News (latest posting 22-Feb-2008) February newsletter posted Perennial Vintners began in 1997, when Mike Lempriere and Beth Schoenberg decided to try our hand at making wine. We continued to make wine as hobbyists through 2002 and garnered many successes, including several awards in the Puyallup Fair amateur competitions. We soon came to understand that 95% of winemaking is truly done in the vineyard, and that making our own wines was not enough -- we had to live on and manage our own vineyard for the dream to be complete. In 2003 we moved to Bainbridge Island and began planting our vineyard. As of Summer 2005 we are a bonded commercial vineyard and winery! Our first commercial vintage was released in Mar-2007. We specialize in the delicate wines from the maritime-influenced cool climate viticulture of the Puget Sound AVA; we're hoping to establish an underappreciated grape named Melon de Bourgogne here in the Seattle, Washington state, U.S.A. area. Thanks for visiting! Summer, 2005 Mike Lempriere Beth Schoenberg