Archive for December, 2009

Monday, December 28th, 2009

2007 Principia Reserve Syrah

Here are the front and back labels for the 2007 Principia Reserve Syrah:

         

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Saturday, December 26th, 2009

The Death of Socrates

December is just flying by.  Ever since I got back from the Holiday Barrel Tasting Weekend in Walla Walla, I feel like I’ve been going nonstop.  Looking back, I’m wondering what happened to all the good wine I usually drink.  Since coming back, I haven’t had a single bottle of wine that’s made me stop […]

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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

2007 Principia Reserve Syrah - Celebrate Excellence

I sent out the mailer for our first reserve wine - the 2007 Principia Reserve Syrah.  To order, please click http://rasavineyards.com/order_form.

Here’s the text of the mailer:
Dear Friends,

We are proud to offer for sale our first reserve wine – the 2007 Principia Reserve Syrah.

The 2007 Principia is the first in our Celebrate Excellence Series. It is […]

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Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Rasa 2008 Barrel Samples

Aside from the Holiday Barrel Tasting Weekend, I was in Walla Walla to finalize our blends for 2008.  We tasted through all of our 60 barrels (work, work, work).
 
We flagged a few barrels that weren’t as good as we’d like.  We’ll see how they develop over the next few months.  If we have to, we’ll […]

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Friday, December 11th, 2009

Holiday Barrel Tasting at Artifex

The Walla Walla Holiday Barrel Tasting Weekend was a big success.  This was the first time we were able to be a part of this event.  On Saturday 12/5, we poured our wines at the Artifex custom crush facility from 10 am to 5 pm.
 
What fun!
 
We poured the following wines:

2008 Mourvedre barrel sample – 100% […]

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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Walla Walla Holiday Barrel Tasting Weekend

The Walla Walla Holiday Barrel Tasting Weekend is upon us and we have some wine to pour!
 
We will be pouring the 2007 QED and 2007 Principia Reserve Syrah this Thursday 12/3 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM at the Winemakers’ Fete at the Marcus Whitman Hotel.
 
On Saturday 12/5, we will be pouring our wines (including […]

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