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Message In a Bottle from 12/16/11

"Give me a bowl of wine,
In this I bury all unkindness."
-William Shakespeare

There never seems to be enough time or joy during the holidays. Avoid parking tickets by shopping in your pajamas at our website or call to us at 805.238.1241. We also offer curbside pick-up in Emeryville. And there's still time to ship business gifts- we can include your personalized gift cards to your clients.

Wine Club Members, complimentary giftwrap and free shipping on case orders are part of your many benefits. All you have to do is call or email us your order.

Avoid expedited shipping fees by placing your order by:
12/18 for East Coast deliveries
12/19 for Midwest deliveries
12/21 for West Coast deliveries
Orders will be shipped via FedEx Ground or Home Delivery

to holiday time well spent,

Elaine Villamin

 

Special Holiday Gifts

Bittermelons and Mimosas:
A Philippine Memoir

Signed by author Nieves Villamin (Eden Canyon Vineyards Mom)

Nieves Villamin's book is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in Philippine history, customs, and superstitions. As a child in the Philippines, Nieves' life was a challenge - backbreaking fieldwork, a father who often wasn't there, and dirt-poor living conditions. Yet, this little girl found things to be thankful for such as the singing of the workers while they toiled under blistering sun. Her childlike sense of hope will inspire young readers and make them grateful for living conditions in America.

Full of historical data, the memoir also describes in detail a sort of magical thinking that ruled the Philippine people; plus, it celebrates foods, traditions, and rituals that will interest all.

How she and her young husband escaped to America and found "a land of opportunity" will amuse, impress, and inspire all-age readers. I enjoyed reading this memoir; in fact, I read it three times. You are sure to enjoy it, too.

— Becky White, Author, Double Luck and Betsy Ross

Price: $17.95 each, signed by author

Wine Club Members Price: $13.46 each

Shipping & Handling: $5.00 a book

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"Three for the Road"

Every wine is a road well traveled. Take a bottle for your next journey.

A bottle of all 3 new releases, shipping paid

2008 "Jolie" Red Bordeaux Style Wine, 750ML bottle
2008 "Presente" Dessert Wine, 500ML bottle
2009 "Cat5 Melor" Zinfandel & Petite Sirah, 750ML bottle

Price: $79.99

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $59.99

* All orders will arrive within 5 business days to any address in the 48-contiguous US states that we can legally ship wine to via FedEx. Residential deliveries can be made on Saturday, 12/24/11 without any additional surcharges. Please order by 12/18/11 to ensure holiday delivery. Expedited delivery is available.

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2008 “Jolie" Bordeaux Style Red Wine

Medium-bodied with delicate blueberry, chocolate, English roses, thyme, coffee, star anise, crimini mushrooms, and granite minerality, "Jolie" (the French word for “pretty”) always sparkles. This Bordeaux style blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, and petit verdot is approachable with soft tannins, making it a perfect accompaniment with any meal.

Production: 490 cases

Price: $24.00 a bottle (750ml)

$129.60 a six-pack (10% discount) | $244.80 a case (15% discount)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $18.00 a bottle (750ml)

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2008 "Presente" Late Harvest estate
Cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc

It is always a gift from Mother Nature when the grapes can hang on the vines long enough to make a port-style dessert wine. Our latest release of “Presente” (the Portuguese word for "gift)" barrel-aged for 3 years, creating flavors of chocolate, blueberry, tangelo, lemon curd, honeysuckle, caramel, cranberry, mint, tobacco, and toasted cashew.

Production: 170 cases

Price: $34.00 a bottle (500ml)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $25.50 a bottle (500ml)

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Upcoming Events

Last Call for 2011!

Pop-Up Wine Tasting in San Francisco, Part Deux

Come taste our new releases, plus THE RETURN OF OUR FRENCH OAK VS. AMERICAN OAK BATTLE - tastes of wines aged in these different oak barrels. What a difference! Come early for brunch, pop open a bottle, and stay for the French vs. American battle. Wines and holiday gift packages will be available for sale. Tastings start at $1.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011 |4:00pm - 6:00pm

@ dell'uva Mission Street
3235 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA  94110

RSVP via Facebook, events@edencanyon.com, or call  805.238.1241.

Announcements

Wine pick-up: If you'd like to purchase wine for pick-up, we offer curbside pick-up in Emeryville, CA and winery pick-up in Creston, CA. Please email or call us at 805.238.1241 to arrange an appointment.

Futures: Our 2008 "Jolie" Bordeaux Style Red Wine is ready for pick-up or delivery. Please email or call us at 805.238.1241 to make arrangements. It will be possible to pick-up futures at many of our upcoming events. The 2009 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon is tentatively scheduled for release during Spring 2012. For other wine futures, please email us to confirm availability.

Message In a Bottle from 11/11

"Tis sweet to drink
what was hard to endure."
-Elaine Villamin

Every year, harvest is a dance with Mother Nature. She leads, we follow, and sometimes we don't know where...

The Storm

On October 14, 2009, Category 5 Super Typhoon "Melor" hit California's coast. The remnants of Melor poured 10 inches of rain, all while I was driving with tons of grapes via California's mountains, valleys, and bridges. Melor gusted 70 mph winds that downed power lines, trees, and big rigs. It rattled and hydroplaned my diesel truck so I called David (our then new assistant) to make the drive with me back to the winery. Winemaking is trial by fire, and this would be David's baptism by storm.

David's perspective

"Our zinfandel blend started its journey into becoming a wine, braving the Cat5 Melor typhoon that hit California in the middle of Harvest 2009. Shaking in its stems and crushed at 3AM, the grapes fermented into wine, finishing their transformation from chaos to harmony. Another storm brewed during bottling — Tuca, a visiting dog, scared a lamb to death, leaving everything else a little stirred. Surveying the aftermath, it was clear this wine had a knack for shaking things up. Naming our zinfandel blend after its stormy past, "Cat 5 Melor" is now blowing out of the cellar where if you’re lucky, you can get caught up in the storm."

to our new releases,

Elaine Villamin and David Teixeira

New Releases:

2009 "Cat5 Melor" Zinfandel & Petite Sirah

Named after the category 5 typhoon that deluged California during harvest 2009, this wine is a blend of old vine zinfandel from Alexander Valley and petite sirah from Paso Robles. Medium-bodied with river stone minerality and bright flavors of raspberry, cranberry, cedar, spice box, bay leaf, eucalyptus, and vanilla. Aged in French oak barrels for 19 months,"Cat5" pairs well with grilled meats and spicy dishes.

2009 "Cat5 Melor" Zinfandel & Petite Sirah

Production: 150 cases

Price: $19.99 a bottle (750ml)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $14.99 a bottle (750ml)

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2008 "Jolie" Bordeaux Style Red Wine

Medium-bodied with delicate blueberry, chocolate, English roses, thyme, coffee, star anise, crimini mushrooms, and granite minerality, "Jolie" (the French word for "pretty") always sparkles. This Bordeaux style blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, and petit verdot is approachable with soft tannins, making it a perfect accompaniment with any meal.

2008 "Jolie" Bordeaux Style Red Wine

Production: 490 cases

Price: $24.00 a bottle (750ml)

$129.60 a six-pack (10% discount) | $244.80 a case (15% discount)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $18.00 a bottle (750ml)

Order Now

2008 "Presente" Late Harvest Dessert Wine Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc

It is always a gift from Mother Nature when the grapes can hang on the vines long enough to make a port-style dessert wine. Our latest release of “Presente” (the Portuguese word for "gift)" barrel-aged for 3 years, creating flavors of chocolate, blueberry, tangelo, lemon curd, honeysuckle, caramel, lingonberry, mint, tobacco , and toasted cashew.

2008 "Presente" Late Harvest Dessert Wine

Production: 170 cases

Price: $34.00 a bottle (500ml)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $25.50 a bottle (500ml)

Order Now

"Three for the Road"

Every wine is a road well traveled. Take a bottle for your next journey.
A bottle of all 3 new releases, shipping paid to your door.

Price: $79.99

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $59.99

Order Now

Upcoming Events

Save the dates! More info in November...

SUNDAY, 11/13/2011 — POP-UP Wine Tasting at dell'uva in San Francisco

THURSDAY, 12/8/11 — Wine Tasting at Red Carpet Wines, Glendale, CA

Announcements

Wine pick-up: If you'd like to purchase wine for pick-up, we offer curbside pick-up in Emeryville, CA and winery pick-up in Creston, CA. Please email or call us at 805.238.1241 to arrange an appointment.

Futures: Our 2008 "Jolie" Bordeaux Style Red Wine is ready for pick-up or delivery. Please email or call us at 805.238.1241 to make arrangements. It will be possible to pick-up futures at many of our upcoming events. For other wine futures, please email us to confirm availability.

Message In a Bottle from 5/11

"There are five reasons for drinking:
the arrival of a friend,
one's present or future thirst,
the excellence of the wine,
or any other reason."

-Latin proverb

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and we're celebrating with 9Catering and The California Academy of Sciences. Swimming through the Pacific Ocean currents, we will be tandem surfing with innovative and traditional Asian food and wine pairings. Also at our upcoming events, Wine Club members can receive a complimentary Chef Kelly Degala cookbook, free admission to this year's Wine Club Party featuring the Maria Schneider Orchestra, and even tasty wine-filled donuts.

Last call for FUTURES

May 31 is the deadline to purchase our 2008 "Jolie" futures for $12 a bottle, and our 2009 "Estate" Cab futures for $17 a bottle (click for order form or email your order). Both wines are scheduled for release within the year. Futures are for our Wine Club members only so be sure to join before the end of May.

to a future filled with wine,

David Teixeira and Elaine Villamin

Upcoming Events

May Wine Tasting Hours: Asian Pacific Heritage Month with 9 Catering

Learn about and taste Asian cuisine pairings with our wines. Three featured pairings by Chef Francisco Machado include Char Sui Spiced Seared Duck Breast, Pork Belly "BLT" , and Thai Fish Cake Sliders. Complimentary wine tasting, or pairings menu for $5 for all that RSVP by 5/13/11.

Saturday, May 14, 2011, 1:00-5:00PM

at Paulding & Company, A Creative Kitchen
1410 62nd Street Suite D (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608
Please RSVP to events@edencanyon.com

More celebrations at The Moss Room

Surf The Moss Room with Eden Canyon Vineyards for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Award-winning Hawaiian Chef Kelly Degala (formerly of Pres a Vi, now at the Academy Café) will be "firing" a special wine flight pairing. As an extra treat, the first 10 Wine Club members who arrive will receive a signed copy of Degala's "The Va de Vi Cookbook". Chef Michael Morrison (Mina, Ame, and Coco500) will ride the waves with a three-course dinner to pair in tandem with a special selection of our library wines. Filipina-American Winemaker Elaine Villamin will be cruising the Café throughout the evening.

Thursday, May 19, 2011, 6PM-8PM

Wine Tasting w/Hors d'Ouevres made be Chef Kelly Degala
Academy Café in The California Academy of Sciences
$12 per person, no admission to the Academy of Sciences needed to attend tasting
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118-4503
RSVP to (415) 876-6121

Thursday May 19,2011 (reservations available from 5PM-9:30PM)

Winemaker Dinner featuring the wines of Eden Canyon and dishes by Chef Michael Morrison
The Moss Room in The California Academy of Sciences
$70 per person (includes wine pairings)
Online Reservations

THE California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118-4503
(415) 876-6121
Parking Information

"The Art of Making Art"

Our annual Wine Club Party, featuring world-class jazz and wine, plus a special behind-the-scene opportunity with Grammy winner Maria Schneider and her Orchestra

"To call Schneider the most important woman in jazz is missing the point two ways. She is a major composer period."
—TIME MAGAZINE

Our 2008 "Estate" Cab crescendos on 6/13/11 at our annual party. This year, we're partnering with Cal Performances and the Maria Schneider Orchestra as part of Ojai North! Renowned for creating evocative, majestic, and heartstoppingly gorgeous music, Grammy Award-winning composer, arranger, and conductor Maria Schneider brings her superb, 21-piece jazz orchestra to Zellerbach Hall.

Wine Club Case Members: 1 performance ticket is included in your case membership

With a gift of $75 to Cal Performances, you will receive 2 tickets for Maria Schneider Orchestra as part of Ojai North! Performance and Post-Performance Reception on June 13. Join us for the 8PM concert, then stay for some dessert and a glass of wine on the Mezzanine. Ms. Schneider and other orchestra members will be sharing a toast with us.

Can't make it to the concert but will be there for the after-party? Wine Club Members are invited to join us for the Post-Performance Reception. Just email us your total RSVPs (2 per member), and we'll add your name to the guest list.

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011

Cal Performances and the Maria Schneider Orchestra as part of Ojai North!
PERFORMANCE: 8PM with post-performance reception
at Zellerbach Hall
Univeristy of California, Berkeley | Directions and Parking
Please RSVP to events@edencanyon.com

If you are attending the Post-Performance Reception, the  program and start time will be announced closer to the performance date.

 

More Upcoming Events:

Saturday, 5/21/2011 — Uncorked! Wine Festival at Ghiradelli Square, San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, 6/8/011 — A Taste of Hayward, Hayward, CA

Wednesday, 6/22/011 — Walnut Creek Wine Walk 2011, Walnut Creek, CA

THURSDAY, 6/23/011 — STARS OF CALIFORNIA, Santa Monica, CA

FRIDAY, 6/24/011 — SAVE THE DATE: Wine Tasting at Red Carpet Wines, Glendale, CA

Message In a Bottle from 4/3/11

"The opera ain't over
'til the fat lady sings."
— Texan Writer Dan Cook

Our 2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon continues her solo debut. Released a few weeks, there are less than 200 cases left. She'll continue to swirl a sweet melody in Emeryville for impromptu food and wine pairings. Maestro Chef Francisco Machado and his 9-piece ensemble are composing a 9-course Asian cuisine degustation menu and wine pairing. And there will be more pairings to sing about at our upcoming "Bottle Brigade Research Meeting" for Wine Club members.

We're making our winemaker's debut this month in Texas. Elaine will "drive friendly" in the Lone Star State for exciting events from in Houston, Austin, and Fort Worth. We hear "every thing's bigger in Texas." So please, stop by and give a big Texas hello.

to 2008,

David Teixeira and Elaine Villamin

Upcoming Events

The Bottle Brigade Research Meeting

Wine Club Members: after working on your taxes (or our very first Wine Club Member in this photo, his Fire Deputy Chief exam) you've a earned a few drinks and free seat at our "wine research'' meeting. We'll provide research material' (lots of wine!), appetizers, pairing ideas, and clean-up. Each Wine Club member brings a dish or a bottle of wine for everyone to drink, eat, blend, and taste impromptu wine and food pairings together. We’ll have our own cabs open for research, as well as other noteworthy wines.

Saturday, April 16, 2011, 1:00PM - 5:00PM

at Paulding & Company, A Creative Kitchen
1410 62nd Street Suite D (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608

Wine Club members, please RSVP via email or facebook. Please list or post what dish or bottle of wine you're bringing.

Wine Tasting Hours

Can't make it to our events? We'll be offering complimentary tastings in Emeryville throughout 2011. Please follow us on facebook for additional hours and be sure to try our 2008 "Estate" Cab before it's all gone!

SATURDAY, April 16, 2011, 1:00-5:00PM and

Saturday, May 14, 2011, 3:00-6:00PM.

at Paulding & Company, A Creative Kitchen
1410 62nd Street Suite D (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608

April Events in Texas:

MONDAY, 4/25/11 - 6-8PM - MASARAF'S, HOUSTON, TX

Wednesday, 4/27/11, 4-8PM — East-End Wines, Austin, TX

THURSDAY, 4/28/11 — FORT WORTH TX, MORE INFO COMING... PLEASE CHECK OUR facebook OR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO AND DATES

"The Stars of Paso Robles"

Come see us in Southern California at The Stars of Paso Robles Wine.

Thursday, 5/12/11 — Orange County

Friday, 5/13/11 — Los Angeles

Nine by 9 Catering - Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration

Come on a culinary tour for Asian Pacific American Heritage month with us: 9-course Asian food and wine pairings created by 9 Catering's Chef Francisco Machado. Enjoy innovative delights with our award winning wines, including regional favorites like adobo, sushi, and satay, and five other degustations from across the Pacific. Reserved tables for 8 are available. Menu will be based on seasonal availability and will be posted on our facebook on May 12, 2011.

Saturday, May 14, 2011, 7:00PM-9:00PM

at Paulding & Company, A Creative Kitchen
1410 62nd Street Suite D (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608

$40 per person/$30 for our Wine Club Members, all inclusive

Purchase online to or call 805.238.1241 by 5/13/11. Wine Club members, please RSVP via email. Guests with restricted diets, please contact us before 5/10/11.

Announcements

Wine Club Members: Your 2008 "Estate" Wine Club shipments have been sent. If we haven't contacted you regarding your shipment, please email or call us at 805.238.1241.

Futures: They're selling fast! We now need to limit futures to 2 cases of 2009 "Estate" Cab and 2 cases of 2008 "Jolie" Red Bordeaux Style Wine for each Wine Club member until April 30, 2011. Unused allocations will be offered to wine club members from May 1-31, 2011. Please email us or send us a completed order form. The 2008 "Jolie" and 2008 "Sonoma" Zinfandel are scheduled for release this Summer or Fall 2011. The 2009 "Estate" Cab is scheduled for a Winter/Spring 2012 release.

Ordered 2008 "Estate" Cab Futures? Please email or call us so we can arrange for pick-up or delivery.

Message In a Bottle from 3/3/11

“Wine makes a symphony of a good meal.”
—Fernande Garvin

You know a wine is ready to bottle when it "sings" in harmony with different flavors and textures. An amazing wine can be described as a full symphony. While audiences still sing praises for our current releases (including a recent medal), our next vintage is crooning with a little bit of soulful jazz. The 2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon is our lowest production "Estate" wine. Frost devastated our vineyard on Friday the 13th, in April 2008, and half of all our vineyard's grapes perished. One of the challenges of winemaking is that no one knows what song Mother Nature has planned for the year.

However, smaller yields = more potent fruit. Every precious drop of our 2008 "Estate" Cab is dynamic and complex, showcasing the maturity of our vines in all of her 350 cases. Join us for our 2008 "Estate" Cab debut on Saturday, 3/19/11 at the The Paulding and Company Kitchen. We'll celebrate with spring fondue and taste new releases plus old favorites. The symphony crescendos on 6/13/11, when we will have our annual party with Cal Performances and the Maria Schneider Orchestra as part of Ojai North!

to tasting every note,

David Teixeira and Elaine Villamin

New Releases:

2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon

Dynamic and complex, medium bodied and silky, this small production vintage showcases the maturity of our vines with flavors of chocolate, caramel, black cherry, currants, blueberry, star anise, crimini mushrooms, black olives, black tea, cloves, and graphite. This vintage aged for 24 months in French oak barrels.

2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon

Production: 350 cases

Price: $34.00 a bottle (750ml)

$183.60 a six-pack (10% discount) | $346.80 a case (15% discount)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $25.50 a bottle (750ml)

$153.00 a six-pack | $306.00 a case

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2007 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon
1.5L MAGNUM BOTTLES

Due to popular demand, we bottled more 2007 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon magnum bottles. Most have been pre-sold, but we have 50 still available for sale. These magnums have been aged for 3 years in French oak barrels. More about our 2007 "Estate"

2007 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon - 1.5L MAGNUMS

Production: 500 bottles

Price: $90.00 a bottle (1.5L)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $67.50 a bottle (1.5L)

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Upcoming Events

2008 "Estate" Release Party with "Top Chef" Fondue

Celebrate the release of our 2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon with wine, fondue, and pho. We'll pour some "Suerte" Red Table Wine for luck, while creating our own winning "Pho-N-due" from "Top Chef All Stars" (Vietnamese pho presented fondue or hot-pot style). More fondues, including spring desserts, plus our new releases will be on the flight, all in the The Paulding and Company Kitchen (Set location for "Top Chef Season One"). Fondues by Master Chef Francisco Machado (formerly of the Palace Hotel SF and Matthew's NYC, now co-owner of "Nine Catering Services and Events" and the artisan behind the "Dessert Postcards" from last December).

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011, 7-9:30PM

$20 per person in advance/$30 per person at the door, all inclusive
$15 per person for our Wine Club Members
at The Paulding & Company Kitchen
1410 62nd Street Suite D (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608

Purchase online by 3/18/11 or call 805.238.1241

If you've ordered futures, please email us and we'll bring your order for pick-up.

Wine Tasting Hours

Can't make it to our events? We'll be having tasting hours at various locations. Please follow us on facebook for additional hours.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011, 5-7:00PM

Complimentary tastings of:

2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon

2007 "Jolie" Red Bordeaux Wine

2007 "Freedom from the Press" Cabernet Sauvignon

at The Paulding & Company Kitchen
1410 62nd Street Suite D (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608

If you've ordered futures, please email us and we'll bring your order for pick-up.

Sunday, March 13, 3-6PM, FAMILY WINEMAKERS
Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA

200+ wineries from 20+ California appellations pouring over 30 varietals and 500 different wines; commemorative wine glass; a great variety of Wisconsin cheeses; Dare crackers; on site deli. Many wineries will be offering special pricing on shipping and/or select wines. This is the most comprehensive tasting of California wines in the San Diego area.

Use discount code "EDEN" and receive a 15% discount off your ticket!

Purchase tickets and more info

Wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and a raffle at the beautiful Lake Merced Golf Club. Mike Nicco, ABC7 Morning News Meteorologist, will preside as Master of Ceremonies. Event supports much needed programs, services and charity care at Seton Medical Center.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Lake Merced Golf Club
$60 per person, more info

Announcements:

What a year it was for our 2007 "Estate" Cab — it made its way onto film sets, got "Androided" by Google, and even won a medal. Due to popular demand, we are expanding our custom label program to include our 2007 "Estate" Cab, expanding our events program to include blending or other wine parties at The Paulding & Company Kitchen, and we can have a pourer for your event featuring our wines. Please email us with your request.

Wine Club Members: Your 2008 "Estate" Wine Club shipment will be delivered on Friday, 3/11/11 or Saturday, 3/12/11. Emails confirming billing and shipping information will be sent by 3/8/11. It will be exciting to see what happens this year with our 2008 "Estate" Cab. Thank you for continuing to be a part of the Bottle Brigade!

Futures: A very limited amount of 2008 "Jolie" Red Bordeaux Style Wine and 2009 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon Futures are now being offered to our Wine Club members. Please email us or download the order form. The 2008 "Jolie" and 2008 "Sonoma" Zinfandel are scheduled for release this Summer or Fall 2011. The 2009 "Estate" Cab is scheduled for a Winter/Spring 2012 release.

Ordered 2008 "Estate" Cab Futures? If you don't receive an email from us by 3/8/11, please email or call us so we can arrange for pick-up or delivery.

Message In a Bottle from 12/17/10

We like someone because.
    We love someone although.

Plane, train, or a bottle of wine... however way you get to celebrating the holidays, it's a magical time of year. With Cole Porter songs playing, the NYE apple dropping, and holiday feasts- it's hard not to feel joyful and make new memories.

There are 7 days to Christmas Eve... Why wait in lines? Relax with wine tasting, get unimaginable deals during our moving sale in Emeryville, visit us online, or call us at 805.238.1241 by December 22nd and we'll have a memorable bottle or few arrive in time for Christmas. And please join us for our final tasting room hours at Periscope Cellars. We'll have bottles opened and treats waiting for you.

Happy Holidays!

Elaine Villamin

The Most Charming Bottle Ever

Style. Structure. Color. Charm. The "Charming 2007 Jolie" package has it all. Globetrotter Sharon Finn raids jewelry and antique districts all around the world to create her dazzling chandeliers and chic jewelry. Sharon handcrafted 20 limited edition bracelets commemorating the charms of our 2007 vintage that can be worn on a wrist, or left on the bottle to remember that special toast. No two bracelets are alike. Using a mixture of Swarovski and Czech crystals with brass or silver charms, Sharon scaled down her stage and runway work to adorn our bottles with light and whimsy.

Our "Jolie" is always great company for any dinner. With flavors of chocolate, currants, blueberries, and spices, "Jolie" pairs well with most dishes, including meat courses, curries, and even yule log desserts. More about our 2007 Jolie

"Charming 2007 Jolie"

A 750mL bottle of our 2007 "Jolie" plus charms
(Swarovski and Czech crystals, brass or silver charms, on brass chain), ground shipping included

 

SPECIAL HOLIDAY PRICE: $149.00 each

Wine Club Members Price: $111.75 each (25% discount)

**To order, please call 805.238.1241

 

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye!

Moving Sale! 10-40% Off
All Remaining Wine Inventory

EVEN THAT BOTTLE OF 2005 ''PRESENTE'' THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED IS PRICED TO GO HOME WITH YOU.

STOP BY, CALL, OR JOIN US DURING OUR FINAL EVENTS AT PERISCOPE CELLARS. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THE DEAL OF THE DECADE!

Final Tasting Room Hours and Moving Sale
at Periscope Cellars in Emeryville

Many thanks to Periscope, Urbano and all the merry-makers and drinkers we met. Before we go, let's celebrate the good times...

December 17-19, 21-23, 26, 28-29

1-6PM, also by appointment

at Periscope Cellars
1410 62nd Street Suite B (@ Hollis), Emeryville, CA 94608
510.868.0806
Map and Directions

 

12/17 - 12/19: WEEKEND PAIRING FLIGHT: ''Holiday at the Vineyard'' — Filipino Flan made with our 2005 “Presente” Port-style cabernet. Enjoy port flan while gazing into a parol (Filipino star-like lantern). Join us for complimentary wine tastings and pairings. Drop-in anytime during tasting room hours, and be sure to RSVP so we can save you a treat!

 

12/19 – MOVING AND ANNUAL GIFT-WRAPPING PARTY from 4-8PM

Come share a drink with us during our final weeks at Periscope. Before adieu, celebrate the memories with us, grab a glass of wine, and if you still need to wrap a few presents, bring them to our good-bye/gift wrap exchange party. This event is complimentary. Be sure RSVP to events@edencanyon.com, call 805.238.1241 or on Facebook.

If you have wine on hold, please be sure to pick-up before we move. Or, we can ship your wine. Shipping charges will apply.

 

 

 

 

Message In a Bottle from 11/24

2010 Vintage — “A Touch of Thunder and Lightning”

As thunderstorms crescendoed two hours east of us during the end of our first cab harvest day, I thought about how no matter how much you prepare, sometimes it rains. Then, it started sprinkling. From the vineyard, you could see dark billowing clouds carrying thunder and lightning, moving in our direction. They were pummeling the Central Valley vineyards.

The next morning, the rains hadn't arrived yet so harvest could continue. When two tractors went down, our little ATV stepped up, hauling a half-ton of grapes throughout the day. Dad "MacGyver-ed" all the troubled machinery, and all our grapes were safely picked three hours before the first hailstorm. You've got to experience the tougher years to fully appreciate the better ones. Mother Nature showed us her grace this year with a beautiful vintage. There's much to be thankful for, and we look forward to celebrating the holidays with you.

Cheers,

Elaine Villamin

“Dessert Postcards” during Holiday Tasting Room Hours
in Emeryville, CA

Join us for complimentary wine tastings and pairings, plus special holiday events. Chef Francisco Machado (formerly of the Palace Hotel SF and Matthew's NYC), co-owns "Nine Catering Services and Events" in Emeryville. Chef is our "Jack Tripper" neighbor who always walks through the halls smelling good. We're thankful for this excuse to eat his tasty desserts.

Drop-in anytime during tasting room hours, come once or every weekend, bring friends, and be sure to RSVP so we can save you a treat!

11/27 - 11/28: “Black Friday to White Christmas Weekend” (American Holiday) — After shopping for everyone else, enjoy your own tastes of wine and rest before the final December sleigh ride. Help a tasting room tree in need—trade any ornament for a discount on wine.

12/3 - 12/5: “Holiday in France“ — Bûche de Noël ("Yule Log" — Genoise with chocolate butter cream, custard filling, ganache) French oak logs are our favorite, for and paired with, our wine.

12/10 - 12/12: “Holiday in Portugal“ — Portuguese Bolo de Rei (dried fruits and spices including cranberries, apricots, and a "lucky" fava bean). Known as a Portuguese holiday cake trade, David's providing you the cake this holiday. Whomever gets the bean wins luck and a holiday prize!

12/17 - 12/19: “Holiday at the Vineyard“ — Filipino Flan made with our 2005 “Presente” Port-style cabernet. Enjoy port flan while gazing into a parol (Filipino star-like lantern).

12/19 – Annual Gift-Wrapping Party from 4-7PM

Holiday Tasting Room Hours:

In November: Saturdays and Sundays, 1-6PM
In December, until 12/19: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 1-6PM

CHRISTMAS WEEK HOURS: 12/19 - 12/22, 1-6PM

(Closed starting 12/23/10)

Also by appointment

at Periscope Cellars
1410 62nd Street Suite B (@ Hollis), Emeryville, CA 94608
510.868.0806
Map and Directions

Featured wine flight, every weekend: “Freedom from the Press”

Lucy and Ethel comically stomped the juice out of the grapes, but how did the wine taste? Come compare our cabernet sauvignon "free-run" (wine that doesn't go through a press nor toes) against "pressed wine". Without feet, the difference is remarkable. Stomp on in for a free tasting.

New Releases!

2007 “Freedom from the Press” 100% Free-Run Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemakers disagree on whether or not there's a difference between "free-run" wine and pressed wine. For this vintage, there was no argument. Worthy of being bottled on its own, our 2007 "FFTP" has the soft structure of a pinot noir with the complex flavors of cabernet sauvignon. (Label artwork, "Forget-Me-Nots" by Bill Cone)

Production: 200 cases

Price: $38.00 a bottle, 750ml

Wine Club Members Price: $28.50 a bottle, 750ml (25% discount)

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2007 “Jolie” Bordeaux Style Red Wine

Garnet-jeweled tones with blueberry, chocolate, and spice notes... this beauty has earned her name. Jolie (the French word for "pretty") is a Bordeaux style blend of 85% estate cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 4% petit verdot, 1% cabernet franc. Soft tannins, medium-bodied, and approachable, Jolie is wonderful company for any dinner. Drink now or age for 5+ years.

Production: 600 cases

Price: $24.00 a bottle, 750ml
$129.60 a six-pack (10% discount) | $244.80 a case (15% discount)

Wine Club Members Price: $18.00 a bottle, 750ml (25% discount)
$108.00 a six-pack | $216.00 a case

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2007 “Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon

Scheduled release date: 12/1/10

Only 500 bottles produced, our 2007 "Reserve" is comprised of our two favorite barrels from our 2007 estate cabernet sauvignon vintage. Concept Artist Terryl Whitlatch (Star Wars, Beowulf, and Jumanji) created a beautiful wine label for our best barrels. Called "Sapphire Phoenix", Terryl found inspiration by our vineyard's famous fire history.

Production: 500 bottles

Price: $45.00 a bottle, 750ml

Wine Club Members Price: $33.75 a bottle, 750ml (25% discount)

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If you ordered futures for any of our wines, please contact us to arrange for pick-up or delivery.

Holiday Specials

The tasting room has some knock-out deals so be sure to stop by this season!

For those who can't make it, enter the promotional code "LIGHTNING" in our on-line shopping cart at check-out, and receive a 50% discount off your shipping costs. Order Now

Coq au Vin

This harvest season, Dad brought home some colorful roosters with a nasty habit of crowing during afternoon naps. I thought we'd be making coq au vin with them, but Dad likes how pretty they are. They now roam the vineyard, adding fertilizer. Our pretty "Coq au Vin" holiday package is inspired by the beauty of our roosters and our 2007 "Jolie" Bordeaux Style Red Wine.

A 750mL bottle of our 2007 "Jolie" plus a Rooster Glass Bottle Stopper:

Price: $29.99 each

Wine Club Members Price: $22.49 each (25% discount)

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Coming Soon!

Our 2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon is scheduled for release next February. To celebrate, we'll be having our yearly Wine Club party with stars again, but this time, instead of meteor showers, the stars will be in the music. This event will be hosted by Cal Performances. Stay tuned...

Message In a Bottle from 8/10

“The Sapphire Phoenix"

Wine labels are a tricky thing. There's tradition and required federal information to blend into something worthy of a wedding banquet. Our graphic designer and I have a running joke- "Make it more like Star Wars". Perhaps the wine pixies heard my wish because Terryl Whitlatch, Concept Artist for "Star Wars" came to our summer tasting room hours. She was inspired by the story of our vineyard's blazing start and created a label for us that will also be used for her upcoming book Animals Real and Imagined: the fantasy of what is and what might be. Terryl is not only a genius, but she's one of the most generous and humble people I have ever met. Terryl's "Sapphire Phoenix" will be our emblem for our 2007 "Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon.

to Terryl, and all the art she creates and imagines,

-Elaine

2007 “Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon

Scheduled release date: 12/1/10

PRERELEASE: 2007 "Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon

Only 500 bottles produced, our 2007 ''Reserve'' is comprised of our two favorite barrels from our 2007 estate cabernet sauvignon vintage. Concept Artist Terryl Whitlatch (Star Wars, Beowulf, and Jumanji) created a beautiful wine label for our best barrels. Called "Sapphire Phoenix", Terryl found inspiration by our vineyard's famous fire history.

2007 "Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon

Production: 500 bottles

Prerelease Price: $36.00 a bottle, 750ml (20% discount, Release Price: $45.00)

Wine Club Members Price: $31.50 a bottle, 750ml (30% discount, Release Price: $45.00)

Each Wine Club member has a 1 bottle allocation until 9/1/10. Additional bottles are available for Wine Club members until production is sold out. If any bottles are left for sale upon release, pricing will be $45 a bottle.

Scheduled release date: 12/1/10

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Upcoming Events

Sunday and Monday, 8/22/10 and 8/23/10 –
Family Winemakers of California San Francisco Tasting, at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA

Thursday, 8/26/10–
Top Chef Master Roy Yamaguchi Celebrates Roy’s SF 10-Year Anniversary,  San Francisco, CA

Saturday, 8/28/10 -
“Goodbye Summer, Hello Harvest Party” at Periscope Cellars, Emeryville, CA

Monday, 9/6/10 –
Last Call for Vineyard Tours, Creston, CA

Top Chef Master Roy Yamaguchi of Roy’s Restaurant is in the House!

Join us for Roy’s San Francisco’s 10-year Anniversary Celebration! Roy Yamaguchi will be in the house to help prepare the evening's unforgettable dishes including a spectacular luau with sushi, a traditional roasted pig, island fish, an assortment of pupus, and a wine tasting flight of Eden Canyon Vineyard’s wines. Guests will also be treated to traditional Hawaiian entertainment with live music and hula dancers!

Thursday, August 26th,2010 | Starting at 6:00 PM

Roy’s - San Francisco
575 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 777-0277 (for reservations)
Website Announcement

$85 per person excluding tax & gratuity

Goodbye Summer, Hello Harvest Parties

We’re roasting and toasting to summer memories and harvest promises on Saturday, 8/28/10 from 1-6PM. Fire roasted Chilean beans, wine flights, plus home made wine ice cream will be served along with complimentary wine tastings throughout the day. Get your bean, barrel, and goodbye to summer with us and Urbano Cellars during our final summer tasting room hours.

Goodbye Summer
SATURDAY, August 28th,2010 | 1:00PM – 6:00PM

@ Periscope Cellars
1410 62nd Street Suite B (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608
RSVP by 8/27/10 to events@edencanyon.com or via Facebook

HELLO HARVEST!

FRIDAY, SEPT. 3 – 6, 2010

by appointment
@ the vineyard (directions)
1919 Calf Canyon Highway, Creston, CA  93432
RSVP or tel: 805.238.1241
$20 per person, complimentary for Wine Club Members and one guest

The countdown to harvest has begun! Come celebrate with us this Labor Day Weekend. The grapes and night sky are awfully pretty this time of year, and this will be the last time the public can see nature’s show in our backyard. Dad will be your tour guide and Elaine will provide barrel and bottle samples to pair with your barbecue. RSVP in advance and we’ll save you some Eden Canyon Vineyards style barbecue to pair with your wines after a tour in the vineyard

Summer School for David Teixeira, Asst. Winemaker

It’s been quite a summer. We started off at Ghirardelli Square “Uncorked”, hung out with Clint Eastwood at “The Clint” golf tournament Memorial Day Weekend, gave a wine talk during a CRN radio show and wine dinner at Ruth Chris’s Steakhouse, strolled through The San Mateo Wine Walk, hit the Southern California beaches for the Stars of Paso Robles BBQ, but somehow we always end up back at Roy’s for a few drinks.
 
With lots of events left, we’re going back to the vineyard for harvest. Vineyard tours end 9/6/10 (but Wine Club members are always welcome- please contact us first to make sure we're not on the road). See you amongst the grapes or say “hello” on Facebook.

Cheers,
-David

Message In a Bottle from 5/10

“It’s a winemaker’s life in a bottle." — Mark Selleck, The Wine Cellar, NJ

Our wines are like time capsules. Open a bottle, and its scent instantly tells you something. Does the wine smell like fresh blueberries? We probably had temperate weather during growing season. Challenging years can produce complex wines. For the 2006 vintage, 106 degree heat at harvest produced a fruit-forward "Estate" cab. Its finish was recently described by Master Sommelier Alan Murray as "graphite".

Drinking wine is easy. Using all your senses will help to experience all a wine bottle has to offer. Did you know that 80% of what you taste in wine is based on smell? Learn more at our "Sense Lab" series, starting on May 26. Designed to be both informative and fun, we'll test your sense of smell with spices, learn how to make a spice rub for Memorial Day Barbecue, eat dinner, and enjoy a wine flight. This inaugural session is specially priced so book early to avoid disappointment! More info

Stop and smell the wine,

-Elaine

 

Futures Pricing Expires 5/31/10

Wine Club Members: Futures Pricing for our 2008 "Estate" cab is $102 a six-pack/$17 a bottle, and 2007 "Jolie" is $144 a case/$12 a bottle. Download an order form, email, or call us at 805.238.1241. "Estate" futures count towards your yearly Wine Club membership, and pricing expires 5/31/10. If you're not currently a Wine Club member, the best time to join is before futures pricing expires.

More information about our Wine Club

 

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, 5/12/10 — "Wine Wednesday" plus The 2nd Annual Science Fiction & Fantasy Exhibit at Periscope Cellars in Emeryville

Saturday, 5/15/10 — Wine Tasting at the Green Jug in Woodland Hills, CA

Saturday, 5/22/10 — Ghirardelli Square: “Uncorked”, at Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, 5/26/10 — The Sense Lab: Spice Up Your Life and Your Grill, plus "Top Chef Masters" in the Paulding & Company Kitchen, Emeryville, CA

Thursday, 6/10/10 — Wine Tasting at Roy's Restaurant, San Francisco, CA

Saturday, 6/12/10 — Wine Tasting Flight at The Jug Shop, San Francisco, CA

Thursday, 6/17/10 — Save the date! "A Sense of Beauty" at Gunilla Skin Butik, San Francisco, CA

Monday, 6/21/10 — Save the date! Wine Dinner at the Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Pasadena, CA

 

The Sense Lab: Spice Up Your Life and Your Grill

plus, "Top Chef Masters" in the original "Top Chef Kitchen"

Become your own master: learn about and hone your olfactory senses with spices and wine while enjoying a pre-Memorial Day barbecue dinner. Participants can also make a magic rub and wine pairing of their own with Chef/Owner Terry Paulding and Winemaker/Owner Elaine Villamin in the Paulding & Company Kitchen (set-location for “Top Chef” San Francisco and Clint Eastwood’s upcoming movie “Hereafter”). Stay and watch "Top Chef Masters" knowing you just cooked in a "Top Chef" kitchen too.

This inaugural “Sense Lab” will concentrate on two facets of spice—elusive flavors in wine, and spices that make a great rub for Memorial Day barbecue. You’ll go home with an envelope of your custom blend after doing some interesting experiments with smell and taste, some of them enhanced by the absence of sight—you’ll be wearing blindfolds! Can you identify the olfactory keys to the flavors? And to celebrate our inaugural “Sense Lab”, our friends at Star Meats will be offering special pricing for their luscious and organic cuts of meat for your holiday weekend.

The evening schedule:
7-8PM – Lab: Olfactory tests, blind wine and spice tasting. Participants will be blindfold while trying different spices and wines.
8-9PM – Dinner: Baby-back ribs, herb potato salad with spring peas, and coleslaw.
9PM – Experiment: Make your own inspired spice rub before the Big Show.
10PM – The show begins! Pull up a chair and have some fun cheering for your favorite chef.

Wednesday, 5/26/10 starting at 7:00PM

The Sense Lab: Spice Up Your Life and Your Grill

$50/$45 for Eden Canyon Vineyards Wine Club Members
All inclusive, limited space available for this specially-priced inaugural “Sense Lab”.

@ Paulding & Company Kitchen
1410 62nd St., Ste D
Emeryville, CA 94608

Purchase by 5/24/10. Purchase online or call 805.238.1241
Wine Club members: Please RSVP to events@edencanyon.com

 

Los Angeles (County), we're finally bringing our new releases:

Wine tasting flight, including our 2007 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon and NV "Suerte"

Saturday, May 15, 2010, 2-6PM

Green Jug Fine Wine & Spirits
6307 Platt Avenue
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
818.887.WINE (9463)
$9 tasting fee

 

 

Wine Tasting Flight at Roy's San Francisco

Say “aloha” to Father’s Day with an Eden Canyon Vineyard’s wine tasting flight and a sampling of Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine. Father/daughter and Filipino winemakers Danny and Elaine Villamin produce Eden Canyon Vineyards’ award winning wines. Elaine will be pouring new releases: 2007 “Estate” Cabernet Sauvignon and NV “Suerte” Red Wine, plus some old favorites, paired with a selection of Chef Jeff Hubbard's creations.

Thursday, June 10, 5:00 – 7:00PM

Roy's - San Francisco
575 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.777.0277 (for dinner reservations)
Please RSVP to events@edencanyon.com or call 805.238.1241.
Wine tasting flight and appetizers - $20 p/person

 

 

Tasting Room Hours in Emeryville, CA

HOURS FOR MAY 2010:
Friday-Sunday 1-6PM or by appointment

at Periscope Cellars
1410 62nd Street Suite B (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608
Map and Directions

Stop by the weekend of May 14-16 and ask for your complimentary "supertaster" test.

 

Visit our Facebook and join the conversation or see more info and photos.

 

 

Message In a Bottle from 4/10

“Springtime Miracles”

Nearby on Shell Creek Road, the most amazing wildflowers are peacocking and taking everyone on a magic carpet ride. Even my 3-year-old niece was able to take fantastic photos. If you've debated when to visit us, this is the perfect time. The weather is usually 50-70 degrees, and this year's flowers are quite simply breathtaking. (Photo by Vivian Villamin, taken with an iPhone on Shell Creek Road)

to miracle fruit and flowers,

-Elaine

 

Events

FLAVOR TRIP INTO SPACE:
Miracle Fruit Party

Astronaut food, a diet pill, help for cancer patients and diabetics, or even a murder weapon on CSI: NY? "Miracle fruit" has traveled from West Africa into space scientists', a chef's, and winemakers' hands for flavor experiments into space. This small red berry can transform sour and acidic flavors into tasting sweet so even lemons taste like lemonade, and Tabasco sauce can fool your tongue into thinking you just ate a doughnut.

"Flavor trip" into space and explore the science of taste with a specialized miracle fruit menu by Red Lantern Restaurant, a wine tasting flight by Eden Canyon Vineyards, and a Personal Tour of the Universe featuring Chabot astronomers with special guests, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, and Arcturus on the horizon, weather permitting. Register online or call (805) 238-1241. $30 all inclusive passport. Last day to purchase tickets: Friday 4/9/10 at midnight.

SUNDAY, APRIL 11, STARTING AT 6PM

at Chabot Space & Science Center

10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA

$30 all inclusive, register today

Priority registration and complimentary admission for each Eden Canyon Vineyards Wine Club and Upper Level Chabot members. Eden Canyon Vineyards Wine Club members: please RSVP by 4/9/10 to events@edencanyon.com. Upper Level Chabot Members: please RSVP to jtacheff@chabotspace.org.

Directions, parking, and public transportation: http://www.chabotspace.org/visit/directions.asp

 

FLAVOR TRIP ITINERARY:
6:00 - 8:00 Pre-Flight Wine and Taste/Sense Exploration
7:00 - 9:00 Flavor Trip into Space: Miracle Fruit Launch
8:00 - 10:00 Outer Limits Personal Tour of the Universe Viewing

MENU:
Miracle Fruit Menu: Chocolate, Kale, Peppercorns, Rosemary, Tobasco Sauce, Nuts, Potato Chips, Pretzels, Salami, Sea Salt, Beef Broth, Miso Glaze, Soy Sauce, Wasabi Peas, Worchester Sauce, Lemon, Lime, Pickled Ginger, Sour Cream, Vinegar, Apple, Honey, Jam, Sweet Potato Mash, Whipped Cream
Dinner Menu from Red Lantern Restaurant: "Pawon Salad" (fresh sliced cabbage and vegetables with organic coconut and Krachai Vinaigrette), Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and Lumpia
Wines from Eden Canyon Vineyards:
2005 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon (primary barrels: American oak)
2005 "Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon (primary barrels: French oak)
NV "Suerte" Red Wine (cabernet, syrah, and old-vine zinfandel)

Brought to you by Eden Canyon Vineyards, Chabot Space & Science Center, and Red Lantern Restaurant.

 

Wine, Wii and The Fab Four

Jam with the Fab Four for a night of Wii and Wine. With award winning songs and Grammy winning Cabernet, compete for prizes as a drummer, guitarist, or singer during a night of Wii Beatles Rock Band.  If you have a nunchuck or game you want to play, bring it on over. (complimentary tastings, $5.00 a glass for wine, or buy at bottle and drink while Wii-ing)

 

Friday, APRIL 23, 2010 | 5:00pm - 9:00pm

@ Periscope Cellars
1410 62nd Street Suite B (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608

Please RSVP or call 805.238.1241

UPCOMING Events

Sunday, 4/11/10 - Flavor Tripping in Space: Miracle Fruit Party, at Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland, CA

Friday, 4/23/10 - "Wii, Wine, and The Fab Four, at Periscope Cellars, Emeryville, CA

Saturday, 5/22/10 - Ghirardelli Square: “Uncorked”, at Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco, CA

Save the date! Saturday, 5/15/10, Wine Tasting at the Green Jug in Woodland Hills.

Save the date! Monday, 6/21/10, Wine Dinner at the Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Pasadena.

LAST CALL: Non-Vintage "Suerte"

Less than 25 cases left

"Suerte" means "luck" in many countries, and for us, it represents our "luck in a bottle". Bottled in 2010, this non-vintage red wine is a blend of our estate cabernet, syrah, and old vine zinfandel. Medium bodied with flavors cassis, raspberry, blackberry, anise, bell peppers, and bay leaves, "Suerte" is easy to drink and pair with meat dishes, curries, and even salads.

Production: 150 cases
Price: $21.00 a bottle (750ml)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $15.75 a bottle (750ml)

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WINE CLUB MEMBERS: Futures now available

2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon and 2007 "Jolie" Bordeaux Style Red wine futures are now available. Purchasing 2008 "Estate" futures qualifies towards your yearly Wine Club membership. Be sure to order before 5/31/10. Order form

 

Message In a Bottle from 3/10

“The Magnificent Stranger"

A new vintage, a new chapter, and a new story... In case you didn’t hear it through the grapevine (via our Facebook and Twitter), Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon shot an upcoming Spielberg movie in our building right after we bottled our new releases: our 2007 “Estate” Cabernet Sauvignon and NV “Suerte”. Do we feel lucky? Yes, we feel like lucky punks and we're sharing the luck with you.

2007 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2007 “Estate” Cabernet Sauvignon is an auspicious vintage. With the thickest and most flavorful grape skins we’d ever grown, we spent most of the fermenting days punching down around the clock and swearing. All of our efforts created a legendary wine- potent and complex with solid tannins, she will gracefully age for 7-10 years. Open a bottle and taste, then wait an hour, an evening, a day, or a even week… her raven complexion reveals a feminine style, medium body, and dense flavors of fresh blueberries, chocolate, currant, cinnamon, violets, and cloves.

On the 2007 “Estate” bottling day, thunder, hailstorms, howling winds, and blackouts interrupted the line, yet she made her way safely without bottle shock. We planned an immediate release date but I started worrying. If released too soon, drinkers may miss all of her beauty- she’s young and needs time to breathe. Then one afternoon, Clint Eastwood walked into our warehouse. I could swear I glimpsed a .44 magnum under his poncho and a Stetson hat on his head. I was in trouble- Mr. Eastwood was shooting a film in our building and I was drinking too loud. He recognized our label, picked-up a bottle of our “Suerte” and said “Buena Suerte!”, (great name for the next vintage), tasted our wines, and I asked him the inevitable question of whether or not our 2007 “Estate” was ready for release. Before I could finish babbling, he declared in his legendary director’s voice: “Release it.”

 

To a magnificent stranger,

- Elaine

 

2007 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon

Production: 425 cases

Price: $34.00 a bottle (750ml)

$193.80 a six-pack (5% discount) | $367.20 a case (10% discount)
$80 a magnum (1.5L, only 20 cases produced)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $25.50 a bottle (750ml)

$153.20 a six-pack | $306.00 a case
$60.00 a magnum (1.5L, only 20 cases produced)

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Non-Vintage “Suerte”

“Suerte” means “luck” in many countries, and for us, it represents our “luck in a bottle”. Bottled in 2010, this non-vintage red wine is a blend of our estate cabernet, syrah, and old vine zinfandel. Medium bodied with flavors cassis, raspberry, blackberry, anise, bell peppers, and bay leaves, “Suerte” is easy to drink and pair with meat dishes, curries, and even salads. Less than 50 cases left.

Production: 150 cases
Price: $21.00 a bottle (750ml)

Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $15.75 a bottle (750ml)

Order Now

UPCOMING Events

Wednesday, 3/17/10 – “Suerte” St. Patrick’s Day, at Periscope Cellars, Emeryville, CA
Friday, 3/19/10 – Spring Fling Friday Fondue, at Periscope Cellars, Emeryville, CA
Saturday , 3/27/10 – Wine Tasting at 750ml, San Mateo, CA
Sunday, 4/11/10 – Flavor Tripping in Space: Miracle Fruit Party, at Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland, CA

Events

Suerte Patrick's Day

Luck meets piñatas and Irish stew this St. Patrick’s Day. See who can sing the best limerick while taking down the piñata for prizes and goodies as we launch our newest wine- “Suerte” (means “luck” in many countries). Lucky $7 in advance/$10 at the door gets you in for food, games, wine tasting, and a shot of “Suerte”. Or pick up a lucky trio of "Suerte" in advance for free admission. This event is also free for our lucky Wine Club members.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 5:00pm - 9:00pm

@ Periscope Cellars
1410 62nd Street Suite B (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608

RSVP online or call 805.238.1241
Wine Club members: please RSVP to events@edencanyon.com

Spring Fling Friday Fondue!

Melt away the cold with rivers of cheese and chocolate fondue, all paired with blossoming wine. Celebrate the start of Spring with Eden Canyon Vineyards and Urbano Cellars. $12 in advance/$15 at the door ($9 for Wine Club Members) includes fondue and wine flight. Purchase online.

Friday, March 19, 2010 | 5:00pm - 9:00pm

@ Periscope Cellars
1410 62nd Street Suite B (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608

RSVP online or call 805.238.1241

 

FLAVOR TRIP INTO SPACE:
Miracle Fruit Party

Experience “Miracle fruit”, the West African berry that alters your taste buds. Sour becomes sweet, lemons taste like lemonade, and even Tabasco sauce can fool your tongue into thinking you just ate a doughnut. Our flavor trip includes a specialized wine flight and miracle fruit tasting menu that will heighten your senses while learning how your taste buds interact with food, wine, and miracle fruit. Guests will also be taken to the outer limits, viewing Venus, Mercury, Saturn, and more in the night sky.

Enjoy the miracle at Chabot Space & Science Center on Sunday 4/11/10 with Chabot scientists and astronomers, and Eden Canyon Vineyards winemakers.

Register today $30 all inclusive passport. Priority registration and complimentary admission for Eden Canyon Vineyards Wine Club and Upper Level Chabot members.

SCHEDULE:
6-7 PM Pre-Flight Wine and Taste Sense Exploration
7-9 PM Flavor Trip into Space: Miracle Fruit Launch
8-10 PM Outer Limits Personal Tour of the Universe Viewing

SUNDAY, APRIL 11, STARTING AT 6PM

at Chabot Space & Science Center

10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA

$30 all inclusive, register today

Wine Club members: please RSVP to events@edencanyon.com

 

More info and tasting menu:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eden-Canyon-Vineyards/14802700276#!/event.php?eid=385305264253&ref=mf

 

This is what some flavor-trippers have reported:

- goat cheese tastes like frosting

- oranges and grapefruits tasted dipped in sugar

- stout beers taste like chocolate milkshakes

New Benefits for the Bottle Brigade Wine Club

To join our Wine Club, purchase a 6-pack or a case membership.

Wine Club Members Always Receive

- 6 bottles (“6-pack”) or 12 bottles (“case”) of each new “Estate” vintage automatically shipped to members upon release. Members will be contacted in advance to confirm charges. Only one shipment per “Estate” vintage year.
- Exclusive allocation of new releases and library wines
- 25% discount on all orders plus a 30% discount on multi-case orders
- Free shipping on all case orders shipped to one address (excluding futures)
- Futures pricing for Wine Club wines
- Vineyard tours and barrel tastings for Wine Club members and their guests
- Complimentary or discounted admission to Eden Canyon Vineyards hosted events, plus admission to exclusive Wine Club members’ events
- Complimentary gift-wrapping for all gift orders

Be sure to join before our next event!

We’re also partnering with Chabot Space & Science Center this year because of the overwhelming attendance of our meteor shower and wine party event last year. Each Wine Club Member will receive complimentary admissions to our Chabot events, including the Perseids Meteor Shower Party in August.

2007 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Club shipments have been sent. If you haven’t received yours, please contact us.

 

 

Message In a Bottle from 12/20/09

Finding the Meaning of the Holidays

Do you remember the Charlie Brown Christmas special where Charlie is depressed because no one knows the true meaning of Christmas? Substitute “Christmas” with our holiday meteor shower party and perhaps you’ll understand why I felt like Lucy pulled the football away as I was trying to kick it. We were fogged out by only a few hours. Timing is everything. (Speaking of which, it’s not too late to have a special bottle shipped for arrival on 12/24).

For me, the true meaning of the holidays and our meteor shower party is to celebrate and say thank you to everyone who helped make 2009 a “beautiful collision” year. We feel truly lucky to squash grapes for you every year. Happy holidays to you and your loved ones!

To drinking well in 2009 and another shot at catching meteors in 2010,

- Elaine

Last Minute Questions and Answers

Is it too late to get a great bottle of wine to share next week?

Shoppers still have time. If you order by 12/21/09, we'll have you order delivered by 12/24/09.

How long are you holding tasting room hours in Emeryville?

During our extended holiday hours, we'll be open everyday through 12/23, 12-6PM or by appointment. We’ll also be open 12/27 - 12/31 from 12-5PM or by appointment.
At Periscope Cellars | 1410 62nd Street Suite B (@ Hollis), Emeryville, CA 94608
Map and Directions | Call 805.238.1241 or email for more info.

Are there any more events in December?

Yes, we have our Gift Wrapping Exchange Event on Sunday, December 20 4:00-7:00PM in Emmeryville.

Are Chabot Space & Science Center events part of my Eden Canyon Vineyards Wine Club membership?

The Eden Canyon Vineyards' annual party is scheduled to be at Chabot in August during the Perseids meteor shower. Chabot is also offering a special membership package to our members- $199 includes your yearly Eden Canyon Vineyards 6-pack Wine Club membership (6 bottles of our 2006 or 2007 "Estate" cab) and a Chabot "Earth Adult" membership. Signing up by 12/31/09 saves you over $50, and benefits include unlimited Chabot visits for a year, exclusive parties and premieres, special pricing, and more. Anyone who renews their Wine Club membership or becomes a Chabot member by 12/31/09 will immediately receive 2 additional "Passport to the Universe" tickets. (They make excellent holiday gifts...) And if would like a higher level of Chabot membership, Eden Canyon Vineyards wine club members will receive a $20 discount towards any membership level. Please call us to sign-up or renew your wine club membership.

Who was the appetizer caterer at the Geminids meteor shower?

Cynthia Bloebaum was the generous chef and instructor who brought the “Green Goddess Dip”
Cynthia Bloebaum |510-444-0828 | email | www.chefcynthia.net

When will my yearly wine club shipment be released?

The 2007 “Estate” cab is scheduled to be released and shipped to our Wine Club members during the week of January 25, 2010. There will be no price increase. More information about its release after the holidays. Can’t wait to share the 2007 cab with you!

What bottle would you give for the holidays?

A Snowflake and Jolie is our special holiday gift. Jolie is an easy food pairer and it’s hard to go wrong with snowflakes. We have less than 30 cases of our "Presente" for sale so that’s definitely a last call gift item. Can’t go wrong with any of our “Estate” cabs. Or give them and yourself a gift by purchasing a Wine Club Membership. For each gift membership, we will send you a thank you gift such as a snowflake bottle stopper, wine notes book, or a Chabot "Passport to the Universe ticket". The ultimate gift (that I’d want someone to give me)- a Wine Club membership plus Chabot membership for $199.

Order a special bottle online or call 805.238.1241.

Timing is Everything When Harvesting Grapes or Meteors

Imagine planning a grape harvest (or in our case, last Sunday’s meteor shower) for months and getting rained out. The 2009 harvest season ended with tropical storms making their way to California. Timing was on our side- we harvested before the rains came. Mother Nature was very kind to us.

The 2009 Geminids were similar. We were all excited when our event got the green light. The weather conditions seemed ripe- dark skies with little moonlight interference, and the Geminids would peak early at 9:00PM with 100-120 meteors dazzling us with its multi-colored ionization trails. Our website traffic went up 1500% and this event was the largest attended event we’ve ever had.

Mother Nature had other plans- rain and fog. We all drank, ate, had great company, but us skywatchers didn’t get to harvest the meteors before the rain. It was a bummer, but you have to respect Mother Nature's will. Thank you to the 100+ who made the trek, hoping that the weather would clear in time. (Photo right: Snow at Chabot, days before the event.)

When I came back home to the vineyard, I looked to the part of the sky that Chabot Astronomer Conrad Jung taught us to look at for the Geminids. I saw a few meteors whiz by. Mother Nature has always been good to the vineyard. But I would have much rather watched the meteors with the Chabot crowd. I guess just like grape harvests, there are meteor showers every year.

For all the people who made the trek to Chabot for the Geminids, we’ve got your email addresses. Next year, we’re going to plan for the Perseids in August, either at Chabot or the vineyard, depending on the weather. When you get the invite, be sure to RSVP and you’ll get free admission to the next meteor watching attempt. You earned it!

 

Message In a Bottle from 12/11/09

Cute meets, meteors, and 50,000 Filipinos

I have probably talked to just about every person on this mailing list. Maybe you called and placed an order, waiting patiently as I turned the radio down. Or maybe you're one of the couples that met at our events, and eventually got married. If we met at our Ondoy fundraising events, many thanks to you for helping us and Red Carpet Wines, Juri McCorkle, and Red Lantern Restaurant raise funds to provide over 50,000 flood victims with medicines. Our mailing list has a very generous spirit.

Let's collide again at the Geminids meteor shower this Sunday- our holiday party takes place underneath the stars at Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland. It's hard to beat skywatching underneath a meteor shower, with wine, blankets, and great company. "What a beautiful collision, things that go bump in the night, with such beautiful precision, fate could create you and I" - Bic Runga

to you, our friends, supporters, and drinking pals,

- Elaine

A Beautiful Collision:
Meteors and Wine Holiday Party!

SUNDAY, 12/14/09 6PM - 10PM (Wine Club Members: Stay All Day!)

CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER

Traveling tens of thousands of miles per hour with smoky and colorful trails, the Geminids meteor shower will be streaking past our part of the universe so we're having wine and a holiday party to celebrate. The shower’s peak is on Sunday, 12/13/09, with an anticipated 100-120 meteors per hour. Admission to the telescopes are free, families are welcome, and if you're on our mailing list or our Facebook fan, RSVP via email by 12/12/09 and your wine flight is complimentary ($5 for everyone else). Bento boxes for dinner will be available for $18 in advance or $22 during the event.

Our Bottle Brigade Wine Club members get a special holiday treat: a Yoshi's bento box dinner plus four free "Passport to the Universe" admissions to Chabot Space & Science Center, a golden ticket to the complete Chabot experience (hands-on interactive exhibitions, a full-dome digital planetarium show and a giant screen theater show including the newest "Tales of the Maya Skies"). Email or call 805.238.1241 by 12/12/09 and we'll leave your tickets at the door and reserve a bento box for you.

Schedule of events:
6:00-7:30 PM wine tasting flight with Eden Canyon Vineyards and Urbano Cellars. Appetizers by Cynthia Bloebaum and Yoshi's bento boxes available.
7:30-8:30 PM Conrad Jung, Chabot Astronomer & Smithsonian Astrophotographer will present on the Geminids in Astro-Hall. He’ll discuss the Geminids, other meteors showers occurring that night, and how to find them in the sky. Mr. Jung will also discuss the Skycalendar and Q&A.
8:00 PM Observatory deck viewing. The Geminids are predicted to reach their peak activity around 9PM (but be sure to start looking earlier).


Parking is free. Check-in: Please enter through the Observatory Plaza Gate at the back lot, not at the front entrance. Feel free to bring binoculars, blankets, comfy chairs, or anything you want to relax in or lay down on. Dress warm for a winter night, and if it's foggy or raining, don't worry- we'll bring the party inside. Mr. Jung is already planning a special “Plan B” inside the planetarium, just in case.


Yoshi's Bento Box dinner:
- Tempura Maki Sushi with shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber
- Chicken Teriyaki grilled with miso and Mizuna caper sesame oil
- Kobe Beef, seared with Ponzu, mushrooms, garlic aioli
- Miso Soup with Dashi, Wakame seaweed, Nameko mushrooms, and green onions
- Salad with seaweed, endive, fuji apples, cucumber, sprouts, and orange San Baizu dressing
A vegetarian bento box is also available for advance purchase only.
$18 in advance or $22 during the event. Purchase online or call 805.238.1241

Wine Club Shipment

2009 Shipment Offer

3 bottles of 2005 "Estate" and 3 bottles 2005 "Reserve": $163.20

We've been getting a lot of inquiries about the yearly December shipment. We're planning on releasing the 2007 "Estate" cab in February. Dad said we should do something since many members give our wines as holiday gifts. "Give 'em 6 bottles of the 2005 "Reserve" at the Estate wine club price." I don't want to- it's hard to part with our Reserve- it's our first wine in 100% new French oak barrels, and all the winemaking decisions were mine. So, we compromised- 3 bottles of our 2005 "Estate" and 3 bottles of our 2005 "Reserve" for the same price as your regular wine club shipment - $27.20 per bottle/$163.20 per 6-pack (a savings of over $30). It honestly pains me to do this but Dad reminded me that it's for you, our wine club members, our friends and biggest supporters, so show some holiday spirit. OK dad, you're right. Please email or call if you'd like to order the 6-pack shipment. After 12/31, the 2005 vintage wine goes back into library pricing and we make way for the 2007s.

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Holiday Tasting Room Hours

We thought we were moving,

but we've been asked to stay a bit longer...

Our wines are available for tasting through the end of December at:

Periscope Cellars
1410 62nd Street Suite B (@ Hollis)
Emeryville, CA 94608
Map and Directions

Wednesday - Sunday, 12-5PM

Call 805.238.1241 or email for more info.

 

Last Call!

2005 "PRESENTE" LATE HARVEST CABERNET SAUVIGNON

is down to the last 40 cases for sale.

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More Events:

Thursday, 12/17/09 — Wii and wine, at Periscope Cellars, Emeryville, CA

sunday, 12/20/09 — Wrapping Party, at Periscope Cellars, Emeryville, CA

 

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