Volume 1, Issue 1, February 2007
IN THIS ISSUE
Winemaker Message
Current Releases
Harvest Report
Upcoming Events
Past Events



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MESSAGE FROM THE WINEMAKER, JENNIFER WALL

Dear Friends,

I am delighted to send to you our first edition of the J. Lynne Wines newsletter.

J. Lynne Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were introduced in 2003 with the release of the 2002 vintages.
Jennifer Lynne Wall


Since then, these single vineyard, small production, hand crafted wines have won numerous awards including but not limited to the Gold Medal, Best of Class, Chairman’s Award won at the Orange County wine competition last year.

We are committed to high quality winemaking practices which result in high quality wines. Through the release of this and subsequent newsletters, we intend to share with you our journey including new releases, awards and events we have or will participate in. Additionally, we will provide you updates on our wines not yet released.

Your interest, support and consumption are appreciated!

Cheers,
CURRENT RELEASES
The 2005 J. Lynne Chardonnay and 2005 J. Lynne Pinot Noir represent the fourth vintage released by J. Lynne Winery. We bottled these single vineyard wines in October 2006 and these 2005 vintages are currently available. The grapes which became these wines came from the Cameron Ranch, located in the heart of the Russian River Valley between River Road and the Mark West Creek, just adjacent to the Martinelli property.

The grapes from this vintage were left on the vine late into the growing season to ensure maximum maturity. Once we decided the grapes were ready to be harvested, they were hand selected to ensure our high quality standards were maintained.

Foggy Morning on Cameron Ranch: Day of
Pinot Noir Harvest

J. Lynne Chardonnay was whole cluster pressed, not crushed, to ensure the fruit was treated as delicately as possible. J. Lynne Pinot Noir enjoyed a cold soak prior to the start of fermentation. Both the 2005 J. Lynne Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir spent over 6 months in French Oak prior to bottling.


Hand Selecting Chardonnay Clusters
With the 2007 competition season just starting, we are excited to see how these wines will fare. To see the awards and accolades from the previous vintage, press here.

J. Lynne Pinot Noir

2005 J.Lynne
Russian River Valley
PINOT NOIR

Cranberry and Bing Cherry Flavors Complement the
Silky Smooth Finish!

Terrific with sharp cheeses, beef, pork or red sauce pastas!

J. Lynne Chardonnay

2005 J.Lynne
Russian River Valley
CHARDONNAY

Pineapple and Spicy Pear Flavors Complement the Creamy Vanilla Finish!

Great with cheese, fish, poultry and light
pastas!

HARVEST REPORT/PRE-RELEASE INFORMATION
In general, the 2006 Russian River Valley harvest was a challenging year in that there was an unusual amount of rot, mold and mildew seen in many vineyards.

We were fortunate in that our Cameron Ranch vineyard manager, David Cornelssen, through careful care and proactive measures, prevented all and any problems which could have affected our vintage.


Vineyard Manager David Cornelssen

We are excited about this vintage as our grapes were hand selected after reaching perfect maturity; the Pinot Noir has more color than ever before.


Beautiful Chardonnay Clusters

Both of these wines are currently sitting in French oak barrels, mostly from the Vosges forest, and will continue to mature in barrels until it is time to bottle.

As we strive to do with each vintage, we will bottle slightly more cases of the 2006 vintage, than we did of the 2005. The wines will continue to be hand crafted, small production lots.
Perfect Pinot Noir Clusters

UPCOMING EVENTS
Please join us at the upcoming events:
February 24th, 2007
San Francisco International Wine Tasting Event
Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
1-5 pm
To purchase tickets or for more information:
www.winejudging.com
 
March 2, 2007
Women in Wine: Benefiting the Sutter Breast Care Center
Seafood Brasserie, Santa Rosa, CA
5-7 PM
For more information:
(707) 636-7388
 
May 24th, 2007
New Orleans Wine and Food Experience
French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
May 24, 25 & 26th
To purchase tickets or for more information:
www.nowfe.com
 
June 9th, 2007
CigarBQ
Saralee Kunde’s Vineyard, Windsor, CA
4-8 PM
To purchase tickets or for more information:
www.cigarbq.com
 

PAST EVENTS
J. Lynne Russian River Valley wines were proudly served at these
charitable events last year: 
Crab & Fennel Festival:
sponsored by the Russian River Valley Wine Growers Association
(February 2006)
Women and Wine:
sponsored by the Sutter Medical Center benefiting Women’s breast cancer research
(March 2006)
Junior Achievement of the Bay Area Annual Wine Tasting
(April 2006)
New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (NOWFE)
benefiting various local charities
(May 2006)
CigarBQ:
benefiting Sonoma County Children’s Charities
(June 2006)
Grapes to Glass:
sponsored by the Russian River Valley Wine Growers Association
(August 2006)
Sonoma County Harvest Fair:
Sonoma County’s largest wine competition and wine tasting events.
(September & October 2006)
 
J. Lynne Wines

For More Information:

For more information about J. Lynne Russian River Valley wines,
please visit our website at: www.jlynnewines.com. You may also contact the winemaker directly at: JLW@cawinecreations.com.

Thank you again for your interest, support and consumption!

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