Posted April 23, 2021
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Proof Wine & Spirits, a family-owned retail store located in the Denver RiNo district. Their passion is to support smaller wineries and distilleries from all over the world. They pick producers that make wines and spirits in a responsible, sustainable way. They created a retail space that you want to hang out in, making learning about wine very approachable. For your convenience, they also have an online store where you can purchase and pick up wines curbside.
Donate $50 to receive a complimentary bottle of Beaujolais:
- Producer: Gregoire Hoppenot
- From: Beaujolais (Fleurie), France
- Varietal: Gamay
- Body/Style: Medium / Dry Red
- Farming: Organic
- Description: An appealingly floral cru Beaujolais. Overall, Gamay displays flavors of red cherries and strawberries but this is also a dry red wine.
- Drink: now or over the next two years
About Beaujolais
Beaujolais is the most southern wine-growing region in Burgundy, though it is substantially different from the rest of Burgundy, both in climate and in the wine it produces, it is often thought of as its own appellation.
Beaujolais produces light, dry red wines made from Gamay. Perhaps what the region is best known for is Beaujolais Nouveau, a fresh and fruity red wine made for immediate consumption.
Beaujolais is described as a refreshing red with low tannins and bright acidity. Juicy strawberry and raspberry fruit aromas are the hallmarks of these wines. The more serious Beaujolais Crus sport mineral and earthy notes, as well as tart cranberry and violet overtones.
Some 35 million bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau are packed and shipped worldwide, within two months of harvest, hitting US shores around Thanksgiving! Roughly one-third of Beaujolais’ production is dedicated to producing wines in the quaffable Nouveau style.
Tune into Out of the Dark with a suggested donation of $20. Donations at $50+ receive a complimentary bottle of wine from Proof Wine & Spirits. Valid on donations made April 21–May 9.
