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“EXTENDED FAMILY”<br />
WINE CLUB NEWS<br />
October/November 2008<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> <strong>44</strong><br />
WILSON CREEK WINERY & VINEYARDS<br />
“Quality Wines & Quality Times!”<br />
1.<br />
The CRUSH is ON<br />
again at <strong>Wilson</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>. We’re finishing up with the<br />
2008 harvest, and it appears that everyone in the Valley is<br />
having a good year. Winemaker Etienne Cowper, speaking<br />
like the scientist that he is, says “The fruit has been very good<br />
in flavor for both whites and reds. Most of the reds have had<br />
good color so far. The challenge has been mostly with the<br />
move (into the NEW Event and Production Facility).”<br />
Bill <strong>Wilson</strong>, a little more excitable then the stoic Etienne<br />
says “This has been the best growing season this Valley has seen in years.<br />
Everyone is very excited about the quality of fruit that is coming off the vines!<br />
Could be the best vintage we have seen in a decade!” You know what that<br />
means? MORE GREAT WILSON CREEK WINES!<br />
2.<br />
1. Etienne Cowper our Winemaker.<br />
2. Our vineyard crew hard at work picking<br />
Petite Sirah - your FUTURE wine!<br />
3. Cellar Master Joe Vera works the destemmer.<br />
4. Assistant Winemaker Benny Rodriguez on<br />
the forklift.<br />
5. Cambria and Sarah <strong>Wilson</strong> are involved<br />
with many aspects of the winery but love<br />
helping with harvest, plus child labor laws<br />
do not apply to a family business .<br />
5. 4.<br />
3.
Craig Chaquico<br />
Below:<br />
Gerry and Rosie<br />
get the crowd<br />
roaring before<br />
the concert.<br />
Photos courtesy of Hulse Photography – www.hulsephoto.com<br />
Marion Meadows<br />
George Duke left<br />
George Duke and Andre Delano rocked the vines at our<br />
August 16th concert. We closed the Sunset Jazz in the<br />
Vines concert season with an amazing show from sax<br />
great Marion Meadows and opening act guitarist, Nick<br />
Colionne. Our new concert venue was outstanding,<br />
allowing us to accommodate more guests with great<br />
views, great food and, of course, great wines! Best of<br />
all, a portion of the proceeds from all of our concerts<br />
benefit children with autism. We’re already planning<br />
our Sunset Concerts in the Vines for next year, so keep<br />
an eye out for more details and information.<br />
Above: Rosie and Thunder<br />
Left: Staff members Margo,<br />
Brad, Kevin, and Diana<br />
enjoying the game!<br />
WC takes Lake<br />
Elsinore by Storm<br />
Recently the entire <strong>Wilson</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> employee “family” visited the<br />
LAKE ELSINORE STORM, Class A California League affiliate<br />
of the San Diego Padres! Rosie threw out the ceremonial first<br />
pitch. Hayden Johns, Rosie’s grandson, got to do the<br />
ceremonial sweeping of home plate! Everyone had a grand<br />
time, and we’re proud that the Storm had such a great season!<br />
The Sax Pack<br />
Below:<br />
Dave and Lisa Frisch<br />
came from Colorado<br />
for Sunset Jazz!<br />
Neil Diamond<br />
Tribute<br />
WOW! What a night! Surreal Neil and<br />
his bandmates in SUPER DIAMOND put<br />
on an outstanding show! People were<br />
singing along and dancing in the aisles!<br />
We really enjoyed it, and our friends at<br />
The Sunrise Rotary of Temecula are<br />
so appreciative that so many “Extended<br />
Family” and friends of the <strong>Winery</strong> showed<br />
up to support their Safety Town project!<br />
Above: George Duke with some<br />
Wine Club fans.<br />
Courtesy of Ceanone Photography<br />
www.ceanone.com<br />
The FULL MONTE CARLO!<br />
The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce recently hosted their annual<br />
Monte Carlo Night mixer here at the winery! What a FUN night! Over<br />
500 TVCC members and guests were here for an evening of networking,<br />
friendship and fun!
DAY OF WINE & CHOCOLATE<br />
(what more could you ask for?!)<br />
Hospice of the Valleys hosted their annual fundraiser,<br />
A Day of Wine & Chocolate, here at the winery.<br />
Friend of the <strong>Winery</strong> and “Extended Family”<br />
member John Hunneman was the guest emcee of<br />
this great event!<br />
Bill pouring our “Decadencia”<br />
Chocolate Port into chocolate cups for guests.<br />
BUBBLES & HOOPS?<br />
Recently NBA Hall-of-Famer (and as he quickly pointed out, father of current<br />
NBA player Luke Walton) Bill Walton visited our winery with his lovely wife Lori.<br />
We had such a nice visit, and Bill was so great about signing autographs and letting<br />
us take pictures. We hope they’ll come back to visit us soon!<br />
Our cashier Carol presenting<br />
Bill with a bottle of Almond<br />
Champagne.<br />
The short(er) ones are (from left) our pourers John and Kevin and barback Erik.<br />
BOTTLE SHOCK -<br />
The Movie...<br />
a true story of love, victory and<br />
fermentation!<br />
There are certain moments in history when<br />
America has proven itself to the world: Neil<br />
Armstrong setting foot on the moon, or the US<br />
Men’s Hockey team defeating the Soviet<br />
Union in the 1980 Olympics. One such<br />
moment, however, never got the recognition it<br />
deserved. In 1976 several small, relatively<br />
unknown California wineries entered the<br />
“Judgement of Paris” tasting competition<br />
to celebrate America’s bicentennial. Napa<br />
Valley’s Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon and<br />
Chateau Montelena Chardonnay bested the<br />
exalted French wines of the time, sent the wine<br />
industry into a tizzy and put California wines on<br />
the map for good! If you love America and<br />
wine, you’ve got to see<br />
this movie!<br />
GALLERY<br />
Recently Deanna <strong>Wilson</strong><br />
mentioned to all that there<br />
was soon going to be a new<br />
addition to their family! We<br />
immediately started planning<br />
a baby shower but soon found<br />
that the shower gifts should<br />
be rawhide chews and rubber<br />
toys! Meet the newest<br />
member of the <strong>Wilson</strong> Family,<br />
SHERRY, Mick, Deanna and<br />
Sarah <strong>Wilson</strong>’s new puppy!<br />
Fox 11 News personality<br />
Rick Lozano made his annual<br />
pilgrimage to <strong>Wilson</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />
and Temecula Valley Wine<br />
Country to report on this<br />
year’s crush! Poor Rick had<br />
to drink Champagne with Bill<br />
at 7:00 AM in the morning!<br />
Poor guy!<br />
FOX<br />
NEWS<br />
RICK<br />
LOZANO<br />
LIVE<br />
@ WC<br />
In the wilds of Montana,<br />
while Bill, Jenifer and their<br />
family were vacationing,<br />
someone saw the <strong>Wilson</strong><br />
<strong>Creek</strong> logo on the back<br />
of their car in the<br />
campground and raced<br />
over to tell them how much<br />
they loved our Almond<br />
Champagne. Of course,<br />
Bill & Jen had to share a<br />
bottle with these nice folks!<br />
Have Almond, will travel!<br />
Recently members of our<br />
local Riverside County Fire<br />
Station visited the winery to<br />
familiarize themselves with<br />
our new facilities. While<br />
they were here, other guests<br />
connected with them, too.<br />
Worlds collide here often!<br />
The firemen were such good<br />
sports about getting their<br />
pictures taken! Oh, and<br />
FABULOUS HATS,<br />
LADIES! Thanks for<br />
sharing<br />
your<br />
birthday<br />
celebration<br />
with us!
UPCOMING EVENTS – JOIN THE FUN!<br />
There’s always something happenin’ at <strong>Wilson</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>!<br />
Sip, Savor<br />
& Stomp!<br />
Sunday, October 19th<br />
@ 5:00 PM<br />
Don’t miss this! Our<br />
annual harvest celebration<br />
and grape stomping<br />
extravaganza! We’ll enjoy<br />
a wagon ride through the<br />
vineyards to Merlot Mesa<br />
where we’ll snack on<br />
appetizers while we watch<br />
the sun set over Wine<br />
Country. Then we return<br />
to the winery for a buffet<br />
dinner, live music and dancing and GRAPE STOMPING!<br />
A party like no other! Price for this extraordinary evening<br />
of fun, food and friends is just $72/$64 Wine Club (and<br />
guests). Call us TODAY at (951) 699-9463 for more<br />
information and reservations!<br />
JUST IN TIME for the HOLIDAYS<br />
Sippin’ & Shoppin’!<br />
(Two of our VERY favorite activities!)<br />
FOUR select THURSDAYS @ 5:30 PM<br />
Join us as we offer our “Extended Family” Wine Club<br />
members great EXTRA discounts (just in time for the<br />
holidays!), great food, barrel tasting AND GREAT<br />
WINE! This year, by popular demand, we’ve<br />
added shopping nights all through the holiday<br />
season! Call for reservations and please plan to join us for<br />
one (OR MORE!) of these great shopping opportunities!<br />
JOIN<br />
US!<br />
CALL 951-699-WINE (9463)<br />
TODAY FOR YOUR RESERVATION<br />
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!<br />
1. November 20th<br />
2. December 4th<br />
3. December 11th<br />
4. December 18th<br />
Sippin’<br />
shopper is<br />
Margo<br />
from our<br />
shipping<br />
department.
Come See<br />
Us Soon!<br />
Open Daily<br />
11AM - 5PM<br />
WINE<br />
CLUB<br />
Benefits<br />
Include:<br />
• 10% savings on food & wine by the glass<br />
• 20% savings on wine by the bottle<br />
• Preferred reservations and seating<br />
• WINE CLUB WEDNESDAYS<br />
1/2 price bottle of selected wines<br />
with food purchase (one specially priced bottle per member)<br />
• Happy Hour - Monday-Thursday 3PM-5PM<br />
1/2 price appetizers<br />
1/2 price champagne/sangria/beer<br />
(no other discounts apply to Happy Hour pricing)<br />
Special Happy Hour Menu<br />
THURSDAY,<br />
NOVEMBER 27TH<br />
OPEN 11:00AM - 5:00PM<br />
Reservations Required<br />
Join us as we celebrate our FIRST<br />
WILSON FAMILY THANKSGIVING in our new event<br />
facility! We’ll enjoy a classic holiday buffet and all the<br />
trimmings prepared by our own <strong>Creek</strong>side Grille culinary<br />
team! Seatings available throughout the day! Cost for this<br />
fabulous feast: $50 per person/ $45 Wine Club; Children 6<br />
through 12: $24.95/ $22.46 Wine Club; Children 5 and<br />
under, FREE! Call for more information and<br />
reservations!<br />
GIVING THANKS FOR ALL OF LIFE’S BLESSINGS
Check out these<br />
on-line<br />
FREEBIES!<br />
Shop Early!<br />
Shop Often!<br />
Buy a case of wine on-line<br />
& we’ll ship it for FREE<br />
That’s right! Visit our on-line store and purchase any<br />
case of wine and we’ll ship it for FREE! Just remember,<br />
our on-line store recognizes you as an “Extended Family”<br />
by your e-mail address. Please make sure we have a valid<br />
e-mail address on file so our system recognizes you<br />
and gives you’re your “Extended Family” discounts!<br />
(Offer valid from Nov. 1st - Jan. 31st. On-line orders<br />
ONLY, unless specifically prohibited by your state.)<br />
Stocking up on<br />
Stocking Stuffers?<br />
Add to your shipment &<br />
we’ll pay the extra shipping!<br />
Would you like us to add a little something to your<br />
December Wine Club selections? Just give us a call and<br />
we’ll be happy to add a bottle of bubbly or a flask of fun!<br />
(OK we’re stretching it there...) but, if you contact us by<br />
phone or e-mail to add to your December Wine Club<br />
selections, we’ll pay for any additional shipping! Call<br />
us by Monday, December 1st to insure receipt by<br />
Christmas. We look forward to hearing from you!<br />
(OK, here’s the “official” stuff... Offers of FREE<br />
SHIPPING apply to standard FedEx or UPS ground<br />
shipping. Any requests for “expedited” shipping will be<br />
charged accordingly. Some restrictions may apply, etc.,<br />
etc...)<br />
CALL US at (951) 699-9463 TODAY!<br />
POSTAGE<br />
Hot Air Balloon Ride for 2!<br />
As of this writing, the intrepid WCW<br />
Hot Air Balloon team (which is<br />
basically Bill and his best<br />
friend Rusty Manning of A<br />
Grape Escape Hot Air Balloons<br />
and their wives!) is making<br />
their way toward the 37th Annual<br />
Albuquerque International Balloon<br />
Fiesta! To celebrate our participation in<br />
this GREAT event, check out this GREAT<br />
FREEBIE!<br />
There’s no better way to enjoy the majestic beauty of<br />
Temecula Valley Wine Country than in a hot air balloon!<br />
Our friends from A GRAPE ESCAPE are offering the<br />
chance to win a hot air balloon ride for two (a $250 value!).<br />
Experience peace and serenity while drifting over vineyards<br />
as the sun rises. Take flight and view lakes, citrus groves,<br />
wineries and estate homes from your unparalleled view. Once<br />
back on the ground, we will toast your flight and new status<br />
as “aeronaut” with <strong>Wilson</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> champagne, orange juice,<br />
and a continental breakfast served picnic style in our gardens.<br />
Visit the Freebies page in the Wine Club section of our web<br />
site and click on the button that says “A GRAPE ESCAPE!”<br />
Your name will be entered into a drawing for this GREAT<br />
Prize! For more information about hot air balloon rides go to<br />
www.agrapeescape.com or call 1-800-965-2122.<br />
SEASON’S SURPRISE!<br />
Just in time for the holidays! The lucky winner<br />
will receive a holiday surprise package chock<br />
full of holiday-themed wine gifts and<br />
accessories worth $100! Simply go to the the<br />
Wine Club section of our web site, click on<br />
“Wine Club Freebies” and then find the button<br />
that says “Season’s Surprise”. Your name will<br />
Good<br />
Luck!<br />
be entered into a drawing to win this great holiday gift package!<br />
AND THE WINNERS of our<br />
previous great “freebies” ARE...<br />
John Orr of Burnsville, MN is the winner of our Barkeeping<br />
Bling gift package ($150 value)! Just in time for the holidays!<br />
Isidro Delgado, Jr. of Murrieta, CA is the winner of two free<br />
entrées ($50 value) from Shogun Teppan Steak, Sushi & Fine<br />
Dining in the Promenade Mall, Temecula!
WINE CLUB<br />
RAVING FANS<br />
Member Judy Henderson of Temecula, CA wrote...<br />
We had friends visiting from Tucson AZ yesterday, and we brought them<br />
to your winery. We were in the barrel room visiting with Gerry <strong>Wilson</strong><br />
and shared Minnesota stories, as that is where we all originate from.<br />
Gerry sold us and our AZ friends on becoming Wine Club members. We<br />
signed up immediately... Gerry is such a smooth talker!!! We had a fun<br />
time and look forward to taking part in a lot of the up-coming events.<br />
Best to all of the <strong>Wilson</strong> Family... see you soon...<br />
Pictured left to right:<br />
Rick Hanson, AZ, Judy Henderson,<br />
Gerry <strong>Wilson</strong>, Linda Hanson, AZ,<br />
Jamie Henderson<br />
Member Victoria<br />
Rodriguez wrote...<br />
Hello, I want to thank Mr. <strong>Wilson</strong> for<br />
making my friend David’s first visit<br />
memorable. After wine tasting,<br />
David and I were walking around the gift shop area, and we had the<br />
pleasure of meeting Mr. <strong>Wilson</strong>. He<br />
was very gracious and gladly took a<br />
picture with us. As we drove home,<br />
all David talked about was Mr.<br />
<strong>Wilson</strong>’s wonderful hospitality. We<br />
both look forward to our next visit.<br />
I am proud to be a member of the<br />
“Extended Family” Wine Club.<br />
Long-time member<br />
Jim Townsend of Palm Desert, CA wrote...<br />
I just have to tell you that I found the first bottle of wine that I<br />
purchased from you. It was a 2001 Reserve Syrah that JR told me to<br />
buy. I had it last night and WOW, WOW, WOW! If you have any<br />
hidden away, DRINK IT! It is one of the best wines you have ever<br />
made. Thank you for your efforts in the wine business. Again, thank<br />
you. <strong>Wilson</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> is the best!<br />
(Editor’s Note: Here’s hoping that the bottle of Estate Syrah that’s<br />
included in this month’s selection holds up as well as Jim’s bottle did,<br />
if you can wait that long to open it!)<br />
A Different Kind of “WINE THIEF”<br />
A true story set to rhyme by Wine Club Manager, Lisa Cherry<br />
As you might know there is a tool called a “wine thief” that is a glass siphon tube used to draw<br />
small amounts of wine out of larger containers for tasting and testing. You might have seen us use it for<br />
barrel tastes and the like. Well, recently winery visitor Leo Rizzi of the Ventura, California area told us<br />
the saddest story about a different kind of wine thief...<br />
A burglar crept into his house<br />
He surveyed the place, quiet as a mouse<br />
TVs and stereos all through the place<br />
The prospect of “loot” brought a smile to his face!<br />
Maybe he heard the slam of a door<br />
Maybe he heard a step on the floor<br />
He stopped in his tracks, whatever the cause.<br />
He knew in his heart he was breaking some laws!<br />
He looked to his left, he looked to his right<br />
He scanned for the most valuable thing in his sight.<br />
All of a sudden he espied a prize<br />
HOW TO SHOP ON LINE!<br />
Have you visited our new and improved on-line store?<br />
Don’t forget, our store recognizes you as<br />
a member of our “Extended Family”<br />
by your e-mail address with your<br />
initial password as THE LAST<br />
FOUR DIGITS of the primary<br />
phone number that we have on<br />
file for your member profile.<br />
QUESTIONS? Call the<br />
Wine Club office Mon - Fri,<br />
9:00AM - 5:00PM and we’ll be happy to help!<br />
Something quite special in front of his eyes!<br />
What was this item, so temptingly there?<br />
A prize worth the risk? Something costly<br />
and rare?<br />
A case of champagne from <strong>Wilson</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />
And what other valuable thing did he peek?<br />
A case of our Zin, which won double-gold<br />
A case which poor Leo had purchased to hold.<br />
Two cases he grabbed leaving much in his haste<br />
At least we can say that the thief had good taste.<br />
THIS JUST IN...<br />
Refer A Friend to Join Our Club,<br />
you will get a bottle of champagne for just 5 cents! That’s right!<br />
If one of YOUR friends or family joins our Wine Club because<br />
you told them how GREAT it is, you get a bottle of Almond<br />
Champagne or Grand Cuvée Champagne for just 5 cents! Just<br />
make sure they mention YOUR NAME on the application<br />
when they sign up so we can get YOU your<br />
CHAMPAGNE! (Some restrictions apply. Call<br />
Wine Club at (951) 699-WINE for more details!)<br />
5 CENTS?!<br />
Wine thief - Mike P.,<br />
star of stage, screen<br />
and our shipping<br />
department.
WILSON CREEK WINERY & VINEYARDS<br />
“Quality Wines & Quality Times!”<br />
THIS SHIPMENT’S<br />
FEATURE WINES<br />
One red and<br />
one white.<br />
Two bottles of the same<br />
white plus champagne.<br />
Two bottles<br />
of premium red.<br />
Add a bottle of<br />
Almond Champagne.<br />
2007 MUSCAT CANELLI<br />
Our popular 2007 Muscat Canelli, with its light straw color, is<br />
very aromatic with tropical fruit, rose petals, apricot and tangerine<br />
aromas. The clean ripe flavors fill your mouth with hints of sweet<br />
apricot, tangerine and pineapple. In the finish there is a sweet<br />
lingering exotic fruit flavor. Serve chilled.<br />
Regular Bottle Price $17.95<br />
Wine Club $14.36 - *Re-order price $12.56<br />
Case Price $183.09<br />
Wine Club $161.55 - *Re-order price $140.01<br />
2006 ESTATE SYRAH Gold Winning Pedigree<br />
Our 2006 Estate Syrah is a lovely example of one of our<br />
favorite varietals! This one has a medium brick color and<br />
aromas of ripe plum, vanilla and bacon (YES! We said BACON!)<br />
The flavors include fresh plum, tart cherry and toasty oak. It<br />
finishes with a lingering taste of sweet fruit. Medium-bodied,<br />
good to drink now, it will age exceptionally well until 2015.<br />
Regular Bottle Price $32.95<br />
Wine Club $26.36 - *Re-order price $23.07<br />
Case Price $336.09<br />
Wine Club $296.55 - *Re-order price $257.01<br />
2005 YOU BET SHIRAZ (psst... say it real fast!)<br />
This 2005 Shiraz has a lovely dark garnet color and aromas of<br />
dried cherries, walnuts and a touch of earth. Flavors of dark<br />
cherry mix with peppery spice. The wine has a rich mouth-filling<br />
texture and a long smooth finish. As you may know, Syrah and<br />
Shiraz are the same varietal, just called different names in<br />
different regions. It is believed that “Shiraz” was the original<br />
name, after the city in Persia (Iran) where it probably originated.<br />
It is believed that the name was altered to “Syrah” when a<br />
returning French crusader, Guy De’Sterimberg, brought the<br />
varietal back to his home in the Rhone River Valley. Shiraz<br />
is the most widely planted grape in Australia, where it<br />
has flourished for over 175 years. This bottle is good<br />
right now but will age beautifully through 2015.<br />
Regular Bottle Price $28.95<br />
Wine Club $23.16 - *Re-order price $20.27<br />
Case Price $295.29<br />
Wine Club $260.55 - *Re-order price $225.81<br />
CLASSIC CLUB<br />
2007 Muscat Canelli<br />
2006 Estate Syrah<br />
Your price $40.72 - YOU SAVE $10.18<br />
COLLECTORS’CIRCLE<br />
2006 Estate Syrah<br />
2005 You Bet Shiraz<br />
Your price $49.52 - YOU SAVE $12.38<br />
GREAT WHITES<br />
2007 Muscat Canelli (two bottles)<br />
Almond Champagne<br />
Your price $38.71 - YOU SAVE $14.14<br />
Prices shown are before applicable taxes and shipping. *Re-order prices are valid through 11/30/08<br />
fabulous<br />
FAMILY SPECIALS!<br />
Membership has its privileges!<br />
Re-order any of the still wines in this shipment and receive<br />
30%OFF Bottles, 35%OFF Cases<br />
(or mixed<br />
cases!)<br />
That’s right! When one of these great wines tickles your taste buds and you’ve simply GOT<br />
to have MORE, just give us a call at (951) 699-WINE (9463) and you’ll receive a 30% discount on<br />
re-orders! Need even MORE great wine? Buy a case or a mixed case of any of the still wines in this<br />
shipment and receive a 35% discount! (*Re-order price valid through 11/30/08)<br />
We’d love to hear from you! Call (951) 699-WINE, visit our web site at www.wilsoncreekwinery.com, or email us at wineclub@wilsoncreekwinery.com<br />
35960 Rancho California Road • Temecula, CA 92591 • (951) 699-9463 • Fax: (951) 695-9463
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