WINERY NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2009 OCRW NEWSLETTER
California Wine Month
Future Release Schedule 2009/2010
Future Happenings
Pouring at Boccali’s Tomato Festival
Club Members – Please Update Us
Respect for License
California Wine Month
If you visit the winery during September, which is California Wine
Month, you may just get to watch us crush grapes. It is a unique opportunity to see the first stages of the
life of a wine and the beginning of our 2009 winemaking process. We are completely out of our 2007
Viognier, our 2007 Riesling Ice Wine, and now have less than 6 cases left of
our 90-point, 2006 Napa Petite Sirah. For the Petite Sirah, we are keeping the price the same ($24.95), but
are no longer giving discounts since we are in short supply. Again, our current
Club members still get their Club discount.
Look forward to our
future Releases Release
Date
2007 Merlot, McGinley Vineyard November
2007 Sangiovese, White Hawk Vineyards November
2007 Gewurztraminer, dessert wine, White Hills
Vineyard November
2007 Grenache, Vogelzang Vineyard February 2007 Syrah, Los Tres Burros Vineyard February 2007 Grenache Blanc, Camp 4 Vineyard May 2007 Petite Sirah, Branham Obsidian Vineyard, Napa May 2007 Syrah, White Hawk Vineyard May 2007 Chardonnay, Sanford Benedict Vineyard July 2007 Nebbiolo, Stolpman Vineyard TBD
Future Happenings
Mark on your calendar for Sept. 19 (3-6pm) for the Taste
of Ojai at the Ojai Valley Inn, and Sept. 26th (5-9pm) for the Boccali’s
Tomato Festival at their
restaurant at Reeves Road and Hwy. 150. We are pouring our wines at both events.
Planning far ahead, there will be a fabulous fundraiser on November 14 called “Wings and Wine”. Taking place in a hanger at the Camarillo Airport, several local wineries
will be pouring wines in between historic World War II planes such as a
Japanese Zero, a P-51 and many others. Money raised will assist in the maintaining of these historic
aircraft. As a really special
addition, Carmel Whitman’s uncle, Al Williams, will be coming in from Michigan
for the event. Al was a tail gunner
on a B-17 and was shot down over Germany. He survived the parachute fall, months as a POW in Germany, and has self-published
a book about his experiences called “Falling Down for the Count.” The book sells for $27 retail but with
the purchase of a ticket to the event the book will be available for $20 and
part of the proceeds will support the Museum. The Museum will be flying in a B-17 from Chino in honor of
Al’s attending.Tickets will be available at participating wineries and at the
Museum. As more details become
available we will keep you posted. This is going to be a very, very unique event and we don’t want you to
miss it so mark your calendars now!
Wine Club
Just a reminder to please let us know if you have any changes to your
email, shipping address, or credit card information – we’ve noticed a number of
you have cards expiring before our next release in November, and you don’t want
to miss out on the great wines debuting soon!
Respect Our License
If you are not aware, our State license permits the consumption of
wines produced at our winery only. You are welcome to bring water or soda,
but no other alcohol is permitted – no beer, no other wines and no hard liquor
– so please respect this request and protect our license.
See you soon!!
Box 173, 10024 Old Creek Road, Oak View, California 93022
telephone: 805.649.4132, fax: 805.649.9293
