I have to say that May has been a crazy, fun, exciting whirlwind of a month from start to finish. Since we had our kids, I have always said that May is one of the craziest months. Usually it’s filled with ball games and end of the year school activities. Well, this month was no different in that respect(YES…Kirsten’s softball team is undefeated to date)! BUT…this year, the winery has added to the whirlwind!!! May began with the Lodi International Wine Awards pouring on May 1st. This was a really fun event with a lot of local people. Nice size crowd to be able to really talk to people about our wines and our venture. Fast forward to the next morning and you will find Kyle and I on the road to San Francisco to do our first radio spot on the Gene Burn’s Dining Around show on KGO. We were lucky enough to be invited to share a little about Harney Lane and to help promote Zinfest. Mr. Burns and his executive producer were very gracious and we even got to share a little Primitivo with them live. You can still catch the interview by podcast.
The following Friday night, May 8th we held our first Wine Club event to share a pre-release tasting of our 2008 Dry Rose and 2008 Albarino, our first white wine. It was a great night packed full of great food, wine and even some flamenco guitar by Jesse Hendricks. Lots of fun to get to know our wine club members better!!!!
Tom & Irene @ Wine:30 Party
May 15th-17th brought the 100 degree weather and….Zinfest weekend. The Vintners Grill on Friday night at Lodi Lake was a wonderful event. Our Old Vine Zinfandel, being chosen as one of the 12 Zins of Lodi, was one of the featured wines for the evening. Then…off and running Saturday morning in preparation for Zinfest Festival. Kyle even got to talk about our zin at the Wine School along with Tim Holdener from Macchia. Sunday’s Winery Open Houses was a great day at the winery. We had lots of familiar faces along with several first time visitors who braved the 100 degree weather to visit us! And…the Albarino was the BIG hit of the day!!!
We also have had the privalege this month to be on the cover of D’Vine Magazine. Pick it up and read a bit about us if you get a chance. You can find a copy at most local wineries. We think they did a great job on the article. Thanks Deana and Fran!! It’s pretty crazy…we have even had to autograph a few copies. Too funny!
Well…May couldn’t go out quietly so Saturday capped it off. We had a VERY busy day in the tasting room and we had the pleasure of a mention on KGO’s Dining Around with Gene Burns again. Seems Mr. Burns had tried our Petite Sirah, which we left as a thank you when we were on the show. And he called it “sensational”! What a great compliment. We had a few people come to visit for the first time just because they heard that segment.
What else can I say. Except it must be nap time. Just kidding…..while the month has been exhausting….it has been one of the most exciting in this crazy venture so far. And one of the best parts is that we are seeing lots of familiar faces back time after time so I hope that means we are doing something right. Until next time….CHEERS!
