Summer Fest on the Eastside
Saturday, August 2
11 am to 4 pm
Thinking about a way to spend a summer weekend? Christopher Creek
would like you to join us at our annual SUMMER FEST on Saturday,
August 2nd from 11am to 4 pm. The “Eastside Bunch” - Acorn Winery,
Christie Vineyards, Foppiano Vineyards and Mietz Cellars will join
with us for a special day with tasty food, and special wines. A $10
charge includes a logo glass. No reservations are required.
Bring you family and friends.
Christopher Creek we will barrel sample our 2007 Dry Creek
“Finlay’s Vineyard” Cabernet and our 2007 Russian River Estate Bottled Reserve
Syrah.
This will be the last day to order futures of these wines.
The 2006 Russian River Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah and 2004
Russian River
Petite Sirah will be released. We look forward to seeing you in
the wine country to taste our Double Gold
Winning Wines.
New Release
Russian River Estate Bottled 2006 Reserve Syrah
The 2006 Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah was produced from a selection
of barrels that showed the best aging potential. The wine reflects
the exceptional quality of grapes grown on our hillside estate
vineyard at the winery. Produced in the Classical French Style from
the multiple clonal grapes grown at the winery site, our 2006 Estate
Bottled Reserve Syrah color is dark violet and the exhibits cherry,
blackberry fruit with mineral, peppery and smoky accents. On the
palate, the texture is smooth and ample with a very long, complex
finish created by the rich, yet softening tannins. Properly cellared,
we would expect this wine to age well for 8-10 years.
Versatile with food, Syrah pairs well with grilled red meat
dishes, duck, Mediterranean-style food (olive oil, garlic, rosemary
and thyme are its friends) as well as spicy food and cheeses.
- Harvested September 2006
- 3.1 tons/acre
- Aged in French oak barrels
- 232 cases produced
- pH 3.68 at bottling
- Released August 2008
- $32.00/bottle (effective July 1, 2008)
(Cellar
Club Members $25.60)
Order now online or call 707-431-8243.
Awards
Double Gold—2006 Viognier and 2006 Reserve Petite Sirah
Christopher Creek received a Double Gold (best of class) for the
2006 Russian River Reserve Petite Sirah and 2006 Russian River
Catie’s Corner Viognier at the Tasters Guild International Wine
Competition. Double Gold means that all the judges awarded a gold
medal. This is the top award for a varietal wine in a
competition.
Best of Class—2006 Russian River Reserve Petite Sirah
A Best of Class was awarded at the Pacific Rim International Wine
Competition and CA State Fair (Sonoma Appellation) Competition.
Best of Class means it was judged the best Petite Sirah of all
those tasted in those competitions.
Gold Star Award—2005 Russian River Reserve Petite Sirah
“Sante”, the Magazine for Restaurant Professionals.
Gold Medal—2005 Dry Creek “Finlay’s Vineyard” Cabernet
Tasters Guild International
Wine Competition.
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Upcoming Events
Fall Fest—
Saturday, October 25
11 am to 5 pm
On a beautiful Autumn day when the grape leaves are in full color,
come join us in the wine country for our 6th Annual Fall event,
celebrating our gold medal winning Zinfandels. We will taste and
offer for sale several vintages of our dueling Zins, the Russian
River versus the Dry Creek as well as hearty fall fare. There is no
charge for this event and reservations are not required. So stop by
during the Halloween period and see if there are any tricks or
treats we might have up our sleeves.
Older Vintage Week—
Friday, November 21 to
Sunday, November 30
11 am to 5 pm
Just in time for the Holidays, visit the Winery and enjoy tasting
and purchasing some of our older vintage and large format bottles of Christopher Creek wine. We will also have
available our Petite Sirah Port as well as our Deux Barriques. Do your Holiday Shopping
with us daily from 11 am to 5pm. We will be closed Thanksgiving Day.
2004 Russian River Petite Sirah
Christopher Creek has won over 50 Gold and Silver
Medals in peer wine competitions during the last 10 years. Demand
for our Petite has usually exceeded availability. We are very
fortunate that one of our neighbors grows outstanding Petite Sirah
grapes enabling our winemaker to produce this vintage of our
Petite Sirah. This Petite was vinted from grapes grown at the 16
year old Samantha’s Vineyard located on Limerick Lane, producing a
wine with an inky, jammy, blueberry and plum fruit
characteristics. We expect this wine, rich with tannins, to have
an aging potential of 8-10 years. This wine would benefit from
decanting and aerating at least a 1/2 hour before serving.
- Harvested October 2004
- Aged in French and American oak barrels
- 220 cases produced
- Released Summer 2008
Order now online or call 707-431-8243.
Past Newsletters
Spring 2008
New Releases: 2006 Estate Reserve Petite Sirah, 2006 Russian
river Estate Syrah.
Winter 2008
New Releases: 2005 Dry Creek Cabernet, 2006 Sapphire Hill
Chardonnay; 2007 winemaker notes.
Fall 2007
New Release: 2005 Russian River Zinfandel, Holiday Gifts.
Summer 2007
New Releases: 2005 Russian River Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah, 2006 "Catie's Corner" Viognier; Awards.
Spring 2007
New Releases: 2005 Estate Petite Sirah, 2005 Dry Creek Zinfandel,
2005 Russian River Estate Syrah; Wine Profile feature announced.
Winter 2007 2004 Dry Creek Cabernet, 2005
Dry Creek Zinfandel, 2006 Vintage Notes
Fall 2006 2004 Russian River Zinfandel, Deux
Barriques,
Christopher Creek Fan Mail
Summer 2006 2004 Estate Bottled
Russian River Reserve Syrah, 2005 Catie's Corner Russian River Viognier,
Christopher Creek in the News, Awards
Spring 2006 2004 Estate
Reserve Petite Sirah, 2004 Russian River Estate Syrah, Awards,
2005 Futures
Winter 2006
2003 Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004 Russian River Chardonnay, 2005 Vintage Notes,
Christopher Creek in The Wall Street Journal, Replanting
Fall 2005
Christopher Creek in The Wall Street Journal, 2003 Russian River Zinfandel, 2001 Deux Barriques
Summer 2005
Estate Bottled Russian River 2003 Reserve Syrah, Catie's Corner Russian River 2004
Viognier, Awards
Spring 2005
2003 Petite Sirah, 2003 Russian River Estate Bottled Syrah, Awards
Winter 2005
2002 Dry Creek Cabernet, 2003 Russian River Chardonnay
Fall 2004 2002 Russian River Zinfandel
Summer 2004 Estate Bottled
Russian River 2002 Reserve Syrah, Catie's Corner Russian River 2003 Viognier, Simple Steps to Decanting
Spring 2004 30th Anniversary of Christopher Creek Winery, 2002 Estate Bottled Syrah, 2002 Petite Sirah
Winter 2003 2001 Dry
Creek Cabernet, 2002 Russian River Chardonnay
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Summer 2008