March News
We’ve had some wonderful weeks of sunshine and mild temperatures, which makes pruning the vineyards an almost pleasant task. Up on the hillside the Grass Widows, Prairie Stars, Desert Parsley and Buttercups are beginning to bloom and the garden is planted. We released two new wines last month, The 2008 Columbia Valley Syrah and our 2008 Grenache-Carignan and have been getting a lot of positive feedback on both. If you haven’t tasted them yet plan a trip out to the Gorge, they are selling fast!
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In this issue:
· Whites On Sale
· Cold Weather Shipping
· Events This Week
· Wine Enthusiast Scores
· Open House Pictures
· Thank you Nora
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Winter White Sale
To celebrate these last few weeks of Winter we are offering you 10% on our two White wines, the crisp and fragrant Subduction White and the lovely and elegant Roussanne. Both of these wines will not return again until the summer, so stock up while you can! You can purchase them at the winery, or order online using the offer code ‘whitesale’ at checkout. An extra 10% off means our wine club members save 30%!
Cold Weather Shipping
Syncline Wine Cellars would like to assure you are purchasing wine of the hig hest quality. When shipping is less than ideal (like is has been in most parts of the country this winter) we hold your wines at the winery until a window of agreeable weather appears to ship your wine safely. Please take advantage of ordering online, knowing your wine will be shipped when safe to do so. Special note for wine club members- As of this newsletter the weather is still too cold to ship safely to the Mid-west and East coast. We are planning on shipping all remaining wine club shipments on March 15th, weather permitting of course. Please e-mail Sara with any questions.
Events this week
There are lots of exciting events are coming up, here are two that are happening this week. Check the calendar of events for more including Taste of Washington, Passport Weekend in the Gorge and our Spring Releases.
Thursday the 4th of March join James at Palace Kitchen “Meet the winemaker” tasting, Seattle
‘The bustling bar scene and open kitchen with applewood burning grill set the mood at Palace Kitchen‘
This Friday March 5th Sara will be pouring at Cork on Alberta in Portland from 4-7.
‘cork · a bottle shop is a unique shopping experience, featuring hand-selected wines from around the world with a strong focus on value priced wines. We keep our focus on supporting sustainable producers – whether they’re certified organic, biodynamic or just committed to sustainable farming and winemaking practices.’
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Another Wine Enthusiast Score Released
Points – 2007 Steep Creek Ranch
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Valentine’s Day Weekend Open House Pictures
What a great time we had last month at our open house! The weather was gorgeous and the music and laughter is always fun. Thanks to everyone who made it out, it’s always wonderful to see you. Make sure to mark your calendars for Passport Weekend in the Gorge next month!
We’ll Miss You Nora!
A Our lovely tasting room associate Nora is moving to Walla Walla next month to begin an exciting new adventure. We’ll miss her infectious smile and laughter in the tasting room everyday. Thank you for everything and best of luck!
Cheers,
James, Poppie and Ava
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| Syncline Calendar of Events: | |
| March 4th “Meet the winemaker” tasting at Palace Kitchen Seattle, Washington |
March 5th Syncline wine tasting at Cork wine shop 2901 NE Alberta Street Portland, Oregon 4:00pm-7:00pm |
| March 18th Pouring at Mantra 2707 NE 114th Avenue Vancouver, Washington |
March 27th and 28th Taste of Washington Seattle, Washington |
| April 1st 2008 Mourvedre and 2008 Pinot Noir Released |
April 5th Passport Weekend Preview Hotel Monaco 506 SW Washington Portland, Oregon |
| April 9th-11th Passport Weekend Wineries of the Columbia Gorge Oregon-Washington |
April 10th Columbia Gorge Celebration for Hospice Best Western 1108 East Marina Way Hood River, OR |
| April 9th-10th McMenamins Celebration of Syrah Edgefield Hotel 2126 S.W. Halsey St. Troutdale, OR |
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(Photography and design by David Lloyd Imageworks)
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