October, 2007

 

Happy October to everyone!

The leaves are finally turning here in the beautiful Midwest, so Halloween and all the fun and fright it brings can't be far behind.

Because we believe that you're never too old to have fun on Halloween, we've decided to have a Halloween costume contest at Wines by Jennifer.

Wear Your Halloween Costume to Wines by Jennifer on Saturday, October 27th from Noon - 8:00 PM

If you've got a Halloween party to go to Saturday night (or even if you don't), just stop by the shoppe on your way for a little pre-party libation with your fellow Halloween frolickers.

We'll be taking pictures of all the contestants and posting them at Wines by Jennifer for review and voting for "Best Costume" by our customers on Tuesday and Wednesday of the following week.

To the Victor Goes the Spoils!

The "spoils" in our contest means a free bottle of your choice from our "Spooky Halloween Wines" on the tasting table all week, so drop by from 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Saturday, October 27th to show off your costume.

You might even want to do a wine tasting while you're there so you can pick out your favorite bottle in advance!

Happy Halloween to all and enjoy the newsletter!

Jennifer

P.S. Enjoy the photos on the right from some of the fun Special Events held recently at Wines by Jennifer>>>>>>>

 

Inside This Issue:

Upcoming Special Events

Upcoming Tasting Room Selections

Wine Club Wine of the Month

Cellar Club Wine of the Month

Recipe of the Month

Featured Artist

Pinot's "Fun Wine Factoids"

Wine Trivia Contest

Featured Customers

Featured Testimonial

Recommended Resources

The Last Sip

Past Newsletters

(Click on the photos to open in a new window)

• The vintage year on a bottle indicates the year the grapes were grown, not necessarily the year the wine was bottled or released.
  
  
• In the Middle Ages, wine was used as currency.
  
  
• The largest cork tree in the world is known as “The Whistler Tree.” Located in the Alentejo region of Portugal, it averages more than one ton of raw cork per harvest – enough to cork 100,000 bottles of wine.
  
  
• Wine ages more slowly in larger bottles than in smaller bottles.
  
  
• The Pinot wine grape family comes in three colors -- black (noir), white (blanc), and gray (gris).

Submit the correct answer by October 31st and win a free wine tasting compliments of Wines by Jennifer. In the event of multiple correct answers, the winner will be chosen by random drawing.

What is the term used to describe the amount of wine lost from a bottle or barrel during shipment or storage?

Congratulations to last month's winner, Michael Roberts, who was randomly drawn from several correct respondents who all knew that Airén is the world's most widely planted grape varietal.

Arbonne Health and
Wellness Products now available at Wines by Jennifer!

Simply ask Jennifer if you are interested in learning more about this wonderful line of health and wellness products. Take charge of your health and well-being and treat yourself right. You deserve it!

(Oh, and did we mention you can make money doing it?)

Congratulations to our new Wine Club members Valerie and Keith Dieffenbach, winners of two free tickets to the September Alfresco Wine Dinner - a $150 value - in the Wines by Jennifer Father's Day Wine Club contest.

Said Valerie of the event, "This was one of the best dinners we have ever had and we have had some great ones. We're looking forward to the next one!"

We're glad you enjoyed it, Valerie and Keith, and welcome to the Wine Club. We look forward to seeing you at the shoppe!

Ms. Stanton,

What a wonderful surprise and introduction to Kansas City your charming wine establishment was for me. I arrived from San Diego with five hours to fill before meeting a cohort coming from Maine and spontaneously followed a brown historical site sign along I-29, where I luckily walked up Main Street and found you. Your displays and presentations were attractive and fresh, the staff most pleasant and knowledgeable, and Al and I had a good chat about wood turning.

Thanks to you and your friends and staff, I had a delightful visit and a well-prepared meal down the street at the upstairs bistro.

Regards,

Tom Simmons
San Diego, CA

(Submit a testimonial about your experience at Wines by Jennifer and if we select it for inclusion in a future newsletter, you'll win a complimentary wine tasting at Wines by Jennifer.)

The Wine Bible

by Karen MacNeil

Karen MacNeil is director of the wine program at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, California. She is a prolific writer and consultant on the subject of wine, with articles appearing in magazines and newspapers from Wine Spectator to The New York Times.

The Wine Bible is grounded in the fundamentals, but is enriched with asides, tips, anecdotes, definitions, glossaries, illustrations, maps, and wine labels. With over 900 pages and more than 500 photos, maps and charts, this book has something for everyone.

This book is a staple in our tasting room, so stop in and ask to see the book that Robert Mondavi calls "the most complete wine book ever."

"What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?"

- W.C. Fields

 

That's all, folks - see you next month!