MartyFest 2: Old Habits Die Hard, Shopping for Farmers, and We Have a Lampshade on Our Head 

     We Have a Lampshade on Our Head

     As you are planning your work and home holiday parties this Fall remember CoWineCo, the original party animal, is available to stand-in as the wine dork, pour wines for guests, talk the talk, and chew gum at the same time.  We offer off-site wine catering now!  Call for details (323) 478-1985.

     Also, apparently there is this trend where companies are buying Thanksgiving holiday cards and gifts instead of Christmas and Hanukkah gifts in order to stand out in the crowd.  If this is you, or you're the type that I completely can't relate with that tends to get all your gift buying done really, really, really early, we will be offering a small selection of gift baskets in addition to wine gift packaging this season.  Now that we've completely scared the Hell out of you by talking about the holidays already......on with the newsletter.

MartyFest 2: Old Habits Die Hard

     We're in our second year of business now and there have been many questions about events and tastings we held last year and when we're going to get to them again.  Some remember the beef jerky wine pairings, others the bubbly Sundays, but there is one infamous tasting that captured the imaginations of the free world.....MartyFest.  Yes, it is still one of the most popular tastings we've ever done.  Why?  Is it because Marty is a celebrity? No.  Is it because Marty can bend cutlery with his mind?  No.  We don't know why.  But come ask him for yourself.  Learn about the man BEHIND the man, behind the little boy inside of the man, behind the man.  Please join us this Friday as CoWineCo's honorary employee and damn fine cook, Marty Yu, smokes some pulled pork BBQ with gusto, patriotism and a long-standing love of stuff with alcohol in it.  We'll be pairing a variety of beverages that don't just go with BBQ, but actually want to sit down, talk and hold hands with BBQ.  Seriously.  Literally. 

(details below)

Wine Tasting Schedule

MartyFest 2: Old Habits Die Hard  

Friday, September 8th

$15/person

4 wines, 1 beer, BBQ (veggie side dishes TBD, but they'll be there!)

Reservations recommended!   Call ahead anytime and get your name down: info@cowineco.com or (323) 478-1985      

wines

 Mionetto 'il' Moscato, Italy

Solorosa Dry Rose 2005, California

Blanche de Chambly White Ale, Quebec, Canada

Rocky Gully Shiraz/Viognier 2004, Australia

Brophy Clark Zinfandel 2004, Paso Robles, California

Sangria Saturdays

This Saturday will be one of the last Saturdays we pour Sangria then we're on to our Fall selection so if you've been meaning to come by to taste this sweet, Eagle Rock nectar, now's the time!

Get 'Em While They're Cold

$5/glass

Lazy Sunday Tasting

Sunday the 10th

1:00-4:00pm

$10/person

4 wines and gourmet cheeses provided by Auntie Em's Marketplace

No reservations necessary        

This Sunday we'll be pouring two whites and two reds.  Email or call on Sunday for specific wine selections info@cowineco.com or (323) 478-1985.

(Wines TBD)

Wine Cellar Wednesdays

400 Wines By the Glass?

Kinda.  On Wednesdays only, in addition to our regular 6 wines by the glass, pick any bottle off of our shelves and make it your by-the-glass selection for the price of the bottle plus a $10 corkage.

Wine Tasting: Theme TBD  

Friday, September 15th

5:30-8:30pm

$15/person

5 wines, cheeses from Auntie Em's Marketplace

Reservations recommended!   Call ahead anytime and get your name down: info@cowineco.com or (323) 478-1985

wines

(check back next week for specific wine selections www.cowineco.com/calendar )

Lazy Sunday Tasting

Sunday the 17th

1:00-4:00pm

$10/person

4 wines and gourmet cheeses provided by Auntie Em's Marketplace

No reservations necessary         

This Sunday we'll be pouring two whites and two reds.  Email or call on Sunday for specific wine selections info@cowineco.com or (323) 478-1985.

(Wines TBD)

Shopping for Farmers  

     Well, we've officially packed Summer up and sent it back to College for a year where we hope it learns to calm down a bit and be a little cooler next time around.  The school buses are out en masse, your co-worker is annoyingly tan from her recent vacation, and you're asking Fall - what's in it for me?  Well, just as restaurants are changing their seasonal menus to fit the present season, we're out hunting for some new, Fall wines.  We're looking for wines that taste great with Fall/Winter vegetables like squash and roasted carrots and garlic and leeks, and grilled meats that taste just that much better as the Sun turns down its dimmer a bit.  Keep a lookout on our shelves and in this newsletter for new syrahs, pinots, red Rhone blends, gewurztraminers and pinot gris as we ramp up our selection for the new season.

     This change in season made us think of a couple of local Farmer's Markets that we frequent quite often and hope you will too when planning your meals over the next few months.

Eagle Rock Farmer's Market

(right beside our store!)

Fridays, 5 to 9 p.m.

Merton and Caspar Avenues (just South of Colorado)

(323) 225-5466

**And yes, we'd be happy to hold your arugula while you attend our Friday wine tasting

Old LA Farmer's Market in Highland Park  

Tuesdays, 3 to 8 p.m.

North Ave.57 Metrolink Stop and Figeuroa St

South Pasadena Farmer's Market

Thursdays, 4 to 8 p.m. (818) 786-6612

Meridian Avenue at Mission (Gold Line Station)

See You Soon,

John and Jen

"I wanted the audience to feel the heat from the fire, the fear, because people don't like fire, poked, poked in their noses, you know when you get a cinder from a barbeque right on the end of your nose and you kind of make that face, you know, that's not a good thing, and I wanted them to have the sense memory of that. So during the show I had someone burn newspapers and send it through the vents in the theatre. And well, they freaked out, and 'course the fire Marshall came over and they shut us down for a couple of days."

~ Corky St. Clair, Waiting for Guffman