Amendment 21 Wines

Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon

You've got your big hat, your seersucker suit, and your pastel-colored dress.  You're headed to a party to watch the 138th annual running of the Kentucky Derby; what more do you need?  Bourbon, of course!  And not just any Bourbon....Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon.

"The finest bourbon in the world comes from a single barrel. That's the way Colonel Albert B. Blanton first bottled his private reserve bourbon nearly a century ago.  Personally tasting and choosing each barrel, these barrels were reserved and bottled for ambassadors, dignitaries, family and friends becoming the world's first single barrel bourbon."

We suggest you drink it straight with just a few droplets of spring water, but Derby traditionalists might appreciate this mint julep recipe:

2 Cups sugar

2 Cups water

Sprigs of fresh mint

Crushed ice

Blanton's Single Barrel Kentucky Bourbon

Silver Julep Cups

No Derby Party is complete without the Mint Julep which has been the traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century.

Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight. Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces of Blanton's Kentucky Bourbon. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon $58.99/ 750 ml.

Are you a cycling enthusiast?  We are.  We like cycling so much, we decided to sponsor a local cycling club.

Local Velo is a Denver based cycling team, conceived by a handful of local, small business owners who thought a cycling team would be a perfect vehicle to promote their businesses and the sport. L/V is an alternative approach to team sponsorship with a goal of creating a group which serves as a rolling billboard and ambassadors for local business.

Fellow sponsors include: Basil Doc's Pizza; Pablo's Coffee; Rise and Shine; Locomotive Services Inc.; Sports Optical; City Velo; South American Wine Importers; Studio Como; YAME Yoga All Can Enjoy.

For more information, check out our website:  www.localvelo.com

Join Grant Farm's CSA Program Today!

Amendment XXI is proud to announce our second year serving as a pick up point for Grant Family Farms Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

Purchasing a CSA share entitles you to a weekly portion of organic, locally grown produce during the farm's six month season. One day each week from June through the first week of December, pick up your food while you pick up your wine! Grant Farms has even partnered with 3 local cheese makers and a bread baker so you can add much more to your order. We'll help you pair what works best with it all! If you're interested in eating healthy and supporting the local agriculture movement, you should definitely join Grant Farms' CSA program! Sign up online at www.grantfarms.com or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with questions.

To sweeten the deal, Amendment XXI will offer a 10% discount on wine purchases when you pick up your farm-fresh veggies!

"FIRST, winemakers poured their vintages into bottles and corked them. Then they lost the corks and added screw tops. Then they lost the bottles and sold wine in boxes, next to beer and pretzels at supermarkets. And now, winemakers seeking some pop are canning wine."

By BONNIE TSUI, New York Times, Published: December 6, 2011

The Infinite Monkey Theorem's Sparkling Black Muscat uses grapes sourced from Colorado's western slope and delivers aromas of litchi fruit, cinnamon, strawberry, and rose petal.  A touch of sweetness makes this a fun carbonated wine to enjoy cold while at the pool, listening to jazz at City Park, or just hanging out on the patio!  $6.99 / 375 Ml can

Another 100 points from Rate Beer for Great Divide's Chocolate Yeti!  

This Denver-based craft brewery is a home town favorite and brews some extraordinary beers.  The Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti is an Imperial Stout brewed with cocoa nibs to contribute a bit of pleasing bitterness.  Vanilla notes from the oak combine with the cocoa to create an aroma and flavor akin to a gourmet chocolate bar.  A dash of cayenne pepper keeps things lively, adding just a touch of heat to the finish.  9.5% ABV  $9.99/22 oz. 

"Lodi's climate and soil are ideal for Petite Sirah production, which is why the area is the state's leading producer of this varietal." This wine uses rotary fermentation techniques, which insures that every characteristic and bit of flavor is extracted from the fruit. The wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, concentrating its fruit and rounding out the flavors.  Test this

The wine's color is dark purple and inky, a quality that is very indicative of Petite Sirah. Your nose may detect aromas of blackberry jam, underbrush, fall spices, and rosemary. The palate offers an explosion of purple and dark fruits such as boysenberry, plum and sweet black cherry. Firm tannins persist throughout the finish with hints of smoke and dark chocolate. This wine calls for a grilled steak!  $13.99

Peirano Estates has been farming vines in the Lodi appellation of northern California since the end of the 1800s. Italian immigrants brought Zinfandel vines with them in the hopes of striking it rich during the Gold Rush.

This Zinfandel is estate grown and made from 113 year old vines. The wine offers dark cherry aromas with mineral and earthy undertones. The palate is a velvety mixture of sweet red cherry, cocoa, and strawberry, with a hint of toast.  $13.99

"Besides the unique high-rye mash bill, Breckenridge Distillery owes its success to careful mingling of casks at each bottling and the perfect Breckenridge snowmelt water used for proofing. The natural minerality of the water source ensures the luscious mouth-feel, depth of flavor, and long finish making Breck Bourbon one of the very best Whiskeys in the World."

This Colorado Bourbon is made with 56% yellow corn, 38% green rye, 6% malted barley and has been aged for an average of 2-3 years in new American White Oak barrels.  $43.99

Another Blair Taylor import, this is made from the Brachetto grape and is the red cousin to everyone's favorite Italian dessert wine, Moscato. If you enjoy Moscato, you'll fall in love with Villa M!

Hand-picked Brachetto grapes are rushed into the wine press to preserve their fresh and vibrant flavors. The result is a markedly sweet red with a bubbly effervescence that leaves your palate longing for more.

Grab a bottle of Villa M along with some strawberries and whipped cream and you just might end up like Mickey Rourke and Kim Bassinger in '91/2 Weeks!' $16.99

We just love finding inexpensive wines that over-deliver! Veteran Denver restaurateur, Blair Taylor, has scoured the Italian countryside in search of fun, delicious, and affordable wines to import. 'Ardente' is the latest edition to an expanding portfolio.

This Tuscan red blend delivers deep and dark aromas of black fruit and amarena cherries. The wine is weighty on the palate with texture and grip, and offers the unmistakable flavor of cocao.

For you lovers out there, you'll be pleased to know that 'Ardente' translates to: fiery; aglow; burning hot; filled with strong emotion. 

On promotion for only $9.99!