Good afternoon wine lovers,
We still have many great seats available for this week's tastings:

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10
Topic: "NEW ARRIVALS: THE EXCELLENT 1999 & 2000 RHONE VALLEY WINES"
Time: 6-8 PM (Champagne reception at 5:30 PM)
We will be tasting through and discussing 8 new wines from top producers
Price per person: $25 plus tax
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
Please contact the store to reserve your seats
713-524-9144
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11:
Topic: "NEW ARRIVALS: PINOT NOIRS FROM AROUND THE WORLD"
Time: 6-8 PM (Champagne reception at 5:30 PM)
We will be tasting through and discussing 8 new wines from top producers
Price per person: $30 plus tax
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
Please contact the store to reserve your seats
713-524-9144
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12:
WINE BAR AT CHRISTOPHER'S
For all of you who have visited over the past several weeks: 
Thank you for making this such a fabulous success!!!
If you have not yet visited the Wine Bar on Friday, here are some details:
We offer 45 wines by the glass to include reds, whites, sparkling wines & after dinner wines, too.
Our amazingly talented Chef prepares 5 new menu items each week.
In addition to the wines by the glass list, you may choose ANY wine in the store 
to enjoy with your foods or friends.
BEST PART???
Retail prices for all wines, NOT restaurant prices!!!
Our wines by the glass range from $4 to $15 &
Our Chef's specials range from $10 to $22.
No reservations are needed.
Get here early for the best seats.
Time: 6-10 PM Friday nights
Location: here at Christopher's 
YOU HAVE GOT TO CHECK THIS OUT, IT IS A BLAST!!!
I have recently re-released some highly rated wines.  The following wines were reviewed by Parker in recent issues of his publication, THE WINE ADVOCATE.  Scores and availability are listed.  Call us as soon as you decide, these will move very fast:
Parker on the 1996 wines from Piedmont:
        "1996 has turned out to be a classic vintage along the lines as such years as 1989, 1978 & 1971.  Concentrated, long-lived, majestic wines that are firm and closed in their youth but blossom beautifully with aging are the rule when it comes to 1996 Barbaresco and Barolo." 
Brovia 1996 Barolo "Ca Mia" single vineyard Barolo $80 each (6 bottles available) 

And, from issue #119 of Parker's Wine Advocate: 
Abadia Retuerta 1996 Cuvee Palomar (from Spain, a blend of 50% Tempranillo & 50% Cabernet)  

                92+ points, $52 each, 9 bottles available 
Abadia Retuerta 1996 Cuvee Campanario (from Spain, 100%  Tempranillo) 

                93+ points, $58 each, 3 bottles available 
Remirez de Ganuza Rioja Old Vines Unfiltered (from Spain, mostly Tempranillo) 

                92 points, $62.50 each, 6 bottles available
As a quick note, I would like to add that I have been stashing some very amazing wines in our extremely cold storage area here at Christopher's since I opened.  Now that these wines are approaching their optimum drinking windows, I thought it a good time to begin showing them to all of you.  Thanks to the ratings by Parker, though, the wines I will be offering on this basis are very limited.  So please call me soon if you would like to partake of these well-cellared, highly rated wines.
That's it for this week.  We look forward to seeing all of you soon.
For more details on our weekly events, including Saturdays, please visit us at www.christopherswine. com Your friend in wine,
Christopher
"BEST WINE STORE" HOUSTON PRESS 2001
2516 Times BLVD
Rice Village
713-524-9144www.christopherswine.com