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Sonoma Coast Vineyard 2010 Sauvignon Blanc
Rich with tropical flavors, fresh with bright acidity.
$8.95
Reg. $19.95 , NOW
Pierre Sparr5HVHUYH Pinot Blanc
Hints of spice, pear, and citrus with a long finish.
Reg. $15.95 , NOW
$8.95
Langlois Brut Rosé
Notes of fresh cranberry, dark berry, and sweet lime – lovely!
$19.95
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Nicolas Feuillate Champagne
“Rich and creamy, with lemon meringue, quince and honey flavors” 92 pts. Wine Spectator
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EV CA E LENDAR
BY LANCE SPARKS
aybe the great poet T. S. Eliot had
it right and April is the cruelest
month, but March has been pretty
nasty, and not just for weather. Pick a
region, pick a country, and we often
fi nd nightmare tales of human cruelty.
It seems a particularly vicious time for
violent repression, especially of women —
oh, and journalists (more than 900 killed
since 1992, according to the Committee
to Protect Journalists), anyone inclined to
speak truth.
Lies seem to be the order of the day,
and telling truth can get a person killed,
or worse. Julian Assange, founder of
WikiLeaks, is paying the price, hounded and
pursued, his life shredded, for exposing the
truth beneath “diplomatic” lies. The poor
soldier who allegedly slipped “secret”
documents to WikiLeaks, Private Bradley
Manning, has undergone nearly two years
of imprisonment (including undisguised
torture), with no relief in sight—and no trial.
Of course, it’s almost always been
against the law to tell the truth, going back
far beyond Copernicus and Galileo. Why?
Could the reason be that the brutality
of power likes to dress in the costumes
of myth and fantasy? Emperors love to
parade their newest clothes. But what
would happen if we just told the truth?
Try to imagine how the world might
change if, say, Rush Limbaugh suddenly
admitted that, after all these years and
all those rants, he’s always been a closet
Homo sapiens. Wow. Would advertisers
return to his show? Would he lose listeners,
or gain some? Would it change his hat size,
or his relationship to those big cigars?
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Ah, well, In vino veritas: There’s truth in
wine.
AlexEli Vineyard and Winery is located
in the east Willamette Valley, suspicious
in itself, but these folks are also deeply
committed to growing good grapes
and making superb wines, particularly
in the style of Alsace (a region of, yes,
France) exhibiting a respect for fl avors
and character that indicate latent
Homo sapiens tendencies with artistic
undertones. We promise to investigate
vigorously, starting with more AlexEli
2010 Muller-Thurgau ($15—pronounced
MOO-ler-TER-gow), a white wine made
from a Riesling hybrid. The varietal is not
widely known or popular in the U.S., but it’s
widely planted in Germany and was used
to make really insipid, semisweet wines
like Liebfraumilch. Given some love, as
at ElexEli, we get lively, fl oral/pear/peach
fl avors with just a touch of sweetness,
balanced by crisp acidity, truly a match for
spring veggies and creamy pastas.
Seek it: Lone Oak 2008 Pinot Noir
Reserve ($19). The vineyard’s in Monroe,
hotbed of fi ne pinot, home to Broadley.
The 2008 vintage was terrif and this is
true pinot: medium body, charming spiced-
cherry notes, careful balance, delish.
So what about Ehlers Estate 2007
Merlot, Napa ($40)? Owned by medical
docs who donate all proceeds to heart
research, the truth of this wine … nah, you
probably can’t handle it. But it would set
you free.
ew
Lance Sparks, Ph.D., teaches writing at LCC and can
be reached at freelanceandwildkat@comcast.net
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