January 8, 2006
Storm Rain- enough liquid to fill 23 million cases...
Edward and son, Ben, doing clean up work in the stream that runs through our Rennie Vineyard while "Shadow" supervises.
Perhaps you noticed that the storms that hit the north coast wine county over the holidays made national news: Wine country grapes expected to survive nature's wrath Flood damages hit $57 million http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs Grapevines sleep through the flood
In Yorkville during the nine days starting with Christmas day we received 18.1 inches of rain. We regularly get our share of rain, so even the 4.5 inches which fell on New Year's Eve was not a record as our wettest day was measured at 7.3 inches on December 12, 1995.
Our advanced-math sons, Ben & Leo, easily calculated that with the 18.1 inches of rain over our 110 acre property it equals a total of 54 million gallons. That amount of liquid equates to nearly 23 million cases of wine; about what Gallo Wine, the largest winery in the world, produces in a year. Trivia games, but what else do you do when it's doing nothing but raining outside?
Monthly Special: Cab "6 for 4" Our Cab retails for $20 a bottle. "6 for the price of 4" means only $13.33 per bottle- saving you 33%.
Our 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon was rated "88 points- Highly Recommended" by The Wine Enthusiast magazine: "...a rich, ripe wine, with big flavors of blackberries and chocolate." The blend includes 25% Merlot for complexity and a smoother finish. It has won five Silver medals in international wine competitions. 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon- 6 bottles for $80.
12 bottles for $160. Orders of 12 or more bottles shipped UPS Ground to a single address also earn FREE Shipping & Handling.
Janury Cartoon © The New Yorker Collection 1995 Leo Cullum from cartoonbank.com. All Rights Reserved.
Sat. Jan 21 & Sun. Jan 22 - Semillon & Crab Hors d'oeuvres in Our Tasting Room (noon-3pm). $10 public tasting fee waved for our Hi-Rollrs Wine Club members. A range of vintages of Semillon from our cellar will be available to taste and purchase.
Our 7th annual county-wide Crab & Wine Days event runs from Friday Jan. 20 through Sunday Jan. 29, 2006.
More details at: http://gomendo.com/events/crab/ Please feel free to call us if you have questions or you'd like lodging or restaurant suggestions. Happy New Year to you and your family! Deborah & Edward Wallo Founders and Proprietors Yorkville Cellars - Celebrating Our 11 Vintages! © Copyright Yorkville Cellars Inc, 2006 |
Mendocino Crab & Wine Days
