Long Time No Talk
After a rather slow start it looks like summer has finally arrived. Whew! Has it been hot enough? We have been rollicking here in the winery on the weekends, I know most you have noticed the new signage. Ever since the article about Kurt's cheesery people have been flocking to Vashon and all the new signs have told them where to go. When they come to the tasting room we like to think we show everyone what makes Vashon so special. Just good ole fun. It has been rocking. We love it, it keeps us so energized, positive.

We are Celebrating
We are especially excited because we finished the bottling early this year. We have the racking done and no work till "crush" which is really just around the corner. All the new wines show so much promise this year so early on that we feel we have to share. In the spirit of sharing we are having a Pre Release Release Party BBQ on Saturday August 28th 2010 between 3 and 7. We will share some of the new wines such as the brand new Mystic Merlot and the Pure Velvet Petit Verdot. We will hold off on the other wines until the Prisoner Release Party on November 20th 2010. Apparently they will not paroled until the Prisoner Release Party. We have had many people asking about the Prisoner Release so I thought I would let everyone get this date in their calendars as well.

We have been having all kinds of fun here with birthdays and tastings for special occasions. Also a lot of events this year. I have been so busy all year I can barely keep up. This last weekend was of course the Fur Ball Auction, one of our favorite and near and dear to our hearts. This event just gets better every year and the efforts made by those who organize this event are inspiring to the rest of us. We feel lucky to be living in such a wonderful place as Vashon. Be sure to go to support the Fields this Friday at Sound Foods.

We are launching a new website soon so if you have been looking at our former one wait till you see the new one. It is most gorgeous and will be very interactive. I can't wait. It is just the first step in our new marketing plan with Blonde Ambition.

Wine Dinner
We will have a wine inspired dinner here in the winery on Friday September 9th 2010 at 6:00 pm. This will be our first Wine dinner in the winery and will set the tone for anything following. I hope you will join us for this exquisite pairing of food and wine on Friday September 9th 2010 at 6 pm. There is limited seating as we can only handle 20 so be sure and let me know if you are interested. The following weekend we have a private function going on. I think Crush will be upon us after that...

Almost Forgot
We won a Gold Medal on the 2009 Viognier! I'm not sure I sent this info out yet but wanted include it. We are so proud, its a bit like your kids, you give birth to these wines and baby them along and provide everything they could possibly need or want. So, when they finally come "of Age" and do you proud, all you can do is beam (and brag)!