December Newsletter

Spicy Cranberry Sauce with Pinot Noir

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
2 cups Pinot Noir or other dry red wine
1 cup sugar
3 tbsp chopped crystallized ginger
1/2 tsp curry powder
Large pinch Chinese five-spice powder
1 – Heat oil in large saucepan over medium high heat. Add cranberries and fresh ginger, stir until cranberries begin to burst, 3-5 minutes.
2 – Add wine and sugar; boil until mixture is reduced to 2 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes.
3 – Add crystallized ginger, curry powder and five-spice powder.
Serve sauce warm or cold. Makes 2 1/2 cups.

Christmas Gifts!

It is the time of year that makes us most happy here at Signature Wines. Lisa has been working on this project since March! We say it every December but it bears repeating…these are tough times for all of us. Without your loyalty and support we would not be in business. Our customer list is 98% referral based. That tells us the reason for 19 wonderful years in business is because of you. And we are grateful. Please stop in any time this month to pick up a gift as a token of our appreciation and gratitude. Quantities are limited so please do not be shy. Drop in to say hello and let us wish you the best of the season.

December SPECIALS

Selection Original – All kits in this series are $15 off!

White – Chardonnay/Semillon, Gewurztraminer, Johannisberg Riesling, Liebfraumilch, Luna Bianca, Piesporter, Sauvignon Blanc, Symphony, Viognier

Red – Barolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, Chianti, Luna Rossa, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Shiraz/Zinfandel, Valpolicella, Vieux Chateau du Roi, White Merlot, White Zinfandel

World Vineyard 4 – 5 week kits

Washington Riesling $66.95 – A popular gold medal winner that is slightly off dry with nice notes of apple, pear, peach and apricot. The smooth finish makes is great for sipping on its own or it pairs well with seafood.

French Cabernet Sauvignon $76.95 – An intense medium bodied red that is perfect with beef tenderloin on a crisp winter evening. It offers flavours of red berry and oak with a dash of tannin.

Vintners 4 – 5 week kits

Viognier $57.95 – This is the most popular of the four week whites. It is dry and made without oak but fruit forward and pleasing on the palate. It is wonderful with spicy Thai, Mexican or Chinese food. Also a nice easy drinking white that pleases even the most discerning wine snob.
Bergamais $60.95 – A light easy drinking red made for pizza night. Serve it slightly chilled as it is reminiscent of the Beaujolais Nouveau.

Chai Maison 4 – 5 week kits at $8 off

Chamblaise $46.95 – Crisp and dry made without oak for easy sipping.
Cabernet Sauvignon $48.95 – Smooth and full bodied. Great for parties or large functions.

Giftware

Our showroom is beautifully decorated and bursting at the seams with fabulous gift idea’s under $10. Our new line of LED candles are lovely and are selling so quickly we have already had to re-order. Check out our hilarious new napkins, fridge magnets, note pads and pocket hankies. If you are looking for stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, or interesting and unusual items for the person who has everything make us your one stop shop!

Wine Clubs

Watch for the December wine clubs to be announced on the 15th. The clubs are great fun featuring six bottles of five different varietals, a discussion and tasting of each wine, snacks, and a great door prize. There is already a short wait list so be sure to watch for the email and let us know immediately if you are interested. This is a perfect way to refill your cellar with great variety after the busy festive season.

Holiday Hours

To take the stress out of getting your wine done for the holidays we will be open Wednesday nights until 8 pm starting on Dec. 7. Please note that we will be closed from Saturday, December 24, until 9 am, Wednesday, December 28th. We will also be closed Saturday, December 31st, re-opening at 9 am on Monday, January 2nd.

Last weekend I was invited out to a girls Christmas party. I told my husband I would be home by midnight, ‘Promise!’ Well the hours passed and the champagne went down way too easy. Around 3am, and a bit loaded, I headed for home. I was just in the door when the cuckoo clock in the hallway started and cuckooed 3 times. Realizing my husband would probably wake up, I cuckooed another 9 times. I was really proud of myself coming up with such a quick-witted solution to avoid a conflict. Even when smashed 3 cuckoos plus 9 totals 12! The next morning my husband asked me what time I got in and when I told him twelve he didn’t seem annoyed in the least. Got away with that one! Then he said, ‘We need a new cuckoo clock.’ When I asked him why he said, ‘Well last night our clock cuckooed 3 times, then said ‘damn it!’ Cuckooed 4 more times, cleared its throat, cuckooed another 3 times, giggled, cuckooed twice more then tripped over the coffee tabled and farted.

With our very best wish to you and yours for a safe and happy holiday season!
May the New Year find you in good health and high spirits
from Sigrid, Lisa and all the staff at Signature Wines.

With our very best wish to you and yours for a safe and happy holiday season!

May the New Year find you in good health and high spirits

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