TOTAL ACADEMY SPIRITS SEMINAR: Come learn all about ABSINTHE...with food and education!


We've got a real treat planned for our first TOTAL ACADEMY spirits seminar:  We'll be conducting an in-depth exploration of the wormwood-derived green liquor known as absinthe, complete with food, a side-by-side tasting of six popular and small-batch artisan absinthes, and plenty of Academy instruction.  All for only $30 per person.  RSVPs are required for this popular event.  Click through for all the details...

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ANOTHER CAMPING WINE! This one is a white!


A couple of weeks ago I introduced you to the Long Flat Cab-Merlot blend from Australia...in a one-liter Tetra Pak box just perfect for camping and backpacking and picnicking.  If you haven't tried that one yet, please do!  It's good juice...in an eco-friendly non-glass container that holds one plus one-third bottle of wine for not very much dinero. 

Here's a white to go with the red I recommended earlier.  Click through for the details ...



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RECESSION WINE PICK OF THE WEEK! A German pinot noir for under $10!


Since the car has been getting most of my wine dollars for gasoline, I've downsized my weekly average per-bottle cost from $10-12 wines to $6-10 wines.  So I've been on the hunt for decent juice in the under-$10 range.  I'll pick something every week to share with you ... wines that I like but that don't break the bank.

Click through for the details on this week's recession wine pick of the week ...

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TASTE TOUR OF ITALY: A bargain of a Super-Tuscan!!!


Tuscany is a wine-producing region in central Italy, probably best known for Chiantis and super-Tuscans.

Here's an amazingly-elegant super-Tuscan made from Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Merlot ... for an incredible bargain.

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TASTE TOUR OF ITALY: A great white from Sardinia!


Every week, I'm selecting one or two grapes/wines from Italy and doing a full dissection of the wine's region, DO or DOC, grape and pairing recommendations.  The idea is to get you comfortable with some of the grapes indigenous to that country.  (Recap:  Over 2,500 of the world's 5,000 grape varietals are from Italy.  If you are not drinking Italian wines, you are missing out on a big part of the world's grape-growing heritage!)

Today, let me introduce you to one of my favorite whites from the off-shore Mediterranean island of Sardinia (or Sardegna)...

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YOU ARE INVITED! Leopold Bros. SPIRITS OF COLORADO Seated Cocktail Party Dinner ~ MENU AND INVITATION!!


Five courses, seven spirits and liqueurs and a big "Welcome Home!" to the Leopold Bros. Distillery, newly arrived back in Colorado after a successful stint in Michigan!

RSVPs are required!  Click through for the menu, the invitation and all the scrumptious details, including links to descriptions of all the spirits and liqueurs we'll be tasting....

Want to learn how to pair spirits and liqueurs to food?  Want to have some caviar with a rockstar vodka?  DON'T MISS THIS SPIRITED EVENT!

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TASTE TOUR OF ITALY: An awesome geeky red from Friuli!


I love love LOVE LOVE LOVE!! the wines of Friuli.  The one I've picked for this week's Taste Tour of Italy is an ancient varietal that was lovingly resurrected from the dead and brought back to life by a winery devoted to the production of wines from ancient, indigenous, nearly-extinct grape varietals.  This one has an awesome history and the taste is unique ... but in a very very good way.

Click through to read about one of my favorite wines ... and regions ...

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RECESSION WINE PICK OF THE WEEK! An unoaked Spanish garnacha ...


Check it out:  A smooth, rich mouthfeel and a tasty little 100% grenache from Calatayud, Spain...for less than $8.00 per bottle.

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COME TRY PINK RIBBON WINES ON SATURDAY!!!


This Saturday from 1-6pm at our in-store tasting bar, we will be tasting a newly arrived product into the state of Colorado.  For each bottle of Pink Ribbon wine that you buy, the winery makes a donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation -- not just during the month of October when pink ribbons abound, but all year long.  Now that is a reason to raise your glasses and toast to the cure!

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FREE MOVIE PASSES TO SPECIAL SCREENING OF BOTTLE SHOCK!!!


"Bottle Shock" opens today (see review below), and we have a GREAT opportunity for you and a guest to attend a special screening next Tuesday night at the Landmark's Mayan FOR FREE!!!

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