers in determining the optimum time to harvest, but to the winemaker as well. It is measured to see if adjustments need to be made prior to primary fermentation or before malo-lactic fermentation. When adding sulfur dioxide (Campden Tablets), pH should be measured since the effectiveness of this chemical varies dramatically as the pH changes. pH is controlled to optimize the conditions for fining, improving a wine's resistance to microbial instability and in defining a wine's taste balance. pH range is 3.0 to 4.0 with a sensitivity of 0.1 pH units. Just as accurate and far less expensive than a pH meter. Reg. - $21.15; Harvest Special - $12.69

Special Purchase 9 x 1 ½ Super Select All Natural Straight Winery Quality Corks This is a ridiculously unbelievable sale, a real super Superbuy! APM, a leading cork supplier has closed their doors and we were able to score a big time deal. There is no compromise on quality here as all the corks are winery grade. You’ll want to act fast because quantities are limited and when the corks are gone, they are gone for good. 30 count $8.45 or 100 count $25.98

New Products from Winexpert Santa Ynez Valley Syrah Crushendo Syrah is prized for deeply colored, full-bodied wines. In Santa Barbara County the valleys run east to west and are open to the cooling breezes of the Pacific Ocean. These ideal growing conditions make for a Syrah with room-filing aromas of blackberry, smoke, plum, 'jammy' fruit and even a hint of black pepper spiciness lurking in the intense velvety tannins. To complement this amazing pallet of flavors, the Crushendo grape pack brings real grape tannin and character with intense, gripping tannins. Although drinkable immediately, it will blossom into a wine of unique power and elegance. $165.75

Corvina Classico di Veneto Crushendo The power grape of Italy’s famed Valpolicella, Bardolino and Amarone, Corvina is renowned for fruity, full-bodied wines with cherry aromas and a hint of almond. The Veneto region stretches from the northeast border with Austria down to coastal Venice, with a mild continental climate ideal for long, controlled ripening and intense grapes. Corvina Classico has lush, intriguing aromas of ripe, red cherries and raspberries, delicate hints of almond, toast and spice, and a richly tannic finish that leaves the fruit lingering on your palate. The Crushendo grape pack brings exquisite grape tannin and character to the wine. While it is tempting to drink this wine right from the carboy, Corvina Classico will only reveal its delicate, yet powerful finish of cherry and almonds after a year of aging. Those with the willpower to tuck away a few bottles will be rewarded by a decade of liquid velvet and bright, lingering fruitiness. This dry classic pairs well with grilled beef, pork, and strong cheeses. $165.50

South African Pinotage Unlikely cross breeding of Hermitage (properly known as Cinsault) and Pinot Noir, South Africa's Pinotage showed up on the international winemaking scene in the 1970's. It is delicate and balanced like a Pinot, with the hardness and robust color of Cinsault.

The Selection International Pinotage is a deep, intense ruby highlights. Complex and intense, its layered aromas of ripe raspberries, spices, red cherries and fruitcake give way to a rich complexity of flavors including raspberry, vanilla, plum, coffee and even a hint of banana. It's smooth on the palate due to the firm, but friendly, tannins which allow for easy drinking, but also promise wonderful aging potential. $98.90

Estate Series New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc France used to be the standard-bearer for Sauvignon Blanc. In 1985 that all changed when New Zealand produced its first vintage. Overnight the world had a new model for Sauvignon Blanc, startlingly different and delicious.

Marlborough has the sunniest, driest climate in New Zealand . The Wairau Valley's rich soil combine with the cool nights to deliver astonishingly pungent wines, with gooseberry, herbs, pink grapefruit, fresh-cut grass, asparagus, lime-leaf, tropical fruit, passion fruit, and a host of other beguiling aromas. Few wines ever achieve the amazing aromatic complexity and zesty fruit of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.

The New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc casts long , rich flavors, redolent with grass and current leaves and a crisp dry finish. Snappy, refreshing and delicious after only three months, this wine will age gorgeously for two years. $158.65

Estate Crushendo Montagnac Vieux Chateau d’Oc The Crushendo Series kits have taken winemaking to another level by combining the fine attributes of Estate Series with a crushed grape pack. The excitement generated by these wines continues with the arrival of Montagnac Vieux Chateau d’Oc. This is a bold wine, ruby red in color with a deep, dark plum and blackberry bouquet showing subtle accents of chocolate. Rich, lush, and complex soft black fruit combines with a hint of spiciness that follows through with a firm, tannic finish on the palate. It’s tempting to drink this wine young with its gripping tannins and up-front fruitiness, however, extended aging will bring big rewards to the patient wine drinker. $165.75

Italian Sangiovese Italian Sangiovese has a wonderful bright red cherry character overlaying strawberry notes with hints of violets and white pepper. Easy to drink young, this wine will open up and express much of its character after six months of aging. $105.65

Labels for all Winexpert kits are available in packets of 30 for only $3.75

New Products “Wild Brews” By Jeff Sparrow There’s a new book available for your reading pleasure. “Wild Brews: Beer Beyond the Influence of Brewer’s Yeast” explores beers made with wild yeast and bacteria. Beer lovers and brewers alike will find detailed descriptions of the brewing methods and fermentation procedures used to craft these distinctively flavorful beers. 315 page $17.95

pH 7.01 and 4.01 Buffer Solution Packaged in 20 ml pouches. $1.75

T Noirot/Liquor Quik Update T Noirot in Nancy, France closed their doors for renovation last fall with a scheduled reopening of January 2005. Well, they haven't reopened yet. Therefore, we are transitioning our cordial extract line from T Noirot to Liquor Quik.

Liquor making is as old as civilization itself. In fact, the recipes and techniques haven't changed much since the Middle Ages. Carefully selected seeds, herbs, fruit and essential oils are macerated or distilled and then fortified with alcohol and sweetened. Winemakeri Inc., producers of Liquor Quik, has sourced the best essences from Northern Europe, where the 'old world' style of extraction is still very much a treasured are. These natural ingredients are then blended and bottled in an old-fashioned glass collector's bottle. Because no artificial preservatives are used, some ingredients separation or settling may occur. Most Liquor Quik essences have a shelf life of five years or longer under cool storage conditions.

As we complete our transition, you'll find some liqueur type available from T Noirot are not available from Liquor Quik, but there will be some new ones introduced. Some Liquor Quik names will not match the T Noirot names which produce the same Liqueur type. .25 ounce bottle produces 750 ml of liquor. $4.69

New Package Sizes for Star San A foaming acid anionic sanitizer that penetrates hard-to-see-places. Does not stain and will not impart odors or off flavors. 8 oz. - $8.49; 32 oz. - $18.50

2005 Vinifera Wine Grapes from the Lodi Region Bacchus & Barleycorn, Ltd. is once again excited to announce the availability of California Vinifera wine grapes. Participation in this program allows you the opportunity to produce premium wines from fresh vinifera grapes for less than the price of typical table grapes. The grapes are picked, chilled and shipped immediately by refrigerated truck to Bacchus & Barleycorn. These select grapes are available by the ‘lug’, approximately 33-36 pounds per ‘lug’, or in six gallon pails of field crushed and pressed juice which is ready to ferment. The date of delivery to Bacchus & Barleycorn is determined by weather and field conditions. The grapes this year look wonderful, but the crop is not as abundant as in resent years. At this time it appears that the grapes may mature a week later than usual this year. Grape orders must be placed by noon September 23. We are anticipating a late September delivery. Please remember we are working with Mother Nature so availability and dates are subject to change. We need as much notice as possible, so place your orders now. We will keep you updated via email as we receive updated information from our Lodi sources.

As you are planning for this limited time opportunity, here are a few things to keep in mind: Grapes and juice must be picked up at Bacchus & Barleycorn on the day of arrival. They cannot be shipped.

3 lugs of grapes will produce about 7 gallons of first run wine requiring at least 15 gallons of container space to hold the crushed grapes. Second and third run wines can be made from fresh grapes and they are usually ready to drink in half the time of the first run wine. Bacchus & Barleycorn will crush and destem any grapes purchased through us at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. We will provide Brix, Specific Gravity, Titratable Acid and pH reading for you. Both day and evening phone numbers are required and email address is encouraged with all grape orders. The following varieties will be available by special order only:

Order deadline: Noon September 23 Availability and dates are subject to change.

As you are planning for this limited time opportunity, here are a few things to keep in mind: Grapes and juice must be picked up at Bacchus & Barleycorn on the day of arrival. They cannot be shipped.

Order deadline: Noon September 23 Availability and dates are subject to change.

2005 California Vinifera Wine Grape Prices

REDS

Variety Lug Price Pail price Additional Info Alicante $44.00 $72.00 Barbera $42.00 $72.00 Burgundy NA $71.00 Cabernet Sauvignon $43.00 $71.00 Carignane $42.00 $71.00 Chianti NA $71.00 Grenache $42.00 $68.00 Merlot $45.00 $74.00 Petite Sirah $44.00 $75.00 Pinot Noir NA $78.00 - questionable availability Ruby Cabernet $43.00 $72.00 Sangiovese $44.00 $73.00 Syrah $43.00 $72.00 Valdespenas $43.00 $72.00 Zinfandel $48.00 $75.00

Order deadline: Noon September 23 Availability and dates are subject to change.

2005 California Vinifera Wine Grape Prices

WHITES & BLUSH JUICE

Lug Pail Variety Price price Additional Info Chablis NA $68.00 Chenin Blanc $43.00 $68.00 French Columbard $42.00 $68.00 J Riesling NA $73.00 Malvasia Bianca NA $70.00 Muscat $45.00 $71.00 Pinot Chardonnay $43.00 $70.00 Pinot Grigio NA $75.00 Sauvignon Blanc $46.00 $73.00 Semillion NA $73.00 Viognier NA $72.00 Zinfandel Blush NA $69.00

Pure culture liquid yeast starters will be available by special order for only $4.00 in the following varieties: Chablis, Rudisheimer, Bordeaux and Chianti.

Wyeast Malo-Lactic culture will also be available by special order for $7.75. Please place your yeast and ML orders when ordering your grapes.

Order deadline: Noon September 23 Availability and dates are subject to change.

Vinifera Grape Order Form: Name: ______Address: ______City: ______State: ______Zip: ______Day Phone: ______Evening Phone: ______Email: ______

Grape Variety # Lugs # Pails ______

Yeast Strain # Yeast Strain # ______

Wyeast Malo-Lactic ______(quantity)