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Meet Rob Griffin and Sample His Wines January 20th, 2007


Saturday, January 20th, 2007, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

This is your chance to meet Rob Griffin, winemaker and owner of Barnard Griffin Winery. Rob will be speaking at the Ivory Jazz in old downtown Kennewick, Washington, upstairs in the Roxy building. Rob has been making wine in Washington state for 30 years, don't miss this chance to listen to him share his thoughts on our favorite subject - wine.

While Rob speaks, you will be able to enjoy five pours of Barnard Griffin wines, and then enjoy live jazz music after 8:00 pm ($10 lets you sample all five wines and includes the cover for the live music, a nice bonus). Yours truly will be pouring at this event so say "cheers" when you stop by. We'll be pouring, 2004 Tulip Merlot, 2004 Reserve Merlot, 2005 Tulip Cabernet Sauvignon (new release), 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and 2005 Semillon - excellent choices!

Ivory Jazz, 101 West Kennewick Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone: 509.585.8877
www.ivoryjazz.com

Cheers!

update: The event went very well. They sold out all 85 seats before we started pouring. Unfortunately some of my friends showed too late to enjoy. We poured all of our wine within the 2 hours alloted. Music began just after 8 pm, so we settled down to enjoy music and more wine. Highly recommended if you enjoy live jazz and great Washington wine.
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