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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)

Order Now

 

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.

Order Now

 

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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