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Friday, December
11th, is the last day to get a 15% discount!
If you intend to order Limited Edition
kits I just want to remind you that this coming Friday December 11th is
the last day you can qualify for a 15% discount. I encourage
you to plan ahead when thinking about ordering these kits. How many kits
will you be making in the next year and a half? If it will be five or
more then this offer is for you.
If five kits don't fit into your wine
making plans, you can still place a smaller order at either a 10% or 15%
discount until December 11th.
Below is the entire Limited Edition Kit
presentation and order form I sent out on the 6th, so you can refresh your
memory.
10-06-2009
Wine lovers, the 2010 Limited Edition kits
have been announced and they are AWESOME! In honor of the 20th anniversary
of the Winexpert Limited Edition program, Winexpert has brought back the
five most popular Limited Edition kits for us to enjoy one more time! I
have made all of these kits in the past and I am excited to have the
opportunity to make them again, especially the Petit Verdot. It is one of
my all time favorite reds. I plan on purchasing several of that one.
If you are new to the Limited Edition
program, here is the deal: Every October 1st for the past 20 years
Winexpert has offered five very unique wines that are only available by
special order. December 11th is the last day we can order to be guaranteed
we will receive the kits we want. After December 11th you will not be able
to place an order for any of these kits. The pre ordered kits are then made
by Winexpert and are shipped to me January through April of the following
year. Below you can read about each kit and below that you can view my
pricing and special offers. Please print this and mark your
calendar with the deadlines, there are TWO! The first is
Sunday October 18th, that is the last day you can order
to receive up to 20% off these kits. After that date 15% is the
maximum discount you can qualify for. The second deadline is December
11th. That is the final day to place an order. After December
11th I can not take any more orders.
Here they are, the five best Winexpert
kits over the past 20 years!
January Red, South African Shiraz (Dry)
(Originally offered in January 2006)
The Region: Stellenbosch is South Africa’s
oldest growing region, the centre for study of viticulture and oenology in
Africa, and the heart of the wine industry. Famous for its stunning natural
beauty, it has soaring mountains, forests, vineyards, olive groves and
veldts. South Africa’s finest red wines thrive in the Cape’s moderate
climate, and the Shiraz from this region is dense with jammy richness,
intense fruit, and complex spiciness.
The Wine: This wine has a dense, chewy blackberry,
earthiness and robust character. This medium/full bodied wine almost begs
for early drinking, with spice and rich fruit, but the bold tannins and
rich jamminess (typical of Shiraz) will allow it to improve with age for a
further 2 years.
The Food: The pepper, plums and red fruit
aromas and abundant tannins blend wonderfully with barbecue, grilled red
meat and stews.
Sweetness Code: 0
January White, California Lake County
Trio Blanca (Dry)
(Originally offered in January 2005)
The Region: In California’s Lake County,
the vineyards nestle in steep hills in the west, while Clear Lake, directly
east, moderates the blistering heat of summer, ensuring slow, even ripening
and perfect grapes.
The Wine: A unique blend of three grapes,
Selection Limited Edition Trio Blanca is an outstanding white wine that
showcases bright fruit flavours, excellent structure, and a long finish.
Pinot Blanc contributes the delicate floral character and full body while
Chenin Blanc gives a wonderful melony-honeyed aroma with hints of apple.
The third grape variety, Sauvignon Blanc contributes zesty acidity and
aromas of gooseberry and herbs. After six months ageing, the Sauvignon
Blanc will dominate with zest and crispness. After a year, the Chenin
Blanc‘s honey and melon will come out, and at 18 months to two years the
Pinot Blanc will show a perfumed floweriness and
lingering structure.
The Food: Enjoy by itself or serve Trio
Blanca with seafood, chicken or vegetarian dishes.
Sweetness Code: 0
February Red, Australian Petit Verdot (Dry)
(Originally offered in April 2004)
The Region: South East Australia is a
literal hotbed of grape growing. The abundant sunshine hours and heat allow
growers to ripen varieties that have all but been abandoned by growing
regions less blessed. Petit Verdot is one such variety. It makes
unsurpassed red wines in Bordeaux, where it goes into their classic
Cabernet-Merlot blends, yet the climate there is too cool to ripen it
reliably.
The Wine: Best described as a ‘Super
Cabernet’, it makes dark, rich wines, with wonderfully concentrated
flavours of spice, blackberry and blackcurrant. With smooth, gripping
tannins and an elegant structure leading to a magnificent boldly oaked
finish, this is a wine for long term ageing and special occasions.
The Food: Excellent when paired with
steak, prime rib, lamb, intense cheeses, and game.
Sweetness Code: 0
March White, Pacific Quartet (Off-dry)
(Originally offered in March 2007)
The Region: The Pacific Coast of North
America has micro-climates that match those of the blazing sunshine of the
Mediterranean to the crisp mountain air of the upper Rhine. With so much
range and variety, there is a perfect terroir for almost any grape you can
name.
The Wine: This wine showcases bright
fruit, excellent structure and a long finish. Vidal from British Columbia
gives spiciness and stone fruit. Chenin Blanc from California gives a
wonderful melony-honeyed aroma with hints of apple. Gewürztraminer from
Washington contributes lychee, rose petals and floral notes, and Muscat
from Australia’s Murray- Darling Valley gives wonderful grapey notes with
dried fruit and hints of orange peel.
The Food: This wine has a range of fruit
character and enough acidity to stand up to a wide range of foods,
particularly spicy and savoury dishes, including Thai cuisine, grilled
fish, herbed roast chicken or barbecued salmon. Although delicious right on
bottling day, drinking it early would prevent it from showing it’s
best–after six months the Muscat and Vidal will dominate with spicy/grapey
notes, after a year the Chenin Blanc’s honey and melon will come out, and
at 18 months to two years the Gewürztraminer will show a perfumed
floweriness and lush structure.
Sweetness Code: 1 (off dry)
April Red, Italian Brunello (Dry)
(Originally offered in April 2007)
The Region: Italy’s long, narrow peninsula
reaches deep into the Mediterranean,
basking in the relentless sunshine and
welcoming warmth. Gentle sloping hillsides, rich mineral soils, the
moderating breezes off of the Mediterranean waters and unique grape
varieties work to make wonderful wines.
The Wine: Brunello is a large-berried
variety of the Sangiovese grape, most famous in Brunello di Montalcino. The
flavour profile of Sangiovese is fruity, with strong natural acidity, a
firm and elegant assertiveness and a robust finish that can extend
surprisingly long. The aroma is generally subtle, with cherry, strawberry,
blueberry, and violet notes. Medium-bodied but boldly tannic and intense,
this gripping wine will begin to open up after six months, but the richer
flavours will take at least 18 months to show, with cherry and spice
dominating the long, fruity finish.
The Food: Brunello shines in the company
of assertively flavoured foods. Hard cheeses such as Asiago and Parmigiano
Reggiano are splendid accompaniments and the wines backbone of acids and
tannins make it work well with rich and spicy foods like Italian sausages
or lasagna.
Sweetness Code: 0
VON KLOPP BREW SHOP ORDER FORM
for SELECTION LIMITED EDITION 2009 Wine
Making Kits
Order date __________2009. December 11th
is the deadline for all orders.
**See below for the 20% discount
deadline.
Name_____________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________
City __________________________ State_____
Zip _________
Daytime Phone
(__________)____________________________
1. I will pick up my kits at the:
___Rochester store, ___ Pine Island store.
2. _____Please send my kits to me and add
the shipping charges to my order. My credit card information is below.
I understand that I will pay list price
for the purchase of one kit, that I will receive a 10% discount with the
purchase of two or three kits, a 15% discount with a purchase of four kits.
I also understand that a $20.00 non-refundable deposit for each kit ordered
is due at the time I place my order AND that I must pick up my kits within
30 days of delivery, unless special arrangements have been made.
**SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER:
Orders received by October 18th, 2009
for five (5) or more kits will be
discounted by 20%!
To order, stop in at either store, or give
us a call with your credit card number to order and pay your deposit. KEEP
A COPY OF YOUR ORDER FOR YOUR RECORDS.
QUANTITY OF EACH KIT I AM ORDERING:
January’s Red Wine Limited Edition Kit.
(___) South African Shiraz @ $135.00 =
$____________, less my ______% quantity discount of $_______________, less
$20.00 deposit/kit of $___________, = $__________________ balance due on
arrival of this kit.
January’s White Wine Limited Edition
Kit.
(___) Trio Blanca, California Lake County
@ $130.00 = $____________, less my ______% quantity discount of
$___________, less $20.00 deposit/kit of $___________, = $____________
balance due on arrival of this kit.
February’s Red Limited Edition Kit
(___) Petit Verdot, Australia @ $135.00 =
$____________, less my ______% quantity discount of $____________, less
$20.00 deposit/kit of $_________, , = $___________ balance due on arrival
of this kit.
March’s White Limited Edition Kit
(___) Pacific Quartet @ $130.00 =
$____________, less my ______% quantity discount of $_______________, less
$20.00 deposit/kit of $__________, = $____________ balance due at delivery
of this kit.
April’s Red Limited Edition Kit
(___) Italian Brunello @ $135.00 =
$____________, less my ______% quantity discount of $_______________, less
$20.00 deposit/kit of $__________, = $___________ balance due at delivery
of this kit.
If you need your kits shipped to you we
will use the cheapest carrier and charge you only what the carrier charges
us.
You are invited to play Winexpert's
Limited Edition game and contest at www.limitededition20.com
Let's make this our best wine making year
ever and stock our cellars with these winners!
Cheers!
Wally
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