In-Store BEER Tasting Today
=> BEER Tasting Wednesday, April 11th - From 4:30 to 7pm
New Belgium Brewing
Featuring:
Dig Pale Ale (6 pack) $9.49
Shift Pale Lager (4 pack) $10.49
Trippel (6 pack) $9.49
Ranger IPA (6 pack) $9.49
Always save 10% during tasting hours on featured brews!
=> Wine Tasting Saturday, April 14th - From 4:30 to 7pm
Wirra Wirra Wines from McLaren Vale (Read about Australian wines.)
Featuring:
Scrubby Rise Chardonnay $12.49
Scrubby Rise Red Blend $12.49
Church Block (Cab-Shiraz-Merlot) 19.99
Catapult (Shiraz-Viognier) $18.99
Always save 15% during tasting hours on featured wine items!
Wirra Wirra Catapult 2010 Shiraz-Viognier
"It's not hard to like. It's fleshy and bright, all loaded up with spice notes and
prickly plums. It's not heavy or syrupy, it's just a burst of fresh red
and black-berried flavour, no skimping."
Campbell Mattinson - Winefront.com
Wirra Wirra Scrubby Rise Unwooded Chardonnay
"Unwooded; unoaked; sans wood? However you look at it,
this Chardonnay is for those who like their wine to reflect
the vineyard, not the woodyard. No influence from time in
oak barrels, just a celebration of the natural Chardonnay
fruit flavours. We did sneak a little bit of Viognier into
the final blend though. It adds complexity and makes the
wine a little more interesting."
WiraWira.com
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2012 Wine Series
Benefit for
Boys Hope Girls Hope
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Join the Circle of Hope for wine tastings held in private homes.
Each wine tasting will feature wines from a specific region with complimentary foods.
Tickets are $75 per person.
Click here to purchase tickets.
For more information, call Leslie Pera at 720-524-2061,
or email her at lpera@bhgh.org.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Doctor Rob & Megan Fante's home
Central Denver
Saturday, July 28, 2012 (tentative)
T.R. & Ann Rice's home
DTC Area
Tickets are $125 per person for both tastings.
The tickets are transferable.
Tickets are not issued, your name will be at the door.
Click here to purchase tickets.
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Shiraz -vs-Syrah, are they really the same grape?
Syrah has been around for thousands of years. Romans introduced grape vines
throughout Europe, but when they arrived in the Rhone Valley of France, they
found syrah being cultivated and made into wine. Some say syrah is indigenous
to the region of Gaul (France), but many believe that its roots stretch all
the way to Persia and the city of Shiraz.
The French winemaking culture has been followed faithfully for hundreds of
years, often by instituting laws that define winemaking techniques and recipes.
The Australians love to follow the recognized French recipes, but they often
put an Aussie spin on these formulas. They pair two Bordeaux varieties,
merlot and cabernet sauvignon with the Rhone Valley grape syrah, something
the French would never think of doing, especially since it is against the
law in France. The Aussies coined a new name for syrah and made it their very own.
Since the time Australians started calling syrah-Shiraz, the rest of the
new world has been embracing their unique style for this spicy grape.
Blessed with ample sun, often too much sun, Australia produces a jammy,
soft, big bodied, high alcohol Shiraz. The fruit flavors are often extreme
and not the least bit shy; many are aged in new American oak barrels. This
new world style is the complete opposite of syrah's traditional profile.
Syrah of the Northern Rhone Valley is sultry, mysterious, and filled with
flavors from the earth and sky, or what the French call terroir (tair-wha).
Of course it boasts flavors of fruit, but those berry notes are often subtle
and evolve on the mid-palate or finish. Southern Rhone Valley syrahs are
usually blended with other permitted red varieties and can be a touch more
spicy and fruit forward then their northern cousins.
A good rule to follow is if it is called Shiraz, it falls under the Australian
new world recipe, featuring big jammy berry flavors and high alcohol. If a
producer refers to the grape as syrah, expect an old world style with subtle
flavors, often with deep concentration on the mid-palate.
The grape is the same, but its personality can be either syrah or Shiraz,
depending on what the grower and winemaker desires. Of course there are
shades between each name, so studying this purpled hued wine can be a tasty venture.
Tasting Schedule ::: FEATURING~
Join us each Wednesday and Saturday,
between 4:30p and 7:00p to sample libations from our inventory.
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BEER Tasting Wednesday, April 11th - From 4:30 to 7pm
New Belgium Brewing
Featuring:
Dig Pale Ale (6 pack) $9.49
Shift Pale Lager (4 pack) $10.49
Trippel (6 pack) $9.49
Ranger IPA (6 pack) $9.49
Always save 10% during tasting hours on featured brews!
=> Wine Tasting Saturday, April 14th - From 4:30 to 7pm
Wirra Wirra Wines from McLaren Vale
Featuring:
Scrubby Rise Chardonnay $12.49
Scrubby Rise Red Blend $12.49
Church Block (Cab-Shiraz-Merlot) 19.99
Catapult (Shiraz-Viognier) $18.99
Always save 15% during tasting hours on featured wine items!
=> Wine Tasting Wednesday, April 18th - From 4:30 to 7pm
French Favorites
Featuring:
Chateau Haut Rian Bordeaux Blanc $12.49
Domaine Bellevue Touraine Sauvignon $15.99
Chateau De Nages Reserve Rhone $11.99
Camille Cayran Cotes Du Rhone $12.99
Always save 15% during tasting hours on featured wine items!
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Tasting Saturday, April 21th - From 4:30 to 7pm
Gioli Vodka
Featuring:
Ultra Premium Gluten Free Vodka $26.99
Made in Oregon - Sold only in Colorado
Always save 10% during tasting hours on featured spirits!
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BEER Tasting Wednesday, April 25th - From 4:30 to 7pm
ASS KISSER BEERS
Featuring:
"Berry Nice Ass" Strawberry Wit (6 pack) $15.99
Vanilla Pale Ale (4 pack) $12.99
"Tight Ass" Hefeweizen (4 pack) $12.99
"Kick Ass" Double IPA (22oz bomber) $9.49
90 Points Wine Enthusiasts
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Libations reserves the right to adjust any misprinted price,
or to offer a reasonable substitute.
Thank you so much for being our loyal customers.
We are very happy to be open and at your service again.
Tell your friends and neighbors to visit us soon!
Discounts during in-store tastings
·15% off wines poured during tasting hours.
·10% off beer poured during tasting hours.
·10% off spirits poured during tasting hours.
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Libations Wine & Spirits
Foxfield Shopping Center
Southeast corner of Arapahoe & Parker Road
16350 East Arapahoe Road, Unit 102
Foxfield, CO 80016
Monday - Saturday, 10:00am to 10:00pm
Sundays from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Phone: 303-766-0575
info@libationswines.com
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Libations reserves the right to adjust any misprinted price,
or to offer a reasonable substitute.
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