Niner News - Winter 2009

July 2010

Welcome to the seventh issue of Niner News!

There has been a dramatic change in the appearance of our construction site in the past few weeks – due to the Tilt-Up Concrete construction method -- we went from having no walls on the winery to all the walls in a very short span of time. On the other two buildings, we are using Insulated Concrete Form construction, so the progress is not as dramatic, but advancing on schedule.
 

Heart Hill and Bootjack Ranch Updates

The first 20 acres of Heart Hill, planted spring 2007, are weathering the winter. We added a Shur Farms Selective Inverted Sink (SIS) machine to the Grenache blanc block for frost protection. We are currently planning for the next phase of planting.

At Bootjack, we had pretty serious shatter (when a large percentage of grape flowers do not become grape berries) in all the Bordeaux varieties in the 2008 growing season. The shatter was a consequence of weather conditions between flowering and set and resulted in a reduced crop at harvest time. The fruit was great – we just wished we had more of it!

We are hoping for a lot more rain – if you know a good rain dance, please dance for us!
 

New Additions

We are now offering a limited selection of merchandise for sale on our website; http://www.ninerwine.com/merchandise.php.  

From soft, plush fleece jackets to classic, crisp denim shirts; beautiful glassware sets to handy, functional corkscrews - These items make wonderful gifts for you, a friend or any wine fan. 

CLUB 9 discounts do apply. Don’t wait – they are selling fast!
 

Accolades

We are proud to announce results from the 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition:

2007 Sauvignon Blanc - Silver Medal 
2006 Sangiovese - Silver Medal
2006 Syrah - Bronze Medal
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon - Bronze Medal
2006 Fog Catcher - Gold Medal

We invite you to check out a complete list of reviews and awards on our web site: http://www.ninerwine.com/happenings.php.

Upcoming Events

Loyola Marymount University Wine Classic
Sunday, February 8, 2009
2PM to 5PM
 
Loyola Marymount University
Westchester Main Campus
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA. 90045
 
Please join Winemaker Amanda Cramer and Marketing Director Allison Dana this Sunday for the 28th Annual LMU Wine Classic, where they will be pouring some of the latest Niner wines. A total of 46 prestigious boutique wineries will be in attendance, pouring over 150 award-winning wines. This is an event not to miss! Tickets are $90 a person. For more information on the event and to purchase tickets, please visit www.lmu.edu/wineclassic.

Paso Robles Grand Tasting Tour in Los Angeles
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Trade and Media: 2-5 PM
Consumer: 6-8:30 PM

Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica
530 W. Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA. 90405

Join Niner and more than 40 other Paso Robles wineries for the first stop on the PRWCA 2009 Grand Tasting Tour. The evening will feature fine wines from the area and top local chefs will also be present serving a taste of Paso Robles. For more information on the event and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.pasowine.com/events/grandtasting_los_angeles.php. 

Paso Robles Grand Tasting Tour in Orange County
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Trade and Media: 2-5 PM
Consumer: 6-8:30 PM

Marconi Automotive Museum
1302 Industrial Drive
Tustin, CA 
 
We're doing it again! Join Niner and more than 40 other Paso Robles wineries for the second stop on the PRWCA 2009 Grand Tasting Tour. The evening will feature fine wines from the area, top local chefs serving a taste of Paso Robles, as well as Paso Robles hotels. For more information on the event and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.pasowine.com/events/grandtasting_orange_county.php.

Afternoon in the Vineyard
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Please mark your calendars for our second annual CLUB 9 member party, “Afternoon in the Vineyard” on Sunday, May 17, 2009 (after the Paso Robles Wine Festival). We invite our CLUB 9 members and their friends to come and join us for an afternoon of great wines, tours, food pairings and winemaker demonstrations at our Bootjack Ranch Vineyard in Paso Robles, California. For more information on the event, please call Allison at (805) 239.2233. Hope to see you in the vineyard!

Please continue checking our tasting events on our website; www.ninerwine.com and social networking sites; www.facebook.com and www.myspace.com. We have a lot planned for 2009 and may be in your neighborhood.

Grand Opening

Most importantly, we are currently planning for our Grand Opening Celebration, tentatively scheduled for early November, 2009. As the date approaches we will be in contact to let you in on all the specifics - so start planning your trip to Paso Robles Wine Country and continue to check our website; www.ninerwine.com for further details on the big event!

CLUB 9

We invite you to join our team as a member of CLUB 9. We created these exclusive clubs not only to share our new wines, but to get to know our customers better. Whatever your choice of our three unique club options, you will receive invitations to member-only events, CLUB 9 discounts, a subscription to our newsletter Niner News, and access to our pre-releases and library wines. Membership is free, and entitles you to receive three shipments per year of hand-selected varietals.

Wine club shipments are sent in February, May and November each year. The February shipment was shipped on February 4, 2009 and included one bottle each of our 2006 Super Paso, 2005 Sangiovese, 2005 Barbera and 2006 Barbera Rosato - a fantastic Italian-themed shipment complete with food pairing recipes provided by our team and Niner fans!

To learn more or to join Club 9, please visit http://www.ninerwine.com/wineClub.php.