| Sample California Wines at a new cafe, Gooseberries, the California Boutique next door, and a second floor loft apartment that's available for rent in a 1904 building in the Dutchtown neighborhood. And you thought the Grove and Cherokee Street were where the action is! See details below: Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Place: Gooseberries, California Boutique, and a vacant apartment Address: 2754 Chippewa (at California) 63118 Directions and Parking: From Jefferson going south, go west on Chippewa. Located on the southeast corner of Chippewa and California. There is a large parking lot catty-corner from the building and plenty of street parking - no meters! Guests will enter the café on the corner. Admission Cost: Each guest brings a bottle of California Wine or a plate of appetizers to share. Attire: Nice Casual. Wear comfortable shoes as there are stairs to climb RSVP: at www.mstl.org and click on this event on the Calendar page. RSVP Deadline: Monday, June 23, 5:00 pm. Facebook Invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/683361451730005/ Volunteers: We could use several volunteers to check people in, set up, clean up, and pour wine. Clean up crew takes home any leftover wine. It's a great way to meet everyone at the event. If you would like one of these opportunities, and can get there at 6:00 pm, contact me at suzannemoak@yahoo.com ASAP. Location Notes: This is Part 2 as the Wine Club visited this location in June 2007 when the building was just finished being renovated and there were two large multi-level lofts for sale. Our host is Sam Meller of City Renovators who spent 3 years working on this block long building and finished it in 2007. Originally built in 1904, this gut renovation resulted in four commercial spaces and five large residential lofts. The corner ground floor commercial space has recently been leased to a café business, which is not yet open. Gooseberries will be run by Kim Bond and Ross Lessor. Kim has been the pastry chef at Frazer's for 12 years and is starting a new catering and café business, which specializes in her sweet and savory hand pies. We'll get a sneak peak of the beautiful renovated café space and she'll be providing some of her sample food. You will enter the event through the café at the corner of Chippewa and California. See: https://www.facebook.com/gooseberrieseatsandtreatsThe 1400 square foot loft style apartment directly above is available for rent at $745 per month and features exposed brick walls, oak floors, granite and marble countertops, a fireplace, and private outdoor deck. http://stlouis.craigslist.org/apa/4480992440.html. See also: http://www.cityrenovators.com/cityrenovators.com/Chippewa.html One of the other commercial spaces, California Boutique, a combination clothing and hair salon, will be open that evening. The Neighborhood: Dutchtown is a neighborhood, located in far South City, close to the Busch brewery. Originally settled by German immigrants in the mid 1800's, it gets its name from the residents who were referred to as the "Scrubby Dutch" (Deutsch), based on the view that they constantly were scrubbing and cleaning their cement porches and front windows. A neighborhood organization formally named the neighborhood Dutchtown in 1973 in homage to this stereotype. The neighborhood has filled up with other immigrants in the past 20 years, including Bosnians, Mexicans, Asians and Africans. It is known for its extremely affordable housing. Wine Notes: California produces two thirds of the wine in the U.S and 95% of U.S. wine exports are from California, with an increase of 30 % between 2005 and 2006.
Regulations state that a wine can claim to be from California only if the grapes come from California. If a certain region is named, at least 75% of its grape must come from that region. However, some wine labels stating "Made and Bottled" may only have 10% California grapes. The best known regions are Sonoma Valley and Napa Valley. However, wine is produced in all parts of the state in 100 viticulture areas, and the wide variety of terrains and climates in California make it suitable for growing every type of grape. However, the climates and soils are especially conducive to Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Zinfandel is a distinctive showcase California grape. This is a red grape, which is strong, with a spicy flavor. Unfortunately, many Americans think of Zinfandel as the pink stuff known as White Zinfandel, a recently invented and lesser quality sweet table wine, which has become the second highest selling wine in the U.S. behind Chardonnay. Rules: 1.Do not reply to this e-mail. To reserve a spot, go to www.mstl.org no later than Monday, June 23, 2014, at 5:00 pm. 2.If you RSVP before the deadline, you are "in". If you miss the deadline, you may contact me at suzannemoak@yahoo.com to see if there is any space left. 3.We ask that you give 48 hours- notice if you need to cancel in order to give enough time to fill your slot with someone else. 4.You may only sign up for yourself and one guest max. Other friends need to sign up separately. You will be asked to give you and your guest's first and last name and e-mail addresses on the sign-up page and what you are bringing - wine or food. 5. We prefer finger foods, but if your food needs need utensils or platters, bring them. Appetizers, fruits, desserts, cheese are some suggestions. Don't bring "bagged" snacks such as pretzels or potato chips. 6. When in doubt about bringing wine or food, bring food. We generally come up short in this area. 7. Please bring wine pre-chilled and ready to drink. 8. 21 years old and older only. 9. Feel free to come alone. This is a networking event. Meet new people! 10. Please arrive on time. It's not fashionable to be late at these events. We need your wine and food in the beginning of the evening. But don't arrive before the event starts at 6:30 pm unless you are a volunteer. Once again, do NOT reply to this e-mail. Go to the website to RSVP. Suzanne Moak Metropolis Wine Club Coordinator suzannemoak@yahoo.com Metropolis has merged with Revitalize St. Louis. Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/revitalizestl/ . . . | 
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