AIRDRIE HOME & GARDEN SHOW Saturday April 30 (9 - 5)
Sunday May 1 (9 - 4 Come and visit The Home Vintner's Booth # 131 at the annual Airdrie Home & Garden Fair. Be sure and enter our valuable Prize Draws! Airdrie Home & Garden Fair is the largest Home and Garden show in Airdrie. The exhibition is full of features showcasing products... read more... MAY ONLY - FREE VINOAIR WITH ANY ESTATE PURCHASE value $22.00 During May purchase any Estate Series wine kit and receive a free VinoAir. Ingenious construction complemented with optimal convenience, this on-bottle wine aerator does it all: serves up a perfect pour, eliminates drips, and fully aerates and oxidates your wine for maximum flavor and quality. Using innovative technology, the VinOair wine aerator has a specially designed, dual venturi chamber that pulls twice the vacuum as the leading venturi aerators to more fully oxygenate your wine (unlocking premium flavors and aromas), while the sleek, compact size makes for effortless portability.
view utube click here... NEW TARTAN BEER Our HV Tartan Ale recipe starts with a Barons Amber Ale - 500 grams of smoked malt and dry malt rather than dextrose. Try Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale yeast.
We were pleasantly surprised with this Scottish style ale with warm amber hues and complex aromas, giving it a full-bodied taste with a slightly smoky finish. Click here to read our blog on Alexander Keith's Limited Release Tartan Ale. REFERRAL PROGRAM We truly appreciate you referring us to your family and friends. When the new vintner or brewer makes their first kit purchase, you both will receive 10% off the regular price of any kit. Referral certificates are available in our stores. Cannot be combined with any other offers.
IT'S FINALLY SPRING! Time to dust off the wings and get outside. Today was a great day for flying, but there's still a lot of snow lingering on the ground. With spring finally arriving, it's also panic time thinking ahead to your summer wine and beer supply!
Will you be ahead of the game this season and get prepared for the summer, when your consumption rates go way up? Nobody seems to be sober around a campfire.. We always have a lot of people come in mid-August bewildered as to where all their wine and beer went. Now's the time to be pro-active and think ahead! (Don't forget about those new Twisted Mist kits!) click here to read other blogs TWISTED MIST FOR THE SUMMER Twisted Mist $79.95 - It's time once again to get Twisted! Following the highly successful introductory launch of Twisted Mist last year we have decided to bring them back. Returning will be the popular Mojito and a reformulated Strawberry Margarita (not quite as sweet this time), also joining Twisted Mist will be new Lime Margarita and a Margarita combo-pack that produces 15 750ml bottles of Lime and Strawberry Margarita.
SPANISH ROSE Selection International Spanish Rosé $129.95 - Winexpert Spanish Rosé is a luscious combination of Spanish red and white grapes, including the silky and seductive Tempranillo, which together creates a perfect Spanish Rosé that should be enjoyed while young, crisp and refreshing. Available now.
click here to read product sheet A HUGE FOLLOWING ON OUR 2 SMALL LOTS AVAILABLE ONCE A YEAR Our Small Lots 3 Continents Red (173.95) and White ($162.95) sneak in and out without a sound. Those who discover this unique offering wait for the event every year. Small Lots due to the scarce availability of this product - once they're gone, they're gone! New this year is the 3 Continents white. Well, last night I opened one of these precious bottles. To my great delight, aromas of rich fruits, black cherry, & chocolate filled the room. This wine is under a year - I cannot imagine what it is going to be like past a year and even at 2 years of age!
pdf for 3 Continents Red click here
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Click here for the rest of Pat's blog on last years Meritage... BEER MAKERS - WYEAST LIQUID YEAST IS NOW AVAILABLE $9.95 Wyeast Laboratories revolutionized home brewing in 1986 when they introduced 100% Pure Liquid Yeast Cultures. Hobby brewers worldwide count on the reliability, purity and extensive strain selection provided by Wyeast to produce beers of unequalled quality and diversity. Some liquid yeast is available at 14 St NW, NE and Airdrie. To read more click here.
OUR LIMITED EDITION UPDATE January's Australian Shiraz/Viognier - sold out
January's Pacifica White - sold out February's Italian Primitivo - available - a very popular offering at $146. This will be a beautiful wine worthy of ageing - watch video March's Austria Gruner Veltliner - $141 - available - this will be one of the best white wines in your cellar - watch video April's Portuguese Douro Tinto - $146 - watch video Paul's blog on all 5 - read more... IN JUNE - 2 NEW VINTNERS RESERVE It's been a few years since Winexpert last released a new variety in the Vintners Reserve line. We are pleased to introduce two new products available in June. Diablo Rojo (81.95) is a slightly off-dry red in response to many customers requests for this style of wine. Ángel Blanco ($77.95) is also a wonderfully blended off-dry white.
NEW - BELGIAN WIT BEER USING LIQUID YEAST We have good news for those who enjoy a white beer in the summer. Now with the introduction of Wyeast liquid yeast in our stores we are able to make this beer. 1/2 of the flavour will come from the yeast. Use either an American Lite or Mexican Cerveza along with Wyeast Belgian Witbier yeast and our wheat, coriander and orange peel pack. Recipes and additive packs are now available.
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK TO QUALIFY FOR OUR NEW MONTHLY DRAW Join us on Facebook to enter our draw for a Selection wine kit. To qualify for the draw become a friend of The Home Vintner on Facebook. This months winner is: Joan M. C.
MONTHLY STORE DRAW Monthly, each wine or beer purchase automatically enters you into our monthly draw. Congratulations to Dave H. this months prize winner - $30 gift certificate to the Pelican Pier Seafood Restaurant.
MAY CALENDAR INCLUDING OUR WINE & BEER MAKING CLASSES At our wine and beer making classes Paul demonstrates the making of a wine kit from the first steps right through to removing the CO2 and proper corking. Years of experience are shared, so the novice wine maker can be successful on their first attempt. For those who have made wine for years, there are new methodologies which will improve your end result. Also, step by step Paul walks through the making of a beer kit with secrets shared so your first kit will be a success. Pre-registration is required. Payment of $15 per person is payable at the class.
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WINE ON SALE IN MAY $5 OFF Vintner's Reserve - continues to set the standard in it's category by yielding wines of excellent quality, flavour and aroma.
Vintner's Reserve World Vineyard - featuring popular grape varietals, with grape juices and concentrates from some of the finest growing regions in the world, this 10 litre kit produces high quality wines that you can enjoy within one month after bottling. Vintner's Reserve Merlot $81.95 Bronze Award Winner  Wonderful plum, spice, currant and wild berry flavors. The soft tannins of this Bordeaux varietal carry these aromas and flavors to a long lingering finish.
It is opaque and very dark ruby colored. It opens with a fragrant ripe black cherry bouquet. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, nicely balanced, and fruit forward. The flavor profile is a very pleasant blend of black cherry and mild black raspberry. There is a hint of oak and a touch of black pepper to add to its character. The finish is dry and its moderate tannins linger quite nicely. This wine is quite versatile and would pair well with many foods. Sweetness: Dry | Body: Medium | Oak Intensity: Medium read more - wikipedia Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay $74.95 Bronze Award Winner  A smooth, appealing Chardonnay with vanilla, oak and apple notes. Beautifully integrated tropical flavors of pineapple, mango, and papaya with citrus notes that explode in your mouth. These flavors delicately intertwine with aromas of vanilla and honey to create depth and balance throughout. Austere and dry with pleasant acidity. Chardonnay's complexity is fully realized when aged.
Sweetness: Dry | Body: Medium | Oak Intensity: Light read more – Wikipedia World Vineyard California Pinot Noir $84.95  World Vineyard California Pinot Noir creates a lasting impression on the palate with an intense ripe-grape and black cherry aroma, accented by a spicy suggestion of cinnamon and mint. Medium-full bodied and rich but not heavy, it's perfectly balanced with alcohol acid and tannin working harmoniously, and has substantial flavour despite its delicacy. It has an appealing soft, velvety texture, like liquid silk gently caressing the palate.
Sweetness: Dry | Body: Medium | Oak Intensity: Light read more - wikipedia World Vineyard Washington Riesling 77.95 Gold Award Winner Riesling simply is the most versatile, complex and food-friendly of all the noble grapes. If you enjoy discovering new wines and inspiring your palate, then Riesling is your ideal wine. With floral and green apple aromas this crisp, vibrant wine has tones of green apple, citrus, apricot, white flowers and subtle mineral notes. The Washington's Columbia Valley is the largest Riesling producing state in the US. Rieslings grown here offer pronounced ripeness while retaining acidity, showing fantastic floral aromas and flavours of peach and apricot, while still maintaining a crisp freshness.
Sweetness: Off-Dry | Body: Medium | Oak Intensity: None read more - wikipedia BEER ON SALE IN MAY $4 OFFAmber Ale  Malty rich flavour and body. This reddish ale has slightly more bitterness than typical ales but its maltiness gives a nice balance between sweet and bitter. Our unique blend of 2-row pilsen, crystal and chocolate malts gives this ale its incredible character. Comparable to a Sleeman's Amber Ale.
Our HV Tartan Ale recipe is in our stores - 500 grams of smoked malt and use dry malt rather than dextrose. Try Wyeast 1728 Scottich Ale yeast. Click here to read our blog on Alexander Keith's Limited Release Tartan Ale. www.thehomevintner.com | 
