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Thomas Kruse Winery
September 4, 2013
Dear Friends

It's me again. I have received a few emails asking if it was really me who sent out the email last night. Yes, it was. I know that many of you know that my bedtime is nine o'clock so what was this suspicious email asking you to send money practically in the middle of the night. Was it really me?. Yes, for the last time! OK, my mother's birth name was McFetridge! I grew up in Chicago. I started the winery in 1971. Our dog's name is Millie. Our sign, on the bottom, says "No Squirrels." Anything else? 
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Here is the plan. I am going to make Port again this year. It costs more than our table wine to produce because of the distilled spirits that must be added. I want to know if any of you would like to pre-pay for a case of it so I can fund this project. So, I'm offering to sell you a case of Port for $140 now instead of $240 later. If you'd like to do this then please send me a check for $140 to pay, in full, for your case. You can pick this wine up in June of 2014. It will appreciate from more bottle aging but will be quite excellent then. So, check for $140 to:
Thomas Kruse Winery
3200 Dryden Ave.
Gilroy, Ca. 95020
Fine Print; I must cut off subscriptions to this by the end of the week so, please, let me know by then.
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Tom and Millie in Christmas Hats
Who Else Is Going to Send You This Picture In September?
Friends and Relatives 
The 2013 harvest is here. Probably the next email I send will invite the strong and brave to help with the harvest. When you think about picking little berries off a plant and then, magically, turning them into a delightful beverage it is quite amazing. 
Stay tuned to this station for more information on what to do in case of an emergency. 
Tom Kruse, Vintner to the Free World
krusewine@aol.com
408-842-7458