Dear Wine Associates:

It is our pleasure to invite you to join us on Thursday, September 25, 2008, at our next exciting seminar featuring an array of "AFFORDABLE 2005 BORDEAUX." Yes, you read correctly, "affordable" and "Bordeaux" in the same sentence! The 2005 vintage in Bordeaux is already legendary. It is being compared to historical vintages such as 2000, 1982 and 1961. Well- known wine writer Robert Parker described it as ". . . an extraordinary vintage and one that is different from anything I have tasted in the last twenty-eight years. . . . a distinctive vintage that will probably be one of the longest-lived I have ever tasted."

Unfortunately, most of the top growths have sky-rocketed in price to the point that the average collector has not been able to purchase them. Many of the wines from the châteaux that we have featured over the past 30-40 years are selling for many hundreds of dollars and some even in the thousands. With this in mind, the DUKE has been offering other fine, highly-rated 2005 Bordeaux at affordable prices. This program has been super successful and our customers have been thrilled. We have had great demand for a Wine Association seminar featuring more of these outstanding wines. So, here it is - a tasting tour showcasing the 2005 vintage in many of the finest Bordeaux appellations.

To help guide us on this "tour" will be STEVE WINFIELD of LiquidLinks, LLC, who is a very successful importer and extremely knowledgeable on the wines of Bordeaux. Our carefully chosen list will include wines from 13 different appellations throughout the Bordeaux region. Almost all of the wines were rated 90 points or higher by Robert Parker or the Wine Spectator and several were called "Sleeper of the Vintage" by Parker. Many of these wines have high pedigrees. Château d'Armaillac is from the Mouton-Rothschild family, Clos du Marquis is from Leoville-Las Cases, and Château du Tertre is from the Château Giscours family. Several of the other wines come from very highly respected owners.

AFFORDABLE 2005 BORDEAUX
Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan) Château d'Armailhac (Pauillac) Château du Marquis (St.-Julien) Château du Tertre (Margaux) Château La Vieille Cure (Fronsac) Château Grand Corbin-Despagne (St.-Emilion), Grand Cru Château Faizeau Vieilles Vignes (Montagne-St.-Emilion)	Château Puygueraud (Côtes de Francs) Château Croix-Mouton (Bordeaux Supérieur) Château Haut-Canteloup (Médoc) Château Caronne Ste.-Gemme (Haut-Médoc) Château Cap de Faugeres (Côtes de Castillon) Domaine de Courteillac (Bordeaux Supérieur) Château de Malle (Sauternes)

The cost for our "AFFORDABLE 2005 BORDEAUX" seminar is $48.00 per person for the member and the first guest. Additional guest and non-member reservations are $53.00 per person. Full payment must accompany your reservation. No tickets are issued; you will be notified if your reservation cannot be accepted. Cancellation deadline for full refund is September 24. While bread and cheese will be served, we recommend that you have dinner prior to the event. The Warner Center Marriott's Breeze restaurant offers several early-bird dinner options. Please call the Marriott at 818-887-4800 for dinner reservations. For seminar information, please call the DUKE at 818-341-1234.
Date:	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008	Location:	WARNER CENTER MARRIOTT 21850 OXNARD STREET WOODLAND HILLS, CALIFORNIA
Time:	7:15 P.M.
Parking:	In Parking Structure compliments of The Wine Association - please ask us for exit pass.	(One-half mile north of the 101 Freeway at the south-east corner of Topanga Canyon and Oxnard.)

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