Hello all!

I’m excited to announce that our good friend Oscar Quevedo from Quevedo Port Wine will be here in the U.S and Canada next week for some very special events! Events will be held in Toronto, Los Angeles, and I’ll be joining Oscar for the event in San Francisco.

Oscar will be traveling here to attend the screenings of a wonderful documentary by Zev Robinson, “Life on the Douro.”  Zev is a skilled documentary producer, and his latest effort features the world famous Douro Valley from Portugal. There are several dates & locations for the screenings, which will also include a Q&A session with Oscar, as well as Roy Hersh from “For The Love of Port.” , considered one of the leading Port wine and Madeira authorities and journalists in the United States. There will also be a tasting session after the documentary, with some of the best ports and still wines from the Douro Valley, which will include several Quevedo items.

To learn more about the documentary and the screening dates, as well as to purchase tickets for screenings, please visit ZevRobinson.com!

Cheers,

Michael

Our online distributor, Flickingerwines.com is having a huge sale that ends at noon (CST) this Saturday, September 17th! They have some smoking deals on wines from all over the world- France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Australia, Argentina, and many wonderful domestic wines as well!

To see the full list and to order online, click here! 

After winning the best white wine in all of Spain by El Mundo last year for their 2009 Colleita Seleccionada, it seems Coto de Gomariz isn’t slowing down anytime soon. This year, Coto de Gomariz was honored by the Xunta de Galicia for producing the best white wine in all of D.O. Ribeiro in their annual “Best Wines of Galicia” report. Their Ribeiro blanco, which received the gold medal, is produced from the native varieties Treixadura (80%), Godello (10%) and Loureira (5%) and Albariño (5%). It’s a complex white wine with wonderful citrus aromas, green apple notes and herbs, and wonderful minerality. Its wonderful orchard fruit and bitter citrus flavors on the palate are powerful enough to pair with thick cream or butter sauces, but is also delicious on its own!  If you’d like to taste this wonderful wine, it is available for purchase online at Flickingerwines.com.

Congratulations to Sebio, Ricardo, Inma and the rest of the Coto de Gomariz team for another great nomination-keep up the good work!!

- Michael

I’m excited to announce that the wines from Coto de Gomariz will be available to taste on Tuesday June 21st in Chicago. I was just recently in Spain visiting with the Coto de Gomariz team and tasting the new vintages, which you will definitely not want to miss! 2010 was an excellent year in D.O. Ribeiro, and the wines show amazing freshness and crisp minerality which is perfect for the summer. Often overshadowed by its neighbor in Rias Baixes, the wines of D.O. Ribeiro bring a different style of elegance and character, primarily using the native Treixadura grape instead of Albariño. So, if you’ve never had the opportunity to try a wine from Ribeiro or the Treixadura variety, please come by and visit us to try some of the best wines from Spain!

If you live in Chicago but won’t be able to attend the event andare still interested in trying these amazing wines, they are for sale at several Chicago area wine stores including In Fine Spirits (5418 N. Clark)  and House Red (7403 W. Madison in Forest Park). Also, if you live outside of Illinois, the Coto de Gomariz Blanco is available online through Flickinger Wines.

If you have any questions about the event and to RSVP, please call 312-329-3910, or email RibeiroDO@ruderfinn.com

I’ll be attending the event to answer any questions you may have about the region, wines, or anything else- I look forward to seeing you!

Salud

- Michael

Just a quick update for all the Pennsylvania residents out there looking for some great new wines for summer! We’ve recently added many new fantastic items to our portfolio in Pennsylvania, all of which are in stores now. We’re excited to announce that we’ve begun working with the following producers;

- C.V.N.E. (or Cune here in the U.S.), one of the most famous producers in all of Rioja which formed in 1879 in Haro. We’re very excited to offer you many of their finest wines;

2009 Cune Blanco $14.99, PLCB#17712

2010 Cune Monopole Blanco $14.99, PLCB#18165

2006 Cune Reserva $26.99, PLCB#18164

2007 Cune Viña Real Crianza $19.99, PLCB#17710

2004 Cune Viña Real Reserva $29.99, PLCB#18178

2001 Cune Viña Real Gran Reserva $43.99, PLCB#18169

2004 Cune Imperial Reserva $49.99, PLCB#18177

1999 Cune Imperial Gran Reserva $59.99, PLCB#18162

2005 Cune Contino Reserva $49.99, PLCB#18173

2006 Cune Contino Graciano $149.99, PLCB#24987

2007 Cune Contino Viña de Olivo $142.99, PLCB#18175

- Raventos I Blanc, one of the founding Cava houses from Sant Sadurni de Anoia, Spain. They Raventos family has owned the estate since 1497, and produced their first Cava in 1872! We selected two wines from Raventos that we hope you enjoy- the 2007 d’ Nit Rose Cava ($21.99 PLCB#17708) and the 2010 Perfum de Vi Blanc still wine from D.O. Penedes ($15.99, PLCB#17713).

- Doniene Gorrondona, located in Bakio on the northern coast of Spain. Doniene produces some of the best Txakoli wines in all of Spain and are perfect for the upcoming heat of summer! (2009 Doniene Gorrondona Txakolina $20.99, PLCB#17707).

- Mas Foraster, a beautiful winery located in the often looked over region of D.O. Conca de Barbera, located in Montblanc Spain. The Josep Foraster Trepat is a wonderfully clean, crisp and light bodied wine made from the indiginous grape Trepat. Fans of Washington State Pinot Noir will love this wine! (2009 Josep Foraster Trepat $20.99, PLCB#17709).

- Quevedo, an incredible port wine producer located in the heart of the Douro Valley in Portugal. They produce outstanding port wines, as well as a wonderful Douro still red wine, Oscar’s Wine which is an incredibly delicious wine at an incredible price! (2008 Oscar’s Douro Red $10.99, PLCB #17711, Quevedo White Port $12.99, PLCB#10103, Quevedo Special Reserve Tawny Port, $19.99, PLCB# 10305, 2007 Quevedo Vintage Port $51.99, PLCB#14560).

Information for these wines, along with our entire portfolio, can be downloaded from our website here.

We hope many of you will try these new wines this summer and let us know what you think! We welcome  and look forward to hearing any feedback fro mall of you!

Cheers,

Michael & Peter Grisley