[wine] Kathy Stock Bennefit

Greetings, Some of you know Curt and Kathy Stock. Fundraiser tomorrow for Kathy - she's battling brain cancer. 5 to 9 at CSPS Hall, 383 W. Michigan (above Glokenspiel). Details at Chip's Chop and Brew Website: http://chopandbrew.com/2013/12/10/kathy-stock-fundraiser-121113-saint-paul-… http://chopandbrew.com/2013/12/10/kathy-stock-fundraiser-121113-saint-paul-… Many nice goodies including wines and Reidel stems from Wine Co. C, J The Wine Three Amazing Selections from the Cellar of The Wine Company These vintages and fine glassware were generously supplied by sales rep Josh Landy: 1. Quinta do Noval Port paired with Riedel Port Glasses! Vintage Port 2000 Score: 96 Release Price of port: $80 Very fine young Port. Fascinating aromas of crushed fruit, tar and wet earth. Turns floral. Full-bodied, medium sweet, with chewy, velvety tannins and a long finish. Grips your mouth. A balanced and caressing Noval. Best after 2012. Only 1,500 cases made. Paired with a set of two Riedel Vinum Port Glasses (retail value of glassware $50). 2. 2003 Guigal Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde paired with Riedel Syrah Glasses! A Syrah Dry Red Table wine from Northern Rhone, France Retail price of wine: $75 Robert Parker in Wine Advocate, April 2007: .The 2003 Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde is probably the finest cuvee of regular Cote Rotie that Guigal has produced since 1999 or 1991. Stunningly rich, it offers a beautiful, sweet nose of cassis, mocha, espresso, bacon fat, black olives, and underbrush. Some smoked meat notes also make an appearance in this rich, lush, opulent wine. This is a beauty.. Paired with a two pack of Riedel Vinum Syrah Glasses (retail value $50) 3. 2009 Alexander Valley Cyrus paired with Riedel Cabernet Sauvignon Glasses! A Proprietary Blend Dry Red Table wine from Sonoma, California Retail price of wine: $55 Antonio Galloni in Wine Advocate, April 2013: .The 2009 Cyrus emerges from the glass with fresh, floral aromatics that give the wine an attractive sense of weightlessness for a wine made from Bordeaux varieties. Sweet raspberries, rose petals, spices and new leather flesh out as the wine opens up in the glass, all supported by silky, polished tannins that are rare in Alexander Valley reds. This tasty, polished wine should drink well to age ten, perhaps beyond. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2019.. Paired with a 2 pack of Riedel Vinum Cabernet Sauvignon glasses (retail value $50) 2006 Cakebread Cellars Zinfandel Zinfandel from California.s North Coast. Donated by Tim Roets, proprietor of Tim Roets Brewery in Jordan, Minnesota. Prices online run $46. -- NOTE *** This address is going away. Please use my StThomas Address for now. *** ------------------------------ * Dr. James Ellingson, * * mobile : 651/645-0753 * * Great Lakes Brewing News, 5219 Elliot Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55417 * * james(a)brewingnews.com James.Ellingson(a)StThomas.edu *