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Volume #39: September 2008 |
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| Fleming Jenkins Sponsors Skating Shows | |
| We’re proud to announce that Fleming Jenkins will provide sponsorship for eight skating shows to be televised on NBC Sports this fall and early next year. Peggy will be the on-air host for four of the shows and our winery logo will be visible along the edge of the ice at every event. Plus, we will be pouring our wines at the VIP cast parties afterwards. We will have a busy schedule while we travel to Los Angeles, Phoenix, Bloomington (Illinois), Chicago, Dayton, Las Vegas, Everett (Washington) and Rapid City (South Dakota) over the next three months. Please visit www.dissonskating.com for show schedules, air dates and complete information! The first air date on NBC Sports is Saturday, October 25th from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm EST. | 
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| Harvest Season Has Officially Begun | |
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Harvest arrived earlier this season. Last year, we started harvesting our estate Chardonnay vineyard on September 28th, but this year
we picked the upper half of the vineyard on September 10th - two and a half weeks earlier. We harvested the remaining section of the vineyard
only nine days later. Even though our vineyard is just one acre in size, we take the extra effort of harvesting it in two passes to
make sure that all of the fruit is of optimal ripeness. Our overall tonnage on the vineyard was 4.15 tons, which is nearly one ton
more than 2007. This is good news for everyone because it means we will produce more of our 2008 Jenkins Vineyard Chardonnay than with
previous vintages!
But now, we are back to “hurry up and wait”. The weather has cooled down substantially now, which has slowed down the ripening process of all of our remaining grapes across Northern California. This is good in that it allows the overall flavors of the grapes to continue to mature, and it keeps us on our toes to choose the best harvest date for each vineyard. Our friend, Winegrower Will Nord, gave us a great analogy to describe the difficulty with forecasting harvest dates earlier in the growing season, “It is kind of like predicting the score of a baseball game when it is only the 5th inning.” We are hoping that the weather continues to cooperate so that all of our upcoming harvests deliver ripe, flavorful grapes to the crushpad. |
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| National Breast Cancer Awareness Month | |
| October is the official National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which helps to educate all of us about the importance of regular screening, checkups and early detection. Please join us in our quest for a cure for cancer with a purchase of our 2007 Victories Rosé. We produced only 247 cases of this wonderful wine, and we have less than 30 cases available for sale in our Tasting Room and for online orders. Click here to order, or visit our Victories Rosé for Research website for more information on our campaign. |  |
| Upcoming Events | |
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Saturday, September 27th – 12 noon to 3 pm at Bev Mo! in Mountain View – join Fleming Jenkins at this tasting featuring a select
group of Santa Cruz Mountains producers. Click here
for directions to the store.
Saturday, October 11th – 12 noon to 3 pm at our Tasting Room - please join us for our latest Wine Club Pickup Party to receive your latest shipment. Light appetizers will be paired with our newest Wine Club release, the 2006 Madden Ranch Syrah. For more information on joining our Wine Club, please click here. Saturday, October 18th – 6 pm to 10 pm at the Garden of the Gods Club in Colorado Springs – join Greg and Peggy at the 12th Annual Vintner Dinner benefitting the Children’s Literacy Center in Colorado Springs. Taste a fabulous menu specifically paired to all of our wines, including the sold-out Black Ridge Vineyards Syrah. For more information, please call (719) 471-8672 or click here. |
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| Best Regards, | |
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Greg & Peggy
and the Fleming Jenkins Team | |