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			In This Email
			-Deals of the Week
			-Great Wines
			-Peter Granoff on Wines for Easter and Passover
			-Wine Team Picks: Lynda Handley on Oscar-Alternative Wines
			-The Best of Wine in the Palm of Your Hand
			-From Our Partner...
			
			Deals of the Week
			
			Every wine we sell at wine.com has been tasted and recommended by our 
in-house wine experts. This applies to familiar labels as well as obscure 
ones. In short, if you see something from a famous producer on our site, it's 
because that wine is worth buying and drinking, not simply because it has 
name recognition. 
			
			Our newest feature, Deals of the Week, offers you wines that are not only 
recommended for high quality but also for outstanding value. Every Deals of 
the Week selection is specially priced for a limited time to encourage you to 
experience the best of wine. 
			
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			Great Wines
			To learn more about each item listed below, simply click on its name. 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
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			1998 Hofstatter Gewurztraminer Kolbenhof, Italy, $25
			
			
			1998 Hofstatter Gewurztraminer Kolbenhof, Italy, $25
			Alsace, watch out! Here comes Italian Gewurztraminer. 
			
			
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			1998 Virtual Vineyards Zinfandel, Shenandoah Valley, California, $15
			
			
			
			1998 Virtual Vineyards Zinfandel, Shenandoah Valley, California, $15
			Gnarly old-vine Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills. 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
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			Friends   Family Passover Three-Pack, $40
			
			
			Friends & Family Passover Three-Pack, $40
			Three delicious kosher Passover wines. 
			
			
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			1999 Domaine Sarret Chardonnay Vin de Pays d'Oc, France, $7.95
			
			
			
			1999 Domaine Sarret Chardonnay Vin de Pays d'Oc, France, $7.95
			A delicious Chardonnay and an excellent value. 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
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			1999 Domaine de la Levraudiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Cuvee les Menucheres, 
Loire Valley, France, $6.95
			
			
			1999 Domaine de la Levraudiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Cuvee les Menucheres, 
Loire Valley, France, $6.95
			A must-have Muscadet that's perfect with seafood. 
			
			
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			Kosher Duet, $37
			
			
			Kosher Duet, $37
			These kosher wines have been produced in accordance with a strict set of 
Judaic dietary guidelines. 
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			Peter Granoff on Wines for Easter and Passover
			
			Easter and Passover are just around the corner, raising the question of what 
wines best accompany these two holidays. Nobody is better qualified to 
discuss this topic than wine.com founder Peter Granoff. Not only is he a 
Master Sommelier, he was also raised in a Jewish-Catholic household. 
			
			Peter's earliest experience of wine was Manischewitz and Mogen David, when he 
was seven or eight years old. "My (Catholic) mother was very active in 
celebrating Jewish holidays," he recalls. "We were all given a sip of wine, 
though it would have been heavily diluted with water." 
			
			Traditionally (or perhaps habitually), kosher wines were simple and sweet -- 
not the sort of beverage that appeals to grownup connoisseurs like Granoff. 
"When kosher wine was first made in this country, most of it came from the 
Concord grape, which has a lot of acid and bitter phenolics in the skin," 
Peter explains. "It was desirable to preserve some sweetness in the wine in 
order to make it palatable. Today, though, modern winemaking technology has 
proven beyond any doubt that kosher wine can pass muster as fine wine in 
every respect. And I believe that kosher wine should be good before it's 
anything else -- the fact that it's kosher should be an added benefit." 
			
			Granoff says that all kosher wines on wine.com fit this criterion. For 
special mention, he singles out the products of Hagafen, which he describes 
as "classic Napa Valley wines -- a full-bodied Merlot, a bright and elegant 
Chardonnay, a crisp Sauvignon Blanc, and an off-dry Riesling." 
			
			There's also the 1996 Barkan Cabernet Sauvignon from the Galil region of 
Israel -- a ripe and concentrated Cabernet that's beginning to show some 
bottle age -- and some top-of-the-line Laurent Perrier Champagnes, both Brut 
and Ros,. Perhaps the ultimate all-around wine for this time of year is the 
sparkling, slightly sweet, kosher Bartenura Asti Spumante from Piedmont, 
Italy. 
			
			"It's unusual to find an Italian kosher wine, but they're out there," Granoff 
observes. "Jewish holiday meals often involve an extended family, and with 
three generations at the table you're likely to encounter disparate 
preferences in wine. The older generation might have a bias toward something 
sweet, but a wonderful wine like the Bartenura will also satisfy wine nuts. 
Better yet, it's only 7 percent alcohol, so you can enjoy it without getting 
hammered." 
			
			For Easter brunch, Peter recommends refreshing white wines like Riesling and 
young, fruity Beaujolais-style reds. Then again, since sparkling wine is a 
lovely and customary accompaniment to brunch, why not bring out the Bartenura 
Asti Spumante here, too? 
			
			"A kosher Italian sparkling wine for Easter," Peter reflects. "I like that 
idea." 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
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			Wine Team Picks: Lynda Handley on Oscar-Alternative Wines
			
			Tired of hearing about the Oscars? Then it's time to snuggle down in front of 
the VCR with a stack of your own favorite movies, some grub, and a good vino 
that won't break the bank. 
			
			Following are a few of my own favorites for viewing-and-drinking pleasure: 
			
			 "Enchanted April" and Mionetto Ros, Legatura Frizzante, Veneto, Italy, $9.95
			"Cinema Paradiso" and 1997 Mocavero Primitivo, Apulia, Italy, $9.95
			"Muriel's Wedding" and 1998 Barossa Vale Merlot, Barossa Valley, South 
Australia, Australia, $16.95
			"An Affair to Remember" and Mionetto Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Frizzante, 
Veneto, Italy, $14
			"Zinnin' (sic) in the Rain" and 1996 Ballentine Vineyards Zinfandel Estate 
Grown, Napa Valley, California, $15
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
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