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Previously on ForgottenGrapes.com:

• We made friends with Marechal Foch

• We vivisected

Vignoles

• We sorted out

Seyval Blanc

• We partied a little with

Petite Sirah/Durif

• We profiled

Pinot Meunier

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Next time on ForgottenGrapes.com:

Let’s face it: most actors are full of crap. When they say it’s just an honor to be nominated, odds are that person either knows they aren’t going to wine or they’re convinced that they’re a lock for the award and are just trying desperately to look humble in front of the adoring public. But there’s a whole breed of nominees (and award winners, for that matter) who actually are just happy to be there. In some cases, it’s because that’s probably the only time you’re ever going to see them up there, accepting an award like that. Oh sure, they manage to parlay the award into a string of leading roles in bad films they are hopelessly unprepared for, and the minute those tank at the box office, then it’s right back to obscurity and straight-to-video (or worse, Lifetime of Syfy Channel) movies for them. What does this have to do with one particular Central European white wine varietals? Well, that’s for you to discover next time here on Forgotten Grapes. Better make it count!

UPDATED JANUARY 30th , 2010

Forgotten Grapes News You Can Use...or Abuse

LAST CHANCE TO GET BUBBLY WITH FORGOTTEN GRAPES!

THIS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH AT BISTRO O IN RIVERSIDE!

*There’s one a few seats left for our Let’s Get Bubbly! Forgotten Grapes Wine Tasting Event this Thursday, February 4th at Bistro O (formerly known as Restaurant Omakase) in Riverside. It’s going to be a sparkling evening of everything you wanted to know about sparkling wines but were afraid to ask. We’ll be introducing you to and tasting six – count’em SIX – alternatives to Champagne, and throwing in a few surprises as well. And as always, each wine will be accompanied by one of Chef Brein’s dastardly brilliant culinary creations. Wine time is at 6:30 p.m. Cost is only $45 per person with advanced reservation. Give Bistro O a call at (951) 788-8820 to book your seat and we’ll see you on February 4th.

AND DON’T FORGET ABOUT OUR OTHER UPCOMING FORGOTTEN GRAPES LIVE! WINE TASTING EVENTS!

*Wednesday, February 10th, we’ll be once again hitting The Wine Lab Newport in Newport Beach, CA. Our first Forgotten Grapes wine tasting was such a sold-out hit there that we’re bringing Getting Friendly with Forgotten Grapes Part II: The Revenge to our favorite Newport Beach wine bar. Five brand-new Forgotten Grapes (Chenin Blanc, Malvasia Bianca, Viognier, Gamay, and Alicante Bouschet) to try and discover, and new ways for Chris to embarrass himself in front of an audience. You don’t want to miss it! We being at 6:30 p.m. and the cost is only $35 per person with an advanced reservation. To make your advanced reservation online, click here or give The Wine Lab a call at (949) 515-8466. Can’t wait to rock the coast once again.

*Wednesday, February 17th, we’ll be at Brix in Sunset Beach (north of Huntington, south of Seal, in what used to be known as Huntington Harbor), bringing our original Getting Friendly with Forgotten Grapes wine tasting presentation to the beach-dwellers and wine-lovers in the area. If you missed our original presentation the first time around or just want to re-taste the magic that is Semillon, Grüner Veltliner, Carmenere, Mourvedre, and Brachetto D’Acqui, then you don’t want to miss this. Brix is located at 16635 Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach and we start the fun and festivities as always at 6:30 p.m. Cost is only $35 per person with advanced reservation, so make yours by calling Brix at (562) 592-3167 and we’ll see you on the 17th!

*Also, stay tuned to this space, as we’re already working on several other Forgotten Grape wine tasting events in south Orange County, north Orange County, Los Angeles/Pasadena, and San Diego. More to come shortly, so come back often or become a fan of Forgotten Grapes on Facebook to get the latest announcements as they happen...

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FORGOTTEN GRAPES’ FIRST-EVER WINE TASTING WEEKEND:

APRIL 8 -11 IN SANTA BARBARA/PASO ROBLES.

ONLY $885.00 PER PERSON, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY!

It’s here! It’s here! We at Forgotten Grapes are very, very proud to announce all the details for our first-ever Forgotten Grapes Wine Tasting Weekend on April 8th through 11th featuring visits to Santa Barbara and Paso Robles wine country.

If you’ve been following ForgottenGrapes.com regularly, then you know that the Central Coast of California is he veritable heart for Forgotten Grapes here in the U.S., and we’re super elated to take 10 of you along with us for 4 days of exclusive wine tastings, meet-and-greets with local winemakers, winemakers dinners, gourmet meals, luxury wine country accommodations, and more. We’ll be focusing on smaller, family owned “cult” wineries in Santa Barbara and Paso Robles, as well as those that produce and hand-craft Forgotten Grapes wines, but there will still be plenty of traditional wines on hand (Pinot, Syrah, Chardonnay, etc.) to ensure you get the full Central Coast wine experience.

We’ll transport you round-trip from southern California to Paso Robles and give you 4 days and 3 nights of a complete Forgotten Grapes wine tasting experience for only $885.00 per person, based on double occupancy. That’s less than $250 per day; you just can’t find that good a price anywhere else for this kind of a trip. And we should mention that that price is just about as all-inclusive as it gets. All your wine tastings and tours, all meals, all accommodations and transportation – the only thing you need to buy is the wine you want to take home with you, and we’ll bring that back to SoCal for you so you don’t have to have it shipped. All of this for only $885.00 per person. Unbelievable!

As we mentioned, space on this trip is limited to only 10 people, so if you are interested, be sure to make your reservation now, as it’s sure to sell out. You can get all the information on the trip, including the full itinerary and the wineries and restaurants we’ll be visiting, and make your reservation by clicking here or e-mail Chris at chris@forgottengapes.com. We can’t tell you how excited we are about taking you on this magical trip, and we hope you’ll make a point to join us April 8th to 11th for our Forgotten Grapes Paso Robles Wine Tasting Weekend!

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This week’s Forgotten Grape is...

Carignan

One shot, kid. One shot. Never, ever say that we’re not slaves to pop culture and the latest trends here at Forgotten Grapes, bro. We’s do everything in our power to bring to yous guys the classiest Forgotten Grapes out there paired with the latest and greatest pop culture phenoms (W.C. Fields, General Ferdinand Foch, and Kelly LeBrock excepted).

So we’re riding the wave of conventional wisdom, popular, opinion, and trendspotting with this week’s Forgotten Grape. Though it may not come in as tiny a package as the lovely lady to the right, it does share all the color and all the

attitude of this luscious lass, and while it spent a lot of time in the background, getting picked on by the other grapes and just kind of existing without really starring, by the time it got to now, it was everyone’s favorite and was ready for the limelight.

The irony of all ironies, though, is that there’s no way that little lady would ever go for this particular grape, because it’s not Italian, though it is a juicehead. Then again, this grape most definitely had an easier time getting a man than she does.

Anyway, join us for a quick trip over the bridge and tunnels down the shore as we flick on the lights and point our all-seeing cameras right into the face of this week’s super
classy gorilla Forgotten Grape, Carignan. more >>