{"id":956,"date":"2012-12-14T21:07:17","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T21:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/?p=956"},"modified":"2012-12-14T21:07:17","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T21:07:17","slug":"its-friday-the-huge-holiday-week-continues-at-chateau-la-vin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/2012\/its-friday-the-huge-holiday-week-continues-at-chateau-la-vin\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Friday!  The Huge Holiday Week Continues at Chateau La Vin!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a great week!\u00a0 Let&#8217;s start the weekend off with a great tasting!\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ve started work on next week too!\u00a0 A possible spirits tasting is in the works for Wednesday!<\/p>\n<p><b>Today&#8217;s Tasting<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We have a nice selection of wines to taste tonight!\u00a0 Check out the lineup!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-957\" alt=\"Tasting 12-14-12\" src=\"http:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Tasting-12-14-12-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Tasting-12-14-12-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Tasting-12-14-12-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Tasting-12-14-12.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Reinares Viura from Spain ($10.99)<\/b> &#8211; \u00a0Deliciously refreshing! Pale and crystalline in the glass, this refreshing wine present a clean nose of fine, herbaceous aromas with hints of lemon. On the tongue, the wine is deliciously citrusy, with a grand final sensation of fullness and lusciousness.<\/p>\n<p><b>Villa San-Juliette Merlot from California ($18.99)<\/b> &#8211;\u00a0 Ruby red in color and aged for 18 months in French oak. Supported by firm, but silky tannins, this wine has complex mineral and rich briary aromas of blackberry, raspberry and black currant, skillfully balanced with the succulent flavors of red berries and plum.<\/p>\n<p><b>McPrice Byers Beautiful Earth ($38.99)<\/b> &#8211; (80% syrah, 11% mourvedre and 9% grenache): Opaque purple. Complex scents of red and dark berries complemented by minerals, mint, anise and exotic spices. At once rich and focused, offering sweet raspberry and blackcurrant flavors, supple texture and strong mineral snap. This attractive sweet, precise blend finishes with strong cut and lingering notes of spices and flowers. <b>91pts. ST, 93pts. WA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Spirits Tasting!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I am working on a Spirits Tasting for Wednesday, December 19th.\u00a0 As soon as it is finalized, I will pass on all the details.\u00a0 It will be a great opportunity to stock up on some spirits for the Holidays!<\/p>\n<p><b>Gift Baskets!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-959\" alt=\"Holiday Basket 8\" src=\"http:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Holiday-Basket-81-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Holiday-Basket-81-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Holiday-Basket-81-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Holiday-Basket-81.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Christmas will be here before you know it.\u00a0 We have our gift baskets ready to pick up.\u00a0 Want a custom basket?\u00a0 We can do that too!\u00a0 Stop in and take a look at our selection!\u00a0 We also have gift certificates and wine accessories!<\/p>\n<p><b>Like us on Facebook! <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a great week!\u00a0 Let&#8217;s start the weekend off with a great tasting!\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ve started work on next week too!\u00a0 A possible spirits tasting is in the works for Wednesday! Today&#8217;s Tasting We have a nice selection of wines to taste tonight!\u00a0 Check&#8230;<\/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-956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956","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=956"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":962,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions\/962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}