| Perennial Vintners | In this issue: |
| ▪ Sched:
Valentine's Day | ||
| ▪ New Wine Club! | ||
| ▪ Winery: Out of MdB12, special this month MdB13 | ||
| Newsletter -- Feb-2015 | ▪
Vineyard: Still pruning, Tilth workshop | |
| (Click here to view in HTML on website) | ▪ New outlets: Whole Foods &
Tipsy Gourmet | |
| http://www.PerennialVintners.com/ | ▪
Misc: Farmers Market helper? | |
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▪ Sched: Valentine's Day
The next all-Bainbridge-wineries-open event is this weekend, Sat, Sun 14,15-Feb. PV will also be open on Mon 16th for Presidents day. We'll have our annual special guest Keith Jackson on Saturday - Keith makes those fabulous truffle chocolates using our Frambelle raspberry dessert wine - he'll be serving chocolate samples and cracking you up all afternoon! Visit WABI website for more info.
Note that Mike is at the winery pretty much 7 days a week, so if you're in the neighborhood, call/txt my cell 206-200-5902 - if I'm around, I'd be happy to greet you and give you the private vineyard tour, or you can of course just stop in for a minute to buy wine!
▪ New Wine Club!
We've been contemplating doing this for about a year
now, and we've finally taken the leap - we now have a wine
club! Each calendar quarter you'll get 3 or more bottles of
wine, typically our newest releases. There are NO up-front or
cancellation fees, and you can choose just which sorts of wine
you're interested in. This also gives you 20% off all winery
purchases, and you'll no longer pay tasting fees. Come on
into the winery and sign up! ▪ Winery: Out of MdB12, special this month MdB13
As promised in last month's newsletter, we will always
have a special bottle open in the tasting room, one that we otherwise
would not be pouring due to it's rarity. This month it will
be the introduction for the 2013 Estate Melon de Bourgogne - come on
in and be the first to taste this!
▪ Vineyard: Still pruning, Tilth workshop
As mentioned in previous newsletter, it's pruning
season! Each year every single grape plant (I have about 2,200)
has to be pruned back. It's a lot of work - even with the
great weather we've had the last few weeks, I'm already
falling behind... If you want to learn about growing grapes,
this is the most important job you can learn about. Reply to
this email or call/txt 206-200-5902. You might also wish to
consider joining
our pv-helpers email list to be notified of these
opportunities.
We're also working with our neighbors at BI vineyard
and Seattle Tilth to do a workshop on grapevine pruning. Visit
the class webpage for more info - sign up soon as the
event is 10-Feb.
Note that Mike has done an informal internship in winemaking and grape growing for several years now - you need only commit to 1 afternoon each month, Mar-Nov to visit with Mike to learn the basics. If you're interested, simply reply to this email or call/txt 206-200-5902.
Note that Mike has done an informal internship in winemaking and grape growing for several years now - you need only commit to 1 afternoon each month, Mar-Nov to visit with Mike to learn the basics. If you're interested, simply reply to this email or call/txt 206-200-5902.
▪ New outlets: Whole Foods & Tipsy
Gourmet
This week PV wines will show up at our newest Whole Foods branch
- the Roosevelt store - we're very pleased to be there! If
you're in the U District, Ravenna, or North Seattle, we're now
in your neighborhood!Last week we visited The Tipsy Gourmet in Langley on
Whidbey Island and poured wines for the shop customers on a Friday
afternoon - everyone had a great time! They'll be carrying
our wines in the shop as well so you can now find our wines there
too! They have a wonderful selection of imported and microbrew
beers, fabulous cheeses, and spirits. Katy (owner) said
she'll be doing a special pouring of PV wines soon,
watch their FaceBook page for specifics.
Might you be interested in selling wine at a farmers
market? If you've followed this newsletter for a few years,
you're aware the Mike is a big believer in Locavore and
Farmer's Markets. However, as there's only the one of
me, and I have to man the tasting room, I can't also be doing
sales at a farmers market... If you think it could be fun to
sell at a farmers market (it really is!), you might want to consider
doing a market local to you occasionally. We could do it weekly
or just once a month, it's up to you. Farmers Markets like
to have their vendors figured out by March so you don't have to
decide today, but sometime in the next few weeks. Please reply
to this email if you might be interested...
I use my iPhone earbuds constantly, and seem to trash them regularly -- I'll give you $5 cash, or $10 off any wine purchase for your unused iPhone earbuds. You can swing by the winery with them, or just drop them in a padded envelope and mail them to me and I'll send you $5 for each, plus your mailing costs.