{"id":1273,"date":"2013-05-24T18:11:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T18:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2013-05-24T18:38:58","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T18:38:58","slug":"1273","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/2013\/1273\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbeque Wines to Taste & Watercolors Next Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three new wines for our Friday tasting!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

We have three new wines to taste tonight that will go great with your Memorial Day Barbeque.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tasting<\/a><\/p>\n

De Angelis Lacrima Christi del Vesunio from Italy ($21.99) – \u00a0<\/b>Winemaker Angelo Valentino coaxes all the mineral and fruit he can out of his vines. The result is a fresh, floral, slightly yeasty aroma and flavor that will make you cry tears of joy. It is no coincidence that the name of this wine translates to \u201cthe tears of Christ from Vesuvius.\u201d Legend has it that as Lucifer was cast from Heaven, he grabbed a small piece of paradise on his fall to earth. That chunk formed what is now the Bay of Naples, Campania\u2019s capital. The Lord mourned over this \u201cstolen\u201d piece of heaven and cried tears that rained down on Mount Vesuvius. From those tears sprang the vines of the region, giving birth to this wine. from the tears sprang the vines of region to make the wine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rubus Rose from Spain ($17.99) – <\/b>100% Prieto Picudo.\u00a0 Prieto Picudo is a red grape varietal grown around the town of Valdevimbre, in the province of Leon in Spain.\u00a0 Bright clean strawberry rose color.\u00a0 In nose it is intense and fresh, with strawberry aroma and slight citric hints. In mouth it is fresh, strong and tasty emphasizing a delightful tingle due to its carbonic residuals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

McCay Cellars Zinfandel from California ($20.99) – <\/b>A soft and elegant Zinfandel with hints of raspberry, black cherry and hazelnut.\u00a0 Balanced through the palate with a lingering finish that deserves time just to sit.\u00a0 Soft tight-knit tannins with wonderful oak treatments in 21% new French oak.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wine & Watercolor Painting Class!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Our next Wine & Watercolor Painting Class is Wednesday, May 29th. Space is still available, but it is filling up. \u00a0A fun evening with friends!\u00a0 Artist Barbara Schrieber, who’s artwork is hanging in Chateau La Vin, will again be the instructor.\u00a0\u00a0 The cost is $45 per person.\u00a0 Bring a Friend!\u00a0 This includes a pre-class wine tasting, cheese & crackers, Zettie’s Confections and all the painting supplies.\u00a0 At the end of the evening each person leaves with their own painting.\u00a0 The class requires no artistic skills.\u00a0 Don’t miss out on this great event!\u00a0 Space is limited.\u00a0 Your spot is reserved when payment is received.\u00a0 Stop in Chateau La Vin to make your reservations!\u00a0 You can call for reservations at (618) 281-8117 or email\u00a0 Wine@chateaulavin.com.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Wine<\/a><\/p>\n

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Three new wines for our Friday tasting! We have three new wines to taste tonight that will go great with your Memorial Day Barbeque. De Angelis Lacrima Christi del Vesunio from Italy ($21.99) – \u00a0Winemaker Angelo Valentino coaxes all the mineral and fruit he can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1273"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1277,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273\/revisions\/1277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}