STOLA is pleased to announce that Cru Van Dogs will be donating $1.00 per bottle to STOLA from the sale of the award winning The Loyal Companion (TLC) Wines. Enjoy excellent wines, while giving back to help rescue Salukis. Not to mention the labels feature original, limited – edition illustrations by artist Jay P. Snellgrove, one of the partners. Each honors a real dog that has a special story-a reminder of how empty this world would be without the unconditional love and devotion of “man’s best friend.” You can support STOLA while drinking great wines by using the donation code CASTOLA at checkout. You can buy the wines at participating local wine shops or online. And if you want to make sure you don’t miss out on our limited editions – check out the wine club! All TLC wines are $12.99 a bottle with free shipping on a case.
Join us in the Pour It Forward campaign. The evolution of this program began about 2 years ago. The aim was to produce wines in the $12 range whose quality far exceeded the price point - to create the finest possible blend and the flexibility to use small lots of high end wines from some special winery friends with hidden gems in the cellar. These wines are indeed hand crafted and we hope you will enjoy them and share with friends & family. “Pour It Forward” !
News from the company: TLC Red Blend Lots 1 & 2 - Sometime during the holidays we will run out of Lot 1 and begin shipping lot 2 of both our TLC wines. For the Red Blend both have the same 4 varietals in slightly different percentages. Those are: SYRAH, CABERNET, MALBEC, & ZINFANDEL. We are thrilled with this combination which happened quite by accident. We had 20 barrels of a single vineyard ‘07 Cabernet we made that we were saving for a future Portrait Series. We also had some ‘06 Malbec that was waiting to find a home. A high end Zin producer friend of ours had 10 barrels of their ‘07 that was in excess of their production target that we were able to secure at a fraction of the cost. Add to these some very expensive Dry Creek Valley Syrah from another friend and you have a fantastic blend. Lot 1 is a bit bigger and richer due to a larger percentage of Syrah. Lot 2 has a bit more Cab & Malbec and is a little more elegant.
These are special wines we know you will enjoy and would challenge you to blind taste against wines in the $20-$30 range.
TLC Chardonnay Lots 1 & 2 - You won’t find Chardonnay of this quality for $12, PERIOD! Included in the blends is some ‘06 we made and aged in new French oak. We also have added Chard that saw no oak at all to provide great acidity and clean fruit.
Several vintages are in play including ‘08. & ‘09. We also found a special lot from a friend of ours to round out the finished products. Lot 1 has a touch more fruit to it while lot 2 a bit more minerality but both are very similiar and adhers to the style we want to make.
And - TLC wines are Award Winning Wines - The Loyal Companion wines received top honors at the San Francisco
Chronicle Wine Competition - the largest competition of American wines in
the world with a Gold Medal win for the Loyal companion (TLC) Red Blend
and a Bronze Medal for the Loyal Companion (TLC) Chardonnay.
So - now you know more about the wines and the program we invite you to try it for yourself and help STOLA to help Salukis in need. Just order directly from the wine website or locate a local shop by clicking on the link above but - and this is the most important part - be sure to give the donation code CASTOLA on checkout so STOLA will benefit from your purchase.
