Wine Club is Ready
Hello Friends,
Your wine club will be ready to pick up in the tasting tonight at 4pm. If you are a shipping customer, your wines will ship on Monday, February 13th. The Wine Club party is full, but if you would like to be on the waiting list, just shoot me an email.
Shannon's last day in the tasting will be this Friday, so please stop by and say farewell!
Our tasting room will be closed on Saturday, February 11th, because we will be at winery for the Wine Club Party.
This week, our TGIF is the 2021 Zotovich Vineyard Chardonnay. In the wine club letter (below) is a story about how we started making this particular Chardonnay almost 13 years ago. If you would like to add some Chardonnay to your wine club, just let me know. TGIF= $30/bottle.
Have a great week!
Sara
THIS WEEK'S TASTING ROOM HOURS:
Wednesday and Thursday 4-7ish
Friday 2-7ish
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday 12-5ish
Hello Friends,
I want to share a little story about how we started making Chardonnay. It is hard to believe how many years have passed and how many wines we have made over the years. We have a handful that has remained the same and have turned into Transcendence traditions. The Zotovich Vineyard Chardonnay is one of these traditions.
We have been making the Zotovich Vineyard Chardonnay in the same style from the same block in the vineyard since 2010. Many of you have these past vintages cellared in your collection, and I hope you have the opportunity to enjoy them side by side. I was stubborn at first with Chardonnay because I didn’t really care for it and didn’t want to sell it. Joey, who loves a challenge and probably loves to conquer my stubbornness, set out to change my mind on Chardonnays. Joey and I embarked on a fun recon mission to find the perfect glass of Chardonnay that he could emulate. We bought wines online, from wine shops and visited as many tasting rooms as possible.
We fell in love with the wines of Chablis which are fresh, clean, and wrapped in acidity. These wines pair effortlessly with food and are so refreshing and satisfying on their own. Our favorite producer was Domaine Raveneau, a French producer based in the Chablis wine region of Burgundy.
All of our Chardonnays are fermented in stainless steel, and some stay in stainless while others are transferred to neutral French Oak barrels. The Zotovich Chardonnay is fermented and aged in stainless steel before bottling. There is no malolactic fermentation or any other winemaking intervention, just a crisp and clean representation of what Chardonnay truly tastes like. Joey has endeavored to make these Zotovich Vineyard Chardonnays in the Chablis fashion and nails them every year. If you didn’t get a Zotovich Chardonnay in your wine club this time, or if you are like me and have sworn all Chardonnay off for life, I say give it a try and make sure you take advantage of the next time this wine is on our TGIF deal and enjoy the tradition!
We wish you an incredible 2023 with new adventures, old traditions, and many glasses of wine.
Made with love,
Sara, Joey, Tina, Shannon, Caitlin, Heather, and Chris