Barrels, Tastings & Opportunities

Last week we tried out our new bottle filler. It did a barrel in about a third of the time, maybe less - so 3 hours do do @277 bottles down to 1 hour. It honestly took longer to set it up and clean it, although with familiarity that aspect of it will improve.

The French Oak barrels are ordered and are on their way; scheduled for arrival next Wednesday. We will rehydrate them so they swell and don't leak, and turn then periodically until we're ready to move wine into them from secondary fermentation.

Next Tuesday we will have a visit from a prospective retailer who is putting together a wine shop independent of a distributor and therefore free to take whatever she tastes and believes to be good and unique. Personally, I feel it would benefit to know which outlets are "Free Houses" and can select what they want.

Next Thursday we're at Jungle Jim's emporium in Cincinnatti where we get a shot at having them carry our wine. This is due to the Doctor who attended La Tavola's first wine pairing dinner earlier in the month. We love customers like this. Thanks, Doc!

Next friday we're at the Clintonville Co-Op. Eugene - tell us what you want and we'll bring some reserved just for you!

Inventory Update
JorroMa (syrah) is almost gone.
Pinot Noir (un-named as yet) is going to be so good it will not form part of any tastings unless bottle price is paid as it's an extremely small production - and it's very good. It will also first go on release to those on the mailing list for first chance to buy. It will be first come, first served. Availability around May or June this year for this fresh 2007 pinot noir.

La Tavola Food and Our Wine

Get the New Year started right...what better way than to ease into that post New Year's holiday first week back with some food and wine.

Sounds good, yes/ then get to La Tavola - the people who know a good wine by its smell alone - Tuesday Jan 6 for 7.30pm.

It's $25/ticket and for that you taste the wine and their paired foods.

We'll be there too, with some paraphenalia .

Hope to see you - wear you VV buttons so we can identify our supporters easily.

Lane Avenue Tasting & La Tavola

The fire at Whole Foods Lane Ave didn't burn up our barrel display or ruin the wine so we were there doing a tasting yesterday.
Justin said we did and awesome job and can come back anytime.

Thanks to the local customers who bought - nearly all of you did.


Also, Rick of La Tavola just bought in his first tranche of Trouve from us. We're interested to see what menu he's putting together for it. Thanks, Rick