Aloha wine people, well, what a weekend we at Kona Wine Market have planned for all of you, and us, we get to enjoy this too. First, this Friday we have a supertastic tasting with LESLIE JOHNSON, who is one of the incredible Chambers and Chambers reps on the Big Island. Leslie will be showing and tasting a few of Chambers and Chambers superlicious wines, and we are pulling some good ones to kick off this superfabulous weekend. To toot our own horn, Kona Wine Market will be presenting on Saturday, the 26th of August, that's this Saturday for all you number deficient people, this Saturday at The Edible in Kona, toot, toot, toot, that's an inaudible trumpet fanfare, use your imaginations, this Saturday, Raise The Bar, tickets available at Kona Wine Market or online at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Now, back to Leslie and Friday, amazing wines, supermazing Leslie, and Kona Wine Market. Here we go:

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Liquid Farm White Hill Chardonnay 2015

Floral and fragrant, fresh tangerine, beeswax, jasmine. Up front minerality follow by a slightly creamier mid-palate with hints of baked lemon curd. The leaner and more Chablisiane reminiscent of our two main Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay bottlings, White Hill highlights the unique salinity that comes through in the ancient soils of Sta. Rita Hills. This vintage - HOLY ACID BATMAN! The 2015 has by far the most acidity (as does the '15 La Hermana) of both wines to date. It is going to be a rock star but, will benefit from some time in bottle so please try and be patient with this one! Pairing Ideas: High fat dishes where the acid will cut through like a dream. soft & semi-soft cow or sheeps milk cheese. raw fish: sushi and/or oysters.

$54.00

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Bodegas Muga Rioja Rosado 2016

A very light, bright colour, mainly pale orange-tinged salmon pink. In this harvest we see a return to very fresh, acidic fruit which dominates the whole sensory profile of the wine. On the nose a complex aroma of white-fleshed fruit with stones. In the aftertaste the olfactory notes are transformed into something finer and more complex in which, as well as the previously mentioned aromas, we can detect lychees, apricot and faint reminders of the bakery shop. In the mouth it proves deeply attractive since, although the tart fruit is still to the fore, the overall taste is softened by the fine, elegant, well-integrated lees. It is a wine with a long finish which combines sweetness, freshness and acidity.

$21.00

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Sean Minor Nicole Marie Red Blend 2014

Our Nicole Marie Red Blend is deep ruby in color and displays aromas of ripe dark fruit, brown sugar, molasses and vanilla. On the palate, it is big, rich and spicy, offering flavors of dark cherry, plum, cassis and black pepper that integrate with hints of oak spices, coating the palate. The round soft tannins and sweet oak balance lead to a long and lingering finish.

$25.00

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Ridge Vineyards Pagani Ranch Zinfandel 2014

Saturated ruby color. Boysenberry fruit, plum skin, toasted oak. Full entry, sweet bramble fruit, mineral earthiness. Layered, with dense full-bodied tannins, firm acid, lengthy finish.

$57.00

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Big weekend, big tasting, Ridge Zin, as good as it gets in the world of Zins. Wine tasting Friday, food, wine, spirits, brews, music, fun, dancing and an all around good time on Saturday, Kona Wine Market, we are the one. Drink global, Buy Local, Mahalo, KWM.