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SATURDAY CLASSES 2:00 - 4:30 pm
Wine classes are $30.00 plus tax and
gratuity. Included in this price is two hours of instruction,
food paired with the wine, samplings of five to seven different
wines, a document certifying your wine knowledge, and a whole
lot of fun and friendship building!
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
3/27/04
Wine Tour of Temecula $51.00 |
This class will meet at 8:00 at
Hart Winery. Joe Hart will take you out into his vineyards
and demonstrate pruning techniques and why pruning affects
the quality of the wine. A tasting of his award-winning
wines will follow. Next stop will be Baily’s Winery
for Lunch and wine tasting. Your tour will then take
you over to the new extravagant South Coast Winery Resort
for a sneak preview and more tasting!
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 |
8:00 a.m. |
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- The Art of Wine Tasting ~
~ Understanding Wine Jargon ~
~ What Wine Taste Characteristics To Look For ~
Learn how wine judges evaluate wines, break down components
of wine into ethanol solutions expose your nose to different
aromas. How do you know whether a wine you are tasting
represents the true flavor, aroma and quality of that
grape? i.e. Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay. How do you
know what to look for? Be not troubled, this is the class
for you my friend.
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Saturday, April 03, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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The Médoc is situated north of the town of Bordeaux,
on the left bank of the Gironde. Médoc is divided
in two parts, the Haut-Médoc in the south, near
the town, and the north part traditionally called Médoc.
Wines from Médoc are red. They are delicate, medium
colored, they are fine and elegant; often tannic when
young, harmonious and splendid when matured.
Haut-Médoc is also a land of red wine. They
are generous, not too powerful red wines with a delicate
bouquet of vanilla and black fruits.
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Saturday, April 03, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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Saint-Emilion is the oldest wine area of the Bordeaux
region. The wines are considered the most robust of the
Bordeaux. They are generous, very colored, and reach
their maturity quicker than other red Bordeaux.
With less than 2,000 acres, Pomerol is the smallest
wine producing area in the Bordeaux region. Actually,
Pomerol is more a community where the vineyards are family-shared.
A ranking is not warmly welcome. You will not find typical
huge Bordeaux chateaux as in the Médoc area. However
Pomerol hosts one of the most famous of all – Petrus.
The Pomerol wine can be more robust than others in Bordeaux.
They have an exclusive velvety quality. Pomerol is at
its very best when the bottle reaches the age of 15!
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Saturday, April 17, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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The area of Graves gets its name from the soil. Graves
are a mix of gravels, clay and sand carried out by the
river. Two third of Graves wines are white. Among the
best white wines in Bordeaux, they are generally fresh,
fruity and dry (some time half-dry).
Sauternes is famous for sweet wines such as Yquem,
Raymond-Lafon and Rieussec. They are among the best dessert
wines in the world. Sauternes is made with noble rot
(also called botrytis, a moisture covering the grape).
Sauternes are often delicious, golden, unctuous and delicate.
The famous roasted note comes when Sauternes is a little
bit older.
In the southern part of the Bordeaux region, Barsac
is famous for outstanding sweet wines In Barsac, wine
growers have the choice to market their wine under the
Barsac AOC or Sauternes AOC. It means that all Barsac
wines could also be Sauternes wines while Sauternes wines
cannot wear Barsac on their label. Barsac is maybe a
little bit less liquorous and more fruity than Sauternes.
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Saturday, April 24, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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Hop on a bus at the Mira Costa San
Elijo Campus in Encinitas and discover a virtually unrecognized
treasure of vineyards and wineries in Mexico. Lunch at
L.A. Cetto's restaurant and visit three wineries.
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Saturday, May 01, 2004 |
8:00 a.m. |
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Almost all of the best values in California Cabernet
come from older, more established wineries that either
own significant Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet
Franc vineyards in key districts (which means they
paid yesterday's land prices) or have long-term contracts
with top-quality growers. In addition, they're not
heavily dependent on expensive new French oak for barrel-aging,
but instead prefer a mix of new and used barrels made
from French and lower-cost American wood. These wineries
are also serious about selling high quality wines at
reasonable prices because of the direct impacts on
their bottom lines.
Chardonnay drinkers haven't had it this good in
years. With the saturated markets of grapes and wines
both, prices for all but the most exclusive labels
look very attractive. There are literally dozens of
outstanding Chardonnays to choose from for less than
$25 apiece. If you do a little bargain hunting, you
can find some delicious wines for around $15.
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Saturday, May 08, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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Almost all of the best values in California Cabernet
come from older, more established wineries that either
own significant Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet
Franc vineyards in key districts (which means they
paid yesterday's land prices) or have long-term contracts
with top-quality growers. In addition, they're not
heavily dependent on expensive new French oak for barrel-aging,
but instead prefer a mix of new and used barrels made
from French and lower-cost American wood. These wineries
are also serious about selling high quality wines at
reasonable prices because of the direct impacts on
their bottom lines.
Chardonnay drinkers haven't had it this good in
years. With the saturated markets of grapes and wines
both, prices for all but the most exclusive labels
look very attractive. There are literally dozens of
outstanding Chardonnays to choose from for less than
$25 apiece. If you do a little bargain hunting, you
can find some delicious wines for around $15.
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Saturday, May 15, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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Shiraz may be Australia's marquee wine, but in recent
vintages, Chardonnay has shown the most improvement.
While Chardonnay shows the most dramatic improvement,
the entire Australian wine scene has enjoyed dynamic
growth. Shiraz and Shiraz blends still dominate. But
savvy consumers are discovering non-Shiraz wines that
have devoted followings in Australia -- the most interesting
(other than the Chardonnays) being Cabernets, Rhône-style
blends and Rieslings. Even a few Merlots and Pinot Noirs
deliver enough pizzazz to turn heads.
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Saturday, May 22, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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The Syrah grape seems to grow well in a number of areas
and is capable of rendering rich, complex and distinctive
wines, with pronounced pepper, spice, black cherry, tar,
leather and roasted nut flavors, a smooth, supple texture
and smooth tannins. In the Rhone area of France it finds
its way into various blends, as in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
and Languedoc-Roussillon. Known as Shiraz in
Australia, it was long used for bread-and-butter blends,
but an increasing number of high-quality bottlings are
being made, especially from old vines in the Barossa
Valley.
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Saturday, May 29, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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New Zealand has had striking success with Sauvignon
Blanc, producing its own perfumed, fruity style that
spread across North America and then back to France.
Sauvignon Blanc is a white with a notable aroma, this
one "grassy" or "musky." The pure
varietal is found mainly in the Loire, at Sancerre and
Pouilly-Fumé, As part of a blend, the grape is
all over Bordeaux, in Pessac-Léognan, Graves and
the Médoc whites; it also shows up in Sauternes.
Sauvignon Blanc grows well in a variety of appellations.
It marries well with oak and Sèmillon, and many
vintners are adding a touch of Chardonnay for extra body.
The wine drinks best in its youth, but sometimes will
benefit from short-term cellaring. As a late-harvest
wine, it's often fantastic, capable of yielding amazingly
complex and richly flavored wines.
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Saturday, June 05, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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T he northwest portion of Oregon is celebrated for
its cool-climate grape varieties, including Pinot Gris,
Riesling, Chardonnay, and especially Pinot noir. Oregon's Umpqua
Valley wine region, Applegate
Valley wine region and Rogue
Valley wine region are located in the southwestern
portion of the state. These regions, along with
the vineyards of the Columbia
Gorge wine region, are generally higher, warmer and
drier than those in the northwestern quadrant of Oregon
State. Bordelaise and Rhone varietals can be grown
in these regions. A rich variety of "micro
climates" in southern Oregon and Columbia Gorge
regions also provides distinctive vineyard locations,
capable of nurturing high-quality Frenc! h Burgundian
varieties such as Pinot noir and Chardonnay, as well
as those of Bordelaise (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Semillon
and Cabernet franc) and the Rhone Valley (Syrah).
A ll totaled, Washington
wine regions produce more wine grapes than any
other state in the U.S., except California. Located
on approximately the same latitude (46ºN) as some
of the great French wine regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy,
a variety of climates and soils combine with the long
summer sunlight hours of northern latitudes to create
prime growing regions, predominantly in the valleys
and on the hillsides of areas east of the Cascade Mountains.
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Saturday, June 12, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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Chardonnay the king of white wines, for it makes consistently
excellent, rich and complex whites. This is an amazingly
versatile grape that grows well in a variety of locations
throughout the world. In Burgundy, it is used for the
exquisite whites, such as Montrachet, Meursault and Pouilly-Fuissè,
and true Chablis; in Champagne it turns into Blanc de
Blancs. Among the many other countries that have caught
Chardonnay fever, Australia is especially strong. Chardonnay
was introduced to California in the 1930s but didn't
become popular until the 1970s. Areas such as Anderson
Valley, Carneros, Monterey, Russian River, Santa Barbara
and Santa Maria Valley, all closer to cooler maritime
influences, are now producing wines far superior to those
made a decade ago.
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Saturday, June 19, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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Curiously enough, one of the most frequently mispronounced
wine words is not French but English. But it looks French,
and therein lies the problem. "Meritage," a
registered trademark coined as a contest entry in 1988,
is intended to rhyme with "Heritage," but that
doesn't deter many wine experts from giving it a French
twist as "Mehr-uh-TAHJ." Red Meritage must
consist of two or more of the following varieties: Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot,
St. Macaire, Gros Verdot and Carmenere. See if you can
determine the blends in the wines sampled in this class.
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Saturday, June 26, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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Spain's major contribution to red
wine, Tempranillo is indigenous to the country and is rarely
grown elsewhere. It is the dominant grape in the red wines
from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, two of Spain's most important
wine regions. The Spanish red grape variety Tempranillo
is getting the attention of many California winemakers
too and they are coming up with some great results. Join
us for a tasting of these fine wines.
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Saturday, July 03, 2004 |
2:00 - 4:30 |
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Every day at Friars Folly Wine Cellar is a “Wine
Tasting” day. Stop by between 2:00 and 6:00 and
taste three to five wines
The “Wine Tasting” flights are s $7.50 for
three wines and $11.00 for five wines.
You also have the opportunity to purchase these wines
at a 20% discount if you order the flight.
Enjoy your “Wine Tasting” flight with a "Wine
Country" Cheese, Meat, Fruit, Nut & Olive Plate
for $7.95 during the "tasting hours" of 2:00-6:00.
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