The Winer is not inoculating with malo-lactic culture
to keep the finished wine bright, crisp and fruit forward as
possible with enhanced sensory complexity.
Small lots of the chardonnay assemblage is left "naked", that
is, non-oaked treated to maintain its mineral signature and fruit
forward varietal character.
We still want to do oak maturation/conditioning and vinting "sur
lies" style in our freshly re-coopered 300 Liter French oak barrel
for enhanced mouthfeel/complexity and butterscotch/vanilla profile.
Both lots will then be blended.
The '08 chardonnay is just lightly fined to enhance clarity and
provide non-oxidative benefits.
As soon as cold stabilization has been completed the wine will be
only lightly filtered.
The French describe these techniques as non-interventionist - the
less the handling the better!
Gentle gravity-fed bottling will be utilized when barrel quantities
are allotted.
Minimum order: 23 Liter Allotments = 30 x 750ml. bottles of finished
wine
Unit Cost:
12.33/Liter =$283.67/23Liters. NB
Release Date:
Late 2009 – early 2010 Limited Quantities
Wine On!
Your Winers
A TOWNE WINER EXCLUSIVE!
A MÉLANGE BLANC OF VQA QUALITY & DISTINCTION
The Winer is at his specialty again: creating unique wines of
quality and value!
Because of the overwhelming demand and great response for past
harvests, The Winer is vinting again this melange of what the
Niagara Region produces best: world class varietal & hybrid white
wines grown in cool temperature viticulture.
The Star Grapes are:German Kerner ~ German Riesling ~ French Vidal
This white wine’s signature is vinted in the French “Alsation”
style: fresh, bright, dry, racy and fruity in an elegant bouquet of
flavours.
Expect the initial taste to be crisp and clean accompanied by a citrus profile with a burnt almond finish.
Pale straw in appearance, this medium bodied wine is dry to very dry with an overall firm structure
Food Pairing: Will compliment your special appetizers and hors
d’oeuvre, fish and seafood entrees, white fowl with cream sauces and
spicy Asian cuisine.
This commercial quality wine belongs in any well planned wine
cellar. It is a very versatile aperitif wine for all occasions. You
can be proud to serve this wine as an ideal companion for all your
social gatherings.
The Process: Cool Temperature Vinification Minimal Filtration and Fining
Vinification Period: 3 Months Non-Oaked Barrel Fermentation
Minimum Order:
23 Liters = 30 x 750ml. Bottles of Finished Wine
Unit Cost:
$8.37/LITER =$192.37/23 LITERS.
The Best Part: When to Enjoy: Delicious when young. Start pouring 1 month after
bottling. Serve at 16 degrees Celsius. This wine is age-worthy due to its crisp acidity.
Harmony, balance and complexity will be enhanced with further
maturation. Gee this sounds like something The Winer could use...
Salute! Proust! Cheers! Wine On! Your Towne Winers!
Cellar Craft Specials and New Products
2008 LIMITED RELEASE COLLECTION
February 2008 Limited Release – 18L format with crushed Grape Pack
Sunset Ridge Vineyard
SYRAH
Red Mountain, Washington
AREA AND VINTAGE
The 2007 crop year on Red Mountain was terrific! A late bloom was
followed by excellent ripening
conditions during the summer and continued through August and into
September. As a result, the
grapes matured weeks early and were packed with flavour. This was
bad news for some wineries
which had contracted the fruit because they did not have enough tank
space available to take all of the
grapes when they had to be picked. It was good news for Cellar Craft
customers because we were able
to pick up about 15% of the total Red Mountain Syrah crop - enough
grapes for a Limited Release
offering. Truly a once in a blue moon opportunity.
Red Mountain is the preferred source for Syrah in Washington. The
grapes are traditionally sold to
wineries throughout Washington for vineyard designated wines or to
add power and intensity to top-end blends. Several of these wines have ranked in “Best American
Syrah” lists.
Only about 2% of Washington’s Syrah comes from this acclaimed
appellation. 15% of that is now
available to Cellar Craft customers.
THE WINE
In the Rhône style, we have included a tiny amount of Viognier to
co-ferment with the Syrah. The
Viognier contributes lifted floral scents that overlay the wealth of
fruit and spice aromas from the
Syrah.
The initial flavours suggest licorice and tobacco then quickly give
way to powerful and complex notes
of blackberry, blueberry, plum, candied orange, fig, black pepper,
raspberry and chocolate.
The chalky Red Mountain soil contributes a taut edge of minerals
that keeps the wine fresh and pure.
The fully mature grapes, along with the ripe skins and mature pips
contribute to and lift the luscious
texture and display a gentle, creamy grain in the tannins.
We have included shavings and cubes of medium toast, European oak
for a 2 stage oak processing.
The oak adds toast, a suggestion of smoke and vanilla, while pulling
all the elements into harmony.
Fruit, minerals, acid and tannins achieve exquisite balance.
Blackberry, black pepper and floral flavours build to a
concentrated, muscular finish.
While fruit dominates, it is not of the jammy, fruit-forward style
popularized by Australia. Rather, it is
more refined, elegant, integrated and could more reasonably be
likened to the style of North Rhône
reds.
CELLARING
This special wine deserves special treatment. We strongly suggest
that you plan on cellaring it for at
least a year and keep a few bottles for 2 years or longer.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Serve with your best cuts of red meats or rich, braised and simmered
shanks.
March 2008 Limited Release – 16L format with an exclusive Flavour
Reserve
Yakima
Valley, Washington
GENTIL
A tribute to “ Noble White Blends of Alsace.”
Gentil is the ancient, traditional name given to wines assembled
from Noble Alsatian varieties of grapes. The
tradition carries on today with recognized standards for the blend.
A minimum of 50% of the wine must be made from 2 or more of the
Noble varieties: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Muscat.
Alsace has always set the standard of excellence for aromatic white
wines in Europe. In recent years however,
the globalization of wines has proven that great wine styles have no
borders and that aromatic whites are now
successfully being made in many new world regions. Washington state,
with its short, intense growing season,
typified by hot days and cool nights, closely mimics conditions in
Alsace and has proven to be world-class in the
production of Noble varieties formerly associated mainly with
Alsace.
Our Limited Release, Tribute blend utilizes grapes grown in
Washington’s Yakima Valley appellation. Low-yield, self-managed blocks within Cherry Hill, Snipes Valley and
Lazy Lizard Vineyards provide the fruit for
the blend. We expect that 35% - 40% of the Noble content will be
Riesling, with 25% -30% each of
Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris. Muscat will make up the balance. The
blend will be finalized after trials with
the 2007 crop juices.
Riesling is refined and delicately fruity. The perfume gives a
prelude to the peach and apricot flavours that
follow, along with subtle mandarin and floral notes. The elegant
structure and defined edge make Riesling an
ideal base for the Gentil blend and opens vast opportunities for
food pairings.
The Gewurztraminer is full-bodied, powerful, exuberant and
seductive. Its deep bouquet contributes rich aromas
of mango, lychee, rose petals and spices.
Pinot Gris is full-bodied with characteristic opulence and roundness
that provide the framework for a well
structured wine and a long finish.
The small amount of Muscat releases heady top-notes of grapey
aromatics that define this Alsatian specialty.
They draw you into the waves of sensory delight that follow from the
combined mélange of pleasures.
An all natural flavour reserve will be included to elevate the
aromatics, contribute just enough unfermented,
natural sugars to balance the fruits’ acid and round-out the
mouth-feel.
The result is a vibrant wine with perfect acid/sugar balance that is
incredibly food friendly. This is the
trademark of the great whites of Alsace and the Gentil blend is the
perfect introduction to the Alsatian style.
Promotional materials proclaim, when describing the Alsatian style
“Seven grapes and one thousand aromas”.
Hyperbole aside, our tribute wine will expose you to a multitude of
aromas - some that you may not have
previously experienced. We invite you to consider this Limited
Release for a new wine discovery. We think that
you will be thrilled by it.
CELLARING
Enjoy a taste straight from the carboy but then let the wine rest
for a couple of weeks. It is fresh and racy while
young but can be expected to develop for a year or more. It is
usually consumed during the first year.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Serve lightly chilled and experiment with food pairings. We enjoy
the wine with Asian foods, chicken, scallops,
halibut and pork, but you will find it to be a suitable companion to
most dishes.
April 2008 Limited Release – 18L format with crushed Grape Pack
Gard,
France
GSM
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvédre
Red wines from southern France, on both sides of the Rhône, have
long been enjoyed as sound, often
light, wines of good value. In recent years, there has been
increased emphasis on quality; lower
vineyard yields, increased use of Syrah, introduction of modern wine
making practices and use of new
oak barrels. Today’s wines are more substantial, but not
over-powering, show brighter fruit character
and the refinement that comes with new oak. They are now being
sought for their unique qualities
more than for their value.
Not profoundly deep and complex, they offer straight-ahead pleasure
with bright and lively fruit.
Friendly and extremely easy to enjoy. Pleasing wines that don’t cry
out for a steak to balance their heft.
Our GSM has been designed to reflect this new style.
AREA, VINEYARDS AND GRAPES
The Département of Gard is an area which, on its eastern border,
extends along roughly 100 km of the
Rhône River and runs south to the Rhône delta and the Mediterranean.
The Côtes du Rhône appellation
of Costières de Nimes lies within the Gard. Stone covered Vineyards
within the area and south west of
Avignon produced the 3 principal grapes used in this blend. The mix
forms the basis of classic South-Rhône wines.
Yields from our blocks ranged from 2.8 – 3.2 tons / acre. The fruit
was fully ripe at 22.7 – 25.3 brix at
harvest with pH running 3.6 – 3.8. Intense, lush and full of flavour!
VINTNING PROCESS
The must ferments with 2 litres of Crushed Grape Pack made from a
mix of the French grapes used in
the blend.
2-stage processing of toasted European oak is used.
THE WINE
Grenache, the dominant grape, is mellow, round and fruity while
adding a little spice.
Syrah, the next largest component, is responsible for the colour,
adds tannins, contributes berry
aromatics and enables longer term ageing.
Mourvédre is used in lesser proportion, but completes the structure
and adds intensity and aromas that
improve with age.
The finished wine shows deep garnet colour with violet tints.
The nose is bright and open with the perfume of raspberries,
strawberries, plums and cherries. Herb
and spice notes build with ageing.
On the palate, the wine, in its youth is medium-bodied,
well-balanced and fruity. Older, it offers a
lovely concentration of flavours with a long, delicate finish.
CELLARING
Pleasant to drink after a few months in the bottle and it will age
elegantly for 2 years or even longer.
FOOD PAIRINGS
A good choice for social enjoyment (consider instead of Merlot).
Young, the wine is perfect with
chicken, pork and grilled meats. Older, it works well with more
robust dishes - red meat cooked in
sauce, game, cheese and chocolate. In this case, it is better to
serve it temperate (15°C).
The efforts of The Towne Winer to produce truly customized, commercial quality wine for every customer are second to none.
Extensive experience, customized tweaking, fun environment = great wines every time that have been truly appreciated by me and my clients for the past 3+ years.
Yours in travel,
Barbara E Fisk, CTC, ACC, MBA
Certified Travel & Cruise Counsellor, CITC & CLIA
Travel Professionals International
Always great wines. We have yet to have a batch we were not thrilled with. Good enough to convince my wine-snob sister-in-law that non-commercial wines are not to be shunned! And there's generally a good conversation while you're bottling too!
Barney Tracy
Tracy Group Benefits & Financial Services
Elizabeth Reemeyer, a Cambridge client and longtime friend of The Winer and Liz
says what sets The Towne Winer apart from the other DIY on-premise places is how clean everything is kept.
"When you're making a food product, cleanliness is not optional, it's essential. The music is on,
the expert is on-site if I have any questions. The Winer has great instincts
when it comes to knowing what to do to bring out the best in a varietal."
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Picking a Wine Kit - Which one?
7.5 L/10 L kits: less varietal juice content and total disolved solids (TDS*), most concentrate; to be enjoyed younger
16 L Premium kits: more varietal juice content and TDS; less concentrate; requires aging
16 L /18 L Ultra Premium Kits: most varietal juice content and TDS; less concentrate, requires cellaring
23 L Premium Fresh Juice format: 100% varietal juice, maximum TDS, requires cellaring
*TDS: the more TDS, the more aroma and flavour compounds the wine will have
The Winer can help you create highly tweaked specialty wines of great value: Gerwurtztraminer, Ice wines, Porto Corinto, Orange Muscato and Cream Sherry are competition proven styles that offer intense flavours and aromas for your appreciative guests at dessert time.
Wine Achievements
Since The "Winer" has gone full time vinting quality wines for The Hospitality Trade in 1994, he has earned many international awards for the quality of his wines.
The most prestigious of these awards is The Intervin International Awards. Read More
