Hmmm, which wine...?

"What kind of wine do you like?" People ask me.

"I don't know," I reply. "Good wine," I say with a smirk on my face.

I'm joking, but seriously, I'm really not.

My preference for wine changes on a daily basis: for whatever mood I'm in, for what we're having for dinner, or even if we're just out to get really drunk.

So many different styles of wine to dive into and enjoy. Pop it open and pour it in the glass and I'll wash it all down, just as long as it's well made and well balanced, I'll be happy.

So what is "good" wine?

Well, that's why we have wine tastings every Friday, so you can come in and taste and experience different tastes and textures of several styles and then figure out just what you consider to be good wine. The more you taste, the more you find out what flavors turn you on and excite your senses, and the easier it is for us, once you know what you like, to get a bottle into your hands that will knock your socks off.

So then, let's taste some wine.

Come in on a Friday to one of our wine tastings and experience something new. Something that might become your new favorite indulgence.

Friday wine tastings 3 ~ 7pm.

Get in here, we'll have a glass waiting for you.

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Pssst, over here...

Wait.

Listen to me.

Slowly put down that bottle. I have something else just for you.

I want you to stow away your inhibitions, lay rest to your fears, and take a chance that we're going to lead you away from what you're used to, from what you normally get, and introduce you into a different realm of taste and texture that you didn't know existed but yet secretly craved and desired all along.

There is an element of absolute trust that is so apparent in this business and so essential. It really just boils down to trust that we'll take care of you, and we don't take it lightly. Same as when you go to a mechanic or have the plumber come over. What they're telling you, you're usually taking at face value (the head gasket is blown? Sure, whatever you say) as long as the problem is fixed, you'll be happy.

And that's all Austin and I want to do, to make you happy. Of course, there's always room for trial and error, but on the most part, we feel that there is a lot of quality wine out there made by small producers waiting to be discovered, and then quickly ushered into contact with you, our friends.

Come in and give us a test drive, we won't let you down.

http://www.swirl-wine.net

Finding that needle...

October 7th, Crisp Chilly Fabulous Fall Evening

The balancing act...

In day-to-day life, all of us find the need to seek out that center, that point of balance which will keep us from going over the edge. That edge, which seems to inch closer and closer as the day grows long, is that ever tilting see-saw that definitely keeps us on our toes, and all we need to do, is to balance. The same goes with wine. It is, after all, a living entity housed in the home of a glass formed bottle. That center, that balance is what we seek, what we crave when finding a wine of worth. A wine that represents quality. Balance.

A wine of worth is something pleasurable that we stake our reputations on, whether it is a $10 bottle or $100 bottle. It speaks to our very sense of quality and taste, and it is what lures one in or keeps one from never venturing back.

Finding that needle in a hay stack is our quest. Sometimes it serendipitously stumbles into our laps, and sometimes we just have to keep digging, but that elusive needle is out there, waiting to be discovered. And with wine, there is always something to discover.

Just come in and pick our brains. There is a wine sitting on the shelf right now, a wine that's perfect for you, and it's waiting for you to take it home to enjoy.

Cheers,

Austin & James

http://www.swirl-wine.net