WINES
OF CHILE – “The South American Star”
Thursday, January 26 thru
Sunday, January 29
2:00pm - 5:00 pm (Thursday 4-7:00pm)
$5.00
per person
Chile has been producing wine for over
150 years, but has really made a name for it’s self in the past
decade. We’ll taste wines that are good values as well as some
excellent collectables for your cellar.
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SAN FRANCISCO WINE
COMPETITION – “Tasting Gold Winners”
Thursday, February 2
thru Sunday, February 5
2:00pm - 5:00 pm (4:00 to 7:00 on Thursday)
$5.00 per person
The San Francisco
Chronicle Wine Judging has become the largest competition of
American wines in the World. Over 5000 wines from 1500 producers
were judged in late January and the results are in. We’ll pour Gold
Medal winners including some Best of Class and Double Gold Medal
wines.
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VALENTINES DAY FAVORITES- “Wines
for the Special Occasion”
Thursday, February 9
thru Sunday, February 12
2:00pm – 5:00 pm (Thursday 4-7:00pm)
$5.00 per person
Have fun on the weekend
before Valentines Day with wine and food matches that go right to
the heart. We’ll taste fun sparkling, white, red, and dessert wines
that will enhance your romantic evening.
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ZIN FEST – “Zinfandel for Under
$15”
Thursday, February 16 thru Sunday, February 19
2:00pm - 5:00 pm (Thursday 4-7:00pm)
$5.00 per person
Zinfandel is
hot and there are some great values out there. Enjoy this all
American wine on Presidents Weekend with selections that will warm
our hearts on these cold winter days.
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SPECIAL FINDS FROM ITALY – “Vino Fantasico d’ Italia”
Thursday, February 23 thru Sunday, February 26
2:00pm - 5:00 pm (Thursday 4-7:00pm)
$5.00 per person
We’ll highlight the Italian
regions of Tuscany , Lombardy , Campania , and Veneto . From
Falanghina and Lugana to Aglianico and Toscana Rosso, these are
wines with character and regional influences.
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LOCATIONS
O'Brien's - Dale Rd
4120 Dale Rd.
Modesto, CA 95356
(209) 545-8100
O'Brien's - Roseburg
839 W. Roseburg
Modesto, CA 95350
(209) 524-9234
O'Brien's -Riverbank
6331 Oakdale Rd.
Riverbank, CA
(209) 869-9050
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From Joe
The Cheese Specialist
A number of special items are arriving daily for the holidays.
Check out the newly pressed Extra Virgin Italian olive oils from
producers Tenuta di Capezzana and Gianfranco Becchina. Fresh and
vibrant with flavor, these would make great stocking stuffers for
the foodie on your holiday gift list.
Also try the fresh and creamy Crescenza-Stracchino cheese from Bel
Gioioso of Wisconsin. Perfect on a crostini or focaccia drizzled
with the special olive oils.
And for the grinch in the family, we have tasty English charcoal
crackers for their stocking.
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NEW ARRIVALS
We just received a number of new wine releases and wine
collectables. Also check with Tom about special older vintages.
Also look for Wine Spectator Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine
"Top 100" wines from Beringer, Yalumba, Vieux Telegraphe, Marchesi
Frescobaldi, Two Hands, Januik, Darioush, Gruet, Buehler, and Zind
Humbrecht to mention a few.
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