Purple Cow Vineyards

2009 Harvest Complete

We had 3 wonderful days of picking that spanned 3 weeks.  The weather cooperated better than usual.  Here's an inventory of what we collected:

Kelsey Pinot - 6 barrels
Sophie Pinot - 6 barrels
Estate Tempranillo - 2 barrels (yeah!)
Marechal Foch - 1 barrel (hooray!)
Pinot Port-style - 2 barrels (ooooohhhhh)
Muscat - 300 gallons - ~130 cases

I am really excited about the future of trying these out as they mature.  Now for a round of thanks.

Doug & Cheryl Barlow, Ardna, & Basil
Rob & Renee Herb
Dave Sandage
Navindra Gunawardena
Lin Silver
Willie & Sari Ashe
David & Carol Kaysen
Don & Carol Stearns
Matt & Briana Talley
Marc & Kari Inness
Wendy Armstrong
Dave & Jolyn Rasmussen
Cathy Riecke
Elena Galindez
Jose & Milagros
Graham Keavney
Wilmer Morales
Neil Frederickson
Bob Jones
Brent & Katie Hudgins

These stalwart bee swatting, heat ignoring troopers picked the ripest and cleanest fruit to bring you a fabulous 2009 vintage.

Announcing 2007 Gabriela, special offer for remote Wine Club Members

Announcing the 2007 Gabriela

This coming weekend, October 14th, will mark the second release of our popular red blend, Gabriela.  We significantly changed the formula for the 2007 Gabriela - combining Malbec, Mourvedre, Tempranillo, and Pinot Noir.  It has lots of black pepper, medium color, mellow tannins, and emerging dark fruit.

At only $24, we're excited about opportunity to bring you a big red that has been infused with a touch of our prized estate fruit to give you great flavor at a reasonable price.

 

Come visit and try it.

Are you a remote Wine Club Member?

Wine club members on auto-ship have the option to buy the 2007 Gabriela with half-priced shipping on orders received via email (just reply to the note in your inbox).  This is our thanks to you for being a part of the club even if you can't make it to the tasting room.  This offer is effective on orders received now through Halloween.

Staying in touch

We just made it easier to get Purple Cow News.  Your privacy is so valuable that we rarely send email.  However, the website is updated regularly and through our RSS feed, http://www.purplecowvineyards.com/pcv/atom.xml, you can choose whether or not to follow along.  Thanks for your support.  -Jon-

World's Greatest Wine Blogger

http://winewithgraham.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/harvest-2009-purple-cow-vineyards/

OK.  I might be a little prejudiced, but if you have followed us for some time, you'll recognize this as more than the first time I've posted references to Graham's work.  Most important, it's fun to read.  I don't care if you agree with him or not.

Honestly, I'd hire Graham for marketing when we reach the point where we need marketing and have product to support it.  So, be suspicious of everything he says.  :)  -Jon-

Update on Growing Season

Time for a new graph to be posted.  This one starts at the beginning of August and runs through the end of September.  Click on the graph to expand it if you like.

As you can see, we're tracking along the same line as the 2006 vintage.  We also have a slight amount of burned fruit like we did in 2006.  The heavy rain early in August was a nice blessing too.

Don't forget to come by and try the new Siegerrebe before it is too late.  It has become very popular.  I also might pull out something new this weekend for a preview tasting.  -Jon-

Announcing Q3 Wine Club Shipment

September 12 & 13 will be the weekend for the next wine club pickup.  We will be open 11-5 both days. 

What's in it, you ask?  The 2006 Kelsey Pinot Noir & the not yet released 2006 Tempranillo Reserve.