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Volume #40: October 2008 |
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| Harvest Wrap-Up | |
| In our last newsletter, harvest was just beginning with a little over four tons of our Jenkins Vineyard Chardonnay from our home vineyard. Now, we have completely finished our biggest harvest ever, with a final total of 48.1 tons for the 2008 harvest, up 33% from the 36 tons we processed in 2007. Both September and October turned out to be great months for the grapes to finish ripening—lots of warm, sunny days without any heat spikes. While the fruit is safely in the winery, the winemaking cycle is far from over. Some of the lots we harvested earlier in the season are resting in barrel, but the most recent red grape lots still need to finish up primary fermentation, be pressed and barreled-down. Like our newly created wines, we are ready to be put to rest through the winter months after getting through the ever changing complexities of managing harvest. Instead we will move on to new projects as we look forward to the holiday season! | 
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| Available Exclusively In Our Tasting Room - 2004 Petite Sirah Dessert Wine | |
| We are excited to announce the inaugural release of our new wine, available exclusively in the Tasting Room – Petite Sirah Dessert Wine from the Salman Vineyard in Clarksburg, CA. This port-style wine is great for those who enjoy sweeter wines and is perfect for the upcoming cold fall and winter months. We used double-distilled brandy to fortify the wine and stopped fermentation at 9% residual sugar. This same methodology has been used in Portugal to make traditional Port since the late 1600’s. The wine enjoyed 30 months of slumber in French oak to soften the tannins and to add sweet caramel notes to the boysenberry fruit. The 2004 Petite Sirah Dessert Wine is available for purchase for $34 per 375 mL bottle. Only 97 cases were produced. Come visit us to taste this very limited wine. | |
| Fleming Jenkins on National NBC Broadcasts | |
As we mentioned in last month’s newsletter, we are the winery sponsor for eight outstanding skating and musical entertainment shows this
fall. Four programs will be televised on NBC during November. Tune in on the following dates and look for our winery logo at the edge of
the rink:
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| Upcoming Events | |
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Friday, November 14th – 5:30 pm to 9 pm at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, CA -Greg will pour a selection of Fleming Jenkins
wines for members of Blackhawk Country Club. Attendees will be able to sample the wines from other small producers, all accompanied by
outstanding food selections. The Blackhawk Country Club has extended a special invitation to non-members who are a part of our email
newsletter family. Please call (925) 736-6511 for reservations. For directions, please
click here.
Saturday, November 15th – Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association Passport – join us at our Tasting Room for this quarterly event! For more information, please click here. Tuesday, December 2nd - Viva! Restaurant in Los Gatos - please join us as we return to the Tuesday “Dine With The Winemakers” dinner at Viva! and enjoy a fun and casual twist on the traditional Winemaker’s Dinner. We will be pouring many of our wines from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Click here for restaurant information. Saturday, December 6th - 12 noon to 3 pm at our Tasting Room – Wine Club Members can receive their latest shipment at our Wine Club Pickup Party. Light appetizers will be paired with our newest Wine Club release, the 2006 Santa Cruz Mountains Syrah from Black Ridge Vineyards. Greg and Peggy will be here to introduce you to this new release. For more information on joining our Wine Club, please click here. |
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| Best Regards, | |
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Greg & Peggy
and the Fleming Jenkins Team | |