Spring Release 2011

We are gearing up for another busy weekend. Starting tomorrow, Friday, May 6th and running through Sunday, May 8th we will be celebrating Spring Release in our Reserve House. We will be pouring our 2009 Washington State Chardonnay, 2009 Estate Barbera, Non-Vintage Red Wine, newly released 2009 Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008 "Artist Series" Cabernet Sauvignon and 2008 "Old Vines" Cabernet Sauvignon ($5 tasting fee, refundable with purchase). For this weekend only, we will be offering a special library tasting of our 1998 Charbonneau Red for an additional, non-refundable, $5 tasting fee. We will also be selling a limited amount of this wine on a first come, first serve basis, limit of three bottles, no discounts available. You don't have to be present to purchase the 1998 Charbonneau, we are also taking orders over our website or phone.

Hope to see everyone in town this weekend!

Cheers!

Shari

Private Tasting at Woodward Canyon!

Now that our Reserve House is up and running, we are happy to offer the opportunity to make an appointment for an intimate, private tasting with a knowledgeable Woodward Canyon staff member. Sit down with your group to both current releases and some limited-reserve wines that aren’t available for tasting through the regular tasting room. Light fare is included with the tasting. We have a couple of options, so for more information please visit the Woodward Canyon website or contact me at reservehouse@woodwardcanyon.com.

Last Friday, we held our first of many private tastings here in our Reserve House. I had the pleasure of hosting a great group of people from Walla Walla, North Carolina and Ohio, who had all gathered here in the valley for a little wine tasting before taking off on a cruise. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of tasters for my first private tasting. They were wonderful! We tasted through three current release wines and three limited wines. Everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves and really enjoy the wines. I can’t wait for the next group now. I just hope it goes as well as the first one did.

Also, I wanted to let everyone know about the great summer special we are running right now on our Non-Vintage Red Wine! Normally $19 a bottle, we are offering it at $15 a bottle up to a case and then anything over a case we’re offering it at $12.50 a bottle. That’s a case of great wine for $150! Visit our online wine shop to order yours now or for more details or email myself at shari@woodwardcanyon.com or Marlene at marlene@woodwardcanyon.com . This is a limited time offer, so get yours now!

I also wanted to let everyone know that I’m getting ready to head down to Sonoma Valley and Napa Valley, California at the end of the week for the 2009 Wine Bloggers Conference! I can’t wait. It is going to be a great opportunity to visit California and network with other wine bloggers. And, to tell you the truth, I’m also really excited to visit California! So if you are also planning on being at the conference, please say hi, I would love to meet you.

I'm off now, time to get ready for Orca International, our Japan Distributor to come in for a tour and tasting this evening. Oh how I love the summertime around the winery. There is always something going on!

Cheers!

Shari / Guest Services