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Volume #66: December 2010 |
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| Happy Holidays | |
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Thank you for being part of the Fleming Jenkins newsletter family. We send our best wishes for a fabulous 2011 and appreciate your
business, enthusiasm and support for our winery and wines. If you are looking for a way to entertain out of town guests, or just need to
unwind during this busy time of year, we're ready to welcome you in our Tasting Room. Our holiday schedule:
Normal hours - Tuesday through Sunday 12 noon to 6 pm Christmas Eve (Friday, December 24th) – 12 noon to 4 pm Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25th) – closed New Year’s Eve (Friday, December 31st) – 12 noon to 4 pm New Year’s Day (Saturday, January 1st) – closed |  |
| New Release Wines | |
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Year in and year out all of our wines continue to be very popular with our customers. Just this past month we released the newest
vintages of two of our favorite wines – 2007 Choreography and 2008 Madden Ranch Syrah. The previous vintage of each of these wines both
sold out quickly; so make sure to stock up while our inventory is good. Please visit us in our
Tasting Room to taste each of these new vintages, or
click here to order online.
Stay tuned in early 2011 for the release of our 2009 Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay from Greg & Peggy's estate vineyard! |
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| Vineyard Update | |
| As you drive by vineyards at this time of the year, the vines appear inactive with all of the leaves off of the shoots. In reality, each vine is gathering its resources in preparation for next season's growth of the root system, trunk, arms and new shoots. Budbreak is only three months away! On our estate vineyard, we decide if we want to add soil amendments like organic compost or gypsum, and determine if the reseeding of last year's cover crop will be sufficient to maintain the biodiversity of the site. Over the next few weeks we'll start pruning the dormant canes down to two buds each. Some vines can bear more fruit than others, and the stronger vines will be pruned to leave more bud positions. We prune each vine individually - often spending a few minutes on each vine - to achieve the best potential balance between the shoot growth and crop load. |  |
| Upcoming Events | |
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Saturday, December 18th - 12 noon to 3:00 pm in our Tasting Room - join us for the last of three Saturdays dedicated to pouring
our 2006 Napa Valley Dessert Wine (75% Zinfandel, 25% Petit Sirah, 18.2% alcohol, 6.2% residual sugar) paired with delectable chocolates
created by local chocolatier, Holly Westbrook, owner of Chocolate Dream Box
in Los Gatos.
Friday, January 7th - 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm in our Tasting Room - please note the new times for the new year. So, join us for January's "First Friday" for Wine Club Members (4 people maximum per membership please) as we continue this Friday evening member benefit into 2011. We will feature a barrel sample of 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon which will be blended into the 2008 Choreography which will be released in early 2012. We will pair this barrel sample with some thin sliced roasted pork tenderloin served with a dried cherry demi-glace. Please visit our Tasting Room or call us at (408) 358-4949 for more information. |
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| Happy Holidays, | |
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Greg & Peggy
and the Fleming Jenkins Team | |