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Volume #64: October 2010 |
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| Special Chocolate and "Port" Tastings on Three Saturdays | |
| Oh how sweet it is! Join the Fleming Jenkins Team at one of three special wine and chocolate pairings. Just in time for the holiday season we are pouring our new Napa Valley Dessert Wine (Port style) in our Tasting Room paired with delectable chocolates made by local chocolatier Holly Westbrook, owner of Chocolate Dream Box. Complimentary pairings will be held noon - 3:00 pm on the following Saturdays: October 23, November 13, and December 18. We look forward to sharing our latest release with you! |  |
| Los Gatos-Saratoga Wine Trail | |
| Let us help you plan a day filled with wine tasting with the Los Gatos-Saratoga Wine Trail, a group of five spectacular wineries in the historic Santa Cruz Mountains winegrowing region, all within 12 miles of each other. We invite you to visit our tasting rooms, wineries, and vineyards to learn about California winemaking and to sample the wide variety of critically acclaimed wines we proudly produce. Look for our ad in the Eye section of the San Jose Mercury News on November 11, 2010. For more information, visit www.lgswinetrail.com . | |
| Wine Club Exclusive Event: "Soup's On!" | |
| We will be serving four delicious and different soups, each wonderfully paired with a Fleming Jenkins wine. Included in the evening's festivities, Chef David Page will share with us his insights on how he decides on the best soup to accompany each wine and a few tips on creating these great soups at home. We'll also hand out his personal recipes for each soup, as well as offer special pricing for each of the paired wines. Join us Wednesday evening, November 17th from 6:30-8:30 pm for this intimate and tasty event. We will surely sellout quickly so call us soon at (408) 358-4949! Cost is $29 per person and each membership may purchase up to 4 spaces. | |
| Jenkins Vineyard Chardonnay Harvest - Finally! | |
| We harvested 3.36 tons of our estate Chardonnay on Thursday, October 14th, which is over three weeks later than years in the past. The weather warmed up for us in the week before harvest and yielded the ripe fruit laced with abundant flavors and natural grape acidity that leads to production of our Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay. This was by far the latest we had harvested our vineyard in any year since we planted it in 1999. We’ll produce just over 200 cases of 2010 Jenkins Vineyard Chardonnay from this year’s harvest. |  |
| U.S. Embassy Wine Placements | |
| Our Fleming Jenkins 2006 Napa Valley Choreography has gone international with placement of the wine at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul and in Ottawa. The diplomats and guests at both Embassies can now raise a toast and enjoy our finest Cabernet blend! | |
| Upcoming Events | |
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Saturday, October 23rd - 12 noon to 3:00 pm in our Tasting Room - join us for the first of three Saturdays dedicated to pouring
our newly released 2006 Napa Valley Dessert Wine paired with delectable chocolates created by local chocolatier, Holly Westbrook, owner of
Chocolate Dream Box in Los Gatos.
Friday, November 5th - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm in our Tasting Room - please join us for November's "First Friday" for Wine Club Members (4 people maximum per membership please) as we continue this Friday evening member benefit. Since we have been longing to share our extremely rare 2007 Trio B Cabernet Sauvignon with you, we have made the decision to showcase a limited sampling for you at this First Friday - don't miss out on this one-time opportunity! Also, as a special treat we'll be sampling one of the soups to be served at our upcoming soup pairing event for members. Please visit our Tasting Room or call us at (408) 358-4949 for more information. Saturday, November 13th - 12 noon to 3:00 pm in our Tasting Room - join us for the second of three Saturdays dedicated to pouring our newly released 2006 Napa Valley Dessert Wine paired with delectable chocolates created by local chocolatier, Holly Westbrook, owner of Chocolate Dream Box in Los Gatos. Wednesday, November 17th - 6:30 to 8:30 pm in our Tasting Room - pre-holiday soup and wine pairing for Wine Club Members. We will be serving four delicious soups, each wonderfully paired with a Fleming Jenkins wine. Included in the evening's festivities, Chef David Page will share with us his insights on the pairings and a few tips on creating these great soups at home. We'll also hand out his personal recipes for each soup of the tasting, as well as offer special pricing for each of the paired wines. This intimate and tasty event will sellout quickly so call us soon at (408) 358-4949! Cost is $29 per person and each membership may purchase up to 4 spaces. Saturday, November 20th - Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association Passport - Join us at our Tasting Room for this quarterly event! For more information, please click here. Please note that our Tasting Room will be open from 11am to 5pm for Passport. Our regular hours of 12pm to 6pm will resume on Sunday, November 21st. Wednesday, November 24th - please note our Tasting Room will be closing early at 4pm for Thanksgiving. Thursday, November 25th - please note our Tasting Room will be closed. We hope you have a memorable and happy Thanksgiving! We'll be open on Friday, November 26th and the rest of the weekend. Tuesday, November 30th - Viva! Restaurant in Los Gatos - please join us as we return to the Tuesday "Dine With The Winemakers" dinner at Viva! We will be pouring many of our wines from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Click here for restaurant information. |
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| Best Regards, | |
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Greg & Peggy
and the Fleming Jenkins Team | |