Hawaii Met Your Palate

Slip on your lei and stick an apple in that pig’s mouth! We’re gonna luau like they do in the Aloha State: Washington!

What? You mean Washington isn’t the Aloha State? Well, it’s an easy mistake to make when your hula-ing with the 2007 Helix Aspersa Columbia Valley. Waft its canteloupe, pineapple, and pear aromas through your nostrils, and even the bushiest evergreen will start to look a little like a palm. Splash the citronella, orange zest, and iced tea flavors on your tongue and you just might start juggling those sticks with fire on both ends. Probably only after you’ve had a whole, whole lot of those flavors.

You cant surf in your inflatable kiddie pool. That smoke you see isn’t a volcano – it’s from the used-tire incinerator down the street. And for the sake of your neighbors and loved ones, please, nobody needs to see you in a grass skirt. But with the 2007 Helix Aspersa, every sip is a little luau in your mouth.

2007 Helix Aspersa:

• Columbia Valley
• Blend: 71% Chardonnay 29% Viognier
• Cooperage: Stainless steel
• Bottled: June 2007
• Alcohol: 14.3%
• R.S: 2.9 g/100mL
• pH: 3.34%
• T.A.: .6 g/100mL
• Production: 418 cases

Rules and restrictions:

• Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary)
• You must be 21 or older to order
• Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older
• If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it
• Wine cannot be delivered to a P.O. Box
• We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address

Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:

• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• District Of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Iowa
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oregon
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington
• Wyoming

If your state's not on the list, you're out of luck... for now. Keep up with the ever-changing laws over at ShipCompliantBlog.com, and/or sound the alarms with your state assembly person through FreeTheGrapes.org. Meanwhile, all Federal, state and local laws are complied with in providing this wine.