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>On 24 Aug 2004 01:02:18 GMT, (Hunt) wrote:
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>>In article >,
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>C'mon down to the Springs. Cheer's still remains a wonderful store for
>bargains in wine and they continue to offer a reasonable selection of
>ports. And, they've been stocking my personal favorite in "Brandy de
>Jerez" Cardenal Mendoza. Add in a reliable source for Rex Goliath and
>a sale at $4.99/bottle about once a month and you've got a good reason
>for the trip.
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>For premium wines and even more port choices, try Colorado Liquor
>Outlet--original store on Briargate Blvd near Academy and new,
>"largest in Colorado" shop on Woodmen Road near Carefree. They don't
>advertise in the paper, so you won't get the lure of an Applejack or
>Countyline ad once a week. They do feature a wine boutique section
>that showcases some fine wines (and a cooler room attached for the
>whites and sparklers!) I've found some exceptional bargains there
>including a Ridge Monte Bello at $65 (could have ordered direct from
>Ridge for $120) as well as some nice Italians, Rhones and Bordeaux.
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>Might be worth your while to take a look. Besides, Colo. Springs needs
>the money!
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>Ed Rasimus

Wow, sounds like the Springs has changed, since I last visited there. Back in
the old days (when Applejack's was still a wine store of note), we used to "
pack a lunch" for the drive out to Lakewood. It was rather like going in to
Chicago from the hinterlands, to do Christmas shopping at Marshal-Fields.

Do you know if Lucas Liquors in the Park Meadows area of Denver is still
going? They, too, had some interesting Ports, but had them scattered
throughout their store. They once claimed to be the largest retail wine shop,
west of MS River, but I do not know how their marketing folk defined "largest
.."

Next trip up, I'll take your recommendations and stop in on the Springs' wine
shops. As I usually travel with a half-dozen empty shippers, I'm always
looking for stuff that is rare to us down in the Sonoran Desert. For being the
5th largest ciry in US (again, what criteria do the marketing types use for
some of this?), we have an OK, but not great selection of wines. A lot of
really good vino does not get imported to PHX - so for that, I just buy it
elsewhere, and ship it to myself - in the Winter!

Thanks for the update,
Hunt