The Wine Maker's Toy Store™

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Welcome to Pressing News, the monthly newsletter published by Fine Vine Wines, LLC, designed exclusively to assist the home vintner in the pursuit of their hobby!

THIS MONTH ON THE VINE!

WELCOME

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Fine Vine Wines, LLC, "The Wine Maker's Toy Store". Whether you need home wine making or home brewing products or just need information, we are here to serve you. I want to extend my thanks again for making The Wine Maker's Toy Store your home for your wine making and beer brewing needs. It continues to be my hope that every time you visit our web site or retail store, you find something of value.

As a reminder, we continue to add products and content to the web site; therefore, if you have any special requests, please let us know. We like to hear what you have to say about our site, our products and/or our customer service, good or bad. Please send your comments and/or suggestions to winemaster@finevinewines.com.

NEWSLETTER SPECIALS

To reward those of you that take the time to read our newsletter every month, we are adding a newsletter special. We promise to offer an outstanding value each month via this feature and this special pricing will only be available through a link from the current month's newsletter. A link to the newsletter special will appear somewhere in the newsletter.

BIRTHDAY CLUB

We now have a Birthday Club for registered users. Log into your account, give us the month and day of your birth (we don't want the year!) and we will send you a coupon to use during the month of your birthday. In order to receive the coupon for the current year, you have to have registered and entered your birthday before the start of the month of your birth as we will send the coupons out at the same time as we send the newsletter.

This month we will be sending the first batch of birthday coupons which will include users with January and February birthdays. Both month's coupons will be good for the month of February. Starting next month, we will only send the coupons out for that month.

CUSTOMER REFFERAL PROGRAM

In case you missed it, we have a customer referral program that provides additional discounts to registered users. We will give you a coupon worth 10% of the first order placed by any person that you refer to our web site. The stipulations are as follows:

That's all you have to do to get another discount from finevinewines.com.

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION PROGRAM - FVW GROWERS CLUB

Please check out our FVW Growers Club. You can get all of the details on our web site, but the bottom line is we want to buy your loyalty! Once you spend $500 with us, you get a 5% discount on everything you buy from us. Find out more on the web site.

THE FIRST ANNUAL WINE MAKER'S TOY STORE CONFERENCE

We are proud to announce Dallas' first conference devoted to home wine making. Although we have not finalized the schedule or guest speakers and won't until January, we can tell you the following about this event:

1. We are planning on having this at the end of April or the first of May, depending upon the availability of the wine judges and presentors.
2. It will start with an informal mixer on a Friday night and we will have judging and presentations on Saturday with a dinner on Saturday night.
3. We will have a contest for those that would like to enter their wines.

We have a thread in the forum asking for your ideas and suggestions. If you have any that you would like to share, please post them on this thread.

FORUM

When you have a question or just want to learn more about wine making, don't forget our forum! We have over 345 registered users, including some extremely knowledgable wine makers with loads of valuable information and willing to assist you in your wine making needs. As of the printing of this newsletter, we have over 15,000 posts. We also have 4 moderators and an administrator. Responses to most posts are made within minutes.

Whether you are an expert or a novice, it is an excellent place to ask questions, exchange ideas and meet other home wine makers. If you haven't logged into the forum, try it sometime. I think you will find it most informative and enjoyable, as well as, a great place to meet fellow wine makers. We are also known to have a contest or two only available to forum members.

FEATURED ARTICLE - MAKING LIQUERS AND CORDIALS

We have discovered a wonderful, new little pastime, making our own liquers and cordials. I say "new", as it is new to us, but the products have been around for years. We just never tried them. We have now and I don't think I will ever buy another liquer in the liquor store!

To make these little treats, all you need is the liquer extract, 750 ml of vodka or other non-flavored alcohol and, in some cases, table sugar. Last Thursday, my wife and I made the Irish Cream, which is a knock off of Bailey's Irish Cream™, and drank it that night. Here's all you have to do:

1. Purchase your base alcohol and extract.
2. Clean a 750 ml bottle (most of you have a spare bottle lying about).
3. Pour the extract into the clean bottle.
4. Using a funnel, add sugar, if any, per the instruction on the bottle.
5. Fill the bottle with the alcohol and shake until the sugar is dissolved.
6. Pour into a glass and drink!

It is really that simple and that good. In addition, although it is still a little early to start thinking about Christmas, this will make excellent gifts.

To help you get started making your own liquer, we have marked down all of our Liquer Quik extracts to $3.99 for the month of February. In addition, our newsletter special this month is plastic screw caps for 20 cents each. These caps are normally 35 cents.

For something new, fun and easy, make a liquer!

TOYS OF THE MONTH

For those of you that received a home wine making starter package without bottle cleaning equipment, here is your opportunity to add these valuable items to your wine making arsenal. Any one of these items will definitely speed up the bottle cleaning process and give you more time to drink your home made wine.

This month's special pricing is listed below:

Part Number	Image	Description	Regular Price	Current Price	Order
4804		Bottle Washer Adapter Fits Kitchen Tap	$2.99	$2.49	Order
4795		Double Blast Bottle Washer	$18.99	$15.99	Order
4812		Bottle Drainer Tree - Holds 45 bottles	$21.99	$19.99	Order
4814		Bottle Drainer Tree - Holds 90 bottles	$31.99	$28.99	Order
4818		Bottle Rinser Vinator	$14.99	$13.49	Order
4810		Economy 45 Bottle Drainer Tree Compact, 18" tall	$15.49	$13.99	Order
4794		Buon Vino Spray Wand	$10.49	$8.99	Order
4796		Single Blast Bottle Washer Great for rinsing bottles & siphon hose. Press down to rinse, lift to stop. Easy on plumbing. Hot or cold water.	$9.99	$7.99	Order

NEW PRODUCTS

We are excited about the addition of Vinoka 24L Cider and 23L Coolers.  Vinoka Wine & Beverage Enterprises Ltd. is an innovative company setting standards for development and production of high quality beverages for the home winemaker.  Leaders in the industry, they were the first company to produce a sparkling cider kit that was clear and free of yeast sediment.  Using only the highest quality 100% natural fruit flavors and fruit juice concentrates, these kits are affordable, easy to make and best of all, fun to enjoy!

Each kit comes with complete instructions, apple concentrate in the ciders and grape concentrate in the coolers, fruit flavor mix, chemicals and yeast.  You’ll need to supply filtration, refrigeration and carbonating equipment, along with the recommended amount of sugar, bottles and caps.  Detailed carbonating tips along with product instructions and information are on Vinoka’s website www.vinoka.com.

These four-week kits are a great for a new thirst quencher and the sweetness can be adjusted to taste.  Cider Press Ciders have exceptional balance with incredible completeness in aroma and taste.  The coolers are comparable to Mike’s Hard Lemonade and Smirnoff Ice, only better.  For best results, Vinoka recommends they be carbonated, however, they can be enjoyed as a still (noncarbonated) beverage. To see all of the Vinoka kits carried by us, at our introductory price of $49.99, click here.

To see all of the new products added this year, go to our New Products Page.

If you are looking for a product that I do not carry, my primary distributor is LD Carlson and you can see their complete product list at their public catalog. If you find anything you would like me to add, please let me know.

CALL US!

If you have any questions about our products, our service and/or wine making, please call us. We are not Corporate America! We are here to serve you. I bring this up, because a number of my callers apologize for bothering me or using my toll-free line. You are definitely not bothering me and I have a toll-free line so you WILL call me.

Sometimes, I am unable to answer the phone. If you get the voice mail, please leave your name, number, brief message and a best time to call. I will return your call as soon as I can. I now have the Company Line forwarded to my cell phone when I am not in the store. As a result, I am now available almost 24-7. I do need to sleep!

If you don't want to call, just send me an email. I usually answer my email daily. In addition, your emails and/or calls do not have to relate to wine. I will discuss any topic you like, so please remember, I am your resource and I am here for you.

WINE OF THE MONTH

This month we are featuring 3 wines from Italy, Verdicchio, Barbaresco and the Mezza Luna White. These are all exceptional wines that I think you will enjoy.

Please note that my specials have been moving very fast. I have been bringing in extras, but I have not been able to keep up with the demand. As a result, these wines may not ship as fast as normal. The wines listed below are marked down as much as 15%:

Part Number	Image	Description	Brand	Regular Price	Current Price	Order
13162		Mezza Luna White Clean & dry with soft flavors that perfectly complement almost all seafood.	Vintners Reserve	$55.99	$49.99	Order
13263		Italian Barbaresco Cousin to Barolo. A balance of lush aromas, robust fruit flavors & dry, full finish round out this fine red.	Winexpert Selection International	$86.99	$75.99	Order
13264		Italian Verdicchio Light & fruity delicate aroma with a crisp, dry flavor with a bright lemony acidity.	Winexpert Selection International	$80.99	$69.99	Order

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

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