The Wrigley Mansion Newsletter                                                                                                                                               September, 2012
In This Issue
A Bit About Wine
Hours & Info
WM in the News
Wine Spectator Award
Match Made in the WM
Kind Words
Holidays Are Just  Around the Corner! 
Choose The WM  for Your Holiday Event

Our house is unique, charming, warm and historic. The Mansion is a fabulous event venue, and can accommodate large or small parties. The Mansion offers private rooms for intimate gatherings, larger events, or the entire house can be reserved.  We've got you covered!

Our staff is professional, helpful and service oriented. Please contact LizDodds, 602.553.7395 to find out what we can do for you.  

Special: Call this month to book your December 2012 holiday party, and receive 20% off food and beverage for the event. 

Gifts: Smart & Easy
Wine Membership: Just $50/year.
See below for some examples of popular wines.
Just $10/year.
Gift Cards: $25 and up and reloadable.  
Purchase Membership or gift cards at The Mansion or email Yvonne Robberts or call 602.553.7386. 

Wine Knowledge...

 

Hot Wine  

Wines with a high or unbalanced alcohol level are often described as "hot." When the alcohol level is extremely high or out of balance with the rest of the wine, you may feel a heated or burning sensation in the back of the mouth.   

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Welcome Back

The Wrigley Mansion Season Resumes! 

We  have had a productive summer of home improvements including new landscaping, fresh paint, and a newly renovated Wedding Terrace.  Our new Executive Chef Stephan Germanaud has updated our kitchens, revamped our menus and has created flavorful dishes for the new Fall Season. We're refreshed and ready for you!    

Now you can join us for dinner at Geordie's  Wednesday through Saturday.  

Check out our hours: 

Wednesday-Saturday: 

Lunch: 11am-3pm

Dinner: 5pm-9pm

Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm

Geordie's Lounge: 4pm-close

Tours: 11am, 1pm or 3pm
Specialty Nights: 

Wednesday: Fish tacos $16 per person

Thursday: Prime Rib $25 per person

Friday: Surf 'n' Turf $28 per person, $33 per person with a glass of wine 

Sundays:

October 7: Award winning Sunday Champagne Brunch and Sunday tour resume.

See the Phoenix New Times: Geordie's Re-Opening 

  

Our Wine List: Among the Best in the World 

 

Wine Spectator recognized Geordie's for having one of the most outstanding restaurant wine lists in the world. Become a Wrigley Mansion Wine Member for just $50 annually and enjoy our fabulous wine list at reduced prices and additional benefits, including dining privileges, member-only events, complimentary valet parking and more.  

Chef Stephan Germanaud 
Chef Stephan is Making Changes!


Chef Stephan has been busy all summer planning and preparing for the new fall season! Take a sneak peak at our lunch menu and dinner menu and then make your reservations now. (Sunday Brunch and our Sunday tour begin Oct. 7.

Call us at 602.955.4079 or visit us at OpenTable.com. 
Singles Club Event at the WM Leads to Marriage
Dating services are finding that face to face encounters are coming back in style. Pamela and Eric attended an Events and Adventures singles club event held at The Mansion and sparks flew. The two were recently married and believe that an online service never would have matched them. Events and Adventures creator Mark Owen credits the venues for making each event special. See the Fox 10 News article here:  Dating Event at The Wrigley Mansion Leads to Marriage.
A Bit of History
by Kiersten Bell, Lead WM Docent

 

The Breakfast Room 
This was Ada Wrigley's favorite room in the home!  The
knotty pine walls and valances are original. Ada loved the way the sunlight poured in this room in the morning.  That natural heat would come in very handy because this was just a winter home for the Wrigley's.  They stayed here 4-8 weeks, just after the Christmas season.  They called it their "winter cottage."  They had four other homes, one in Chicago, IL, Lake Geneva, WI, Pasadena, CA and Catalina Island, CA.  The home in Chicago is primarily used as a movie set these days, the homes on Catalina Island and Lake Geneva are now Bed & Breakfasts, and the home in Pasadena is now the home office of the Tournament of Roses, quite appropriate since William bought the Pasadena home because Ada liked watching the Rose Parade and it was on the parade route.

Kind Words for The Mansion

   

"Thought I'd share these links with you as well...its the photos from our

Some attendees included actress Bo Derek, Steadman (Oprah's significant other), and Country Western Singer Neal McCoy
dinner.... Which was a huge success!   I only heard very,positive feedback, and I want to thank you for ALL your work in making this so successful." 
Event Photos
and  Table/ Room Set-up photos
Traci J. Cornett, Executive Administrator
Office of the Co-CEO's


"Hi Liz,
I heard fantastic reviews and everyone, Especially Mary Beth and Patrick were over the moon with the Mansion, Food, Service, Views and especially the wait staff.   Totally ecstatic.  I hope we will be back sometime soon.  Thanks so much!!!"

 

Marlene Kritzler
Meeting and Conference Coordinator
Staff Services
Blood Systems, Inc.
Scottsdale, AZ  85257

wineinfoWrigley Mansion Membership Tiers        

Our CEO and Sommelier Paola Embry compiled our award winning wine list, discovering new wonderful wines for the fall season. Below you'll see some examples of what a $50/year membership offers. You'll see some of our popular selections and how our regular price compares with our Gold Price for Members only:  

 

Champagne - Dom Perignon Brut, Champagne, France 2000.  

Regular price:  $375/WM Gold Price: $243

 

Chardonnay - Peter Michael 'Belle Cote,' Knights Valley, CA 2009            Regular Price: $170/WM Gold Price: $111

 

Pinot Noir - Soter Vineyards 'North Valley,' Willamette Valley, OR 2009  Regular Price: $75/WM Gold Price: $49     

 

Cabernet - Pahlmeyer, Napa Valley, CA 2006    

Regular Price: $240/WM Gold Price: $156

 

Cabernet Sauvignon - Dunn Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, CA 2007 Regular Price: $188/WM Gold Price:$122

 

Wine membership also includes complimentary valet parking for card holder only; discounts at our gift shop; member only events (guest speakers, visiting musicians, poet laureates, authors, classes); dining privileges at The Wrigley Mansion Club for lunch, dinner, brunch, and happy hour.

Click  here to find out more about our new membership tiers, including our $10 Social Membership and our $150 Corporate Membership.