Archive for January, 2012

Forget Valentine’s Day! We love wine all year!

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

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You know the Valentine’s Day routine… break out the wine and chocolates, buy your loved one a cute heart-shaped card, and light a few candles. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with this way of celebrating! But why wait until V-Day to pop open a bottle and nibble on a decedent box of chocolate love?

We say forget about only celebrating love on Valentine’s Day and choose to celebrate all year! Who needs this special day as an excuse to tell someone you care and uncork a bottle of your favorite wine? Make it a healthy habit. ;-)

Another recommendation to go along with this new healthy habit is to spend more quality time with your significant other cooking at home. Ask anyone here at Schlossadler… we love to pour a glass of wine in the kitchen!

Do you have a “wine all year” routine?

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Be first in the USA… to taste our hottest new arrivals from Spain!

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Well, we already tasted them a few month ago and absolutely loved them. They just arrived into our warehouse and are for the first time available in the USA.

Here’s what we have for you to taste:

1. Albae Chardonnay
Crazy about Chardonnays? …then this is a must have in your wine cellar. Toasty oak and creamy vanilla bean. It’s a truly classic Chard compatible to
much higher prized ones.
2. Esencia (Syrah/Merlot)
Our first Syrah in 30 years! Deep color and complex black fruit. Get those steaks out of the freezer – it’s a food wine! The Syrah gives it all the structure/backbone while the Merlot just refines and softens it… a superb blend and great value.
3. Albae Tempranillo
Gosh …what a noble wine! Elegant and plumy. You just want a chew it. Get your hand on this world class Tempranillo – it will be a popular one… having a bottle tonight myself :)
Cheers,
Hans

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Is your wine club AWESOME or just a SCAM?

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

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The bottom line: A great wine club should offer you VARIETY & VALUE!

Here’s what we think:

VARIETY

Many wine clubs are limited to wines from only one winery or only a certain type of wine. How boring is that? Your wine club should be surprising you with new wines and a variety to spice up your cellar and allow you to explore the world of wines.

VALUE

Some clubs are just over-priced, especially when you see words like “Medal or Reserve.” Hey, just about any wine can get a “medal.” I get approached all the time from “wine competitions” asking for wines; guaranteeing us a medal if we send in enough samples. So you see, it’s that easy to get a “Medal.”

The word “Reserve” is the biggest scam word in the wine biz. There are no restrictions on labeling a wine “Reserve”… any wine could be called a “Reserve.”

Here’s how we also make sure you get more bang for your buck:

Did you know, if you get 2 bottles EVERY month, you waste most of your dollars on shipping & packaging. It’s just not efficient to send 2 bottles! However, 3 or 4 bottles every OTHER month makes more sense. The cost for shipping & packaging is only a few pennies more than sending two bottles.

Go green, save and demand VALUE… not fancy words!

-Blog post by HANS

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Schloss President (a real wino) Makes His 2012 New Year Wine Pledge!

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Hans skips Thanksgiving 2011 to taste wines in Germany.

Wow! 2011 was a busy year here at Schlossadler International Wines and 2012 looks like it will just keep getting better! We promise to keep you updated with exciting happenings (and new wine arrivals!) via our newsletter, Facebook, and Twitter (don’t forget to like & follow us).

In the meantime, we asked our fearless leader (aka: Hans Fritsch, President) for his 2012 wine and business pledges! Here’s what he has to say:

- I pledge to taste more wines from more countries and regions I am clueless about.

- I pledge to experience variatals I have not even heard about.

- I pledge to support family owned wineries not “wine factories.”

- I pledge to travel anywhere in the world to seek truly amazing wines... that’s a good one :)

- I pledge to do whatever it takes to make these available to wine lovers all over America… even Utah :)

That’s enough “pledging” for a year …let’s start celebrating and pop open those bottles!

Happy New Year!

-Hans Fritsch, President of Schlossadler International Wines

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