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Wine Tasting Selections for 7/4/14-7/5/14

Red, White and Blue Wine Tasting Come by and celebrate our nation’s birthday with a patriotic flight of wines designed to complement the foods that many of you will be grilling on backyard barbecues over the weekend. We’ll start off … Continue reading

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El Cajon Wine Tasting for 6/27/14-6/28/14

Charles Hendricks Wine Tasting We’re proud this weekend to offer an exciting flight of wines from various labels that were crafted by noted winemaker Charles Hendricks, who follows this philosophy of turning grapes into flavorful wines: “It is a wonderful … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for 6/13/14-6/14/14

We’ve selected some exotic, overlooked wines for this weekend’s tasting that will provide an exotic change-of-pace from the usual suspects. Included in the selection are a Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, a French Gamay, an Argentine Bonarda and a luscious Italian … Continue reading

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Wine Selections for El Cajon for 6/6/14

Old World Summer Wines “Great wines for the barbeque” Bill will be enjoying a well-deserved weekend off this week, but we’ll still have a tasting Friday evening.  The Saturday event will return next week. So no tastings this Saturday. Friday … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for El Cajon 5/30/14-5/31/14

“Let’s Go Cabbing Tasting” It’s been a while since we’ve sampled a flight of Cabernet Sauvignon so let’s do it this weekend. We’ll open up with a lush Orogeny Russian River Chardonnay before moving into the reds. The first Cab … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for El Cajon 5/23/14-5/24/14

“The Hidden Secrets Tasting” Sometimes some great wines are overlooked amid the wine marketing hullabaloo and soaring ratings from well-known tasting critic’s. So, let’s step back this weekend and sample a few excellent, budget-friendly bottles that have flown under the … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for La Jolla 5/16/14

The Final Tasting Friday 5-15-14 is the “Swan Song” for wine tastings here at Jonathan’s Market.  The Swan Song is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement.  However, even though this … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for El Cajon for 5/16/14-5/17/14

“Spring into Summer Tasting”   Temperatures are soaring like it’s mid-August so let’s just skip the rest of spring and jump right into summer with a couple of old favorites back by popular request, a stunning, bargain-priced Brunello di Montalcino … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for La Jolla for 5/9/14-5/10/14

On Friday we will feature a block buster $50 event with 6 elite wines.  We have two whites and four reds in store for you from wine regions all over the world.  We will begin with Patrick Piuze’s Grand Cru … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for El Cajon for 5/9/14-5/10/14

“Let’s Go Exotic Tasting” We’ve put together an exotic combination of wines from California’s Napa Valley and Santa Lucia Highlands, Southern France, Spain and Argentina for your tasting pleasure this weekend. We’ll start off with a Napa white blend and … Continue reading

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