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Spring Time

Spring has sprung, the grass has rise, and we know where the flowers is!

We are just budding out and the Pinot is showing it.

We are hoping that there will be no frost and we have a great year.

Bottling Starts

Two days before Christmas we bottled the Ports.  The will be added to the shopping cart in the next month.  They are very different but both wonderful.  The 2009 Pinot Noir was bottled New Years day, and may prove to be the best one yet.  The 2008 Syrah is in the blending tank and we will have one bottling day in February and one in March.  Fan us on facebook to join the "work for wine" crew, and come help.  It is great fun.

Winter is here!

The wines are finishing fermentation and starting to age. Not much will happen for several months, but there is always something happening at the winery!

Bottling season is just beginning. The glass (empty bottles) arrives tomorrow and labels should be here in about a week. Once that happens, we will start the 4 or 5 days of bottling that happens just before Christmas.

If anyone is interested in helping, fan our facebook page where we post invites for "work for wine" events.

Harvest is Coming

We are close to the start of the annual frenetic season at the winery.  The Pinot Noir should be in late this month.  Then, crush, punch down 3 times a day for 3 weeks, rack last years wine to the blending tanks to free up the barrels, press the pinot, barrel it, bottle last years Pinot, and restart the whole process with the Syrah.

We get tired just thinking about it.

Keep your eyes on the Lauterbach Cellars face book page for invites to "work for wine".

Grape to Glass

Grape to glass is coming. This is Russian River Winegrowers premier annual event. Saturday morning Barb will be in the on the townie to market bike ride with fabulous chef Duskie Estes. Wow, start by shopping at the farmers market and end in Duskie's kitchen to cook. Stew will be kayaking down the Russian River with the Davis Family winery and Ted Klopp. 

The day ends with the Hog in the Fog BBQ. If you ever wanted to sample the plenty of the Russian River Valley this is the time. Hundreds of wine and an incredible dinner.

RRVW Pinot Passion Cruise

The cruise ends!

The cruise has come to an end.  We had a incredible event with 3 wineries and 28 Pinot enthusiasts.  We had 343 bottles of RRVW wines, mostly Pinot Noir, for the 10 days.  Thanks to the Russian River Valley Winegrowers for putting it all together.

Portifino

The cruise is in progress.  We were in Portifino yesterday, perfect weather.  The seminars and wine tastings have been fabulous. 

Rome

We arrived this morning for the Russian River Wine Growers Pinot Passion Cruise. We have been walking around seeing the tourist sites, as well as prepping to board the ship on the 17th.  We shipped 23 cases of wine for the 35 people attending.

We're off to Europe

We host a "Pinot Passion" cruise of the Mediterranean starting June 17th for 10 days. Then we have 10 days in the wine country of Spain learning how the experts do it.  We are packing and the wine should be there by now.  Stew has to work in the Emergency Department 10 out of the first 13 days in June so it will be very busy.  There may still be a chance to get on the cruise.  Contact the Russian River Valley Wine Growers for information.

Evanston

Stew will be in Evanston Illinois April 28th for the "Kerouac Dinner," a fund raising dinner where Lauterbach Cellars will be the featured winery.

Off to Washington!

We are off to Washington DC for touring and marketing. A winemakers dinner at Charlie Palmers is scheculed Thursday PM, April 8th and another is in the works. We hope to see our friends in Washington then!

Wine Makers Dinner at Charlie Palmers in Washington DC!

Stew and Barb are flattered to be invited by Nadine Brown and Charlie Palmers in Washington DC to do a winemakers dinner on April 8th, 2010.We are told this will be $95 plus tax and gratuity, an unbelievable deal (which includes the wine).

This incredible dinner includes a variety of our wine, along with an opportunity to meet us and share a glass.  We hope to see you there!

Join us for a Mediterranean Wine Cruise, June 2010!

Join the Russian River Valley Winegrowers as we take our pinot passion to the high seas for a 10-day luxury Mediterranean cruise!

Stew Barb and Nathan will be among the hosts and wineries present.

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