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Saturday Tastings

Complimentary Wine Tastings Every Saturday 12Noon - 4:00pm

SUN-SATIONAL COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH 2025 FROM 12NOON TO 4PM !!!!

Greetings my fellow tasters!
For this Saturday we’ll have a fun tasting starting with a lively Chardonnay coming from Santa Barbara - lush, fruity and well balanced - followed by the delicious Trimbach Riesling from Alsace Then, we’ll start our red wines with Black Slate from Porrera Vi de Vila - dry, with dusty tannins, from the Priorat appelation - and we’ll finish our tasting with the Textbook Reserve Cabernet from Napa Valley bringing lots of lushiness, black fruits, balanced tannins… Simply Superb! Also I would like to bring your attention that next week’s tasting should include a Brunello, a Burgundy from the Rully Appelation, and the JM Gobillard & Fils Champagne Premier Cru.

A Votre Sante ! Votre Serviteur, Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN -SATIONAL COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH 2025 FROM 12-NOON TO 4PM !!!!!

Greetings my fellow Taster! Fall is slowly but surely moving forward and we’ll have to adjust. I don’t know about you but I am not ready… I am still longing for a peaceful moment on my back patio drinking some white or Rose! Therefore we’ll start with an interesting white blend from ABC winery in Santa Barbara County, a blend of Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc; then we’ll try the Peyrassol Rose, whose vineyard is located between my native town, Marseille and Cannes. Following is a juicy Montepulciano d’Abbruzzo, and we'll finish with an organic Chianti : Fontella that is as good as it is affordable. A votre Sante!
Votre Serviteur, Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING SATURDAY 30TH OF AUGUST 2025 FROM 12-NOON TO FOUR PM !!

Greetings my friends! Yes! for today’s tasting, Saturday, we’ll be having… a beer! But… we’ll start with a Verdejo from the Rueda appelation quite tasty, then we’ll have a Rose from Brignolles in Provence, whose vines are planted so close to the Mediterranean sea they almost taste and smell like pebbles and sea salt. After that Punto Final will be our Red de Rigueur today. It is quite a Malbec; finally…Yes! We’ll finish that tasting with a Beer! Sacrilege! But it is quite a beer and we are not afraid to try something that rich and well aged.

Votre Serviteur,
Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING AUGUST 23RD FROM 12-NOON TO FOUR PM !!!!

Hello my fellow tasters! On this Saturday we have four approchable, budget friendly wines, very palatable: a classic Piniot Grigio from Venezie; a very interesting Chardonnay made by Harken Winery; and a Remole we had in the past, which is still a great value and of great taste. M100 Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington State and its lusciouness will close our tasting. A Votre Sante!

Votre Serviteur, Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING AUG 16TH FROM 12-NOON TO FOUR PM!!

Bonjour a tous, fellow tasters! Today we’re having some real Champagne !!! Yes!! We’ll start with a Chardonnay from Peju Winery, then we’ll taste the Brut Champagne from the Gobillart House of Champagne, followed by a fruity, elegant Pinot Noir from Truchard Winery in Carneros. We’ll end this tasting with a Bordeaux Blend from the Bergerac Appellation. A votre Sante ! Votre Serviteur,
Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL WINE TASTING SATURDAY AUGUST 9TH FROM 12-NOON TO FOUR PM !

Greetings my friends! What a beautiful and warm weekend we’re having in Champoo-Banana, as they used to call it. For tomorrow’s tasting, we’ll start with two wines from the Russian River Valley in Sonoma: a Chardonnay “crafted” by Atelier Winery, classy and elegant, followed by the medium body Willowbrook Pinot Noir; then we’ll have a Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Argentina called Tonel 46; we’ll finish with the last of our Italian “Moscato Series” made for cocktails, by Santero Winery, flavored with Pineapple. Perfect drink for an easy Sunset evening.

A Votre Sante ! Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL WINE TASTING AUGUST 2nd 2025 FROM NOON TO FOUR PM

Greetings my friends and fellow tasters! For this Saturday, we are only tasting Italians Wines…Nice right? We’ll start with a wine from the Gavi appellation; followed by a red blend of Barbera and Dolcetto grapes, then a Primitivo. Have you tried a Primitivo before? If not, you should join us and taste this full bodied rich and smooth one…It is just “delicioso”! To finish, we’ll try another wine from the Santero Winery with a Moscato and Mango mix. Mamma Mia!

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL SATURDAY WINE TASTING JULY 26TH FROM 12NOON TO FOUR PM

Greetings my fellow tasters! We’ll taste four wines for the last Saturday of July that are appropriate for the season; we’ll start with a trendy classy dry elegant Rose made by Scott McLeod for Skywalker Winery (Yes! THE Skywalker!), made in Provence, and we’ll finish with a sweet peachy Moscato from Italy, mmmmm…..!!!! In between we’ll have a dry fruity Rioja with the Marques de Riscal, followed by Parducci Petite Sirah, both calling for grilled ribs, steak and vegetables… Enjoy folks!

Votre Serviteur, Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
Sun-Sational Complimentary Wine Tasting Saturday June 7th 2025 from 12Noon to 4h00PM

Greetings fellows tasters! Believe me, summer is approaching even if we don’tn see it yet. That’s why we keep showcasing wines that could be a great pairing with those long evenings or barbecue food. We’ll start with the Sonoma Cutrer Sauvignon Blanc, with a citrusy finish; then we’ll have the Rose from La Genestiere, straight from the pays d’OC in Southwest France; followed by Chateau Nicot from Bordeaux; and we’ll finish with a wine I always liked, from Marietta Vineyard: Christo, a gorgeous Rhone style red blend from Geyseville, California. Take care all!
Votre Serviteur,
Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
Sun-Sational Saturday Wine Tasting May31st 2025 from Noon to Four pm !

Greetings Fellow Tasters! We’ll start the tasting on this beautiful sunny day with a semi-dry German white wine, in the style of a Prosecco; then we’ll savour a Verdejo from the Rueda appelation; and as summer approaches we at Sun Singer love to enjoy our Rose wines, so we’ll continue our saga with a lovely dry Rose from Provence from the Bunan family, made with Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. Finally, the Superb Protos Tinto Fino, 100% Tempranillo will conclude the Tasting. Enjoy folks!
Votre Serviteur,
Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL WINE TASTING SATURDAY MAY 24TH 2025 FROM NOON TO FOUR !

Greetings fellow tasters! With graduation weekend being behind us, we can now resume our weekly, noble and fun activity: Wine tasting! Yeah! From 12:00 to 4:00pm, we’ll start with a gorgeous Sauvignon Blanc made by Michel Rolland daughter…in Argentina! Then we’ll revisit the Greek Rose called APLA, unlike the picture is showing, we’ll continue with a classic style Bordeaux : les Granges. To finish, a traditional Chianti Classico. Welcome Back folks!
Votre serviteur,
Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING SATURDAY MAY 10TH FROM 12NOON TO 4PM

Greetings fellow tasters! This is a special weekend and Happy Mother‘s day to all the Moms out there! For this tasting we’ll start with the J Winery Pinot Gris; then we’ll revisit a classic: Rombauer Sauvignon Blanc; followed by a gorgeous Pinot Noir from the Cote d’Or appellation, the Domaine Gille; and to conclude this beautiful day we’ll taste Chateau Bellevue Claribes Bordeaux Superieur!
Beware!! : we will NOT have a tasting next week end , Graduation Week End.
Votre Serviteur,
Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING MAY3rd FROM 12NOON TO 4PM

Greetings my friends ! For the Tasting today I will pour only Spanish wines from the Rioja, Calatayud, Jumilla and Bierzo appelations. I will bring a map of these regions, because it helps to know where all those appelations are located, right? We’ll start with the White Muga, then we’ll have a Rose with Tres Ojos, followed by El Goro Gold blend with a mad, hairy fellow on the label (!) , and we’ll finish with the Castro Ventosa from Bierzo.
Cheers, my friends!
Votre Serviteur, Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh
SUN-SATIONAL COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING APRIL 26TH FROM 12NOON TO FOUR PM

Greetings fellows Tasters and Runners! Lots of things happening in Champoo Banana this weekend, including our Complimentary Wine Tasting from 12:00-4:00 PM of course! Running or not running, that is the question!
Well… Even if you run, nothing can keep you from tasting just a little bit after the race! Every year, I always have customers who have been running and are happy to be rewarded with a sip of wine! We have a nice line up - we’ll start with the Pasqua Pinot Grigio; then we have the Sisters Forever Unoaked Chardonnay made by the Donati Winery; the Coppola Pinot Noir; and the Prisoner Wine Company Zinfandel. Cheers to the runners!

Votre Serviteur,
Laurent

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Rick Carbaugh